The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-25
PASAOfNA'S BUILDINGS
NUMBER OF LUXURIOUS HOMES
BEING ERECTED
Sudden Death Of Miss Lily Thorne
Yesterday-Personal Mention
and Minor Happenings

East Colorado street,, July PA look
about town shows that great many new
buildings are in course of erection. Many
additions and improvements are also being
made so that the record Of last year of POI
buildings, placing Pasadena in the lead for
municipalities of its class in the county.
will be equaled or perhaps excelled this
year. On the corner of Bradford street and
Orange Grove avenue DR.. Chadbourne s
handsome home, being built at a cost OF
$4,000, Is nearing completion. 1t is of CO.
lonial style and contains twelve main
rooms, besides servants quarters. The liv-
ing rooms downstairs will be of polished
maple floors and finished In white cedar.
The doctors office will be situated on the
north side of the house. There will be an
elaborate arrangement of electric lights
and bells.
Another palatial residence will be built
by ]. S. Cravens at the corner of Arlington
drive and Orange Grove avenue. The foun-
dalton Is completed and the carpenters are
at work. This house will cost $4,000 and
will be of wood, iron and stone. The front
wall will be of ASHER cut stone running
to the roof and terminating in the gables.
The porch floors and basement will be of
and there will be also burglar-proof vault
| and safe.
C. w. Smith is remodeling his house al
the corner Of Columbia street and Fair
Oaks avenue, originally built by the Ray
mond estate.
Other residences are those of DR.. Van
Slyck, on North Euclid avenue, and DR..
Aver, on North Marengo. ]. Ellis will
n
street and South Fair Oaks avenue. An
addition is being built to the Wilson school,
and the Catholic school on North Fair Oaks
avenue is rapidly nearing completion.
Death of Miss Thorne
The sudden death of Miss Lily Thorns,
aged 10 years, occurred late last night al
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
Thorns of 755 Illinois street. Miss Thorns
had been i'll for some time, but her death
was altogether unexpected up to yesterday
afternoon. While she was talking in the
yard with a neighbor she was taken with
severe pain. She went into the house
and died few hours afterwards of heart
disease. The funeral arrangements will
mining in Inyo county, can be communal
railroad and communication may there
fore be delayed.
Notes
The state congress Of the Afro-Americar
league will be held In G. A. R. hall, this
city, on August 2, 8, and s. This organ
ization Is for the purpose of devising ways
and means for the benefiting of coioret
people, and about two hundred delegates
are expected to be In attendance. H. w
Turner of this city is the secretary fol
Southern California.
Services at the Peoples church in G. A
r. hall each Sunday afternoon at O'Clock
continue to draw good congregations The
services are on the order of Christian Sci
ence teachings and are conducted by Rev
Joseph Adams.
H. ]. Meyer of the City meat market hat
the misfortune to lose a gold watch, fol
and ring tbday while driving between thu
bicycle track on Lincoln avenue and Mil
lard canyon.
Policeman Goldman is enjoying twt
weeks vacation. When his vacation ha
expired other members of the force will
enjoy lay off.
Roger Sterrett, who recently went b.
wheel to his home in San Jose to reside
broke his ankle the other day by fallini
from porch.
Frank Heiss spent today at the beach, re
turning tonight with his wife.
C. H. Rhodes of California street an,
Lake avenue has sunk a we'll for the pur
pose of getting irrigating water for larg
| lemon orchard, and has struck water II
such quantities that 1t cannot be pumpe'
out fast enough.