Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-03-10

citizens, the particulars of which
shall be referred to further on, yet
the attendance ut the ball was fully
up to general expectations, and the
presence of so many seeming ghosts
and ghostesses was quite novel
sight, and I expect that many o bed
mourned for it's sheets aud pillow
cases, so admirably displayed on the
persons of fair women and noble
men. The very best music was rem
derod by Messrs. Lowe Brothers OF
Port Gamble, and ". H. Roberts Of
Olympia, and was generally admired,
especially the performance on the
celebrated Case triangle and bird
call; but, unfortunately, tue bone
solo was a failure, owing 1 believe to
a change of deputies in the cook
house. Talking Of cook-houses re-
minds of the fact that Theodore
Woodland is now employed as chief
steward in the Teekalet Hotel, so
that Port Gamble can boast of own
ing two of the best stewards on the
Sound. / am glad to say that the
little daughter of Mr.. M. S. Drew is
slowly but surely regaining the use
Of her limbs, and great hopes are
entertained by her parents, of her
ultimate recovery. I am glad to say
that our esteemed friend Miss Stella
Galliher is engaged teaching large
class of pupils in music. and having
also class in Port Townsend, the
young lady seems to be kept quito
busy, and.is rapidly making friends
for herself along the Sound.
SAD BLOW.
Nothing has occurred in Port Gam
bic for sometime that has cast a
deeper gloom over the town, than
the death of Mrs. Laura A. Keller,
sister of Mr.. J. H. Munson, of Olym-
pia, and for twenty-one years the
wife of Capt. Albert W. Keller, now
ofthe ship King Philip, which sad
event took place on Tuesday. 9th
ult., at Seattle, King county. Dur.
ing the first three years Of her mar
ried life, Mrs. Keller accompanied
her husband in every voyage that he
made, and for the last eighteen years
her home has been at Port Gamble,
excepting the time occupied in max
ing occasional voyages with her hus.
band, especially in his foreign trips.
Some of your readers will probably
recollect the particulars of tho loss oil
the ship Elizabeth KimbaH, which was
wrecked on Easter Island some years
ago, in which Capt. Keller and his
wife were prominent actors, and
through the principal scenes Of which
Mrs. Keller, by her cheerful courage
and fortitude (neither of which had
forssken her under the trying cir.
cumstances in which she was placed,
contributed much to relieve the dis.
tress aud dependency consequent
upon their isolated position. The
wrecked mariners concede much oil
their success in the building of theil
rude little craft, and their navigation
Of it over more than 5000 miles OIL
ocean to the the Island of Tahati, tc
the inspiriting influence of her pres
ence and example. Ever ready tc
oblise-markedly exempt from the
weakness of unkind or uncharitable
expressions. "a faithful and loving
wife and sister-a sincere friend anG
neighbor--no wonder that her early
death has cast a cloud over many s
household, and of her it may be said
with truth that those "who knew
her best loved her most" After q
lingering and painful illness, sh,
passed away with most pleasing evi
dences of her longing after immor
tality, to join the five little ones gon'
before. Almost the last intelligibl,
sentence she uttered previous to he
death, Cher mind being quite clear a
the time was to the effect that sh'
could distinctly see Mrs. Williamson
q former resident of Port Gamble
with whom she was intimately &C
quainted, ana who died some month
since in the Eastern States, at th,
same time stating her feelings of 10,
at meeting her again, and this an,
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