The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-12-14
Correspondence and County Notes,
HOOD CANAL, Nov. u. 1894

HOOD CANAL, Nov. 81. 1894
Miss Mary Graham, assistant
teacher at the reservation, has taken
vacation, and left last week for
Albany and Roseburg to spend few
weeks or longer in visiting friends and
relations.
Q John Forbes came over the first of
last week with his thrashing machine
and thrashed five acres of oats for
Thomas Webb. A thrashing machine
is rather strange affair on the Canal.
and some of our young folks look on
it as curiosity.
DIR. E. Hitler, of Brinnon. dentist
has been spending few days the last
OF last week and the first of this at
Union City, on professional business.
He is talking of building a floating
office in the shape of a small steamer
in which to make his rounds. and re-
ceive his patients. S.
THE above is rather late having
dropped in behind the letter box in the
Union City office, and not discovered
by Post Master Kane.
Dec. Is, 1894.
Mr.. George S Davis, who has been
teaching school in the Webb and
Hauptley district has closed his first
term and has been re-cngaged
Isaac Thomas, of Holly, while out
hunting recently fell and hurt himself
considerably. He was crossing a
small stream, and i'll stepping from
one log tc another he fell on his side
and injured his ribs. evidently tearing
some of them apart at one end. Though
not confined to his bed, he is not likely
to be able to do any work or take much
exercise except to walk around very
slowly for most of this month.
Beginning with last Thursday we
have had a succession of snow storms
with considerable rain. Considerable
snow has fallen, but good share of
1T has melted. While it is about all
gone near the salt water, it is from
three to six inches deep up the Skoko-
mlsh bottom and on the hills.
The Griffith recently sailed from
Hoodsport for Hadlock and San Fran
cisco, loaded with piles. S.
HOODS PILLS are the best family cathartic
and liver medicine. Harmless reliable, sure.
DEWATTO, Dec. 8, 1894
Thanksgiving day has come and
gone and, like it's predecessors, can
only be theme for future remember
ance. Here both young and old will
remember the grand time they had at
A. w. Guisler's; it was truly good
old-tine Thanksgiving festival of
dancing, singing and other parlor
games, and a superb supper. The in
strumental music part was performed
by Mr.. MacNemar and others.
Saturday was road election day,
when the voters of this district had
the opportunity to show their appre-
citation for their former supervisor Mr.
Annendsen by re-e1ecting him.
The Dewatto Mutual Improvement
Society held another meeting in Mr..
Green's house on Saturday night,
when a lengthy and varied program
was given. The subject for debate
was, Resolved that the annexation
of the Hawaiian Islands would be
more benefit to the United States than
otherwise" and the decision was rem
dered in the affirmative. Three scenes
in tableau had very pleasant effect;
together the amount of talent dis
played in the discussion and other
parts of the program were worthy of
remark. The attendance was larger
than formerly, and few new mem-
bers were enrolled. The next meet
ing will be held at the home of w. II.
Clark, Dec. Is. VERITAS.