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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
5
Mrs George B Hopkins visits Seattle on a short trip. Ackroyd travels to Seattle for business. Numerous residents travel to Elma Tacoma Olympia Centralia and Portland for Christmas visits and family matters. Community events include Mrs W B Elias hosting the Ladies Aid and the Norwegian Lutheran church planning a New Year program.
Oakville resident N S Richardson visits the city for business. Mrs C R Green hosts a gathering for several lady friends. A Armstrong leaves for Chehalis on contract work while Mrs T Morgan travels to Montesano to visit Mrs George Ninemire. A D Wood shows health improvement with cane aid. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs BE Boner on Christmas. mother and child reported well. Mrs Frankee hosts a card party honoring Mrs IRed HH Green of Portland. Mike Bougette returns from Tacoma with a bride amid many congratulations.
Mr and Mrs Donald A McNeil of Vancouver British Columbia are in the city visiting Mrs Ellen McNeil 710 East Market Street and brothers Hugh B and Archie M McNeil. The groom formerly lived in Aberdeen and is now in business in Vancouver.
Dr and Mrs A B Austin entertained a family reunion at dinner Monday evening. Guests included Mr and Mrs A W Middleton Mr and Mrs A I Anderson Mr and Mrs 2 C Miller and children Mrs O C Miller of Michigan Hal Anderson Mr and Mrs A J Kingsley of Portland. On Christmas they gave a Christmas tree party honoring Mr and Mrs Kingsley.
The Wishkah lodge Knights of Pythias hosted a Christmas night ball with 120 couples enjoying a smooth maple floor and music by the KKP orchestra until early morning. They plan a New Year’s ball and aim to top the prior event next Saturday night.
City ministers met to organize an Annual Week of Prayer at the Baptist Church corner Market and E streets. The event will be a union gathering with English speaking churches taking part led by C McDermoth EE R Pricherd Ff EF W Green B Burton and a Friday speaker to be appointed by the M E church.
A residence owned by EK. W. Kin ney on Portland Heights was destroyed by fire shortly after midnight yesterday with all contents. The house had been unoccupied for weeks and the fire’s origin is unknown. The owner suspects an electric light wire as a possible cause. Loss estimated about 2300 dollars with 900 dollars insured.
A committee appointed by Mayor Benn to study harbor rental venues for the state commit met Tuesday afternoon. The group will likely call a general meeting of tide land owners. Members are C. M. Weatherwax chairman W. B. Mack Fred C. Furth I. A. Hart and H. C. Heermans.
Judge Ben Sheeks of the Superior Court issued a temporary restraining order against the county commissioners to halt the road franchise grab. A hearing is set for January 10 to determine whether the injunction should become permanent.
The council endorsed a committee report criticizing the local telephone service in South Aberdeen as outdated and inadequate. It urged welcoming a competing independent company and noted steps promised by the current firm but criticized delays and growth gaps. The meeting approved the report amid other actions on licenses, street improvements, and public health matters.
A new Grays Harbor directory with 5200 Aberdeen names suggests a population near 18200 by standard estimates. The Aberdeen delivery agent praises the city as a top collections area, reporting no stand-offs in three days, stronger performance than in prior years.
A force workmen are installing new arc light support arms at downtown street crossings. The old line and tackle will be replaced by an 18 foot iron arm attached to a street corner pole, suspending the light from its end. The company plans to convert all arc lights to this downtown arrangement as crews finish.
A Y P Commission member L H Burnett travels to Seattle to attend the board meeting in the Washington building. Governor Hay is anticipated to attend and the board plans to receive their discharge as directors of the exposition in Olympia after the Seattle session.
The second annual reunion of the Aberdeen High School class of 1908 led by president Miss Vera Vammen met Tuesday evening at Carl S Weatherwax’s office. They walked to a vaudeville show then to Miss Ethel Benjamin’s home at 301 West First Street for a banquet and a staged Christmas tree.
For sale lunch counter in the best saloon in Hoquiam the owner is compelled to leave at once. Price very reasonable inquire at lunch counter in Two Jacks saloon Hoquiam Wash 33 21
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