The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-08-18
shelton, Friday, August 18th. 1899.
Personals.

MISS Lizzie Thompson, is visiting
her brother Henry.
Iohn McReavy and Harry Dear
were over from the City Wednesday.
Rev. Abbott will preach at New
Kauilche next Sunday at 3 O'Clock
p. III.
Harry Weatherall, the well-knowr
FISHERMAN, was over from the bay
Yesterday.
A. II. Anderson spent day in town
this week, inspecting the Peninsu1ar
railroad and affairs generally.
Miss Lizzie Getty. OF the JOURNAL
force, left Monday morning for two
weeks visit to relatives at Fairhaven,
Rev. L. ]. Covington and compa.
ny of young people of the church will
hold services at Dayton next Sunday
at5P. M. "ft
Miss Ida Crouch fell from her hor sc
while on outing on the Skokomish riv-
er Monday, and was bruised some
what, so returned home.
Thomas Taylor and Miss Margaret
Gagnon were married in Olympia last
week, without advising many of their
friend of contemplated act.
William Shorter is now running the
locomotive on the middle section of the
Port Blakely railroad and Mrs. Shorter
has gone ont to Matlock for a short
stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Fredsou, Miss
Fannie Covill and George Webb, spent
week on camping trip on the Upper
Skokomish, and enjoyed the usual
good time.
Tom P. Fisk came DOWN from Seat.
tie to stay oyer Sunday with the folks.
He and John Fisk had a half days
sport on the upper Skokomish and
brought back a nice basket of fish.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Emmott, Ruey,
Miss Blanche Woods, and Miss Wyons,
of Michigan, left Monday morning for
aweek's stay at Westport, to disport on
the Ocean beach, listen to the sad sea
waves and swallow salty water.
Sammy L. Woods left Tuesday
morning for visit of several months
to relatives in Minnesota. Sammy
has been steadily at work in logging
camps for several years, and feels the
need of a trip for a change.
Mrs. L.. G. Abbott, an old resident
Of Olympia, died there-last Wednes
day, after a long illness of dropsy
The funeral was held Friday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mel Hilton, Mrs. Matlock and
W. h. Lott attending from Shelton.
Nels Freeman, Finn. was accident
ly killed at ]. A. Coles camp, above
Matlock last Saturday afternoon by .
falling tree. Several other loggers al
so had narrow escape from death al
the same time, one having his hat
knocked off by limb of the falling
tree. The remains were taken t.
Olympia for burial.
Allen Weir, of Olympia, is out on the
Satsop this week week with Mayor
Humes, Corportion counsel Humph
reys, of Seattle, and the latter's broth.
err a prominent Indiana teacher, on =
sporting trip. Judge Humes is a IA
one-armed fisherman, and it is proba
bly, useless for the local sports to go il
that direction after this week.
George Mills, Bert. Graves and E
H. Reynolds, of Olympia, came dowr
last week for few days at Lake Cush
man, which they finally reached aftel
numerous troubles. They were stucl
On the steamer all day and had a mud
oy trip oyer to the Lake on theil
wheels. The party returned via Seat
ue' and Carl. Stebbins of Hoodsport
accompanied them down Sound.
Prof, c. V. Piper, of the Agricultur
al College, at Pullman, writes an in
'erestlng article in response to our re
quest Tor information about the plan
pest which is annoying some of oul
farmers 1t is the 'Dodder," of which
'nere are several kinds, that growing
on the salt-wort being native, Will
'ne species attacking the clover wa
0liginally introduced from Europ,
with seed. His article, and the RENE
ny II suggests is published elsewhere.
William Darling, who is lookin,
a'!er the Swarthout farm IN Egyp
'a'iey' met with an exciting run-a-wa,
S' FRIDAY afternoon. In startin,
ION the L. NJ. store his lines 20
"'s'eo and the horse collided with til
"a'er trough, which caused the an
:. 'ai 10 start to run. Mr.. Darling wa
h .0"n out and the buggy passed owe
cruising HIM somewhat and skin
r: Ing up his face. The rig collide,
~ n an apple tree in the rear of TIL
ss D'al hotel, smashing buggy an,
~ ."eSs somewhat. Mr.. Darling, VII
w, a''y though well along in years
"as aoie to go out home in the after
AUon In another rig.
"iram Dunbar reached HON. las
h. way evening, after two years 3
ass Snips prospecting for gold in Al
Mo, VIII Dunbar also came dowr
his ta. night after short stay Will
viii only in Seattle to spend weeI
ara tue old" folks. Both the boy
h,rsS,' af'y and evidently stood ID
erss SD'ps OF the trip we'll. They coy
GU much country. ern1ore<l ~,