The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-19
AROUND TOWN.

yesterday.
Born. to the wife " . $ wright. yes
teriay morning, hoy
Tamartme "a the name Of one of the
smartest spring dress fabrics
Mr.. c. 5. White, and wife. cr s., Faul
Minu,, are visiting in the city,
As Lent approaches the thought is.
"WAat can | give M that will not hc
missed
Mise Maudic Stone. who has been very
b. slowly improving,
Walking on dry planSs agam has not
become so much OF a regUlar thing that
the novelty has worn on.
1 Work Of repairing the crossing az the
Intersection Of Thirty-iirSt street and
Franklin avenue has begun.
Miss Laura Fox. who has been quite N
/ for the past two weeks is again able 20
resume her studies at school
Almost the entire population was out
I yesterday ON the docks. summing them
! selves in the welcome spring air,
Mrs. Mary Edee. mother OF Airs. ], ].
I Walter. Left Astoria Monday night on
/ her return home 10 Decatur Mich,
Chas. Finch and his bike got mixed un
yesterday and ChaS, came cut OF the
serape little the worse Tor wear, hut sttl
game,
c. DERRICK. Jr.. J.. Hanselman. NJ. Mcy-
ep, F. StlVerstone. and T.. $. lssaCan ana
wife. all OF san Francisco, We're in As
toria yesterday
O. Nelson. OF Oneida. Fred Olsen, Of Oh
ney, and wm. Anderson. the Deep River
/ merchant. We're among yesterdays visit
ors from the country.
BY putting castor ell in molasses cookies
/ IS the way fond mothers induce their
coniidmg offspring TO take something
that is good for them
A. R. ockerman. managing editor OF the
! Pacific Coast Elk. OF Portland. and Sec
! retary Of Portland Lodge. No, li2. called
op the fraternity yesterday.
/ Crocuses and other spring flowers have
made their appearance on the lawn. and
/ there can be little doubt that the grand
! change Of nature has commenced.
Manager Western Union johnson. yes
terday BY his own efforts, completed the
manufacture OF one OF the new style re-
cciving desks OF course he is proud Of
the result OF his labors.
Partisan ladies are now wearing the
hair prettlly waved and cOiled up in the
| middle OF the back OF the head and orna
mented with a satin bow. In front Few
loose curls fall over the forehead.
Engineer Jameson reports that the
last few days OF good weather have en-
abled the workmen at the bridge to make
fine progress. II there could another
week or two OF the same kind OF weather
the pile-driving might be finished.
In yesterdays issue appeared n local,
the import OF which was that Samuel
Matthews had died in San francisco. In
stead OF Mr. Matthews, il should have
read Mrs. Matthews, wife OF the former
foreman Of NJ j. Kinney's cannery.
The following Portlanders were In the
city yesterday: l.. NaiN. c. c. Barker,
a. ]. Rhodes, a. h. Colby, II. L. COlman.
Frank King. ". n. Mead, S. Schmidt.
Joe Mckee, II, S. Griffith, Tom Williams.
and Alfred r. Ockerman, all Of whom
were guests Of the Occident
The knights OF Pythias' annual me
mortal service to be held tonight. Is at
tracing unusual attention From the
fact that the very best local musical
talent has been engaged. is in itself sur,
ficient to call out very large attend
ance.
Among the visiting Elks from Portland
yesterday, were noted Cactus joe IA
millarly called the baby Elk. Long Tom
Williams, and Advance Agent Bob May
BIr. May says that Brother Colby has
selected the grounds for the circus. and
he expects to brirg of his show in As
toria very shortly
At St 8lary's Hospital last evening
DR.. A. Fulton performed a very deli
cate surgical operation upon Mrs.
G. Zeigler. The lady's many friends Will
be glad to know that she stood the op-
at late hour last night with every
prospect OF a complete recovery.
Superintendent Watts. Of Corey Bros,
returned from Portland yeterday and i'm
mediately went out 10 camp. He took
with him twelve men and a large lot OF
supplies. In this connection It may be
noted that TO gain entrance to Corey
Bros office, II Is necessary TO use
very peculiar door bell. Paymaster Jones
has the combination.
Monday afternoon a party Of real es-
tate and newspaper men, chaperOned by
Messrs. Stuart Brothers, made a trip in
the launch Fanchon to Meriwether
Downs and inspected that beautiful tract.
In the depth Of winter this tract Is quite
dry, and its levslness makes it very
desirable site for town. Property In
Meriwether is selling fast
The Monte Carlo. OF Astoria, August
Erickson's new building on AstOr street,
is rapidly nearing completion. Manager
Thompson thinks that it will be ready for
occupancy by April 1st. At least the bar
room, billiard room and club rooms will
be ready by that time. He claims that
it is the best constructed frame building
on the coast, and the statement has not
been denied.
Cries FOR help about $50 o'clock yes .er-
day attracted a larg. crowd In front Of
No. III Eighth street. Officer Seafeldt
burst open the door OF the house and
found Richard Harry. county surveyor
beating his wife in most brutal manner
He was taken TO jail and locked up. The
inhuman treatment Of his wife by Mr.
Harry, II is said, has gone on for several
years. lie will probably be tried this
afternoon.
The presentation Of THE Fairies Es-
capade.' at Fishers Opera House last
evening, was Witnessed by a large and
fashionable audience. To dwell upon the |
merits Of any one performer would be
impossible, with the exception. probably. |
Of Master Ernest Oberg. who, as Beech ,
nut" was excellent, and Miss Pearl Es- |
ties. queen Of the fairies a vocal solo !
by Mr.. Harry Vldalin was exceedingly |
well rendered and very much appreciated !
The affair was a most successful one.
On Monday afternoon in the urlice court I