The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-11-17
shelton, Friday. Nov, 18th 1898.
Personals.

Personals.
Mrs. P. D. Moore is critically i'll in
Olympia.
w. S. Ellis has joined the JOURNAL
force for the present.
Prentice Dunbar returned from
Buckley, Saturday night.
Mrs. Henry Winscr was in town yes
terday, visiting friends.
Dan Mcdonald, brother of ]. r. Nc
Donald, was noted in town last week.
O. LeFrAnc, the patriarch of Oyster
Bay, was in town Wednesday morn
ing.
BoRN.-At Mason P. O., to the wife
of John Lindberg, a girl, Friday,
Nov. 10th.
Frank Williamson, w. H. Kneeland
and Geo. Cyphert were in Tacoma,
over Sunday, on business.
Grin Winters, who has been sick at
the Commercial for some time, is out
again looking rather thin.
Albert johnson was assisting the
A. P. M. during the absence OF Post
Master Sigh, down Sound.
Judge Irwin held special term of
court on Tuesday, to dispose of some
matters pending on the proceedings.
Thos. Hughes is hauling lumber out
to his Mason Lake ranch and proposes
to have new house this winter.
James w. Foster, of Shelton, was
examined in Olympia last week, on
his original application for a pension.
L. L. Hunter has moved into his new
house in Cyphert's addition, and John
Larock and wife now occupy the
Morash house.
Mrs. James Forrest and children re-
turned Monday from the Satsop valley
where they were celebrating the mar
riage of her sister, Marian.
There is another wedding due before
our next issue, but it wouldn't be fair
to thus SCOOP our contemporary
again, so we defer particulars.
Miss Hattie Callow rode over from
the Upper Little Skookund valley last
Saturday and visited Miss Clara An
sorge, returning home Sunday after
noon.
Thomas Doake and Joe Leva1 have
secured a contract for furnishing WOOD
for the P. S. & G. H. Railroad, and
the former has moved his family to
Kami1chie.
Sandy Marshall couldn't stand idle
ness any longer, and has gone in with
J. H. Morrison buying out Chas. Nor
toms blacksmith shop, next to the
Freeburger store.
Fred L. Wright moved into town
from Tacoma on the Clara Brown
Tuesday, and now occupies the San
derson house. He will join his broth
err Albert Wright, in the meat market
Samuel Williams, the pioneer q
Olympia, hardware merchant, died last
Saturday, aged SO years. He came to
Olympia in the SOS and leaves six chill
dren, of which Mrs. Harry McElroy is
one.
J. E. Sigh was in Seattle over Sun
day, attending the conference in the
Washington Southern business. He
reports a considerably improved feel
ing in financial and business circles
down the Sound.
DR.. Wells, late of Toledo, Ohio, is il
town and will locate here for the prac
of meeicine. Ae was in town las
week, and felt that this place would
prove good field. He comes with good
recommendations.
Miss Libbie Amber, DR.. and Mrs
Hickerson, Mrs. E. Shannonhouse
Mrs. HI. N. Dunbar and F. T. N. Mon
bio, are in Tacoma attending the Stat,
Convention of the Epworth League
delegates from the local organization
Miss Annie Pix1ey, the actress. dice
in London last week. Her real name
was Shea and her parents lived IL
Olympia in about 186S-70, where the
young girl showed considerable talent
and took part in numerous entertain
1nents, which the older residents rem
ember with pleasure.
DIR. Miller, of Tacoma, come dowi
last Saturday to remove tutnor from
Ed. Crowel1's limb. The operatio
was successfully performed Sunda.
afternoon and the patient expects t
be out again this week. Chas. Crowe1
of Tacoma, is visiting his brother, am
looking after the business of the Shell
ton Southwestern during Eds illness
William Potts is now lying at th
Commercial hotel vevy sick with copil
1or bronchites. He returned from a J
months visit east and to the World
Fair last week, and appeared consider
ably run down from the fatigue Of TIL
trip. His chances for recovery are no
very favorable, but good nursing an
every attention may pull him through
his serious illness. Ceing 81 years o
age, his strength must have been Sc
verely taxed on the trip, especially dur
ing the month spent in sightseein:
with the vrst crowds at the Fair.
Salnl. X. Taylor was over from
Oyster Bay Wednesday. He reports
slow demand for oysters, but stock
are rather scarce, and shipments from
bay rather light at present. MI
Taylor is one of the o1d-timers of thi
section, having made his appearance
on Puget Sound in 1860. In speakin,
of the old pioneers dropping off, it wa
remarked how rapid was the dealt
roll for this year. Two old Olympian
died within the past two weeks, Capt
Lawson, in San Francisco, and Saml
Williams, in Olympia. Among those
familiar to Mason County people, VIII
have crossed the silent river since las
January were Judge Francis Henry
Alex. Farquhar, A. F. Hoffman an
Nathan Patterson.