The herald., 1894-07-12
NEWS FROM NEARBY TOWNS
Pasadena PostOffice Showed Un-
der by Heavy Mail.
Col. Dan Burns and the Spreckels
at Catalina.
Latest News and Personal Gossip from,
Pomona, Long Beach, Santa
Ana and Santa
Monica.

PASADENA, July 1.-THE local situa-
ton is about the same as yesterday.
Three oyerlands have passed through
today en- route to Los Angeles. leaving a
large amount of mail and express mat
ter, which has kept the local force on
the jump from morning to nigh. to dis
pose OF. One overland came in east
bound early this morning, leaving 40
regulars at the station, and giving the
town quite warlike appearance. The
soldiers, however. did not remain long,
but were cut up into detachments and
sent in on the belated overlsnds as they
arrived.
The postoffice force managed to finish
delivering most of the matter that ar
rived yesterday, but are showed under
by today's heavy arrival. 1t will be
some time before all the mail matter is
distributed
A number of the passengers on .oday's
trains we're for this point. One lady
had been IA days getting through from
Chicago, being tied up eight days at La
Junts, where provisions ran low and the
portion OF the time.
PUBLIC SCHOOL HoNoRED.
Secretary Boynton has recsived off.
cial notification of the award OF a dip
Iona to the Pasadena public schools for
(a) d comprehensive exhibit of school
methode. The award is made by q
IN. IN NIT RAJ frny Il
arts, and 10 accompanied by the follow
ing letter:
WASHINGTON, D. c.. June 27, 1894.
DEAR SIR - | herewith inclose you an
official copy OF your award which, in
due time, will be inscribed in the diplo-
ma and forwarded to your present ad-
dress, unless otherwise indicated by
you. Yours, JOHN BOYD TEACHER,
Chairman executive committee on
awards.
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING.
The board OF trade meeting called for
Friday afternoon next, at O'Clock, in
the Office of Wood q Church, so East
Colorado street. should be we'll attended.
1t is desired that every me m Der be pres.
ent, as business of importance will come
up. 1t is desired to maintain the Pasa-
dena exhibit at the mid winter fair, and
If this is done, about 1925 must be CON.
tributed by the board. Several other
matters will come up for consideration,
and all embers should be present.
NOTES.
The general order for strike in the
Knights of Labor ranks has apparently
had no effect in this city. The HERALD
reporter learned today that there are
only about ~ members of the organiza-
ton, with no local head, 80 the order
will probably have no effect. The local
labor oiganizations-Csrpenters' and
Painters uuions-are not connected with
the knights.
The social given at the homo of @, @.
Brown this evening, by the ladies of
the Episcopal church, was largely at
tended. and proved q most delightful
affair throughout. Music and dancing
was enjoyed by the young people.
The entertainment to given at the
Green hotel, Friday evening, by the
E 'lian club, promises to be pleasant
affair. The programme includes mum.
ber of musicians of note from this city
and Los Angeles.
The Pasadena Mutual Building and
Loan association directors, who were
elected at recent meeting of the stock
holders, held their annual meeting veg
terday. Officers werc elected for the
ensuing year as follows: President, T.
P. Lukens; vice.president, +. Fl. Val.
lette; treasurer, A. l.. Hamilton; secre.
tary, J. f. Church; attorney, B. W.
Hahn. An auditing committee was sp.
pointed. consisting OF L. L. Evans, E.
A. Walker and II. @. Hotaling.
On Friday evening meeting will be
beld in the Hopkins block, corner Fair
Oaks and Union avenues. for the pur.
pose of organizing an Industrial union
and Farmers Alliance. All friends OF
labor are invited 10 be present. Able
speakers will be present from this city