The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-15
Shelton, Friday, Sept. 18th, 1899
Personals.

70 consult AL occulist in regard to tall
ing eyesight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Hodge have
secured a baby to raise. bright girl
four months old.
DR.. Kennicott left yesterday morn
;nq for Snohomish, where he will
open 4 dental office.
George Huntley has gone to the
Woodland College, and Roy Simpson
expects to begin school there next
week.
A. C. Riddell, an o1d-time Olympian.
is in town, representing the Interna-
tional Correspondence School of edu-
cation.
w. ID. Hudson, of New Kamilche is
receiving a pleasant visit from his
brother-in-law, who recently arrived
from Iowa.
License to marry was issued to
Charles Barrick1ow and Miss Lily
Gibbs, at the auditors Office yester-
day afternoon.
Mrs. B. f. Skolheld and children
leave today for their home in Portland,
after spending a pleasant summer on
the old Hall place down the bay.
Prot. Gunderson begins his school
at Hoodsport next Monday, after about
five years absence from the school
room, if not from educational work.
Rev. L. J. Covington is attending
the annual conference of the M. E..
Church, at Fairhaven this week. The
list of appointments have not yet been
made.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Early spent last
week on visit to Mrs. Early's par
ents at Elma. Mrs. Newman arrived
yesterday to spend week with her
children IN Shelton.
Mrs. John Knee1and is expected
home from her visit to Maine next
week, and will be accompanied by a
sister of Mrs. Frank Wiley, who
comes out on her first visit to Puget
Sound.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Saunders, lately
from San Francisco, spent a week in
Shelton, visiting MIR. and Mrs. S. P.
Richardson, Mr.. Saunders being an
uncle of Mrs Richardson. They are
on vacation trip and seeing the coun-
try.
Mrs. Benz. Vincent, and her
daughter, Mrs. Manville. have been
visiting Mrs. Moran, at the head of
the bay, ami spent yesterday visiting
Mrs. Ig. Worcester, Mrs. Tom Fraser,
and other old friends in town, return
ing to Olympia this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Fredson leave
this morning on an extended visit to
Maine and Massachusetts, where the
former has relatives. 1t has been fif-
teen years since MIR. Fredson last
visited his old home, although he is
one of the earliest settlers of Mason
County.
]. F. Riley took his summer vaca-
ton last week, going as far as Vic
toria. Owing to circumstances" the
boys managed to have some fun out
of him, and gave him noisy reception
home Wednesday night.
H. S. Tremper was in town this week
looking after his property interests.
He says half dozen big companies
have mammoth stocks of goods at St.
Michaels and Cape Nome, and there is
no danger of miners starving any
more. Simpsons company has one of
the largest stores, and also shipped
acargo OF $50 tons on the Laurada
from Seattle this week.
County Surveyor Speed Shelton and
party left yesterday morning to sur
vey the proposed county road along
the west side Of the Canal. from Hoods
port to the county line. Auditor Allie
Bell went along with the party for a
few days outing. Assessor Specie is
also with the surveying party, which
will be gone about ten days.
Miss Sadie Morgans, of Black Dia.
mond, and Miss Sarah Williams, Of
Los Angeles, CAL, sister and cousin Of
Mrs. W. M. Beach, arrived last Friday
Tor visit with Mrs. Beach. A social
party and dance was given the visit
ors at the Hall Wednesday evening,
at which pleasant time is reported.
Miss Williams left this morning fol
california, in order to reach home il
Time tor her school.
A number of Masons from the Shell
ION lodge attended the funeral Of Gen
"cMicken, at Olympia, Tuesday fore
noon, Officiating grand officers being
W. II. Maxwell, senior grand deacon
CHARLES Leake, junior deacon; and
nugh Morrison, junior grand steward.
thomas Bordeaux. Mel. Hilton and
W. K. Lott were also in attendance =
Tue funeral, which was conducted viii
iull Masonic honors.
county Treasurer Fredson's new
'esldence is fast nearing completion
and will be one of the incest homes il
'0wn. Messrs Wiley & Wood have
completed the wood work, and paint
lug and papering are now being done
Inc building contains number q
good things. evolved by Mrs. Fredson
VINO has been hossinr the lob It In