The herald., 1896-09-10
NEWSkOTESFROM PASADENA
David Smythe Solves a Me.
chanical Problem
A COMPANY IS ORGANIZED
To Manufacture the New Bookbinding
Machine
A COMPANY IS ORGANIZED
The SaIvatIonlsts Conclude Their Harvest,Fes.
tival Celebration Baseball Game.
Social Doings-News Notes

PASADENA, Sept. 9.-The smythe
Automatic Machine company was or
ganized yesterday, with David Smythe
Of North Pasadena as president and the
capital $300,00 The purpose of the cor
poration is the manufacture and sale
Of the bookbinding machine upon which
Mr.. Smythe has spent long years of
study and labor. The stockholders are
the inventor, his son and Mr.. Evans Of
Los Angeles. The invention, which is
the only one of it's kind in existence,
is at present to be seen in Hodges shop
on North Raymond avenue. 1t does the
work of dozen or more people. The
work of the machine is to gather to-
gether the sections of the book and pile
them one on the other. Ten signatures
are placed in at once, and when they
issue from the machine they are in order
for binding. The invention solves diff
f1cult problem in bookmaking.
HARVEST FESTIVAL.
Last night was the last of the Saliva
tion Army harvest festival in Williams
hall. The program included the address
by G. A. Gibbs, ESQ.,, the sale of articles
and religious exercises by the corps.
The floral decorations were very elab-
crate and they will be allowed to re-
main the rest of the week. All but 10
per cent Of the proceeds, which amount
to $55, will be sent to the army head
quarters in New York. Brigadier Keppel
and Ensign Fong Foo Lee, Chinese
speaker, will be with us next Saturday
and Sunday. =
BASE BALL.
The Pasadena Base Ball club defeated
the Mckinley colored club by the score
of q ~ z this afternoon Oil the bicycle
track grounds. There were about 100
spectators. Shaw and Boston of the Los
Angeles Trilbys performed the battery
work for the McKinleys. Following are
the names Of the players: Beebe, p;
Blattenburg, S.; Boynton, Sd: Spencer,
1st; Haynes, I'd; Leland, c.; Buchanan,
!. f.: Neumeyer, C. f.; Morrison, r. f.
Mckinley club-Carr. I'd; Clark, c. f.;
Turner SIS; Dent. 1st; Griffin, I'd; Ford.
r.. f.; Seagreaves, |. f.; Boston, p.; Shaw,
catcher.
The death of Mrs. Hannah N. Saxton
occurred yesterday afternoon at her
home on West California street. De-
ceased was 73 years of age and had been
here only a short period. Her husband
survives her. The body will be shipped
to Berlin. Wis. for interment.
Mr. H. e. stibbins Of Riverside has
taken the agency for the San Fran
cisco Call in this city. Mr.. Stibbins has
been in the newspaper business some
time and is well Informed in his line.
The agency will be quartered at Fessen
den's stationary store.
The center of town will be without
electric light for a few nights owing to
q broken dynamo at the power house.
1.~Ir I,k,I1 I1c,s tot nofs fsnxr
tomorrow evening.
The funeral of John Markle, who died
at Alhambra yesterday. will be held in
the undertaking parlorS of Lippincott
& Co. tomorrow morning at $3.50 O'clock
and the remains will be sent to West
Newton, Pa, for interment.
The Ladies'A id society of the Chris
tian church will give a basket social at
the home of Mr.. Phillips on South Mo-
line avenue tomorrow afternoon from
10 o'clock to s.
A petition to the council asking that
bicyclers be allowed to ride on the side
walks during wet weather is being nu-
merously signed.
The ILL.,. A. of the Y. NJ. c.. A. will open
for the season on Thursday evening of
this week at the rooms of the associa-
tfon.
j. H. Holmes and family left this
morning for Coronado.
H. M. Lutz Is at home from his vaca-
ton at Coronado.
H. c. Allen of North Euclid avenue is
up from Long Beach for few days. He
and family will return to the city about
the first of the month.
G. w. Witherill and wife went to Riv-
erside to take in the bicycle races.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Smith left today
for stay at Long Beach.
Miss Altha Mehany entertained her
young lady friends with music this af-
ternoon.
E. G. Webster went to San Diego this
morning.
Editor w. S. Melick of the Lancaster
Gazette was in the city today.
Officer Goltman has returned from his
vacation and is again on duty.
Miss Stanton of Grace hill is the guest
Of Miss Tracy Clud at Long Beach be-
fore leaving Cor her school in the east
Misses Helen Daggett and Airline Va
lette leave next week for their studies
in the east.
DIR. and Mrs. Berry Of North Euclid
avenue have returned from San Diego.
The Bryan club held its regular
weekly meeting this evening, and the
headquarters in the Webster block
were filled with interested spectators
D. X. Trask nd Joseph Simons were
the speakers. and their addresses were
well considered arguments and were
we'll received.