The herald., 1894-10-21
LONG BEACH.


Notes.
LONG BEACH, Oct. 20.-Mrs. McCutoh-
con, who has lately returned from Nom
tana where she had been on business
visit. met with mishap Tuesday night
Returning from Los Angeles rather tired
she went to visit neigh Dor. leaving her
oil stove burning. Mrs. J. ]. Hart.
passing her residence. which is set back
$50 feet from the sidewalk, detected the
fire from strong smell of smoke and
gave the alarm, which was responded to
by the Long Beach hook and ladder
company, whose promptness in reaching
the threatened building is to be COM
mended. The boys and citizens in gem
eral did good work, saving the house,
but the furniture, wearing apparel and
almost everything else OF value inside
the building, were DESTROYED. The lady
b ad left in the pocket OF dress which
she had worn that day, $1S6 in bills,
which were burned up with the destruc-
ton of her household effects, which
were but partially insured, makes her
loss about ST. 900. The damage to the
building, which was insured, is compar.
atively small.
A CRAZY SOCIAL.
The Y's, q new organization here, en-
bracing come of our most cultured and
popular young ladies, gave "crazy"
entertainment Thursday evening at
Forester's hall, with the object of
founding free reading-room with the
proceeds. The programme presented
was q mirth provoking affair and WAS
iorr flu r~to cd s,&s
the young ladies participating fairly
orchestra presided over by Mr.. True
Highly. For the small admission fee of
l0 cents supper. elaborate in variety,
was provided, and the menu cards would
make French chef green with envy.
Alter supper Rev. W. P. Haworth made
o humorous address, in which the people
OF Long Beach were highly praised for
their spirit of hospitality and good
fellowship.
PERSONALS.
Miss May Cuthbert. clerk OF the board
Of state prison of Helena, Mon., q niece
Of DR.. and Mrs. w. L. Cuthbert, OF this
place, accompanied by Miss N. Glance
Cuthbert, arrived here Tuesday evening,
and will remain her two weeks guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Bell, OF Los An
gelea, were the guests OF Mrs. DR.. Cuth-
bert Thursday night.
Dick Mcknight, the genial and popu-
lar candidate for city clerk OF Los An
geles. and former resident of this place,
was down Wednesday.
. A. M. Greening of Los Angeles was q
visitor Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank III. Cuthbert of
Los Angeles were visitors to his parents
Thursday evening. They left for San
Francisco Friday morning on their
honeymoon, to be gone until January.
A boys brigade was organized here
Tuesday evening by the Rev. F. v.
Fisher with Is msmbers for beginning.
The friends of Miss Anna M. Allen,
formerly OF Long beach, will be glad to
learn that she is now in Palo Alto, where
she proposes to take the post graduate
course in the Stanford university,
Miss George Cuthbert. who has been
visiting in Los Angeles these last three
weeks, returned Thursday evening.
Col. l. Il. Messmore and Attorney
Frank James OF Los Angeles were at the
Fetterman house Monday night.
Claus Spreckles, the sugar king, was
here Friday prospecting the land on th o
Alamitas towneite.
Long lines OF cars heavily laden daily
pass through town over the Terminal
going from the harbor Los Angelesward.
Mrs. W. w. Lowe and her daughter,
Winnie, are keeping the Long Beach
table at the chamber of commerce sup
piled with beautiful flowers grown on
their own and neighboring places.
Charlie Williams, baggage master
on the Terminal, this end. who had his
arm severely Jammed early in the week,
is back at his post again.
The Populists will have a rally here
in the Tabernacle. October Goth, and
will be addressed by Rev. r. M. Web
ster. formerly pastor of the Congrega-
tional church here, and other we'll
known speakers.
Lond Beach is ahead. J. G. Dunn OF
this place secured the $40 przs at the
fair for the best dried figs and other
fruit.