Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-19
POMONA
Office 152 W. Second st.
Home Phone 43s.
NEWS NOTES IN BRIEF
GATHERED AT POMONA

POMONA, Sept. 1S.-John A. Parker,
an old man who lives near Chino, met
with a horrible death late Wednesday
evening at his cabin, where he lives
alone. He was about rs years old and
had lived around Chino several years.
In the afternoon of Wednesday an ex-
plosion was heard in the direction of
the old mans house and upon investi-
CATION they found his home on fire and
the old man so badly burned that he
died in a few hours. At the inquest
the coroner's verdict was death due to
causes unknown. Friends buried the
old man at Ontario, where services
were held yesterday.
Mrs. Sara b. Miner, who has had
leave of absence for three months from
the public library, has returned from
an extended eastern trip. Miss Bessl
her daughter, who accompanied her,
remained in Boston and has entered
the Erec Pape School of Design and
Illustrating. Miss Miner has resigned
her position at San Dimas as teacher In
the schools and will remain in the east
at least three months,
The different sections of the Po-
mona Ebell club are busy working on
their programs for this coming club
season. The music and art section has
its program ready for the press. The
travellers section has it's outline of
work ready and will study first in Mex
leo. The winters club promises to be
busy one.
Company d will entertain the G. A.
r. post this evening at the armory
with a. bean bake and camp fire. An
interesting program is being planned,
Through the M. H. Wilson agency
lot 7, block I, in Genesha Park tract
has been sold to Miss Anna Hauge OF
this .city. Miss Hauge will probably
build on the lot later.
Miss Louise Tuller, graduate of
Pomona high school last June. left last
evening for Los angeles, where she
will enter Occidental college.
Mrs. Alice Baker-SeekatZ of Los An
geles is the guest of Mrs. Fred Browne
for few days.
Victor Lougheed, who has been with
the Pomona Manufacturing company
for several months, departed last even
ing for his home in Santa Clara coun-
ty, whence he will go to Cleveland
Ohio, for a two months stay. Mr.
Lougheed has been working on a gaso-
line motor of his own design, which the
Pomona Manufacturing company viii
use in it's farming machinery.
Mrs. Franklin Blades and a party
from Claremont composed of Prof. r
M. Staple, Fred Staple, Ed Blades and
Mr.. West have gone TO Old Baloy Ioi
climb.
Augustus Adams and family of Long
mont, Colo, have arrived in Pomona
and are now stopping at the Palomares
hotel. They expect to make Pomona
their home.
Miss Mabel Bates, one of the teach
ers in the new San Antonio school, has
lust returned from her vacation in the
east.
The Philathea class of the First
Methodist church met at the home OF
Miss Susan Williams last evening and
held it's regular social and business
meeting. A feature of the evenings
entertainment was chafing dish can
DIV treat. The following officers were
elected at the business meeting: Presi-
dent, Maud Mast; vice president, Lucy
| Schwan; secretary, Kate Seward
treasurer, Clara Flegler; building
treasurer, Susan Williams; historian
and reporter, Adella Pelton superin.
tendent home department. Mrs. W. A.
Fox.