Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-06
Mere Mention.


The Olympia Iron Company will
5000 file papers of incorporation.
Miss Bertha Krogal, of this place,
is i'll with typhoid fever, at Seattle.
The Spring terms of the County
Comissiners' coult closed last even
ing.
! Recent sales of hops at San Fran
CISCO are reported at II cents a
pound.
Judge Hoyt and family returned
from San Francisco, Wednesday
evening.
The steamship Dakota arrived at
Westside wharf this afternoon at
one clock.
Gov. Newell returned from his
visit to Eastern Washington We'd
tuesday, evening.
Religious services at the Methodist
Church, next Sunday, by Rev. d.
Bagely. Morning subject, " Why
l am Methodist"
Mr.. Vincent has just received n
fine assortment 81 shoes, of the late st
styles, fIoD one of the leading
Philadelphia manufactures.
The MINISTRIES gave another per-
Torrance Monday evening, but the
attendance was not large. The left
Tuesday morning for Portland.
There will be the usual services at
the Congregational church, next
Sunday morning. Mr.. Huntington
will preach at South Bay at 3 p. NJ.
Those who wish to attend the
funeral of the late Saml McCaw, at
Steilacoom, to-day, can go by the
Zephyr and return by the Messenger.
The great demand for sailors has
advanced their wages to $50 per
month, and they cannot be obtained
at that rate at many places on the
Sound.
Mr.. A. Il. Cowlcs had bis left arm
dislocated by the upsetting of a
wagon, in which he was returning
from fishing excursion, Wednes-
day afternoon.
The picnic of the East Olympia
Academy pupils occurred on Tues
day, the 81 instant, it being post
poned from Monday in consequence
of the Odd Fellows excursion.
-Four Sisters of Charity who intend
openinga school here, having gone
on u visit to Walla Walla, failed to
arrive on the train as expected yes.
terday evening. They will be here
early next week.
Capt. Ballard and the officers OF
the Zephyr know precisely how tc
run steamboat to suit the comfort
and convenience of the public, and
this is the opinion of everybody
who travels with Them.
The RI. Rev. John Adams Pad.
!, dock, d. s., Bishop of Washington
Territory, will preach in st. Johns
/, ChurcA, Olympia, on Sunday, in the
morning at IL o'clock, and i'll the
, evening at 1870 p. NJ. All arc cor.
daily invited.
The chair factory and dwelling Of
Il. G.. Esterly, at Tumwatcr, were
destroyed By fire last Sunday morn
ing, about 3 O'Clock. The origin is
supposed to have been from the
trying room. Loss 5000; no in
surance.
Having made more satisfactory ar.
= Engagements than was anticipated
Prof. Lyon has postponed the organ
ization of his dancing classes unit
tomorrow, the 7th instant. The
rates ave likewise been reduced to
So tenn for children, Sc for ladies
and IS for gentlemen, the charge
for adults including the weekly SO.
ciables,
At the examination of teachers be
fore the County Boald, last Wednes
day. the following persons obtained
iirst-grade cert ilicatcs: Miss Am,
, Case and Mr.. T. b. Young; second.
grade, Mr.. ID. O. ChiYmQu; third.
grade, Mes~rs. Victor Bunncll. Geo
, Martin, J. l.. Hayden, Il. II. Gibson
anal Miasc, Rulh Higclow, Rosa
T. Bowdcn, Maggie Campbell! and +.