The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-03-21
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

Mrs. M. A. Woodruff is quite i'll
L. Murray returned from Olym..
pla, Monday.
-Postmaster J. c. Clinton is quite
seriously ill. a'o
Eugene Smith, of East Sound. is
visiting with A. w. Thomas.
Schooner Wanderer was in mort
with cargo of lumber, Monday.
Mrs. Z. w. Hammond opened q
term of school, in Dist. No. 2, Monday
last.
Mrs. Geo. w. Smith is seriously ill.
her friends hope for her speedy re-
covery.
MIR. Erick Erickson is building q
hne large barn, 60x6O, on his ranch in
the Valley.
Miss Adie Dightman expects to
open private school, in Friday Harbor.
next Monday.
Mr.. l.. ID. Hix, of Shaw island
transacted business, in Lowell. the first
of the week.
Mr.. III. G. Smith, of Kanaka bay.
expects to move into his new house
about April LIST.
Il. L. Paxson spent last week ON
Shaw island. He put in the car track
at the new quarry.
Let the Eagle scream! Slip in your
Hides, Pelts and Furs Prices raising.
r. L. MORSE, Whatcom, Wash.
quite large congregation was in
attendance at the Catholic services,
Sunday. Father Fay officiated.
Ashton w. Thomas and J. Bins
wanger returned, Friday from San
Francisco. They reported splendid
trip.
Steamer Utopia took 1900 barrels of
lime, from Cowell's Lime Works, last
Sunday: 800 barrels for Everett, 400 for
Seattle and 500 for Portland.
"A good many of the farmers are
nearly through blowing, and if the
weather continues good seeding will
commence in earnest next week.
Il will sell my house and three lots
cheap, for cash. Address,
H. S. King, Friday Harbor, Wash.
j. Binswanger is sacrificing the
of his stock of General Mer-
chandise. He must be ready to move
by April LIST. See large ad.
An entertainment will be given at
the hall, on April 18th, for the benefit of
the Friday Harbor Singing School.
Full particulars will be given in the
next issue of the ISLANDER.
The commissioners will meet one
week from next Monday, the first day
of April. However it is not an "April
fool" meeting but meeting for the
of any and all business
which may come before the board.
Mrs. M. r. Nichols is erecting a
neat little store building, on her prop
erty on Spring street, which will be
occupied by her daughter, Miss Libbie,
with an elegant new line of millinery,
after April 1st
Hon. Fred G. Harper, state senator
from the 32d Dist, passed through on
the Thompson, Monday, on his way
home from Olympia. We are sorry to
say that he was quite sick and confined
to his state room.
BLACK MINoRCA FowLs-Choice,
Hardy, Thoroughbred Birds. Price
from ST so to $500 each. Trios $500.
Eggs S1.OO per setting of Is.
ARTHUR L. TURNER.
Port Townsend, Wash.
Frank Dennison was over from
Smiths island, with his new sloep, the
"Boxer," the first of the week. The
sBoxer" is % feet long, 8 #. in beam
with good depth of hold. She is fitted
up especially for pleasure and cruising
craft. One of Franks brothers and an
uncle, expect to sail for Alaska, in this
boat, in the near future.
We clip the following from the
"Belfast Age" published at Belfast,
Maine: "Capt. Edward D. P. Nichols,
of Searsport, has been placed in COM
mand of the ship Mary Flint, formerly
the British steamer Persian Monarch,
of 1926 ton, which has been rugged into
a four masted merchant ship, which is
the largest sailing under the American
flag. She is owned by Charles r. Flint
Of New York, and will load coal at
Baltimore for San Francisco" Capt.
Nichols Is brother of the late M. II.
Nichols Of this city.