Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-02-22
Centralia Items.

From our Regular Correspondent.
Mr.. Sprague is having very pretty
residence got ready for him.
The carpenters on the new Railroad
hotel commenced work last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wells, from over the
mountains, are visiting their daughter,
Mrs Sheriff..
Mr. David Touts and family have
moved on Mr.. Moore's farm, near
town, for the summer.
The y. NJ. c. A. dedicated their hall
last evening. The attendance was
good.
Buchanan's steam mill is running
pretty often and making u first-class
article of flour.
At present writing it is showing and
blowing and looks more windy than
any other time this winter.
Grandma Jameson has sold part of
her property and bought in the Candy
addition, where she will build immedi-
ately.
The goods have arrived for another
drug store which will be opened in Mr..
Wilcox's new building, next to Spen-
GERS millinery store.
Mr.. NJ. E. Warren, of Little Rock,
the great cattle man, has been buying
up lots in Centralia. lie is putting
up-a large drug store next to Mr.. Blink
iey's.
Woodham & Sprague have lately
added good timers to their otherwise
well stocked hardware store, and are
ready to do any and all mending i'll
their line.
Rev. Il. II. Sheriff., pastor of the
Advent church, is still quite indis-
posed, owing to his serious attack of
illness while in Seattle some three
weeks ago.
Rev. r. NJ. Johnston, of Chehalis.
conducted Episc opal services in the
Methodist church on the 18th. Rcgu-
lar services will hereafter be held every
two weeks.
The surveyors on the new railroad
have got through to Gray's Harbor,
and are daily expected back to COM
mence cross survey. Teams will be
put on grading in about three weeks.
Last week the ladies of the First
Baptist church gave an entertainment
and oyster supper in the Y. M. c. A.
hall, for the benefit of the church. 1t
was quite a success, socially and finan-
cially.
We are glad to see Mr.. Canaday in
his old place in the fruit store He has
been closed several days on account of
his being associated in business with
Louchs OF Chehalis, the bigamist and
forger.
Mr.. Wheldon has sold over 100 acres
OF his prairie farm to several gentle
men in town, who are taking 10 and
Is acre-lots and laying them out in
prune orchards, which will be quite a
feature here in the future.
Mr.. McAllister will open up his new
store in Railroad addition about the
first of the month. He will keep a
large stock of groceries, drygoods, etc,
always on hand. He is expecting
a large invoice of goods every day.
Mr.. Crosby and family have gone to
Seattle to attend the funeral of their
daughter, Mrs. Peters, who died last
week. The afflicted family have the
sympathy OF many friends here. 1t is
but few days since Mrs. Crosby laid
her father in his last resting place.
Rev. J. Agnew has leased the Mer
chants hotel to Mr.. Rowe, OF Contra
liza who has secured the services OF two
gentlemen who have n reputation o
being the finest caterers on the coast
The hotel is crowded already and many
have to be refused on account OF Inn
tied room. This will soon, however
be removed as more rooms will be i'm
mediately built on to accommodate
the rush of visitors to this well know
house.
CENTRALA, Feb. 90. 1889.