Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-06-20


Arthur Sawyer's house in North Aber
deem, called out the fire department a
IL 40 p. M, today. The blaze was pu
out before any great damage was done
The children's exercises in the Con
gregational church, last evening wer,
among the best ever given in the church.
The collection for state Sunday schoo
work was $2l.
Geo. j. Wolff & Co., will have thei,
grand opening tonight. Arrangements
to entertain at least 1000 persons are
made, andanothing has been omitted tc
ensuiea pleasant evening to the visitors.
The Congregational ladies have been
engaged to furnish the liquid refresh.
ments which is recommendation enough
for that part of the program. There
will be a male quartette and instru.
mental music.
Saturday morning about 10 80, Cap.
tain Wilson of the Harbor Belle, while
landing at the N. w. L. Co.'S dock, Ho-
GUAM, made swing to get from the
pilot house to the deck when he slipped,
falling head first into the river, striking
a pile which was covered with barnacles.
making bad scalp wound. The water
being only four feet deep at low water,
the captain got out safely and pro-
ceeded to the hospital, where his in
juries were attended to. The captain is
again on duty.
A telegram received Saturday by r.
I. Dabney from II. D. Crawford at
Portland conveys information that the
four months extension of the special
half rates on building material asked
for by local contractors and builders had
been indorsed by the Portland officials
and that recommendation for the ap.
prevail of this action has been wired to
st. Paul. Mr.. Crawford is to be con.
graduated on the success OF his mission.
He was also instrumental in securing
the first rebate.
Invitations have been received an.
nouncing the marriage of Miss Sarah
Louise Strong of Aberdeen. to Lieuten.
ant Harry S. Greer, U. S. A at the
home of Captain and Mrs. Joseph D.
Leitch, Fort Niobrara, Nebraska, Wed.
nesday, July 6, at 8 p. m. Miss Strong
is the daughter of M. and Mre. S. L.
Strong, of this city and neice of the
Leitch brothers of the Dryden & Leitch
Lumber company, and is we'll known
favorite here. Lots OF happiness is the
wish OF the HERALD.
AS the tug Printer was towing the
four masted schooner w. J. Patterson
into the mouth OF the Wishkah yester-
day. allowance enough was not made to
allow for the circle the vessel would
have to make in entering the river, and
the vessel failed to make the river, but
swinging on the Chehalis river corner
of the G. E. Burrows dock. The Bur.
rows company tug Skukun was lying
on that side of the dock, and the head
gear of the schooner caue in contact
with the tugs pilot house, lifting the
roof from it. Captain W. McWhinney
the ship builder says the lamage can be
repaired for about 800.
Tuesday the Chehiis County
Women's Christian TEN erance Union
will meet in Nontesano, At he P,esby.
terrain church in twelfth annual conven.
ton. beginning at II 100 o'clock, with
the executive board meeting. A large
number of delegates will oe present and
a profitable session is expected. The
following delegates vii be present
and will have race on the
program: Mesdames ~. Rowland, J.
A. Stone, Mary Fuller, lie f. French,
Jennie Harper, L. Lyon, Ida Pound.
stone, F. Burch, Alyse Roe Gilchrist,
G. Ruddle, M. f. Davi>, Flora Wart-
man, Agnes Magill. Frances A. AFFORD,
Carrie, Van Dusen, j. 3. Haynes, Ida
Wheeler, J. l. Calder, Jennie Shaw,
Jennie Watson, L. l.. TrAsk, L. D. Carr,
j. Brewer and the Misses Taggert and
Faith Burch.