The herald., 1896-02-14
DAYS OF OLD---AND GOLD
Brought Vividly to Mind by Pioneer
Badge
Pomona Exchange Oranges Moving Freely.
A Fruit Exhibit to Precede the Next
Excursion-Notes

POMONA, Feb. 13.-One Of the few
'49ers still left hereabouts and one Of
the well-to-do citizens of Pomona is
Col. Michael Baldridge, who has been
forcibly reminded of pioneer times by
the reception Of a lodge from "Cali-
fornia Pioneer society" near Boston.
The Pomona Times describes the site
that binds" 49ers into a band Of bro
theirs:
1tssis badge and pendant, both Of
solid California gold. The badge is
slightly crescent shaped with the fine
figure of bear and legend "Pioneer,
1S49." The pendant is the size of the
seal of the society with fac -simile of
the seal on one side and the following
on the other: "Michael Baldridge, 8
months from New York to San Fran
cisco, 1000 miles on foot. Started with
$20and got there" Parker II. French
Expedition via Havana, New Orleans,
Galveston, San Antonio, Paso del Norte,
Chihuahua, Durango and Mazatlan."
There will be shipped in all about
fifteen carloads of oranges this week,
chiefly by the fruit exchange.
The Rev. DR.. Pearl, a travelling evan
gelist in Southern California for the
Christian church, has closed his pro-
seventeen additions to the church. He
goes from that place to South River
side.
It is calculated by the local Union
Endeavor society here that at least
fifty people will attend the Y. Z. s. G.
z. county convention at Pasadena on
the 22d inst.
A. L. Currier is called to sit in the
United States district court jury in
Los Angeles for term of six months.
The next session Of the Pomona VAL
ley Medical association will be held in
this city on February 9th. A paper
by Dr. Garcelon will be the topic of
discussion. Pomona now has the good
ly number Of twenty five practising
physicians.
DR.. B. B. Nesbit has removed to Los
Angeles.
The woman's council committee on
plans for improving the city park will
soon commence asking the public for
money.
The citizens of Pomona have been re-
quested by the Los Angeles chamber
Of commerce to send down an exhibit
of Pomona valley products to be placed
on exhibition before the next Southern
Pacific company's excursion here,
which will be February 26th, Pomona
to be put to no cost further tnan fur
nishing the exhibit
Mr.. aud Mrs Stoddard Jess are to
entertain the Union Whist club this
evening at their home on North Ellen
street.
The Good Templars will have an en-
tertainment in McComas' hall tomor-
row evening.
The Chicago Ladies' quartet per-
formance tonight is for the benefit of
company d.
Captain John O'Donnell and grand
son, Henry Crawford, have gone to
Warmers springs for a three weeks
stay.
Miss Clara Broughton of Santa Bar
bara is expected here this week on a
visit to her brother, Howard A.
Broughton. -
Miss Clara Swick Of Illinois is visit.
ing Mrs. Harry Goodrich. II
Miss Lizzie Hamlin, now attending
the normal school, Los Angeles, will
come home on Saturday for few days,
accompanied by her friend, Miss R1th
Morton of that city.
Miss Josephine r. Martin, for some
days guest Of Miss BERTHE Hamlin
here, has returned to her home, Ocean
side.
Otis Hidden and O. d. Lane have re-
turned home, and w. w. Boswell has
left for Eagle mountain, near Ytma.
All these are more or less interested in
mippa