The herald., 1898-04-30
POMONA BUDGET
Interesting Gossip of All Sorts-Tht
Volunteers Of Company D

POMONA, April 29.-The entertainment
1.-THE Spinsters," given last evening for the
benefit of the local post of the w. r. c.,
was greeted with a large audience and was
q grand success. All did well in their sew
eral parts, the duet by the little folks
Ethel Merriam and Margaret Dills, deserv-
ing special mention. The ladies are anX-
ious to reproduce the play next week for
the benefit of Company d.
L. w. Wright of ''The Racket" will leave
next week for an extended trip through
the Northern Pacific states.
The royal entertainers, G. Paul Smith
and Willard Gorton, will be at the Armory
Opera house tonight and tomorrow even
ing. These entertainments are for the
benefit of Company d, the members OF
which are anxious to raise sufficient funds
to wipe out all their obligations before
leaving for the front
A call is out for 200 of Pomona's citizens
to enroll themselves as home guard, and
also to drill and perfect themselves for
any emergency that may arise. 1t is re-
quested that all who are will shall sign at
once, in order that an organization may
be perfected by Saturday evening.
AT the recent election of the board Of ed
ucation officers G. a. Steffa was elected
president and w. B. Stewart secretary.
Judge e. Barnes has announced himself
as candidate for county recorder ON the
Republican ticket The judge is very pop
ular in this valley and would make great
race. He has been justice of the peace for
the past ten years.
A new literary club has been formed by
the ladies of this city, to be known as the
Saturday Afternoon club. The officers
for the first year are Miss c. Whitson
president; Miss Moore, vice president; Miss
Lima Rose, secretary-treasurer.
The water company states that consider
able water is being deliberately wasted
and that unless more attention is given tc
the regulations, meters will be put in.
The Rev. II. II. Rice will deliver his cele-
brated stereopticon lecture on Alaska next
Friday evening at the Opera house. AT
the close of the lecture several fine views
of the lost Maine will be shown. The pro-
ceeds will go to the Ladies' Aid society of
the Presbyterian church.
Aetna lodge, X. of p, of this city voted
at it's recent meeting to pay all dues of any
brother of the local lodge while the brother
was absent in the volunteer service of the
United States.
The local lodge of the Independent Order
of Foresters received notice from head
quarters at Toronto, Canada, that any
member belonging to the order prior to the
breaking out of hostilities and being killed
in active service, the beneficiaries will be
paid the insurance in full. This is quite q
relief to many of the boys as the 1. o. F
is one of the largest of the local lodges and
is well represented among the volunteers
Owing to several false alarms and the
consequent expense to the city, the mem
bers of the fire department being allowed
81 for every call per member answering the
same, it is now proposed to put in a fire.
alarm system in connection with the tele.
phone service The plan is to have an
electric striker attached to the fire bell and
connected with the central telephone Of
flee. The alarm must be turned in by tele-
phone, and the party giving the alarm will
be asked to give his or her name. This, IL
is believed, will prevent false alarms, and
the expense thus saved will soon cover the
extra cost entailed.