The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-12-26
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
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New furniture store. Fine stock. 1925
ELK ST., Whatcom. J. II. Whaling.
proprietor. o
The silver men in the senate have
bill can pass.
Captain Russell, of the steamer Nav
queen, spent Christmas with his FAM
lily at Decatur.
Mr.. Robert Firth Sr. was in the Har-
Dor, Saturday, and made THE ISLAND
Err a pleasant call.
Mr.. F. s. Keen, of the Island Pack
ing Co., returned from Astoria, on the
Thompson, Friday.
Mr.. Newton Jones expects to have
ms new residence ready for occupancy
about the first of the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nofstger and and fam
lily returned from visit to Seattle on
the Thompson, last Friday.
Beginning on the first of the wear
the Thompson will leave Seattle at l
O'Clock instead of as heretofore.
If you wish good, juicy piece of beef,
mutton or pork, go to the Friday Har-
Der meat market and Mr.. Holt will &c IL
it to you cheap.
Mr.. Fred Thompson, one of the pop
ular owners of our mail steamer, is
spending his Christmas time with his
family at Port Angeles.
| Mrs. August Anderson and little
daughter Grace came over On the Buck
eye, Monday, to spend Christmas with
relatives in the valley.
Mrs. A. III. Sitter went to East
Sound on the Buckeye, Tuesday, to
spend Christmas with her sister, Mrs
VIM. Dickson and family.
San Juan county will undoubtedly
supply the lime to be used in the con-
struction of the fine new State Normal
school building at Whatcom.
Mrs. Fudora, of Minneapolis, who is
| here visiting MIR. and Mrs. Sturgeon,
went to the Bay Cities, on the Thomp-
son, Monday, to make friends a short
visit.
The Thompson was about three
hours late Monday, on account of the
rough weather on the straits. She re-
ports having experienced the toughest
| trip she ever made.
The Island Packing Co. will at once
| begin the construction of four large
scows to be used by the company in
handling the fish between here and
their traps at Cattle Point.
The Utopia dropped anchor in the
Harbor Sunday night and did not go
out until Monday morning, on account
of the severe rain and wind storm
which ragged with great fury all night.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. N. Culver and FAM
lily are having pleasant reunion at
| Alderbrook farm, OH Orcas, this week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. Mclean aud Miss
Mclean, of Grindstone bay, are among
the guests.
The Seattle Times published fine
holiday edition of thirty-twO pages last
Saturday. It was printed OH book
,na,ner aud the numerous illustrations
were of more than UIurns., merit for
newspaper work.
The first number of the new series of
the Farmer and Fruit Grower, now
published at Whatcom under the man.
agement of Chas. E. Cline of that place,
comes to our table and is q very neat
and well gotten up edition.
The best time now in store for all
who wish enjoyment is the New Years
ball and oyster supper to given by the
Odd Fellows, in their hall on New
Years eve, Dec. 31st. Don't forget the
date, and be sure to go and get plate
of choice, fresh eastern oysters.
Mr.. J. Binswanger, recently of this
place, but now Of Portland, oregon,
arrived in the Harbor, Sunday night
on the Utopia, and is arranging 10
move his family to Portland where
they will reside In the future. They
will leave here on the Thompson to-
day.
The pile driver which was used In
driving the piles for J. l.. Farnsworth's
new wharf at the foot of Spring street
and since has been anchored right In
the way of the steamers which have TO
land at the Sweeney wharf, was lowed
over to Shaw island by the Buckeye,
Saturday afternoon. We should have
a harbor master, whose business 1t is to
see that such distractions are kept
clear of the steamer landings and not be
allowed to float almost in front OF the
wharves at which our steamers are
obliged to tie up.
The children's song service held at
the Presbyterian church last SUNDAY
evening. under the dictatorship OF MRS.
Geo. s. Wright, was . very interesting
and pleasing one, and the little foiks
who took part desc rye especial praise
and thanks from those who had the
mood fortune to listen to them. me
ssolos sung by Miss Amelia Jensen ana
Miss Nellie Sweeney and the two
nnartets rendered by Miss Jensen, MIS-;
fomnard and Messrs. I.ampard ano
Wright, were especially fine.
Mr. Chas. F. Repath, of Seattle At
tornev for Richard III. Strauo, the
murderer. has been in the Haroor 10. =
few DAYS past, taking transcript OF The
orders of Court given in the case. Luz
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