The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-03
AROUND TOWN.

AROUND TOWN.
The humble. meek. mercituL just.
pious, deVout souls are everywhere OF one
religion; and, when death has taken on
the mask. they will know one another,
thocgh the diverse liveries they wear
here make them strangers,-william
Penn.
Bicycle teas are In high favor,
John Kopp is visiting at Seaside
E. A. seeley. OF Portland. is visiting In
the city.
Plans for the ylavel hotel are almost
completed.
Try c. b. Smiths Vanilla Ice Cream.
It is something nne.
Mrs. WIN Kinney will sins at the Bap-
tlst church this evening.
Mr.. George H. White. OF Boston. Mass,
was at the oceident yesterday.
The ladies' belts OF the season grow
narrower and narrower. but no less cost
ly.
The Office building OF Kopp's new brew
cry will be under cover Monday or Tues
day.
The streets near the Clatsop Mills are
being relieved OF large quantity OF
mud, etc.
Ice Cream Soda in twenty-five different
navors at c. B, Smiths. Private par
iors for ladies.
Mssses. J. L. Marks and Fred Nell
singer, OF San Francisco, were In the
city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Switzer, OF Port
land. were in the city yesterday. guests
at the OccidenL
Rats cannot resist sunhower seeds.
This is well to remember II the rodents
are troublesome.
Go to the Bon Ton restaurant and get
a fine chicken dinner today for 10 cts,
Best in the ~.
Buy your cigars tobacco, fruit and
candy OF Emil Erickson, Eighth and
Commercial streets.
Vegetable fibre in soft, dark colors
makes a floor covering infinitely TO be
preferred TO mating.
The weather bureau seems 10 have a
spite against this part OF the country
and has again predicted q storm.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
school board will be held tomorrow night
at the Office OF the school clerk.
II Is certain that the woman who talks
to you about some one else viii not
spare you when your back Is turned.
Mr.. ]. W. wambold, who has been
sick for the week past, is reported as
being somewhat better. although still in
bed
Mr.. T. A. Fisher is seriously consider
ing bringing suit against Ross, Rigging
& Co. for enticing all the rats on his
wharf.
Another lot OF men and supplies were
taken to the railroad camps above
Tongue Point yesterday by the steamer
Electric
Babies and dogs are very certain
judges OF character. You can always de-
pend on the man that one or the other
takes to.
G. A. Moen's launch. the Star, IS ntw
plying between Knappa and Westport,
gathering up milk from the dairies for
the Astoria market.
Emil Schacht, the Portland architect,
and j. NJ Turney went TO Portland on
the Telephone last evening.
From the best information obtalnable
last night, the fishermen at their meeting
yesterday afternoon stood pat for five
cents
A. p. Hammond left for Portland last
evening on the steamer Telephone TO at
tend to important business In that city.
He will return during the week.
Mr. c. c. Baddidge, son Of Captain
Steve Babbidge, recently deceased, ar
rived from Tlllamook yesterday, and will
probably make this city mis- home.
All the merchants yesterday reported
business as being very good, and that
collections are better than Mt this time
last month, Notwithstanding the fisher
mems strike.
The city water was yesterday shut or
from early morning until evening owing
to the connection OF pipes being made at
the corner of Franklin avenue and FIJI
teenth street.
II the X ray business becomes so de-
veloped that people can discover what
others really think Of them, Gabriel may
as well sound his trumpet and close up
the whole concern.
August Erickson yesterday paid out
1900 in one and two dollar bills to con-
tractors and employees The money was
bright and crisp, having lust been re-
ceiyed direct from Washington.
The Republican county committee yes
terday secured and opened offices for its
headquarters during the coming cam
paign in the Hawes building, corner OF
Eleventh and Bond streets.
What Is the matter with having a roof
garden in Astoria? II was rumored some
time since that Mr.. Ben Young contem-
plated making one on the top Of the
Foard & Stokes corner building.
Judge Mcclure, Of Seaside, who Is vis-
iting in the city, says that they are
nearly all gold men down in his section,
and that he thinks the most of them are
going to vote for Judge Northup.
The railroad engineers ere very busy
day and night preparing plans and spe-