The herald., 1894-10-19
SAN BERNARDINo.
W. n. Afford Speaks at tho Pavilion.
Socai Events.

W. n. Afford Speaks at tho Pavilion.
Socai Events.
SAN RERNARDINo, Oct. 1S.-The bids
are in for carrying the malls upon the
newly established mail route from Rsd-
lands via Yucaipa to Seven Oaks. The
service is to be inauguraled November
10th.
s. B. Fox of Cotton reports that he
has dried from his own orchards this
year Z y tons OF aprico's and 2S tons OF
peaches.
At the semi-annusl meeting Of the
Redlands FIRE department o. D. Collins
was elected chief; A. j. Jackson, secres
tary Fred HERMAN. foreman of the
hook and ladder; j. L. Brown, foreman
of hose cart Nc. l; l.. Shepherd, fore.
man of hose cart No. q
Postmaster w. Q. Philips OF Redlands
reports that during the last quarter
there we're 654 domestic and AZ inter
national money orders issued from this
Office, for an aggregate sum of $63ll.9 98.
There were 295 domestic and IA inter.
national orders paid, the aggregate sum
for which they called being $3620.67.
Gus Knight came down from Bear
valley last evening. He reports duck
shooting excellent and the game easy to
reach on account OF the low stage OF the
water.
The work OF clearing out the trees
standing In the water of the Bear valley
reservoir is proceeding slowly. There
are two engines at work. each with a
gang OF men. but the trees are hard to
manage and 1t ie evident the contractor
is not getting rich on the job. This
work should be hurried forward during
the low water, for the winter rains will
soon be here and another opportunity
may never occur.
Rev. K. B. Taylor, who was married
at Mentone yesterday, came in last
night, stopping at the manse, and left
this morning over the Santa Fe for q
wedding trip to Redondo.
City Engineer Tuttle OF Redlands
thinks very fair road can be opened
from that city to Highlands for $4,000,
but Engineer Perris has submitted an
estimate to the county OF $1,000 for q
frst-claes road.
Work has been begun on the founda-
tion OF the Grand Junction reservoir
dam at the junction OF the Santa Ana
river snd Bear creek, of which f. e.
Brown is the promoter.
There Will be business meeting OF
the members OF the Presbyterian church
ON Sunday evening to consider the mat
ter OF extending call to Rev. r. B.
Taylor to become pastor OF that church.
They are very much pleased with him,
and no doubt he will bs the unanimous
choice oil the society.
Col. I. f. Eygars is making splendid
record as a speaker this campaign. and
his blows reach the most vulnerable
points on the srmor of his opponent,
He spoke at Mentone last night, and
will be at Highland tonight.
The Gold Bronze shalt at Vanderbilt
is 250 feet deep, with two feet OF ore,
which assayed 500 across the vein. They
have two car loads OF $100 ore ready for
shipment.
W. H. Afford, candidate for congress
on the Democratic ticket, spoke last
evening to a small but enthusiastic
audience at the pavilion. He sustained
the policy OF free trade with superior
eloquencs and facts, denouncing as
traitors to the party that handful
of men who, in the senate OF the United
States, by their votes. made impossible
the framing OF tariff bill in full &C.
cord with the promises OF the party.
He referred in glowing terms to the
bright future before San Diego when
the key OF freer trade shall unlock the
magnificent harbor to the commerce OF
the world.