The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-04
SONOMA AND MARIN.
The High School in Petaluma.
Improvements in TOmaIes.

Editor Morning Call d: The Petaluma
high School has been transferred from the
D-street building to the elegant one on the
hill. Petaluma folk point with pride at the
new building, claiming that 1t cannot be
touched by any in the county or for miles
around. This the fine Free Public Library
and other substantial institutions springing
up continually they consider as the finger
mark of progress in the literary line, which
keeps even pace with the steady and sure
growth which character zes Petaluma's
business and commercial enterprises. The
building is composed mainly of brick, is
large and spacious and furnished with ali
modern improvements for use and comfort.
The basement is entirely Of cement. while
the main halls or corridors may be used for
exercises generally, and during the wet
weather recreation, thus insurlng safety to
the pupils. Professor SwaffOrd. the newly
appointed principal, is man well qualified
for the position, energetic and aggressive,
and whose influence will eventually make
Itself felt. To School Director Campbell
and Professor Swafford belong the credit of
pushing to completion this new and elegant
building, and tie transfer of the scholars.
The change gives universal satisfaction.
Tomales presents a lively appearance.
lie lOWtl Is DtlUR IdDluly IeDuilt anu IUb
large and handsome buildings replacing the
old ones are a credit to it. z. Mulvaney has
erected a fine hotel. John Quay has his
large stable, 48X100 feet, completed. Mr..
FOItIoe, whose house was destroyed by
fire q few months ago, has rebuilt, also
Messrs Gimblina and Oelina.
branch of the Catholic Ladies' Aid
Society has been organized IN this city.
The society is both beneficial and social.
The following officers were duly elected and
lfo.a =
Smith of San Francisco: Miss Nettie
Brown, President; Mrs. d. Healey. Senior
Vice-President; Mrs. G.. Michigan, Junior
Vice-Presdent;. Miss K. Sullivan, Record
Ing Secretary; Mrs. NJ. Burke. Correspond,
ing Secretary: Miss L. Murphy, Financial
Secretary; Miss j. Dowd, Treasurer; Mrs.
z. Carly, Marshal; Miss NJ. Murphy,
Guard Executive Committee = Mrs. L.
Roach, Mrs. NJ. Frasier, Miss l.. Long, Miss
i. Sk!fngton and Miss l.. Delehanty.
The society was organized with forty mem
ber5. Meetings will be held on the second
and fourth Thursdays of each month.
lessen Ross of Green Valley gives the
following figures which to horticulturists
may prove interesting: From $50 prune
trees not quite an acre and an eighth of
land he gathered $3.50 pounds of green
fruit Marketed at the present rate the
fruit would net between $500 and $500 an
acre. The trees are seven years old and
last year the yield from them was $3.50.
lar session at the City Hall last evening.
The only business OF importaDce before the
meeting was the matter of the paving, gut
teriDg and curbing Of the city's portion on b
street, viz: in front of the brick school
house. The Street Superintendent was
authorized TO invite bids and award the
contracts to the lowest Bidder.
The festival at NOyato on Friday and
Saturday evenings, given by the ladies of
the Catholic Church. was a social and
financial success. A numb from Petaluma
and tile surrounding towns were present on
both evenings, and several hundred dollars
was realized toward paying of the church
Indebtedness
The annual meeting OF the Sonoma and
Marin Agricultural Society will be held at
the City Hall in Petaluma on the evening
OF November 9Th. The principal business
of the meeting will be the election Of seven
Directors for the ensuing year and the pro-
posed amendment of the bylaws.
Some of the Sonoma County vineyardistS
- are trying an experiment in drying their
grapes by discarding the trays and placing
the grapes on the ground. The theory Is
that the ground being dry and warm abb
serbs much of the moisture.
Work las been started at grading lot at
the foot of ID street, pr ,paratory TO the erec-
tion OF an additional building for the So
MONA Preserve Company. The building
will be 30x100 feet in dimensions and will be
used for storage of stock.
The Petaluma Fruit lEyapOrating Com
pany Is working about thirty hands and re-
ports business as very prosperous. There