The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-06-06
WARRENTON

tlnientS. Terms 10 SUIT, SaNt
WARRENTON
A unique corsagc ornament Is In the
form ot bunch OF violets the flowers
being made ot amethysts, the stems green
enamel
Among the Portlanders IN town ycster.
day were: ", II, Cole. Henry Lang. Wal
ter Jackson. II, NJ. Adams. and II. 4.
Mitchell,
Corey Brothers yesterday commenced
grading for the Flavel Hotel and II the
weather Is not too bad win have 1t finish
cd tonight.
The body OF the woman Annie Martin.
I who died yesterday In the hospital. was
taken 10 Skamokawa on last nights boat
, for burial.
later Developments made yesterday
concerning the kid" Williams anS!r
seemed to indicate that there might 30
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I The steamer Potter yesterday reported
/ passing one OF Hume's fish boats which
/ contained iifty-seven magnificent chit
I hooks caught In one drift,
The Fisher dock will probably be COM
/ pleted by this evening, that Is the piles
/ will be driven, ready for the platform. 1t
\ has yet to be extended twenty-elght feet
Little else was discussed yesterday on
/ the streets but the various rumors re-
[ garding the fishing situation, but no one
I seemed to know anything definite about
/ It.
! Contractors Wakefield & Jacobsen have
I determined to run two shifts on their
| portion OF the railroad work along the
water front. working eight hours each.
both shifts doing the work in dayligh;
hours,
The opening 10 De given tonight az the
National. e" 473 Commercial street. by Mr.
George Barley. promises 10 be one OF
the best Affairs OF the kind ever known
in the city. Mr. BARLEY Is noted Tor his
fine lunches
Three coaches and a baggage car. each
sixty feet long. are on the way from the
Southern Pacific railroad for the Astoria
road. II Is expected that they win arrive
down the river on an O. r. and y. barge
within the next week or ten days.
Contractors Bayles & Palmberg have
have decided to work two shifts eight
hours each, both in daylight. on the
. Flavel hotel. This Is a new system OF
doubling work which Is not possible in
some other parts OF the United States
Captain Peattie OF the British ship In
verness-shiree. will leave out this morn
ing for Liverpool direct with a cargo OF
500 tons OF wheat and barley. He will
have with him on this trip Mrs. Peattie
and Mr.. Wallace and son. OF Portland.
as passengers.
About midnight OF the ith the slaugh-
ter house belonging to Messrs. p. c.
Warren and F. ". Preston, OF Warren
ton. was burned TO the ground. Among
other property lost were two dressed
beeves for Ross. Higgins 4 Co. four to
fve hundred pounds OF tallow, flI5 worth
OF hides. and pair OF Fairbanks scales.
Mr.. James Madison. Of san francisco,
the managing owner OF the ship Big Boz
nanza, was In the city yesterday. to-
gether with Captain Bergman. and stated /
that his vessel would be down the river (
next week from SkamOkawa, loaded with |
l.No,N0 feet Of magnificent timber for /
China.
II is reported by one OF the committee ,
that the entertainment TO be given by !
Miss Kelley for the raising OF fund to 4
be used In entertaining visiting hremen I
during the coming tournament. has been |
fixed for the evening OF June 49, Mrs. 4
J. T. Ross has also kindly consented TO
sing upon this occasion.
Port Captain Rathbone, OF the o. X. /
and N. Company, was in the city yester- 1
day, and reported that the water on the |
lower docks at Ash street, was three feet
deep, but had not yet reached the street
level He thinks there will be a fur
ther rise Of six feet and possibly much .
more before the flood subsidies,
A gentleman recently returned from .
Europe says that a man in Germany .
bought one thousand cigarse a short time
ago, and had them insured against flre.
Then he smoked them and demanded the
amount OF his policy from the insurance /.
company. The company refusing to pay .
1t, he brought suit and got a verdict.
The announcement Of the engagement
Of Nine Alberta Finck, Astoria's most
popular and successful vocal instructor,
whose sweet and cultured voice the music
lovers Of Astoria never tire Of hearing, to
DR.. +. Jansen, one OF the city's most
prominent physicians, is an interesting
bit Of news for their many friends.
Doubtless the congratulations OF all will
be showered upon this happy pair
Word was received last evening from
Bakers bay that a crazy man named
Stevenson, supposed to be fisherman,
created some stir over at McGowan's
cannery yesterday. He claimed to have
come from Astoria and that the people
here were trying to hang and shoot him,
and that he wanted the protection or
the troops at Fort Candy. Sheriff Hare
was notified, but had no jurisdiction in
Pacific county.
Judge ]. II. D. Gray and the members
Of the county court Inspected the Lewis
and Clarke new bridge and found that
structure almost completed The draw
Is in good working order, and the APP
proaches will be finished In a day or
two. Judge Gray reported that farming
matters in the valley are slow, owing TO
too much wet weather. Garden vegeta-
bles are scarcely up and other crops are
behind time. Grass, however, Is I'm fine
condition, and stock are doing well.
The social gathering given by the Pres
byterian young people at the Hotel Tighe
last night was one Of the most pleasant
held in Astoria for some time. The rooms
and halls we're handsomely decorated,
and the large gathering Of guests seemed
TO fully enjoy every moment. a musical
and literary program filed n norton OF |