Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-21

levelcd upon her from the city's water
front by Hoquiam's fair damsels and
others, like first class battleship. She
will 90 to sea without being repaired.
A fine large map of Alaska and the
Klondike district, compiled from the U.
S. coast and Geodetc survey, now adorns
the walls of Robt. Beggs' barber shop.
Kuhn e Eber,ing were out of luck
Monday. Two of their livery rigs ran
away-one in lloquiam and the other in
Aberdeen. Smashups resulted in both
instances. Whiskey was the prime
mover; the horses did the rest.
The beaming countenance OF Harry
light upon our streets. He returned
from San Francisco last Friday on the
tug Printer, which has been recently re-
fitted with new boilers and engines.
The unfinished top OF the lighthouse
at Westport may be seen from Hoquiam
above the tree tops any clear day, il one
knows just where to look for it. There
remained, last week. ten feet OF brick
work to be added to the top, and then
will come the iron work consisting OF two
stories. The iron has all arrived, and
been delivered on the ground. The whole
structure, when completed, will be one
hundred and twenty-three feet from the
foundation.
A man named McRoberts who came
up from Frisco on the tug Printer and
Immediately went to work on the tug
Traveller was swept from the deck of the
latter by coil OF the hawser as the tug
was making fast to the schooner Novelty
at sea Monday. A boat was lowered and
went to his assistance Immediately, but
before he could be reached he had be-
come unconscious. His body was recov
cred and everything possible done to
resusctate him, but all in vain. He will
be buried by the N. w. l.. Co.
"Snow White" by our own talent, has
come and gone. 1t was introduced to our
citizens Tuesday evening by a magnifi.
cent parade consisting of almost count
less numbers of fairies, dwarfs, ellis and
through our streets by tho IIoquiam
Cornet band. The scene made vivid
impression on eye witnesses, and all who
witnessed the play (their name is legion
ut the theatre Immediately following the
parade, pronounce 1t a bowling success,
and praise unstntinglg the players and
director, w. G. Aylsworth.
Alter a short season of rest our base
ball ground was again, last Sunday, the
scene OF remarkable activity. The occa-
sion was Il game between our Diamond
rs" team and the Montesanos After
vainly attempting to keep track of all the
errors committed on either side the re-
porter gave it up, concluding that it was
about six for one and half a dozen for the
other However, there was no lack of
animation and fun, and a more fitting
ending could not have occurred. AS the
prima donna closes her sweetest meo.
dies with one grand out-burst of tone,
reaching sometimes to dizzy heights in
the scale OF notes; as the famous orator
closes his speech with one grand spread
eagle preoration; as the dazzling bril-
liancy of the Fourth of July fire works is
only ended by one most brilliant OF all
the wonderful dazzlers, 50 ended the ball
game on that memorable Sunday after
noon. At the beginning Of the last half
of the ninth inning, with Hoquiam at
the bat, the score stood ten to twelve in
favor of Montesano. The latter seemed
determined to keep that lead or die in
the attempt, so with that resolution firm
ly fixed in his mind, each player hitched
up his pants; stored himself with five
hundred volt current OF energy and then
set to work. The first was famed out in
one, two, three order, making "number
one." Then came the climax. In order
to fully prepare for it, base runners were
allowed to skip around the diamond until
the bases were all full. At this juncture
the batter knocked grounder to short
stop. He scooped it from the ground
promptly, and with slight discharge OF
his pent up energy, sent it flying to first
base. 1t reached there in time to put
out number two" Without a mo-
ment's delay, it was started on its jour
ney to the catcher, Jimmie Lyons, at the
home plate. For second or two it
fairly Kissed through the air, and then
with scarcely rustic it quietly nestled
itself in Jimmie's hand like babe in it's
mothers arm. Upon the call of the UNI
pire it was found that another was out ,
making "number three" and thus ended
simultaneously the game and the most
brilliant play of the day. Earl Petit
umpired to the satisfaction of both sides
and TIE spectators.
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