The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-27
Shelton. Friday, July 9th 1894
Personals.


Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis left for Olympia
Saturday to spend few weeks.
BoRN-Shelton, Monday, July 23rd
to the wife of Murry Vincent, girl.
Mrs. Brewer and children, accom-
p anied John home Tuesday nj orning.
VIM. Daniels and Fred Spencer are
engaged in painting the Odd Fellows
Hall.
Miss Mary Young, who has been
visiting Miss Florence Jones, returned
to Olympia Tuesday.
Willis Shelton and Grundy Wyatt
were each fined SIS for their contest of
last Thursday, which both paid.
Mrs. 7. H. Phipps and children, of
Olympia, are visiting Mrs. James
Atkins at her home down the Bay.
Chas. F. Pole went down to Cheha-
lis to spend his Sunday, and the boys
are making remarks about it.
Mrs. DR.. Beach accompanied Miss
Sadie Morgan to Black Diamond, yes
terday, for a weeks visit with her
parents.
Miss Lucy Carney, of Olympia, has
been visiting her cousin, Mrs. John
Doyle, returning to her home We'd
nesday.
Mrs. James Forrest and children are
at the Carstairs farm, Mason Post
office, spending a few weeks; and
Jim is temporarily widow
Billy Clark has gone to Ellensburg
to get the benefit of the drier climate
for the summer. He will live with his
cousin, Oscar Labree, a large farmer
in the Kittitas valley.
CIV. Dunbar and Miss Ella Williams
are helping out the force this week.
The notice of Treasurer's sale of1ands
for delinquent taxes of 1891 will appear
next week. The sale is set for Sept.
3rd.
DR.. Beach, Frank Drolet, VIM began
in one party, and Joe Deer and ALI.
Fredson in another, visited the Skoko'
,nish last Sunday. The Doctor caught
the main lot of 81 fine fish, the others
haying poor luck.
E. C. Byers, special deputy CONSUL
and organizer of the Woodmer
of the World, has been IN
town during the week securing mem
bers. A camp of this order was instit
tuted on Thursday evening.
John Brewer, Mark Reed, c J. Lord,
Chas. D Garfield and Albert Wright
spent last Sunday fishing on the Sko
komish river. A number of fish were
caught, but it was poor fishing, being
rather early for "big luck"
Mrs. BENZ. Skofeld and children, O.
Portland, Greg, are enjoying a sum
mer vacation on their place down thu
Bay. Mr.. Sko1feld spent few day
with his family but was forced to re
turn to his position in one of tn
leading grocery stores of that place
Mark Reed, of the State Land Com
nissioners office and G. J. Lord, presi
dent of the Capital National Bank o
Olympia, came down over Sunday
looking for good fishing. A fair catcl
was made on Lake Isabel Saturda.
afternoon, but fishing on the Skoko
mish is not very satisfactory as yet
Nv the first of August it ought to b.
good.
Miss S. B. Cox, the artist, left TO
Tacoma on the Clara Brown Monda,
afternoon. Her stay in Shelton thi
time has been prolonged by thu
students of her art. Miss Cox ma.
not return to Shelton for further stay
but expects to visit Union City thi
summer on a sketching trip. Severa
of her Shelton pupils show consider
able proficiency in painting and witt
practice may make names for them
selves.
TX Munson returned last Frida.
from attendance on the U. S. gram
;,,rv atTacoma. The main counts re
turned by the jury were aga1ns
s,,urp1ers. several of whom wer
rudely stopped in their illicit career
Smuggling is very profitable busl
ness on the Sound, and several
them have been very successful, on
or two working their deals for years
suspected, but never caught in crim'
nating circumstances.
Mildred Williamson, the three yea
old child of Charles G. Williamson
brother of Frank Williamson, on
penial 1umberman,w was burned to deaf
at her home in Tacoma last Frlda
afternoon. While playing IN the stree
with her little brother, her clothe
were set on fire by matches. ana tn
little one was so badly burned ana SUI
located before help come, that sn'
died in three hours. A telegra'
reached Frank Williamson. late RI
day evening, and he chartered IN
Willie, making the trip to Tacoma ina
evening.