Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-01-25

Chambers. President, J. F. Convey
Vice President, George ID. Shannon
Cashier, 4. A. Phillips.
A social entertainment was given
by Tacoma Lodge ol Good Tcmplar.
to visiting members from Tacoma, and
a few invited friends in this city, last
Friday night. A programme Of liter
AIRY exercises was followed by an Gle
CANT supper, and everybody speaks of
the occasion as having been one nf the
most delightful Of the season.
Mrs. Frank Allyn, OF Tacoma, will
assist the st. Johns Musical Society
m their concert to be given at Column
bia Hall on Tuesday evening next.
Her beautiful voice has never been
heard in concert in Olympia, and the
lovers OF music anticipate treat.
Gov. Semple returned Wednesday
from Roslyn, whittier he had been
called by an urgent telegram that bis
services were needed to quell disturb
ance between the miners and the
company. He found the situation
had been misrepresented, and that
there was no need for his interference
as commandments OF the militia.
The month of january, OF the pres
ent year, is in some respects, rather
remarkable. The month was ushered
in by total eclipse ot the sun, new
moon occurring Al minutes after l
o'clock at night. Almost exactly at
its middle point, namely, on the six
teenth day, the moon was eclipsed.
And now as the last act in the inter
esting programme new moon will oc-
cur second time on the last day Of
the month, at 43 minutes past l
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Mr.. John G. Allen died, on Thurs
day morning. the Oath inst, at his
residence, Eastside, after long and
painful illness, aged 66 years The
funeral was held at the Methodist
church, to-day at 9 O'Clock r. NJ, Rev.
G. A. Landon, conducting the services,
and the remains we're deposited in
Masonic cemetery. Deceased was
widely known in this community as a
devoted and consistent Christian,
esteemed by large circle of friends
and man of exemplary character.
BRoMIDEs.
The STANDARD reporter has dis
covered the model young man Of
Olympia. Said young man takes a
sack Of coke on his back when he goes
to see his best girl OF an evening. By
doing this he conciliates the old man
and makes sure of good fire while
squeezing Susan. 1t is not stated
whether he carries can OF coal oil
or chair for himself as neither of
these precautions are at all necessary.
Lovers can talk well enough in the
dark and sit closer together in one
chair than on two. That young man
is worth his weight in anthracite and
will make his mark in the world.
BRoMIDEs.
Mr.. Lyman Mann seems to be
literally taking time by the forelock
by circulating petition for the Office
of Postmaster in this city. The only
object that can be subserved by such
haste is to forestall others who may
seek to obtain popular endorsement
for the place. Mr.. Glover our present
efficient Nasty" has ovet year
more to serve before his term expires,
and we do not believe that Benjamin
will be in much haste to disturb the
precedent set by the great civil SER
vice reformer, Grover Cleveland.
Why, hare we've had Old Nick him.
self in Office four years under Demo-
cratic rule, and still Republicans are
so impatient that they cannot wait till
their political foes are dead before they
try to bury them.
BRoMIDEs.
1t appears that a misunderstanding
of a telegram was the cause of the
failure of the Peck's Bad Boy ORA
matte Co., to visit this place as an
nounced, on the 18th inst. A dispatch
was received by a gentleman in this
city directing him to engage hall for
the company, with red nest for an
immediate reply. He at once saw the
custodian of the hall, secured it for the
date named, and telegraphed hall
engaged" A letter received few
days afterward from the company ex-
pressed regret that, as the hall had
been engaged for their date, they were
compelled to forego the pleasure they
would have experienced in including
Olympia in their dramatic round. A
few more words would have cost no
more and obviated all chance OF mis-
understa nding of the dispatch.