The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-10

those celebrated air-tight stoves at
Foard & Stokes.' They have them in .
dozen different styles, and every pos
sible size.
There will be tables OF interest for all
at the Presbyterian church December
In. Fancy articles-childrens-candy
popcorn and peanuts. Refreshments;
also cakes for sale.
Don't forget that the Low Price Store
has the only perfect fttlng wrappers.
the handsomest line OF Jackets and
lcapes, and is selling them at wholesale
prices. 4sl Bond street.
The charter OF the city provides a
way for the condemnlng OF streets for
public purposes. and there are those
who believe that little time should be
lost by the city in making connection
between the city and the railroad depot.
Fred Sprague. engineer on the Weno-
ma, yesterday while working about the
engine, knocked his shoulder against
one OF the steam cocks. which was
opened. badly scalding him. He was
taken to the hospital and properly
cared for.
Mr.. Alex. Campbell spent yesterday
at Seaside. He says there was no rain
there during the day, but reports that
at ? o'clock yesterday morning the
bridge over the Necannicum near the
Seaside house was carried away by
the freshet.
The condition Of the road In Road
District No. /, between skipanon and
Adairs, is now such as to render It
impossible for teams. II is claimed by
those living on the line Of the road that
no work was done at the proper time
to prepare for the winter.
Yes, We have a few Of those Burbank
potatoes left, but at the prices and
rate they are selling they will soon be
gone The Webfoot Commission House
is selling other groceries at the same
rate. For instance: A pound Of Mocha,
Java and Rio blended coffee for 25c.
We grind this while you walt.
]. W. Hume. Port Angeles; E. j.
Thompson, Joe NJ. Lewis, ]. C. Barrett,
San Francisco; Alfred Tucker. A. G.
Barker, Portland; C. s. Norris, Chicago;
A. c. Goerig, city; A. Bartholomew,
Seaside; A NJ. Gibson, Boston, and N.
H. webber, Knappton, were guests OF
the Occident yesterday.
The Sisters of the Holy Names de-
sire to announce that their bazaar will
not be held on December 10, II and II,
as previously stated, but will open the
18th inst, at o'clock p. m, at their
convent on Sixteenth street and Frank
lin avenue, and continue the afternoons
and evenings Of the 18th and 18th. Re
freshments will be served at all hours,
and a fine musical program has been
arranged for each evening.
Mr.. ]. A. Larsen, of the firm Of Lar
sen & Co, who superintended the build
ing Of the big tunnel and the Eddy
Point cut on the A. and c. r. r, r.,
has sold out his interest in the firm
to his former parfOers, Messrs. Johnson
and Anderson. The latter gentlemen
have taken charge Of the outfit and
carry on business in this territory. Mr..
Larsen, who is an old raIlroader, viii
go to California in a few days to figure
on big tunnel near Los Angeles
That Oregon is not the only country
where It rains is shown by recent ad-
vices just received from Minnesota.
The statement says that in the latter
part of November in a certain district
there an inch and half OF rain fell in
one day-an extraordinary record for
that country-and that towards the
close Of the storm the weather set in
cold, encasing everything in Ice. Trees,
shrubbery, sides Of houses, all glisten-
ed as If made Of diamonds. The streets
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