The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-06-08
shelton, Friday, June 9Th 1894
Personals.

Doctor Mcclure, dentist, is IN town
and will remain until Saturday morn
ing.
Willis Shelton is home from the
Vashon College for the summer vaca-
ton.
Will Freeburger is out on the far
SatsoD looking after a good piece Of
land.
Albert Wright has moved back from
the Bordeaux farm into the Metzger
house.
Mrs Edw Cruson, of Cheha1is, is
visiting relatives and friends in this
vicini ty
Chas. Horton is back. from Tacom a
paying the folks visit and will re-
main in town week.
Mrs. James H. Levee, of Olympia,
arrived Tuesday, and is the guest OF
her daughter, Mrs. w. S Ellis.
Frank Duncan was down from his
Olympia Foundry and Machine shops
Wednesday and reports Olympia days
IulA " iilS.
DR.. Adams, Of Olympia, was in New
Kamilch ie, Sunday, examining ten
applicants for admission into the
Workmen's lodge.
Frank Wiley and w. H. M. Dunbar
were attending Grand Lodge,
10. O. T. at Spokane, this week, and
not returned
Francis Cook returned last Friday
from a visit to Oregon. He is new
moving to Shelton, occupying the
Kneeland tenement house.
Mrs. Schlesener, Mrs. Chas. Meyer,
Miss Libbie Amber and Mrs. D. M
Duckworth were attending the conven'
ton Of the w. c. T. u organization al
Cheha1is, this week.
NJ. Fredsom and Mrs. Fredson drove
oyer to Elna, Tuesday, to spend the
week with Mrs. Fredson's parents
the Tay1ors, one of the oldest settlers
in the Chehalis valley.
Thomas McLarty and Miss Bertha
Morrow visited Olympia Tuesday, wit
Messing the u r. drill, in which SpoK
E1ks MINISTRIES in the evening.
Miss Cora Watson took her Baptis
Sunday School class out to the Prairie
for an outing Wednesday afternoon
The children gathered Strawberries
furnished lunch and had :. good tim.
generally,
w. H. Maxwell, B. S. Barger ant
Hugh Morrison leave for Everett Mon
day, to attend the session of the Crane
Lodge of Masons. An excursion to The
Monte Cristo mining district is one o:
the attractions.
Receiver Isaac Dobson, of Seattle
is in town this week, looking aftel
Washington Southern business. HI
went over the new Cutoff grade ant
expressed himself as highly pleased a
progress of the work.
Dave Barnard, the logger, who's
death occurred at Orting last week, il
reported to have taken two teaspoon
fulls of gunpowder and subsequent.
one of cayenne pepper for stomach
ache It cured the stomach ache.
Jack Pratts was in from his farm
this week. He is an old pioneer of thu
county, and thinks he has worked hare
eneugfrto have rest. He has a fin
farm and will sell it on good~s terms t
I a good reliable party with some cash
From Victoria comes the news<o
the marriage of Thomas Frazer f
Miss Annie Tucker; and w. H. For
bes to Miss Hannah Stapleton. Jacl
! Forbes is engaged in running a log
\ging camp about fifty miles aboy
Victoria, so says our informant.
VSu1. McEwen, a we11-known stool
raiser of El1ensburgh, is spending
few days in town visiting his relative
in the Morrow and Baldwin families
The McEwen family lived on tn
prairie which bears that name, on tn
road to Union City, and are well &C
quainted with our pioneers.
Harry Durre1l, alternate, is attend
ing the grand lodge session, K. of p
at Olympia this week as delegate
Thcs. McLarty, the elected delegate
visited the session Monday and Tues
day, but was unable to attend during
the entire session. Harry reports al
excellent time, and the large atten
dance, over 500 delegates, is being
royalty treated by the Olympians.
Rev. Buzzell, Episcopal minister o
Tacoma accompanied by his wife Wis
tied Shelton Wednesday, holding ser
vices that evening in the Methods
church He is an earnest and forcibl
speaker, and his hearers were we
pleased. A reception was held at til
Webb after services. The Guild wi
arrange for fortnightly services an
ask Mr.. Buzzen to visit Shelton agar