The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Inc San Juan Trading Co. are re-
planking their dock.
see Murray's add in this issue and 90
to his store and see his goods.
School began in district No. 2, last
Monday morning, with Mrs. G. w.
Hammond, as teacher.
"That tired feelingn affects watches
and clocks as we'll as individuals. Hol-
loway can remedy that.
sell Lane & Conley's, Upman's Ex-
ira D and the celebrated Pickwick So
clai, the best cigars in the CITY-Mur-
rays.
The Thompson brought five China
men up from Seattle, Monday. They
are to work in the canery among the
finny tribe.
Sockeye salmon are being brought in
in large quantities from the Island
Packing Co.'S. trap at the South End
and the canery is being run on nearly
full time now.
A medium sized ground shark got in
to Gross & Schultz salmon trap at
Henry island, Monday, and did about
500 damage aside from the amount sus-
tanned by the loss of about 900 fish.
The Packing Go. have leased one cor
ner of the Trading Co.'S. dock for the
purpose of putting up shed where
they will build a new scOw for hand
ling fish between the traps and here.
Wanted All the watches, clocks and
jewelry in San Juan county, to keep
in repair. They will be done in first
class manner, and at very reasonable
prices by Holloway, The Jeweler, Fri
day Harbor.
A surprise party Thursday evening
at Mr.. Mannings, of Olga, was highly
enjoyed by all present. Their commo
dious sitting room was soon robbed of
its furniture and dancing became the
principal feature of the evening.
Heavy forest fires have been raging
for the past week on Sturat's island
and only for the tireless and heroic
work of the residents of the island the
residences Of F. M. Leahy and Capt.
Lundberg would have been destroyed
by the wild flames.
Mr.. P. A. Jensen, the popular clerk
at the Trading Co.'S. store, will be mar
ried to Miss Hannah Sandwich at the
country residence of her parents, this
afternoon at 2 o'clock, by the Rev. T.
L. Dyer. THE ISLANDER heartily
wishes them happiness and prosperity
Yesterday morning, E. Gilshenan, of
Waldron island, brought into our office
the finest specimen Of Royal Ann cher
ries we have ever seen in this section.
They were grown by him on his Wal
dron island ranch. Cherries of the size,
color and flavor of these should easily
find a ready market at good round
figure.
The fruit growers of Orcas island
have apparently finished celebrating
the fourth as they are again harvesting
the berry crop in real earnest. The
Thompson, on Friday last received
quite large consignments at West
Sound, East Sound, Olga and in OBJ
struction pass. They were all consigned
to Rochester & Co., Seattle, r. G. Gam
well, Fairhaven and Mr.. Brooks, of
Whatcom.
The mail steamer Buckeye is again
on the Friday Harbor-Anacortes mail
route. She made her first trip with
the mails since her disaster, on Tuesday
last. The steamer is in command of
Capt. Boyden, and Capt. Newhall is
her purser. She will leave Bellingham
Bay, at 6 am. Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, via East Sound land will arrive
here about noon, and from here will
take the mail to Anacortes, stopping at
the principal points on the route, re-
turning Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day over the same course. Her time
card will be published as soon as Mr..
Newhall can furnish us with same.
Mrs. Leahy, who was brought from
Stuart's island last Thursday by her
husband, DR.. Wright and E. L. Vern-
on, was taken before Judge Winn, Fri
day morning and examined for insan-
itv. The examination was conducted
by DR.. Geo. S. Wright, of this place
and DIR. I'll. r. Corson, of Roche Harbor.
After hearing the evidence, and a care
full diagnosis of the case she was ad-
iudped insane and committed to the
assylum at Steilacoom, where she was
taken on Saturday last by Sheriff New
ton Jones. She was discharged from
there before her marriage to Mr.. Leahy,
after being an inmate for about six
months. Mrs. Leahy is quite refined
in appearance and when sane is bright
and intelligent. She is % years of age
and has two children, one about3 years
no will