The herald., 1895-07-01
MATTERS IN PASADENA
A Joke That Proved to Be No
Joke at All
GEORGE GREEN'S AFFAIRS
The Effect Of Letter TO Mayor
RAIDER
Nj. Green Thought to Bluff II Out at First,
but Started on q Camping Trip.
Personal Items

PASADENA, June 3O-On THURSDAY
morning when George Green, who is
timer and cornice maker for Munger g.
GIiffiths, came to work % the shop doubt
less he noticed something peculiar in the
demeanor of his fellow workmen, but not
until one of them confronted him with
Thursdays Herald, containing the story
produced below, did he realize what was
in store for him. Green has the reputa-
ton among his acquaintance OF being
somewhat of a practical joker, but this
time he evidently thought the joke. il
there was any, was deci dedly the other
way. The matter has been kept very
qniet-although it created the greatest
CONSERVATION in the Green household
and no inquisitive newsgatherer has
learned word of it until today, when the
Herald correspondent followed up clue
and here is the story. This is the item
In Thursdays Herald:
George W. Green. a cofnice worker, who
left Joliet, Ill. several months ago fof Los
Angeles for the purpose OF lettering his
condition, has not been heard from since
March Gath.
Mrs. Green now believes that her hus.
band is either i'll somewhere Il the city
or that he has been foully dealt with.
Friends have communicated with the To-
cal authorities upon the subject Mayor
Raider yesterday received letter from
Chicago concerning Green. The mans
wife some time ago. wrote Chief OF Police
wrote Postmaster Van Dusen, and he re-
piled that there were six letters here at
the postotfioe waiting for him. postmarked
"Morris, Ill.," as that is where they
lived for the last year or so.
There was great depression in business
T., tho viciuitv ne JOliat and MOrria last
year, and Green was one of those who
started out to find something to do, and
II ne was successful it was the intention
that Mrs. Green would follow later on.
Green has no pad habits. He is but 80
years of age, six feet in height, very slen-
der. blue eyes, sandy mustache and
brown hair.
When the men in the shop showed this
to Green whom the description fits exact
~. remaking upon the further tritling
coincidence that the namo and initials
were exactly the same, and also the fact
that the person whom they had always
supposed to be the genuine Mrs. Green
did not appear to have lost anybody,
'Groen managed to parry their thrusts,
although they guyed him most unmerci-
fully. But the next morning, when the
men appeared for work he was missing.
and then his companions segan to be
convinced of what they had merely con-
jectured before. One of them got hold of
him with Mrs. Green and her numerous
family OF children camped some distance
from town on the way to parts unknown.
He had fitted out camp wagon and
started IN journey for his health. The
young man tried to induce him to return
Tor he is good workman and his SER
vices were In demand at the shop but the
thought of the other Mrs. Green being
camped on his trail was too much so it
is not likely that he will come back
although it is reported that be was seen
here again last night.
Green has been in Pasadena over a year.
Shortly after he arrived he was joined
by widow with several youngsters from
Chicago, who were introduced as his wife
ana children. Some two months ago
twins were born to them, one of which
died while the other is still alive. bright
pretty baby. Its grandmother arrived
here sometime before its birth and is
still iE Pasadena, one of the children now
being with her.
Brevities
PASADENA, June 30.-A number OF
changes are being made i'll the location OF
business firms this week, among then,
being the following: The store just vacat-
ed Ivy =. 2. Bonham is being fitted up for
the occupancy of new grocery firm,
while the office room adjoining, which
has been used by J.S.C Cox, is to be thrown
into the same room. Mayor Cox has .e.
moved to the Ward block. The new
Balm block, on South Fair Oaks avenue.
is to be occupied by the electric light and
power company on one side and new
restaurant on the other. Bangham Bros.
pre moving into their new quarters on
East Colorado street. Mr.. Bonham has
moved into his new quarters in the lately
completed Hugus- ham building. and
the remainder of the building will soon
be OcCupied nv other tenants
The walls of tie new Richardson block,
on East Colorado street, are being rapidly
reared. and when the structure is COM
pete it will no doubt he a handsome
building. on South Raymond avenu O. is
progressing at good rate and will soon
show an imposing front on that street.
A private car for the electric road has
been received, and is now stored at the
power house. 1t is smaller than the other
cars. OF course. and is a very neat and
comfortable appearing car.
The widening of Raymond avenue, soon
to be commenced, will make OF that thor
oughfarc one of the finest streets in the
city.
The work of extending the sewer on
Worcester avenue is another important
Piece OF work that will soon DO under
way. The matter OF making sewer conne.-
tivns seems to meet with some opposi-
ton on the part of those who have re-
will probably be an airing Of the matter
at the council meeting tomorrow (Mon-
day. whom the subject comes up. 1t is to
be hoped that satisfactory adjustment
OF the matter may be arrived at by
which all living along the line of a sewer
may connect with the same and the bur-
den Of expense be fairly adjusted.
A party of Pasadenans, ing Mrs.
Maria Stewart, Mrs. Bixby and daus hter,
Misses Banbury and Veal, Mrs. Lord,
Messrs Allen and Banbury, leave Monday
morning on the Southern Pacific for
three months stay in the east.