The herald., 1897-02-07
PASADENA
Express Wagon and Electric Car Ceiiide- den-
erai News


PASADENA. Feb 6.-Electric car No.
95 collided with an express wagon beng
driven by Allen Hatch last evening, on
the corner of Fair Oaks avenue ana
Columbia street. The tongue or the
wagon was broken and Mr.. Hatch had to
send to town for assistance before he
could deliver his goods. The car suf-
fered the breakage of one of the Win
dows, and no one was hurt. The motor
man and a number of passengers who
saw the accident say that the car bell
was rung repeatedly and that Mr. Hatch
should not have been driving so near
the track The eXpressman claims,
however, that he did not hear the bell
and blames the motorman for careless
ness The officials of the road will look
into the matter.
A THROOP LECTURE.
There was good attendance at the
lecture given last evening by Rev. Henry
Cook of Boston in Throop assembly hail.
The affair was under the auspices of the
Throop Literary society and netted the
society some $50 El Captain was rem
dered by an orchestra, under the dire2
ton of Harold Simpson, after which
DR.. Cook was introduced by President
Ed Barker of the Literary society. The
L
fellow, whose life he reviewed. telling of
his domestic relations, describing his
house in Cambridge, and giving in
stances of Longfellow's affection for
children. Longfellow, he said. quoting
an English author, was more widely
read in England than Shakespeare.
Among the literary and musical selec-
tions which were given in addition 20
the lecture were the song, Come to Me,
o, Ye Children, by MissMary Beery; reci
tation, The Children's Hour by Miss
Bessie Richards, and Resignation. Day
lis Done. Wreck of the Hesperus, reci-
tations by the lecturer. The thanks of
the school and also handsomely bound
volume of Our Italy were presented to
Rev. Mr. Cook by President Barker 1T
the close of the lecture. DR.. Baldwin of
Claremont college made few appropIi-
ate remarks, after which America was
sung.
DIDN'T HIT HIM
Harry Martin young man who works
at Hoag's livery stable, was tried this
afternoon in Judge Rossiters court Cor
an assault alleged to have been com
mitted on the person of Floyd LathroD
The charge was preferred by the boys
mother Mrs Carrie Z. Lathrop. The
witnesses for the prosecution were Il
number of the boys playmates, j. Mes
ser, Fairy Steil, Edith and Ethel Peg
and Mabel Vail, who testified that they
were coming home from school Thurs
day afternoon and stopped to gather
poppies on lot near Mr. Martini =
house on Lincoln avenue. They sali
that Mr.. Martin had chased them off and
struck Floyd on the hip with a rake
Mrs .Lathrop testified that the boy had
come home in a very excited frame CT
mind and that there was a red brllise
on his side Mrs. Martin, wife of the
defendant, testified that she had told
the children mot to pick poppies on their
premises, and that. as the children did
not mind her she called in her husband
who commanded them to leave. and as
Floyd was obstinate. he pushed him off
with the rake, but did not hit him. Mar
tin was pronounced not guilty and dis
charged.
SOCIAL NOTES.
A party of twenty ladies were enter
tanned by Mrs. James Parker at her
home on South Madison avenue at pro-
sressive euchre yesterday a&ternoon.
The house was artistically decorated
with carnations and violets. Pink heart
shaped score cards decorated with vio-
let's were used. Prizes were won bv Mrs
Fuller of Los Angeles, who was awarded
the first prize, a silver hat brush; Mrs
Hurlbut, lonehand prize, a beautiful
vase. and the consolation prize. silver
sHoe norm was gwen Miss Minnie Beck
The guests We're Mines. II. r. Hertel
George Beck, Lyman a. Craig. IT, II
Rose, d. B. Van Slyck. IT. ]. Rigg. Ball
l.. p. Hansen, Misses Rigg. Jessie Rirg
Blocki and several friends from Los
Angeles
Mrs. Myers of Lincoln avenue enter
tanned friends last evening i'm honor Of
her son. Harry Myers The guests were
school boys and girls and the evening
was spent in playing games and the en-
joyment of music and refresments
Piano selections We're given by Misses
Maud Glen and Flora Jones and Theron
Rice rendered a violin solo. Those pres
ent were Mrs. c. K. Myers Mrs Bran
dow, Misses Daisy Lewis, Allie Mckee
Fanny Pierce, Lydia Brown. Anna La
velle. Olive Fryer, Flora Jones. Maud
Glen, Lulu Myers, Messrs Harry Nv
ers, Lester Bright Fletcher Burt Lewis
Anderson. Jesse Wore. Cheney Stevens
George Delworth, Burt Simpson. Guy
Hamlin. Ray Spaldwin. Theron Rice.
The Married Ladies' West Side. EuChre
club was entertained by Mrs A. II. Met
calfe yesterday afternoon in the parlors
of the Green. The score cards We're vcrv
artistic. Mrs. f. F. Rowland won first
prize, Mrs. E. r. Hull second prize. Mrs.
c. S. Christy lone hand. The parlors
were very prettily decorated and de-
licious refreshments We're served. The
guests were Mines. B. M. Jewett, Della
Senter. Andrew McNally, Glow, Mohr.
G. g. Green, "A. c. Armstrong. A. A. Lib
by T.. S:@s,C!s Lowe, jr., C. W. Bell,C. p.
Norehouse,> e. r. Hull, C. s. Cristy, j. D.