The herald., 1897-08-11
PASADENA

lspondence.) At the meeting yesterday al
ternoon and evening of the Southern Cali
fornia Editorial association in Alpine tav-
ern reports were received and twenty new
members were elected. 1t was decided that
next years excursion should be to Yo-
semitic, and the executive committee was
instructed to make the necessary arrange
ments. The following officers were elected:
President, S. p. Baumgartner, Riverside
Press (re-elected).
First vice-president, w. s. MeliclS, Pasa-
dena News.
Second vice-president, r. c. HARRISON,
San Bernardino Sun.
Third vice-president, Miss S. M. Case,
Winchester Recorder.
Secretary, Charles H. Smith, Los An
geles Hotel Gazette (re-elected).
Financial secretary and treasurer, the
two offices being consolidated, Lyman L..
Shaw, Santa Ana Herald.
Executive committee, the president and
secretary, with C. D. Willard, Charles A.
Gardner and Scipio Craig.
Among the papers read and addresses
made were one by Mr.. Baumgartner on the
subject of Advertising Rates; by Mr..
Melick on 1.-THE Editor in the Legislature" {;
Mr.. Willard on 1.-The Ethics of Party Jour
nalism"; L. M. Holt, on 1.-The Coming
Boom" and the same gentleman upon
Circulation" for Mr. Spalding, who was
cursion. After electing Mr.. Lowe an hon
orary smember, the party enjoyed a ride
homeward in the moonlight.
j. b. Perret, an insurance agent, hitched
his horse and buggy in front of the Green
last evening. The horse broke his halter,
ran south on Raymond avenue and nearly
demolished a shanty occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson. the old colored people who
were burned out year or so ago. AS it
was, some preserved fruit and other arti-
cles were knocked out of the old peoples
cupboard. The runaway then kept on to
Fair Oaks avenue and up that avenue to
Union street. Here the horse slipped and
overturned a buggy occupied by Miss Jen-
ME Moomaw of North Moline avenue Miss
Moomaw was thrown out and somewhat
bruised, but not seriously hurt. The buggy
was dragged in the street and badly broken
up.
SOCIAL DOINGS
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Halstead
of California street were entertained with
a bicycle party last evening. Upon the re-
turn of the wheelers they were seated to an
elaborate spread, which was followed by
music. The guests were: Misses Hub
bard, Anne Hubbard, Marian Armstrong
Messrs. Hubbard, King Macomber, Paul
Fife.
Mr.. Carl Nash entertained gentleman
Los Robes avenue with mandolin and
guitar music and refreshments. Those
present were: Messrs. Harry Durrell, Wal
ter Fisher, Julius Jacobs and Fred Nash.
BREvITIES
Tomorrow two cases will be tried IN JUS
tice Rosster's court. Sometime ago Con-
stable Wallis sold some dried fruit belong
ing to p. w. Lloyd to F. M. Arnold. Later
the First National bank claimed the fruit,
Dt,1 4 M 7 e.. "a.
money. In the afternoon at o'clock the
RyanTest dog poisoning case will begin.
No one knows where it will end. The case
has been further complicated by the news
that Mrs. Test will swear she doesn't know
what poison is. The stomachs of Ryan S
poisoned dogs have been examined by a
Los Angeles chemist - =
The contracts for improvements of the
Painter hotel, amounting to S9365, has been
let to Weymouth Crowell, he being the low
est bidder for the carpenter work. The
plumbing and minor work has not yet been
arranged for. Mr.. Crowell agrees to finish
his job November 9Th.
Pasadena has been put upon the same
plane as San Francisco and other large cit
les in regard to fire insurance rates. Local
agents have been notified that the rate of
premium on frame houses has changed
from 60 to 40 per cent. This is to some ex-
tent commendatory of Pasadenas fire de-
partment.
The funeral of Warren Davis aged 20
years. who died at his home on Villa street
yesterday, will be held tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock from SAL Villa street.
Buses will leave the Brunswick billiard
hall tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 and p. m.
for the baseball game between the Pasa-
dena and Los Angeles (Examiner) teams.
The game will be played on the grounds at
the bicycle track.
John Berry, the young man run down by
a Terminal train between Los Angeles and
Pasadena yesterday morning, has recov-
cred consciousness and prospects are fair
for his recovery. The engineer on the Ter
minal train blew his whistle and rang the
bell, but Berry was confused by the pass
ing of electric and Santa Fe cars at the
same time.
George F.. Hutchins has received news of
the death of his wife's mother, Mrs. Car
ter, aged 50 years. in England. He has
also received news of the death of his un-
Gle, Rev. Richard Masters Hutchns, aged
SIS years.
Word has been received of the death of
Mrs. A. +. Kerr in Oakland of paralysis.
Mrs. Kerr who resided on Worcester ave-
nue. in this city some years ago, leaves
many friends here, besides a husband,
thiee daughters and a son in Oakland.
Swaine Firth, the man who gained noto-
riety and a sentence of thirty avs in iail