The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-09
AROUND TOWN.

Tomorrow is the last day on which to
r pay your water rates.
A. A. Cleveland and Jas. Finlayson
were passengers on the Telephone last
night.
Miss Annie Wood and Miss Frankie
Holden go to fearhart today for a
weeks outing.
"A moonlight excursion was made on
s the Dwyer to Fort Stevens by party of
d jolly young people
Heiiborn & Son have loaned the regatta
committee handsome oak roll top desk
for Their headquarters.
!, The Manzanita commenced blowing out
steam last night at Kinney's dock pre-
paratory to repairing boilers.
Special Agent Gosslin went to Portland
last night to meet his wife who is on
her way back from the Sound.
"A stray horse running up and down the
sidewalk on 10th street last evening Gre
B. ated amusement for the small boy.
:. Another attachment was yesterday
served on C. H. Brown and possession
: taken of a lathe, at the instance of
Frank Damant.
s Sheriff Hare will return from the beach
today and make a longer stay Deputy
r. G. Prael win leave this afternoon for
> a vacation at Seaside.
1t is understood that Trlne and Whit
t ney, Of Albany, and Rea, of Corvallis,
VIII be here during the regatta to take
part in the foot races. Tom Foster will.
Of course. be the favorlte.
Late Wednesday night a man fell
through trap door at the Worlds Fair
saloon into the water beneath, and was
fished out by Officer Thompson, who was
attracted by his loud cries for help
The Astoria Land and Trust Co. yes
| terday received a part OF their furniture
which was placed in their new office OPP
posite the occldent. They promise some
surprises for the public very shortly.
Yesterday was a red letter day in
County Clerk Dunbar's office. Besides
much routine business six or eight home
stead filings were made. The land is
nearly all situated in township north.
range west.
Grace Church Sunday school picnic ex-
curslon to Seaside yesterday was great
success. Games and dancing were the
chief amusements of the children and all
had a good time, as usual with the
Grace Church people.
Brigadier General Otis, department COM
mander and Major Wilson, adjutant
general, U. S. A., were visitors at Fort
Stevens yesterday. They were ON tour
of inspection of their territory and will
probably return to Portland today.
Mr. E. c. Holesinger, of Salem, yester-
day took his position in the Western
Union office as day operator. The in
creasing amount of business, now that
the railroad has come, has made 1t ne
cessary for Manager Overlook to increase
his force. Let the goodwor go on.
George BARLEY received yesterday from
friend in Alaska, Capt Miner the front
part of the jaw of an extinct animal of |
huge dimensions. The part received here, |
snout, is over foot in length and 1t is
reported that the whole was nearly six |
feet long.
Miss Addle Brightman is visiting her |
uncle, Mr.. o. f. Morton, In this city, !
after am absence in Alaska of two years |
Miss Brightlman will be remembered as
| Gn eiocutlonist of unusual merit who gave
an entertainment which was largely at
tended by Astorla's best people on the oc-
casion of her last visit here.
The Astoria Baseball Club, which play
ed tie game two weeks ago at Lewis
and Clarke, with the local club at that
pace wlN go to Seaside Sunday and play
OF the test game. C. G.. Lovett, 'of the
Astoria club, received the challenge yes
terday. lit is expected that the Astoria
boys will come back with the pennant.
The Rescue Hose Team ran a practice
race last night from Fosters Exchange
to Foard & Stokes corner. The run was
an exc ptionaAly good one and had it not
been for kink in the hose, which pre-
vented attaching the hose promptly TO the
hydplnt, the time would have been 46
seconds, which beats last years record.
By an oversight in yesterdays issue the
name OfsAr. Fred Brown was omitted |
from the list of members of the team.
The lunch EIida which had been libel
ed by the Astoria Iron Works, was yes
terday sold by United States Deputy
Marshal Stewart at auction. The amount /
against the boat by the Iron Works was
$ll9 and costs. The original cost was
over $llOO. Mr.. Clyde Fulton was the at
torney for the Iron Works. The amount |
paid for The launch by the purchaser at
the sale. Richard Welcome, was about |
800.
The regatta headquarters have been es-
tablished In the new real estate office
of the Astoria Real Estate Company, on
Bond street. opposite the occident Hotel,
The committee requests that householders
having rooms viii leave. as early as pos
sible. their names. addresses and num-
Der of rooms and price OF same, in order
that the work of systematically arrang-
ing for the care of visitors may begin at
enee. .re r.
The Schroeder case came up for trial
yesterday In Justice Abercrombie's court
ond tha Aafasslaaa nnaa held In 800 bonds /