The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-26
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Murray is selling out.

ing friends.
Many a Thanksgiving TURKEY Ia
gibbled his last gobbie.
Some cold weather and mighty win
terish, for this time of the year.
Mr.. John c. Clinton is visiting m
Sound cities on business trip.
Mr.. John l.. Abrams, OF Decatur
was In town on business, Tuesday.
Several large deer have been killed
In this vicinity during the past week.
Mr.. f. NJ. Breedlove has returned
from weeks visit to Port Townsend.
Fowle's Christmas goods arrived
yesterday. He has the latest novelties
out.
Miss Addie Dightman went to Lopez
Monday to make friends a few DAYS
visit.
Mrs. Geo. s. Wright, went to Seattle
on the Thompson, Saturday, for q few
days visit.
Mr.. ]. 4. Gould returned from a
business visit to Seattle, on the Thomp-
son, Monday.
Judge Tucker, who has been suffer-
ing for some days with neuralgia,
is much better.
Mr.. Louis Cayou, of Deer Harbor,
was I'm the county seat on business the
first of the week.
The schooner Wanderer, Capt. An
derson n, dropped anchor in the harbor
the first OF the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Walker are i'm
Port Townsend visiting Mrs. Walkers
daughter, Mrs. Richards.
Mr.. J. l.. Blair visited up Sound
points the past week. returning home
on the Thompson, Monday.
The Thompson took several tons of
oats from Sweeney's dock, last week,
consigned to up-Sound merchants.
Mrs. Isaiah Jones, mother OF Sheriff
Newton Jones, has been quite seriously
ill for several days past, with neuralgia
of the stomach.
Mr.. Joseph Sweeney has shipped
about 400 boxes Of apples TO up-Sound
points, per the steamer Thompson.
during the past week.
Mr.. Martin Molloy, engineer at the
eannery, paid the up-Sound cities
visit the past week, returning home on
the Thompson, Monday.
About 400 turkeys have been shipped
on the steamer Thompson from this
place the past week, and were consign-
ed to Seattle merchants
Mr.. L. Gunnerson, of Roche Harbor,
returned home from up-Sound points
on the Thompson, Monday, where he
had been for several days past, visiting
friehds.
Mr.. James Tullock, the well known
East Sound horticulturist, shipped 400
boxes of very choice apples to Seattle
on the steamer Lydia Thompson. Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. FL. Sitter went to
East Sound on the Thompson. yester-
day, for short visit and expect To eat
Thanksgiving turkey with Rev. VIM
J. Dickson and family.
WANTED AT ONCE: Active agents
for each county. Exclusive control and
no risk. Will clear II to . hundred
dollars a year. Enclose stamp for full
Rapids Mineral Water Co., Big Rapids,
Mich.
IF YOU are going to paint your house,
paper YOUR rooms or do anything IN
the way of this kind of improvement
il will payto consult SutclIff & Hill,
wholesale and retail dealers in wall
PAPER, paints, oils, varnishes, etc, New
Whateom, WASH.
Mr.. F. W. Keen and family went to
Seattle on the Thompson, last Satur-
day morning and expect TO be absent
about three weeks, during which time
Mr.. Keen will superintend the re-
building of the Island Packing Co.'S
steamer Michigan, which was partially
DESTROYED by fire some time ago.
Word was received here recently,
that Mrs Lee, mother OF Miss Rhoda A
Lee, died few days ago at West Plains,
Mi souri,, OF cancer OF the stomsch. MIS-
RG was taken I'd UcI UfQ AO04C an Univ
/ for burial. Miss Lee will return after
( few DAYS rest and resume her duties as
/ teacher In our school.
The Island Packing company have
/ let contracts for the excavation for their
new addition to be built to ther can
nerv. The excavation will be 60xlo
| feet. and a two story building will be
erected as soou as the ground work Is
done. The China house has been torn
| down and will be rebuilt further to the
east. and wtll be made larger than the
old quarters were.
| Mr.. Isaac Sandwich and Thomas
Craeie met with quite an accident on
their return from Victoria while sail
| ing i'm the Gulf Of Georgia of the south.
east shore of Stewart island early last
week. A heavy wind was blowing at
the time, and as they were approach.
| ing Stewards islaEd . sudden squail
struck them capsizing their boat, ooth
chung to the boat, aud after drllting
for about seven hours reached the shore
near the Stuart Island lighthouse.
| Lef Is stick to the Farm