The herald., 1897-08-21
PASADENA

PASADENA, Aug. 20.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) The width of Dayton street
at the corner of Fair Oaks avenue is likely
to stand between E. C. Webster and his
electric package and express scheme. Mr.
Webster and an engineer visited the Doty
block this morning with view to making
arrangements for locating express head
quarters there. Mr.. Webster has the option
of renting or buying the building He may
rent 1t at $25 per month or buy it for S20,-
900. In either case track must be laid from
the main track on South Fair Oaks ave-
nue. to the rear of the Doty block, whose
lower floor Mr. Webster proposes to use
Dayton street is only thirty three feet wide
at this place and both Mr.. Mitchell of the
Hotel Mitchell and Chief Turbett of the
fire department declare that they will take
steps to prevent a track being laid there.
1t is understood that Mr.. Webster receives
the package express business from the
directors of the electric road in recognition
of his services in interesting capital when
the road was projected.
DOG POISONING
George C. Anderegg of North Fair Oaks
avenue explains the attempted hold-up of
Bert Edwards which was alleged to have
taken place last Saturday night. Mr..
Anderegg had recently lost dog by poison
and had spotted man who rode bicycle
| as the poisoner. He lay in ambush for this
man. who resembles Edwards, and mistook
Edwards for him. Anderegg says he asked
Edwards to stop so that he could see his
face. Instead of stopping the bicyclist
made off as fast as he could. And the dog
poisoner goes merrily on. A few days ago
small black and tan dog that had been
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Hurlbut's pet for some
years was poisoned. Mr.. and Mrs. Hurl-
but, who live on the corner of Garfield ave-
nue. and Adena street, had two of these
dogs, and valued the one that died very
highly, as he cost $50 eight years ago. Both
dogs ate the poisoned meat which had been
chopped and thrown into the yard by some
unknown person. The younger dog was
saved.
A DRUNKEN DRIVER
drunken man driving a single vehicle
ran over John Ecroyd, aged years, on
South Fair Oaks avenue last evening about
Is o'clock, while John and an elder brother
were driving their goat team. The boy
was taken to the receiving hospital and
twenty stitches were taken in his injured
scalp. A broken shoulder was also set
and his face and lips were found badly
hurt. The elder brother says the man who
drove the team was very drunk and driv-
ing rapidly. He did not stop to see what
damage he had done, and now the officers
wish to call his attention to it. They have
fair description of him. Young Ecroyd is
the son of John H. Ecroyd, who has a
blacksmith shop on Mills street.
BREVITIES
The executive committee of the Oratorio
society, which has had under consideration
the securing of Harley Hamilton of Los
Angeles as the society's director, believe
now that their arrangements are COM
pleted and that Mr. Hamilton will accept
The circular letter, calling the attention
of members and friends to the needs and
plans of the society is in the hands of the
printers and will soon be sent out. The
affairs of the organization are improving
daily, and with proper support the highest
success will be gained.
Three members of the A. o. U. W. were
initiated in the third degree last evening
by team from Monrovia. The members
of the lodge adjourned to the banquet hall
after the work and enjoyed refreshments
of ice cream sandwiches, etc.. served by