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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-30
GENERAL oReELYs 27e DAYS or
nEAHA

The true story OF those AS days Of SUI.
fering by Greely's heroic little band Of
explorers In the Arctic region has been
told by General Greedy himself, for the
first time, for the October Ladies' Home
Journal. For years General Greedy has
kept M unbroken silence about his fear
full experience and that OF his compan-
Ions, as they dropped dead one by one at
his side, and 1t was only after the great
est persuasion that the famous explor-
er was induced to write the story.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-30
BUSINESS NOTICES.

Benefit combined with luxury. Several
parties have the privilege Of a-bathing
while taking the Kelley Treatment In
Portland. Go now by all means.
There ID nothing equal to success.
Tho Kelley Institute, 161 Congress st.,
Portland, Il daily asserting its Inn
portapCe and value IN meeting tho de-
mauds made upon It by those who de.
sire TO become cured Of rum, opium, and
tobacco diseases, % well % OF Deryous-
nees and nervous prostrstion. Cosre-
spondsnCe solieltod.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-30
CORN FACTORY BURNED.
A BAD FIRE AT NORTH WATERFORD.

The corn canning factory at North
Waterford, owned by A. Ii. Burnham OF
Bridgton, was burned Wednesday even
ing, with all the machinery and about
800, 900 cans. The store shed containing
about 1000 cans was saved, also the
husking shed.
The factory was to have begun run
ming on Thursday, and the boilers had
been fired up Wednesday getting things
ia readiness. The origin OF the fire Is
not known, but 1t is supposed to have
been due to some defect about the boil
ers.
The loss il estimated at $40, 600, with
an insurance Of $4,000. In addition
there IL Of course loss on this years
cut of corn, as 200 acres Of corn was just
ready to begin cutting. The corn will
probably be used, part Of 1t going to
Bridgton, where Mr.. Burnhsm has an
other factory, and part Of II to Bethel,
but most Of It will have to be hauled
much longer distance.
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the MAINE FEDERATION.

The Maine Federation OF Woman 8
Clubs will meet in Brunswick, Sept. Is,
90 and 30, 1898. The president and one
delegate from each club federated will
be entertained by the Saturday Club OF
Brunswick.
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NOTICE. TO TAX PAYERS.

Notice il hereby given that costs VII
be made on all taxes comm'tteu Iol vi
year 1897. remaining unpaid on ana aI'er
Sspts mber LIST, without further not'ee'
CHANDLER GARLAND, Collector.
Aug. I'D, '9S.
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Tr Aliens FesbEass.

powder 70 10 shstsa Inso ~ shess. As -.
sss.os your ~ 40 s.olls1, ssr.e.. s.d p:
or t,sSs shoes, TT insi's Fost kass. It oeols
tho lesS and mskss Wnlk1ng easy: Cure swollen
and sweatisg IA. bllsesfs ard calloas sPoes.
Relieves corHa and bunione OF al PAIN ana gtves
drurgists and shoe stores for Nc. Trial package
FREE. Address, Allen 8. Olmsted, lie Roy. N. Y.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-30

Bangor claims the youngest drummer
in the state-a boy not quite y years oio,
sou of q harness maker, who recently, y
Is asserted, made trip into Aroossoc p.
County, and took orders snoen'Ans !"
$500.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-30
BORN.

In East Bethel, Aug, 81. to the wife Of insIey
I. Young. q daughter.
In Norway. Aug. /. 70 the wife Of Joseph p.
Martelle, daughter.
In West Paris, Aug. %. to the wife Of Calvin
l.. WAshburn, q son.
In Norway, Aug Is. 70 the wife of WILDER n.
Tucker, q son.
In Rn,nford Fails, Aug 8. 10 the wife Of Mr..
=. G. Myers. daughter.
In Hanover, Aug. u, 10 the wife Of Allen
Richardson. q son. 20 pounds).
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-30
TIVE CANTON RACES.

Ths Canton races were very hotly con-
tested and interesting. The track was
In the pink Of condition.
r. g. Dunn's little black stallion,
Elder Boone, won the 70 class easily
driven on loose rein, and lowered bis
record to 'a3 "a, which was evidently
no limit OF his speed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-30

]. X. Gilbert Lewiston.
VIM. y. Brann. Auburn.
y. A. Conapt, Lewiston.
q. T. Lander, Sabattus.
II. A. Coffin, Lewiston.
COB
Frank walker, wstervilie.
l.. q. Grover. Bethel.
W. L. Grover. Harrison.
Albert W. Grover. Bethel.
Alfred Libby. Harrison.
Benz. Hin. Harrison.
co. c.
Geo H. Barrows. Sumner.
c. II. Prince, Buckneld.
Abel Irish, Buckfeld.
Az Warren. Buckheid.
J. II. Young. Buckfeld.
A. A. Roberts. Turner.
y. =. French. Norway.
J. Warren. North Buckneid.
Stephen c. Head, East Sumner.
VIM. n. Downs. East sumner
Gideon Fletcher, North Buckneld.
Moses +. Kimbsll. Norway.
ID. A. Jordan. Norway.
Osgood Drew. Albany.
Bravity Marston. Mechanic FAILS.
COD.
J. II. Davis, South Woodstock.
3. c. Barrows. Bolster's Mills.
T. Leavitt, Chase's Mills.
J. Z. Ashe, Auburn.
Shirley Merrill. Howe's Corner.
c. y. Farrar. Bryapt's Pond.
G. A. Whitman. Bryants Pond.
CO. Y.
W. II. Cutter. Lewiston.
John Wallace. Lisbon.
VIM. r. Alexander, Sabattus.
T. II. Sawyer, Auburn.
Joshua L.itleheid. Minot.
ID. 8. Curtis. Auburn.
c. H. Curtis, Auburn.
George Y. Morrow. Auburn.
r. N. sykes, Auburn.
Clark Mitchell. Auburn.
cor.
Geo W. Cole, Paris.
H. " Bolster. South Paris
Hudson knight, South Paris.
S. A. Bolster. Boston. Mass.
j. II. Barrows, Bethel.
l.. l.. Jackson. Gorham. y. IL.
J. u. Newton, Andoyer.
Joseph Brown. North Woodstock.
Chandler Swift, South Paris.
II. r. Eastman. Rumford.
]. b. Poland, Mechanic Falls.
Milton Morton, South Paris.
co. @.
A. p. Lamb. Auburn.
Charles Thurston. Danville Junction.
G. G. Libby. South Danville.
Z. C. Robinson, Danville.
G. ii. Trtpp, Rumford Falls.
TT. Downing, Minot.
W. W. Royal. Auburn.
Greeleaf Emery. Riley Plantation.
w. Stone, East Poland.
George Wagg. Danville.
Almon Croker. oxford.
Marx A. Herrick, Mechanic Falls.
CO. II.
VIM T. Cox. North Norway.
Charles A. Young, South Paris.
A. Y. Noyes, Norway.
l.. ID. Randall, Hebron.
Albion Moody, St0neham.
&. s. Penley, Norway.
Lewis Lovejoy, Norway,
co. !.
James White, Auburn.
Milton Leavitt. Livermore.
T.. W. Hin, Upper Gloucester.
John G.. Abbott, Welchville.
W. L. Monk, Welchville.
r. d. Norris, Strichland's Ferry.
w. futile, Buckfeld.
willard Carver, Auburn.
CO. X.
Aaron Page, Norway.
Paris Page, Waterford.
A R. Hill, Brown6eld.
sUTLER.
A. X. Jackson. South Paris.
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OLE o..

In Roxbury. Aug. 81, Ira Reynolds, aged W
years.
In Weld. Aug Is. George Lou. daughter OF
Geo and Luiie Hiiborn, aged 10 months.
In Norway. Aug. 10. Mrs. Rosanns A. Crock
EFT, agci 81 years, Q months.
In GIlead, Aug. II, Mrs Hannah Cannon.
In Bethel, Aug. q, Howari v. Chapman.
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MARRIED.

In West Paris, Aug. n. by Rev. y. Y. Wheeler.
Mr. Norman Bnsscy and Misc i. Maud HeAld.
both of Buckleld.
In Lowell. Aug. Il. Nj. Roy Lebanon Of
Lowell and Miss Gcorgiana Reed Towers, OF
Meadows, n. II.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-30

-, and after June -. isse. trains leave south
80 Going down: seq A N, Sundays IN.
t,',.iedl. >, 81 A. M. ale 4. n; Soing up ss
a N y. n 0il p. n. sundays incuse"j'
y - ...ror tain arrive. 10 10 A. -.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-30

s .u' Il The village. JUST a. tneI
s-.y. eva bvstander noticed a paper
-E afeggs drop from their wsgon, ana
struck the wheel aud whiTleo
through the air. there was yellow
--.-.s .a he atmosphere. Say, dldn
H.. .-.r something called out tue
-.-,i spectator, a. he watched 20 see
Ri Pei drive back after what was ieit
off.-.r eggs. They didn't stop for the
Fs-s- lag but took the rest that they
ta. grouped. and quite crowd whieh
t.t --smb.ed smiled as the yellow
>.--. safVreckage was gathered up. 1,
VS. -l-1.e containing shout four M
60, some reddish liquid. and II WASH
even sed
Wednesday afternoon there were M
me-.ls hunder showers around, snd the
extremely oppressive air seemed sur
cH...I v irh electricity. During the
4,- 10 he afternoon the showers hso
apparently settled down 10 a kind OF ih'
---Dr--.r, 6rizIle. and there had been nc
lightning for perhaps an hour, wh'n
,lr. r. few minutes af'er SIX, there
same binding fash, followed az
G1. interval bv crash which sound
et more Ike an explosion Of dynamite
'hIc me ordinary cracking thunder
One zen, who was walking up me
,itaNe' X by Odd Fellows Block, i'm
Wsch,e'y hegsn searching along tn'
ground for the hole made by the iight
tlng Tie declared thst the bolt lei
riSht beside him. and thst the y heels o.
tSe electric car. which wss Just ccmins
fcHl the street, were a solid mass o
q ne The main discharge seems Z
h've Teen near the upper end OF Nor
Way village, where the lightning strue'
pole near he house of Mrs. Jones VI
tliS pole was transformer. the top o
witch VAS cut or blown of, and the eur
Ten' rau on the wires over both villages
All The lights on the inesndeseeut eircui
went cut. Two or three people ut NOT
way we're affected slightly by the shock
out no serious injury or damage u II
ported.
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49,, Congregational Church. r. J. HAushson n
%, = m sunday, preaching services. 10: -
FHss'l' :. ~ y NJ sabbath school Il -. T.
= - meeting Tuesday evening; Cnris-
..A' ~. ,,svor meeting sunday evening.
"a ,,l,s,li.t Church, Rev. l. A Bean, fAs-
,.- On sunday. morning prayer messing, ~ =;
~ IN, ssrvire. 10 - A. NJ sabbath Schcoi
y - t,,ssoTth League Meeting. r. NJ, even
l. Yer meeting p. "; prayer meeeing
~ - evening; class meeting, Friday evening
Espiist Church. Rev. Il. " kamshen, rss.ot'
- II N: prayer meeting 100 r. ~,
Lev Meeting Tuesday evening.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-14
SANTA MONICA

The Tennis Tournament This Week the
Big Event of the Year
SANTA MONICA, August 13.-The ex-
tremely hot weather of the past week has
daily driven hundreds from the interior
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-14
LONG BEACH
Uuprecedentedly Successful Season.
Boating, Bathing and Fishing

Never In the history of the place have
there been so many people here as now, the
Influx during the last three weeks especi-
ally being unprecedented. The Chautau-
qua assembly and summer school bring
crowds of people. the majority of whom re-
main until the schools reopen In the latter
Part of September. The annual Methodist
camp meeting, which follows Chautauqua.
also attracts thousands from all over the
country, most of whom. like the Chautau-
quans, remain until September. The
Chautauqua summer school, which has
been in charge of Prof. o. p. Phillips of the
University of Southern California, closed
It's four-weeks' session Friday. The school
has bean well conducted and well patron
lied, and the season just closed has been
the most prosperous and successful in its
history.
The following young ladies'. members of
mans taily-ho and enjoyed the pleasure of
drive along the matchless beach, stop
ping long enough to partake or an elegant
lunch at Boilers. after which the drive was
resumed: Mrs. William T.. Ferguson, Ma
bel Ferguson Adelaide Ferne Ford, Rowena
Josephine Moore, May Geraldine Kimble,
Edith c. Whitaker, Mamie Snow Longiey,
Elsie Kimbe, Marguerite Moore, Bertha
Pollard, Pansy Louise Whitaker, Mabel
Gordon, Helen r. Carhart Virginia Dry
den, Belle Coulter and Jessie Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. lothian Bixby, Miss Fanny
Bixby and lothian, jr., left for two
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-14
VIEW AT LONG BEACH

Mrs Wirth and son of Weldon, Kern
county, are spending the summer here at
the beach.
Mrs. |. l.. Fetterman and Miss Maude
Fetterman left for a short visit to Catalina
on Friday.
Miss Mary Bauer of Anaheim is at the
beach visiting her sister, Mrs. George Cur
It's.
Mrs. c. F. johnson, wife Of the president
Of the city trustees will leave tomorrow for
an extended visit to her old home at James,
willie, Wis.
At the Hotels
Iowa Vilia-R. J. Bellinghurst. W. W.
Murray and family w. Sandercook, Lulu
Sandercook, Lottie Sandercook, Mrs. H. j.
Patterson, Riverside; Fred Cutie, Frank
Williams. Vanderbilt; Mrs. A. d. Hopfield,
S. C. Wing, NJ. H. Madden Los Angels;
Mrs. A. C. Kurtz, Miss Floy e. Kurtz,
Phoenix, Ariz. J. 7. Jerman, Los Angeles.
Sea Side Inn--C. Kircher. J. X. Wanthrop,
Jr., st. Louis; Mrs. L. f. Armour, Pomona;
d. w. Wulzen, Jr.. and wife, San Fran
cisco; Herman Blatz, Lamanda; E. w.
Carpenter, South Pasadena; M. w. Davis
and family, W. b. French. Or. Fl. w. Brod-
beck Mrs. Y. Mungar and family, p. P.
Hellman. J. A. Sherman. Mrs. M. L. MUIR
ray, Mrs. r. Hawkinson, w. B. Harding,
S. c. Wing, Fred W. Forester, Los An
geles; Judge Towner, Riverside.
Julian-Mrs John Ansley, Orange; Mrs,
| w. G. Coulson, San Francisco; Mrs Bib
ber Orange; Charles II. Dunlay, Mast Il
A. {. Brown. L. Mesmer Los Angels; " Z,
NJ Ards. Downey; P. W. Merrck, Miss
E. McDermid, Pasadena; Edith Prince Bib
ber Orange; Mrs. NJ. V. Everest, Mocatawa
Park. Mich.
The pictures on this page of Long Beach
and Terminal Island are from photos taken
pv Schattman of Long Beach. W. s. C.
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private lawns. The regular meets of the
club are held Tuesdays and Fridays at
the Robertson garden, and the Acker,lawn
has been the scene of many pleasant games
during the past week.
Walter Robertson and Miss Frances
Roberts arc members of a house party
being entertained at Mrs. Howland's Cen
tinella home.
dinner on Friday evening in honor of the
Baroness Harden-H Hickey.
Miss Henshaw entertained at an after
noon tea on Friday.
Mrs. Catherine Bettner spent Friday in
Riverside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Pemberton of Los
Angeles will spend tennis week al the
Anchorage. Chas. f. Sloane is also guest
at this place, as are Miss Antoinette
Humphreys, Miss Blanche Louan and
Mrs. Humphreys of Redlands.
Patr!ce Harden-Hickey is here, a guest
of the Baroness Harden-Hckey.
Mss Hilda Hasse of the Soldiers home
and Miss Esther Hunt of Los Angeles are
"baching" in Rustic canyon, where they.
are busy with brush and palette transfer
ring the beauties of nature to canvas.
Mrs. ]. w. Mills and son of the Pomona
forestry station. are guests Of Mrs. J. H.
Barber.
Mrs Hasse of the Soldiers home enter
tanned a jolly party of young folks at a
picnic In Topango canyon on Wednesday.
]. H. Barber Of the Forestry station has
received official notice of his promotion
TO the Agricultural station at Paso Robes.
for which place he and his family will de-
part the last OF the month. r. d.
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the descent Is made over the same road in
thirty minutes. AT 1000 feet elevation there
is loop that permits the road to enter an
other canyon up which 1t climbs. Finally
with a second loop it reaches the summit,
where a magnificent view of ocean and
mountains is obtained. From this point
both sides of the island can be seen with
the ocean smiling at its feet. In the back
ground are the mountains, Black Jack 1000
feet and Mt. Orizaba 1850 feet. From the
summit the road winds along the ocean for
two miles and then dips down into Middle
Ranch canyon with its undulating hills
and valleys, the haunt Of thousands of
sheep and feathered beasts. The goats are
farther over in the interior. In the spring
the ground is covered with wild flowers
giving a mosaic effect that is indescribable.
Well down in the canyon the coach passes
"old town. the site of the early Indians
camp, where fiints and broken pottery
shell fishhooks. skulls and bones indicate
the homes Of the Indian tribes. Thence
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in the Putting Pig, with Hotson as boat
man. and landed three yeliowtal. four bar
racuda and a number of rock bass in a
short time.
Percy Neal has just returned from the
isthmus, where he has been acting as beat
man for Mr.. Frank Smith during the past
three days. The party landed fifty-seven
yellowtail and about five hundred pounds OF
rock bass, sheepshead, founders and other
bottom fish.
E. A. Wiltsee owner of the yacht Aggie.
of San Francisco, is here, waiting for her
to arrive. This will be the first trip the
Aggie has made to these waters in four
years.
The launch Adelaide was chartered yes
terday by party composed Of John Tay
lor, Ed Harder, DR.. and Mrs +. Maiden.
Miss Gertrude Ross, Mrs. Goodrich, Miss
Flynn and Rudolph Flynn. The isthmus
was the point of interest in the trip, and
when the launch reached there the party
quickly donned bathing suits and enjoyed
| dip in the warm water of the ocean.
The launch Santa Ana was chartered yes
| terday afternoon by Judge Joe Banning.
who invited party of friends for a trip
| around the coast.
| Captain Burnham's yacht San Diego has
| returned from trip around the island. She
| started three days ago and stopped at all
the points of interest en- route.
| C. A. Sumner arrived from San Pedro
this morning In his launch Hornet. The
run over was made in three hours and
halg, and a very smooth passage was re-
ported. Mr.. Sumner Is accompanied by
+. w. King. The Hornet will remain here
until the middle of next week. and as much
longer as the fishing remains good.
! Personals
Miss J. Wolfskill, Miss l. Wolfslsill and
Mr.. M. Wolfskill are guests at the Metro
pole.
T. K. Ainsworth of the Redondo road is
spending few days here.
| c. p. Morehouse of Pasadena has return
| ed to the island for try at the Jew fish. He
lis accompanied by Miss V. Morehouse and
| Miss Agnes Holmes
Warren Gillelen, OF the Broadway bank.
is registered at the Grand View. He will
remain until Monday.
At the Hotels
Metropole-Miss NJ Elmore, H. L. Har-
rs, H. II. Means, Mrs. ]. Wolfskill, Miss l.
| Wolfskill, F. r. Marley, A. c. Bilike Chas.
Lloyd, George S. Scovel, George o. Rich,
IC. w. Porter, r. X. Ainsworth, Mrs. f. ].
Gilmore. Captain Robinson, w. Kendrick.
W. Chadbourne, Los Angeles; NJ. Wolfskill.
Santa Monica; j. H. GRADER. Pomona B.
N. Stenar. L. D. Steinar, Mrs. L. Mub-
bron, Sacramento; Col. c. P. Morehouse.
Miss V. Morehouse, Miss Agnes Holmes,
Pasadena: w. C. Breakinredge. Tucson
Arizona.
Island Villa-A. A. Moore, Easton, Pa:
s. S. Schuer, New York; w. ]. Likins, C.
P. Likins, Riverside; J. H. GRADER, Po-
mona; Miss F. Simpkins. Durand, Miss:
Miss r. Smith, Fullerton. James F. Ben
nett. Chicago; ]. B. Meehan, Miss c. Nee
han, Miss F. Mclaughlin, Oakland; c. H
Wild. Bowie; Mrs. E. NJ Boley, Miss =.
Boley, Redlands; L. Romans, J. A. Parker.
Mrs. I. NJ. Henry, G. Robinson. w. Ken
drick. w. G. Bayley, X. Thorn, Miss NJ.
Tang, Mrs. L. B. Cook, L. H. Bachelor.
Los Angeles.
Grand view-W. J. Mcintyre, Miss Julis
Mcintyre, Riverside; +. g. Bushnell, M. J.
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Wooster are spending week here the
guests of Miss Carrie Hart.
The power yacht Dawn is favorite boat
with pleasure parties. the following per-
sons having chartered and made cruises IN
her during the week: Arthur Ellis, Frances
Twecdy, Viola Gray, Winnie Gray, Mabel
Coulson, Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Taylor, Fred
L. Brown, Mae Coburn. MARVEL Cowan,
Fred Miles, Mrs. j. L. Duuley, Mrs. II. j..
Whitley, Miss Ella Slauson, Irma Malone,
Kittie q. Roberts. Lulu Malone, Roy Ma
lone Lena Sler, Ella Siler, II. E jameson,
Orme l.. Baker. Frances Pearce, Barbara
Baker, Mrs. Jennie Baker. Grace Talbot.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Mott NJ. Lob. Another
party were: A. J. Wise, II. W. Brewer,
Ben Martin, Maude Wolfe, Mrs. X. W.
Martin, Mrs $. j. Wolf. Duncan Reynolds,
Bessie V. Vickery, w. A. Greene, Miss
Ruby Martin, Robert Martin, Fred Wiley.
Alec Cate. Nora Passon. Arthur King,
Myrtle King. Zula Passon. Charles Penuts,
Arthur Miller, Nancy Masters, Mrs. j. 4
Stradlee, Mr.. J. Stradlee. Mrs. Joe. c.
Burke, Joe. c. Burke, Estella. Robertson,
W. NJ. Hayes, Maybell Stevens. W. X. Ed
wards, Maude Mendenhal. King Ross, Mel
Rupp, William Rayshaw, c. Owen, Carrie
Il. Austin, e. IL. Nunnley.
The power yacht Santa Barbara took out
large pleasure party Thursday night, the
party enjoying the sail immensely.
Mrs. E. =. Clarke and son of Los An
geles and Mrs. Hazeton of Prescott, Ariz.,
spent q day here the fore part of the week.
Walter Brown of Los Angeles spent a
week here with his friend, Philo Lindley,
In his lodge, the Independent Roost on
Magnolia avenue
Mrs. II. l.. Lunt entertained number OF
ladies at her home on Third street Thurs
DAY afternoon, at which about twenty-five
were present. Cards with the pictures of
forty authors were passed around, each OF
the guests drawing one in turn and writing
the name OF the author. The prize. fine
picture of Emerson, the work of the hostess.
went to Mrs. Darling.
Miss Sarah A. Allen. who has been spend
ing several months with her sister, s..s e.
A. Reeve, will return to her Minneapolis
home next week
Rev. s. {. Kendall OF the Congregational
church will preach on Sunday in Pasadena
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TERMINAL ISLAND
The Pleasures Of the Daily Dip-Ex-
pert Lady Swimmers

TERMINAL ISLAND, Aug. 13.-This has
been the most successful season as far as
VISITORS are concerned that the island has
ever mad. The superior bathing and boat
ing advantages Of the place have made it
very popular resort, among the ladies and
children especially, as it is the ideal place
in which to learn to swim. There are now
large number Of ladies who may fairly be
termed good swimmers, several of whom
are experts who think nothing of diving
off the end of the wharf and swimming
ashore, repeating the performance several
times before concluding their daily dip.
Miss Grace Laubersheimer Of Wilmington
and Miss Mae Bosbyshell of this place are
in the expert class, their grace and dar-
ing in the water being proverbial at this
place, their diving feats especially COM
manding admiration. There are also Miss
May and Miss Daisy Hitchcock. brave
swimmers who like to swim out and dive
Off the floats. also Mrs. H. M. Sale who has
only just learned the graceful and health
giving art, who created something of q
sensation on the morning of Thursday by
swimming out without the assistance of
Prof. Kahn, the swimming teacher. to the
float and back again.
anu MIS-. NJ. ESileS gave a yaCHt-
ing beach party In honor of their young
friends. Misses Florence Jones and Anna
Fay of Los Angeles on Wednesday, at
which were present besides. Miss Edith
Kirkpatrick, Mr.. Allan Hancock George
Sweet. Ed. or. The party went to Portu-
guese bend and caughtpn large number Of
fish on the trip; Miss Florence Jones car
ried Off the honor byteatching the largest
yellowtail, the weight of which was es-
timated at anything between 40 and 50
pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Stuart Of Los An
geles are the guests of DR.. and Mrs. W.
w. Hitchcock at their home the "Lotus'
cottage.
Mrs. Fred L. Baker gave candy-pulI
Monday evening atf her cottage Saints
Rest, at which large number of young
people were present. The party was given
in honor of the Misses Todd andb of NIisa
Belle Baker of Los Angeles.
Mrs. nj. s. Baker and daughter, Miss
Belle Baker, are guests at the Saints
Rest.
The campers got together Tuesday even
Ing and had jolly dance at the Terminal
Pavilion. The power yacht Santa Bar
bara brought a merry party from Long
Beach the same evening who Joined the
campers In their festivities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wenger of Los Angeles are
frequent visitors at the beach. They are
very fond Of the bathing at this place.
Mrs. Rule, mother F. X. Rule, Is visiting
that gentleman at his new cottage ON
Ocean Front, near Seventh street.
The Alert Pleasure club of Pasadena
passed through here Thursday on their
way to Santa Barbara and the island Of
San Nicholas, which places they will visit
in a pleasure boat
Mrs. W. 8. Smell. her daughter, ldrs. Geo.