The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-10
AROUNU TOWN.

Clatsop county.
AROUND TOWN.
Today is the last day in which to pay
your water rates.
The Flavel terminals are being laid out.
Another ideal summer day yesterday
made historians glad they were alive.
The new hydrants of the water system
have arrived and are now on the Tele-
phone dock.
Martin Olsen is selling cheap tickets to
Europe and guarantees a good time to
all who patronize his line.
The Canadian Pacific Railway yesterday
sold several tickets to passengers from
Astoria to Eastern points.
A horse belonging to West Hanthorn
ran AWAY yesterday but was stopped be-
INTe any udllldSe was uOUe.
There was no business yesterday In the
police court, except the releasing from
durance vile of Alice McElroy.
Swedish Lutheran Church-Sunday SER
vices in English at 1O:SO; Swedish services
at p. m. j. A. Edlund, Pastor.
There was big dance at Lewis and
Flanders, Cannon Beach, last Wednes-
day, at which all had good time.
Now is the time to secure chance in
the rattle of the beautiful oil painting at
Griffin & Reeds. Tickets, 1cent to $3.50.
A passenger on the Telephone yesterday
reports that that popular boat is doing
an immense freight and passenger busi-
ness.
Spend Sunday at Clatsop Beach! Round
trip, $l.OO. Tickets on sale at steamer
decks Thompson, Gatzert and Dwyer
leave Astoria at o a, m. Sunday
The flowers at Greenwood Cemetery are
most beautiful this season and show care
full training by the attendants. The
grounds are in good order and are being
improved daily.
Divine services will be held at The Nor
weglan Evangelical lutheran church op-
poslte the Columbia Cannery, by Rev. b.
Harstad, Sunday, August II, at 1880 a.
m. All cordially invited.
Mr.. John Griffin, just returned from
Elk Creek, reports that the roads to that
point are now in fine condition. The drive
over from Seaside takes about two hours
and is most enjoyable trip.
F. S. Damant, who was reported in
yesterdays issue as having served an
attachment on the lathe of C. II. Brown,
says that the information was in error,
and That he took no such action.
The San Francisco steamer yesterday
brought up very large number of pas
SCI gers. They reported tha. the trp
was very rough one and all on board
were more or less sick on the entire trip.
Miss Bdith Baum, an operator, in the
employ of the Western Union at Port
land, and her sister, Hattie, teacher in
the public schools of that city, spent Fri
day in Astoria ON their way to the sea-
side.
The train on the Seashore railway, car
rying the Finnish excursion, ieaving
Young's Bay at $3.50 a. m. and Seaside at
p. M, Sunday, August 18th, will stop
on the way only at Warrenton and Gear
brrt.
Baptist Church announcements-Sun
August nth, preaching by the pastor.
Theme, In the morning "The Neglected
Opportunity" In the evening, Lessons
from the Lives of Representative Men
No. Z; JOSEPH" Sunday school at 1915;
b. Y. p. U, at and song service at 8
p. m.
The Baptist Sunday school will give its
annual picnic to Flavel and New Astoria
on Tuesday, August 18th, by the steamer
Dwyer, leaving her dock at 10 a. m. and
returning at p. m. All desiring to Wis
it these interesting places are invited to
take advantage of this pportunlty. Fare
round trip 50 and 25 cents.
officer Thompson last night saved an
other mans life. A we'll known mal
about town while in a state Of insensi-
bllity, walked off the street car bridge
leading from Commercial to Bond street,
ard fell into the water blow. Thompson
lowered a ladder upon which the badly
frightened man climbed back to the road
way and was cared for by the obliging
officer.
In the hazy light of the evening sun,
dinmed by the thick smoke from the
burning forests, the fishing boats put out
from the wharves last night bound for
their last nights fishing of the season
Of 1895. The men have been exceptionally
this season and good wages
have been earned which will rebound to
the credit of the men and the prosperity
IT the community.
Services at the Presbyterian Church to- /
morrow as follows: Preaching by the
,astor. Rev. r, Llddell at IL o'clock;
subject, ''The Parables of Christ True to
ne Business Conditions Of Today" And
n the evening at O'Clock, Mr.. Liddell
viii deliver special lecture upon the