Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-19

read for many day: son Sunday last, the
18th inst, shortly after the dinner hour, q
young lady apparently in destitute condi-
ton and an entire stranger in the city, came
to Mr.. A. ID. Barkers residence near the de-
pot. SO far, she is unable to give any &C.
count of herself, but cries almost necessarily
and eats as though she was in half furnished
condition vi hen ever food is offered her, AL
though Mr.. Barker has quite family, lie
informs US that the stranger shall be well
provided for and that she shall never want
for home as long as he lives Mrs Barker,
although quta ill, joins her husband in his
benevolent intentions. The weight of the
young lady is 10!
MR. Pay owns three sets OF fishing tackle,
and it is estimated that they have collectively
and severaly seen more service than any 9th.
er apparatus in the county. When he goes
fishing he Go,roes one of lis own poles \
Sympathizing friend has, however, provided
against future contingencies and furnished
him with ARG specially designed for extra
| service and it is at the disposal of anybody
who will erect derrick to run it,
| AN Idaho invalid was ordered BIZ . phys
sician TO take three ounces of brandy a day,
and knowing that sixteen drains make an
ounce, has patiently been taking forty eight
| drinks day ever since.-Ee.
Ii he had admitted three scruples to every
dram, we doubt very much whether he would
have placed quite SO liberal construction
on the physicians orders.
| TELEGRAM was received yesterday from
Baltimore, announcing the death of John
Lowe, the father of Mr.. T. G. Lowe, of this
place, and grandfather of Will and S!as
Lowe, former residents. The deceased was
nearly one hundred years old The telegram
has been resent to Mr. r. G. Lowe, who is
present sojoining on Coos Bay, Oregon.
REV. \. c. Edmonds, the Liberal Lecturer
who has been visiting the several places on
the Sound, called upon us last evening. Pre-
vious engagements prevented him from de.
livering discourse here, but he will probably
return in a few months and resume his work
on the Sound.
| THE Italian Circus manager is in trouble
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for wages They refused to play few nights
ago at Eugene City until arlearages were
settled, and the band levied an attachment on
the horses. The result has not yet been an-
nounced.
WE are gratiied to observe that Id clown
authorities have decided to fill in the approach
to Percivai's wharf, on Second Street A
new crossing will likewise be built. The
town we understand, pay the expense of
filling, and Mr.. Percival that of crawling.
TIE New York Times says that the face OF
the Radical party is turned to the future. "
This gives the opposition the better oppor-
tunity tc. determine tine precise location OF
the vigorous kick which is to land it on the
"other side of Jcrdon."
ATEIEGRAM from Mr.. Freeman announces
that the Aida left Seattle IL o'clock last night
for this place, with passengers and freight for
Olympia per ocean steamer The Annie
Monday, at Victoria.
SAM Brannan, the San Francisco million
airc, recently celebrated the 30th anniversary
of his arrival on this coast. He was a resi-.
dent of that city when it consisted of thirty
or forty adobe houses scattered along the
landing place"
THE material of the Bulletin printng>oillce
in Portland, which cost several years ago
3d., 600 was sold last Monday, under the
hammer, for 1851 The principal purchas'
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Odeneal.
Mr.. T. G. Lowe left this place last Satur-
day on visit to relatives at Coquillc, Coos
Bay, Oregon. He has three brothers resid>
ing ON the bay, who are among the Oldest
settlers in that district.
REV. John Rosenberg, chaplain of St.
Helen's Hall, Portland, will conduct divine
services in St. Johns Church, on Sunday
morning at II and in the evening at quarter
|toS.
A PIECE of one of the steamer Eliza An
derson's planks is on exhibition at Philadel-
delphia, to show the durability OF Puget
Sound fir as a timber for ships.
The Wasp, new, witty illustrated paper
of interesting literature, has appeared In San
Francisco. 1t is Democratic in politics, and
possesses sharp sting for its foes
THE present blight which affects the potato
crop is likewise death on the weeds, which
serves to verify the adage There's no loss
without some gain"
MIR. William Lyle. of Pierce county, is in
town He was one of the "old settlers" of
this place and ever finds hearty welcome
among the pioneers.
NAT Crosby has dug well thirty feet deep
on his premises in the upper part of town
and obtain bountiful supply of pure, cold
water.
TRADE dollars have taken the name of
stove-lid currency" and it isn't legal tender
to call them anything else now.
THE steamship City of Panama arrived at
Victoria on Wednesday evening, at P. NJ.
SIX days and five hours from San Francisco.
THE reception of Lord Dufferin was a
grand occasion last Wednesday with our
Victoria neighbors.
OREGON cherries, grown by Mr.. Luelling,
of Milwaukee, are on exhibition at the Cen.
tennial.
THE Thurston county Republican Conven-
tion will be held on Saturday, the 9th prox.
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