The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-06-11

WARRENTON
A lot with good business house rent.
ing for $50 per month on Commercial
street. $1,000, Best buy In Astoria. R.
L, Boyle & Co,
A 50 foot lot with good business house
on Commercial street renting for SIS
per month. for $500 on easy terms. II.
L. Boyle & Co
The o'clock tea given yesterday Rf.
ternoon by the Ladies' Guild OF Grace
church was largely attended. and en-
joyed by all.
OF Sacramento. Cal, are In the city.
visiting Mrs. c. r. Haraden and Mrs.
E. z, Ferguson.
Malt juice from the National Brew
ing Company. san Francisco, requires
no bromo seltEer in the morning II
is healthtul and nourishing.
Four or five vessels are now due at
any moment at this port, two Of them,
the Sutherlandshire and Clackmanan-
shire. coming from Calcutta
Mr.. f. ], Smith returned yesterday
from his trip up-river and reports
business At the points he visited as
being in fairly good condition.
The eoroner's jury yesterday decided
that the body found at Clifton and
brought down Tuesday night by Mr.,
Pohl was that OF Sam Meilandt
Short sieeved bathing suits are no
longer deemed good form. The puffed
affairs reaching to the elbows are pre-
ferred by women OF quiet taste.
Among the Portlanders registered AZ
the oocident yesterday were W. s. Nc
Farland. VIM. Ladd. the banker. and
wife. II. A. Shorey, and J. " Pope and
wife.
The regular weekly meeting OF the
J w. c. T. L. viii be held in Rescue
Hall parlors this Thursday afternoon
at > O'Clock. a fun attendance is re-
/ quested.
II was stated yesterday by a gentle
man who ought certainly TO be in a
position to know. that there are many
men who want TO and will fish this
season.
a raft OF piles is expected today
from Goble for the big railroad dock at
Flavel. Contractors Corey Brothers
will then push the work forward very
rapidly.
Contractor GOerig has everything in
readiness to push the work on his sec
ton vigorously. and is only waiting
for piles, which are expected down the
river at once.
! Children's day will be observed at
the Congregational Church on Sunday
! evening, and the entire school will
meet for rehearsal this evening at 7:3O.
Let all come.
/ Contractors Wakefield and Jacobsen
are rapidly getting their drivers and
machinery in position near Kinney's
cannery, and will soon have a large
force Of men at work.
August Danielson returned yesterday
from a visit to skamokawa. He re-
ports that the people OF that burg are
prosperous and that the neighboring
farmers are doing well.
Delightful" says the lawyer; "re-
freshing," says the doctor. as they are
chatting at The National" enjoying
glass Of the finest malt beverage
brewed on the coast.
The work Of tearing down warehouses
and docks to make way for the rail-
road, is going on rapidly There will
soon be clear right Of way up to
the Telephone dock.
/, 1t Is said that there Is a good deal Of
religion which is purchased on the in
stallment plan. You get a quantity Of
it, but you fail to pay up, and the first
thing you know you haven't any.
II Is said that a woman can carry a
bird cage, two satchels and bundle
Of umbrellas and not make the fuss
over 1t that a man does when he
brings home pound box Of candy.
| II was reported yesterday afternoon
that afterr holding a meeting, the com
| mittee decided to hold no regatta this
! year The members OF the cOmittee
rendered their resignation accordingly.
| The Potter reported passing about
twenty boats off Tongue Point yester-
day afternoon fishing for salmon. AS
the men were using short nets It is sup
posed they were fishing for their own
use.
Mr. P. A. McGillis, brother Of Stew
erd McGnlis, Of the White Collar Line,
with his friend, Mr.. Phil. Snyder re-
turned to Chicago Sunday evening.
Both gentlemen spent the winter in
oregon.
The Astoria Iron Works yesterday