The herald., 1894-12-24
LONG BEACH.

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Water company have let a contract for
l6,400 feet of pipe. to be laid from their
artesian well, four miles north of town.
to Fred Holbrook OF Los Angeles. Mr..
Holbrook has given the contract for the
steel to the Los Angeles rolling mill and
has sent an order by telegraph to Chi
cago for 81 tons OF steel rivets. Work OF
excavating the ditch In which to lay the
pipes will begin the frat week in jan
uary. The ditch will follow the line Of
the Terminal railroad track and the pipe
will be laid two feet under ground. The
pipe itself will be made from the heavi-
est steel used in that kind OF work, and
will be double rivetted and double
coated with asphaltum and be ID inches
in diameter in the clear. 1t is not the
present intention OF the company to ex.
tend the pipe further than Long Beach
this season.
The suit of the city OF Oakland for the
possession OF its water front az against
the Southern Pacific OF Kentucky is be-
ing watched with great interest down in
this section. Every city on this coast
which tho company enters, or expects
to enter. has its water front in their
clutches. San Pedro 10 at their mercy !;
all Of the Santa Monica water front they
have Robblsd, and under the alias of the
Long Beach Development company they
are trying to make good fraudulent
grant to the whole of the water front OF
Long Beach. The oity OF Oakland's
fight against this thieving corporation
ia practically the fight OF every coast
city their track enters in the state.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
gave q Gocial entertainment at their
meeting place Thursday night, after
which articles Of fancy and ornamental
needle work were offered for sale at
tables preeided over by some OF the
prettiest young ladies in the county.
programme consisting OF vocal and
instrumental music was very nicely rem.
dsred, while the recitations by Miss
Susie Logan, Miss Laura Bacon and
little Miss Annie Watson we're especially
fine.
Watermelons for the Los Angeles
Christmas market are a novelty even In
ssmi-tropic California. But water
melons, ripe and luscious. grown right
here in the vicinity of Long Beach. two
big boxes of them. were shipped to that
city by our local fruit merchant, Cy
Rogers, Friday morning.
Public installation services OF the off,
Gers OF the Boys' brigade will be held
at the tabernacle Sunday night
Rev. Mr.. Fisher will preach to ths boys
and large chorus under the leadership
OF Editor K. M. Lynn, of tho Eye, will
sing. The members of the brigades
(boys and girls) will march to the tab
ernaole-the boys from the Presbyte~
rian church, and the girls from the resi-
dence OF MIR. Fisher.
The store formerly owned by the late
Camille Elikan, whose tragic fate is still
freeh in all our minds, has been bought
and is now open for bueiness by Messra.
Arneshurg & Harmonson, late OF San
Buenaventura.
A series of petty thofts. annoying and
provoking to those operated upon, has
occurred here lately, and the perpctra-
tors up to date remain undiscovered.
MIR. /. 81. Preston's wood has been made
free with, gold watch, 80 it is report
ed, in the sanitarium near Pine street,
and watch chain and two silver COM
pasees, part of q bathing suit and other
trinkets OF value have been taken from
Mrs. Cherney'a bathing house.
Elaborate preparations for the advent
of Santa Claua are in full swing in all
the churches. At the tabernacle the
children will gee the good old fellow
unloading his toys and presents in his
grand tour of the world ct his many
stopping places.
The Long Beach brass band gave q
concert at the tabernacle Friday even
ing that was especially enjoya BILE.
The ladies of the Tabernacle Social
circle had psrlor social at the resi-
denoe of their president. Mrs. M. Hill
ton Williams. Thursday afternoon
Blind Tom, the world famous pianist.
will appear under the auspices of these
ladies at the tabernacle, Thursday
evening. the 9th.
Interesting Christmas exercises will
be held at the school Friday afternoon.
The echool will be closed until Janu-
ary7.
Mr.. DR.. W. L. Cuthbert returned from
her visit to relatives at Pomona Wednss-
day.
Dr. M. Hilton Williams is expected to
reach home today from Phoenix, Ariz..
where he has been for several months.
Detective A. W. Marsh was down
Friday serving subppnas in the Elikan
case.
Rev. Myron Cononey Of Detroit,
Mich, will, for the next year, officiate ~
pastor of the Long Beach Baptist church.
DR.. A. G. Moore and wife of Denver
were guests at the Fetterman house
Friday.
Wild fowl, ducks, geese. curlew and
crane are plenty down this way now.
Everybody living in this section hopes
to hear OF District Attorney Dillon win
ming the suit in the Niger slough nui-
aanCe case.