The herald., 1893-02-08
PASADENA.
An Interesting Lecture-Water Company
Election.

An Interesting Lecture-water Company
Election.
PASADENA, Feb. THE lecture given
by Professor @. Wharton James at the
opera house last evening proved to be
genuine intellectual treat. The illus
trated views of Pasadena and vicinity,
of which there were upwards of 80, had
been prepared especially for this lecture
by Mr.. Hill, the photographer, and pre-
sented in most delightful manner
many of the beautiful scenes in and
about Pasadena.
President @. II. Keyes of Throop
university acted as president of the
evening, introducing the speaker with
few well-worded remarks.
1t is the intention of Professor James
to give this lecture nightly at Chicago
during the six months of the worlds
fair, together with views of Pasadena,
which include our business blocks, or
ange groves, handsome private resi-
dences, as we'll as number of views
taken from the already famous Professor
Lowe mountain railway.
The amount of benefit which Pasa-
dena will receive in having her many
attractions shown to the world in this
interesting manner will be inestimsble.
His subject tonight was Wheeling
Through Europe, Mr.. A. r. Metcalf pre-
siding. Tomorrow, Wednesday, even
ing The Land of the Pharaohs will con-
clude the series.
ELECTION OF WATER OFFICIALS.
The old board OF directors of Pasadena
Lake Vineyard, Land and Water COM
pany met in the Office OF the company
last evening and at once adjourned sine
die.
The newly elected board was then
called together and proceeded to trans-
act the business OF the annual meeting
OF directors.
Mr.. F. D. Stevenson was, on motion
! of G. G. Brown, appointed temporary
:---.- end Mr. Hohhick, temporary
| The election of officers for the ensuing
year was at once proceeded with, the
following gentlemen being chosen: Press
ident, G. M. Parker; secretary, John
Hobbick; collector, +. N. Stevenson |;
inspector, Albert Ninde.
Executive committee-John Allen, G.
G. Brown, James Clarke.
Auditing and finance committed.
N. Stevenson, e. H. Royce, VIM. Craig.
At a meeting of officers held this MORN
ing, it was decided to at once commence
work laying pipes to connect reservoir
No. l, on Mountain and Yolo streets.
with the big reservoir No. 2, on Villa
street. When completed this connection
will much improve the present system
and render shortage OF water during the
summer montha lees liable to occur.
NOTES.
Prof. N. N. Riddell delightfully."- enter
tanned large audience at the M. E.
tabernacle last evening on the subject
of Blunders.
The case of Clye Barnhart, chaged
with disturbing the peace, came up in
Merrlam's court this morning, and the
defendant changed his plea from guilty
to not guilty. The case was set for
trial on Thursday next, with jury.
A vag answering to the name of Ed
ward Keen was before Justice Merriam
this morning, who gave him the usual
five days in the county bastile.
George L. Cole, A. M, of Los An
geles, will lecture at the M. e. taber-
nacle next Tuesday evening, the 18th,
nnder the auspices of the Z. M. G. A.
He takes as his subject The Yosemite
splendid lecture on this most interest,"
ing region.
Mr.. Charles Dutton, local agent for
the Earl Fruit company, reports the
first car of oranges shipped from Pasa-
dena this afternoon.
Bids for excavating the cellar for the
proposed Green hotel addition were
opened this morning and the contract
awarded to J. B. Hagan, at $40.
A committee which has the matter in
charge ia arranging for reception to be
rendered to Mics Florence Kollock, the
recently appointed assistant pastor of
the Universalist church.
Friday evening next the young ladies' I
OF the Univsrsalist church give q but
teIfy tea in the Carlton parlors.
Mr.. +. Buckminster, proprietor of the
Colombia restaurant, 156 East Colorado
street, has associated with him Mr..
Charles E. White, late chef of the Cliff
house San Francisco, and has re-opened
the restaurant, serving strictly first class
meals at the popular price of 25 cents.
A Turkish Bath, the farce comedy that