The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-23
Shelton, Friday, Feb, 23rd 1894
Personals.

James McReavy was in town We'd
nesday on his way home to Hoods
port.
Will FIeebtrger was down Sound
last week buying goods for the VIM
Potts store.
Mrs. V. l.. Williams and daughter
expect to start for Shelton about the
first of March.
Mrs. Chas. Horton and child spent
several days this week, visiting Mr..
and Mrs. James Horton.
Miss Bertha Morrow is now in the
Post office, Mrs. Shannonhouse in
tending to leave for San Francisco,
on the 9th of March.
J. McGregor, of Kami1chie, who has
been attending the midwinter fair, re-
turned to his position in Simpsons
camp, last week.
Mrs. j. II. Long came over from the
SKykonlish, Wednesday, and will
spend few weeks with her sister,
Mrs. Horace Dunbar.
Chas. Norton and the Dunbar boys
we're out on Rock creek this week, set
ting beaver traps, in the expectation
of getting lot of beayer skins for
their trouble.
John McReavy arrived from O1ym-
pia yesterday and left for Union City
on the stage. His case against Judge
Burke does not come up for hearing
until week from Monday.
The third quarterly meeting for the
M. E. Church at Shelton will be held
on next Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Curl of
Dakota will take the place of DR..
Moore and preach on the Sabbath.
B. S. Barger started out to Bing-
mans Oh the Satsop Tuesday, but the
snow kept getting deeper as he went
west, until it was about two feet out
On the grade" and Barger turned
back, getting home nearly Gagged
OUT
Vincent Finch, of Hoodsport, is
now laid up with d broken leg. While
hauling piles back OF Hoodsport last
week, one end Of long stick swung
around and caught him before he
escape. DIR. Kennicott, of Union City
reduced the fracture.
Rev. S. w. Beaver will conduct the
services in the Baptist Church next
Sunday. The tank for baptism has
been completed, and these exercises
will take place after the morning ser
vices, when twelve or more converts
will be welcomed into the fold. The
attendance promises to be large at the
services.
The w. c. T. u. held a meeting in
the Church, Tuesday afternoon, to dis
cuss various matters, and meet the
new friends of the church. They are
also considering plan of trying t.
open another reading room. This
should have been done before the win
ter season. but the expense of keeping
reading room is quite considerable
to the Union.
George Wamsley, returned from his
trip to Oregon last week, and reports
finding what he desired, 5-acre tract
near a town that could be purchased
cheap. He expects to move his family
shortly, to Monmouth, Oregon, which
place Mr. Monb1o exchanged fol
Shelton, last summer. We regret very
much to see the family leave, and only
hope they will be contented in Their
new home, and find health, schoo
facilities and other features equal t.
Shelton.
r. D. Shut, farmer at the Skoko
mish reservation, a Michigan man
was in town Monday and made this
office pie asant call. His trip was t.
secure coffin fixtures, little Indiar
girl, Lydia Williams, whose parents
liye on Squaxon Island, having died a
the school. This is said to be thu
second death occurring in the Indian
school for nearly 20 years, and the at
tendance is generally quite large
being So at this time. The fixtures
arrived on the Willie that evening
and Mr.. Shut had cold nights ride
through the snow in prospect.
Mrs. Cal. Saegar, Allie and the baby
returned from their visit to Easter
relatives Wednesday latter making thu
rounds of several states. The party
was very. glad to get home, ant
were received by the rest OF tn
family in the same spirit. Mrs. Sac
ger reports the weather very hard OF
them, and that she saw nothing tina
she would prefer to their fine farm II
Mason County. Times, while yer,
hard on the farmers and people where
ever they went, we're especially SO II
Indiana, and many questions wcr'
asked them about Washington.