Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-08
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
Local Correspondence from Towns
In the Valley.
NEWPORT.


Last Saturday come 100 incomeTs
more or less arrived here.
A cottage! A cottage! My comfort is
the cry just now.
DIR. G. II. Chapman and wife are
here for two or three weeks staying at
the Ocean house.
Mr.. r. F. Baker is the recipient of
another little son. All doing we'll.
Our postmaster has recently ruled
that one person must not ask for more
than others mail A wise decision as
some parties would call for some twelve
or fifteen persons mail thus keeping
others waiting.
Willie and BERTHE Erving caught
eighty Edible crabs last week at one
catch. Can anyone report bigger one?
The much talked of base ball game
between the Siletz Indian nine and the
Newporters came off Saturday afei-
noon. Score % to 8 in favor of the
visitors.
The Roberts, Houser and Scotias ali
arrived Saturday and Sunday and the
Roberts left for Siuslaw again.
s. q. Twins children were i'll enough
to require q physician's care last week,
but they are much better now.
An unusually large number essaged
the surf bathing Sunday afternoon at
the jetty beach. 1t was voted immense.
The Homer brought up for our mer-
chants and grocers about ten tons of
California fruit, which will be appreci-
ated by our visitors and residents.
Capt. Lymons, Lieut.. Skunk and J.
G. Holcomb went to Siusiaw to inspect
the jetties.
Our passenger steamer had to make
live trips on Saturday evening to bring
over the train arrivals.
The demand for cottages this season
Is unusually great and cannot be
met. Moral. Buy and build.
Prof. W. Baily and wife, of Eugene,
are staying at the Mouler.
The U. of o. is here in force.
Miss Hattie Friendly, of Corvallis, 10
spending a few weeks with Rev. Gee.
Pummer's family.
Mrs. Prof. Arnold is here at. present
with her son, Jack. They have just re-
turned from two years. visit to Bali-
more.
The entertainment given by the Sec
ond Regiment band and the ladies was
quite success financially and other
wise.
Rev. Pricharj, of Albany, Mr., J. w.
Shelley and Mesdames Darr, Davis,
Long and Miles, all from Portland, are
few of the great number of recent
arrivals in this city of the sea,
Judge Carson, of Toledo, has received
. the appointment of deputy prosecuting
attorney for this county.
Mr.. Renas Arnold and Miss Jennie
Alexander, of Toledo, were married on
20 ult. Rev. Chas. Booth officiating.
Prof w. H. Lee, DIR. Diven, Mr..
Miller, Capt. Richards and Prof. Coch-
ran and family visited Waldport last
Thursday, on the Robarts. A number
: were seized by NAL de mare.
Sou WEsTEB.
SHAW LOCALS.
"This warm weather." freezingly re-
marked the refrigerator as he settled
down to business on salt and Ice, "re-
minds me of our present congress"
"Yes," rejoined the thermometer his
spirit rising with wrath, "they make
US tired"
Cool nights and northern breezes
combine in making life bearable.
Many of us are revelling in the aqua
tic pleasures of Newport-thrOugh the
columns of the JOURNAL.
Harvest with its myriad anxieties is
upon US.
Bountiful yields tend to equallze
penurious prices, hence the worthy
"ton of soiW will continue to tarry at
the plow and pen.
The prune habit is becoming very
prevalent In and around Shaw. We
boast an acreage of half section, con-
sequently our people are living In the
future, and on their trust In providence.
Mrs. w. A. Shaw, of Portland is Wis
Iting home scenes and renewing old
acquaintances.
The enterprising Arm OF w. Fl.
Smith 4 Co. is once more solely under
the efficient guidance Of w. II. Smith.
Hon. Bert McCroory has been IA
miliar figure on our streets Of late.
A number Of residences are IN course
of construction, among which those OF
Messrs. Craig and Clayton are nearing
completion.