The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-08-15
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Oranges and Lemons, tomorrow at
Fowle's.
Watches, clocks and jewelry repaired
by b. w. Holloway, Jeweler, Friday
Harbor.
A fine line of new clocks, silverware,
watches and jewelry just received at
Holloway's, Friday Harbor.
Oh, Trlby, Trilby, Your Darling {!
This celebrated cigar can be found only
at the Blue Front Store, and is sold for
cents.
Ifyou wish to make quick trip to
any point on Orcas, or to run over to
Anacortes and there take boat for
Seattle the Buckeye is the boat you
want.
Holloway, the jeweler, says, you
tickle me and I'll tickle you, or in other
words, l will fix your watches, clocks
and jewelry, and you can bring me
fruit, vegetables etc. That's reciproc-
ity.
w. E. Sutherland, the enterprising
Orcas merchant, is putting in a water
supply system on his wharf, for the
benefit of the steamers that call there,
and is also piping fresh water to the
new dryer.
Patronize the Lydia Thompson, she
is Oh the run to stay, and will give you
satisfaction in every way. Good meals,
pleasant staterooms and quick time to
Bellinghay Bay, Port Townsend or
Seattle. $3.50. to Seattle, Scots. to the
Bay Cities.
The picnic given by the Farmers
Association Oh last Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, at Point Pleasant, Shaw
island, was fairly well attended and ell
joyed by all present. Dancing lunch
ing and experimenting were the prin-
cipal features.
The musical and literary entertain
ment and apron sale given by Mr.. and
Mrs Whitaker, assisted by some of our
young people, on Friday evening last,
at the Nj. Z. Church, for the benefit of
Rev. T. L. Dyer, was a decided success
and highly enjoyed 10y all present.
The Indians have been catching a
great many salmon lately at Village
Point, Lummi island, and they find ii
ready sale for them there at prices
from twelve to fifteen cents
each. Many are shipped east 10y ex
press from the Bay Cities and from
Seattle.
Mr. j. Greenberg, the merchant, Will
begin packing up his goods Saturday
afternoon ana will leave Friday Har
Dor on Monday, Aug. 26. Between now
and then he will sell amy of his goods
at a great sacrifice. Call and see his
goods and let him name to you some
low prices.
While the farmers are harvesting
their fruits, cereals and root crops they
should not fail to reserve some OF their
choicest specimens for exhibition at tie
fair at Whatcom, next
month. The enterprislng farmers of
this, San Juan County should take a
goodly number of premiums there.
L. B. Carter, of the Blue Front store,
has purchased the w. II. Higgins
i'm this place. There are five
and one-thrd acres in the place, nearly
II Iii ol, &c N n
orc lard, there is also good two story
house and two living springs of water
on the property. The consideration
was 81, 800.
Charles Mckay, chairman of the
board of school directors in district No.
%. San Jan, informs us that the board
at their last meeting decided to allow
any children not belonging to that dis
trict, to attend their school, without
charge, if any so desire. The school Is
now i'm progress and their teacher, Miss
Buckley, is enlinently qualified and
perfectly willing to teach more scholars
Than she now has IN attendance.
At the recent session of the board of
county commissioners. Mr.. IL. ;. King
of this place, was appointed deputy
attorney for San Juan
County i'm place of Judge E. Tucker,
resigned. Mr.. King is Il thorough and
well read lawyer, careful and painstak-
ing i'm business matters under his care.
We understand he was elected to, and
filled the office of district attorney two
terms in the east, before coming to this
state.
Mr.. I4eander Clark and daughter,
Miss Susie, of Toledo, Iowa, have been
i'm the Harbor for the past week, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Gould.
MIR. Clark is gentleman of large for
tune, he being worth something over
Quarter of a million dollars. He is the
president of the San Juan County
Bank, and also president of the Toledo
Savings Bank; and was major III the
Union army. This is their lrst visit TO
Friday Harbor and this coast, and they
are more than pleased with our delight
full climate and beautiful scenery. Mr.
Clark expresses himself as being sur
prised to find such Il live town as Fri
day Harbor i'm this county and thinks
we have very bright future before us.
He is quite heavily interested In prop
erty i'm our county as well as i'll other
parts of this state. Mr.. Clark and his
daughter left for the east yesterday,
ho;,Hor aocomnauipd as far as Seattle by