The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-07-28

WARRENTON
by mail, Chas, Rogers, Druggist, 4Ss
Commercial street.
Port Captain f. J. Rathbone. OF
the o. II. and y. Company. returned
Sunday from North Beach with his
family, where they had been spending
few weeks vacation.
Mr.. c. ]. Eddy, general agent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and 81. Paul Rail-
way. and wife, who have been spend
ing few days at Seaside, returned TO
Portland Sunday night
The steamer Potter arrived down at
ESQ yesterday afternoon with a large
excursion OF people for Seaside. SUI
perintendent Lester ran special train
to accommodate the party.
The new army has az last arrived
and viii open its work in this city In
favor of Gods American Volunteers.
Meetings will be held on the streets
until a suitable hall can be secured.
Mrs. A. Hodes, representing II. r.
Lift. of Portland. can be found at the
milinary store of Mrs. Mckenzie with
a full line OF ladies' suits. capes and
separate skirts, for few days only,
The occupants OF house on Grand
avenue. where the street grading is
progressing, nearly made up their
minds to move Sunday, as the hill
side had begun to slide No damage is
reported.
Observer Grover has been trying
very hard for several days to make
It rain. but so far has been unsuccess-
ful. He can ride a bike on the beach.
however. II ne is not much OF a
weather man.
Within few days the stock held by
Astor Lodge, X. OF P, in the Astoria
Building and Loan Association. will
matuIl. and the already 1ourishing
treasury OF the lodge viii receive the
neat sum of $1,000 cash.
Mr.. VIM. whelan left Portland last
Saturday night for Astoria. He must
have fallen by the wayslde. as when
last seen he was enjoying Herman
wise's picnic at Cathlamet. His
friends look for him today.
The Japanes capitalists who are now
in Portland are being well entertained
in that city and there is a good pros
pect that the new line OF fast steamers
will be established between the Orient
and the Columbia river. Hurrah for
Portland.
Mr. James Layton McEwan died in
Uppertown Sunday at o'clock in the
afternoon. The deceased was % years
old and was well and favorably known
in the city. The funeral will take
place from Grace Church at o'clock
Wednesday afternoon.
The Eastern Clock Company has re-
moved its quarters to 10th street, and
Mr.. Chas. Mcdonald win remove his
working department into the rooms re-
Gently occupied by the Clock Company, |
One OF his friends stated that he was
not moving because he couldn't pay
his rent.
Mr.. Josef Gruber IS in the city with |
an invitation TO scientific men tn ex-
anime his newly discovered motor. The
descriptions Of the machine, for which
patent has been applied, would indl-
cate that It is a new system OF per-
petual motion. This is perhaps some
thing that Astoria needs.
]. A. Waddle, r. W. Wilbur, T. B.
Wilcox, s. H. Brown, Jr, j. NJ. Tur-
ney, L. B. Seeley, James Laidlaw, D.
VI. Dunno, Engene F. Samuel, Port
land, Frank Judson, Omaha; Geo. A.
Beavis, w. H. Garrett, San Fransico,
and j. T. Megler and wife, Brookfield,
registered at the Occldent yesterday.
The Epworth League extends a cor
dial invitation to all its friends to
attend a lawn social next Thursday
evening at the residence Of Mrs. Bu-
sey, corner 9Th street and Grand ave-
nue.. Vocal and instrumental music,
games, refreshments, ETC.. will be in
dulged in. Strangers especially in
vited.
In the police court yesterday Harry
E. Elason was fined s. for the use Of
abusive language; Fiddler" Larsen
was fined IS for being drunk; Charley
who was arrested Sunday
night for being drunk, was fined s.,
which the court remitted In order
that the defendant might be placed in
the hospital TO recover from sickness.
Henry Seymour, New York; T. ].
Henry, J. F. Steffen, D. 3. Hendricks
and wife, Portland; Mrs. L. F. John
son, Oregon City; James Ashworth,
Athena, oregon; Miss Maggie Cruik-
shank, Aberdeen, Scotland; j. c.
Brown, Spokane, w. Wright, nwaco,
Ind Geo. Smith, Walla Walla, were
guests at the Parker House yester-
lay.
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