. History of Pomona Valley, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the valley who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present .. . hisroute of thirty-three miles on a bicycle and took in the district of SanDimas, La Verne and Charter Oak. Later he completed a course inthe Riverside Business College and after graduating he entered intopartnership with J. O. Enell and bought out the Torrey Grocery storeat Lordsburg, now La Verne. Purchasing the interest of his .partner,he conducted this for a while alone; but at the end
. History of Pomona Valley, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the valley who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present .. . hisroute of thirty-three miles on a bicycle and took in the district of SanDimas, La Verne and Charter Oak. Later he completed a course inthe Riverside Business College and after graduating he entered intopartnership with J. O. Enell and bought out the Torrey Grocery storeat Lordsburg, now La Verne. Purchasing the interest of his .partner,he conducted this for a while alone; but at the end of six years he soldout his business to W. H. Poston & Company, who conducted a chainof grocery stores in Pomona Valley. After selling out he was managerfor Mr. Poston for two years at La Verne and a year in his SanDimas store. He then went to Los Angeles and entered the employof the Los Angeles Gas and Electric Company as a solicitor. Returning to San Dimas in 1910, Mr. Lussier bought out thegrocery store of J. E. Schneider, with Walter Hoist as a partner, andtogether they conducted business under the firm name of Lussier &Hoist. In two years time he bought out his partner and the firm was. HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY 61<) dissolved, and Mr. Lussier has since been conducting the businessalone. In January, 1918, he established the Groceritorium—a newsystem very popular with the buying public, where the customer helpshimself and pays as he goes out. On account of the popularity en-joyed by the new method, Mr. Lussier has been able to build up alarge and flourishing trade. In return, he has grown very loyal toPomona Valley, and one always to be counted upon for supportingevery sensible movement making for the progress of the whole com-munity. In August, 1900, at Riverside, Mr. Lussier was married to MissLulu Goodwin, a native of Illinois, the daughter of Dr. J. W. Good-win, a pioneer physician of Pomona. Of the Ave children born toMr. and Mrs. Lussier, Joseph is the eldest and is
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