The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-04-08

Ahh lfhlbA ANlVnlAV
POstmaster Mcdonald will install In the
pcs,otfice today a new stamp canccllng
machine A representative 0f the tac-
tory win put q In position and see that
II works satisfactorily n win be run
by an elcctnc motor and viii cancel
cNelopes many times faster than tho
ola method,
A, the First NJ. Y. chun,h, nuano
street between Eleventh and Twelfth.
Rev w h. Hcllmgshead pastor ser.
vices tomorrow viii hc preaching AZ II
a. m, and 100 y M; class meeting at
niS a, NJ: Sunday School at 1870 y, M
Epworth LCaguc at $50 p M prayer
moe,isg Wednesday at 1;So q. M, spcclal
music Sunday
/ On Thursday eveping, April lS an en-.
,er,alpmont will be given tn the sunday
school rNom OF Grace church for tho
bencht of the ladies Guid. Mr., Frank
lSru''c nas kindly &C, scented 70 Je.ver
a Nciure on ancient and Modern Rome.
with the oatacombs the vatican. the art
galleries, the forum. etc. Vocal aud IN.
s,rumental music will be lNterspcrsed
4 full proyrNm will be published next
week.
Services viii DO held as follows 70.
morrow az the Swedish Lutheran church:
Swedish services az lo;S a. m. Sunday
school a, islS; at J;S p, m, English SER
vices 10 fishermen who are cordially in.
lvitcd to attend Topic After the ex.
pcrlenceS of storms and harlShips ON
| Lfe's ,empeStuous sea, We can hook Tor
the deSirrd haven. V only our hearts In
Mes school viii be renewed by ralth In
Jesus"
George l., Hutch,n, or Portland was
IN the city yesterday, Mr. Hu,chn is
imaEing arrangements 70 commence the
publication Ot a morning paper In Port
hand at an early date. He is at present
Iengagci In finding out TN, sentiment "
the people Of the state In regard TO the
proposed publication, Mr.. uu,chp SAYS
he met with natteriug suocess In all
Quarters. L, is said that eastern cap.
itRllsts are Interested and the paper will
star, with unlimited capital behind it,
James Meehan, the up-rivcr sejner. wus
In the city yesterday. Mr. Meehan says
he Is ready to oommeucc work With the
opening OF the season and regards the
conditions this year as being very Ia.
vorable for the seiners on the river.
There Is llght frcshet IN the river.
which makes the waJe- muddy enough
for good fishing. Thera is every ind
cation, Mr. Meehan says. % good SEA.
sons work, and operations will commence
lon nearly al the grounds with ths open. I
ing OF the season.
Mayor Bergman yesterday sga,d tho /
ordinance reducing the license on bowl. !
ing alleys TO 81 a quarter Hprc,osor.
alleys were required 20 nav S quarter !
for The first alley and $50 tor each AL. .
ditonal alley. bu; now person may /
operate any number OF alleys FOR 81 a ,
quarter The ordinance rr!mbursing l.. (
Mansur in the sum u S2a.50 was also .
signed by the mayor Mr. Mansur sr-
roneouIy paid s,reet assessment twice '
and his money is refunded by the pro-
visions Of the ortHarce.
The teams Of Strauss and Soyey Tin.
lshed this weeks bowling series last
night T1le latter team held tn, medals.
The mark was 6S. and both teams de-
feated It. Strauss men securing 6i5 aud
Sovey's aggregation scoring so The (
latter team bowled strong same I
throughout II has now won twice. and 4,
will retain rhe medals should Il succeed
in winning next week. Trenohard. u
this team. BOWED well last night. se-
curing l52 nat Soyey's l72 was the best
total The teams were rcarrangcl last
evening. II
In the county cour, yesterday the ID
viewers report on the road petItloued
FOR by II. G. Hilton was read and tha
supervisors of raod disri Nos and /,
were Instructed to open the road The \
monthly allowances Of Sc and s. allowed K
ndigeut persons were ordered dlsc6ntln-
Ie /. and another allowance Of s. was
reduced 20 s. 4 communca lion from a
the Taxpayers League relative 10 re- {
,ucirg expenses IN the county offices {
sas read and taken under ADJUSTMENT;
The clerk was ordered % acknowledge re-
,eipt OF same
A euchre party was given AZ the resi- Ii
itrce OF Mr.. and Mrs. George H. George
night in honor Of Miss Sadie
rang. The evening was pleasantly
,assed and the party dispersed at a late
Iour The following were present: The /
Misses Norton Reba H1bson Nan Reed
usie Elmore, Gene Lewis. Hellborn. n
.oulse Tallant Harriet Tallant, Nicker-
on, sayer Cole, Laura Fox. Alice 10
Woods, Grace Short and Smith: Messrs
:. r Higgins. f Norton W. A. sher- p
nan, F. Shields J. Wilson r. Wilson.
:. Hcil6orn ard T. =. Rogers
The action Of the council Thursday
lgsht in refusing 10 f1ycrably consider 0
he cor nunicdJion from the Taxpayrrs'
.eague for reduced c'ly lights viz prob v
bly, have the effect Of bringing about Ike n
ctoh On the rart Of the police commits
ion IN thu leagues request for a reauc- y
on Of the force Although the council y
: republican, the members stand pretty
'ell together. and politics Is almost en-