Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-07-09
The Herald twice a week tells It all.

| The masters of the small craft consti
tntlny the mosquito feet of Gravs Har
Dor went to Seattle last week, to b,
examined and receive licenses, as re-
qulred under the rules, which are now
being vigorously enforced.
NicholoS Gawley, the well known gar.
dener, brought to this Office a branch ri
gooseberry bush, a sample of the plan,
winch he imported from Ire and, that
would ordinarily be taken for a branch
OF plum tree, the berries being fully as
large as some varieties OF plums.
The new furniture van, with capacity
OF three tons, of the S. W. Johnston
transfer Co., was built in Aberdeen by
Mcbride x Hamb'en, and it is a vehicle
that would be a credit to anv shop. no
matter what facilities it had, and speaks
we'll for the enterprise of this firm.
Charles E. Bennett and Miss Marv A.
HOFFMAN were married at Quincy, WASH,
on Sunday, June "a. The bride is
daughter OF n. G. Hoffman, an old resi-.
dent OF Aberdeen, who moved 20 Quincy
last September, and Mr.. Bennett is a
nep"ew of Mail Carrier Eccles, of this
city.
The United States District Attorney
has decided that the attack on the
schooner Fearless, in the lower harbor
on the night of June 2, is matter for
the state authorities to prosecute, the
federal courts not having jurisdiction, as
the offense was committed in state
waters, not on the high seas.
An amusing game OF base ball is
promised at Electric park. Sunday, July
y, between fat and lean team, for the
benefit OF VIM. Boyle, who recently lost
an arm while working in a mill. JIM.
Bowes will captain the Fats, while
Frank Z. Porter will direct the Leans.
J. B. Dabney has purchased the rock
ballast brought from China in the
barkentine, John Palmer, which he is
having hauled to his property at G and
Hume streets. Mr.. Dabney will use the
rock as retaining wall at his lot lines,
and intends filling in his part OF G street
with sandrock and gravel.
Frank Howe Benedict. superintend.
ent OF schools at Auburn and Sutton,
Mass. arrived in the city Saturday
evening. Mr.. Benedict is a cousin of
Major L. A. Abbott, of Washington, D.
g., whose services to the improvement
OF Grays Harbor are generally known
here, and is on tour Of the Pacific
Coast. He left this afternoon for Long
Beach, CAL, where his mother and sew.
eral sisters reside.
County School Superintendent Walton
was in Aberdeen Friday, at the hearing
OF the ten.year.od boy, Plea Kasonen,
before Justice Fox, on a charge of steal
ing from l.. w. Herrick's jewelry store.
The parents stated that the boy is UNI
manageable, and defective both in hear
ing and speech. On the recommendation
ton of Mr.. Walton, the justice decided
to have the boy sent to the school for de.
fective youth, at Vancouver, Wash.
q. NJ. Powell is surveying the cit y
road along the bluff, and expects to
have his report before the council
Wednesday, evening, in such shape as
will permit advertising for bids for the
construction work. The bridge over
Elliot's slough will have to be larger
than was planned by Engineer Hunt,
as the federal authorities require that
it he IS feet above high water. This
will necessitate a 40.foot span instead of
"a, as was originally figured.
The Women OF Woodcrait installed the
following officers at their meeting last
Thursday night, July 5: Guardian
neighbor, Genevieve Bowes; past guar.
dian neighbor, Mary Crawford; artisan,
Mary Heyer; magician, Mrs. Michaels !;
attendant, Mrs. Jones; clerk, Mrs.
Coons; musician, Grace Lewis Saurborn;
captain of guards, Emma Owen; inner
sentinel, Mrs. Mcnamara; outer senti.
mel, Maud Lewis managers, Julia Coxey,
Grace Lewis Saurborn, Mrs. Bailey.
Ice cream served in dining room after
lodge closed.