Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-10-08
MERE MENTION.

YUungS Hotel is being treated to a
new roof.
The Third street ditch is daily grow
ing larger.
Mr.. John F. Convey returned from
his Eastern trip Monday evening.
4 new and ornamental fence is to
grace the front of Mrs. Warbass' resi-
dence.
A scow-load of Smith Prairie coal
was discharged at the gas works, yes
terday.
The family of Mr.. J. L. Brown left
Wednesday, for their old home at
Russelville, KY.
The Etna roofing has been applied
to Turner's brick, among other build
ings in this place.
A son was born to the wife of Mr.. J
w. Winsell, of the Eastside, last Sun
day, the Sd instant.
A daughter was born to the wife OF
Victor Nelson, of the Eastside on
Thursday, Sept. 80.
Go and hear Mr. Voorhees,, the Dem
ocratic nominee for Congress, in Col
umbia Hall, tonight.
Holders of county warrants will find
something Of interest to them in our
advertising columns.
Capt. DeWolf and Gen. Hillory But
Ter, leading Democrats of Seattle, are
on a visit to the Capital City.
A few more days of fine weather
and good roads remain in which to get
in a Winters supply of fuel.
Among visitors in town, this week,
we note Mr.. Frank Hanford, of Seat
tie, and Mr.. Robert Wingate, Of Ia
coma.
Mrs. Tilton (better known by her
maiden name, Miss May Tilley) is Wis
iting the scenes of her childhood in
Olympia.
Patronize our advertisers. They are
wide-awake, liberal, progressive and en-
terprising; the kind of men it pays to
trade with.
Mr.. Jno. NJ. Swan returned last eve
ming from his trip to Boston, as Dele
gate to the Sovereign Grand Lodge OF
Odd Fellows.
Frequent showers the past few days
have given us foretaste of what we
may expect as steady thing ere many
weeks elapse.
Word has been received here that
our former townsman, Mr.. w. E. An
derson is quite seriously i'll, at his home
in Vancouver.
There has been an unusual number
of household removals during the
past two weeks, making extra work
for those in the truck and dray bust.
ness.
The Pipe Factory Company have re-
claimed a valuable piece of ground
adjoining their premises, by fencing ii
in from tide water and filling up with
refused matter from the mill.
Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day O
Atonement, begins this evening at sly
o'clock, and continues twenty-foul
hours. The stores of our Hebrew mer
chants will be closed during its obser
vance.
Milkmen are blessing their starr
over the late rain. Feed was getting
short and the showers came just in
the nick of time. Of course, we d.
not intend to speak ambiguously but
mean what we say.
Mr.. I. C. Ellis has the contract fol
driving the piles along the contem
plated channel from the city front t.
deep water. He is getting the pill
driver and other things in readiness t.
begin the work tomorrow.
Day services will be held at thu
Presbyterian church, in the morning
next Sunday and the Sunday following
during the absence of the pastor. NJ
service will be held in the evenings O
the above designated days.
Just received at Abbott's Grocery
direct from Chicago, fine Illinoi
cheese, cornmeal, rolled oats, George
homeless cod, and fine lot of Chicago
candies. To arrive in a few days, a fin,
assortment of Eastern syrups and ker
osene.
At u meeting of the Presbyterian
church, last Sunday, General Milroy
was elected delegate to the Presbytery
which meets at Goldendale on tn.
9th, and to the Synod which meets a
Spokane Falls ON the 18th. Mr.. T. M
Reed was chosen alternate.
Long Bridge has failed again and il
understood to be in an unsafe condi
ton. A portion of the piling on thu
south side, near the steamer Jessie,
wharf. gave way, last Tuesday, ant
was taken in charge by the City Mar
shal. A light WILDE displayed at tn,
weak point, each night, until repair
are made.
Miss Rose Clark leaves, next Tues
day, for Portland, where she will tax,
the steamer Columbia, which sails or
the 18th, for San Francisco. Mis-,
Rose accompanies, to her California