Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-03-03
Mere Mention.

The Assessor is plodlin@ his weary
way around.
Mr.. Al. J. Munson is to take MIR.
Holmes place IN Macleay N Co.'S
store.
There was born to the wife of Mr..
y. ). Porter, of this place, on the
LIST instant, q daughter.
Mr.. Robert Gunston and Mss
Nancy f Orr, both of this county,
were united il marriage, Oh the 10Th
ult.
Teritable " Castles in the All" are
some of the beautiful Lird-ca9es dis
played by Shelton y Go.
Three cases Of diphtheria have APP
pearey in this place, all in one fami.
lv. 1t is thought the sufferers
Will recover.
Mrs. Tllley and her daughter May
and son Frank returned from their
visit to San Francisco by tho .hiahO
They arrived home Tuesday.
On Wednesday, the LIST Instant
Kate, the wife Ut Mr.. 4. Il. Hawk
died in this place, after u lingering
illness, aged about 40 years.
The Washington Industrial Asso
citation have rescinded their former
action to hold the next fair in town
instead OF upon the Fair Grounds
very unwisely, we think.
1t is with sorrow that we announce
that the wife of DR.. N. Ostrander i!
suffering from stroke of paralysis
which affects her right side. 1t ii
hoped the atiliction may be but tenn
porary.
Measles still prevails, although il
is thought that nearly everybody has
had the disease, and when it com
pletes the round the people will fee
that one danger to childhood ha'
happily passed.
Monday and Tuesday were busy
days for the County Treasurer, thu
last days for paying the tax levy o
1881. The usual amount is, how
ever, still delinquent, notwithstand
ing the extension of time for collec
ton, by the last Assembly. =
The Puget Sound Transportation
Co., of this place, have bought thu
new, swift and staunch little steamer
Jessie, of parties in Seattle, and sh'
viii! be here Monday, to take tn.
place of the Daisy, which boat tn,
company sold few days ago.
Shelton & Co. have jus. received
an excellent assortment of confec
tionery, as a generous supply o.
samples" furnished this Office am
ply attest. Young people, and ole
folks with sugar tooth, will tax,
due notice of this fact and govern
themselves accordingly.
Messrs. Fred. Holmes and DAME
Tuite, have bought the stock O
stoves and hardware formerly owned
by MIR. Hoffman, and propose con
tinuins the business at the oil,
stand, near the Post office. The,
are both steady, industrious men
and deserving of patronage.
" Gentle Annie" would fail t,
recognize the advent of Spring from
the state of the weather, which i
cold, blustery variable and exceed
ingly damp. But as March enter
like roaring lion, let us hope tina
he will depart with the meekness o
the mythical lamb, and thus rsstor
the harmories of nature aud GU
mental poise at the same time.
1t may not be generally know
that we have circulating library "a
Shelton Il Co.'S bookstore, from
which books may be obtained b,
payment of a small sum monthly O
yearly. 1t already embraces som,
valuable as well as interesting works
and arrangements have been made t,
add to the catalogue the latest pro
ductions of the press. This weel
Ike Marvels " Reveries of q Bache
lor" and other works, though no
new are ever fresh, were added t.
the collection.