The herald., 1898-12-25
NOW THEY'RE MARRIED
THEY WILL BE GLAD ToyBE LEFT
ALONE
4 Pasadena Pair Will Cease for Time
to Furnish Food for
Gossip


Herald. is West Colorado street, telephone
Red 675.) A Pasadena romance with sen
sation in it has just been finished b! the
marriage in Oakland of j. f. Barcus ana
Mrs Miller j. f. Barcus was formerly a
nillar in one of the Pasadena churches and
collector for the Pasadena Land and Wa
for com,anv. Later he established res
taurant and ran blind pig, which was
raided and he paid fine OF $40 Tor violating
the anti saloon ordinance. His domestic
affairs were also brought into the courtsand
some dirty linen aired, with the result that
his wife got divorce from him and Mrs
Miller also became divorced from her hus-
band: and now the whole affair Is closed
with the marriage of the grass widow and
the grass widower
BREVTTIES
The week between Christmas and New
Years is the last for the payment OF taxes
before delinquency, which occurs next sat
urday. December 81. The total amount to
be collected is $S4 ,S70.S6, of which over halt
is collected up to the present time Inc
amounts already received compares favor
ably with previous years, but still much re
mains to be paid.
G. G. Green. owner of the Hotel Green,
is the heaviest taxpayer in Pasadena, his
total amounting to S2l3435, which was paid
on December 20.
The Pasadena postoffice will be open Sun
day from ii a. m to p. m Tor the delivery
OF mail The carriers windows and general
delivery will both be open for the accommo-
dation of the public. The delay of the east
ern mail today and the large amount of mail
accumulating in the postottice make 1t nee
essary, if all the children are to get their
presents, that the office shall be open an ex-
ira hour tomorrow, and Postmaster Wat
kins has kindly arranged to accommodate
the children Another heavy eastern mail
will arrive from Santa Claus tomorrow.
Monday, December 26, 1898, the postoftice
will be open in all departments from s a. m.
to u NJ Carriers will make their regular
morning delivery and early morning collec-
ton from street letter boxes.
All the leading churches OF Pasadena will
hold special services tomorrow in accord
ance with the custom of nearly all the an
cient religions of the world. to celebrate
the triumph of light over the powers OF
darkness. which occurs at the winter sol
stlce. AHTlstlndS trees nave peth di idHeSd
to bring joy and gladness to the heart OF
the children and special musical services for
the benefit of the grown-ups.
The Young Ladies Opportunity club has
done good work for the past few weeks and
is now dispensing between two and three
hundred gifts to the children. They have
sent three large boxes to the Bethlehem
mission in Los Angeles and today held a
Christmas tree and tonight are distributing
gifts and clothing.
The Un;versalist Brotherhood orgsniza
ton will hold its usual lecture in the board
OF trade rooms on Sunday evening at 7:30
o. m. Mrs. l.. F. Groos will lecture on
"Light Through the Crannes.' Questions
from the audience on Theosophy will be ans
wered by the members. All are cordially
invited to be present.
Prof. Marsh OF Santa Barbara has re-
Gently exhibited new arc light reflector in
Pasadena that worked so well that it is
proposed to put few of them on the street
lights to project the rays up and down the
streets to better advantage.
Throop institute has arranged to incor-
porate gymnastics in its regular course and
give credits on it as on other subjects. Geo.
Braden has been engaged as instructor.
Mr. and Mrs. Benz w. Hahn entertained
the directors of the Pasadena Daily News
ard their wives at dinner last Thursday
night
The children Of the Lake-avenue Congre.
gational church were entertained last night
by Christmas tree and popcorn, candy and
jollification.
The pianist, Rosenthal, arrived on today's
limited from the ast,and is now at La
Pintoresca. Henry Wolfsatan, +. G. Fisher
and Ike Goldberg completed the Rosentha
party.
John Scott of Duarte was in town to-
day. He has just returned from Mexico
where he reports activity in mining cir
cles
Miss Franc Bolt. the daughter of Frank
c. Bolt, president of the San Gabriel Valley
bank, made her debut in society at her home
on Grand avenue Yesterday afternoon. The
affair was elaborate and elegant, over two
hundred people being present In the even
ing about seventy couples gathered at the
Valley Hunt club and danced and supped
in her honor.
+. j. Durant was Knocked down by bicv-
clist in front of his home on Columbia street
this morning and painfully hurt. The wheel
man was riding on the sidewalk and gave
the name of Royal Marcellus.
D. j. Mcpherson of 529 North Los RobIes
will leave in the morning for stav at Long
Beach for the health of his family.