The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-12

Mr.. and Mrs. .. +. Wilmington and
! Mrs. NJ D. Wilmington. OF Portland, are
/ in the city, Mr, Wilmington IS the wen
| known cashier OF the Failing Bank.
Clinton Brcs, pile driver was put In
| position yesterday afternoon At Tenth
| and Commercial streets. for work ON the
improvements to b. made on Tenth
street
Regular convoca,ion OF SITS, John Chap
/ ter. No. II. h. A, NJ, Rt Masonic itau
| tonight, at O'Clock. Work on Marx
Master degree. sojourning Companions
| invited.
A few days OF sunshine make vegcta-
ton grow SO raplily that It can almost
be seen. During the last warm showers
leaves and flowers have been making
good raady.
Mr. VIM. Hume says that so Ear this
spring the run OF fish has been the light
est ne has known since lSi He attrib-
utes the present condition OF anairs TO
the backward spring
A small piece Of candle may be made to
burn all night by putting finely pow
dered salt In Il until tt reaches the black
part OF the wick 4 small even light
may be kept In ;hIs way
The ladies' OF the Maccabees will give
a musical and literary entertainment on
this evening, she l2tn inst, at Car
ruthers' Hall A first class program VIII
be rendered. Admission, . cents
In the Justices court Yesterday Thomas
Freshett was on trial charged with adul-
terry. As might be expected. the court
room was packed Arguments were sub
mitted and the rRse went over TIL to-
! day.
August Erickson's new yacht, the
| Louvre. was Launched yesterday after
noon by Louis Martin. the boat builder.
| The trim little craft made n very hand
| some appearance on the water, and Will
no doubt figure in the regatta this sum
mer.
The Peninsula Land and Trust Co,
/ Taylor's Astoria, opened It's office on llth
| street yesterday for business. The Re
publicans will also use the same rooms
| for headquarters during the coming cam
paign.
Mr. A. g. Hammond Is expected to ar
rive in the city this morning with his
wife and family. The bids for construc-
ton work on the railroad grade and the
piling through the city, will be received
today.
August Magne. a Frencnman, well
known in the city, died at o'clock sun
day morning at Olney, and was buried
Yesterday in Greenwood cemst sry. He
was a resident OF Clatsop county for
twenty-five years.
An officer on one OF the river boats
Yesterday afternoon stated that Cook
would commence canning FISH in few
day time at four cents. There are no
fish in the river now and he viii not
open until there is better run.
Sunday the steamer Eclipse made
trip to the Washington side and succeed
ed In raising the Elmore piledriver which
had been sunk by a body OF fishermen
and placed II on the beach. The extent
OF the damages has not yet been learned.
Reserved seats for the A. F. C.'s COM
ing production, AT the Picket Line"
will be on sale this morning at o'clock
at the New York Novelty store. Parties
desiring reserved seats should call early,
as there has been u great number of
tickets sold.
At the instance OF Messrs George &
Barker yesterday, the county court serV-
ed an Injunction on the Fishermen's I'm
in, restraining that body from In any
manner Interfering with traps or piles
off Desdemona sands. The -ase will
come up for hearing In a few days.
gentleman who arrived from Port
land on yesterday afternoons boat re-
ported that the fishermen were alling the
up-river drifts with snngs In order to
prevent fishing by non-union men. A
number OF amusing Incidents were no
tlced when nets caught on these OBJ
structions.
The state militia OF Washington now
stationed at IlwacO, have within the last
day or two received howltzer which
has been placed on the steamer Wenona,
for service in Bakers bay Matters are
apparently assuming warlike appear
ance on the Washington shore.
In a certain Sunday school class In a
certain church last Sunday, out OF
class Of seven girls each being over Y
years old, four did not know where to
find the book of the Acts OF the Apostles.
Had they come from homes where ig-
norant parents presided the event would
not have been 80 remarkable.
From the texts AS my father hath
sent me. even so send / you" and 10,
/ am with you alway, even unto the end
Of the world" the rector Of Grace church
preached an eloquent sermon Sunday
evening which, with the beautiful an
them 80. Death, where is thy stingT'
sung by the choir, made the vespers SER
vice one to remember.
TIL 18th Of May will be the eighty
second anniversary Of the union between
Norway and Sweden. The event will be
appropriately celebrated at Fishers Hall
by an entertainment 10 be given in the
interest of the scandinavian Socelty.
Among the features Of the evening Will
be speeches, music, a tug Of war between
the Scandinavian tthletle club and the
Astoria Football Club The entertain
ment will close with dance.
Engineer Kennedy, Of the o. X. and
n. Company, when questioned some time
ago as to the height Of grade Of the As
The best chemical compound for wash
ing powder is Soap Foam" as It will
not yellow the clothes" nor burn the
hands It's the finest thing In the world
for the bath. One trial will convince
you.