The herald., 1898-02-01
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PASADENA

PASADENA, Jan. I.-Regular Cor
respondence.) AT the regular meeting
of the city council this afternoon, March
LIST was set as the day for the holding of
the primary election of delegates to the
city conventions.
The ordinance ordering down signs
which project over the sidewalk was
adopted with the amendment giving un-
til March 1st for the removal of same.
Bonds and interest coupons were or
dered redeemed, leaving $4,000 outstand-
ing for sewer bonds.
S. Vickers was granted permission to
keep five cows at his place on Boston
court.
Bids for city offices were received and
opened.
SOCIAL DOINGS
Ex-Treasurer A. M. Clifford of Court
Crown of the Valley, No. ST. l. o. F.,
was the recipient Saturday evening of a
handsome eight day clock, presented by
members of the order as a token Of
their esteem, the occasion being appro-
his position, which he has held for the
past six years. The committee who
made the presentation was composed of
r. N. Maiden. Robert Pegg and A. r..
Mills. Learning of the action of the For
esters the fire department, of which Mr..
Clifford is engineer, presented himself
and wife with a handsome wicker chair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kimball and
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evening at their home on South Moline
avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. Kimball have re-
Gently arrived from Marshalltown. Iowa.
and will make this city their home. The
evening was devoted to card playing.
music, recitations and the serving of re-
freshments. Most of the guests were
former residents of Marshalltown.
Miss Laurena Hansen of San Pasqual
street, who recently returned from the
east. was given surprise party Satur-
day evening. The guests entertained
themselves with cards, music and dane
ing.
Mrs. C. d. Sargent of Holliston avenue
entertained the fortnightly meeting of
the Monday Afternoon club this after
noon. Mrs. H. NJ. Gabriel and Mrs. H. G.
Bennett read papers. These were fol-
supper.
The Jerusha Dow entertainment,w which
achieved such a marked success last
Thursday evening, was repeated this
evening in the Universalist church un-
der the direction of Miss Jessie Sabine,
who managed the former production
BREvITIES
The stockholders of the Pasadena
Lake Vineyard Land and Water COM
pany met this afternoon and elected the
old board of directors as follows: c. M.
Parker, John Allin, f. d. Stevens, c. c.
Brown, w. J. Craig, James Clark, E. H.
Royce. These gentlemen at their regu-
lar monthly meeting for February elect
officers.
The Franklin school was today closed
for one week on account of reports of
scarlet fever. The rooms will be all
thoroughly disenfected. This precau-
tion was not thought absolutely neces-
sary, but was taken in order to be on
the safe side. The report that Mr. and
Mrs. ]. F. Gantzer's daughter had the
fever is declared to be incorrect by the
doctor who attended her.
The death of Gersham T. Breed, aged
s8 years, occurred at two o'clock this
morning at his home on Palmetto drive.
Mr.. Breed was a native of Fayetteville,
N. Y, and was a brother of the late
Charles G. Breed whose death occurred
only a short time ago. He had lived
here three years and died of apoplexy.
The funeral will be held at the house
Thursday afternoon and the remains
will be sent to Milwaukee.
A telegram from Peter Steil announces
that he was on the Corona which sank a
short time ago on its way to Alaska. Mr..
Steil lost his grub but more was OBJ
talned and he will proceed to the gold
fields.
Rev. c. T. Douglass of the First Bap-
fist church announced yesterday that in
few days he would tender his resigna-
tion in order that he may accept the po-
sition of general missionary of South
Carolina and Arizona.
Harry e. Andrews has purchased the
local Times circulation of DR.. E. w.
Wood.
PERSONAL
Mrs. Ulrich left for Palm Springs this
morning.
Earl Rogers was in the city today from
Los Angeles.
Mrs. C. C. Parlin left today for Port
land, Ore.
e. F. Hurlbut Of South Orange Grove
avenue is confined to his home by i'll
ness.
Miss Genevieve Church is confined to
her home by Illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Cravens have re-
turned from Corona.
Judge and Mrs. H. H. Rose spent yes
terday at Redondo.
Mrs. Sarah Walker is visiting friends
In Hanford.