Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-05-30

LOCAL.

The Evangsl viii b launched on
June lot.
Fred. E. Sander has Some choice res
idsnce property on Lake Union for sale
The Messenger IL now ON Hammonda
VAN, whore she will remain till ths
latter end Of the week.
T. p. Whitslsw, the San Francisco
ahip-bailder, after spending . lev GAY
In this city, went below on the Geo. w.
Eldef.
Frank Noors, son Of E. B. Moore Of
Chehalis, dieA Of rnseelss feeenfiy q
Rfteyflle, Vhsro he had gone TO enter
the ssrvios;of the telegraph company.
VIM. Whitfield, E. G. Ferguson and q.
q. England have bssn chosen az dele
aatee from tbs Masonic Lodge Of Sno-
homish City, 70 tho Grand Lodge, 10
mest ct Wslla Walla shortly.
no. Chapman, one Of the lats Rfado-
stss from the Commercial coarse as the
Cnivsrsity, has secured Q situation as
book-keeper and aalesman 10 sonn d1i'
toms store at Snohomish City.
z. B. Brush continues alone the bust
nsss heretofore carried on By Bales q
Brush on Cherry street. He has had
experience, knows what be Is doing, and
can be trusted 70 get out OF It what
there IL 70 get.
The new assessment lists Of Brooklyn
vill show an increase Of $l2.OOO,cO in
tue assessed value of real and personal
property over last years valuation.
About t5,O00,O0O of this increase arises
Se<.,v, usw hr,ildinOa
he Rev. Geo n. Watson. by invita-
tion Of Bishop Morris, started Yesterday
70 attend the conservation OF St. Sfeph-
ems Chapel, at Portland; also TO be pre-
sent at tho Annual ConvocatiOn OF the
Episcopal Church Of Oregon
The maple trees Of Olympia mater.
tally assisted in preventing tho spread
Of the recent great fire in that town.
No ordinary fro could cross double
row of immenss, green, heavily folfagsd
trees like the naples Of Olympia.
LII. Bales has taken one Of the new
stores in tho Colman row on Front
street., where be will go into the auction,
commission and secondhand goods
business. pushing IL with oil his vol
known viQor, and making out OF it eyezy
dollar that any man can make. Success
70 Bales, say ve.
Tho family of Mr. Jos. McNaught will
remove this week to the house Of ID. N.
HYDE, where they will board until their
own residence IL completed. The house
vacated by them will at onco 30 taken
BY the family OF J. G. EaiEcs. while tho
Terry house. vacated by them. will be
occupied BY the families of Msssrss. j.
q. 6cuTry and II. H. Lewis.
The Tacorna tragedy was all the talk
bore yesterday. The people concerned
we're we'll known, particularly Mr. and
Ars. Walters, father and mother OF Mrs.
Rector. They lived here years ago, are
intimately known TO our people and are
most highly esteemed. The sympathy
Of all 10 With them in this terrible aii'Io-
ton. Tho motive that induced the tar
ribls act can only he conjeotnred. and
20 believe that the man WA insane IL
most comforting. natural and reason
able. Mr.. Rector had boon unfortu-
nate in business, and had lost three
children, the last one only few days
Beforehand lsss than this has turned
many 4 stronger mans h0ad. Five or
six years ago 10 had q somewhat SINH
lar case in Seattle. Lot Us hope that
yeithsr place will ever have another.
Tho nursery Of q. w. I.av.on, near
Mis- city, IL looking better now than
ever before. Mr.. Lawton has done
much new work in the last year. He
has extended his grounds, and put all
tho new into use. He has put up water
works, and is now putting up triple
greenhouse, No part for roses. ons for
Qsraniums and ono for other plants.
His berry beds have been considerably
Increased, while his young trees arc now
pnmbaysdh e{ the ton thousand: DO has
and hedges imaginable, and miles OF
clean, beautiful walks. No one under
stands the business more thoroughly
than he, no ono takes more interest IN it
than he, and per consequence he has tho
finest placo Of tho kind in Oregon,
Warrington or British Columbia. Dir.
Lswton has not yet made any great
money on his plaos, whore he has been
nearly seven years, but he must make o
great deal during tho years TO como.