Friday, December 30, 2011

Happy New Year - 1912!

One hundred years ago the Grove rang in the New Year with a bang and a big wedding. From the Daily Review of January 2012:
"PHIL OYER MAKES CAPTURE OF SOLDIER-BURGLAR.  Two of the men who smashed the windows of Cummings' jewelry store and McEachren's furniture store are in the City Prison, and it is only the matter of a short time when the others implicated will be behind bars. Those under arrest are Private Gundy and Private J.I. Smith, both of M Company of the Eighth Regiment. There is a civilian and one more soldier implicated who have not yet been caught. Constable Phil Oyer of Pacific Grove deserves the credit of having arrested Private Smith, secured a confession and recovered nearly all the loot. Chief of Police Englund arrested Gundy early in the day, and on searching his quarters a pair of diamond cuff buttons from Cummings' store were found. Last evening Constable Oyer got hold of a clew that Smith was tangled up in the robbery, and he went to work on the case about eight o'clock and a few minutes later he had Smith in custody. When Smith saw the officer coming he surrendered. He admitted he had taken part in the robbery and confessed in full....Smith then took Constable Oyer to a place on Lighthouse avenue near the Presdio gate and showed him where the jewelry taken from Cummings' store was buried...The 38 caliber Colt revolver was hid under the steps of the quarters of Company M at the Presidio and had been taken by Smith. The other revolver was taken by Gundy and Smith said it was hid in the wash room of Company M. The men say they were drunk when they committed the robbery. Smith and Grundy will be charged with burglary."

"FREDERICK RHODES AND MISS MABEL BERWICK MARRIED.   Miss Mabel Berwick, daughter of our townsman, Edward Berwick, was married at the home of her father in this city on Saturday last, the man of her choice being Frederick Rhodes. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Edward H. Moloney, rector of St. Mary's by the Sea. The wedding was private, only the members of the Berwick family being present.  The bride is a Monterey county girl, having been born on the fruit ranch in the Carmel valley which she now owns, and where she will reside in the future. Miss Berwick has been active in club work in both Pacific Grove and Monterey and is ex-president of the Treble Clef Club of this city and she has many friends who will extend congratulations. Mr. Rhodes is a nephew of the late Cecil Rhodes of South Africa fame. He was born in India, but educated in London. He has spent a great deal of time in South Africa and was a trusted employee of his uncle. He at one time made the trip from Cape Town northward through Africa to the mouth of the Nile and was one of two white men who survived the journey...Mr Rhodes came to America several years ago and almost direct to California. A few months ago he came to Monterey to visit H.J. Nichol in New Monterey and took a prominent part in the entertainment of the officers of the English sloops of war that were here a few months ago. At that time he met Miss Berwick."