The herald., 1895-08-21
SANTA BARBARA WEDDING
Los Angeles People Married at the
Arlington lIotet
A Historic niysion to Be Restored-iittic
Matters Of News From
the County Towns

SANTA BARBARA, Aug. c0.-For
some days quiet but active preparations
have been mado at the Arlington hoto
for social evont relating to a couple of
the guests. The happy occurrence reached
its climax yesterday, when Lieutenant
d. Ii. Burks of Los Angeles and Miss
at the Episcopal church by Very Rev.
W. II. Ramsay. Immediately after the
ceremony the contracting parties and a
number of invited guests repaired to the
banquet hall at the Arlington, where an
elaborats dinner was served amid rich
and gorgeous decorations.
Mr.. Burks is well-known resident of
Los Angeles. Miss Carilart has hitherto
lived at Burabnk, but was spending the
summer in Santa Barbara. The couple
left last evening for Los Angeles and Will
pass their honeymoon at Coronado. The
following relatives of Mr.. and Mrs. d. II.
Burks were present at the wedding
Mrs. s. d. Burks, Miss Sabina Burks,
Mrs. M. l.. Carhart, Miss Helen Carhart
and Messrs. Thomas f. Warren and
Ralph Carhart. The proprietors of this
hotel and Chief Clerk John Law ry were
highly complimented for complete and
tirst-class arrangements. e
The Channel City is already talking
up the floral festival of 1896 and the
initial tournament Of the Southern Cali
fornia Firemen's association. The two
attractions will take place in the same
week during the early part of April but
the exhibitions will be arranged in such
a manner as not to conflict with one an
other.
Mr.. A. W. Garfield, capitalist of this
county, proposes to restore the historic
Mission Vieja de :. la Purisima, one OF the
abandoned mission churches erected at
the beginning OF this century. The Puri-
sima landmark was the place Of worship
for the Lompoc indians, but it was
abandoned nearly half century ago and
has been neglected ever since.
The county teachers institute met yes
terday at Santa Maria with large attend
ance. Professor Earl Barnes of Stanford,
State Superintendent S. T. Black. County
Superintendent G. Il. Thurmund and
every teacher in the county were early
upon the scene. The first davis pro-
gramme was carried out oreditably and a
'splend id reception was given in the even
ing at McMillan's hall.
The residents of the Santa Ynez valley
arc on the alert for party of 300 BIZ
cyclists who will pass through there on
September 1st. This will be a novel sight
for the denizens of that region, and they
are anxiously inqu,ring if there will be
any bloomsrs among them, for very few
of them ever saw the animal.
Ballard today commenced drying peach
es. The town boasts of having one Of the
finest peach orchards in ths state, and it
is we'll known that fruit in that locality
does much better than near the channel.
"A large number of our rural neighbors
met Sunday at Spooksville to witness a
baseball contest between the Carpinteria
and Summerland mines. The game was
spirited and Carpinteria bore away the
trophies Of victory.
1t is reported that two Santa Maria gen
tlemsn have found big whale on Point
Sol beach. The Santa Maria Times is att
thority for the statement that the animal
has been dead for several days and will
not prove profitable to the discoverers.
The postoffice at Summsrland was
robbed last nigt. Safe-crackers entered
the building. broke open the safe, secured
over $500 and made their escape. An en-
trance was effected through the front
window by breaking the glass. The build
ing is occupied as postoffice and sta
tionery store. Nothing was touched but
the contents of the safe. No explosives
were used, but a hole was drilled between
the dial and the handle through which
the combination was thrown off. From
the safe there was taken $3.50 in stamps
and $500 Ill com. Private papers and tie
money drawers were taken from the safs
also. The tools for the work were taken
from BLACKSMITH shop and were all ra-
turned, except a hammer left in the
office. There is no clue so far to the rob-
bers.