The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-21

Spend pleasant social hour on Mr.
Beach's lawn this afternoon.
| New potatoes are now coming int
market. and are bringing 2H cents il
the market.
1.-THE old swimmin' tole,' attract
the small boy these days and bring
up host of old, memories to the olde
"boys."
! About thirty teachers have been il
attendance at teachers institute thi
week. and all seem to have enjoyet
the session.
Jos. r. Germaine has moved his fam
lily back from Union City. and now oc
cupies his house near Railroad and
Tenth streets.
The tug Renton towed an immense
raft of sixteen sections of logs to the
Port Blakely mills Tuesday afternoon
There were several sections of extra
long stuff.
The farmers in this county as wei
as all over the state are complaining
of the difficulty of securing help tc
handle their hay crop. In tact, there
are few idle to be had for any purpose.
Several camping outfits have passed
through town of late of strangers who
are bound to some of our pleasant
spots for an outing. Lake Cushman
has called number of parties and
other points are getting few.
Chas. Needy was in from the Satsop
the other day with a badly demolished
mower. the result of a runaway, just
as he was beginning to cut his hay
crop. Fully dozen parts were bro
ken in the wreck.
Cherries are very scarce with most
people this season, and there are very
few in the markets, but Watson Roden-
berger seems to be an exception, hav-
ing a fine lot of Royal Ann, larger
than ever.
There are several counterfeit halves
and dollars in circulation since the
Fourth, probably brought in by the
celebrators who received the spurious
stuff in change. So it is we'll for peo-
pie to keep an eye out for bad money.
Those who interviewed the railroad
magnates last Sunday feel assured
that the Port Angeles railroad is
bound to come, and without much de-
lay. Although there is a trif1e more
inquiry about property, not many are
very anxious to sell.
The Elma baseball club sent over
|'word late last week that they desired
game tor Sunday, but, as they also
wanted dance for Saturday evening
it was too late to accommodate them.
The date was changed to next Sunday
but we understad they cannot come.
Hanford Clark has the job of patrol
ling the cutoff on the Peninsu1ar
Railroad, making halt-dozen round
trips every day on a velocipede. There
is considerable danger of woods fires
along the railroad, and a little vigil
ance may save an accident as occurred
several years ago.
The two-year old baby boy of Mr..
and Mrs. r. B. Giles, was badly sca1d-
ed at the home of Mrs. T.. Brown last
Friday afternoon, spilling a vessel of
hot water on its neck and breast.
While badly burned, the injuries are
not serious, and DR.. Wells reports the
child doing we'll.
Refreshments will be served at the
lawn party for the benefit of Mrs. A.
Adams, at Mrs. Beach's this, Friday,
afternoon. Ice cream and cake, is
cents; Coffee and sandwiches, IS cents.
All are welcomed to attend in the
afternoon-or evening. The lawn is in
good order and will be decorated with
chinese lanterns in the evening.
1t is generally considered that the
rain is over for the summer by July
10th, although it looks little threat
ening this week it is not likely that
there will be any rain worth mention
ing for month to come. The hay
makers are now in the midst of their
seasons work and are not caring for
rain.
The atmosphere is beginning to get
smoky, the result of some large fires
in the woods about Lake Newatzel.
The woods are afire near Camp and