Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-18


The following is the advertisement
OF one who might be termed q ''han-
dy man" "James Williams, parish
clerk, saxtonc, town crIer, and bell
nsn, makes and sells all sorts OF
hsber dssheries. groceties, etc. like
wise hair ind wigs drest and cut on
shortes, notice. n. B.-I keep an
evening school where I teach al
reasonable rates, reading, writing.
Arithmetic and singing. n. B.-l
play the hoobey occasionally IL want
ed. n. B.-Ay shop is next door
where / bleed, draw teeth and shoe
horses with the greasestssIi. n. B.
Children taught to dance il agreeable
at sixpence per week by me, ]. VIII.
ams, who buy and sell old iron and
coais-boots ana shoes cleaned and
mended. n. B.-A hat and pair of
stockings to be cudjeiled for. the hes;
ia 5 on Shrof Tuesday. For particu.
lars enquire within, or at the horse
shoe and bell, near the church. on
t'other side the way. n. Block
over the door for sign OF three pige-
ons. n. b. sell good ayle and
sometimes cyder Lodging for single
NEE. n. B.-I teach Biography. al
gebry, and ali those ou,landish things.
A ball ON Wednesdays and Fridays.
A specimen of an indignant adver-
tisement appearing in the Times 1874:
SHOULD this meet the eye of the lady
who got into the 1890 train at New
Crossing station on Friday. May 10.
with two boys. one OF whom was evil
dently recovering from al illness, she
may be pleased I'D learn that three OF
the four young ladies who were in the
carriage are very i'll with the measles,
and the health of the fourth is far
from what her relations could desire. '
Tie following from al Indignant
husband, is culled from one of the
Irish papers:-"Run away from Pat
rick MDollogh. Whereas. my wife.
iIfs, Bridget M'Doliosh, has again,
walked of with herself. and left nc
with her four susl, children and poor
old blind mother, and 1obody else TO
look after house and home, and, l
hear. has taken up with Tom Gingan,
the lame fiddler-tbe same was put in
the stocks las. Easter for stealing
Barclay Doodys game cock. This is
10 give notice that | will not pay for
bite or sup on her or his account to
man or mortal, and that she had bet
ter never show the mark OF her ten
toes uear house again. Patrick NJ
Dollogh. Tom had better keep out
OF my way"
Perhaps the mos: curious advertise
meut tba. ever appeared in any
paper wis that published in Bells
weekly Messenger, of May %. 1917.
itrsn as follows:-''Mathew Dawson,
in Boutwell,, Cumberland. intends to
be married at Holm Church, on the
Thursday before Wi.suntide next,
whenever that may happen, and re-
iurn to Boutwell, to dine Mr.. Reid
gives turkey to be roasted; Ed.
Clemcnson gives fat lamb to be
roasted; William Elliott gives a hen
TO be roasted; John Gibson gives II
FAT calf To Do roasted And in order
that all this roast meet may be well
basted, do you see, Mary Pearson,
Betty Hodgson. Mary Bushley. Mollie
Fisher, Sarah Brisco and Betty Port
house give each of them pound of
butter. The advertiser will provide
everything else for SD festive al occa
sion. And hereby gives notice to all
young women DESTROYS of changing
their condition. thnt he is at present
disengaged. and advises them To con-
slider that although there may be luck
in leisure, yet ia this case delays are
dangerous. for, with him, be is de-
teImined first come first served.
So come along lssses who wish to be
married.;
Math. Dawson is vexed that 80 long he
has tarrisd.