Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-09-02
Mere Mention.
Mr.. Rawson is convaleScent.

/ Gov. Newell and party have re-
tuinti from Ala>kf
Tie BON Ton Il .aurru' will be
re opened III a few days.
ITr. Nacleay has >utfcltd ;relapse
AMI j. arain confined 20 his room.
We were treated to an old FASH
:on"l thuultr-stom last Tuesday.
Slight showers Of rain have pre-
vailed az times during the past few
days.
1t is sail that Mr.. Willis has
leased the Pacific Hotel for term
of years.
The interior of the Methodist
Church is being covered with coat
of calcimine.
! DR.. Hicks, of As. oria, a son of U.
r Hicks, of tins place, is over on
a visit to the odd Folks"
Rev. Mr.. LeSourd, the newly ap-
pointed pastor of the NJ E. Church,
is a Jealous temperance reforms.
There seems to be some doubt,
after all, about the Welcome being
placed upon the Olympia Seattle
route.
Rev. Father Bouchard preached a
very interesting discourse in St.
Michael's Church, Sunday, on Pur-
%atory.
MIR. Conrad Schenider of West
Olympia, made the lealing speech,
at the Blue Ribbon League meeting,
last Sunday.
The Scientific american locates
Olympia in British Columbia, which
shows that even philosophers do not
know everything.
Mr.. S. n. Cooper has bought the
interest Of Mr Arper, in the Tum-
water Sash and Door Factory, and
will hereafter conduct the business
alone.
Mr.. Van Epps has an orgaueite
which plays rs own music, and sui
he is not content. He talks of at
taching a small steam engine to turn
the crank.
Miss Lucy Munson will return
from her visit to Auburn, Cal. by
tho Emerald, commanded by her
uncle, Capt. Kellar, which sailed
from San Francisco last Saturday.
The Olympia Public school will
open Oh the 10Th inst, with Mr.. A.
l.. Smith as Principal, Miss NJ. A.
Swan in charge of the intermediate
Department and Miss Flora Parsons
Teacher of the beginners.
Our Methodist friends are unan.
imous ill their compliments paid to
Rev. Mr.. LeSourd, the new preacher
in charge at this place. We under
stand that this is the first charge
held by him since his advent to this
coast.
In default of the usual means of
supplying the Fair Grounds with
water from the Drschutes river, the
managers have constructed couple of
large tanks and placed them in con-
vement places near the pavilion, to
be filled by the gentle dews" from
heaven.
Miss Katie Mcdonald, once a COM
positor on this paper, now resident
of Portland, is visiting old-time
friends in this place. She has resid-
ed in the Oregon metropolis the past
four years, and expects that it will
be her permanent home. She will
return next week.
Mr.. Thomas Macleay contemplates
a trip east of the mountains for the
benefit of his health. HIS recovery
from a late illness has left him in
such Frustrated condition that it
is thought advisable to try a change
of scene and relief from business
care as q means of regeneration.
Rev. j. r. Thompson will dis
course upon the subject of Prayer, in
the Presbyterian Church next Sun
day. A concert exercise by the Sun
day School, upon the same topic,
will occupy the evening hour of wor-
ship. The usual service will also be
conducted in South Union Church
at 3 o'clock P. NJ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weston hold re-
ception in Champion Hall, next
Tuesday evening to+celebrate their
marriage anniversary, at which Cot
ton, according to established usage,
will be king. The members of Wash
ington Encampment, G. r. c., are
requested to meet at half-past Z on
that evening.
Miss Rose Baker almost lost her
life Friday evening. from q runaway
horse. She. with an escort, were on
their way to ball at South Bay, in
a top buggy, when the horse took
fright and after running some dir
lance the vehicle struck against some
obstruction, ard threw the occu-
pants out with great force. Miss