Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-09-08

September 10, at the home of Mrs
c. P. L. Roberts.
On Tuesday son was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Willis Hopkins, at the Alb
erdeen General hospital
s.
The ladies of ST. Mary's Catholic
church are planning to hold a bazaar
during the last week in October.
Rev. and Mrs. Mclaughlin of the
Trinity NJ. E. church at South Aber
deem. welcomed the arrival ola daugh
ter, Wednesday morning.
George j. Wolff, who has been con
fined to his home the past week witt
a severe illness, expects to be able
to return to his store in few days
s.
Miss Flavilla Comeau, Capt Co
meau's sister, left Thursday morning
for her home at New London, Conn.
Llewellyn Graham left this week fol
Seattle, where he will attend the uni
'versity.
The road from Cohasset to Glen
Grayland is being planked to within a
little over mile of the Pacific-Grays
Harbor county line and when finished
there will be fine road from Toxic
land to Westport, excepting a strip
of about three miles, half of which is
on this side of the line, and the other
in Pacific county.
A site for Aberdeen's natatorium has
not been fully decided on yet, but il
one can be found that is available and
satisfactory in every way, concerted
action toward getting the natatorium
really started will be next in order
Sites considered now are the Samuel
Benn tract in the West End, the form
er Young homestead and the Book
tract at 10th and G streets.
Eugene Mcnamara, who has been
at the head of the history department
in the WeatherwaX high school the
last two terms, has resigned to take
a similar place in Seattle high
school. Mr. Mcnamara is a very eff
ficient teacher, and his decision to
leave Aberdeen is regretted by stu
dents and faculty alike. Mr.. McNa-
mara's place has been filled by Rich
ard Balkema, formerly of Mabton,
Wash, where he was principal for
the last three years.
s.
The old Crescent hotel has been
leased by Mrs. F. G. Jones, and is to
be converted into a private and ex.
elusive boarding and rooming house
but not ON the lines of the ordinary
place of this kind. The building has
been thoroughly gone over, outside
and in, and now presents very attrac
tive appearance. Mrs. Jones has the
intention of maintaining a place, the
hospitality of which will radiate the
charm of the home, and no doubt she
will achieve great success.
The w. C. T. U. will elect officers
for the coming year at a meeting
this afternoon at the home of Mrs
Sarah Meyers on East First street.
Sergeant Wesley Schumacher, OF
Company G, arrived home from Ca
lexico Wednesday. He states that he
does not know whether William An
derson and Ernest Axland will be
able to come from American Lake
or not. The boys are needed on the
high school football team, and the
members are greatly interested in the
matter.
A wedding of considerable local i'm
portance was solemnized early We'd
nesday morning by Rev. F. F. w
Greene in St. Andrews church, when
Miss Neva Bell of this city became
the bride of G. A. Hemstreet of Sc
attic. Nearly 100 friends were pres.
ent. A reception at the home of
the brides mother, Mrs. E. w. Hunt
err, followed the wedding. The young
couple are off on a months stay at
San Diego, and will, on their return
to Washington, make their home in
Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Biles, and three
daughters, of Wenatchee, visited Mrs.
Biles' mother Mrs. Sarah E. Myers,
and other relatives over Sunday.