Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-07-03

II ,nn wan "a wagon don't bay uur
Iil Y.u have heard Capt. sam Peici-
al 81. tAc -uperiof merits of the
N,u.,r III, points" seem to
g. N,l, raaou.
katy Woods anl Mary bradley,
who have boon pupils the past year
ur IN plc IA Providence Academy, Of
tins place. left last week for Nanrou-
yer. to en,or the convent i'll flat
city
L,dhos With trailing dresses will
owe lch' 81 gratitude to the tail
man with -'iouo arms who has been
making tour Of the icke,y side
walks. diving down pro,rudlnS nail
beads
Late reports represent TINT Mr..
Frank FARRELL. Of Tacoma. is still
IA a very critical condition. Typhoid
fever II now thought to have been
developed IN alll,ion to his first
sickness
The professional card OF DR.. Geo.
j Nhlteworth appears In this issue.
lie Is n we'll real practitioner of the
homeopathic school. and seems de-
voted to his chosen line of duty.
Give him tilal
Mr. H. W. Austin does not pro-
pose To long remain homeless on &C
count Of the recent obstruction of
Of his dwelling house by fire. but
has the material ready on the ground
for new AMI improved residence.
The Sunday School of St. John
church was treated to a picnic last
Tuesday Carriages were procured
and the children taken out to the
Five Oaks picnic grounds where o
Jolly time was had for old and Young.
Mr. Bennett Howell, who hos
been some time past afflicted with a
carbuncle on the left wrist, had it
cautcrized few days ago, the "pet"
having assumed malignant form
which exhausted Ben's patience.
The well known Ayers-hi)l proper
~. including the house and orchard =,
has been sold to Eastern parties,
aud We understand that the new
owners will Immediately begin the
work Of improvement The price
paid was 81 200.
Mrs. Josie f. Ferry, of Seattle,
was seriously poisoned, it is thought
by the packing which surrounds tro-
pical fruits. few days ago. Her
hands. arms and face are swollen,
but tho effects while painful are
not dangerous.
In answer to inquiries as to wheth-
er a reading room is still kept open
by Tacoma Lodge of Good Tenn.
plars, we have only to say that it
would puzzle anybody to answer the
question. The room is open, but
what to call it is the rub.
The ladies' of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church have leased for the day, the
the large room in the northwest cor
ner Of the Israel building, and will
open an eating house tomorrow,
where the delicacies as we'll as the
substantials can be had to order.
Washington Encampment c. R.
C.. Tuesday evening elected the
following Offices for the ensuing
term; Emily T. Munson, c.; Laurs
A. Hood. ]. c.; Al. j. Munson; S.;
j. II. Munson, F. s.; M. Jones, F.
4. Ellis. c. Of H.; N. Pattison, I.
g.. and X. Rawson, o. G.
Mrs. A. II. Elder, of the Eastside
has q monster cactus now in full
bloom. II has already some half q
score Of magnificent blossoms and
other flower buds are developing
This is the same plant that graced
Columbia Hall, last year, with NO
less than twenty nine blossoms.
Tho little girls who have been Sc.
lected TO represent the subdivisions
OF Uncle Sans domain nre in high
CLEO over their prospective debut to.
morrow. Faithful committee ladies
have been busy during the week,
teaching the young representatives
how to pose in tho most graceful
manner.
The new reservoir on the corner
Of Main and Fifth streets, finished
last week by Mr.. Cullen. has three
independent sources Of supply, o
spring at either end and a we'll
twelve inches in diameter reaching
TO the depth Of GO feet. The tank
has now about 30. 900 gallons of wa
tor in store for the first case of emer.
gency.
Next year, the Fourth of July
will como on Sunday. in two years, on
Monday, and so on, through q week
Of years; the consecutive order oil
days being broken only in the year
1888, on account OF the recurrence OF
bissextilc. when, like the truant
schoolboy who went fishing, our
national anniversary will skip a day
and occur on Wednesday.
Mr.. James Cutterwood ha d the
back OF his hand badly cut by glass