Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-10

The following passengers left on the
steamer Walla Walla, Wednesday
from Olympia, for San Francisco: J
NJ. Shields, Mrs. Lillian f. Roberts
Mrs. Emma LsSueur and Miss Maud
West.
The Puget Sound Brewing Co. OF
Tacoma, have just completed cold
storage room on Percivals dock, for
keeping their beer in quantity. 1t
was built hy Hildcbrandt, and its
capacity is about 100 keys
Savage & Schoiield. contractors, who
have been engaged the past month in
driving piles for the Puget Sound
FIGURING Mill, at Tacoma, are about
through with their contract, and will
return to this city some time next
week.
! Chas. Newton and Ruth Peachy,
who were determined to wed despite
parental opposition on the girls side
OF the house, were made happy by q
withdrawal OF all obstacles Saturday
and were married. They are now res
idents OF Oregon City.
y concert will be given at Shelton
tonight, for the benefit of the Sisters
OF Charity of st. Peters Hospital, of
this city, in which the following
Olympians will participate: Frank
Convey, DIR. Gentle. Gus Harris, E. F..
Booth and A. l.. Campbell.
Oliver & Co., having concluded to
contine their business hereafter to
Hour, feed and produce, have begun a
closing-out sale OF their groceries, and
unparalleled low prices are afforded on
staple articles OF necessity. Read their
new ad. in this issue OF the STANDARD.
Thomas Sizer, OF the Olympia Mar
BILE Works, received seven large blocks
OF granite this week from Seattle, to
be wrought into a monument for the
grave of RObt. McPhail, lately de-
ceased at Shelton. The stone is OF
excellent quality. capable of a high
polish and came from the Index quar-
~, in the Monte Cristo district, King
county.
Capt. Samuel Willie and Miss Inez
E. Huntley, were united in marriage
in Seattle, Tuesday night, Rev. John
F. Damon officiating, in the parlors OF
The Diller. Capt. Wiley has host
of friends who extend him their heart
felt congratulations, and Miss Hunt.
ley is equally popular with large
circle of acquaintance in Ktsap and
Mason counties. "May they live
long and prosper" ~ old Rip Van
Wrinkle used to say in toasting his
friends, is the sincere wish of the
STANDARD.
1t is easy to err in the statement OF
facts OF local history, when parties re-
ly upon their memory for data. The
Oympian OF yesterday states that the
willow tree in the lot adjoining Column
bia hall was brought to this city by
Alice Warbass on q trip from Mont.
cello, and was set out by Mr.. G. C.
Blankenship, who then owned the
premises. Although the incident may
be of the class that Toot's would say,
Its Of no consequences" it is we'll to
be correct if possible, and the truth is
that that identical tree was brought
over by Judge McFadden, from his place
on the Cowlitz, and may or may not
have been planted by Mr.. Blanken-
ship. Mr.. Burmeister, the succeed
ing owner of the premises, always al
luded to it as Judge McFadden's tree,
and during his lifetime he took great
pride in promoting its shapely growth
out OF veneration for the Judge, his
friend.
Our HORTICULTURIsTs. AT the
Horticultural meeting tomorrow the
matter OF tree pests will be discussed,
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