The herald., 1897-08-04
AVALON

AVALON, Aug. 3.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) The skating rink is favorite
place of amusement in Avalon. On Satur-
day prizes were given as follows: The best
lady skater, Mrs. Dunlap; most graceful
girl skater, Donna Farrow; best boy skater,
Willie Cline, the 10-year--old son of W. HI.
Cline the constable of Avalon. There was
also an exciting race between a bicyclist,
Mr. jenkins, and Jack Larrabee. on
skates. The race was one mile, and Mr..
Larrabee won both heats. Mr. Jenkins was
somewhat handicapped by the sharpness
of the turns, and fell from his wheel once
or twice during the race.
Henry e. Strong is camping here.
Frank F. Davis of Pomona is in Avalon.
c. H. Wilcox and wife and Fred Lewis of
Pomona are staying at the Island Villa.
La Paloma made very pleasant trip
to San Clemente on Saturday, taking the
following guests, who enjoyed a stay of two
hours and half on the island: E. Thorne,
M. P. Arnold, E. H. Olsen, J. D. Putnam,
Mr.. and Mrs. West, J. C. Willmann, Mr..
and Mrs. F. A. Hartmann, Miss Anita Nc
Kenna, c. A. West, A. w. Jasper Charles
E. Marshall, A. G.. Gaylord, Miss Terry
Georger Hulda Haberecht Kittie X. Hey
wood, Dollie Davis, Miss H. Schrake Mr..
and Mrs. c. c. Brown and Mrs. A. c.
Dougherty.
l.. Thorne of Los Angeles spent Sunday
in Avalon.
George Steckel and ]. H. Chanslor regis
tered at the Metropole.
z. E. Beeson and Mrs. Beeson arrived
yesterday and will take possession of their
camp, Highlands as soon as their furni-
ture arrives.
Mr. Gibbs of the Van Nuys hotel is stay
ing at the Metropole for few days.
r. McCaffery train dispatcher of the
Southern Pacific in Los Angeles, is camp
ing here on Eddy Terrace.
James Murray and wife of San Bernar-
dino are occupying a pretty tent on Cres-
cent avenue.
H. E. Strong of Pomona, with C. C. Paine
of Cleveland, o., were out with Mexican
Joe on Monday to Empire Landing and
caught twenty-four yellowtail, six barra-
cuda and two rock bass, making total of
4S0 pounds of fish, in three hours.
r. Frank House, John Johnston and wife,
DR.. Frank Garcelon and family of Pomona
are enjoying a visit to Avalon.
Henry G. Tirnsley and wife are tenting
on Clarissa avenue.
A party consisting of the following char
tered the Catalina under Capt H. J. San
ders yesterday for a fishing excursion to
the isthmus: Fl. A. Darling, F. Qua and
Miss A. Brown of Los Angeles, C. C. Paine
of Cleveland, o.. and Mrs. w. E. Swaine
of Mansfield. o. They made the biggest
catch of the season. on rod and reel bring
ing home with them fifty yellowtail
They had two skiffs in tow under the
charge of Mexican Joe and Billy Sarnow,
the two boats being about equally success
full in catching the fish.
]. S. Castleman and family of Riverside
are staying for a month at Eddy Terrace
Isaac r. Diller. wife and som and Mrs
M. l.. Mendenhall of Springfield, ILL.,, are
spending week in Avalon.
F. H. Stockett and wife of albuquerque
N. NJ, and Joel Adams wife and child are
staying at Eddy Terrace.
]. B. Sweetapple ana wife of Los Angeles,
Miss Wright and Miss Saf1ina Mathis of
Galesburg, ILL.,, have christened their tent
Camp Clmb-Up.'
The Santa Ana took out the following
San Franciscans, who are camping here
for the summer, yesterday on a fishing ex-
cursion to Johnson's: Mrs. George L. King.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Klink, Stewart An
derson, Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Haight, Miss
Klink and Master King. They had a most
successful and enjoyable trip.