Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-06-05
Mere Mention .

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p..,nc, CONT will convene in this
cii, next Tuesday
samuel Williams began. this week,
10 HIGHT his store with gas.
Ia Turner IL slowly recovering
from n stroke Of paralysis.
Providence Academy closes on the
25,h Of the present month.
Fresh butter maintains q uniform
rate OF % cents per pound.
Al Chambers leads the van in
lighting his residence with gas.
Mrs T.. 7 Munson has returned
from a blief visit to relatives III Sc
attic.
Frank Turpin is on u visit home
from California. where he is COINS
10 school
Strawberries are now quito plenii-
uful and retail at from q to 8 cents
per pound.
II will he seen by advertisement
IN this issue that Mr.. Silsby is pre-
pared 10 buy wool.
Mrs. Mary T. Jones will preach in
tho Baptis. Church morning, and
evening. noxt Sunday.
A lofty awning is in process Of
construction along tho Main street
front Of the Burmister building.
Ilev. J Campbell has rented Mrs.
SCOTS house. IN the southern part
Of town, for q family residence.
Mr.. ". H. White, the eminent
Seattle lawyer. has been in the city
attending to professional business.
Mr. Ezra Mecker, the Puyallup
valley hop operator. was in town q
few days ago looking after business.
New apples arc AZ large as full
grown plums and = host Of sick
children will be tho next thing in or
der.
The grave OF Mr. T. +. McElroy
was beautifully ornamented, by
members Of tho family, on Decora-
ton Day.
Mr.. Talbot, the furniture dealer,
IL erecting . neat residence build
ing, on Water street, near Capital
addition.
Farmers are beginning to get their
agricultural machines in order to be
In readiness for the work Of haying
and harvesting.
The steamer BOB hring came up
early on Monday and took away n
large boom OF logs from the vicinity
Of Eastside bridge.
There 10 some complaint because
the general delivery ut the postoffice
IL no, opened after the distribution
Of the evening mails. F.. ,.r
The camping season has been
opened by the departure of q num-
her Of our citizens for vsrdant woods
and running streams.
The Presbyterian festival, held
Tuesday evening. at Columbia Hail,
ives we'll attended and the gross re.
csip.s were about SO.
Another scow load of assorted
lumber came down from Tumwater
. few days ago. under the manage
msnt Of Captain Cooper.
A scow.load Of lumber came down
from Tumwater Monday. for . new
residence 10 DO erected by Mr.. j.
d. Miller, on Adams street.
Another son Of Mr.. Kaufman, Of
the New York Cash store. IA years Of
age. has just arrived from Germany,
having come the entire journey
alone.
The Band Of Hope went on pic.
mic yesterday. in carriages. to Priests
Point, and II youthful ardor has NO,
exaggerated the report, had "an
awful nice time
Our Tumwater correspondent re-
ports that the old warehouse, in the
rear Of tho Chambers grist mill, il
10 be remodeled and fitted up for a
sash and door factory.
Mr.. Charles Patnude took the
contract for putting down the brick
foundation Of Ed. Farquhar's new
dwelling and that portion Of the
work IL nearly completed,
Mssars. Shields and Junk have
exchanged business, the former A.
suming charge Of the White House
beer-hall, while the latter becomes
proprietor Of the Eureka Restaur-
ant.
James Wood, an old resident Of
Thurs,on county. died at his resi-.
dsncs at South Union, Wednesday
evening. aged &C years. He leaves