The herald., 1894-10-29
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS.
CAPT. RANDALL is MAD.
An Elopemsnt Story That Doesn't Worl

An Elopsmsnt Story That Doesn't Work
Out.
SANTA MONICA, Oct. 2.8-The morning
contemporary had long story about
an elopement here in which Mary Gray
and Harry Majors were the participants.
In the article it 10 stated that question
able conduct was INDUCED in by third
parties here. Saying that Captain
and Mrs. s. B. Randall abetted the
plan if they did not originate il, for an
elopement on Christmas DAY 1888 and
that they accompanied them to the
wharf at Port Lon Angeles, and after
taking them outside license jurisdiction
the captain married them by virtue OF
his authority as q sea captain. 1t
further states that the you th ful couple
were too frightened to accept the cap
tain's certificate OF marriage, and that
license was procured on Saturday last
and the couple married second time"
On Christm as day 1898 Captain s. B.
Randall and Mrs. Newby. his now wife.
were visiting friends at Oakland, they
not having been married until February
9th, 90 the captain cocld not have mar
ried the couple here on Christmas day
when he was over 500 miles north of the
place.
Mre. Randall states that on October
9th or 10th the boy and girl came here
and hunting her up, the captain being
absent on his way to San Francisco,
and aeked her II the captain would not
them on Christmas day. She told
them no, that it Was impossible, and
she then advised them to 60 to their
parents, get license and get married.
They seemed very loath to do so, and
the girl left on the IL :35 train for Los
Angeles. Mrs.. Grey, the girls mother.
came down on the train which gets here
at | AS o. M, and after hunting up the
Majors boy brought him to the resi-
dence of Mrs. Randall, on Second street,
with her, and demanded to know il the
captain had married her giIl and the
boy. After receiving a positive denial
that the captain had married them
she departed, and the marriage has
since taken place.
Mrs. Randall is indignant at the
coupling OF her name and that OF her
husbsnd in the matter, for Mrs. Grey
and the boy and girl all knew, that it was
an utter impossibility for them to get
married by him on the holiday men.
toned. Mrs. Randall il determined
that they shall not mago uersde behind
the captain or herself, and la fully de-
termined to sift the matter to the bot
tom, having secured the afidavits OF
several to prove concluaively that she
and Captain Randall had nothing to do
Ia the matter.
Tho following officers were elected at
the recent election of the N. E. Sunday
school Superintendent, O. l. d. Moore;
assistant superintendent. A. Mills;
secretary, Thos. Brown; treasurer, Nor
man Smith; librarian, Roman Angel;
organist. Eva Parker.
Nsxt Thursday evening the Right Rev.
w. L. Nichols, d., bishop OF Califor-
MIA, will visit this parish. The bishop
will preach and administer the apos-
tolic rite of confirmation in the church
at 7 80 pm. The public generally lie
invited to attend.
w. l.. Mueller is building cozy
home for himself on Utah avenue ad-
jacent to his meat market.
Miss Ida Nelson ia recovering from an
attack of the influenza.
Miss Norton, the new teacher, takes
charge OF the Canon school on Monday.
J. E. Dunham's new home. on Twen-
ty.sixth street, ia fast nearing compile.
tion.
The fishermen have been driven from
the landing at the Malibu ranch.
Mr.. J. J. Carrllo is enjoying q couple
OF weske' vacation.
Mrs. III. Rib ia confined TO her home
with severe attack Of illness.
A. j. Enslow, the father of Mrs. Peck
ham OF Santa Monies, died this morn
ing at the family residence here on
Third street.
Among the arrivals at Arcadia are
G. ]. Coate end wife, San Francisco; l.
Lyon, New York.
The non-partisan meeting at the
opera house on Saturday evening. when
Mrs. Galpin addressed our citizens on
the public school question. was well at
tended in fact. 1t being the largest gath
ering of the campaign, number OF the
ladies being present. Long before the
hour arrived for calling the meeting to
order standing room only was the
placsrd.
At the appointed time Deputy Col
lector Barrette came forward and intro.
ducsd l.. L. Fisher. the veteran editor.
as chairman of the meeting, who en-
Unused the audience up to high pitch,
and then Mrs. Galpin delivered an able,
thoughtful address, her remarks riaing
to an eloquence unexpected as she
warmed up to her subject, which caused
the audience repeatedly to break out
into tumultuons applause. Her address
made many friends for her. who found
a champion of better education which
would make our boys and girls better
fitted for hie's ntern duties after school
closes.
The Democrats have grand rally on
Thursday, when Hon. Geo. II. Patton
will speak.
The Republican club will hold rally
Tuesday st club headquarters. TO be ad-
dressed by local enthusiasts.
There is no medicine 80 often needed
in very home and 80 admirably adapted