Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-11-08

The play OF d" Around the World in
Eighty Days" by w. J. Fleming's
Grand Spectacular Company, is well
worthy of a full house. 1t is one of
the livilest of modern dramas and
keeps up the interest to the last.
Grant Talcott returned from his
visit East, Wednesday. He went as
far as Chicago, accompanied by his
mother, and returned 10y the way of
San Francisco, where Mrs. Talcott
still remains on visit to friends in
that city.
Robt. II. Milroy, Jr., is canvassing
for DR.. Talmage's new book, "The
Pathway OF Life" 1t contains over
500 illustrations, which are reproduc-
tons of the master paintings of the
world, and is one of the richest mines
of wit and wisdom.
Candidates are on the ragged
edge" over the delay of the President
in setting the wheels OF government
in motion. IT'S we'll. The majority
of the positions are sinecures any
way. Benjamin wills that it be so,
and "the king can do no wrong"
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe received the
Woman's Club at the residence of Mrs
Frank Cheney Brown, on Thursday
evening. The affair was a great sue
cess and the ladies of this society will
long remember the evening spent with
this charming and cultured woman.
The alarm of fire, Tuesday evening,
was caused by an Overturned lamp at
the Columbia House. Fortunately the
fire was extinguished before it had
made much progress, and although
the fire department was promptly on
the ground their services was not re-
quired.
The Olympia Board of Trade will
meet in regular session next Tuesday
evening at u o'clock. 1t will be
meeting of unusual interest, as anoth-
er railroad proposition has been sub
mitted and will come up for considera-
ton. The public generally is invited
to be present.
DR.. Flanagan has admitted into
partnership in his practice DIR. G. S.
Armstrong, NJ. d., graduate of two
European colleges, and of ten years
practice in the East. DR.. FPS rapidly
increasing business necessitated this
step, and we congratulate the new
firm on their bright prospects of flu
turc usefulness.
Harvey McClelland and VIM. Stern
berg, have placed on our table this week
boughs clipped from raspberry bushes
filled with the rippened berries. What
do you think of that, denizens OF the
East, with your SHOWS and blizzardsf
Mr.. Sternberg declares that some of
the "bushes" in his garden, from which
these berries were taken, are fully
twenty feet high.
The annual election held last Satur-
day, for choosing q director and clerk
for Olympia district, proved abortive
on account of some illegal proceedings.
This failure threw the whole matter
into the hands of the County Superin-
tendent, whereupon that functionary
appointed Mr.. A. B. Woodland, as d.
rector and Mr.. Joseph Chilberg, clerk ;
both to serve till the next annual
election.
The Fleetwood has been unlucky
this week. Saturday night her wheel
picked up" rope, which by winding
around the shaft disabled her so that
she postponed her next trip till Sunday
afternoon, and then only went far as
Tacoma. Tuesday evening, she ran
on the spit just north of the Second
street wharf, and sustained injuries to
her cabins which necessitated an
omission of her usual trip on Wednes-
day.
The club rooms maintained by the
city for the accommodation of her
friends are receiving the lavish praises
of visitors. Good fires are maintained,
and the numerous tables are supplied
with all the necessaries for correspond
ence and the latest papers. One room
has been set apart for the special ac-
commodation of members of the press,
o courtesy they thoroughly appreciate.
The rooms are under the special care
of Mr.. James Pratt, whose suavity of
manner is y fitting establishment of
this worthy conception of the manner
Of extending the rites of hospitality.
:. The Good Templars Lodge of this
city are making an addition to their
library, having appropriated 500 to-
ward that object. They also propose
to keep the library open for at least
three hours every day and one even
ing in every week, and in the near
future will probably make great i'm
provements in their reading room and
employ librarian, who will be in at
tendance all the time. Any one can
have access to tie library on the
payment of three dollars year, and
for each member so journing, three
books will he added to the library.
The agent of the Hoamelee Library
Co. is in the city and will assist them
to make additions to the library by 60.
hciting memberships. The years
membership is well worth the three
dollars, as the library now contains
nearly q thousand volumes and there
will be added one hundred books by
the appropriation of the lodge, and
also three books for every member, as
explained. The books to be added are
all standard works, many of them the