The herald., 1895-08-04
COOL, CHARMING CATALINA

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AVALON. Catalina Island, Aug. B.
August opens very auspiciously for this
picturesque isle of the Pacific. and if the
crowds come as heretofore, taken with
thoss already established here for tn
summer, this will be the jolliest and love-
liest place on the globe. Society this
year is more fashionable than ever be-
fore; large lists of the most exclusive OF
the flour hundred" of the state have en-
gagged rooms at the different hotels for
August.
The Hotel Metropole and Island Villa
give an invitation ball oncs a week. the
Metropole Mondays and Island Villa
Thursdays.
The Msssrs. J. Ross Jackson Of the Ex-
aminer, J. V. Coleman and NJ. H. Sebas-
tian are still here with the beautiful
yacht White Wings of San Francisco.
William West and Albert Thorn brought
In fifty mackerel.
Miss Edith Hit and Emma +. Davis of
Chicago were the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
+. l.. Doran on a fishing party in their
new power yacht, The Narod. Miss DAVIS
ing nineteen pounds, while Miss Hits
catch was large yellowtail and barra-
cuda.
The shade trees are making the streets of
Avalon look very pretty.
Professor Dozier of the normal school is
here with his two sons. .7s..
Miss Chalfant is one of our best lady
summerers.
Captain H. q. Osborneof the Express
was here over Sunday visiting his family.
Mrs ri of ha OH
ranch is summering at the Metropoie.
Miss Edith Whitaker is making her
first visit to the island.
At Hardscrabble hall camp are Mr.. and
Mrs. S. X. Lindley and Mrs. j. N. H.
Rich.
MIR. E. T. Hurbut, the president of the
Aranias club, reported catching jew
fish weighing exactly fourteen hundred,
seventy-six ana one quarter POUNDS.
Professor N. G. McKoon is very proud
fisherman. He captured jewish weigh
ing two hundred and forty-eight pounds.
He had himself photographed by the side
OF his catch in forty-eight different posi-.
tlOns.
The following attended campfire party
on Beeson peak. which overlooks Avalon:
Miss Mamie Schroeder, Miss Bertha Hell
inke. Miss Tiiie Peterson. Messrs,. S.
Holland, Trape Meyer, Bradbury. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Harvey. Watermtloas and
other good things were enjoyed.
Ae lOllOWIFEt WILLIAM Evans, SalL
Llks; Giles Cre.sy. Colorado Springs;
A. E. Pomeroy, NJ. G. MoKoon. Charles
NJ. Stimson, Mr.. Holmes, q. s. Cristy
and George L. Stimson formed fishing
party ON the power huvYh Cv'Jjra.
Captain Johnson.
Mr.. Otto Zahn. proprietor of tue
Catalina carrier pigeon service. named
one of his p.ettest birds after Miss Bertha
Crouch of Oakland.
E. l.. Hall brought in catch OF six
yeilowtaii. four barracuda and three
rock bass. Weighing 10 pounds.
The Catalina Is ana banyan tree is very
interesting to visitors. 1t is gowing back
OF the pavilion and measues 100 feet in
circumference. Its Latin name is Tichina
Achia.
NJ. j. H. Goodba, inventor of the fzuit
wrapper. sizing and pitting machine, is
at the Gand View.
d. J. Bald of Riverside is spending a
week at the Grand View.
The following jolly party of "stags"
came oyer dxs the yaGnt arsv violet; Robert
Ed Groenendyke, Morton Henderson.
Charles Coleman, Arthur Dodsworth, Fred
kimball, Elisha Eldred. John Daggett.
The party will remain here about two
weesk before returning to their homes
in Pasadena.
Tho following party visited Seal Rocks
on La Paloma: Mrs. E. z. Mail. Quincy
H.; Mrs. G. +. Cooley. Buffalo. N. ";
Mrs. and Mrs. J. X. Vlier. Miss Della
Vlier, Pasadena; G. H. Altgert.
The bicycle craze is on here and bath
ing suits and bloomers are worn by the
young ladies.
Captain 4. H. Treethen and Officers
Henry Crook and William Bowen. with
George Carey as purser. look. out for
the steamer Hermosa' s guests. !
E. N. Grant of the Metropole staff would
like to remain here for the st of his
life.
Mrs. Lille Shorb is taking her usual
long swiMs to the steamer, being ac-
complnied by her water dog. Jack.
The many friends OF Miss II. b. Free
man will be glad to hear of her recovery
from her recent illness.
Tho Grand View was visited by sea
lion about 2:30 a. m. 1t crawled around |
the house on the porch. showing its dis
pleasure at not being able to register by |
barking.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Bemis are over
here, experiencing the delights OF Cata-
lima. on their honeymoon. Tney are |
stopping at the Glenmore.
Ned Holmes caught forty-eight fish
with single line in an hour.
". Il. Hill and f. c. Hutchins, with |
Billy Sarno. the boatman. captured six |
others were yellowtail. averaging in
weight about fifteen pounds eacu.
Brush mountain, the loftiest point OF |
the island. is 2l03 feet high.
The following jolly party from the Sea
View camp: Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Folsom.
Miss Folsom, Miss Miriam Folsom. Miss
Powell, Miss Katy Powell. Miss Huber,
Miss Gerte Huber. Miss Pooley, Miss
Cronkrlte. Mrs. Nellie Paris, Mr.. W. II.
Fleet, W. Badham.
The yacht White Wings, owned by CAP