Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-30
Local Notes.

10 Indicate IA radical change II sUnlc
kind IN the weather.
Frank Turpin has returned from
school, III Oakland, to remain
through the holidays
Look out, in about three weeks.
for the shortest days and longest
shadows ut noon, Of all the year.
Eight days Is now the average time
made by fast freight from Chico 20 to
TIN, place, over the Northern Pacific
Ral.road.
We hear of action preparations
gong forward for Christmas festiv-
ais To be held by our various Churcl
societies.
Christmas will come in about
tweut. live days. and Thanksgiving
IN something less than twelve calen-
dar months.
The framework Of the new Carl.
ton house Is RAPIDLY goin. up, un-
der the s.illful hands Of about o
dozen workmen.
A full docket Of business is said
to DO awaiting the term of Court
which convenes on the second Mon
day Of this month.
The Montreal" is the name of
the last new hotel in Olympia. It's
location liz quite sufficiently desis-
mated upon it's printed cards.
The boiler of the Olympia Manu-
featuring Company Is undergoing
repairs, aud Mr.. Lester, of New Ia
coma, has charge Of the work.
Already our markets are noisy
with the usual variety of plump
fowls. awaiting the coming of the
holidays, now almost at our doors.
The town Marshal has had large
force OF men at work, carting away
the mud that has been for weeks &C.
cumulating upon our street crossings.
Our Thanksgiving turkey was a
pretty good one but We still hope for
= better one for Christmas. One in
the spring-time of youth, we mean.
A stout railing about three feet
high, has Deen erected ON either side
Of East Olympia bridge. This is q
safe expenditure of time and labor.
To cheer their lords in their clos
Ing lsbors, many of the wives Of
our Legislators came to the capital
and have made many friends in the
social circles Of Olympia.
The shipment of dairy products
from districts east Of the Mississippi
River over the northern Pacific Rail-
road has been duly insugurated by
the Farmers Market in this city.
Miss Mary Shelton. senior mem
ber OF the firm Of Shelton & Co.
returned from San Francisco by the
last steamer, whittier she had gone
to visit friends and buy the usual
stock Of holiday goods.
Mr.. j. b. Landrum, OF the late
House OF Representatives. was the
recipient Of . magnificent gold-head
cane from p. Turpin, Esq, member
from this county, on the last day of
tue session, a. Q testimonial of his
warm esteem for that gentleman.
Daring the last hours of tho Leg
islature, our city was surfeited with
noted legal representatives from down
Sound points all working with q de-
termineI vim to secure the passage
Of favori,s bills to the great JOY OF
thS't eui Pioyeis.
The oldes. inhabitant asserts that
the storm Of wind and rain, on last
Sunday night, was one of the most
severe that an iordinury year is like
ly to bring. Owners Of mich cows
and other valuable stock were fore
IDLY reminded of the necessity OF
good barns and sheds.
Another biennial session of the
4 Washington Territory Legislative
has ended and the members lone
their various ways. The business ac-
complishsd, has been mainly of the
substantial kind, some new meas
ures having been put in force which
will rebound to the general good of
the Territory.
Tho merry, merry bells nre no
longer heard on that strange pair Of
plodding horses that have been max
ing echoes on every corner for some
weeks past. 1t is getting near the
holidays. and we suppose Old Nick,
(Old Nicholas, we mean) has either
stolen the bells or bought the driver
Of so he can monrolize the Ginning
business.
The frat snow VI the season came
calmly down on Saturday and Sum
day, covering mother earth with a
robe OF white to the depth Of about
one inch. The snow fall was deeper,
however. away from the immediate