Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-11-30


the windmill pump. The sheets G
metal are riveted together, boiler style
and then sJldcred; finally the Who'll
is whooped with iron.
A merry party Of eight persons, con
sisting of Mr.. J. ID. Yeomans, wife an,
son, of Buffalo, n. V; Frank Don
nelly, Of Chicago, ILL.,. Mr.. ID. ;. Pals
ley, Of Cleveland, Ohio; the Misse.
Elenor and Lucy Story, Buffalo, ant
Miss f. Davis, of River Sioux, Iowa
relatives and friends of Hon. Geo. d
Shannon, and at whose hospitable
board they have been visiting, passed
through town, last Monday, en- route
to their several places of abode in the
East.
During the few pleasant days that
now intervene between prevalent
storms incident to the season, horse
muscle is put to its utmost test in
hauling gravel for the recently graded
streets. All in all, the Street Commit
tee and the force under their direction
are accomplishing wonders. The
matter is not overrated when it is as
serted that more work will have been
done on the highways of Olympia dur
ing the year just closing than in any
five years in the history of the city.
The presence of a large British
steamer in this harbor, during the
past few days, has had the tendency
to excite good deal of curiosity
among the mercurial citizens Of Olym-
pia. While the Sardonyr has been
discharging her cargo, Long wharf has
been made lively thoroughfare by a
constant stream Of sight-seers in car
riages and on foot. Through we'll
grounded faith in the progress of DOM
inant events, We look forward to the
time when dozen such crafts will be
moored along our waterfront.
They were standing alone, yester-
day, and close by the altar, young
lady and single gentleman, we mean,
admiring their handiwork-they had
been decorating the church for Thanks
giving services-when the young lady
suddenly threw up her hands and ex
claimed in the delight of her heart.
|" Oh, oh ! isn't the church nicely
trimmed for w-wedding ~ The
suddenness of the transition and a
fitting thought of its being leap-year,
rather bewildered the gentleman while
he managed to stammer something
about "And w-who but woman
would have thought OF such u thing |"
Pshaw! why couldn't he take the
hint !?
Billy Huston, of Tenino, has been
the past week Frustrated by shock of
paralysis and has passed very nigh
unto the gates Of death. The shock
occurred Sunday, and it has been re-
ported at frequent intervals since then
that he was dying, but at last ac-
counts, his strong vitality had with
stood the ordeal, and some hope is now
entertained of his recovery. If he is
restored to health, Billy will have some
proof that his friends really care for
him, and that his generous nature and
whole-souled hospitality has won for
him regard that could not be pur-
chased by the wealth of the midas. It
is generally after death that everyday
virtues are recognized, and then it is
too late to bestow the need which
might have frightened the pathway
and rewarded the efforts of those gen.
erous souls whose hearts go out to
their fellow man.
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Appropriate Thanksgiving services
were held, yesterday, in the various
churches of Olympia. Rev. Mr.. Buck
came up from Tacoma and discoursed
in an eloquent manner to a large con-
gregation of the Episcopal church in
Tacoma Hall.
The Catholics assembled in St.
Michaels church and listened to Faith
er Classens while he delivered, in his
mastery style, sermon incident to
the time and occasion.
The young people of the Students
Home were treated to a sumptuous
turkey dinner, yesterday. In the
dining room the walls and ceiling
teemed with floral and evergreen dec
orations while every available inch
displayed some appropriate motto
President Follansbee, of the Collegiate
Institute, knows how it was when he
was student, and so never does any.
thing by halves.
The closing out sale at Van Epps' will
be the event of the season.
Yesterday morning the sad news wal
received by telegraph that Mrs. Elvira
Josephine Silsby, the wife of our well
known townsman J. A. Silsby, had de
parted this life, in Seattle, at 2 A. M.
of that day. 1t seems that che hat
been ailing for some time pact, ant
had gone to Seattle, in the hope that 4
visit to her relatives and friends il
that city might result in come benefit
The nature of her malady was not
however, such to excite alarm, and thu
report of her death caused thrill o
anguish in many a heart which hat
been drawn to her by many evidence
of possession of one of the best ant
sweetest of human natures. Mrs
Silsby was born in East Machias
Maine, in 1884, and resided in tina
village, and IN Bucksport of tina
State, until she came with her hus
band and family, an only daughter
to this place about ten years az
She was o member of the NJ E
Church and had been during her lif
an exemplary Christian, faithful +