The herald., 1896-02-15
PASADENA NEWS
on the old athletic grounds on South
Fair Oaks.

Fair Oaks. ,--
BREvITrEs
B. w. Lsdd is building $2500 resi-.
dence on North Passdsna avenue.
Mrs. Caroline Walker is to build
$4,000 home upon her property.
Miss Turner of The Lions Mouth
company was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. A. Jacobs on Mary street during her
stay here.
The funeral of Mrs Alice Lee Mo
Dowell was held this afternoon at the
Adams undertaking parlors at $3.50
o'clock Rev. Fl. w. Lathe offlciated.
On Washington's birthday there 10 to
be a match game of base ball at the
bicycle grounds between the Grown
City and Los Angeles clubs. and possi-
bly, balloon ascension.
There is every prospect that work
will be commenced on the new hotel
not later than May 1st. The commit
tee on streets and alleys has granted
the concessions asked regarding the
width of Grand avenue.
A protest is being circulated aga inst
| the paving OF North Marengo avenue.
! The property owners along the street
who disapprove the idea do 80 on the
ground that it is not the time to do
the work and they fear the expense.
MrsC X Myers lost her grandmother
in Pennsylvania short time ago.
; Word has been received from the pub.
lie administrator of the county that
Mrs. Myers is one of three heirs to
large estate.
The Lyceum league met last evening
and an interesting debate was had on
the subject, Resolved, That the Farmer
| l~c< h.
Wife. Messrs. Stevenson, Bliss and
Fulton took the affirmative and the
negative was supported by L. II. Tur-
ner and Mrs. Taylor. The womsn's
side of the question won.
Miss Thomas, who has had charge Of
the books for Martin, the grocer, for
some time, has accepted position as
head bookkeepsr for the Boston store
of LBS Angeles. Mr.. John r. Keough
of Toronto, Canada, will assume the
position vacated by Miss Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holmes, mine host of
the Hotel Green, rendered to the guests
Of the hotel last evening a progressive
hearts party. The evening was much
enjoyed. The winners of the prizes
were Mrs. w. B. Kendall, Mr.. W. E.
Dunn, Mrs. E. Henning and Miss
Bruce.
The funeral services of the late John
f. Mills we're held at the North Meth.
odist Episcopal church yesterday after
noon. The services we're conducted by
Rev. J. G. Gowan, DR.. A. G. MAXWELL
and Rev. J. A. Wachof. The enter
ment was in Mountain View cemetery.
Frank Healy, in the street superin-
room off the hall on the same floor
with his office to chop little kindling.
He broke up few old box covers and
hammered around while and went
out with his kindling. In few mo-
ments Mr.. Pratt. in the city engineers
office, came in and says: Frank, did
you ever see dynamite cap?" 81 just
picked this up in the kindling ROOM"
Frank heaved sigh and said, "Oh myi"
The finishing touches are being put
on the asphalt pavement on Raymond
avenue, between Colorado and Locus.
streets. The area covered is ~ 7,605.1
square feet and the cutters aggregate
! about 25Si feet. 1t cost $6265 50, or q
fraction over 20 cents per square foot.
j. A. Fairchild had the contract.
There is some talk of the property
owners along Carlton hotel alley going
ahead and paving their own alley rum
ming from Fair Oaks to Raymond and
| UtIWSeu OJiOTduO anu OulOu 6LISoLak
by private contract.
There is to be meeting in the Pick
wick club rooms this evening for the
purpose of organizing chess club. It
is to be sort Of annex to the Pickwick
club, and many will be members OF
both organizations. Messrs. Orban,
Stouten berg, Ward, Kernaghen, Lock-
wood Gruendike, Hurdig, Edmonson,
and Thomas constitute the promoters
of the scheme.
An interesting program wNs carried
out at the high school this afternoon
| by pupils of the Ninth grade, includ-
ing an essay by Miss Moore; vocal solo,
Miss Mott; recitation, Miss McKeu-
ney, Gibson in School; cornet solo,
Mr.. Briggs; story, Mr. Shultz; Sam
Weller's Valentine, Mr.. Berry and Mr..
Bull: song. Glee club; Br'sr Rabbits
Valentine, Mr.. Shoemaker.
PERSONALS
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Sheppard, Jr.,
and daughter of Fall Rivsr, Mass, are
at the Hotel Green.
H. A. Perkins, who has been sojourn-
ing Tor few weeks in Kansas City, his
old home. has returned.
Mrs. George A. Steele and family
leave for visit to Santa Monica to-
morrow.
Mrs. M. Clemens of Grants Pass,
Ore, is guest at Hotel Green.
Mrs. l. NJ. Hill leaves in few days
for Denver, to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Floyd J. Nutting.
Mr.. s. d. Carey lies seriously i'll at
the residence of his daughter, Mrs. G..
Q. Horton. Mrs. Horizons daughtss is
improving from her attack OF scarlet
fever.
Recent arrivals at the Hotel Green
include Msssrs. M. Adams, G. S. Mar
SHALL Alfred II. Wilcox. Mrs. M. A.
Wilcox of San Francisco; John T. Long
and Il. J. Vldney, Los Angeles; Misses
/ May Burners, E. Carter, Mr.. W. Nor
ris, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Schwazmsnn and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. H. 9. Bunner. New
York; l.. j. Hatson, Wisconsin; Mr.
Chas. Wood, Miss 4. G. Wood, Utica,
New York; Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Bickert
Atlanta: Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Lind
green aud daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. f. @.
Mack, Mr.. V. F. Pearson, Chicago; j.
M. Thorpe, San Jose.
Ran Away
Twenty-Five dollars reward for the
detention of my son Norman DE Hay.
Ran away February s. About five feet
! seven inches tall red hair, light COM