The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-17
HOME NEWS.


False alarms OF fire have several times
recently called out the entire depart
ment iu great haste. Persons who ere
ate these unnecessary pauics should be
sought out and properly punished.
Hon. o. Humason, whose serious i'll
ness we mentioned last week, died at
his residence in The DalIes on Wednes-
day of last week, sincerely lamented by
an affectionate family and a large circle
of friends.
George, a son of DR.. Mcbride, of st.
Helens, satisfied his curiosity relative
to the composition and force of some
giant powder caps which he found in
the house, paying as a penalty two
fingers on his right hand.
Our thanks are due to E. NJ. Waite,
Esq, Secretary of the State Agricultural
Society, for complimentary tickets to the
Fifteenth Annual Fair. The fair COM
mPnces on Monday, October IL, and if
the weather is fine, will doubtless be
largely attended.
Mrs. Amory Holbrook, well known
and universally respected in this city,
where she has long resided, takes her
departure in a short time for Pennsyl-
vania, where she intends to make her fu-
ture home. Her departure is regretted
by large circle of friends in various To-
calities.
Prof. J. L. York lectured to a good
audience at Orc Fino Hall on Sunday
evening. Subject, "Science and Re
ligiOn." His remarks were well re-
ceived and frequently applauded. He
will lecture for two succeeding Sundays,
afternoon and evening, at the same
h. rrixv 81,
auspices of the Liberal Association. The
public are cordially invited to be pres
ent.
Mrs. Y. Wagner, fashionable dress
maker, (late of Los Angelos), has estab-
lished herself at the corner of B and
Sixth streets, where she is prepared to
cut, fit and make ladies' and children's
garments in the latest and most elegant
styles, and at reasonable prices. Mrs.
Wagner soIicits patronage and guaran-
tees satisfaction. An active girl who de-
sires to learn the business will be taken
as an apprentice. Apply Immediately
at the corner of Sixth and B streets.
A lad named Thorpe, aged about
eleven years, while out hunting in the
vicinity of Milwaukee on Sunday after
noon, was wounded in the left arm, Just
below the shoulder, by an accidental
discharge of his shotgun. Amputation
of the limb was found necessary in order
to save his life, and the operation was
performed on Monday afternoon, by
Drs. Raffety and Kinney. 1t was for a
time feared that death would result, but
at last accounts the patient was doing
well.
A woman who is a stranger in the
city was twice arrested on Saturday for
drunkenness. The first time five dollars
procured her discharge; the second she
was fined ten dollars, in default of
which she was committed for five days.
This woman is a widow, and is said to
be confirmed inebriate. Two bright
little girls, aged respectively seven and
ten years, call her mother. Rev. w. G..
Chattin took them in charge. and pro-
cured their admission to "The Home"
The poor woman is doubtless another
example of the sins of the fathers hav-
ing been visited upon the child, and
finds herself powerless before the de-
mands of hereditary appetite We
should have a suitable house of refuge,
where such unfortunates could be
treated and restrained.
The second annual report of the CITY
superintendent of public schools of this
city is at hand. The information fur
nished by this report to the patrons of
the public schools, relative to the care
bestowed upon them by those in author
ity, is certainly gratifying to the former
and highly creditable to the latter. Of
the statistics furnished we find the
number of pupils enrolled last year to
have been 1904. OF these l2l attended
the High School, with an average daily
attendance of 81; average number of
pupils TO teacher, not including High
School, so; whole number of pupils ex-
amined, $50; whole number promoted,
sol. We quote from the report the fol-
lowing, under the head of t'manage-
ment:" "Habits of obedience, attention,
promptness in recitation, neatness of
the cOpy-books, and a carefully prepared
programme of the daily work, are some
of the characteristics and attractions of
most of the schools. Prior to the OPEN
ing of the morning session, teachers are
found writing some of the lessons and
general information upon the black
board, adjusting windows, curtains,
rubbers and crayons, and anticipating
az every a0dy the sOdTltS Of the pupils"