The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-29

oregon yesterday for San Francisc
Miss Katie Mexican, DIR. w. p. Gi
bon, Henry Sherman and Ghas Lun
borg.
The Tacoma BARRIERS met last Mo-
day night and passed a resolutic
that they wouldn't raise the price
shaving or hair cutting during ii
fremen's tournament.
The work on the new steamer tn;
Is being built near Badollet d Co.
cannery for Mr.. Fineley of Shoalwatt
bay by Mr.. AIortensen is stopped O
account of the scarcity of ship lum
ber
w. A Wilcox, statistical agent {
the L. 5. fish commission, says tina
fishermen on the Pacific coast make
each abOut 5000 a year more tha
fishermen on the Atlantic coast
That's good.
A gold dollar with the date "Aup
ust 28th, 1889" on its brightly bur
nlshed surface, glistening on Clyd
tulton's watch chain yesterday elic
lted the fact that that was a sligh
memento of his 29th birthday.
Grawtish are appearing in the muC
ut low tide. Whenever crawfish show
up, 1T doesn't seem long till folks hay,
a hunk OF dried elk in their pockets
and take it out and slice off chew
and offer you one, if they're sociable.
The last three items i'm the rea1
estate transfers published this morn.
ing, illustrate very well the increase
OF value in suburban real estate over
the values in the sping of 'S4, when a
good many around here thought prop-
erty Was high"
The Congregational Sunday school
will give a basket picnic to-day 70
Ianzy Point on the steamer Electric:
steamer leaves at 9 o'clock sharp, Sun
day school children free; those outside
wishing to attend. round trip tickets
% cents, children. %.
The examination for teachers GER
tificates began in the Cedar street
school yesterday: there are four ap-
plicants, Miss Nellie Canadian. and
Miss Jennie Anderson, of Astoria:
Miss Jane West, of Clatsop, and Mr..
Louis Howell, of Knappa.
School begins in the Cedar street
schoOlnext Monday with the following
corps of teachers: Miss Mary +,
Lawrence, principal: Misses Sarah
Page, Mary Garner and Jennie An
derson, Miss Lawrence receives 800
per month; the other three Young
ladies, $40 per month, each.
j. b. Wyatt, well and favorably
known as former Astoria business
man has bought the long established
grocery, ship chandlery and provision
store of Brenham Van Dusen, and
will take charge as soon as arrange
ments are completed. Capt. B. F.
Packard will be found with the new
proprietor, as usual.
School begins in the Court street
school house next Monday: the follow
ing corps of teachers has been en-
gagged for the term: professor NJ. L.
Pratt, salary, 800 per month: Misses
Dora Badollet, Nellie Carnahan. Mel
lie Levlngs, Alice Mccormack, Cath |
crime 5. Powell, and Mrs. Busey:
salary $50 per month, each.
Alert Hook and Ladder company
held meeting last evening at which |
the question of sending a team to take |
part IN the coming contest at Tacoma |
was left to committee composed of |
T. w. Weeks and L. w. Holt. with
full power to act. E. A. TAYLOR and |
II. w. Holt were elected company
delegates to the firemen's convention |
to be held at Tacoma on September
10Th. WIN ''i
Patrick Gilmore's New York hand
and his great lyric organization will
give musical festival in the indus
trial exposition building in Portland
earl y In November By the middle of |
next month the local chorus. which is
to assist IN the festivals. numbering |
from 300 to 800 voices, will begin their
rehearsals, and an effort will be made |
to obtain use of the tabernacle for
that purpose.
In fight with four ounce gloves. at
the San Francisco Athletic club rooms
between Dempsey and La Blanche
last Tuesday night, for $500. of which
$500 went to the loser, Dempsey had