The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-05
LOCAL AND GENERAL.


Jeweler.
The steamer Brick, of Whatcom is in
port this week.
The Utopia took 400 cases of salmon
to Tacoma, last Monday.
Mems, wOmen's and children's rubber
shoes just arrived at Murray's.
New shoes, new hats, new underwear
new Hosiery, all the best at Murray's.
The steamer Angeles took cargo OF
lime from Roche Harbor to Nanaimo,
on Sunday last.
Mr.. John Curry lost fine mich COW
last Saturday. 1t got in some grain
and died from Overeating.
The price of board for normal stu
d.nts at Eilensburg, given in our last
issue should have read $3.50 per week,
instead of $3.50.
The Roche Harbor broke her shaft
while on her way from Newhall to the
Harbor, last Monday. and was taken in
tow by the Buckeye.
Nearly all of the young people in the
vicinity of Olga and Doe Bay, attended
candy-pull at Miss Willis last Tues
day evening. She left yesterday for
Seattle.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney H. S.
King, was on Lopez and Blakely ISL
ands, during the early part of the week
examining into the Straub and Par
berry murder case, on behalf of the
state.
Mr.. VIM H. Little is a popular cam
didate for road supervisor for this dis
trict. Mr.. Little is not so little as his
name might signify, and he is not
afraid 20 work nor to make his men
work. If elected Saturday, he will in
our opinion make first class officer.
The hard times ball given in the hall
last evening under the management of
Mr.. J. Greenberg, was a very pleasant
and successful affair There were some
thirty-five couples in attendance. MIR.
Greenberg and Miss Libbie Bradshaw,
led the grand march which started the
festivities and Galcing was kept up un-
til a. IN.
The Lydia Thompson, will, during
fair week, carry all the people who wish
t, attend the fair from this county, for
one fare for the round trip, and all ex-
llibits, consigned to the Fair Aesocia-
ton and marked "eXhibit" with the
shippers name i'm full on same, will be
carried to WhatcOn and returned free
of charge. Exhibits may he sent at any
time from now until the twenty-third
of this month.
The entertainment at Orcas, tomorrow
evening, Sept. 9th, for the benefit of
Jas. II. Surprise, promises 10 be very
enjoyable affair. It will consist prin-
cipally of a short comedy sketch, music
Rotations, and tableau's, after which
a basket supper will be given for the
hungry ones. General admission 15c.
A basket of lunch and a nice girl, to
share it with you, 25c. All who can So
arrange it should be present and have
a Jolly time as we'll us aid in this CHART
able work.
The old boiler on the Bay City sprung
a leak last Saturday and consequently
they are laid up for repairs as usual.
she was locked Saturday night at the
City Dock, Seattle, and the boiler max
ers worked on her all night Saturday
and Sunday morning she proceeded on
her wav to Tacoma. Before she made
the round trip her boilers again gave
out, the old plates being too weak to
hold the rivets in the new work. On
her return to Seattle she gave her car,
go to the State of Washington and was
again laid OH the shelf for repairs. Un-
less she has a new boiler put in her
we would not be surprised to learn OF
someone's being blown "higher than
Gildroy's kite" at any time.
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