The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-15

OF Chas. Miller. who disappeared ApriI
! 18th.
[ A leading dreSSmaker reports that the
| fashion OF lining ten-ccnt dim,ty with
I silk makes the simple" summer gown
something OF luxury.
Misses Matte +. and Carrie NJ. owen.
/ OF Genessec. Idaho. are in the city, Miss
! Matte formerly resided in this city ana
| has host of friends here,
Livery stables now include bicycles
among the steeds TO BE- hired 10y the
hour II is understood. the custom will
soon be inaugurated In Astoria
Divine service at ST. Thomas blythe
Sea. Skipanon. next Tuesday evening.
May lSthl at half past seven o'clock.
the Rev. VIM. Seymour Short orticiating
The northwester continued to blow
with force yesterday and the bay was
covered with whitecaps II Is hoped
that Observer Grover will do letter to-
day.
The big barge wyatchle finished un-
loading the iron at the Houng's Ray
railroad bridge yesterday and was
brought back to the o. h. and n. dock
In the city.
Mr.. j. O. Hanthorn, aside from canning
Royal Chinooks, takes great pleasure In
gardening. his garden in Alderbrook can
not be edualled by any ones on the whole
| peninsula.
| II was rumored yesterday that one
| hundred fishermen had put up 500 each
/ for the building OF a cannery TO be op-
/ Grated in their interests. but the rumOr
| could not be verified.
| ]. W Cook. the canneryman. OF Fort
land. arrived In the city yesterday. He
stated that his Clifton cannery was do
. ing nothing, as his men had all been
stopped from fishing.
Mrs Timothy Richards, Of SkamokaWa.
who has for some time past been pa
tient in the hospital in Astoria, was sent
| home Wednesday by DIR. Estes. entirely
cured OF her trouble.
The Society Minerva held an interest
ing meeting at its rooms Wednesday
night. 1t was decided that during the
summer season the society will meet but
once month instead Of weekly.
Mr. Max Young who lives in Upper
Astoria has just finished grading and
fencing the block on which his house
stands, thus greatly adding to the inj-
provements in that part or the city.
The following Portlanders were at the
/ Occidept yesterday: c. W. Knowles. j.
: d. Meyer. o. II. Jackson. J. II. Gales
/ J. B. Carson, J. W. Cook and A. l.. Lar
| son.
! personal encounter occurred yester-
day morning on the corner Of 10th and
| Commercial streets between a candidate
/ on the Populist ticket and a newspaper
man. which attracted some little atten-
/ ton.
Land Agent W. G. Gossln and Attorney
F. ]. Taylor returned from st. Hclens
yesterday. Mr.. Gosslin reports that II
II more than probable that all OF the
right OF way win be settled amlcably
within a month.
The building Of the big dock and ware
house at Flavel will commence soon. The
bids must all be in by Saturday night
This, with the new hotel to be erected
near by will make business lively on
the West side during the summer.
Now that an extension OF Cedar street
is proposed the VanDusens are contein-
plating having It run entirely through
their addition to Cathlamet Bay. In this
event the settlers or John Day will be
given much easier access to the city.
An Art Social" will be given on Friday
evening, May %, at the residence OF Mrs.
C. j. Curtis on Exchange street, by the
Christian Endeavor OF the Congregational
church. Re sure TO remember the date
and attend, as D. rare treat Is promised
Mr.. Walter c. Smith, OF Portland, pres
ident OF the Columbia Harbor Land Co.,
who arrived Wednesday morning I'm As
toria encased in new spring suit and
nobby head gear, impressed his friends
with the idea that real estate was going
up.
The contractors were busy yesterday
with several teams drawing the piles out
OF the river at the foot Of Tenth street.
The big timbers are to be used in repair
ing Tenth street, and the pile driver IL
in position near Commercial to commence
the work.
In some localities Of the city systematic
efforts are being made to poison dogs
A number OF attempts have been made
on the waterworks hill and in that neigh
b0rhood, and residents assert that II the |
practice does not cease they Will resort
to the protection Of the law
Jas. A. Titus, the young lad who was
working In a logging camp at John Day
and had his hand badly cut at the wrist
by an axe, severlng all Of the tendons. |
was in the city again yesterday with |
his father to have the wound dressed |
again by DR.. ]. A. Fulton.
Editor Cornwall, of the Cathlamet Ca
zette, was in town the other day, and |
WAS treated for trouble OF the eyes, |
which was probably brought on by the |
grippe. Physicians report that there is |
quite an epidemic Of sore eyes in the |
city, principally among the school chill |
dren.
Mr.. VIII Madison, Of Roseburg has |
purchased the cigar store heretofore own
Cd by Mr. Ferd Levy, and will In the |
future conduct the business. Mr.. Levy
will engage iD the clam digging business
at the seaside during the summer, and
incidentally sell peanuts ana popcorn
at the trains. His many friends wish
him success in his new venture.
Mr.. W. L. Niles, travelling freight agent