Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1895-08-29
BRIEF NJ ENTTON.


shop on III street, near WishL,l,
Miss Molly McKinnon is visiting friend,
in the city, and is stopping with Mrs. r
b. Campbell.
Miss Helen Finch LETT Tuesday 70,
valparaiso, Indiana, where she will en-
ter the Normal school.
Bailey Smith has been elected a coun.
Gilman OF Cosmopolis, to fill the unex.
PRED term Of A. X. Luke.
IL. Z. Herman has been granted n
franchise to construct water works. and
railroad, by the city council of Ho.
GUAM.
The Aberdeen Hotel has again changed
hands, ). j. Worthington, the popular
hotel man OF Montesano, now being in
charge.
Richard Zeigler, who has been visiting
his brother William in this CITY for the
last two weeks, left Monday for his home
in San Jose. Cal.
M. w. Walker has been awarded the
contract for building bridge over Big
creek, on the Humptulips road, the cost
OF which will be $265.
Arthur Barker, formerly resident of
Aberdeen, now the popular barber of
Cosmopolis, was married last week to
Miss Martha Jones, at the Methodist
church in Cosmopolis.
Rev. j. r. Thompson, d. D., will
preach in the Presbyterian church next
Sunday at IL o'clock a. m. Sabbath
school at -. There will be no evening
service. Everybody welcome.
Miss Emma Ewing returned to Edison
Tuesday. She was accompanied as far
as Montesano by Mrs. James Barrett,
who will visit few days with the family
OF her brother, J. w. Divilbiss.
j. d. Hayworth has been awarded the
contract by the county commissioners to
build a ferry boat to be used in crossing
the Chehalis river at the Blockhouse
Smith farm. The cost is to be $2OS.
Judge Pearson this week consummated
the sale Of the house occupied by j. c..
Cross, owned by Alex. Young, to Geo. L.
Hubble, who will move it to the al Join
ing lot. Mr.. Young will now finish up
the house on the corner to rent.
AL. Woods, who last week received
compound fracture OF the right leg below
the knee, is getting along nicely. AL. has
been particularly unfortunate the past
year, having only recently recovered
from bad crushing between saw logs.
BY all means let us have toll road
connecting Aberdeen with the Chehalis
valley road. Aberdeen citizens can then
have the pleasure of paying for a ride
while all the rest OF the county rides
free; besides, it would give some one a
job.
We don't think Providence has any
thing to do with it, as the Washingtonian
intmates, when a settlers house takes
fire from the burning slashing which he
has left to itself for day or more. The
loss is regretablc, but charge it to the
right source.
Ex-Secretary Of State Allen Weir and
wife are expected on tomorrow evenings
train for short stay in town. While
here they will be the guests Of Rev. and
Mrs. Bright. Mr.. Weir is prominent
figure in state politics, and also leading
Methodist OF Olympia.
Hoquiam will hold an election Septem-
Der 10th to validate debt OF $3.50 in
Cured for lighting the streets from March
/, 1894, to June rs, 1895; about 1925 per
month, a pretty good-sized bill for
small town, and nice nest-cgg for the
lumber company, who, if we remember
correctly, when the city ordered them
shut off about year ago, generously CD
said they would run them any how.
The county commissioners have acted
upon the petition of Perry Pennoyer and
others and ordered road built from
Morris, extending in an easterly direction
% miles to a connection with the Grand
Forks and Wynooche road. The road
when built will give the people OF the
upper part of the Wynooche access to
tide water, and thus to Aberdeen. There
is talk Of ferry at Morris to connect
with the Wishkah road.
The Aberdeen cornet band is second to
none on the harbor, but not content with
this are determined to attain to greater
degrees of excellence, and to this end
have secured the services Of Mr.. G. Bleb'
or, of Seattle, as instructor, OF whom the
Post-Intelligencer speaks as very sue
cessful conductor and fine musician.
Mr.. Bieber was here Tuesday, returning
to Seattle yesterday. Mr.. Chas. Rohr'
bacher, of Seattle, a teacher OF pianoiorte,
ia also a new addition to the band. 1t Is
the purpose of the band to give concerts
on the streets once a week, the program
for the first one of which will appear IN
next issue.
Some bargains in real estate are Of