The herald., 1896-06-09

The lecturer has q reputation as q fine
speaker and the public will be inter-
ested in what he has to say. All invited.
BREvITIES.
Jason Evans has let the contract for q
fine residence, Dutch colonial style, to be
erected on the corner Of South Orange
Grove avenue and Arlington drive. at q
cost of about $4,000. M. Slavin has the
contract and the plans are in the hands
Of Messrs. Blick and Moore. The ma
terial used will be red brick. Mr.. Evans
property is 200 feet In frontage and, runs
back 500 feet in depth. The house will
be built with an unobstructed view Of
the arroyo. Work will begin at once.
A meeting Of property owners on Ma
rengo avenue was held Friday evening
at the home of b. D. Stevens. Mr.. We'd
der was chosen chairman and r. H. Pin
ney and ]. c. Cahill committee to find
the cost Of paving the avenue with con-
crete. The proposition to widen the
avenue has been made, but was not TAX
en- UP at the meeting.
The Junior league OF the Universalist
church gave q pleasant social in the
church basement Friday evening. on the
program being a violin solo by Miss
Pierce, piano solo by Miss Ella Bonner
and a piano duet by Miss Monroe and
Mrs. N. S. Leithead. Miss Grace Mon
roe had the affair in charge and to her
was due the enjoyment Of the evening.
Games were played and refreshments
were served.
L. v. Pearce, aged 81 years, died yes
terday at his late residence on North
RAYMOND avenue. The funeral services
Will be held some time tomorrow upon
the arrival Of friends from Visalia. De-
ceased leaves a wife and two children.
Officer Slater went to Los Angeles to-
day to investigate the message received
by him to the effect that q Mexican
named Jose Mariana had been arrested
with the harness in his possession that
had been stolen from the Drs. Row.
land some nights ago.
Mrs. Nuckoll, aged 81 years, attempt
ed suicide yesterday morning by cutting
her throat with razor. She is an in
valid and attempted the deed in a fit Of
dependency. She was found in the cell
lar by her daughter, who had seen her
go there. She had gashed her throat
and was bleeding from the wound. The
loss Of blood may yet cause her death.
A party including the following gen.
tlemen, most Of them members of the
Pasadena Gun club, engaged in a clay
pigeon shoot near the bicycle track on
Saturday afternoon: e. r. Hull, r. J.
Woodbury., frank Childs, G. p, More
house, ]. w. Banbury and Mr.. Menasco.
an expert of Los Angeles.
Knight d Harphan, Los Angeles attor-
neys. are suing Mrs. Rosa L. Whitmore
Of this city for the sum Of $1,000, alleged
to be due them for legal services.
Invitations for the wedding of their
daughter have been issued by Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Ribble of Arcadia street.
and on Thursday evening, June 18th.
Goldie Francelia Ribble and e. H. Will
hite will be married
Miss Emily Stanton and Miss Tracy
Cloud will spend their vacation here.
returning home the last Of the month.
when their school Is closed for the sum-
mer term.
Miss O. Brien. who has been spending
ten days at Santa Monica. has returned.
Mrs. T. Hovey left today for Chicago.
after remaining some weeks in Pesa-
dena.
w. H. Korstain Of the Star In down
with an attack of the measles
Ex-Governor L. A. Sheldon leaves to-
morrow for the st. Louis convention, to
which he Is q delegate.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. !. Cannon of North
Madison avenue leave for the east to-
morrow. to be gone some two months.
In their absence their home will be oc-
cupied by Mrs. c. o. Andrews and son Of
Chicago.
]. H. Merriam has been appointed dep
uty registration clerk.
Mrs, Suesserrott leaves tomorrow for
her old home in Gettysberg, where she
will remain.
DR.. Radabaugh and party leave to-
morrow for the east