Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-11-26
MERE MENTION.
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last Monday.
Business was generally suspended
mot of the G..l yesterday.
TIE Tacoma reading room has been
fitted up with gas appliances.
Wanted to rent, furnished house.
Address, J. F. Pratt, Postoflice.
luke Carney has returned to town
witt a fresh crop of carbuncles.
furry of snow Sunday, but not
emugh to whiten the damp ground.
Mr.. J. n. Squires is still confined to
hi room by inflammation of the eyes.
Mrs. w. J. Craig is still lying in a
very feeble condition at her residence
Washington Encampment c. r. C.
is number among the "things that
we're"
Charles Evans, of Tacoma, has been
visiting his old haunts in town, during
The week.
Washington's birth day, this year
will be celebrated by an annular
eclipse of the sun.
Governor Squire arrived in Portland,
yesterday, and may be expected here
tomorrow evening.
The street workers are putting down
good wide crossing, on Plum street
between Second and Third.
Mrs. Robert Swan has been quite i'll
the past week. She is suffering from
Bolts Disease Of the Spine.
Mr.. Hawk, of Hawks Prairie has
been severely afflicted with strangu.
lated hernia the past week.
A son was born to the wife of Geo
S. Allen, and another to the wife Of
John G. Lybarger, last Monday.
Mr.. Morris Chem, formerly Of this
city, now of Tacoma, spent Thanks
giving among his Olympia friends.
The wife of Willis Hawk is stopping
with Mrs. Graves, and is afflicted with
very malignant form of cancer.
The usual country dances and tur
key shoots are reported as having
come off at various points yesterday.
GA change came over the spirit OF
her Dreams" and the steamer UmatWc
quietly glided out of our harbor, las
Wednesday.
The Fleetwood, with Capt. Geo. d
ID. Messengee for master, will begir
her daily round trips between Olympi;
and Seattle in few days.
A Dime Sociable will be held a
the Bigelow residence, on Eastside
Wednesday evening, for the benefit o
the Young people of the NJ. E. Sunda!
School.
Rev. James Campbell delivered the
Thanksgiving discourse at the Con
gregational church, yesterday, all tn,
evangelical churches of the city unit
ing in the services.
Miss Lizzie Cornell comes out in q
new advertisement, this week, and il
will be profitable for ladies in want o
the latest styles of furnishing goods t.
read what she has to say.
A special meeting of Barnes Hoo
and Ladder Company will be held tC
morrow evening. Businessre of import
ance will be transacted, and all mem
bers in good standing are requested t
be present.
The Upland Nursery, so we'll know
for reliability and fair dealing, agai
makes its appearance in our adverti'
ing columns. Mr.. Swan is known al
over the Territory as Thorough
nurseryman.
A meeting of the Indian War Ve1
Grams will be held in Columbia Hal
on Saturday, Dec. 4th; at p. NJ. A
the battle-scarred veterans are special
invited to attend, and the public wi
be made welcome.
Mild cases of typhoid fever ha W
usually prevalent in this locality fo
some time past. All of the sever
cases reported, are convalescent, how
ever, except two. Thos. Connolly an
John Anderson are still i'll, but on tn
mend.
w. T. Thornton, logger in the en-
ploy of l. C. Ellis sustained a sever
cut, three inches in length, in one Q
his feet, few days ago, which led t
blood-poisoning. He was brought t
town for treatment and is now in
proving.
Mr.. Hedley, an employ in Little
johns stable, had two ribs broke
Saturday by a fail he sustained Will
trying to pull bulky horse into hi
stall. The halter broke and the il
jured man fell with great force agains
the manger.
A logger in the employ Of VIM. NJ
Aloon came very near losing his lif
last week, by hemorrhage resultin
from small cut in one OF his smallt
toes. He was brought to town an
taken to DR.. Riley's Office before til
bleeding could be controlled.
1t is hoped that the prevailing spir
of levity resulting from a temporar
failure of our harbor project will NJ
be considered out of place or ill-time,
We have all Clipped in to "pay til