Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-13
LIFE IN WHITE RIVER VALLEY.

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Timea are quite lively in the Slaugh.
ter and White River neighborhoodl
just now. Farmers are doing oonsid.
erable amount of improving. New
buildings, new fencing, new clearings
and new hop fields can be seen ON all
sides of the road as you pass through
the valley. The high prices obtained
for hops and other crops this year have
enabled the farmers to introduce q more
substantial class Of improvements than
they have heretofore been in the habit
Of making.
The railroad contractors are making
quite a show in clearing and grading
between here and Puyallup. There are
about 400 hands on this line, near the
Stuck river. Tho portable sawmill, be.
ing put up by Mr.. Hopkins at Slaagh-
ter, will be ready for work in about
three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Clark, Of White
River, gave q glass-wedding dinner to-
day. There were present some fifty or
more friends. Mrs. Clark received
quite q number of presents. Among
the presents were two full sets of glass
ware consisting of some sixty piocee in
all, making most beautiful collection.
We had q splendid dinner. Mr.. VIM.
Clark is about 45 years of age, and after
being married fifteen years is still O.
young and jolly as if but p. And Aunt
Laura Clark (that little boy was right
when he said: "Jest see Aunt Laura;
amt she nice2 why she il dest too
good for anythings.") After diniler the
guests retired to meet in the evening at
Grandmother McMiilan's, for the pur-
pose of celebrating Mrs. McMillan's
birthday. She is one Of tho oldest Set
tiers in the county. Everyone knows
Grandmother Mcmillan. She Vas sixty
years old today, and she 10 q healthy
and lively and spry a. . young lady Of
given to the old lady a. birthday pres
ents, and among the incest ones Was .
beautiful little China ton set. They
were exquisite, and were presented BY
the Misses Stark. The guests numbered
about 20 persons, among whom were
Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. Clark, Mrs.. Clark
being daughter of Mother Mcmillan;
Mrs. o. z. Blair Of Seattle, daughter
also OF Mrs. Mcmillan, was present, and
your humble informant being present
BY special invitation, and two Mus
Lannines, two Hiss Eatons, Ni@ Titus,
and many others, making in all . most
charming, and must say a pleasant
and agreeable party a. wolld ask 10
meet with. Grandmother Mcmillan
was we'll pleased with tho yonng folks,
and said she enjoyed herself splendidly.
We had tho pleasure Of partaking Of
one Of Grandma McMillan's splendid
suppsrs, which was served at ten in the
evening. After supper tho ball again
began to roll. Some were singing, some
playing. and some Of the girls oaid they
did not think mamma should ooold II
their beaus did sit ON the sofa and
squeeze their hands, and tell pretty sto-
ries until they were % happy they felt
like crying, "ain't it nice 70 90 to
the party broke up, all voting before
retiring that Mn. 6cNillan's party vas
the incest ono Of the season.
Mr.. John Wooding, Who has been
sick for about three weeks with the IT,
phoid fever, 10 still very low. Dr.. A. 8,
Hughes, Who has been tending On him
says there ID but slight chance for hil
recovery.
There il at present bot one other oasa
of sickness in this part Of the county
and that 10 . newcomer. A widow lady
with two children came in the neigh.
borhood few days ago, and hired 70
Mr.. Hopkins to cook for the hands al
his new mlll in Slaughter. After work
ing two or three days she was taken
sick with fever. which, ON calling in
DR.. Fred Williams Of Puyallup, proved
10 b lung fever. The lady hes besn
removed 70 the regidenoe Of Mr.. John
Fauoette for treatment. DR.. Williama
said abe vas Considerably better thil
morning.
L, J.B.