Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-26
NEWPORT BY THE SEA
Room for People But the Attraeions Afe
Greater Than Ever.

Poou1 for People but tnS faA1@~
Greater Than Ever.
NEWPORT, July 26-lspeciai CORE
spondence.) July has been an Oh
month this year for Newport In'
chap rates to California, the Cnau
,.noua assemblies, mountain resorts
Rrvan,s tour. and an increasing mum
Der Of places Of interest is dividing
wbat little business there is July
ord AuOust are the harvest season
hsre hut half the harvest is past ano
al have lost money so far who rely
., travel for business. The attrac-
,,ons are great here this year but the
tide oftrayeI is weak and those who
oo,,e camp and bring provisions lot
,hei, entire stay in cottages. But
Augu>t may make it up. There Is
ram for thousand gruwn-ups ano
.s many children, As a summer is com
pused uf about equal numbers Oh eacu'
Carl Denton furnishes an orches'''
brass baud here all the season. his
,..,ber ann sister are with him. The
nl,ver, are: Carl Denton, violin; Miss
n.,t,o. pIano: II. StUudemeyer, cor
net: r. Riley, bassO; \. McGinnis'
,,,n,bone. ~. V. skinner, clarionet;
Levi Card. tuba; Fred FOntaine' aito'
They will play for the state Teachers
assor,atiou and Summer school. Ihey
gave an outdoor concert at Nye creek
Friday. and the second dance oil the
season. Saturday evening. 80 tar
there is a scarcity of gentlemen
dancers the sets being mostly filled
by ladies.
Prof. Dunn, of Willamette one OF
the instructors of the summer school,
,ectured on Athens Thursday evening"
more especially on the acropolis' and
parthenon. before the county teachers
Institute. He is an enthusiastic ad-
mirer OF Greek art and literature, and
a most pleasing popular lecturer.
Prof. Washburn, of the State uni
versity, is spending some time on the
bay this summer, promoting the arti-
ficial propagation of eastern oysters
He is a biologist, which means put
ting things together by tWo's. So ne
catches lady oysters before they lay
any eggs and introduces them to
gentlemen oysters under proper chap
eronirg, and he has got young oysters
80 far as the swimming stage.
The state fair is we'll advertised
over here. The premium lists and
bapdbills are everywhere, and every
body seems to know Charley Gabriel
son, the secretary. The fair ought to
have an exhibit from Lincoln county
as this bay country can produce a
wonderful variety OF the necessities
and luxuries OF life. The fruit over
here is very fine this year.
Miss Mary E. Case is conducting
the Ocean house, in the absence OF
her father, Sam Case, who is very i'll.
The Young lady is we'll known at Sa-
lem, but her friends will be surprised
to know that she is chief clerk, stew
ard and manager OF this large hotel
this summer.
Chas. A Coggswell and family, j. X.
Weatherford and family, Geo. w.
DAVIS and family, Harry b. Miller
and family, Prof. Condor and family
and J. w. Howell and family are
among tue NlslIOTs.
The man whose face is his for
tune as a bOniface and whose wife is
a jewel OF landlady, is Pete'Abbey,
whose hotel is popular resort, has
most Of the guests and makes every
body at home.
We have To carry box OF black
pepper, as nearly all the dogs at the
seaside are disposed to pitch onto our
baby's bulldog. f. ii.
Mrs. Drew Baker, who lives on a
farm three miles west OF Irving, made
an attempt TO commit suicide by