The herald., 1894-11-10
RECENT O0|KGS At PASADENA
The Transit of Mercury to Be
Observed.
Some Inside History of "Rev." How
land, the Spiritualist.
Many Social Ev-uts-W. Il. O. Enter
tsiumsnt- Missionary Union
Mestng-New Lite.
rary Club.

PASADENA, Nov. 9.-More than usu al
interest will be taken in this locality in
tho transit OF Mercury across the sun
tomorrow morning owing to the fact
that observations will he taken at the
Mt Lowe observatory of the interesting
event. This is the first astronomical
phenomenon ofimportance which has oo
cured since the erection OF the big glass
on Echo mountain and the results will
be awaited with much interest. OF this
important event Prof. Swift says: "The
point OF ingress or first contact will be
about eight degrees south OF the east
limb Of the sun as seen by the naked
eye, sr an opera glass, or with q teie-
scope using . terrestrial eye.piece. In
all cases the eye must be shielded from
the intense heat and light OF the sun by
smoked glass. II, however, a celes tial
eye.piece be employed. the con tact
points will be reversed. The planet will
appear as a email, round, intensely
black spot.
First contact will take plaza at z
hours and 65 minutes and about IL
seconds O. M, Pacific standard time,
which 10 8 hours slow OF Greenwich.
The planet will occupy hours and 16
minutes and 80 seconds in its passage
across the sun.
"Transits Of Mercury occur much
more frequently than do those OF Venus /;
the former about seven times, the latter
about twice in a hundred years"
"REv." ROWLAND HAS HISTORY.
Since Rev. Ho rland, who conducts a
socalled spiritusliet meeting 10 G. A r.
hall. gained 80 much notoriety in the
local courts. the following from the
Santa Barbara Independent will be
found of interest:
"Rsv. II. +. Rowland and Rev. Henry
Eddy are the duplicate names OF q
Singing Evangelist who recently did
up San Francisco, according to reports
in the Chronicle. Mr.. Rowland re-
Gently made his appearance at Santa
Ynez, and his next stop is Sants Bar
baYa. The Chronicle states that Rev.
Mr.. Rowland is q so.called spiritualistic
medium, who held seances at st. George's q
hall, on Market street. and circles at
his parlors in the Leland house. Sud
denly he sought new fields for bis spirit.
ualistic vocation, ana many OF his San
Francisco followers regretted his depart
ure. II the statement in the paper is
true he borrowed $3.50 from Mrs. Gran
dali, which amount he failed to return.
Rowland is a married man and has a
vile and family residing in the little
town OF Briggs Corner, Mass. 1t re-
NAMED for Mrs. Crsndsll to find out
that TACT. She has several letters from
lady who calls herself Mrs. II E.
Howland. in which the writer tells a
distressing tale of cruelty and deser
tion. In San Francisco Howlnnd led
his Rdmiring flock to believe that he
WAS single. San Francisco detectives
believed that Howland had skipped to
Australia, but he now comes to light in
Santa Ynez. travelling in a one. .horse
gig, and accompanied by another man.
He was discovered by advertising to
lecture on certain night. He gave the
name OF Rowland. AS it happened, a
Santa Maria officer appeared in Santa
Ynez on the day before the lecture was
to come off Whether Howland heard
of the conetabls's arrival and thought
he was on his track. or whether he sud
denly discovered that the climate OF
Santa Ynez did not agree with him, is
question but at any rate he suddenly
LETT town before the time for the lecture
arrived. He had not proceeded far be
fore he had breskdown. and was COM
PEELED to return. Sheriff Broughton was
telephoned, and he telegraphsd to Chief
Gro wiley to see il Rowland was wanted
there. Crowley replied that the man
was not wanted, and 30 the singing
evangelist was not molested.''
W. R. G. ENTERTAINMENT.
The Woman's Relief corps took pos
session Of G. A. R. hall yesterday, serv.
ing an elegant lunch and supper, both
OF which were liberally pstronizsd.
The following programme was rem
dersd in the evening:
Piano solo, PolOnaise, op. %. Chopin-M RS.
Duet. Star OF My Nfe-Alce Eaton and Mr..
Recitation, The Little Runaway = Arthur
Sing Fsn-Edith Coste,.
Song, Reuben aud Racnel-Mabsl Keith and
kecitation, Why the Dogs Nose is Always
Cold-Louisa Sorabjee.
Recitation, wha. She Said-serin Sorabjee.
Recitation, One in Blue and One in Gray
Recitation; Don't Change the Old Flag Till I
Song, The Red. White and Blue-Ten chill.
Piano solo, Dance of the Gnomes. Lszt-Mrs.
Vocal solo, Tell Her 1 Love Her So Miss
Fancy drill, by 20 children-K. NJ Snyder.
MISSIONARY UNION MEETING.
An sll.day meeting OF the Missionary y
union was held in the M. E. church to.
- day. The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year; President. Mrs
j MaxHeld; vice.presidents Mrs. Frank
Burnbam, First Congregational church
Mrs. II. X. W. Bent, North Congrega-
tionsl church Miss McClellapd, Baptist
church; Mrs. W. Pearl. Christian
cLurch; Mre. N. II. G. Fife. Presbyte-
TiAn church Miss Anna Wilson, Friend.
church; Mrs. Giddings, North NJ. E
church; secretary, Mrs DR.. l.. Allen
treasurer. Mre. Camper.
Interesting papers we're read by Mes
DANES f. A. Walker, L. D. Chaplin. DR.
Allen, Bosloy, Stalker, Burnham, H. X.
W. Bont, G. W. Pearl and Miss Eva
Keese.
UNION CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR MEETING.
A union meeting of the aocieties o.
Christian Endsavor OF the city was held
tnis evening at the Congregations
church. There was q large attendance
and the programme went off in splendid
shape. The subject under discussion
was, needed Reforms in Pasadena. The
musical part OF the programme, which
was IN charge OF G. +. Monfort, wat
especially good. These union meetings
are becoming yearly more popular, and