The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-25
HISTORY OF A DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief CHAPTERS.

Alameda County Happenings Told In
Brief Chapters.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
90S Broadway, August "a.
The Pa1omares road district is to be supplied
with water from new source.
The annual meeting of the West Oakland
Home viii be held Monday, August Is, at 80
P. NJ, at the home, corner Campbell and Taylor
streets.
Miss Mamie Pam and another lady cycler
rode from Hayward to Fruitvale, a distance of
eleven miles, in ffty-fYe minutes. This is
good time, and there are many men who are
unable to equal 1t.
The Alameda sugar factory at Alvarado COM
menced on Wednesday to burn lime prepare
tory to commencing slicing beets and making
sugar next week A new beet-shed 300 feet
long has been erected.
The Oakland Nail Works, which were de-
stroyed by fire two years ago, are to be rebuilt
and put into operation as soon as possible. 1t
is thought they will be ready for business be-
fore the end OF September.
The motion to strike out demurrer in the
matter of the suit in equity OF E. G. Boswell VS..
the Board of Supervisors on account OF the
action OF the latter as Board OF Equalization
will come up on Monday before Judge Els
worth.
In excavating for the connecting sewer on
Main street. Haywards, an Indian mortar and
pestle was unearthed about hve feet below the
surface, and also many shells Town Trustee
-
Indian grave.
Up in Hvermore the advent of a circus is an
event of more than ordinary interest and i'm
portanee, and SO appreciatfve are the people
over such an affair that the public school Is to
closed one day next week so that teachers and
pupils may attend it.
Henry K. Stiles died in North Oakland last
Sunday. He was buried from the Sacred Heart
Church Wednesday afternoon. number of
the Ladies of the g. A. r. were in attendance
and delegation from Lyon Post, g. A. r.
acted as pall-bearers.
w. G. Hawkett yesterday brought suit against
J. W. Laymance for $685.. Mr.. Laymance who
was absent from town when the matter came
up, promptly settled the Indebtedness this
morning and the case was dismissed.
Informations were filed by the District At
torney against Joe Silva for an assault with q
deadly weapon upon Daniel Jones, and against
Joe Smith, charged with burglary in breaking
into the house of Manuel Mederino in East
Oakland and stealing some'clothing.
Expert q. K. Snow of the Grand Jury is
hard at work trying to check up the stubs and
receipts in hand in trying TO locate the re-
sponsibility for the shortage in the receipts in
the accounts of the Tax Collectors Office. The
Grand Jury will be in session again on Mon
day.
The case of the California Title Insurance
Company against the Consolidated Piedmont
Cable Company is on the calendar in Judge
Tricks court Tor Monday. Further hearing Of
the objections of Mrs. Phoebe Blair to the items
in Receiver Bishops second account to the
Title Company will be had.
The Hayward cannery win close down for the
season in week or ten days. The institution
has had most successful run and has been q
great advantage TO the fruit-growers of the
district. The cannery has kept on an average
of $50 women and girls employed during the
season, and has materially aided many OF the
poor families OF the town.