The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-27
CALIFORNIA E7e syrup CO.
SAk FRANCISCO. CA.
LouHYALE. A. ksN roRs. NJ
FUNERAL OF MRS. HoBsoN.
Large Attendance of Friends and no
ns,.rs-,Scryice OF the Rcbckahs.

I NtTsfe-=S~FrNltp OF the hrpFkhnH.
] Tho funeral OF Mps. Anna h Hobson.
/ r,,llci Of the late Hon. John Hobson. rN-
/ collector OF customs al rhis port TOOK
/ place yesterday The services wrrc con-
ductrd by the Rev. Henry Narcotic. pas.
tor ot the Presbyterian church. of which
the deceased had Tor L years been an ac-
/ tive working member. During the I'M
/ pressive services a Quartette choir. feel.
/ ingly and beautifully rendered the favor
| tie hymns OF the departed one. Nearer
| My God. 10 Tnee.' Abide with Me-" ami
Jesus Lover of Ny Soul" The various
| apartments OF the spacious residence
were filled with sympathizing friends ~
the deceased and the bereayrd family. ana
the casket containing the mortal remains
was literally covered with appropriate
aoral offerings,
Al / O'Clock the caskct was conveyed
by me pail bear'rs. n. Van Dusen. +. l.
Dunbar Frank J. Taylor. r. Boelllng. T.
z. Ferguson. and II. F. Prael 10 the
heanse IN waiting. and thence by special
train TO the Pioneer Presbyterian Gem
etery, on Clatsop plains, and there de-
posted In mother earth by the side OF
her husband. who had preceded her toI
their finA earthly resting place but Al
short year batore.
A large delegation OF me Astoria
Daughters Of Rebekah Lodge. l. o. o. r.
OF which deceased was a member were
present at the funeral and at the grave
The beautiful burial service OF the lodge
WAS impressively rendered by Mn. X
NJ Stewart and Miss Cleveland. noble
grand AMI vice-grand OF the lodge. the
other members depositing In me grave
their sprigs OF evergreen-nt cmbloms OF
Immortality. The Rev. Henry Narcotic
by prayer and benedlctlon. ended the cere-
mony.
HER LIFE.
Mrs. Anna X. Hobson was born In san
Francisco. Cal. October n. 1852 She came
to Astoria and was married to the late
Hon. John Hobson in 1875. Before her
husbands death Il was plainly evident
rhaG seeds OF consumption had taken roo,
In her system. With witely devotion.
however. she faithfully nursed him dur
ing his protractei and fatal Illness. After
his dearh by the advice OF relatives and |
friends she went 10 her native state and |
took up her abode at Nordhor. Ventura 1
county. Here she received the kind-si
attention that could possibly be- bestowed
from the friends and acquainilnces she
made there but the fiat hal gone forth
climate nor kind friends could stay the
hand Of death, Though hopeful of re-
cOvery and a return 10 her home even 10
1he last day Of her llfe. It was only with
In an hour or two of her demise that she
realized the end drew nigh Then with
her dear children present. r1e arectionate
mother bade them farewell. ana. con.
sclous to the last. the christian woman
calmly and trlumphantly surrendered her
spirit to the God who gave IT,
Her surviving children arc Edwin.
age %, Reba, IS. and Bertha. L.
Mr.. a. y. Smith, the popular travelling
agent for ". p. Fuller & Co. Of Portland.
Is In the city visiting his Astoria friends
and pouring oil on the waters on the side.
Lighthouse tender Columblne. CAPTAIN
Charles Richardson arrived In yesterday
from the Sound. While on the cruise
Captain Fisk. chief of the engineer corps.
accompanied the ship, visiting an the sta
tions Of Importance on the Sound and
making a thorough inspection thereof
Captain Richardson says that Seattle A.
red-hot town there are all kinds Of peo-
pie there. and everything II Wide open,
from Decent Snow to a 81 opera. Bands
1f music parade the streets and night In
like day The stores are nllcd with an
manner Of Klondikc suits. the clothing be.
ng the heaviest ever exhibited on the
cast Tents and sleeping bags cxhib.
ted In store windows with dummies re-
lining peacefully on their cote, show
he kind Of paraphanalla That Seattle is
prepared to furnish. Steamers are going
md coming day and night and It IL am
,ult 10 secure coal enough 10 supply their
JuBkers. Dog trains and reindeer are ,
'een in the streets and the hotels are 80
.rnwded that II is difficult for q man 10
get a bed In which 10 sleep. Tuesday
morning while passing down the Straits
# Fuca the COlumbine passed thc steam q
r Oregon about half way between Fiat
cry and Victoria, loaded to the guards
With freight and passengers for Alaska.
ialutes were exchanged and all was well
,rrlvlng of the mouth OF he river yos-
er1ay morning the C0lmbinc was In "
ompany with the American ship Stctson .
nj Captain Richardson Gays that the y
after Ship, while lowering about the D
ghfshIp, waiting to come into harbor -
'as most beautiful handled-In fact she
ad the appearance OF a yacht preparing VI
Or race. '