The herald., 1893-09-24
SANTA MONICA.

perfect Westher - Wharf News - Notes
and Personals.
SANTA MONICA, Sept. 23.-One man
said The weather is Charming" an
other sssuperb," and still another "beau-
tiful." To your correspondent all three
seemed correct, for if the clerk of the
weather tried ever go hard he could not
give us any more elegant weather than
we are having, with bracing mornings,
warm days and invigorating moonlight
nights.
Fishing could not be better and the
catches more plentiful. Hunting is also
excellent, especially quail, dove and
rabbit, every sportsman returning home
laden with game for his friends tables.
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Interest among the churches is stead
lly on the increase, all OF them showing
the signs of healthy growth and an in
crease of membership, all the services
beine largely attended, there being
particularly number of young people.
The musical part of the programme In
ali the churches was exceedingly good.
Today all the churches have special
musical programme, and will entertain
the musical part OF their congregations
makeup as we'll as to their intellectu-
ality.
Al the Methodist church the services
this morning will be conducted by the
Rev. G. w. Coultas. The evening SER
vice will be in charge OF the Epworth
league. :.
Rev. B. W. r. Taylor. rector of st.
Johns church, Los Angeles, will occupy
the church of st. Augustine-by-th
this morning. In the evning ]. M. Mer-
lin-jones will deliver his fret lecture on
Confirmation.
The young ladies' OF st. Augustine will
give an ice.cream social on Thursday the
2Sth instant, an excellent programme
being arranged for the feast.
WHARF NOTES.
The Mineola left on Friday for Cornox,
B. c., forRnother cargo OF coal.
The India left yesterday for the north.
The steamer Casper is dischsrging q
cargo of lumber for the Santa Monica
Lumber and Mill company .s.p.
ERelS5nta Rose ~ ssss,'S .sss " hart is nearly
completed and Mr.. Thomas Thompson,
the president of the Thompson Bridge
company, who have built the superb
structure, has good reason to feel proud
OF the work, it being fine monument
to his name and skill.
An entertainment will be given by
the local lodge OF l. 0. G. L. on Friday
evening at the opera house, in aid OF
the Orphans home.
The proprietors of the San Vicente
ranch have given notice to all that for
the next 30 days poisoned watermelons
will be scattered over the San Vicente
ranch to kill the squirrels, and owners
of dogs and stock are warned.
Mr.. ID. Desmond is setting q good ex-
ample in cleaning up his Second street
property.
ANY one who has black scale ontheir
trees should be careful at the present
time to lop off the branches, etc., and
afterward burn up the brush to keep
down the pest.
The meetiag night OF the local tent Of
Maccabees has been changed TO Wednes-
day evening.
The placs OF Dan Mccarthy on Third
street is thing OF beauty aud iov for
ever to the hoepitable owner and COM
munity.
PERSONALS.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brock OF Burbank
are at the Jackson.
s. III. Yocum and son. Pasadena r.
D. Green, L. N, McCame, A. N. Haneon,
ii. Ferry, Los Angeles; p. p. Nay, Col.
ton, registered at Hotel jackson.
We had Yesterday two OF the sons OF
Noah, Mr.. w. @. Sham Of BROOKLYN.
Mass, and Frank Ham of Los Angeles.
The Rev. DR.. Stevenson, pastor OF the
Methodist church here, is attending the
Methodist conference at Los Angelica.
Capt. and Mrs. j. x. Schemerhorn OF
san Bernardlno. who have summered |
here, left for home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Magll OF Cincin-
natl, o., accompanied by their tharming
daughter, Ethel Magil, were among yes
rerday's guests.
Prof. John Jockey. the late organist at
the Episcopal church, has left for San
Francisco and bonnie England.
Mrs. e. Ii. Sweetser and daughter
have returned from their eastern trip.
The Misses Carmen Of New York, who
are taking in thecoast after the worlds
iair, came down yesterday and took their
first bath in the Pacific.