The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-02-14
,oIton. Friday, February, 18th 1896
Personals

Mrs ". 3. Eaton is quite sick.
Mayor Rex was in Seattle this week.
Pan Greytrax is confined to the
house again.
Miss Nellie Patton, of Olympia, is
visiting friends in town.
Doc Swarthout has beer laid up with
fever. but is around again.
Mrs Chas. Dunbar has been i'll since
New Years, but is improving.
Co. Clerk l.. j. Morrison, made trip
70 Tacoma and Seattle this week.
+. X. Munson was on trading trip
TO Tacoma Monday and Tuesday.
c. Il. Stone is back again from the
Hot Springs, considerably improved in
health.
G. A. Georke is down from Seattle,
looking over the improvements on his
firm near Doc Elson's.
Frank Williamson was in town this
week. smooth slaven, and quite cleri-
cal !,okinc, if not otherwise.
D. u. Duckworth was over from
Little Skookun Wednesday. He has
been laid TIP with rheumatism.
Joe Pilleshek, the logger who was
injured in the fray at Dillon Avery's
cana two weeks ago, is out again.
Geo. Brazel has moved his family
hack 10 the farm in Isabella Valley,
If, al absence of several months.
A.r. J. II. Smyth, of Olympia, was
visiting his daughter, Mrs. r. w.
Shaw. this week returning home Tues
day noon.
Mss Aunie Morrow, owing to i'll
health, has left the post office and
George Emmott is now assisting Post
Master Sigh.
Mrs. Sabine Denny, who recently
i operated a small laundry in Shelton,
has begun suit in Tacoma for divorce
from her husband, on the ground Of
abandonment.
Rev. Roderick J. Mooney will holt
services of the Episcopal Church il
Masonic Hall Sunday, Feb. 10th, at 1.
an. and 80 p. III. Subject of even
i-g sermon, The power of preju'
Ike" MI are cordially invited to at.
taad.
Albert Inseii was in Olympia last
week looking after his interests, and
says that between the capitol buildin g
and the Port Towsend Southern extern
SION, the prospects are better and
Olymp;ans are hopeful.
Mrs J. c. Ready, mother of Mrs
Benny Wiley, of Oakland, died at hei
nome near Centra1ia, last week. She
was prominent member of the w. G.
l. |. and pioneer, coming across the
pains with her parents in 1857. He,
mother is still living, at Tacoma.
"Nhatis Revival of Religion" will
be tie subject on which Rev. Frank H
Webster will speak next Sunday morn
laS at the Baptist church. His evening
subject will be And there they saw
the Giants" Good music at each ser
wee led by the choir. All are made
welcome. Come and bring your friends
A. r. Burt, the Hoodsport logger
was IN town yesterday. He is still a
work getting out the order of 5000
p"es as the weather permits, and ha.
" about completed. He expects othel
oIuerS from tne same source, big Sar
francisco firm which is engaged il
making Improvements on the bay.
Chas. Saeger has begun his logging
work on the Shelton Southwestern
~ao has already handled about 2O(
l0Ss' He IS working but FIVE men,
ana Is averaging over 1000 to the mar
per day. The bunch of timber con
'1ins about 500, 1000 feet, and he will
SCI It cleaned up in time for his spring
work en- the farm.
y preacher once said: ''You editor.
N''e not tell the truth. If you did yot
.'"'a not livei your newspaper would
Oe I failure" The editor replied: "Yot
NC right; and the minister who will a
~ times and under all circumstance.
WI The bare truth about his members
I've Or dead. will not occupy the pull
r. more than one Sunday, and he viii
''--U Il necessary to leave town in (;
hurry. The press and the pulpit e,
'0'u IN hand with whitewash brushe
'no pleasant words, magnifying littl'
AZ tues into big ones. The pulpit, thu
'eSs and gravestones are the grea
'nI-inaking triumvirate." And tn,
seat minister went away looking yer,
y, ,4.0ushtful, while the editor turned tc
- work and told about the sufpassine
sau'y OF the bride, while in factishi
. Is h0mely as a hedge fence. -Ez