The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-09
CORRESPONDENCE.
Neig hborhood News Contributed by Lo
cal Writers.
Dufur.

Dufur.
Regular Correspondence.
Miss Lucy Stats is very sick, and is
now at Dufur under treatment for con-
sumption.
There is no danger OF drought, as
prospects are fine for a good crop of
cereals as well as fruit.
Rev. Jenkins of The Dalles will preach
at the U. B. church Sunday morning
and evening, al the usual hours.
Wednesday Dufur was visited by the
Chinook, and the snow is fast disappear
ing, making the roads almost impossi-
BILE to travel.
cups, yellow lilies and other early
flowers, harbingers OF spring, but now
are covered by the snowy mantle.
The negro minstrels of Wamic will
give an entertainment here in the I. o.
o. F. hall Friday evening, March 10th,
to be followed by a ball. Tickets %
cents.
DIR. Vanderpool has been confined to
his house by some large carbuncles, but
we see he is out for a sleigh ride, so sus
pect him to be better. (Too much sau-
sage, "Doc.")
The voters of our town congregate in
the drug store, where the coming cleo
ton, Wilson bill, ETC., are general topics
for conversation, and office-seekers
smile blandly on the leaders of politics.
The Delphian Literary Society will
give public entertainment Wednesday
evening, March 18th, for which good
program has been prepared, consisting
of essays, declamations, songs, dialogues,
etc. All are invited.
Winter has returned. Monday there
fell about five inches of snow, and
sleighs were out once more, making the
air musical with bells. The farmers
were getting ready for spring work, and
now this will put them back a week or
so.
The Dufur school is progressing rap
idly, thanks to Prof. Frazier, who spares
no effort for the general good of his
pupils. His night schools, which he
holds twice a week, are especially bene-
fetal to all who attend and are appreci-
ated by the pupils and people generally.
Saturday Road Commissioner H. Pit
man overlooked the fixing of the roads
about town, and he did it we'll notwith-
standing he left pond in front of G. P.
Balch's drug store, which sorely tried
G. P.'s usually sweet temper. He hints
of procuring cheap boy to catch frogs
f0,. TO hor ,,osa in ha
time. But we hope it will be attended to.
A bevy of old and young men were busy,
including T. H. Johnston, and for some
reason they turned their attention to the
road mostly in front of the store and up
the street, which is now improved from
Its past condition.
Monday was school meeting, at which
were some lively discussions on certain
points OF school law. Mr.. A. K. Dufur
was elected director for three years
and Geo. w. Johnston was reelected
school clerk by acclamation. Some iron
clad rules were made, such as: First
No cigarette smoking allowed on the
Second-Pupils are not allowed to leave
the school grounds during school hours
without permission. These are good
rules, we all think. Two or three OF
the anxious (?) paters objected to the
young gentlemen walking down the
street with their-well, we won't say
any more on the subject, but earnestly
hope they will think better of the mat
ter by this time; but an exchange oi
opinions sometimes results in good to
the district and school.
QUIZ.