The herald., 1896-11-22

a cold chisel dropping on the sidewalk
She arose, and, looking out, saw tw,
tall men clad in rubber coats and hats
One of them stood at the head of
dark horse. which was hitched to a ligh
topless buggy, and the other man pound
ed at the mailbox. The lady saw then
drive up Marengo avenue. and gave M
alarm, for reasons best known to her
self.
Mr.. Philip Buck, who is a baker fo
Heiser & DeHuff, was coming d>wr
town, met the men near the Wilson higf
school on North Marengo avenue. ant
reported the fact to the police. Nothing
was done, as there was no reason tC
believe that there were men at any mis-
chief then.
1t is reasonable to believe that the
tools with which the work was done were
stolen from the plumbing shop of G. T
Downing on South Fair Oaks avenue. Al
about midnight Jim Chapman, who runs
night lunch counter on South Fail
Oaks avenue, heard a strange noise in
the rear of his place in a room which Mr.
Downing uses as workshop. He went
back and peered through window. bu,
saw nothing out of the way Yesterday
morning it was found that the shop
had been entered and kit of tools val
ued at s45 and belonging to Fred Down
ing had been stolerN The officers think
that they know about who perperated
the burglary, and it is likely that the
thieves Will be given chance to follow
up the acquaintance with Uncle Sam
which they have begun through the
mail
THE BALL GAME.
The best crowd of the season turned
out to see the baseball game this after
noon at the bicycle track grounds be-
tween the Tufts-Lyon club and the To-
cal club. The game was a good one from
the start and was won by the visitors
by the good score of to g. The winners
are the amateur champions of the Pa
cific coast in their class. having recently
won the Examiner pennant Features
of the batting We're Smiths pair of two
baggers and Leland's and Boynton's S
two-baggers for the home team, Cum
mings' three-base hit and Farrow's two
two-base hits for the visitors. Jordan
and Robinson acted as umpires.
PHILOSOPHICAL.
The Pasadena branch of the Theo-
sophical society of America has found
it necessary to change it's quarters in
order to meet the increased attendance
at the regular meetings. They will ac-
cordingly be held hereafter in the board
of trade rooms on West Colorado street
every Sunday evening at 7:45 o'clock
The rooms are large enough to seat $50
people with ease, and the board of trade
agrees to provide 100 seats to begin with
and more if needed. The room is we'll
lighted and ventilated and being on the
ground floor a still larger attendance is
anticipated. Mr.. T. A. Collins, the music
dealer, has placed a piano at the new
headquarters, and hereafter music will
be a feature of the meetings On Sun
day evening Abbott B. Clark of Los An
geles will deliver the first lecture in the
new quarters, his subject being THE
Power Behind the Throne" At the close
of the lecture questions from the audi
ence will be answered. All are cordially
invited.
A CHARGE OF CRUELTY.
The charge of cruelty to children,
which was received by the Humane So
ciety was investigated today by officer
Sla ter. Mr.. and Mrs. Koenig live on Wi
mona avenue and have two boys each
years old, besides two younger children.
1t is alleged that the twins have been the
recipients of beatings until the blood
runs, of foodless days and other incon-
veniences. The father is a laboring man
said to be earning good wages. He has
served three months in jail for abusing
his wife and children before. and the lat
ter also takes part in the abuse of the
children. Mr.. and Mrs. Koenig were di-
vorced once in Oakland but were later
remarked. She says that her husband
Is not as bad as he is painted, and that
she herself is often too sick to attend to
her children, who are unruly. A nurse
in the family has seen no cruelty prac-
ticed, she says. The officers of the HUI
name society have agreed not to prose-
cute the matter if the children are
not further ill-treated
A CHURCH SOCIAL.
The young people of the Christian
church gave an entertainment last
evening at the church, which was large
ly attended The several selections
which We're given by Miss Eva Stanleys
Sunday school class were as follows:
Piano duet, Miss Anna Dayhoff and Miss
Eva Stanley; recitation, Efiie Gilbert;
duet, Violet Clark and Ethel Flint; rec-
tation, Flora Waters; vocal solo, Violet
Clark recitation, Grace Short; duet,
George and Fred Short; recitation, Cora
Allen; chorus by the Wh>ee class. Re-
freshments were served and a social
hour enjoyed after the program.
EPWORTH LEAGUE
There was good attendance at the
musical meeting of the Epworth league
last evening. The program was ar
ranged by Mrs. F. 5. Wallace, and con-
sisted of the oratorio music of Haydn,
Mozart, Handel and Mendelsshon. Miss
Sweesey and Mrs. Parker read inter-
esting compositions of this class, giving
many instructive facts in connection
therewith and the theses We're Illus
trated by the performance of selections
from the works named. Miss Goodwin
played Mozart fantasie, Miss Tyson
and Mrs. Wallace gave a piano duet,
two movements of Haydn's first SYM
phony "a beautiful composition); Miss
Daisy Polk and Miss Goodwin played
Mozart's A major sonata, for violin and
piano. another very fine number; Miss
Stoutenburgh sang the inspiring He
was Despised and Forsaken, from the
Messiah; DR.. j. T. Parker gave the BARI
tone solo, Lord God of Abraham, from
Mendelssohn's Elijah, and the closing
number was the vocal trio On Thee Each
Living Soul Awaits, from the Creation,
sung by Mrs. Clapp, Mr. Kendall (bari-
tone) and Mr.. Chas. A. Smith (tenor).
SUFFRAGE DISCUSSION
The main portion of the meeting of
the literary society of the Friends
church was devoted to discussion of the
Woman's suffrage question last evening,
taken part in by Mr.. and Mrs. G. B.
Hall, Miss Ella Hadley and Otto H.
Sprong. The musical and vocal part OF
the program was as follows: Solo by
Mrs. d. Mulford, The Dear Old Home,
accompanied by Mr.. c. c. Reynolds
music by the orchestra. consisting of c.
c. Reynolds, J. F. M. Allen, w. z. Taber
and Mr. Malcolm; duet by Miss Myrtle
Bufkin and Mr.. Allen, accompanied by
Miss Harriet e. Pyle
BREvITIES
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Dunford of Illinois
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