The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-08-26
shelton. Friday, August, Goth 1898.
Personals.

Rob- Falrbairn spent several days
last week on a visit TO his Clifton
farm.
Mrs. Geo. Bloomfield, of Kamilche
has rome Oh a visit to her former home,
Whatcom.
Mrs. Wi1l Baldwin and Mrs. Al .
Nun,o n made a short visit to Olympia
Wednesday.
Mrs 4. W. Fredson and Miss Edith
Tredson returned home Wednesday
evening from trip to Seattle.
X Cormier. has received ord of the
death of his aged father III the prov
ince of New Brunswick, Canada.
Geo. Graham is expected home from
the Klondike shortly, according to let
ters lust received by Mrs. Draham.
Henry Latham was in Tacoma this
week visiting relatives, and left his
oldest daughter there for a longer
stay.
Charles Horton left Tacoma We'd
ncsdav for a trip in Southern Idaho,
and Mrs. Horton is in Tacoma on
visit.
Joe Ritner, who went to Lakeport,
California, a short time ago on a visit
to relatives, is expected home in few
days.
Mrs Frank Fredson closed her visit
to Shelton last Friday and returned to
Port Blakely with her children on the
Favoritc.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwards, of Seattle,
came down to stay over Sunday, with
Mr. and Mrs c. d. Pool the ladies
being sisters.
Mrs. VIM. Kendrick as able to re-
turn home to Hartstein Island last
week after some time spent under
treatment in the Olympia hospital.
Miss Esther Callow is suffering from
an attack of pleurisy at the home of
L. K Byrne, not having been able to
so home since the teachers institute.
L. X. Munson made a business trip
to Tacoma Monday, and reports seeing
Ed Crowell, who had just come out
from Dawson. Ed. is coming to Shell
ton.
Joe Miller is down from Seattle this
week, spending 4 few days on the Mil
Ter farm, and visiting old acquaint-
auces. Capt Ed Miller is still in
Alaska.
NJ. X. Mel ennan, u California Odd
Fellow, who is a permanent cripple
through an accident, is in town can
vassing for splendid history of the
US.
y. X. Burt, the Canal logger, whose
camps are now located on the lower
canal, and Billy Jameson, we're in
town Monday, looking up timber mat
tiers.
Mrs. Della V. Walsh arrived from
Seattle this week for short rest be-
lore taking her duties as primary
teacher in the Shelton Schools, which
open Sept. 9th.
Miss Nellie Burke, niece of Mrs. w
b. Eaton left last Monday for Cal1for
MA where she will spend the winte1
with relatives, expecting to return
next spring.
Prof. G. 3. Gunderson spent severa
Gays this week in Tacoma visiting
Prof. and Mrs. A. J. Collins, who will
leave IL few days for Harvard Col
4ese where Mr.. Collins will take a pos
graduate course.
/. Dickinson. brother of John Dick
'aSon. arrived in Shelton last Friday
from Michigan. accompanied by hi
IamiIy. He is a gang-sawyer, and aft
er short visit here will go over to tn
haroor and look about the mills TO
an opening.
HcNlon \. Spencer, who was one o
Tue Shelton klondike party which lef
Year ago, returned last Friday nigh
dno immediately went out home, wher
e Is HOW recuperating from the hard
"-Ps OF the past year. We have ha
no opportunity of learning anything
new out understand that Fent ha
oeen sick part of the time, and is bad
~ used up by the trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Freeburper. az
Companied by a young lady frien
rom Kansas, Miss WEIGH, rode in O
.He'r wheels Monday afternoon fror
~onlesano, where they have bee
'4Slting the folks. Stewart is still Il
'Ae butcher business in Salem, Orego
anu cong we'll, and both are 1ookin
Spienaidly. They leave this ,nornin
VI Inc return to Montesano. havin
naa al too short time for seeing a
their friends.