The herald., 1894-01-02
POMONA.
The Pleasant Opening of the We
NOtaa.

Notes.
POMONA, Jan. 1.-The first day of 1894
opened up bright and sunshiny, and on
the lips Of the smiling, merry hundreds
that went bustling along our main
thoroughfare could be heard the CHEEKY
Happy New Year to you and yours"
May this God-given spirit pervail dur
ing the entire calendar of its monthe.
The pretty general absence of New
Years calls made this feature of street.
greeting much more frequent and
marked than would have Otherwise
been. While the greater number of our
business houses were kept open, there
rwere Bome whose doors were closed dur
ing either portion of or throughout
the whole day and there were scores
after scores who took their New Years
dinner at the eating establishments,
thus giving the ladies of the household
an opportunity of more fully-Ho far as
work and worry are oncerned-taking
in the merry go.round of the day. 1t
has been an observable fact, also, that
there has been an almost entire absence
of the regular monthly bills presenta-
y tion, nobody wishing in any way to
mar the pleasure of the occasion.
service of the Union Christian En-
deavor societies brought hundreds to
the worshiping ediice of the Bapsists !;
and this afternoon has brought into
-equisiton many, if not all. the avail
able vehicles which are conveying hither
and thither the happy occupants over
our lovely Pomona and its surrounding
fertile and thrifty valley, dotted here
and there with the pretty homes of
hundreds of her well to do and progress
sive citizens.
Ground was broken today for the
erection of the 30x70 foot warehouse for
the fruit exchange on the Southern
Pacific railroad reservation. between it's
stock yards and Geary avenue, on the
north side OF the track. 1t is to have a
stone basement eight feet deep, for the
building of which Lon Fleming has the
contract. The remainder of the build
ing is to he done by day labor, We un-
derstand.
Mr.. smith, who has recently finished
the Main street asphalt sidewalk, put
his force at work this morning construct
ing the crosswalk along the west eide OF
the intersection of Main and Second
streets. The work is being rapidly
pushed forward by as large crew as
and short obstruction as possible under
the circumstances.
Miss Cora Nance had a few young
friends the other evening to meet some
Los Angeles lady friends of hers, who
came up to be her guests during the hol-
iday. An enjoyable time was reported
by all present.
The marriage of Mr.. L. E. Fellows
and Mics Minnie p. Weaver was solem-
nized this morning at the residence OF the
BRIDES mother, Rev. Corey officiating.
The writer wishes for them not only a
happy New Year, but long and pros-
porous life.
The New Years edition of the HERALD
went off like hot cakes, and the news
boy received orders for more of this
superb and valuable number.
Itis even yet feai ed by some that DIR.
Cragin may lose the use of one OF his
legs as the result of his fearful burning
short time since.
A. l.. Taylor took his two boys and
daughter the other day to "hog's back"
in San Antonio caflon, where they en-
joyed several hours of snow-balling, etc.,
in snow IL inches deep. 1t was novel
sport for them.
n Quite number OF the young people
are making arrangements to attend the
New Years ball at the Hotel Palo.
mares this evening.
In returning from the hop at Ontario
the other evening, one of the young la
dies from Pomona who attended lost her
wrap on the return homeward, and the
result was they had to take the back
track search. fortunately resulting in a
successful finding
q ThAra will he a nravar oopuao~ot;on
and consultation service at the Baptist
church this evening; in fact, services
are to continue during the entire week,
with the exception possibly of Saturday
night.
The westbound overland on the South
ern Pacific is reported one and a half
hours late this afternoon.
There is quite game OF lawn tennis
in progress this afternoon at the Hotel
Paiomares court, being witnessed by a
goodly number OF Pomonans.
Late this afternoon indicates another
rain storm brew ing.
The funeral of the late Miss Cora
Belle Thompson, daughter of P. F.
Thompson of the Kingeley tract, who
was released from that dread hold of
consumption this morning, will be held
from the Baptist church tomorrow after
noon at 2 O'Clock.
Miss Edith Giffin and her grand
mother have just arrived home in Po-
mona from the east.
The late wife of J. Henry Moore, Mrs.
Eva Moore, of this city, was buried at
Pomonaseemetery yesterday afternoon.
She was "a member of The Christadel-
phians, we believe.
"a sTABBrNG AFFRAY.
The fsticuf between Walker Parker,
a blacksmith here, and Andy McVea,
colored, arising, it is said, over dispute
about bill OF Parker's, is of a more se-