Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-06-19
without particle of " blue-blood"
indicating distinguished ancestry.

Mr.. Samuel Wiley, having just
finished fine cottage on Eighth
Street, between Washington and
Franklin, Is preparing to build
another on the same lot and q por-
ton Of the material is already
hauled.
The rite of baptism by immersion
was performed by Judge Greene on
Sunday afternoon. The candidates
were Mr.. Waters and Mrs. Griffin.
The ceremonies took place on the
Eastside, near Judge Biselow's resi-
dence
The house of James Waldrick
situated about twelve miles south Of
this place. was destroyed by fire on
the s b inst. MIR. W. being at home,
much Of the furniture was saved,
but the loss will nevertheless amount
to nearly 81 900.
The people Of Olympia have de-
cided to celebrate the Fourth in a
becoming manner The several COM
lnittees have been appointed and are
activity at work. Friends from the
country are cordially invited to come
in and have a good time.
! Mr.. Geo. A. Barnes met with a
painful accident, last week, while
feeding grass by the handful to q
horse. The animals teeth caught
tho fore-fnger of his left hand,
cutting the flesh to the bone, and in
hicting a wound which will require
several weeks to heal.
Matthew Hayes, an employee of
E.lis's logging camp received Sc
we're scalp wound by tho sweep of a
line which carried with it q small
dry tree, on the 7th inst. The tree
struck him on the head and cut q
cash about three and a half inches
long which bled profusely before
surgical aid was procured.
The drain at Pray's lake was
opened a few days ago and the water
has been running over since without
much apparent diminution of the
quantity which covers such ample
surface. 1t is thought that it will
take three weeks or a month to lower
it 10 the level contemplated, which
involves fall OF three feet.
The remains Of John Carlin.
d.owned near Arcadia, on tho 26th
ult., we're recovered few day ago,
and inferred last Sunday near Oak
land, under direction of the Mason
ic fraternity. A large number OF
our people went down on the Willie,
to pay the rites of sepulture to the
departed brother of the mystic tie"
The tank which holds the receiver
at the gas company's works should
be enclosed by fence, without un-
necessary delay. or human life may
be sacrificed by misstep. This
danger is specially noticeable when
small children climb to the top of
the embankment. Should any living
creature sink beneath the surface of
the water in the tank, it is more
than probable that it would rise in
side OF the holder, in which event it
would he instantly suffocated by the
gas.
An incident occurred in the court
room, last Wednesday, which smacks
Of q first-class episode in the annals
Of legal proceedings. While tho
plaintiff in the case OF Conroy vs..
the N. p. r. r was on the stand, he
made statements which resulted in
his being summarily charged with
having committed the grave crime OF
perjury. whereupon he was immedi-
ately taken into custody. He was
brought up for examination, yester-
day, and placed under $1,000 bonds
to appear at the next term of court.
The performance OF the Tacoma
Dramatic Association last evening
drew a fair audience. Some o; the
characters in I" The Robbers Wife"
were ably sustained, notably SO that
Of Larry O'Gig," by Mr.. Price,
and of "Rose Redland," by Mrs.
b. r. Everett. They will both, by
practice, become fair delineators of
mimic life. The performance of Mrs.
Everett is surprise to those who
had been informed that her exper.
fence has only been attained by the
few performances of the amateurs
with which she is now connected.
Mr.. Pendegast and Miss Stannus, in
the farce, acquitted themselves with
much credit, and Miss Mockbee is
entitled to mention when it is con.
sidered that this was her first ap-
pearance on any stage.
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