Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-03
NEWS. FROM NEARBY CITIES.
Mr.. Halstead's House at Pasa-
dena Burglarized.
Proceedings at the Meeting of Long
Beach Trustees.
Local Happenings at the Crown of the
Valley - Artesia Notes = Ontsrio's
Sunday school Picnic at
Redondo.

PASADENA, Aug. PA burglary oc-
Cured about O'Clock yesterday after
noon at Mrs. M. Halstead's house, on
South Lake avenue. 1t seems that the
family were all away at the time, and
entrance was made by the thieves by
cutting away the wire screen door and
breaking the lock. A collection of
coins valued at $50 was taken from a
trunk, also quantity of valuable jew
elry, papers, etc. A neighbor living
near heard the racket, but supposed the
family had returned. The officers are
on the lookout for the offenders.
NOTES.
The ladies' department of the Worlds
Fair association is getting to work in
good shape. At q meeting of the liter
AIRY committee yesterday it was decided
to publish book descriptive of Pasa-
dena, and containing sketches and liter
ary papers. The board of trade pro-
poses to lend its aid to help the matter
along.
The fires in the mountains continue
unabated. The largest one is in the
dense clouds of smoke are rising. 1t
seems too bad that so much of our tim
Der should be destroyed in this manner
If campers would use ordinary care
with camp fires, there would be no me-
cessity for such Losses.
Tom Grimes and q party of friends
leave Monrovia for Redondo on fish.
ing trip.
julie Prince returned from Catalina
this evening He brought fine lot of
fish.
Col. o. S. Pitcher and son were among
the Santa Fe passengers for Ontario
this morning.
DIR. J. ]. Bleeker was among today q
passengers to Catalina.
Honors seem to be about even be-
tween Catalina and Mount Wilson as
resorts. Both are delightful places.
Mrs. L. G. Winston spent today at
Santa Monica. She reports the weather
delightfully."- cool at that resort.
Judge Magee returned from the north
last night.
A party consisting of III. G.. Gordon
and family and Thomas Packard and
family left today on trip to San Diego.
The Acme is to be reopened under the
management of Mr.. J. McBain of st.
Paul, MINI. Mr.. McBain is an old
hotel man, and will conduct the hotel
in first-class manner.
The missionary society of the First
Presbyterian church will hold lawn
social next Friday evening at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Dr. Grinnell. Refresh
ments of ice cream, lemonade, etc., will
be served. The proceeds will go to the
society. All are cordially invited.
The Spanish opera company is booked
at the opera house on Tuesday, August
9th. This company has just finished a
two weeks engagement in San Francis
co. The press notices are very compli-
mentary.
The friends of Mrs. Allen, the mother
of John Allen, who is in her SD year,
will be sorry to learn of an accident
which happened to her yesterday even
ing. She has been quite ill. and in at
tempting to cross the room fell and Sc
verely injured one of her hips. Under
the care of DR.. Macomber she is doing as
well as could be expected.
Yesterday seemed to be bad day for
accidents. Mrs. Delos Arnold fell and
broke her arm, at the same time dislo-
eating her wrist. DIR. McAllister was in
attendance and the lady made as COM
Portable as possible.