Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-05
POMONA.
Sunday a Quiet Day-An Advisory
Election.

Election.
POMONA, April 4.-Sunday is always a
quiet day at Pomona. The churches
are each we'll patronized, while the hills
and the drives throughout the valley
and Ganesha park are reasonably
thronged by those who like to commune
with nature, and through nature up to
natures God.
We are told that a petition was drawn
up Saturday for signatures agreeing to
call an advisory election to learn the
sentiment of the people of the city on
the question of high license or NO
license, and to let each side abide the
result, and carry out the wish OF the
majority the in matter. We understand
that this movement is actuated by de-
sire to harmonize the now inharmonious
condition of things upon this question.
The city council will meet tomorrow
night, when the question of calling an
election upon the division of the city
will be considered. It has been in
timated to us that the divisionists have
lately counted noses" in quiet way.
Whether this be 80 or not, they seem to
be sanguine of success, while those who
oppose the move are equally confident
OF defeating the measure.
The deputy sheriff, Mr.. Rowland, who
summoned venire for the Grapeland
case, has transmitted his bill for the
work, amounting to 1926.
There is a:resident of Pomona, "a gentle
man, who is defendant of DR.. Rich
mond, one of the Revolutionary fathers
residing in Rhode Island. After the
revolutionary struggle, when Rhode
Island repudiated her revolutionary war
debt, DR.. Richmond sold out and re-
moved to Stonington, Conn. Here he
settled and here he died, and upon his
tomb today is this inscription, put there
by his direction: Here lies the body
OF DIR. Richmond, and of his family,
who, when the state of Rhode Island re-
pudiated her revolutionary debt, decided
that he was unwilling that the remains
of himself and family should enrich the
soil of the repudiating state, removed to
Stonington, bought this plat of ground
for final resting place of himself and
family"
Hon. j. DeBarth Shorb, L. E. Mo eher,
E. f. Phelan and w. E. O'Neil have ap-
propriated the waters of Ice House
canon, which puts into the San Antonio
canon just above the Hogs Back. A
force of men are now at work on the de-
velopment of water therein.
The electric light tunnel through the
Hogs Back is progressing now at the
rate of about fifteen feet per day.
Joseph R. Davidson, former resi-
dent Of this city, we are informed by
some friends of his who have received
notice to that effect, was victim of the
late fearful cyclone at Augusta, Kan.
His house, barns and fences were swept
literally away. His stock was scattered
and either wounded or killed. He him
self was crushed to death in the wreck
of his house, as were also his two chill
dren, while his wife was badly injured.
The large additions to the Baptist
church have been completed.
Manager j. w. Lorbeer of the Armory
opera house is in Santa Ana, with view
to making date there for the Confed-
crate Spy.
M. Baldridge of Covina was in the
city yesterday.
Mr.. Seymour Finney Of Detroit, Mich
igan, father of our popular citizen H. s.
Finney, arrived in Pomona Satur-
day, accompanied by his daugh-
ter, Miss H. E. Finney. They
expect to make an extended visit here.
Mr.. Finney is a prominent business
man of Detroit and was for fourteen
years a member of the city council. He
is 79 years old, but is hale and hearty.
Rev. J. W. Moody of South Riverside
is visiting in Pomona. He says there is
q mining boom over in that vicinity.