Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-12-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


only seventeen dan I'll Christmas.
In two weeks the days viii begin to
,'"sthon.
The v, a,A,r has t-cn excellent TIE
past week.
-. now c,:nnaI.d from - to o
c.h:~ i'- dozen.
EAru,, Hook 4 Ladder Go. meets
u,Nt II, day ,ycnins.
NJ T. ID. Moore las been the past
'w day !,,ilcIiy better.
santa Claus has begun to lay in
supy.i,- ior good children.
Cal! At O'Conncr'- ior beautiful and
s-r,.reablc Christmas Presents.
December 80 far ha- been decided
improvement on thu previous month.
M. J. {. Eathhun sustained Il
severe injury from fall, a few days
ago.
Mr.. and Mr.. IIorr ate their Thanks
giving dinner with friends at Monte
sano.
Mrs. Emily c. French has nearly
recovered from her late paralytic
stoke.
The rockorv on the plaza continues
'i ." 4 rjIZD.iug What is it, to all
strangers.
\ poultry show will he held in this
city on the 2lst, 22d and 23d insts, in
Annoy hall.
duncan J. Bigelow and Miss Carrie
Markham. were married wednesday,
at Friday Harbor.
Tickets for the Barlow Bros. Min
strels will be on sale at O'Connor's
Tuesday morning.
The ladies OF st. Johns guild will
hold a Christmas sale, at the church,
tomorrow Saturday evening.
Gen. McKenny has removed his
stock OF drugs TO his building on the
corner Of Fifth and Main streets.
Look out for the grand street parade
of Barlow Bros. Minstrels, next
Wednesday, at - o'clock sharp.
Mr.. Burntrager has removed his
loan office from 5l7 Main street to
rooms in the Woodruff building.
The days are becoming inconven-
iently short, and are now only eight
hours and forty six minutes long.
w. p. Ready, prominent politician
of Oregon, paid his father, Judge
Ready, of this city, visit few days
ago.
This is the only month in the year
when it is lawful to kill and sell
large game" such as deer, elk,
mountain sheep, etc.
Barlow Bros. Minstrels will appear
Wednesday, instead of Tuesday even
ing, as has been announced by our
morning contemporary.
Will Harris will open a fruit and
cigar stand, in the building lately va
Gated by e. E. Leighton, on Fourth
street, between Main and Washington.
Gov. McGraw left for Seattle yester-
day morning, and will be absent till
Monday. State Auditor Grimes left
yesterday afternoon for the same des-
tination.
Messrs. c. II. Carpenter and A. w.
Wisner have united their business,
nreal estate and railroad agency, and
will retain the Office of the latter, SIT
Main street.
A straight Republican, Mr.. LAM
mon, beat the double-ended party
nominee Aver, for Councilman in the
Fifth Ward. Mr.. Sypher was veri-
y table 0, receiving only IA votes.
Plans for the Capitol building will
be opened at the Executive Office next
Thursday. 1t is expected that this
important event will attract quite a
number of interested parties to this
city.
Clarence 3. Bagley, an old-time
resident OF this city, now prominent
citizen of Seattle, was up on visit
this week. AS it is the first for several
years, he notes much progress since
the days Of yore.
A delivery team belonging to the
transfer company, took run from
Percival's wharf, last Friday, over
turning the wagon at the corner of
Fonrth and Columbia. Nobody was
hurt and very little damage was done.
All the scenery, properties, calcium
light and mechanical effects used in
Frank Daniels spectacular revival of
Little Puck" are carried by that
organization, which, by the way, num-
bers twenty-five we'll known comedy
players.
The annual meeting OF the Olympia
Door and Lumber Co. will be held at
the office of the company, in this city,
on the second Monday in January,
1894, at 8 o'clock A. NJ, to elect trustees
= and perform such other duties as may
necessary.
Rev. Albert Sidney Gregg has made
nine conversions, from the faithful
and conscientious presentation OF his
creed at Oakville. He was a good and
industrious member of the "press-
gang" which is guaranty of success
in almost any other Undertaking.
Webster Brown, draughts man in
the Surveyor Generals office, and Miss
Annie Morrell Bates, of Seattle, were
united in matrimony, in that city, last
Monday. They came at once to this
place, where they will make perma-
nent home. They reside on the cor.
ner OF Ninth and Main.
Ira Ward, of Tumwater, is canvass.
ing for Sleeps Worlds Fair Photo
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