The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-13
LOCAL AND Personal
Murray, the bargain shoe man.

The steamship Puebla, of San Fran
cisco, loaded 300 barrels of lime .t
Roche Harbor last Friday, for San
Francisco.
Miss Maggie Morse entertained few
friends at the home of her parents, last
Tuesday evening. A pleasant time is
reported by all.
Miss Belle Gregg, of East Sound is
in the city attending the teachers ex-
animation and is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. II. Sitter.
For SALE-S0 acres fruit land, sl75:
40 acres 500; 20 acres $50. Money to
loan for 3 or years at low rate of in
terest. J. G. CLINTON.
Quite an extensive forest fire has been
burning in the woods, on the govern
ment military reserve just IL little north
OF town, during the last two weeks.
Miss Louise Culver. of PIT. Lawrence
Orcas island, is in the Harbor this week
attending the teachers examination.
and is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Ii.
Sitter.
Mr.. G. L. Carter has accepted posi-
ton i'll the Blue Front store for the
coming year, commencing his wears
engagement Oh the 18th of the present
mouth.
The ice cream social given by the
Epworth League was quite SUCCESS
the net proceeds being SIS so, whicl
gives them quite all addition to TIL.
organ fund.
| Mr.. J. C. Clinton is attending the
state Democratic convention at Ellens-
burg. We understand that he took
with him the proxies Of the balance of
the delegates.
The examining board for the teach
ers' examination which begins TODAY
consists of County Superintendent Il.
l.. Dyer, Mrs. &. w. Hammond and
Miss Rhoda Lee.
Several of our citizens are combining
profit with pleasure, trolling for salmon
at kanaka bay. They say the fish bite
well at spoon hook, are very plentiful
and are ready sale at gooa prices.
Vernon Creed who has been in the
employ of the Blue Front grocery for
several weeks past, will return to Port
Townsend i'm few days He expects
to attend school there during the next
year
Contractor J. L. Farnsworth is re-
moving the San Juan County Bank
building from it's old location adjninin.
the Blue Front store, to the opposite
side of Spring street, adjoining the
ISLANDER office.
The Friday Harbor Republican Club
will hold their regular meeting on next
Monday evening, August IL. The lead
ing questions of the day will be discuss
ed by able speakers and everybody is
invited to attend.
The Populists of San Juan county are
represented at their state convention
Ibis week at EIlenshurc, by Thomas I
Paxson, Henry Fincher and Bert Tiff;
these gentlemen carrying the proxies of
the balance Of the delegates.
The Democratic convention held at
the court house at 2 O'Clock Friday
afternoon, elected the following dele
gates to the Democratic state cOnven
ton. held at Ellensburg on August II:
John Void, p. T.. Peterson, j. G. Clin-
toh, Joseph German and r. X. Nc
Lachlan.
| The Peoples party convention held
at the court house at O'clock on Fri
| dav afternoon, elected Th0s. PaxSnn.
Henry Fincher, Bert Tiff, James Tul
lock and D. Kepler as it delegates to
| the Populist state convention that
meets at Ellensbury ut the same time
that the Democratic and free silver
conventions meet.
Mrs. G. n. Culver, of Point Lawrence
spent Sunday with her son, .. II. Cul
yer and family, at Whatcon, aud en-
loved short visit with DR.. and Mrs.
G. G.. Smith and Miss Leda Smith,
parents and sister of her daughter-in-
law, who arrived there Saturday from
GaysvilIe, Vermont. DR.. and Mrs
Smith were intimate friends of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Culver for many years in the
Green Mountain state.
1t is with sincere regret that THE
ISLANDER reports the death at Fair
haven, Monday, of Mr.. Thomas Hen
derrOn, who was well known to many
citizens of this county. He was an ell
thusiast upon the subject of farming
and fruit raising here and had effected
numerous sales of lands to actual set
tiers. He was an honest and upright
man in all his dealings and Will be
greatly missed by his many friends.
Several Of our prominent Republicans
Maid 81 visit to Roche Harbor, Monday
afternoon for the purpose of attending
the Republican club meeting held there
that evening. Several ringing speeches
were made and generally enthusiastic
time was had Roche Harbor is the
banner Republican precinct OF San uah
county and she takes 10 divided or I'M
certain position in county politics:
Roche Harbor Republicanism Is all
right.
Died of consumption, on Thursday,
August 9Th, 1896, Bernard Thornton:
Mr.. Thornton was born in Ireland
about ~ wears ago, from which country
he emiyrated to Philadelphia, and later,
i'm 1862. he with his wife removed 10
California, remaining in that state but
a short time, and during the same year
they came to San Juan island, where
they settled on the farm, ever since oc
cupied as a homestead by Mr.. morn
ton. He lost his wife about 20 years
400. Mr.. Thornton leaves no family OF
Known relatives in this country to
mourn his loss. He was buried las'
Saturday i'm the Catholic cemetery, tne
last sad rites being conducted by rain
err Patrick Fay, of the Valley honlaf
Catholic church.