The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-05-26
LOCAL AND Personal

Ice for sale at Fowle's Green Front.
DR.. Wright went to East Sound the
first of the week.
Miss Alice Gilliland has been quite
sick for a week past.
: Jos. Sweeney went to Seattle, on the
Thompson, Tuesday.
Mr.. M. R. Noftsger made business
/ trip to Seattle this week.
The Roche Harbor was in port Sun
day for supply of wood.
Mrs. Arthur Lord went to Seattle.
Tuesday, for few days visit.
Diamond Dyes of every shade and
color at Fowle's Green Front.
Thos. Upston, of Richardson, was in
the HarbOr the last of the week.
DR.. Wright returned Tuesday from a
professional trip to East Sound.
Mrs. Dennison left Tuesday for
Smiths island to visit her son, Frank,
and family.
| Messrs. McGregor and Walsh, evan
gelists, will begin series of meetings
at the Presbyterian church this, Thurs
day, evening.
Mr.. l.. B. Carter is pushing work on
his new dock and will have it COM
pleted in a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis King returned
from trip to up-Sound cities on the
thompson, yesterday.
Rev. Patrick Fay, of Port Angeles.
will conduct services in the Valley
Catholic church next Sunday.
Heavy 9-ounce Riveted Overalls for
Men, all cotton and yard wide, for so
cents, at the Blue Front Store.
Miss Alice Nichols went to Seattle
the first of the week, where she will
have her eyes treated by an oculist.
Send to Sutcliffe & Hill, Whatcom,
:or samples of Wall Paper and Paints.
They will be sent you free of charge. *
Mr.. Chas. Mckay and family have
moved into their house in town and
expect to reside here during the sum-
mer.
Mr.. Chas. Clark, of East Sound,
whose child is seriously ill with pheu-
monia, returned from the east the last
of the week.
The ladies of the Union Sunday
school are putting forth every effort to
get the children in good training for
Children'S DaV services
Our public schools close tomorrow,
Friday. If the weather is pleasant a
picnic will be held and the scholars ex-
pect to have a gay time.
Rev. Walter o. Crockett will hold
services at the Presbyterian church
next Monday evening. All are re-
spectfully invited to be present.
Mr.. Newton Jones has accepted a
position with the San Juan Trading
Company as clerk and wharfinger, Mr..
p. A. Jensen having resigned a few
days ago.
Mr.. James Burk, superintendent of
the Island Packing COmpany's plant,
left yesterday for Portland and Grays
Harbor points. He will he absent
about q week.
Several ladies and gentlemen from
the University of Minnesota at Mime
apolis arrived OH the Thompson, Tues
day, to spend a few weeks of their va
cation among the islands.
The Island Packing Company is now
crowding the work of driving its traps
on the salmon banks, and if the present
fine weather continues it will have
them completed in few days.
On account of it's tin supply being
exhausted the Island Packing Com
pany has had to cease operations in its
tin shop for few days, or until new
supply arrives, which is expected
daily.
Mr.. Frank Vandemark came over
from Whatcom to Richardson, Tues
day, to examine the Oceanic Canning
Company's pile driver, with view to
| it's purchase. The company's scows
will soon be towed to Roche Harbor
and taken from there to Rithel & Co.'s
| canneries on the other side.
Three gentlemen from Holland were
visitors at the Orcas bulb gardens last
Friday. The party represented many
thousands of dollars. One of the gem.
tlemen employs thirty men in his bulb
gardens in Holland. They wish the
experimental work of Mr.. Gibbs to be
carried one or two more seasons. They
were well pleased with the growth of
, bulbs and plants, especially lilies.
On the morning of May Is Harry
Jeffries, formerly of Winnipeg, but OF
late residing at Seattle, persisted, from
cold and exposure in the channel near
Iceberg point, near Richardson. 1t
seems that Jeffries, in company with
one John Kelly, had started from
Roche Harbor to Seattle, in a small
sailboat. When near Richardson a
squall struck the boat, capsizing it. Both
men chung to the boat, and as they
drifted by reef Jeffries stripped him.
self. with the idea of swimming to
it. He gave this up, but in his
attempt he became so chilled that he
died about7 o'clock in the morning, or
at about the time they were picked up
| by the tug Beaver. They were upset
about O'Clock in the morning. Jeffries
was about Is wears old.