The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-07-26
WARRENTON

'xl00, Prices range from $l5
llmentS. Terms to suit. Say
WARRENTON
at this season OF the year Try Il.
suitable carriage for the OCCASION ca
be secured OF +, 5, Damant 4 Co.
y gentleman In from the Nehaler
yesterday evening. reported that tiere
forest fires are raging all through tha
section OF the country. He said tina
the smoke was so thick that Il wa
almost unbearable.
Peter Brodigan appeared In the 20
lice court yesterday afternoon on
charge OF being drunk. As IL was hi
first appearance, and he pleaded ankle
ty TO leave the town and 80 to work
Judge Nelson let him on.
Contractor Goerig returned from
Portland and intermediate river points
where he arranged for necessary pill.
ing and material yesterday, He will
commence the foundation work for the
Seow Bay depot next Tuesday or Wed.
nesday.
Ted and Harry Cherry and Earl
Case. who are camping near Skipanon,
are having great fun. They caught
twenty-thres crabs in one day, and
with clans ana fish which they cook
themselves. are th0rOughly enjoying
their outing.
Mr.. Alfred Davis. editor OF :he Lewis
River Press, creditabie weekly pa
per published at Woodland, Wash.
now in its first year, called on his AS
toria friends yesterday. He will spend
the day at the beach, returning to his
home this evening.
Vs
Divine services at Grace Church this
afternoon at IL O'Clock The Rev, W,
E. Potwine. Of Pendleton. will be pres
ent and will preach. Sunday school at
1880. Evening Prayer at Holy limo
cents chapel at $3.50. The evening ser.
vice at Grace church will be omitted.
J. T. Coffey. Bear Creek: E. Keefe,
John Days; Fred Olsen, J, Leahy, Jr.,
and y, Boiler. olney; Chris soranson
Gray's river: Theodore Christians,
walluskl; r. NJ CASTOR, Nehalem, and
Charles Stall and John Warnstaff
Young's River were among the visit
ors from the country yesterday.
Senator F. A. Bancroft. of Multno-
nah. and wife. spent the day in AS
toria yesterday on their way to Clat-
sop beach. The senator says that
Secretary Bourne. Of the Republican
state committee. should either come
out and declare himself openly for Re
publican ticket and platform, or quit
his job.
Some people will grimbie just for
the pleasure it gives them. A fellow
,io@R South fell under a railroad car
and the wheels ran sveT and crushed
his wooden leg. He was thoroughly
miserable and went about growing
because it wasn't his other leg, be-
cause then he could have claimed big
damages. ..'
Corey Brothers are rapidly nearing
the completion Of their contract on the
first ten miles Of the railroad. Three
fourths of the Tongue Point cut Is
done, and comparatively little other
work remains for them to Do Engin-
eer Curtis says that their work
throughout has been most satisfactory
and fully up to requirements
Van B. DeLashmGtt, f. T. Johnson,
the railroad CONTRACTOR. F. A. Bancroft,
H. w. Hegeie, Miss Grace Plagget'
Portland, p. ]. MCGOWAN, Chinook, +.
s. May and wife, T. L. Jacobovies. San
Francisco; George T. Thompson and
family. Miss Lydia Mozier, Walla Wal
la; G.. H. Wilhor, Boston; and l. L.
Patterson and wife, Salem, were guests
of the Occident yesterday.
Judge Gray, Councilman McGregor
and the Hon. Benz. Young yesterday
made a trip over the new Lewis and
Clarke road to Seaside, returning by
the railroad. They footed 1t over the
hills. ferried across Young's river and
drove to Seaside. The new Lewis and
Clarke bridge was swung for theiI
benefit. and all declare the new road
to be one of the greatest benefit tC
the city.
McClure's Magazine for August vii
open with a paper on "Mr. Gladstone
at Eighty-six," by w. T. Stead, found
er Of the English Review Of Reviews
and the one writer Of personal studies
of eminent men who never fails to ge
at the real parsonage. The paper vii