The herald., 1895-09-12
EXODUS FROM LONG BEACH
The Popular Seaside Resort Being
Depopulated
The Comprehensive Subject Of Liars the
Subject Of q L.cture-Various
News Items

LONG BEACH. Sept. 11.-As the seaso n
draws to a close our little seaside resort
is becoming rapidly depopulated, our
thousands of transient summer residents
regretting the necessity that calls them
hence, but more than ever determined to
be with JUS when another season rolls
around again.
September is really the best month in
the year to spend at the seaside, for as a
general thing the water for bathing
seems TO be warmer and more exhilarat-
ing, the shells on the beach more plenti-
full and the fishing-well. the fishing,
either from off the end of the wharf or
ont at sea. say from quarter to a half
mile, affords the finest and best sport to
be had any place but Catalina. on the
coast.
DR.. A. J. Frost. d. D., of San Berna r.
dino, lectured at the Baptist church
Tuesday evening on the prshensive
subject Of Liars. Those who ever told a
lie were admitted at half price. The
building was not near large enough to
admit of The latter, as ninetenths of tn 9
people of the town are members of the
Little Ratchet club.
A good watch and chain were stolen
from a tent occupied by Mrs L. u. o..
Campbell of Pasadena and another lady.
last Friday. Mrs. Campbell, who had
been temporarily absent, met woman
coming out of the tent on returning, and
imm ediately thereafter missed her watch,
which she had left on table in one of
the apartments. She had a search
warrant, but as this took Some time to
get, no watch and chain were found on
the person suspected when searched, and
the woman, who lives in COMPTON and
had been arrested last winter for stealing
e dress belonging to a young lady living
at that time in the Tabernacle grove, was
allowed TO go Unrest-ained. About u
month previous to this last escapade this
same woman swiped lot of grocery par
cells from the steps of the cottage at which
they mad been left. Her husband came
down from Compton and settled for the
groceries and the matter was allowed TO
drop. The woman was arrested yester-
day on the com plant of the lady's hus-
band who lost the watch, at Compton,
and her house was again searched with
out finding the missing article. The
woman peddles eggs and butter around
the country and is said to be 4 con-
frmed kleptomaniac.
Charles E. French of Santa Ana, who
has been very sick for the past seven
weeks, had so far recovered as to be able
to leave with his family for home yester-
day.
will E. Place of the Los Angeles
Cracker company visited the beach in the
interest of that firm Tuesday.
DR.. Montgomery and family, who have
been occupying the Hedgerow cottage
corner OF Magnolia avenue and Second
street. left for their Los Angeles home on
Monday.
Miss K. NJ. Jones of the Aristopia, after
an absepce of week in Los Angeles, re-
turned Tuesday evening.
J. l.. Fetterman and son. Sammy, left
for a two or three weeks jaunt in the
mountains of this, San Bernardino and
Kern counties.
Miss Carrie E. Hart left for Los Ange-
les last Saturday, intending to spend
about three weeks visiting her numerous
friends.
NJ. II. lie Fetra OF Glendora and wife
left for home yesterday. Mrs. lie Fetra
came in impaired health, and after in
haling the life-giving ozone for five
months left comparatively restored.