The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-11
AROUND TOWN.

Better be with the dead,
whom we. to gain our place, have e
TO peace,
Than on the torture Of the mind to lie
In restless ecstacy. Shakespeare
Have YOU bought your linen dusterg
Strawberries are growing larger, the
prices smaller.
Fresh Strawberries at Foard & Stokes
Company's today.
After Easter Sunday 1t does not seem
long to Fourth OF July,
Fresh Oregon and California vegetables
at Foard & Stokes C~ompany's today.
Headquarters for Butter. cheaper and
better than anywhere, Pacific Commits
sion Co.
Arbor Day was yesterday celebrated
by all the schools in the city in a fitting
manner.
DIR. Burnett has been quite III for the
past three days, but he is now recovering
slowly.
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The woman who wishes TO retain a
mans affection should never ask him to
go shopping with her.
Miss Lewis and Mrs. DuRette invite
the ladies to call at their dreSsmaking
parlors, No. i5 10th street.
Inspector Arnold. and L. S. Marshal
g -. - ...,a g,vsr x.zFaNnav Twnw, Part
land on the China steamer,
The wedding OF Mr.. August Hall. OF
Fort Stevens, which was to take place
Sunday. has been postponed.
Coal delivered to all parts OF the city.
Call for prices. Cheap for cash. FL
more. Sanborn & Co, agents.
Today-To arrive this morning. the cell
ebrated Vashon Island Hot House Let
tuce. Pacific Commission CO.
Fisher brothers will today ship 80 bar
rels Of Alaska salt salmon. put up by
James Bell * Son, to a. Booth & Co,
Chicago.
The girl who knows she is too big TO
play with dolls, but is too young TO DO
up her hair and put on long gowns, Is
to be pired.
Encourage home enterprise. Buy your
coal OF Elmore, Sanborn & Co, Agents.
Steamer Harrison will arrive today, d.
rect from the Gilman mines.
Mr.. W. a. Bennett, a capitalist OF the
East. arrived in the city on the steamer
Queen from san Francisco yesterday. and
is visiting his friend. Mr.. Wambold.
Steamer Harrison is due with cargo Of
Gilman coal. Patronize the only steam
ship line making Astoria home port and
are agents.
A young girls frock may be simply
made with Killed skirt and plated ruffles
over the shoulders. For dancing school
or every day wear, it is made Of chiffon
in delicate shades,
II the steamer Harrison car dispose Of
enough coal to keep her running regular
", Astoria will have steamer commune
cation with tie Sound. Elmore, San
born & Co, Agents.
Mr.. Percival Mines, travelling for a
San Francisco house. will cav for that
city this evening to take a new territory.
He viii be missed by the merchants in
this section Of the country.
The Pacific Commission Co. is the only
house in the city hat carries the most
complete variety Of California and ma
tive fruits and vegetables. Don't fail TO
utank gVn for t.orrr Sunday dfnnaF
The new uniforms for the Astoria mill
tary band are expected to arrive today.
That organization will then blossom
forth in its new Easter attire, n will
no doubt make better music than ever.
Mrs. Wambold and family arrived yes
terday from Nebraska, and consequently
Mr.. W. is a happy man. He went to
The Dalles a day or two g and met his
family there, returning with them to As
toria.
Strawberries are again in the market,
and while they are a little out Of the
reach OF the ordinary purse, the quality
OF the fruit seems to be good, and ship
pers promise a plentiful supply Of the
fruit soon.
Professor Tyndall, the mystic. returned
to Portland last evening, promising IL
possible to make another visit to Astoria.
The professors success while here was
| phenomenal, and the people would hardly
let him go.
About fifty piles were driven yesterday
for the piel foundation Of the Young's
bay bridge. which completes a little over
one-half Of this part Of the work A few
more days OF fair weather will finish
the pile driving.
Mr.. Cole assumes command of the Par
ker House this morning, and already has
workmen engaged in remodeling this well
known hotel When thrown open to the
public he promises that It will be the
best in the city.
Henry Pactilla, Deep River; Gus. Lind
berg, Knappton; John Linde, North
Shore; l.. W. Lemke and wife, Hare;
VIM. Henck, Gray's River, and Duncan
McVenn, Brookield, were visitors in the
city yesterday.
The China steamer Mount Lebanon
makes a somewhat zig-zag course across
the Pacific. She will sail from here to
NlCLOIld, NltHCt bOuAl " IlDliDlulut
thence north to Yokohama, and then
south again to Hongkong.
Mr.. D.. w. Campbell, chief dispatcher
Of the o. r. and N. Co., J. F. Graham,
master mechanic, and ]. A. Johnson, gen.
eral agent In Portland Of the hin line
Of steamers, came down on the Mount
Lebanon yesterday to get a Whit Of salt
air. They returned upon the Harvest
Queen last night.
In the report published In yesterdays
issue Of Mr.. Davidson's statement con-
corning the new road from the lower Ne
halem, and error was made in saying
that connection was to be had with the
Mccartney coast road. The new ROAD
goes across the mountains, directly into
Seaside. and will shorten the distance
for residents In a large part Of the ter
ritory, about fifteen miles.