Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-12-31

III a few more words, cdgewiSc, the
day having heightened To- the extent
OF about two minutes and thirty sec
ond>.
Mr.. Henry R">cncr, business man
ager OF Mackcy's interests i'll tn,
Postal Telegraph suit now being tried
i'll this city, Is a guest at the Carlton
House.
The Sunday school children Of Tum
water had splendid Christmas fcsti
val, a well loaded tree with all its u>lla
Accomplishments made glad the hear,
OF every child.
The Tumwater public school has JUS
closed four months term. 1t wa,
taught by Misses Bond and Ward
both of whom are exceptionally com
petcnt teachers.
At the residence of the brides par
cnts, hear Tcnino, last sunday, Mr.
VIM. A. Whereof and Miss Eva
Churchill, We're united III marriage by
Justice Crowdcr.
The bell recently purchased by tn,
Congregational Society OF this city
weighs SIG pounds, is toned in C, and
was made at the foundry of McShan,
& Co, Baltimore
Olympia Lodge No. l, |. o. 0. T.
will Monday night install I. c. Van
Epps as n. g., o. II. Simcnson V. g..
J. r. Brown X. s., n. Pattison Z. $.
and L. N. Ford I.
Mr.. Thomas Connolly, who has been
i'll several weeks past of typhoid fever
and was thought to have been recov-
ing, has suffered relapse and is again
in dangerous condition.
Sheriff Stretch, of Snohomish county
arrived to-day, with an Indian prison
er for Seatco, who has been sentenced
to an eighteen months term for assault
with deadly weapon.
Mr.. C. Z. Mason, the machinist of
the Pipe Factory, in this city, has just
completed large pipe-lathe for par
ties at Los Angeles, California, which
will be shipped in a few days
The Eastside logging camp is busily
engaged in filling a large order for
thick-plank timber. The logs will be
sawed on the Sound and the plank
shipped to various foreign points.
The bank now owns the Westside
mill, and Mr.. Woodland, one of the
frozen out stockholders, owns the water
to feed the boilers, and the question is,
Who will ultimately come out ahead?
Mr.. William Cullen is authority for
the report that about half II mile of
what is to be upper Main street is now
finished and which would be ready
for use if it was not for the rainy sea-
son.
The raid on turkey, in Olympia
and vicinity, during the last week of
the year, just expiring, is said to have
been the most disastrous of any like
occurrence within the dim memory of
the older inhabitant.
Snow on the Oregon Railway and
Navigation Co.'S road between Bonnie
vile and Bridal Veil, has considerably
retarded transportation the past week
and several evenings no overland mail
has not been received at this office.
Alpha Encampment No. l, I. o. O.
I. elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: N. Ostrander, C. p;
NJ. OCOnner, II. p: A. J. Treadway
S. w.; E. T. Young, J. W.; J. 7.
Brown, Scribe, and N. Pattison, Treas
urer.
The Ladies' Aid Society are taking
steps to put up roomy building in
the rear of the Presbyterian church, to
be devoted to Sunday school purposes
evening meetings, church sociables
and such other Uses as future needs
may dictate.
The Sabbath school at Tumwater
has a roll of 100 pupils and has had
an average attendance throughout the
year of about 70. 1t had Christmas
entertainment and tree OH the eve of
the nativity, which has been highly
commended.
Mr.. Squires claims, and we believe
with justice too, that he has Just
opened the finest lot of tea ever
brought to Olympia. His stock en-
braces the famous Cottage" brand,
said to be the best tea sold for the
money it costs.
Mr.. H. E. Shields, Timber Agent
formerly of Roseburg, Ogn., arrived
in Olympia, few days ago, to relieve
Mr.. Graves, who has been transferred
to the same district in Oregon. Mr..
S. is accompanied by his wife and will
make this city his home
The Winter term of Supreme Court
which convenes in this city, next
week, promises to bring an unusually
large number of lawyers and other in
terested parties from abroad and the
various hotels are making extra prep
arations to receive the incoming guests
"The round trip" between Olympia
and Seattle SENS to be little toe
much for the Feetuood, at least during
the Winter season. She does not ar
rive until about 9 o'clock and is some
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