The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-06
Letter from Chemeketa.
EDITOR ASTOBIAN:
"Mr. Kinney l. Dead.

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usually accompanies the loss of a
citizen Of whatever age or position.
For a month past Mr.. Albert w.
Kinney had been suffering from
an attack of lung fever, but with
the best Of care. In addition To the
devoted attentions of his brothers,
Drs. Aug. G. and Alfred Kinney, 1t
was the universal feeling that he
would be spared: but in the prime
OF life he has been cut off in a
career Of usefUlnesS-an illustra-
ton Of the mysteries of Providence
which takes one full of life and
honors. and leaves MANY a worth
less one. In one sense Afr. Kinney
was a public beRefactor, the Salem
mills stand a. a monument 10 his
progrcssiveness and enterprise, and
he had i'm contemplation public
improvements which would benefit
the entire city. lie was a constant
member of the Baptist church, and
the parsonage adjoining was a gift
to the church from him, and that
was not the least of his good works
for both pastor and people. His
life was filled with acts of unob-
trusive Kindness, and for fifteen
wears he lived among H. blameless.
! To hls wife and aged mother his
loss Is unSpeakable and lull of
sorrow, and of the large circle of
brothers and sisters he seemed TO
have been the counselor and adj
wiser. To those I'm his employ he
was ever liberal, considerate and
kind. A very large concourse
gathered at Rural Cemetery or
Sunday to pay their last respects
to all that was mortal of him. and
tears dimmed the eyes of many a
strong man as the sod fell-"asheS
to ashes, and dust to dust" and
turned back to busy life feeling
that when the sod covered ALBERT
w. KINNEY, a void was created in
our city which can never be filled.
But though gone, he will never
be forgotten.
Compliments Of Ihe season.
New Years Day proved to be
as beautiful, sunshiny and cloud
less as the most enthusiastic caller
could desire, and all day long
parties of gentlemen passed from
house to house paying respects to
lady friends and acquaintance,
and leaving compliments in the
shape of cards of every description
and design known to the printers
art or the engraver's cunning.
The inhospitable style of hanging
out a basket was adopted only by
a few. All housekeepers know it
requires an outlay of time and skill
To prepare for New Years Calls,
but as the gentlemen ask for one
day only in the 36J, they have
right to expect every courtesy at
the hands of the ladies.
Your correspondent acknow-
lodges compliments from The
| AsToRIAN for 1881.
Taking a Lille Nap.
Salem is not nearly so dead as
you may have been lead to suppose,
not even sleeping soundly, only
taking a little nap now and then;
awakening refreshed with renewed
freshness. 1t sometimes seems as
if Sonnus had been around sowing
poppy seed, with a soporifc effect.
But the place mas fewer vacant
dwellings, than for some time pre-
vious, and business is really thriv-
ing in every department. A pro-
ject to bring the passenger depot
into the city and locate it near the
Salem mills has been put forward,
hut the death of Mr.. Kinney will
Doubtless retard it somewhat.
} The Press Of salem.
Our only newspaper, the States
man; has tried the experiment of
changing to an evening paper with
Indifferent success 1t appears, as it
r is to be again changed to morning
edition. A morning paper is to
breakfast what desert is to dinner,
luxury most desirable, if not ab-
solutely indispensable. A resident
of Astoria visiting this city ex-
: pressed-and justly-surprise that
we could rot ''afford' a morning
daily. Why, said he if our little
town down at the mouth of the
river can support one, should
; think the Capital might do so,-
which it proposes to do in future.
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