The herald., 1897-07-08
ORANGE COUNTY
FULLERTON

| FULLERTON, July 7.-(Regular Core
spondence.) The Santa Fe company shipped
| $50 barrels of oil Saturday. Oil has beer
struck in large quantities in the company's
second well at a depth of HOO feet. The
grade is said to be the equal, If not better
than the oil being pumped fro mthe FIRST
well.
The managing committee has paid all this
bills of the Fourth of July celebration here
on Saturday.
Chadbourne hall has been provided with
a large number of new chairs.
There will be no preaching at the Baptist
church this month, as the pastor will be
absent.
There is some talk of establishing sec
ond library in Fullerton
Saturdays Tribune contained a large
half-tone engraving of the floral queen
and maids of honor.
The Ladies' Aid society sold over fifty
gallons of ice cream Saturday.
E. r. Amerige departed Sunday for an
extended visit to his old home at Maiden.
Mass.
K. F. Parker has bought twenty acres of
land in La Habra valley from w. ]. Hole.
o. M. Soudan has leased T. S. Grimshaw' S
warehouse and will store grain and hay
therein this season.
John Gardiner came home from Duarte
to be present at the celebration.
Mrs. Hinrichs. the famous singer, has
returned from San Francisco to join her
husbands opera company.
Over $50 tickets were sold for the Bryan
speaking at Los Angeles. Fullerton,
guaranteeing that certain number of peo-
pie would go. is the only town in South
ern California that got a rate of one fare
for the round trip.
E. R. Amerige and Mr.. and Mrs. G. Fl.
Amerige delightfully."- entertained a num-
ber of friends at the ST. George hotel on
Saturday.
]. Harvey McDermont of this place and
Miss Clara Schultz. formerly of Fuller
ton. were married in Oakland last Thurs
day The newlywedded couple will make
Fullerton their future home.
Misses Anna Vail and May Heaslip are
visiting Mrs. Orin Weston of Redondo
Beach.
]. f. Ford and family are at Newport
Beach for a weeks outing. Thomas Hand
cock will look after the business at the
newsdepot during Mr.. Ford's absence.
Miss Leila Pfeninger, student at the
Los Angeles normal school. it at home to
spend her vacation.
Angeles after visiting friends here for sew
eral days
Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder Ross have returned
from a camping trip up to "Old Badly"
The stockholders of the Fruit Growers
bank have reelected the old board of Off
GERS: B. G. Balcom, president and cashier;
Paul Seeger of Tustin. 'vice-president; j.
f. Davis, secretary. The outstanding 80
per cent of the stock will all have been
paid in before Aug. 1st, giving the bank
8. paid up capital stock of $25. .O00 The bank
has been established almost two years
and its business has gradually increased
under the able management The stock
holders are well pleased with the past
years business. and state that notwith-
standing the cry Of hard times, the local
deposits are steadily on the increase
Hundreds of tons of new baled hay is
being hauled in from the valley and stored
in the warehouses along the railroad
track.
Apricot picking is now in full blast in
this section, giving employment to many
hands.
County Coroner Clark. Harry Clark and
Amos Clark have filed on a mining claim at
the head of Trabuco canyon. which is to
be known as the Three Brothers.
Joe Rogers, a former resident of this
section, was arrested at os N.etos yes
terday charged with robbery.
Joe Lyons has returned home from Ari-
zona.
A large quantity of oil is being pumped
rom the new well that exploded last
week. the gas OF the well igniting from
nearby boiler. 1t is believed that fully