The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-29
Shelton. Friday, Dec, 29th 1898.
Personals

AuullOT LAY 1nduc SOOu OdAld
Claus.
Mrs. Arthur Taylor is in town, re-
turning her Christmas calls.
Mrs. Sarah Cole and child, went to
Olympia Wednesday, to visit friends.
Allan Munro, returned Wednesday
from Olympia, where he spent the
holidays.
Mrs. John Graham, Of Hoodsport,
arrived Wednesday, to visit her sister,
Mrs. Harris.
Misses DR.. Cady and Clara Ansorge
were passengers for Tacoma on the
Brown yesterday.
Mrs. John Knee1and has been quite
i'll for this past two weeks, but is now
recovering.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Frost entertain
ed nineteen of the Kansas colony at
Christmas dinner.
Mrs. Chauncey Wiman spent this
week in town, visiting Mrs. Nellie
Alexander and other friends.
Eliab Dunbar was before the exam
ming board at Olympia Wednesday,
being examined for increase of pension.
Will Dunbar and family, arrived
from Enumclaw, Monday night to
spend the Christmas week with their
numerous relatives and friends in
Shelton.
Miss DR.. Cady 1ectured ''to ladies
only" under auspices of the w. G. T.
u. at the M. E. Church, last Sunday
afternoon.
Willis Shelton and Frank Freebur-
ger are home from Vashon College to
spend the holidays. The school will
not open till the 9th.
Judge Wickersham, who is repre-
senting the applicants to purchase
oyster lands, was over to Oyster Bay
this week looking up evidence.
Cashier, J. D. Riley visited Olympia
Wednesday. He reports that Frank
Williamson will be up Monday Or
Tuesday to pay off his second camp
crew.
Mrs. J. H. Munson came down from
Seattle last week to spend the holidays
with her sons Albert and Lewis and
their families; and is enjoying season
of rest.
Hiram Feiser was in town Wednes-
day, having walked over from Monte
He reports things very dull in that
region.
Manager Mcdonald and A. H. Ander-
son returned Tuesday evening. Oper-
alton to some extent will probably be re-
sumed next month by the railroad, and
likely the cutoff will be commenced.
Miss Maudie Shorter was the pleas
ant recipient of surprise party on
the occasion of her sixteenth birthday
last Friday evening. Games and re-
freshments were the order of the
evening.
Rev. Myron Eells, resident minister
at the Skokomish reservation was over
Wednesday on his way to Tacoma
He reports that the people of HOOD
Canal enjoyed splendid weather and
an agreeable Christmas.
DR.. Hickerson will conduct services
in the M. E. Church next Sunday
morning at 1920 and in the evening a
z O'Clock. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to the 1oggers who are now il
town, to spend an hour at church.
Mrs. Brooks and daughter Blanche
Mrs. Daily, and Mr.. and Mrs. Joh1
McReavy, were over from Union City
last Saturday, making purchases o
holiday presents. The party gave thi
office a pleasant call and ho1ida.
greeting.
New Kani1che Odd Fellows gave
Ball in their new hall, on Christina
night. and first class time is report
ed. Friends were present from Olym
pia and quite a party was takel
around by the Rover from Shelton AM
on the way.
William Potts, who had a long sieg,
from bronchial troubles, is now com
a1escing. Although up he has no
yet ventured out of doors, especial,
during uncertain weather. Land1or'
McPhail and his friends are giving
him every attention.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Levee ant
Mrs. Ed Levee, who arrived here las
week to spend Christmas with Mr.. an
Mrs. w. S. Ellis, left yesterday on tn
noon boat for Arcadia, where they will
visit relatives till Monday, when the.
will return to their home in Olympia
Sister Carmalita, daughter of Mrs
NJ Mcdonald accompanied by Siste
Benedict, is spending the holidays il
Shelton, leaving to-day. This is Sis
ter Carmalitas first visit home sine
she joined the sisterhood. She is sta
toned at the convent III Fort COlville
Eastern Washington.
The scholars of the public school
now that every body is turning over
new leaf, should resolve to study har,
and make all the progress possib1
during the remainder of the term, ais
bear in mind that the JOURNALS PR
zes will be worth striving for, and vii
be given for distinction in SCHOLARSHIP
and department
MASONIC INSTALLATION.-The follow
ing were installed as officers for tn
ensuing year. of Mt. Moriah Lodge
No. IL, F. & A. M. at the hall Wednes
day evening: Worshipful Master
Hugh Morrison; Senior Warden, Char
les Leake: Junior Warden, B. S
Barger; Treasurer, Thos. Bordeaux
Secretary, William Maxwell. BeinI
ST. Johns day, the evening was cele
brated by Masonic ceremonies.