The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-06
AROUND TOWN.

~ AROUND TOWN. #
Who SAID 1t was hot yesterday?
G!LC. Scans ts a guest at the Parker.
Mrs j. e. Knight, OF Milwaukee, is
in the city.
Commissioner Wooden, of Jewell, is
registered at the Asbor house.
Charles Mcdonald was one OF the prom
inent baUhers at Gearhart Sunday.
Manager Overlook is spending today at
the beach. He returns this evening.
Tickets for the rattle OF the picture,
His Last Drift" are on sale at Griffin &
| Reeds.
An the members of the hose team are
| tonight.
Nlnety-two degrees in the Shade made
people put on heir aightest summer togs
yesterday.
! Commissioners Wooden and Peterson
were in town yesterday In attendance at
the county court.
The work of concretfng the reservoir
was commenced yesterday by Contractors
| Benin and Hamshaw.
Allen Cameron, general agent of the
| Canad1an Pacific railroad, of Portland
| spent Sunday at Seaside.
Don't miss the entertainment at the NJ.
E. Church next Tues6ly evening, August
| 9Th, by the Clnnera Club and the church.
A. G Blrker, general agent of the Chi
cago & Northwestern railroad, is visiting
in Astoria. His wife accompanies him.
c. ]. Trnchard, j. H. Mansell and B.
Van Dusen were among the most ven
turesome bauhers ot the Grimes beach
Sunday
A game of football was played alt Long
Beach Sunday between the mtwacos and
the South Benders. The score was:
South Bend, 4; uwaco, g.
The Camera club will present 16O prizes
views made by THE London Camera Club
at the entertainment 10 be given Tuesday
evening at tine M. E. Church.
The Foresters have engaged Parsons
orchestra of Portland for tlhe bail ITO be
given on THE goth and a good time is in
store for the lowers Of dancing.
The prettiest sunset since the season
.,.,1t
Sunday. Those who spent the evening
there say Ut was "a beautiful sight
Mr.. Charles Meserve, publisher of the
Oregon City Enterprise, was in town yes
terday with his bamily, having just come
from Long Beach, where they spent sew
eraq days.
Beginning ltonigtht, and every night this
week, the celebrated Bell Bros. will give
free outdoor exhibition Of tight rope
walking on a wire stretched across Bond
street at the Casino theatre, free.
Msssrs. Sam Harris and e. C. Hughes,
of the regatta finance committee, COM
menced yesterday collecting the SUBJ
scrptions to the general fund and 1t is
certain THAT they will skip no one.
Mr.. j. B. Ensign, of Portland, is in the
city. He is "a representative of the
Portland sailing club, and says that at
the coming regatta, IL every thing is
satisfactory, his club win send down
four yachts.
AT the regular meeting of the Astoria
Engine company Mo. l, held last evening,
N aHi Ia1,
Wenig were elected delegates to the COM
Ing firemen's tournament to be held at
Vancouver, WASH, commencing Feb. 1st
next.
The hose team tryout extracted large
crowd at Unionitown Sunday evening The
boys all ran well, Binder coming in first
and MUtson and Strom running tie for
second place. The rest of the boys
crossed the tape in a bunch. In a few
days the team wil commence active prac-
tice width the cart.
A number of the residents and summer
visitors Ithink that Clatsop Beach has be-
come of enough Importance to lhave
an express office for the handling of pack
ages. Several of THE guests at THE hotels
as well as Others have lost valuable
packages this season because of the
Lack of responsibility by the carriers
who simply handle goods for accommoda-
tlon.
The steamer Eclipse, while bringing up
rant of logs yesterday AFTERNOON, got
stuck In front of Elmore's cannery. Quite
a fresh wind was blowing at the time
and after 1.-THE steamer had passed the cor
ner of the dock the wind blew the raft
In towards shore, catching 1t about the
middle on the corner pile and effectuaIlly
anchoring the steamer. Considerable
work wals necessary to release the raft
and steamer.
The Columbia quartette, of Portland, at
the midnight hour Saturday serenaded
the night editor at his den, and one of
the pleasing brsaks In THE routing of
newspaper work le,ft its recollections that
will brighten many u night to come. Capt.
A. w. Gray, of the Mascot" was the
chaperon OF 1.-THE party, and right royalty
entertained lthe jolly boys The songs
"Mary Had a little LaarIb," the "OCd
Oaken Bucket" "Wlho Built That Ark"
and Poor Little Jo," were new versions
and exceptionally wen sung. Come again
and Astoria wifi welcome you.
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