The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-11-01
shelton, Friday, November LIST, 1885
Personals

Mrs. ChaS. Williamson mas gone
east on a visit.
Frank Tuell has new tangled
electric cigar lighter,
Editor Partridge. of the Washington
Odd Fellow, renewed acquaintance
Wednesday, and-worked us.
The Riley Brothers have moved into
the Company residence and Arthur
Needham now occupies his own resi-
dence, having moved i'll from the
ranch.
Mrs. Frank Munson has added Har-
yard grapes, Siberian crabs and big
ounce, to our fruit collection. These
came from her South Bay farm, where
they have quite crop of ounces each
year.
H. W Martin, from the lower Sat
sop adds fine King of Toinpkins
County apple to our collection, the
largest specimen of its kind aud d
splendid apple.
Harry Lloyd and family left for
Minnesota last week, where he has
purchased a farm and will Try that
country for d change. He will probab-
" be back again within two years,
haying retained his place down the
bay.
]. Shaham, brought n d big load of
Ia at
this week and did his trading in Shell
ton. His home is III Chehaiis County,
and the trip occupied two days. The
L. NJ. Co. took most of his produce for
the camps.
The little 3 year old daughter Of
Mark Dralam broke her arm above
the elbow and also dislocated the
elbow Joint, at her home last Sunday,
by falling from an inclined board.
DR.. Beach dressed the injuries and the
child's bones will soon knit.
John O. Adams, father Of Lester
Adams, died at the home Of his son in
Egypt valley last Saturday, Of chronic
complaints, at the age Of 20 years.
He has lived in the County about Z
years, but owing to physical weakness
was in poor health, and was forced to
stay rather close to home. He was
buried in the Shelton cemetery on
Tuesday, the services being conducted
by Rev. F. Nj. Wheeler. Mrs. Will
liams, daughter of the deceased who
formerly lived in Shelton. was present
frsm Seattle.
All. Anderson was in town over
Sunday looking after the Peninsular
Railway affairs. He is much pleased
over the smooth and economical way
the road is now running. The rail-
road work is going on nicely without
the employment of high salaried offic-
ials, every department is doing good
work at minimum of expense. a
few months of these conditions and
the Peninsular will be the best pay
ing railroad proposition in the State.
Very shortly the big camps of the
Simpson Logging Co. will also be put
ting in logs, and the work of the rail
road will be fully doubled.
DR.. G. S. Armstrong, Secretary OF
the state board of health, was recently
in Shelton and incidentally looking VI
vital statistics. In a letter he says:
Mason County reports 10 births ant
9deaths for quarter ending Sept. so
While this is great Improvement or
any previous report found births
and 6 deaths which had not been re
ported. l have however notified the
proper parties to do so. Please cal
the attention of your readers to th'
fact that where no physician has beer
in attendance, the responsibility O.
making the report devolves on thu
head of the family or next of kim
Grand Master Fortain and A. +
Partridge, arrived Wednesday i
charge of VIM. Callow from New Ia
miiche, where they met with and IN
structed the lodge and report an enjoy
able time. After lodge, the ladie
brought up fine spread and the visit
ors we're treated to the best in the land
Wednesday night was spent with til
Shelton lodge, where two candidate
for Odd Fellowship were Introduce
and pracriced upon for the benefit 0
the brethren. The grand officers ar
we'll posted with the work and mad
it a very interesting evening to thos
present. AT midnight, all adJourne
to the Dipman where splendid suppe
was spread and dedicated to Odd Fel
lows. Forty-one members attende
the supper, after which several hour
were spent in giving the members
good course of instruction. Messrs
Fortain and Partridge express them
selves as we'll treated at Shelton, q
indeed they are everywhere.