The herald., 1897-07-25
PASADENA

PASADENA, July 24-(Regular Core
spondence.) Death entered one of Pasa-
dena's homes under unusually sorrowful
circumstances yesterday evening" when
Miss Blanche Johnston, daughter of Mrs
Anna H. Johnston of Los Robes avenue,
was stricken with fatal hemorrahge of the
brain, and died few hours later almost
on the eve of her wedding day. Miss John
ston was to have been married next We'd
nesday to Mr.. A. B. Stevens, eldest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stevens of North
Marengo avenue. and preparations for the
wedding were all complete, even to the
furnishing of the new home into which the
happy couple were to step after the cere-
mony had made them man and wife. Mr..
stevens mother was on the way home from
the east to be present at the wedding and
when she arrived this morning it was only
to find her sons f1ancee cold in death. Miss
Johnston had not been well since grad
uating from Throop Polytechnic in June
having overworked at that time, but had
since been away at the beach, and it was
thought that she was convalescent and
would soon be as well as ever. About the
middle Of the afternoon she complained
of feeling dizzy and lay down to rest,
but as this only seemed to aggravate the
trouble, she thought walk in the open
air would do her good. Starting for her
new home, only short distance away, she
felt worse and it was with difficulty that
She reached the house, where she expected
to find Mr.. Stevens. He was not there, but
arrived a few minutes later to find her
lying on a couch in the hall and almost
unconscious. He ran back to her home to
summon her mother, calling for DR.. Dali
rymple on the way, who pronounced the
trouble hemorrhage of the brain. Miss
Johnston soon became entirely unconscious
and was removed to her home. where she
l. OH hale lncf civ
o'clock. Miss Johnston was a bright, Iowa
BILE girl, about q years of age, and had re-
sided in Pasadena eleven years, having
host of friends, to whom her death Will
come as a shock, bue particularly to her
fiance, Mr.. Stevens, and her immediate
family, who have the heartfelt sympathy
of all who know them. The funeral will be
held at the family residence next Monday
morning at 10 o'clock.
FAILED TO RETURN
A man who had been doing cement work
in Pasadena for some time by the name
of Roscum, got livery team and noun
tain wagon from Wiley & Greedy last
Thursday morning about O'clock saying
he wanted to get load of fruit, and has
not vet returned with the rig, and from
the appearance of things has no inten-
ton of doing so. He has been living with
his family on West Walnut street, but the
which would seem to indicate that he took
a CHEAP method of carting them away,
although it Is rather doubtful whether it
will prove so cheap in the end after all.
George Meyer, who formerly lived in ELS
worth. Kan, says this is not the first time
+ Roscum has used this means of making
himself scarce, having shaken the dust OF
Ellsworth off his feet in a similar man
ner, without paying q note for $2ao, Tor
;c brought
BREvITIEs
Tho iurv disagreed in the battery case
against Prof. G. Wharton. James, tried
Yesterday. standing nine for conviction
and three for acquittal. The case Will be
tried over again on the 10Th OF OCTOBER
giving. the professor time to make u TRIP
east and back. The testimony Tor the
prosecution was substantially the same DIS
given in The Herald, Prof. james version
differing in the matter OF the time witch tiie
how called him the offensive name, ne
claiming that it was before he struck the
how. while Edwards and his witnesses tes-
tilted that James struck him before any
names were called.
III. A. Gibson will be the speaker at the
regular public meeting of the Fasaueila
Philosophical society Sunday evening. MI:
Gibson'S subject will be Ihe foWer VI
Confidence"
The funeral of the late J. o. Hon was
held this morning at Lippincotts under
taking chapel, Rev. X. M. Webster oihciat-
ing. There was large attendance OF
sorrowing friends, including many mem
bers of the Maccabees, of which order de-
ceased was member. The pail bearers
were: w. S. Lacey. j. d. Ripley. s. M.
Munson, c. w. Jackson, j. S. Glasscock,
Edwin Drawbaugh.
The w. C. Il. U. parlor meeting at Mrs.
'Drawbaughs yesterday was very pleasant
and successful, socially and financially.
Mrs Gordon, matron of the Ransom home
of Los Angeles, ably presented the work
and needs of that institution organized
and sustained by the w. ct, U. of South
ern California. Miss Bedell, local supern-
tendent of that department, had charge of
the meeting.
= A broken water main at the corner of
Fair Oaks avenue and Colorado street
necessitated the removal of block of the
asphalt before it could be repaired.
The examination of Charles Harrison.
the man who shot Joe Reed at Santa Anita
q few nights ago in a drunken brawl, will
take place before Justice Rosster at 10
o'clock next Tuesday morning.
SOCIAL NOTES
Miss Alice Coleman entertained the men,
hers of the Symphony club this afternoon