Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-12-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Thc days are lengthcning.

The days are lengthcning.
Even the big dredger takes rest to-
day.
Santa Claus frowns on long stock
ing-.
One week from to-day and we shall
write 1897.
1t seems that the Oiympidn has got
its fill of Billups.
S. G. Simpson, of Kamilchic, visited
Olympia this week.
One week left in which to formulate
new year resolutions.
Our stores and shops have all
donned holiday attire.
The streets are thronged with
happy children to-day.
Unusually brilliant starlight adds
luster to the holiday season.
Bright sunshine has prevailed the
greater part of the past week.
Vashon College closed its work last
Friday for the holiday season.
George Foster, one of Olympia's
former logging kings, is in the city.
J. E. Clark, of Seattle, is paying his
annual visit to relatives in this city.
Gen. Stevens left for Boston Thurs.
day. He will be absent several
months.
The "Cook Twin Sisters" Uncle
Tom had a sound kernel if it was
"chestnut."
The day has increased in length one
minute and forty-five seconds since
last Monday.
The STANDARD wishes all its pat
rons Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year!
The new bowling alley in "Stuart
Corner" opened up business with a
vim this week.
The 1896th anniversary of Christ's
birth closes tonight at the solemn
hour of IL P. NJ.
One of the most busy quarters of
the city at present is at the Fourth
street bulkhead work.
Auditor-elect Arthur Callow and
family is spending Christmas week at
his old home in Kamilchie.
The dredger began on Wednesday
to deposit mud upon the brush filling
at the Fourth street bulkhead.
H. Knabel has opened a restaurant
in the Granger building west side of
Main street, near Odd Fellows hall.
Mr.. Gottfeldt, who is now engaged
in the fishing business near Tacoma,
is spending few days with his family
in this city.
Let US all rejoice. The sun has
turned himself right about face and is
coming back again to warm the
northern hemisphere.
Wallace w. Warren and Miss Flora
B. Arnold were united in marriage,
Wednesday, at the residence of the
brides parents, on Eastside.
Miss Lucy Kearney, who for term
of years presided at the Olympia res
taurant, is now engaged in a similar
capacity in Knabel's restaurant.
Miss Aurelia Sullivan, who has
many friends in this city, was mar
ried on the 18th inst, at Baker City,
Oregon, to a Mr.. Walter A. Baird.
Quite number of the members of
the incoming legislature have brought
their families and rented houses or
hired furnished rooms for the session.
Thomas F. Connolly and Miss Mary
Revolon, wee married, Tuesday even
ing, at the Christian parsonage, Rev.
]. S. McCallum performing the cere-
mony.
The WASHINGTON STANDARD is is
sued on Christmas day, this year, and
on the first day of the succeeding year.
Query: When will similar coinci-
dence happen again?
Messrs. Scott & Quinn gave another
of their elegant feasts, at "The Par
lor," Christmas eve. Such generosity
is fast engratiating them into the af-
fections of their patrons.
The several churches held their
usual Christmas observances last even
ing, and as a consequence the good
Sunday school scholars have surfeit
of those good things priced by child
hood.
1t is said that John E. Bullaine, of
Whitman county, will be Gov. Rogers
private Secretary. He is newspaper
man, and was Republican mp to the
adoption of the gold standard by his
party at St. Louis.
The various dealers are Offering
Christmas candies at a price per
pound little more than that of the
common grades OF brown sugar. Now
is good time for everybody to sweeten
up their children for the coming year.