The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-12-30
shelton. Friday. December 3Oth 1878
Personals
4 new leaf.

Turn over new ledI.
Miss Della V. Walsh is up from Bal
lard 20 spend the holidays.
Sceed Shelton has been quite SICK
during the week, but is improving.
W.O. Watson was in town yester-
dav on his way to his school at Clifton
after a trip to Seattle.
lanes Forrest came down from
Matlock to spend the holidays with
his family.
Frank Owings, of Olympia, spent
several days in town last week, visit
ing Mark Reed.
Chas. Granger, of Olympia, spent
few davs in town last week on bust
ness, the first for year.
Billy Cooper was down Sound last
week and purchased a new take-down
shot gun for sporting purposes.
Miss Emma Blllenger, arrived last
week from Portland to spend the whit
or IN Shelton with her sister. Mrs.
Sheane.
Richard Thompson, formerly an en-
Move at Westerman machine shops,
Se,ttle. is spending few days with
his brother Henry.
G.G. Fadden, of the University OF
Whatcom, returned Wednesday morn
ing after spending Christmas with c.
V. Dunbar and family.
Mr. Lovelace. who recently came
out from Iowa to spend few weeks
on the Sound, is in town visiting his
son. George, and family.
David Lyle, wood-worker at the
Natlock machine shops, was IN town
Saturday on bis way home from
trio to Seattle. His young son was
partner Oh the trip.
Miss Mary B. Ritner, sister OF }.
B Ritner, arrived Monday evening
from Washington County, Penn, for
an extended visit. Mr.. Ritner has
not seen his sister for Is years, and
her coming WcS OH ShOHN 49, + ~~N'
Aft Fredson and Arthur Kent were
confined to the house this week, sub
iects to the grippe" Others are
not feeling as gay as the Christmas
tide would warrant, but nothing Sc
rious.
Albert Callow came over from the
Harbor to spend the holidays with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Callow.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Byrne also spent
their Christmas at the Callow home
stead in Little Skookum.
Senator Miller, of Thurston county,
was in Shelton this week talking over
the situation with Senator McReavy
aud getting a few ideas, political and
legislative, from this neck Of the
woods.
Misses Clara Ansorge, Cecil Dunbar.
Belle Foster, Gyneth aud Jessie
Knight, Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Knight
Benz Troyer, Sam Wyatt, and perhaps
others are in Olympia this week at
tending the meeting of the State
Teachers Association.
Senator John McReavy was over
from the City Monday to meet his
niece, Mrs. John Latham, of Tacoma
who is on short visit While here
the Senator had some lively debate.
with anti-hsh trap people, who art
rather numerous in this vicinity.
The following new officers were IN
stalled by Mt Moriah Lodge No IL, F
and y, NJ Tuesday evening; Chas
Leake, W NJ; w M Beach, S W: r v
Potts, ] w; Thos Bordeaux, Treas; v
H Maxwell, Sec; c D Pool, S D: w N
Cooper, ] D; AL Johnson, S S; A Fred
son, J S; C II Wells, Marshal; L
Hunter, Chaplain; { S Dunbar, Tyler
Mr.. aud Mrs. Marcus knight AM
daughters, Jessie and Gyneth, arrives
last week to spend the holiday vaca
ton with the Dunbar families. Al
Tour are now engaged in teaching i
the public schools of Whatcom county
and are giving satisfaction. Will
here Marcus completed the deal for tn
purchase of Thos. O'Neilrs 3-acr
tract in the West end, which tn
Knights have been coveting for som
time past, the consideration bein
sloOO. The land is all cleared, an
several hundred selected apple tree
are just coming into bearing; goo
dwelling is on the place, and it wi
make splendid home. The Mise
Knight have returned to their school
at Blaine, but Mr.. and Mrs Knigf
Will remain until Tuesday before n
turning home to Whatcom. The
plan to move to Shelton as soon q
'neir terms expire, and live on the ne
place, to be near the s'old folks