The herald., 1895-11-17
Subscriptions
and
Advertising
Pasadena News

farming i'm PIGMENTS were lost. The total
loss is from $4,000 to 5000, largely insured
in several companies, part OF the in
surance having been taken out today. The
hay, horses. wagons. ect., belonged to
different PARTIES ami were stored with
Mr.. Clark. Messrs. VIM. Reed, Hays and
CLARK are among the heaviest losers.
The fire department responded to an
alarm turned in from box IA ct a few
minutes past 6, but the fire was beyond
control before it could be reached. At s
/ O'Clock there was little danger of the
had been thorouely soaked. The cause
of the elaze is said to be spontaneous
com bustion. This is the third barn
burned during this week here Com
bustion appears to be growing exceeding
ly spontaneous of lats, unless trsmps. as
trouble.
A NEW POSTMASTER.
Mr.. Wester Wotkyns took charge OF the
Pasadena postottice today, his commits
sion as postmaster having been received
Thursday evening. The commission is
dated October 2lst. and constitutes Mr..
Wotkyns postmaster from that d. te until
the meeting of the Senate of the United
States, when, if the appointment Is con-
frmed by that body, the present ommis-
sion will be taken up and another issued
for the term of four years. A. there is
no doubt about the confirmation of the
appointment. Mr.. Wotkyns' term OF Office
will extsud for four years from the time
OF action upon it by the senate. The con-
trmation will, in all probability, BIZ
reached about the middle of Decem Der.
Mr. Wotkyns will retain the present
deputy, Walter CarIotbers, and will have
time to become somewhat familiar with
the workings OF the Office before the rush
OF winter business sets in.
BREVITIES.
A fire broke on, last night in a wood.
shed attached to William Sneider's
house on Cypress avenue, and the damage
amounted to about $50 before 1t was ex.
tinguished. The family were awakened
about l o'clock by the flames, and sue.
ceeded in putting out the fire without
turning in an alarm. They think it was
set by tramps.
Jonn l.. Spears, state secretary of the
Y. NJ. C. A., is at the Casa Grande. in
the interest of the society hsre. The To-
cal directors met with Mr.. Spears this af-
ternoun to consider the question of
gymnasium AID new quarters for the
reading rooms.
General orders No. from the Grand
Army ntauquaIteIs AZ lnulanapollS, ap-
point John Mcdonald of Mcdonald,
BroOxs Co., one of the eleven aides de-
camp to Commander-in. Chief Walker.
Nash Bros. turned over to the Good
Samaritan and the charity organization
societies thus moraing checks of $25. 81
each, being 5 per cent of the mount OF
tneir special Thank giving sales of groc-
cries (sl0l2) for Thursday and Friday.
The Knights of Pythias will open their
handsome new hall in the Arcade block
Thanksgiving night by giving ball, for
which large number OF invitations have
been issued.
Judge Rose went down to the Pasadena
clubs shooting preserves near Long
Beach yesterday and bagged eighteen
ducks.
Next Saturday night a new division of
the uniform rank. knights of Pythias, is |
to be instituted in Los Angeles by the
Pasadena division.
Mrs. William Roos and dau ghtsr,
Anita. have returned from their ex-
tended European trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Jones of San
Francisco are paying Mount Lowe few
days visit. Mr.. Jones is an uld-tims
friend of L. P. Lowe and leading men,
Der Of the San FRANCHISE Gas and Electric
Light company.
Mr.. and Mrs George Roraback have
rented the Hunt cottage on Franklin ave-
nue. for the winter.
Miss Julia Grannis, aunt OF Mrs.
Charle A. Smith, has arrived here from
San Francisco and is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Smith.
Edward Balm and family of Kenosha,
Wis, will arrive in this city tonight in a
special car, and will have quarters at the |
Green for the winter.
Hon. G. p. Warehouse OF Newport, R.
l.. noted polo player of that resort, will
arrive here in private car tonight with |
his family, and quarters at the Hotel |
Green await them.
Rev. Mr.. Rice of the Universalist school |
in Japan. is spending the day on Mount |
Lowe with Or. Conger. He is on his |
way to Japan, returning from the general !
just held in Connecticut.
Arrivals at Hotel Green: William G. |
Blatt and wife, Detroit; Hancock Ban
ming, Avalon; George e. Dye Los Ange-
les; Roland d. Grant Portland, Ore. d.
6. Giestring, W. II. Dunphy, San Fran
cisco; J. A. Chancellor. +. P. Butz, Los
Angeles W. 6. Randall, Riverside.
Manuel Pacheco, whose two trials in
the justice court have been narrated, has
taken leg bail without the formality OF
pung ling up his $15 fine.