The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-12-19
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Mr.. Samuel Gross, of Roche Harbor,
Was i'll town Monday.
Chas. E. Cline, of Whatcom, is in
the HarbOr on business.
Mr. r. X. McLachlan, of Deer Har-
Dor, was i'll town Monday.
Messrs. Dell and Charlie Tiff were i'm
the Harbor Tuesday, OH business.
Sheriff Newton Jones went to Orcas
yesterday OH some official business.
l.. B. Carter and bride are expected
to arrive home from California in a
few days.
You can now find showcase full of
Violin and Guitar strings, and repairs,
at Fowle s.
New furniture store Fine stock. 1925
Elk ST., Whatcom. j. Ii. Whaling,
proprietor.
Miss Sadie Hoffman, of Shaw island,
was in the Harbor yesterday doing
some shopping.
Mr.. B. B. S. Phillips, prominent
attorney of Seattle, was in town Mon
day and Tuesday on business.
Mr.. E. II. Nash went to Port Town
send OH the Thompson, Tuesday on
business and returned yesterday.
Mr.. M. r. Noftsger went to Seattle
Tuesday OH the Thompson, and expects
to return tomorrow with his family.
Don't forget to see those new watches
at HollOway's, "they are beauts," and
his other Xmas presents are-well you
can't do without them!
German pipes 35 cents just what you
want, Misses caps % and 40 cents,
handkerchiefs, drums and toys. Come
and see them at Murray's.
Mrs. J. A. Gould and son Gene left,
today on the Thompson, for Marysviile
to spend the holidays with Mrs.
Gould's sister, Mrs. Olney.
Mrs. Knight, of Whatcom, was in
the Harbor last week, the guest of Mrs.
B. w. Holloway. She returned home
Sunday, OH the Buckeye.
On Tuesday morning last, Mrs. Aug.
Void gave birth to a fine baby boy.
Mother and child doing nicely and
Aug. is jubilant with delight.
will make a reduction on all my
clocks, silverware, and in fact, every
thing in my line during the Christmas
season. Call and see B. w. Holloway.
Miss Mile Larson, who has been i'm
Seattle for some time past attending
school, arrived on the Thompson yes
terday to spend the holidays with her
parents.
Miss Blanche Simpson, of Fairhaven
who has been visiting Miss Culver, at
AlderbrOok farm for the past month
returned to her home Tuesday, OH the
Buckeye.
The big Lumber Combine goes into
effect in January, which does not effect
the low price lumber is being sold for
by the Whatcom Falls Mill Co., of
New Whatcom.
have rendered my services to the
Government for the coming war with
England, hence every article iii my
store will be sold cheap for cash. Come
at once. j. l.. MURRAY.
Every Xmas Will FOwle has good
trade on holiday goods. This year he
made his purchases at San Francisco,
New York and Seattle. Already he
has had to duplicate his orders for
more holiday goods. Don't miss
good thing!
B. w. Holloway, our jeweler, has re-
turned from a trip on the mainland and
he says if the people of San Juan cotn-
| ty know when they are we'll OFF they
will stay at home, for there is 40 place
where times are as good, or, where
Christmas presents in the jewelry line
are as cheap.
Mrs. Lawrence Nessel, of Doe Bay.
who broke her ley some time ago 10y
falling on her front steps, and who has
been stopping here with her sister, Mrs
| Coffelt. SO as to he within easy reach of
DIR. Wright, has fully recovered, and
returned to her home on the Thomp-
son, Monday.
Miss Mamie Buckley returned from
J Whatcom, on the Buckeye Monday,
| where she went to purchase nuts,
candy, toys, ETC., for the Christmas
tree in the Valley. About fifty dollars
/ was subscribed tor that purpose anu
big time is in store for the little folks.
Don't forget the dance to be given by
the Valley orchestra after the entertain
ment.
Last evening it was discovered that
some miscreant had set fire to the Hig-
gins house sometime since Mr.. Jensen
and family vacated it a short ago. Some
one had started fire in one of the
closets and after it had burned hole
! in the floor about two feet long it went
out. If this is the work of any careless
children who might have been playing
about the premises, they should say so
and be more careful in the future. On
the other hand if some grown person
| is up to this kind of work it is about
time the people of Friday Harbor
knew it.
The members of Mt. Dallas Lodge
No. 95, I. O. O. F., are making arrange
ments to give grand ball and oyster
supper on New Years eve, Dec. 81,
1895, and judging from the elaborate
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