The morning call., 1892-01-05
PETALUMA NOTES.
Business Pr0spects-Big Cherry
Orchard-SOcial Items.
Special to THE MoRNrNe CALL.


| They were very favoraDly impressed with
the natural advantages of Petaluma. Mr.
Walsh. of the "Rialto" of East Petaluma
one of the original stockholders of The
| United Workingmen's Boot and Shoe Fac
tory, and whose influence and advice viii
have weight is heartily in favor of boo
and shoe factory being established here
and will net leave stone unturned tt
bring about the desired result.
john A. McNear has another scheme on
foot for benefiting and building up Peta-
luna. He is in correspondence with w. IL.
hurry, superintendent Of the department OF
ramie culture in the State Board OF Agrl-
culture with a view of making this city the
location for the experiments in the treat
ment of ramie, for which the last Legisla-
ture made an appropriation.
President Burgin of the San Francisco
and North Pacific Railroad Company, who
is by the way the youngest railroad presi-
| dent IN the country, started East last SatuT-
! day on business connected with the extern
| sion and Improvement OF this railroad. 1t
| Is settled that the Guerneville branch will
be vigorously pushed forward in the imme-
| date future, greatly stimulating the lumber
! trade Of that district, and other equally I'M
| pOrtant Improvements are contemplated.
y. ID. DtIOy Vi ILLS city Is DuIIuiuR a TELL
| room twO-StOry house on BOdega avenue.
| Rumor says the new and elegant residence
| IS for his daughter. who is in the near
| future to be led to the altar by II. 5. Gutter
| mute, popular and respected citizen Of
| Petaluma.
Miss Minnie Coulter, who is assisting
| County Superintendent Martin for "a lew
| days, furnished the following facts concern
ing The apportionment of tax money among
| the Son0ma County schools: Alder Glenn
| $50, American Valley $50, Cinrabar 1884,
| Cioverdale $780, Court House or Santa Rosa
| $2772, Healdsburg S1188, Laguna 1884, La
| guna Joint 500, Miriam 1885, Petaluma
| S2112, Potter S264, Redwood 1854. SOnOma
| 1928, Summit Joint $50, Wilson S264, Wind
sor S264; all the other districts S132 each 4;
| total amount app0rtoned S24, S54.
! NurseIymen report vigorous demand
| for Bartlett pear stock.
j. NJ. Davis, merchant Of Guernevilie,
| spent his Christmas with his father, j. c.
| Davis, Of this city. He says that the mills
| in bis section have shut down, but In all
| other respects everything looks prosperous.
Il. S. GlaiSter of Green Oaks Vineyard
sold this week to a Philadelphia wine
| firm 1000 gallons of old white wine. The
| price received was very good. SonOma
| white and red wines are slowly but surely
! winning their way in the East. and in time
| the producers in this valley will be dictat-
| ing prices instead of the city merchant
| w. q
! on the Garden Valley road, about seven
| miles northwest of Petaluma, has turned
| his attention quite extensively to cultiVa-
| ton of the cherry, recognizing the superior
| quality Of his locality for the growth of this
| fruit. He says: Acting upon this thought
| three wears ago | set out twenty acres of the
! Royal Ann or white cherry Last year
| planted twenty acres more and this year
! calculate to pu: out about 600 trees. What
| | consider rs phenomenal there are no
short or half eroas. OF course the
| yield some years will be larger than others,
but every year produces well" Mr.. Hammel
| contends that the cherry can be successfully
| cultivated in but few localities, and his par
! ticuar section forms one of the prominent
| few.
Patrick Carroll, a prominent rancher of
| Bloomfield district, reports the farmers OF
| his district busy at blowing and anticipating
| q prosperous season. Thirty years ago that
was famous potato section, but OF late
| years it has been converted into pasture and
| devoted to daiTFing purposes, which Is
| found more profitable. Not more than 100
! acres are planted with potatoes to 1000 in
former times. This section is unsurpassed
| in the production Ut fine cherries, pIumS,
! pears and apples. Mr.. Carroll is also en-
| gag d in improving livestock, especially in
| rearing thoroughbred horses and rOadsters.
The organization of tina SebastOpol Pack
| ing Company has been perfected. The capi-
| tai stock is $4,000. and $4,000 has already
! been subscribed. Following are the names
Of the gentlemen constituting the Board Of
Directors: Martin Litchtield, G, Wightman,
| c. A Perry, J. &. Holloway, Joseph II. p.
Morris, II. Lapum and E. W. Hayden.
A. d. Knick gives it as his opinion that
there will not be enough prune trees in the
| State this year to supply the greatly in
creased demand.
The funeral of Captain w. II. Hedges
who died last Monday, was held at the resi-
dence Of his brother, \. NJ. Hedges, on
| Keokuk street at II o'clock Wednesday
! morning. A large number of friends as
sembled to pay their last tribute of respe CT
to one who as esteemed by all who knew
| him.
The dredger has finished the Government
! work and commenced operations in the
canal to-day.
The rainfall to date for the season is T. I;
i inches.
William Hill. banker OF this city, who
| is also an extensive grower of fruits and
| grapes on land near FOrestville, says that
| lie made at his winery this year $1,000 gal.
! Ions of wine and will diStill about 80, 900 gal
| Ions of brandy.
The entertainment by and for the Sunday
| school Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
was very pleasant affair. After an OPEN
| ing song and prayer there was a sprightly
address by Roy k0ph; Santa Claus, by Levi
| Patty; song, entitled mo Room" by
frankie Gale; The Farmers Christmas
| Eve" by Miss Alice Tharp; charming
| Christmas exercise by class of little girls.
| After few minutes inteTmiSsion the pro-
| gramme was resumed, at the termination OF
which Santa Claus appeared. to the infinite
| satisfaction of the little ones, and distributed
| presents and candies to all.
| The Christmas services at st. Johns Epis-
copa Church yesterday were interesting and
| impressive. The chorus singing reflected
| credit upon the singers as well as the
| thorough and efficient training they have
received from Professor LipDitt. Miss
| Anna X. Selkrk' S beautiful voice was heard
in Paul Rodney's sacred composition en-
| titled Calvary"
F. w. Heseker and Miss Clara Connolly,
| of Petauma, a sister of Mrs. NJ Doyle,
were married at the Doyle residence on
Fourth street Thursday afternoon by Rev.
| r. L. Mediation.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.. Whitney returned tC
their home in San Francisco to-day after a
| few days visit with E. Denman and family
One of the most pleasant Christmastide
| events was social gathering on Tuesday
at the residence of A. j. Shon, on the cor.
ner of Sixth and b streets. The house wa:
beautifully decorated for the occasion and q
| Christmas tree laden with everything thai
was lovely formed the principal feature Of
the evening. An event which created grea
| merriment was Miss Lizzie WickeTs ham:
drawing uf the Jumping jack" about seven
feet in size. Refreshments were served al
the close. Among those present were the
following: Mr. and Mrs. T. Mcguire, Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Worth, Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
sepb Naylor, Mr.. and Mrs. +. n. Collins
Mr. and Mis-. w. w. Scudder. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Charles Workings, Mr.. and Mrs. b. +.
Cox, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Hopes, MI. and Mrs.
L. Ellsworth. Mr.. and Mrs. John Camm,
Mr. and Mrs Sam Hopkins. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Miles Falkner, Mrs. Quinlan, Mrs. Smith
| Misses Lizzie Wickersham, Nellie Williams
Grace Maynard, Joe CALDWELL, Mary Adams
! Emma Wa zenbech, Dora Smith, Nellie
| and Lulu Egan, Pearl Scudder, Helen Nay
| lor, Lottie Ellsworth, and Messrs W. j
| Pierce, jeff Thompson. Harry Cox, Ray
| Egan and Ellison Worth. NJ. U. A. T.
| EetdIuD3d, jan 2, 1899.