, 1876-07-22
Thc alurthru Star.
SATURDAY, JULY %, 1876.
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NuOSVIl't W. lnc NOKllltRN STAR.
Packard ~ Jackson, have received a
lot of summer goods.
The spung term Of school closed yes
tcr,lay. We understand there wiIl be
three or four weeks vacation only.
M.,Srs. Packard IL Jackson are putting
up m addition to their store, to bc used
bv DR.. Folsom rs AN Office.
We are authorized to announce that
the Rev. j, X, Thompson will preach in
this place on Sunday evening at half
past six o'clock.
NEW GOODS BY the last steamer Mr.
=. G.. Ferguson, received u fine lot of
mems, wumcn's, hUy's and childrcn's
shoes, and also slippers. Give him call.
Berries ARE 50 plentiful and cheap
here that every family can easily make
suaicicn. wine for their own use, "sirong
drink is raging" but we'll take u little
blackberry Ia ours any time.
VI. w, Packard is expected home in
week or two from the Centennial. we
will try 10 procure an account of his
"trip for publication upon his return, rs
we are sure it will be OF interest TO our
readers.
Last Sunday the Str. Fanny LaAc
towcd the pile driver recently purchased
by BENZ Stretch, to this place, where he
will soon be put in a condition for active
service Last Thursday the engineer got
mp steam, and raised the 1900 pound
hummcr to its proper position.
The advertisement Of Mr.. b. Vincent
which appears in this paper, is the place
10 get good boots and shoes made to or
der, he keeps constantly on hand good
assortment of the above. He also keeps
= fine lot of the New Weed Family
favorite Sewing Machine" for sale, at
4 reasonable price.
SocIAL.-Au invitation having been
extended by Mr.. and Mrs. J. Harvey, II
large party of young people, last Satur.
lay evening, repaired to their place I'M
mcdately across the river from town,
and by way OF dedicating their new res.
idence Il social dance was INDUCED in by
everybody. Good music was {, ecly dis
penscd by Messrs. Packwood, jackson
and Cocks. And good time generally
was had by all present.
NoTICE.--At q special meeting of the
Trustees Of the Snohomish Cemetery As.
sociation held at Snohomish City, W. T.,
on Friday, July Il, 1885, an assessment
was levied OF three dollars in L. $. Coin,
upon each share of stock of said Associa.
ton, payable within ten days from date
hereof. Dated July Il, 1876. Per or.
der of the Trustees.
E. c. FERGUSON, Secretary
W. II. Reeves, Esq, enjoyed the Cen
tennial Fourth OF July among his friends
Mt Clarlnda, Paige County, Iowa. We
expect to receive before long another of
his interesting and well written articles
for publication. We have received many
inquiries recently in regard to the reason
why he has delayed so long writing TO
the STAR. We hope TO satisfy the de-
sire for his articles ere long, by regular
communications from the Eastern States
as he proposes this fall to spend quite a
time in Philadelphia rs well as among
the scenes Of his early life in Pcnnsyl-
vania.
One OF our young bloods in passing
over the bridge spanning Ferguson's
creek happened to meet an animal of the
genus bovine, and attempted to throw
him into the creek. So he took him by
the best hold known, that is when il is
well held. But, alas for human weakness,
there is little dependence to be placed
even in the brute creation; the animal
gently elevated his heels and all was
oblivion with the young man tirma-
mcnt of stars appeared to his benumhed
and for time suspended vision. After
recovering consciousness, he got up and
took circumspcctive view in every
direction, but could see no one who had
witnessed his calamity, except couple
Oflndan warriors who wero enjoying