The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-09-13
Shelton. Friday. Sept. 18th, 1895
Personals.

Geo. Wood cock is home again, near
ly as good as new.
Mrs John Dow, of Hoodsport, is Wis
ting Mrs. Sam'1 Caldwell.
Fent Spencer is over to Montesano
with his trotter, attending the races.
Prof. Baker has installed his family
in the Rex cottage vacated by Wehnes.
BoRN.-Shelten, Sept. 4th, to the
wife of Henry Parrish, boy.
BoRN.-Shelton, Sunday, Sept. 9Th,
to the wife of Thos. Doak, a girl.
Mrs. DR.. Beach returned from a
months visit to her parents at Black
Diamond, Saturday.
Chas. Munson, wife and baby we're
down from Seattle over Sunday visit
ing his brothers, Al and Lewis.
Mrs. B. f. Skolfeld and children
returned to their home i'll Portland,
much refreshed, after two months
outing.
Attorney Shields of Centra1ia, has de-
cided to locate in Shelton, and will
remove his family here shortly, occu-
plying the Day dwelling.
Chas. Leake is out on the Skoko-
mish with another party, consisting Of
". H. Maxwell and Aft Fredson, TO
locate on unsurveyed lands.
Willis Shelton left for Vashon Col
lege Tuesday. Angus Mcdonald has
also gone to the new Catholic College
at Woodland, near Olympia.
The Methodist conference held this
week in Seattle has completed its
session. Kew. F. M. Wheeler was re-
turned to the Shelton charge, and Rev.
DR.. HickersCn to his church at Cos
inopolis.
Tom Hickey, who returned last week
from the quicksilver mines in Napa
county, Cal, brought us specimen of
the ore. Some of the specimens run
as high as 90 per cent. Of quicksilver.
Tom has gone out to his farm in the
Satsop valley with Joe Haumesser.
A party consisting of Messrs. Nc
Naughto n, w. r. Dodge, Joe Dillow
and ] ack Or osier of Tacoma, have been
at Mason lake, in this county, for sew
eral days. hu nting big game. Reports
from their camp are that they ar
meeting with great success.
Mrs. Lucinda Endicott was in from
Mason, Wednesday, fixing up he,
claim for bounty due her brother
Alpheus Currant, who died at thu
Soldiers ONE in Orting last May, a
the adv anced age of IS years. Th'
old veteran served through the Mexi
can and Civil wars and was pension
or. Mrs. End cott is u years old, bu
very spry and emf oys very retentivt
memory, bein able to supply all thu
questions requ ired to establish he
claim to her br others bounty for Iii
Mexican war services.
Mrs. w. P. Laverock, of Tottenham
Ontario, spent last week in Shelton,
visiting her sister, Mrs. VIM. Degen
hart. leaving Tuesday to visit othe
relatives at Snohomish and Leaven-
worth, on her return trip East. Mrs
Layerock held limited ticket and va
forced to cut her visit shorter thanfsh
desired after reaching Shelton. How
ever she returns with good iTpres
sion of this section and many nafmen-
toes of the trip which will undouPtedl.
help Puget Sound in getting acqeaaint
ed with Tottenham people looking
westward.
tractor of early days and OF more o
less public prominence on the uppe
Sound, died in Olympia on the 4tl
instant, after two years illness wit
Bright's disease. In 1870 he was sur
erinteudent of construction on til
branch of the N. P. between Tacorn
and Kalama, and in 1873 purchase
his present valuable farm of 10
acres at the mouth of the Nisquall
river. He was o. years old and ha
held several important public position
of late years. He was a member 9
the blue lodge. chapter, commandery
consistry aud shrine, f, &. A. N
The City of Shelton made sPecis
trip last Sunday and the following
went up to attend the funeral exerci'
es. Capt. Tew aud Thos. BORDEAUX
shriners; Hugh Morrison, DR.. =. I
Wells. B. S. Barger, Henry Fauber
Saml. Woods, L. J. Morrison, AlfFe
Fredsod and Mrs. G. 6. Williamson.
Hunter s Eaton keep on suppl
pruues, pears and other fruit for Gar
ming purposes. --
The best way to cause some men
die is to never mention them. IN
best way to lead others 70 the slaugh
er is to furnish them with q cub an
they will kill themselves Moral-don
monkey with the trolly. 1t IS AWAY
loaded.-Eyerett Times.