The herald., 1894-10-25
ANAHELM AFFAIRS.
TIE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEAR
ANCE OF A. d. PORTER.
He Went to an Odd FeIlows' Meeting
and Has Not Been Seen Since He
Left the Hail-Ps0pls's
Party Meeting.

ANAHEIM, Oct. 24.-The Gazette to-
morrow morning will say: The friends
OF A. d. Porter are greatly concerned
about his mysterious disappearance and
strange absence from home during yes
terdsy and Tuesday night. Mr.. Porter
is treasurer of the Odd Fellows lodge Of
this city and left the lodge room about
9:15 Tuesday evening to go to his home
on North street. He is not known to
have had any great amount of money
with him, yet his prolonged absence
leads to the conviction among his friends
that ne has been the victim OF foul play.
Since leaving the lodge room he has not
been seen. He left word for Mr.. Nc.
Williams, his brother-in-law, to call for
him yesterday morning on his way to
Fullerton, where both are at work upon
DR.. Clark's residence. Mr.. Porter is a
sober. industrious gentleman, and his
disappearance is. altogether unacoount.
able. His friends think he has been the
victim of foul play, and all day yester-
day searched for traces of him. They
inquired at both depots; nothing had
been seen of him. Mrs. Porter 10 pros
trated at her husbands absence. Last
evening there were no new develop
ments. The disappearance is as myets.
rious as ever. One gentleman says he
thinks he saw Porter opening his carpen-
ter shop in the Odd Fellows building at
Z O'Clock yesterday morniag. Another
says he walked by Porter's shop at Z
o'clock yesterday morning. He glanced
through the window and saw Porter
lying upon a board in his shop. Mr..
Porter is about "a years of age and has
q wife and five small children.
NOTES.
@. III. Nickerson, while at work upon
the soeffolding of the new Orangethorpe
schoolhouse on Tuesday afternoon, acci-
dentally fell to the ground. breaking his
left wrist, fracturing his nose aud other
wise being considerably bruised.
The Peoples party have held sway in
political circles in Anaheim this week.
Monday evening Hon. j. L. Gilbert,
Populist candidate for congress-. ad-
dressed an open sir meeting at the cor
ner of Los Angeles and Center streets.
D. E. Smith OF Santa Ana also ad-
dressed the meeting. DIR. Paechal, Peo-
ple's candidate for coroner of Orange
county, acted as chairman.
On Tuesday afternoon the Peoples
party held an outdoor mass meeting.
Hon. @. I. Bennett, member of the as.
sembly, this county, acted as chairman.
The meeting was addressed by Hon.
Thos. V. Gator. candidate for United
States senator; Hon. J. L. Gilbert, can
didate for congress, Seventh district,
and Hon. d. E. Cooke. candidate for the
assembly.
It is @ mistaken idea that the Peoples
party 10 losing caste with the voters. Its
candidates are going to cut quite aswath
il the coming election.
Tuesday was DIR. Paschal's 50th birth
day, and he entertained a number of his
friends at his residence with barbecue
dinner, served in genuine Kentucky
style. Among those present were Thos.
V. Gator, candidate for the senate; J. L.
Gilbert, candidate for congress; e. D..
Cooke, candidate for sssemb mblyman; D..
e. Smith, candidate for county clerk: j.
Bennett, member of the assembly; T.
Lacy, Democratic candidate for sheriff I;
+. 6teadman, Democratic candidate for
collector; Clay Kellogg, Republican
candidate for surveyor; j. 2. Lesley.
Populist candidate for surveyor; Mr..
and Mrs. w. Schwentkert, Miss Weh-
meyer. IL. Kuchel, Miss Lutte Bailey,
Mrs. L. @. Bailey, Mrs. F. Stesdman
and Miss Kate Champ.in.
Toasts to the doctor and his wife were
given by Messrs. Gator, Gilbert, Cooke
and others. Alter dinner the company
attended the Populst meeting.
Emil Hoover, Henry Lawrence, James
Henry and j. Milton were before Judge
Pierce yesterday charged with burglar
izing the house OF NJ. Crowley. The arti-
oles stolen were watch and wearing
apparel, which the parties sold in Santa
Ana. Lawrence was held for trial. the
evidence against the others being 60
slight that the Judge discharged them.
Henry Barter OF Brockton, Mass., has
been the guest of his nephew, DIR. Bar
ter OF Alamitos. Mr.. Barter is q new
conner to the coast and is 90 we'll pleased
with Southern California that he has
decided to locate in Los Angeles, where
he will open q tailoring establishment.
Two earthquake shocks, the first at
and the second at o'clock p. M, were
felt here Tuesday.
w. H. MacAlvrsy went to San Ber-
nardino Saturday evening, returning
Monday morning.
The walnut crop Is nearly all hsr-
vested and shipping has commenced.