The herald., 1894-10-21
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS AND COMMENT.

ruse on the part OF the enemy to break
up the meeting, but it proved to be a
veritable blaze, and the meeting ad-
journed cans cersnony. To show the
interest taken by our people, however,
in the questions of the hour, after the
fire was over the hall rapidly refilled.
and the speakers were forced to con-
tinue despite this leteness of the hour.
Colonel MeGsmore made telling speech
and denounced Messrs. Donnell and
Pierce in a scathing manner for their
Pasadena utterances. Messrs. Colonel
Hewitt, E. Gibson, DIR. Choate, III.
Steiglitz, Frank J. Palomares. julius
Ardis and Andy McNally all briefly adj
dressed the meeting. the remarks OF DR..
Choats and Mr.. Ardis being particularly
well received and listened to with
marked attention. This meeting is a
good forerunner of that OF November 2,
when Mr.. George s. Patton will be
heard here, and we predict that our
people will turn out en- masee to greet
him.
On Friday evening the residence of
Mr. Duchon. adjoining the Catholic
church, was entirely destroyed by fire.
1t was caused by triple combination
moth, cat and a lamp. The moth
huttered around the lamp and attracted
pussy's attention. She mmediately
Jumped for it. dragging the tablecloth
off the table with her claws, breaking
the lamp and starting the fire. There
was no water to be had, thus paralyzing
the efforts of the local brigade. So it
had to burn itself out. Fortunately
there was no wind to speak of, or moth
ing could have saved the Catholic
church. There was $3.50 insurance on
the house and contents in the Prussian
National Fire Insurance Company.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Davidson died yesterday morn
ing.
Mr.. W. H. Matlock, the temperance
orator, will address the Methodists at
their church this Sunday evening.
This evening the Beacon Light Circle,
Kings Daughters, gave cobweb social
at Svea hall. Refreshments were
served, q pleasant evening passed and
the Golfers of the treasury replenished
all at one and the Same time.
The Library association will hold its
business meeting Monday night, after
which literary entertainment will be
given, to which the people are cordially
invited.
On Friday evening Mrs. Jarley's wax
works will be on view at the Methodist
church. A small charge will be made
Tor admission. and ice cream and cake
will be served.
The ladies OF the Presbyterian church
will give chrysanthemum fair ct an
early date.
Ben W. Edelman is out in q letter
denying the statement that Andy Nc
Nally has or does employ Cinnamon and
challenging any one to prove it.
DIR. Hill has been attending Mrs. Mar
bonne at the Narbonne ranch during the
past week. We are glad TO state her
health is now improving.
Bishop Nichols will hold services at ST.
PsuPs church on the evening Of the Goth
inst.
Last Sunday Messrs. Huntington,
Mills, Hood and Crawley of the South
ern Pacific company visited this place,
and during the week extra men have
been at work repairing switches and the
roadway on the disused line running
toward the light house. Can this moan
that they have not 80 entirely abandoned
San Pedro as they would have the out
side public believe, particularly as they
still continue filling in their track with
rock between here and Wilmington at
great expense? Rely upon it, they know
the harbor must eventually ba built
here and are zealously guarding their
property. 40 as to have it in good run
ming order when that time comes. al
though Mr.. Huntington will doubtless
delay it as long as possible.