The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-11
VENTURA COUNTY NEWS
A Teachers Institute to Be Held Next
Week
Great Sport for AngIers-YeliowtaiI Fishing
Oood--The Csiedonians' Excursion
News Notes

HUENEME, Sept. 10.-Ventura county
teachers institute will be Id in Ventura
next week. Superin tendent Sackett has
issued a directory of the public schools OF
the county. This gives a list of all of the
schools, names OF the trustees, clerks and
teachers.
Steamer st. Paul. going south on
Wednesday OF last week, left seventy
seven tons OF freight at the Ventura
wharf.
Steamer Bonita unloaded 100 forty
foot timbers for the Ventura Lumbe
company Wednesday.
About 8 o'clock last Friday evening
mum Der of people were startled by cries
OF hire. and upon looking out found that
Charley Polley's house, about lie and
half from town, was in flames. The
hre originated by a cat jumping in
| through an open window and overturn-
| ing the lamp. Mr.. Policy was on the Las
| Posas at the time and before much
| help could be rendered the flames were
| could be saved. There was an insurance
OF 800 on the house, but the furniture
was not insured. A young girl of about
ID, who has been stopping there. rushed
in and secured all of Mr.. Polley's valua-
BILE papers.
M
took on ia boxes of lemons, 121 boxes
oranges, 10 cases honey 8 barrels oil and
tons general merchandise
The Caledonians of Ventura gave "a de-
llghtful steamer excursion last week on
the National City. The route was from
Ventura to Santa Barbara via Santa Cruz
island.
Times continue to be as lively as ever
in Hueneme. Every day in the week from
morning until night large teams II ten
or twelve horses may be seen entering
town from all sides All OF the grain
from Simi. Las Posds and surrounding
country is brought here, and it can be
truthtully said that more grain is shipped
irnn HueneIns than from any other port
this side of San Francisco.
1ellowtal fishing has been the great
amusement here for the past week. On
Sunday the wharf was lined with anglers
from all parts of the county and about
100 fine large fish were captured.
Mtrrily the wedding bells chimcd in
Ventura on Wednesday, September 4th
when Miss Isabella Collins, only daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Collins. was united
in the holy bonds OF wedlock to Rev. W.
}. Mills pastor of the Prespy terian
couple will visit Salt Lake City, Lindsay,
| Canada, Colorado Springs, Denver, Chi
cago. Niagara Falls, Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Washington and Atlanta.
| They will then return to California and
make their future home in Santa Paula
| The Tennis club held contest for the
cham pionship today on the grounds of
| +. P. Foster, president of the Ventura
| County bank.
\ Mrs. Phillips will lecture on Mexico
| next Thursday evening for the benefit of
| the improvement club.
This bicycle clubs enjoyed day at the
Casitas. Owing to many other attracE
tions in the city the picnic was not as
fully attended as was expected. Those
who did go enjoyed very pleasant time
in the shaue of the big trees by the
brook.
The Native Daughters will give an en-
tertainment this evening entitled The
Queen of Fame. Many of the leading
society young ladies will take part, and
the performance promises to be sue
cess. 1t is under the direction of Miss
Harris. A dance will be given at the
| close Of the entertainment.
| John Carnes of the Oai gave a big
| dinner today to Il mum Der OF his friends
at his spacious mansion in the alley.
| Several Venturans were present.
Admis son day has been patrioticallv
| cele brated. There has been a picnic by
| the Cycler club, a rife tournament by the
Ventura Rife team and a ball game by
the firemen.
The shoot given by the Ventura Rifle
team today was one of the best shoots ever
lblu III Ventura. lDe DeSb SDOtS IN GD0
country seemed to have assembled here
to carry off the prizes.
the team shooting has been splendid
all day. Teams from Santa Paula, Hue
meme, Nordhoff. Los Angeles and three
from Ventura participated in the contest
The Los Angeles team won first prize
with score of 4l8; Saticoy, with 0
points handicap, came next with score
of 427; Ventura Rife club. scratch. 400;
Nordhoff, 10 points handicap, 412; Santa
Paula. scratch. 414 Company d. 407.
The ball game was held ut the race
track and afforded more amusement than
anything that has happened here for a
year. The married men of the company
played the single men, and at the end
the score was nearly even, with the single
men ahead. The boys were all dressed
alike in their red suits, and when they
were in play it was impossible to tell ON
which side each belonged. But it made
little difference, for the ball was here.
| there and everywhere and the best man
| got it. F.'W. Baker the hardware mer-
| chant. did the umpiring, and be gave the
! boys enough pointers to keep them study
| ing for the next year. About the fourth
| inning he concluded the married men
| were not scoring fast enough. so he ran
| in half a dozen men. Strickian was
| pitch er for the married men, and was an
| artist end his graceful poses and beau
| tiufl dancing on the diamond were the
| of all the men. while Hirschfelder, Tom
| Newly. Jim Blackstock and John Spear
! made some brilliant plays which will long