Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-08-19
Mere Mention.

The skies are now cluudloss and
the temperature just right for COM
fort.
Bishop Paddock will preach ana
confirm in ST Johns Chur-H, this
friday evening, at $ o'..lncl,
Mr.. }. q. Chapman, :. ulerah"r Of
the legal fraternity in Portland, is
on a few days visit TO this place.
Rev. Father Bouchard, S. j., will
conduct services in St. Michael's
Church next Thursday, Friday and
Saturday evenings, at o'clock.
This market is now we'll supplied
with grapes, peaches, apples, pears,
sweet potatoes and watermelons
brought up by the last ocean steam
er.
The ZphW brought up about
sixty passengers Wednesday, II large
proportion of whom were members
of the amateur musical society of
Seattle.
To morrow night the comet should
be visible, after midnight, if he in
tends to enter an appearance ut all.
1t is probable, however, that an OPP
era glass will be required 20 disclose
bis graceful form.
Mr.. Weston announces in this is
sue his determination to transact q
general commission business. He
possesses good judgment and is thor
oughly reliable, the qualifications
necessary for success.
The DokDta arrived at Westside
Wharf Tuesday afternoon and left
early Wednesday morning. She
brought large amount of freight
and several passengers for this place.
The Tumwater factory made a large
shipment of pipe by her.
Mr.. Harris has gone to San Fran
cisco to purchase another large stock
of goods and given orders that dur
ing his absence the store shall be
cleared, as much as possible, of
the varied assortment now on the
shelves. The boys" say that prices
are way down. Read their an
nouncement in our advertising col
umns.
1t is said that the Welcome is to
be placed on the route between this
place and Seattle, leaving that city
every morning and Olympia in the
afternoon. If her owners intend to
develop enough new business to
make her trips profitable, she will
indeed be relcomc to our waters,
but if it is intended TO freeze out the
boats owned by the citizens of the
terminal points. our people will have
little sympathy to lavish upon her.
Quite commotion was caused in
Columbia Hall. last Saturday night,
as the audience was assembling for the
concert, by the fall of lamp from o
bracket on the stage, which broke
and scattered the combustible fluid
over the floor and several of the flies.
The prompt action of gentlemen on
the stage doubtless saved the build
ing from destruction, but The audi
ence were so much disturbed by the
occurrence that the entertainment
was postponed till Monday night.
A fire alarm, sounded yesterday
afternoon, was caused by the burn
ing of n stump standing at the cor
ner of Agnew Castle" on Fourth
Street. 1t appears that THE Gov
ernor' had been engaged in a war of
determination against the caterpillar
pest which infested his orchard, and
after a somewhat prolonged siege
by burning faggot, carefully laid it
on the stump while he repaired to
his couch to rest from his labors.
While he slumbered, the Fire Fiend
realized the opportunity for destruc-
ton; the breeze famed few sparks
into lame, converting the stump
into veritable altar of sacrifice,
upon which the Governor and all his
possessions would have been i'm
molated had it not been for an inter
position sim liar to that which saved
Isaac. The Governor is quite indig-
nant with the people who impor-
tuned him to make war upon the
caterpillars. He says that they were
created for some wise purpose, and
possess an inalienable right to life,
if not liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness, and he regards the jeopardy
of his property as ajudgment and
warning for the wholesale slaughter
he had just committed.
WILLIAM Renwick, Esq, one Of
the most prominent citizens of Day.
export, Iowa, the owner of an extern
sive lumber yard aud large sawmill
III that city, and for thirty years one
of the most successful operators in
the lumber trade, of the upper Mis-
sissippi, has been visiting his rela-
tives, Rev. j. r. Thompson and MIR.
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