The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-04-27

| her home over Pease & Mays store
yesterday afternoon, about twenty
members being present. Mrs. Lee
served delicious lunch during the
afternoon. A large number of the mem
bers of the Ladies Aid Society also met
at the home of Mrs. James Snipes, on
the hill yesterday. A splendid program
was given and the afternoon passed most
pleasantly with conversation, ETC., and
was greatly enjoyed.
"Mr. Mulvey stated last evening that
the biggest single nights receipts in the
history OF the Grand had been on Thurs
day evening, the closing night of the
Rays i'll a Hot Old Time" Gays Den
yer paper. "Last night ran only few
dollars below, when Bobby Gaylor
and his very much up-to- date company
caused the audience to laugh until it's
sides ached. Gaylor is himself a neat
comedian and one OF the cleverest mar
rators on the stage; he is well supported
! by a speciality company, whose abilities
are given full opportunity in McSorley's
Twins. The piece made SO much of
laughing success last night that it will
be continued next week up to Wednes-
day. \
The following pupils of the Hood
River public school passed the eighth
grade final examination April l9, 20, 81 +,
as prescribed by the course of study in
the following branches: English litera-
ture, writing, spelling, arithmetic, gram
mar, geography, drawing, vocal music,
physiology. United States history, read
ing and mental arithmetic: Louis Bald
win, Belle Howell, Mary Wolfard,
Nettie Kemp, Gladys Hartley, Pearl
Cox, S. NJ. Blowers, Ida Stranahan,
Altha Parsons, P. G. Logsdon, Nellie
Clark. They now hold certificates which
entitle them to enter the Ninth grade of
any school in the county without further
examination.
w. H. Butts met with an accident at
4 o'clock this afternoon, which we much
fear will prove serious one to a man of
his age, especially as he has scarcely re-
covered from siege of the grippe. Mr..
Butts was standing On the crosswalk on
Second street, between French's bank
and Nelson's store, when runaway
team came down the street. They were
not attached to wagon, but the harness
was on them and as one endeavored to
run one way and the other another, he
could not get out of their way, but was
thrown down and bad cash cut in his
head. He was also UNCONSCIOUS, not
even coming to as he was placed in an
nv ond fol f1 hic homo
Mrs. H. Lauretsen and daughter, Mics
Emma, returned on last nights boat
from White Salmon, " here they went to
attend the funeral of Harper Hansen
yesterday afternoon. The services, which
were conducted by minister from Hood
River, were very largely attended, the
circumstances of his sad drowning and
the length of time which had elapsed
before the body was found, making the
funeral very impressive one. In spite
of the many months which had passed
since the riyer claimed him as its victim
the body was not so badly decomposec
as might be expected, and Miss Jacobsen
informs US his tie remained in the same
bow which she tied for him before hi
left her home on the fatal afternoon o
the drowning.
Harry Patterson, who has been goinI
the rounds of the coast imposing on tht
various churches, is now said to be IL
Helena, Mont. still plying his ole
vocation. A year ago he came here anC
e affiliated himself with the Baptist people
a claiming that his church letter was thel
8 on the way from California. In tn,
e meantime being out of the "where
: withal" he appealed to some of it
e members and received assistance, leav
e ing one day for new fields of labor with
out mentioning the fact to his creditors
. He now shows up in Helena and i
claiming he Will soon receive churcl
:, letter from The Dalles. The paste
there, however, has taken the precau
/, tion to write here concerning him, an,
no doubt will receive letter from tn
. church which will open somebody
eyes, but not contain church ere
, dentials.
q The best of good times was that ha
by about twenty of the young lad
q friends of Miss Harriet Marden, who re
d Gently returned from Washington, the
q being invited by Mrs. o. w. Morgan +
u spend last evening with her at the HON