The herald., 1897-12-07
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PASADENA

PASADENA, Dec. 6-(Regular Corre-
epondence.) AT the regular meeting of
the city council this afternoon President
Hartwell and Trustees Washburn.
Reynolds, Patten and Hamilton were
present The matter of opening and
extending Cypress avenue northward
was taken up. The Adams & Phillips
Co. offered to deed street-way through
their tract provided they would not have
to pay for the grading for others. AS the
city grade has not been established
through the tract the matter was put
off one week.
F. Fischbeck was denied permission
to erect large sign in front of his place
of business on East Colorado street.
A petition from the board of directors
of the Tournament of Roses association
was received, asking that the fire de-
partment be granted permission to take
part in the tournament of roses parade.
The request was granted and $lO was
appropriated for the display.
City Tax Collector Lacey reported
$13,4164S collected for real estate taxes
and 81 dog license. AS poundmaster he
had spent 50 in burying dogs.
The report of the city clerk was re-
ceived and approved.
Receipts aggregate $21,536.2S and the
expenditures foot up $1S,223.12 The larg-
est items of expenses were for streets,
library, fire department, police and
street sprinkling.
ST. ANDREWS FAIR
Thursday will be a gala day for Pasa-
dena. In the afternoon several hundreds
from this city will pay their respects
to that charming burg and make the fair
of st. Andrew so much the richer just
watch the afternoon cars sweeping by
loaded to their fullest extent Where
John F. Francis appears there is sure TO
he success. St. Andrews church, Pasa-
dena. will welcome his genial presence
on Thursday night He is always readv
to assist a good cause, no matter Wnefe
found. st. Andrews fair is certain to
he crowded on Thursday night. Success
attends success.
BREVITIES
Walter II. Coping. who conducts
rse-clipping business on Union street
and who resides at % North Fair oaks
avenue, suffered bad sprain of the LETT
knee in a scuffle with Lief Petrie this
evening Coping was standing guard
duty at the entrance of the armory OF
Company on Union street, 1t being the
regular weekly drill night. Petrie start
ed upstairs and he not being q member
of the company, Coping challenged
him. Petrie responded by grasping Cop
pings gun and twisting it in such man.
ner between the guards legs as to throw
him on the pavement. Coping suffered
great pain for time. DR.. T. F. Rowland
attended him and thinks he may be in
capacitated for work for some days.
Pasadena is likely soon to see the last
of Aunt Silvia Nichols, the ancient col
ored woman, whose bent figure, smiling
face and ever-present basket have been
familiar sights on the streets for some
years. Aunt Sylvia says she is no mig
GER" but a Kentuckian. Recently she
heard from her old home, where she had
been q slave She had saved $125, her
dead mans money" as she called it.
With this she had shipped to her an
old organ from the east. Recently she
took it into her head to return to Ken
lucky, and to this end she is selling tick
cts for a rattle for the organ, to take
place in the Brunswick billiard parlors
some time this week. Already she has
sold about $50 worth of tickets and an
nounces that she can find sale for many
more. The old woman lives in shanty
on North Pasadena avenue.
Loomis Ridley, a young colored man
who lives on Garfield avenue, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon by Constable
Sam Wallis for disturbing the peace. r..
B. Scott, another darky, swore out the
complaint before Justice Merriam. Rid
ley is said to be half-Witted. He has
been living with Mr.. and Mrs. Scott for
some time past. He is Mrs. Scott's
brother. Scott got tired of supporting
him and told him as much, whereupon
Ridley started in to clean out the fam
lily. Ridley appeared before Justice Mer-
riam and pleaded not guilty. He will
be tried tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
The same darkies have been in court be-
fore on account of family differences,
and a lively bout will probably take
place in Justice Merriam's court room.
The death of Mrs. Ida F. Stephens,
aged 43 years, occurred in South Pasa-
dena at 4:40 this afternoon, the disease
being consumption. Mrs. Stephens had
lived in South Pasadena about ten years,
coming her from Missouri. She had re-
Gently held the position of postmistress
and was beloved by all her many friends
She leaves husband and son, Roy
Stephens. The funeral will be held at
10 o'clock Wednesday morning from the
NJ K. church in South Pasadena.
Dr. and Mrs. B. NJ. Page of West Cal
ifornia street entertained with New
England dinner Saturday evening in
honor of Mr.. f. c. Bradley of New Hav-
en-, Conn. The host and hostess Were
assisted in receiving by Dr.. Pages
mother and Miss Blakslee. The affair
was in imitation Of the dinners given