The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-18
Friday, December 18th 1886
Personals.


Mrs. S. C. Young is expected up
from Tacoma this week.
John Campbell was up from Port
Blake1y Mill Thursday, rustling for
logs.
A. r. Burt, the Hoodsport logger
was in town Wednesday looking up
business matters.
David Shelton is still confined to his
room, the present weather affecting
him unfavorably.
Capt. D. Troutman, of the Delta, was
in town last Friday, looking up his
Lilliwaup tax accounts.
Rev. F. M. Wheeler intends spend
ing the holidays with his daughters IN
Tacoma, leaving Tuesday.
James Carstairs and wife were in
from the lower Satsop this week, do
ing some Christmas shopping.
L. X. Munson visited Tacoma Mon
day, to stock up on some lines of goods
that the shoppers had been running on.
Treasurer Maxwell visited the k. A,
Chapter at Olympia last Friday night,
election of officers being the special
attraction.
Cards have been received from
Maiden, Mass, announcing the mar
rage of Miss Belle Mon bio on Dec. "a.
The Monblo's will BE- remembered by
M. NJ. Scott, WI. o'shaughnessy,
John Culliton, t. H. Decker, Mrs.
Stephen Ferris, Mrs. Harry Winsor,
and Mrs. Henry Winsor, were in from
the Satsop shopping this week.
Richard CoulSon, Mason county
boy and step son of M. Fredson, was
in town this week visiting his folks.
He is commercial traveller and re-
sides in Oakland, California.
Hiram Dunbar went to Seattle last
week to work In Moran's shipyar1.
taking place of striker. The firm
has secured full complement Of new
men, and their contract work is going
ahead.
Attorney J. C. Kteber came down
from Olympia Tuesday to secure about
$500 from Clerk Morrison, the proceeds
of Judgment against Lester Turner,
Involving a claim on North Bay log
gers horse team.
Scott Shaser, the well-known woods
man, who has been employed in our
camps during the past summer, was
married at Olympia last week, to Miss
Cassie Cullen. Scott has been acting
queer for some time past and this ac-
counts for it.
Messrs Richardson, Crowe1l and
Kneeland were over to Montesano this
week, attempting to have the order of
court in regard to the payment OF
wages on the Shelton Southwestern
Railroad modified. The attorneys for
the trustees were also present.
Thursday Dec. 18th, was the fifteeth
anniversary Of the wedding of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. W. Ford, and all their
children and grandchildren in this
part Of the state, assembled at their
farm at Summit, near Dayton. yester-
day to celebrate their golden wedding
anniversary. Mr.. and Mrs. Ford are
both in the seventies and hale and
hearty.
''Uncle Till'' Shelton. father of Leyi
and Mart, and brother of 'Uncle
David" Shelton has been suffering
from mild stroke of paralysis since
the day following election. The
nerves at the root of his tongue are
affected, and it is difficult for him to
speak distinctly, although he is inn
proving.
The parents of County Commissioner
L. W. Specie, of Twana, Mason Lake,
came out from Ohio last week on a
visit. TheY came by way of Allyn
and the old gentleman walked over to
Species and gave them genuine sur
prise. Mr.. Speece's parents haye a
comfortable farm back in Ohio, and
are wel1-to-do, coming prepared to
spend the winter on the Sonnd with
their only son.
Ernest Caldwell, the youngest son
of Sheriff Sam Caldwell, dropped in
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