The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-02
AROUND TOWN.

AROUND TOWN.
Though fools spurn Hymen's gentle pow
ers,
We. who improve his golden hours.
BY sweet experience know
That marriage. rightly understood.
Gives to the tender and the sood
A Paradise below. Cotton.
Mackintoshes were In favor yesterday.
A Carlson, Of the Lssts and Clarke.
is in the city.
Martin FOard is expected to arrive
from Portland today,
win 1t be ice cream or plum budding
for dessert tomorrow
The hail storm last evening was sur
prise to the blue birds.
Try c. B. Smiths Vanilla Ice Cream.
II Is something fine,
John Bruce and John Eckman. Of Skip
anon. were in the city yesterday.
white taffeta silk skirts are being made
( to be worn beneath all light summery
I fabrics.
| Martin Olsen says that ne Is going
to run as an Independent candidate for
coroner.
/ Andrew Berk and George Knutson. OF
! Fort Stevens, visited their Astoria friends
yesterday.
Did you see the rainbow last evening?
1t is to be hoped that its promises will
Z be fulfilled
Ice Cream Soda IN twenty-five different
| navors at c. b. Smiths. Private par
lors for ladies.
Buy your cigars. tobacco, fruit and
candy OF Emil Erickson. Eighth and
Commercial streets.
Household furniture for sale, cheap; a
baby buggy also must be sold at once.
Apply at sS Exchange street
/ 1t is d question how the Queen OF May
/ feels by this time. She certainly owes
a grudge to Observer Grover.
| The steamer Lurline win hereafter be
run by Mr.. Kamm lndep andent Of any
! connection with the y. r. and n.
II you want first-class meal cooked by
| the best cooks in Astoria. call at The
Bon Ton. Meals from Is cents up.
! The steamer Electric was yesterday
] IL.
I Tongue point and the railroad grade.
Mr. c. W. Stone yesterday returned
from his California trip. He is looking
well and says that he had fine time.
DR.. Estes says that 1t is estimated by
scientists that there is only one sudden
death among women to eight among
men.
Reports received from Ilwaco yesterday
were to the effect that all was quiet
amongst fishermen and packers in Ba-
ker's bay.
Al McGillis and George Simpson took
in the town yesterday afternoon They
are two OF a kind and might make a good
pair to draw to.
Yesterday was reported as a compare
lively duh day with the merchants, al
though there was a slight Improvement
in collections for the month.
II is understood in outside circles that
matters Of more than ordinary import
ance will be considered at today's month
ly meeting Of the fishermen's union.
The Dlaf Of the c1Ibdfyisfap NJ
Adair's Astoria, as laid out by w F.
McGregor ct al, was aled tor record in
Recorder Gundersons Office yesterday.
Frank Cook returned yesterday from
the James Crow seining grounds From
his air OF confidence it was easy to gee
what candidate he favored for the sher-
iff's office.
Mr. Francis Cutting, Of San Francisco,
the hea dof the Cutting Packing Com
pany and the Pacific Can Company, is in
the city, guest of Mr.. and Mrs. f. w.
Tallant
In conversation with an Astorian rep
rsentatipe yesterday Captain E. ]. Rath-
bone said that the reorganization Of the
o. r. and y. affairs was progressing
very favorably.
The office Of the Columbia Harbor Land
Company has been besiagsd during the
last few days by people who have init
mated a desire or intention Of building
residences in Warenton-
Manager Johnson, Of the Western Tn
ion, was hardly recognized by his friends
yesterday on account Of the absence Of
his whiskers. He says he feels better,
however, since the operation.
The board of directors Of the Astoria
Iron Works met at 7:30 last evening and
elected the following officers: John Fox,
president; a. L. Fox, vice-president; o.
b. PraeL secretary; First National Bank,
treasurer
A well known housewife says that 1T
is well to let the man do the marketing
II you want liberal supply, but keep
him out OF the dry goods shops II you
do not wish to be called down for your
The inclement weather Is affordlng the
wheelmen an opportunity to get "in con-
dition" for the road race. The run was
to have occurred last evening, but has
been postponed until Wednesday evening
at o'clock sharp
Why, oh why do country sweethearts
walk arm in arm or hand in hand when
promenading Commercial street? No
one would make a frantic effort to steal
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