The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-04-15
Shelton. Friday, April 18th, 1888.
Personals

Frank Drolet was over from Hoods
port Wednesday.
Editor Lott spent several days in
Vein this week with his mother, who
is sick.
/ w. Woods and Harry Cox proved
Nd on their homesteads before Com
missioner Angle Friday.
L. ]. Morrison is in Seattle this
week as delegate to Grand Lodge, A.
OF ". in session in that city.
H. ". Durboraw finishes his term of
school at Chapman's Cove today, and
ber ms term in the Stewart district
Monday.
Miss Cecil Dunbar is home from
Whatcom where she has been living
with her aunt, Mrs. Marcus Knight,
and attending school, She intends to
return to her studies after a short visit.
DR.. Wells was detained by the health
officers and failed to reach home until
Monday noon. He reports fairly
pleasant and very interesting trip, but
lost what little gold fever he may have
possessed.
Clyde Jones, a son of Mrs Margaret
Jones, came ont from Ashland, Wis
consin. short time ago for visit to
Shelton, and he intends soon to return
to Wisconsin,
NJ. D. Stewart the well-kuowu and
esteemed Pickering farmer. has been
quite sick with an attack of grippe tor
the past two weeks, but is reported by
Kenneth, who was in town Monday,
as improving.
L. X. Munson has been elected rep
resentative from the subordinate
lodge, and Mrs. Celia Norton from
the Rebekah lodge, to Grand Lodge,
which convenes in Walla Walla the
first week in June.
Frank Todd was over from Hoquiam
to spend Sunday. and returned again
Monday. He now has charge of one
of Lytle's logging camps on the Ho-
quiam river, and has a good position.
Mrs. Todd will join him as soon as her
term of school closes in June.
Miss Rose NcLarty arrived from
Hamilton, Ontario, last week. and is
now living with her sister, Miss Maggie
and visiting her sister, Mrs. Maxwell,
and her brothers. Two brothers re-
main in tanada, one of which is also
expected to come to Shelton this year
Henry Potts, cousin of Ralph Potts
and member of branch of the Potts
family which went South many years
ago, dropped into Shelton last week
from Oronoga, Mo-, and made the &C
quaintance of the Potts. He likes the
country and has decided to stay for the
present.
Mrs. Laura Peters, of Port Ange-
les, lectured on equal suffrage al
Aneelands Hall Tuesday evening blu,
apparently little interest is taken in
the subject, as the attendance was
small. Mrs. Peters is a fair woman
talker.
Mr. and Mrs. ST. Tullis returned tc
Shelton again last week and ST. has
leased the market of the Shelton Meat
Company and will attend to the wants
Oh the local patrons while the compa-
NY continues to handle it's extensive
wholesale trade. ST. is a first class
meat cutter and the public is glad tc
see him back at the block.
Eugene Wilder, a brother of Mrs
AIeX' Marshall, recently from Far
We'll Michigan, spent several days in
town and left last week to visit othe,
parts of the Sound. His wife and
family are expected shortly to locate
dt some suitable point. He was &C
companied by Frank Brown and Sam
Davis, Michigan friends also looking
for locations.
iohn b. Forbes was in town Wed
hesday after having spent two weeks
Al Montesano at the Moody trial. The
HlaI lasted about ten days and the iu
~ after being out one night and re
turned verdict of murder in the sec
o"o degree, thus saving a murderer,
neck Judge Hodgdon sentenced Moo
uy 10 twenty years Imprisonment in
Inc state penitentiary.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F Barnum expect
70 ieave next Tuesday for Fairhayen
where MIR. Barnum has received in
tt,ucements to open law office, ano
Tue neld in Mason County seems to be
limited. Mr.. and Mrs Barnun have
oven part in most of the social ane
musical entertainments since they
.ame to Shelton, and we regret yer,
tnuch to see them leave Shelton; bu
ssope they will find Fairhaven a better