Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-11-02
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Mrs. West has placed Oh our tabl
two apples Of the Gloria Mundi variety
each of which turns the scales at 10
ounces. This beats the STANDARD rec
ord by one-half an ounce.
The Ladies' Aid Society. Of tn
Baptist church, will give IL Dim
Sociable at the residence of G. II
Burntrager on Tuesday evening, Nov
| 9th. All are invited to attend.
Teachers will do well to remcmbe
that the last examination of the sea
son will be held November Is, at the
residence of Mrs. P. C. Hale, Count,
Superintendent. See published no
tice.
Mr.. J. NJ. Hopkins, the well known
Chehalis county stock operator, after
an extended tour Of the lower Sound
country, speaks in glowing terms OF
the advantages possessed by the Capital
City.
II. c. Wallace and James NJ. Keen,
of Pierce county, James F. Berry, of
Lewis county, and Carl II. Pomeroy,
of King county, were appointed notar-
les public, oy Governor Semple, this
week.
Forty fat ducks and one goose con-
stituted the outcome of hunting ex-
petition to the Nisqually grounds,
this week, participated in by Messrs.
Phillips, Breckenridge, Blodgett, and
McMicken.
A large quantity of material has
been deposited near the site of the
new Episcopal church. This will be
properly housed for the winter ready
for an early commencement of work
in the Spring.
Last Wednesday evening, Oct. 31st,
was Halloween or Nutcrack- night"
Let all lovers of olden-time lore, hunt
up and read the beautiful story which
originated the quaint doings incident
to that occasion.
The convention held in the Presby-
terrain church, last Monday and Tues
day, in the interest of Home and For
eign Missions, adjourned Tuesday
evening, after a most pleasant and
profitable session.
Miss Linnie Lacey received the
prize of beautiful fan, at the last
discussion held by the Didascalion So
ciety, for having been adjudged the
leader who presented the most con-
vincing arguments.
Miss Mamie Smith and Mrs. Jack
man, sisters of Mrs. Samuel Stork will
leave, this week, for San Francisco,
where they 60 to spend portion of
the winter. They are accompanied by
Master Victor Stork.
Patrouize those who advertise and
you will save money. The firm which
pushes business sells the most goods,
and can afford to sell the cheapest.
This is fact that does not require the
rules of logic to prove.
A number of pupils living within
the limits of the Chambers district, are
walking about two miles to attend tile
Eastside public school, fact which
reflects much credit upon the efficiency
Of Olympia's school system.
Married, by Rev. w. B. Lee, Nov. LIST,
1888, A. B. Vandermark, of Seatco,
and Lila Spirlock, of this city. The
happy couple viii make their home at
Seatco. at which place Mr.. Wander
mark ia engaged in business.
Hops are coming in from all quar-
tiers to await steamer shipment from
this port. From ten TO fourteen bales
constitute good load for q pair of
horses, according to distance drawn
and the character of the roads.
The work of putting up the tele-
phone line between Olympia and lower
Chehalis valley is progressing as fast
as weather will permit. The line is
already completed from this city to
Kamilchie and in good working order.
An experienced local orchardist
gives this timely advice: Do not
box up your apples for the winter.
fresh from the trees. They should be
spread upon dry floor and there re-
main until the sweeting process is
finished"
Young lady students of the Cole
giate Institute who are inmates Of the
Students Home, are showering all sorts
of compliments upon the street COM
mittee for building the new bridge
sidewalk. Who would not be street
committee man?
DR.. Schlesinger was obliged 70 re-
turn from Portland 70 San Francisco,
in consequence OF severe illness of
members of his family, consequently
he was unable to visit this city as was
announced he would do before return
ing to his home.
The question, Resolved that coun-
try life is more conclusive to pleasure,
morally and physically, than city
life," was sharply discussed by the stu
dents of Collegiate Institute, last FRI
day eyening g. the judges deciding in
favor of the affirmative.
An old lady who crossed the plains
says she feels it in her bones that the
President elect OF the United States
and Mrs. Harrison will occupy separ-
ate lodgings, next Tuesday night.
Bless her old bones, she speaks the
words of truth and soberness.
A spelling match was held at the
Collegiate. Institute, last Friday even
ing, between the studen is of the Nor
nal ond Comuorc;a1 donortr,erfs