The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-01
Shelton. Friday. July list. 1898.
Personals

Miss Blanche Brooks. Of Seattle, is
visiting Miss Eta Fredson and other
friends in town.
Miss Way Ready, from Centralia, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Bensy Wiley,
and friends in Shelton.
William Callow has gone to Port
Orchard. where he has already assum-
ed his duties as ship-keeper at the Dry
dock.
Mrs Wisner and Miss May Wilson,
Of Tacoma, are visiting Mrs. Eli Rob-
;nson. at their Shelton Valley farm
this week
Miss Joycle Till Shelton returned to
her home in Orting Monday, after
spending several weeks visiting among
the Sheitons.
Mrs. \. J. Clay's school in the Shell
ton Valley district, closed last Monday
on account of scarlet fever in the fam
ily of Levi Shelton.
Clarence Fisk returned Tuesday
from Dewatto where he has just closed
term of school. He has not been
home since early in the spring.
Thomas Maloney, Secretary of the
Democratic State central committee,
was in town oyer Sunday, looking af-
ter the prospects for democratic sue
ces this fall.
Misses Tressa Huntley and Dollie
Mcdonald are home from the Sisters
school at Olympia to spend the Fourth
holidays Mrs. Mcdonald and Mrs
Huntley attended the closing exercises
last week
q. Schumacher, representing n. t.
Cheek, wholesale liquor and cigars,
Seattle, was in town this week solicit
ing for trade in his lines. He also
took in Union City on the trip, and is
evidently considerable of a rustler.
John d. Riley and J. Bert. Forbes
arrived Tuesday evening from Denver,
Colorado, where the former has been
staying for some time past. Mr.. Riley
is still not very strong, but stood the
trip nicely, and arrived in good spirits.
The weather in Colorado had begun
to get very hot and uncomfortable.
DR.. and Mrs. G. H. Wells returned
Tuesday evening from their visit Of
six weeks East. The Doctor has been
occupying his time in attending a Sc
RES Of clinics in New York Medical
College, while Mrs. Wells has been
enjoying visits among relatives. The
weather so far this season has not
been very hot, and crops generally
appeared to be promising.
Rev. r. Fisher, Grand Chief Temp
lar of the l. O. G. T., who was attend
ing the district convention in Shelton
last week, filled the Methodist pulpit
last Sunday morning. In the evening
he gave an address on temperate e
lines in the Baptist Church. Rev.
Fisher is pleasing speaker, AMI his
sermons gave evidences of his ability
attracting good audiences.
Messrs Russell Holman and Stanley
Hopper were over from Lake Cush-
man last week and spent several days
IN town, awaiting Mr.. HcmAn's mother
Who arrived Saturday from New York
10 spend the summer at the Lake. The
party returned home Saturday. Messrs
homan x Hopper are arranging to
oulld new house at their splendid
lake resort, known as ''Tke Antlers, y
and when their plans are completed
they will have one OF the finest pleas
IRE resorts in the state, which will at.
tract the best class of tourists. They
are Sparing no expense to make every.
IhinS first class. A view of their
resort IS shown on our 4th page.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Marcus Knight arrived
last Friday evening and spent seyera
Gays visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Duroar and their other numerous rela
OYes and friends in Shelton, return
ing to Whatcom Wednesday. Both
AR and Mrs. Knight have been teach
lis schools in Whatcom County since
IeeIing Shelton four years ago, and
nave done we'll. Their home has beer
II "hatcom, where their daughters
jessie and Gyneth have just gradual
eo from the high school. They enjoy
co their visit here, and regretted thai
Il was so short. Whatcom is one Of
Inc llveliest towns in the state, and a.
Il was once during the gold excitement,
years ago, most important place, i
VIII again become prominent, judging
from the mining. canning, numbering
ana other industries, which are con
"'outing to the prosperity of the COM
"1unlty On Bellingham Bay.