Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-04-20
MERE. MENTION.

Strawberries are in bloom.
Where is the street sprinkler"
Maple shade trees are in leaf
The picnic season is approaching.
Rev. W b Lee still remains quiz i'll.
The green grass is growing all around.
Mr.. f. 7. Young visited Tacoma, Tues
pay.
Saturn and Luna are playing at hide
and-seek.
Over 100 Olympians visited Seattle
last Sunday.
Providence Academy closes the fourth
week in June.
The public schools Of Olympia will
close next Friday.
Mr. c. r. Talcott spent few days in
Portland this week.
Eastside bridge now supports both the
gas and water mains.
Mr.. Cullen is opening Cherry street
from Fourth to Third
DR.. e. L. Flanagan can now be found
in the Chambers block.
A son was born to the wife of Mr.. j. T.
Dugan, OF South Bay, Monday.
Uncle Benny Morrill, gives good re-
port OF Mason county, this week.
The Capital city is again enivened by
the display Of buildings on wheels.
Don't kill small birds. They are saw
ing the fruit-trees from insect ravaees.
Mr.. J. II. Rice has opened a barber
shop in the room adjoining Young's Ho
tel
The Emma Hawcard brought W
sxty-three passengers, Tuesday even
ing.
Mr.. w. H. Clark, of Shelton, was
visiting friends in Olympia. last Wednes-
day.
Representatives OF almost every town
in Thurston county were in Olympia this
week.
Rev. James Campbell is temporarily
filling the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church.
MIR. J. A. Silsby now occupies his new
store OIL Main street, opposite the public
square.
Capt. j. J. Gilbert leaves, next week,
to resume his work in the coast survey
J service.
There is comparatively very few cases
Of sickness in Olympia or surrounding
vicinity.
A twain of Olympia bellies eat apple
sauce with a butcher knife. Look out
for them.
Olympia hotels were never better
patronized, at this season of the year,
than now.
Mr.. VIM. Cline, prominent citizen Of
Silverton, Oregon, was in this city
Wednesday.
Rev. w. H. Eagan, has been com.
missioned Chaplain of the Territorial
Penitentiary.
The Politkofsky brought in a load Of
freight Monday, and took away boom
Of logs Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Mcleod, of Shell
ton, were visiting friends in this city
early this week. <e-
Miss Rebecca Henry left for Seattle
this morning. to accept position in q
real estate Office.
Mr.. Prescott's building, corner of
Third and Main streets, is receiving a
new coat of paint.
Another restaurant is to be started
in the building lately occupied by Mr..
Baker as saloon.
Mr.. C. F. Leavenworth, prominent
lumberman of Cosmopolis, was seen or
the streets this week.
A new sidewalk has appeared on the
south side of Fifth street. between
Adams and Jefferson,
Mr.. Willis, of the Chehalis Nugget, was
in Olympia early this week, on business
and pleasure combined.
John Grimm, Of Eastside, has begun
to mould brick and will soon haye two
kilns ready for burning.
Judge Henry, Sheriff Billings, George
Case and many others, visited suburban
districts early this week.
Mr.. VIM. Jameson, the well known
logger of Hoods Canal, was IN this city
Wednesday. on business.
If blossoms are indicative of an abun
dsnt crop of fruit, Olympia orchards vii
be heavily laden this fall.
Fred Smith, of this city, has been ap
pointed to the position of carpenter Al
the Hospital for the Insane.
Smith Freeman, Esq, has just re-
turned from somewhat prolonged visit
to his old home in Maryland.
The Neso Transcript has been moved
into the old Partisan building, corner
Fourth and ColumbiaStreets.
New vegetables are coming into mar
ket plentifully, both from local gardens
and from neighboring ranches.
The temperance lecturers who con
Quoted a series of meetings in this place
last month, are now in Dayton.
This week Mayor A. H. Chambers ha.
received about a carload of beef cattle
and six additional yoke of oxen.
The Emma Hdypard still continues
bringing in scores of passengers every
evening, from down Sound points.
In speaking of the coming fruit crop
IN old orchardist quotes Bishop Heber
as says, Every prospect pleases."
Wednesday, the tug Holyoks tool
away large boom of logs from tn
Westside for the Port Blakely Mill Co.
Gatriel Meter has been appointed