The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-09
shelton, Friday, October 9th 1886.
Personals.


Capt. Fred Tew has monkey.
Mrs. Beach and children are visiting
at John Forbes this week.
John Hopp was over from Clifton
this week looking after road-damage
case.
Uncle David Shelton is confined to
his room during this changeable
weather.
Fred Drew, of the Puget Mill Com
pany, was in town yesterday looking
after logs.
Rev DR.. Neyius will hold Episcopal
services at Knee1and's Hall, Sunday,
October 18th.
John B. Peterson has finished and
painted his new house on the side-hill,
above Laurel street.
Fred and Mrs. Burdette returned
last week from Yakima, and have
gone out to Williamson's camp.
Mrs. Mary C. Fenton, of Spokane,
Grand Matron of the o. E. S. visited
Welcome Chapter, Tuesday evening
and the membership was we'll repre-
sented at the lodge.
Mrs. Parsons and Mrs. C1auson OF
Seattle, spent several days last week.
visiting at Orlin Stanhope's. Mrs.
Parsons is the widow of the Alaska
miner whose body Mr.. Stanhope made
a special trip to Cooks Inlet, to secure
this summer.
Senator John L. Wilson will address
the citizens at Kneeland's Hall this
Thursday evening. Senator Wilson
is our working represent alive in the
upper house and his efforts have done
much for this state. Our people have
heard him before.
Supt. Gunderson is over in the north
end. of the County, this week visiting
the school districts. 1t is good thing
for the Supt. that ehas penchant TO
pedestrianisn, as the fees for visitin,
schools have been stopped, and rnileag
does not cover the expenses of ordrin
airy school visits.
wa1lie Rex writes from Malone, N
Y. that they arrived safely and Mrs
Rex was improving somewhat, AM
stood her journey we'll. He says tina
he don't think he will get back in tim
to vote, as he has considerable visiting
to do, but thinks it makes no differ
ence. as everything is Mckinley bacl
East.
Frank Reid, Roland Hopper. Ere
Church and Edward Mum, four youn'
men who are spending the summer a
Lake Cushman, have recently return
ed from an interesting trip over tn
Olympic mountains to the Pacih
ocean, and published their experience
in Sundays P.-I.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dillon Avery left las
week for Florida, where Mr.. Aver
purchased some land several year
ago. Both like this country, BIT
think a change would benefit MI
Avery's health. We hope he will fin
his land purchase satisfactory ant
that he will not get struck by a cyclone
but still will expect to see them BAG
again in year or two.
W. F. Foster, well-known farme
on the Skokomish river, was marie
in Arcadia. Wednesday, October I'll
by Rev. F, NJ. Wheeler, to Miss Josi
Wilson, daughter Of Mrs. Eliza Wi
son, now residing at Arcadia. Bot
are excellent young people. and hav
host of friends oyer the count,
They returned to Shelton and left fc
their future home on the farm yeste
day.
S. D. Dennis, in reply to a questio
about Oregon, informed E. E Shield
that Oregon had gone crazy on NJ
kinley," the morning following his RI
turn from Portland, and the expires
sion was repeated as matter of polit
cal news few minutes later. NJ
Dennis has about as much regard IL
the truth as the average popocrat.
Judging from the following take
from the Ceupeville Times, our cal
didate for State senator, may not hav
the opportunity of getting acquainte
with the voters of this county thi
month: Capt. Geo. w. Morse, republ
Can candidate for State senator, M
with serious accident last Sunda,
the effect of which may confine him
his home for several weeks. Will
drying over to Samuel MAYORS b
morse took fright and ran away. tt
captain was thrown out ia attemptin
to turn the runaway up the hill by Il
bash place. fracturing his collar boz
ana otherwise injnring him.
a private 1ekke4A k1kes that CRf
oxse viii Speud TIE LIST tWo woe1ks
n'send Of The district.