The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-03-16
Shelton POst-Office.
Shelton, Friday, March Is, 1900.
Personals.
williamson is in town.

Il. Worcester is now convalescing
from his long sick SPELL
". 3. Busby, an artist in painting
and decorating, is in town with the
view of locating.
Miss Pearl Ward arrived from Port
land Wednesday to direct Needham's
millinery opening.
Jas. A. Haight, Frank Owings and
Pm. Troy, Olympia attorneys were
attending court this week.
Henry W. Martin, who recently re-
turned from a trip to Southern Cali
fornia, was in from Grove this week.
Mrs. Daniel Keelty is down from Sc
attic visiting her daughters, for a few
days. She will return home Saturday.
Il. NJ Reed, father of Mark and
Avery Reed, was in town Tuesday
being interested in a case before the
Court
Doc. Simmons was in town Wednes-
day, for the first time this winter. He
says there is plenty OF work to be done
on the farm.
John Smith made final proof on his
hometead near Clifton before Com.
Angle last Saturday, c. and P. c. Ben
nelson being his witnesses.
Mark Fredson is so far improved
from his sickness of the past winter as
to make trip to Elma, where he went
with Mrs. Fredson last week on a visit.
Miss Abb1e Fry, who taught school
at Willey's Mill last season, returned
from Lebanon, Oregon, last Friday,
accompanied by Miss Mae MULTI. also
a teacher.
Frank Binns is expected to arrive
this week with his family from Port
Ludlow and will occupy the Baptist
parsonage. Mr.. Binns is to have
charge OF the Hunter & Eaton 1um Der
yard.
The following Mason County teach
ers successfully passed the February
examina atoms: Jessie Carlton, Lulu
Hinton, o. P. Schriebler and Blanche
Woods.
DR.. French, Of Elma, spent a few
hours in town Wednesday, having
been called to the Satsop to visit a
patient.
Rev. S, A. Abbott came in from
Whatcom Tuesday evening, and will
hold services in the Baptist Church
Sunday evening.
Edgar Woods, nephew of I. w
Woods, arrived last week from Nebras
ka, and is visiting with relatives. He
is a teacher, and expects to get a
school in the County.
MIR. and Mrs. George Webb drove
over to Riverside Sunday, and the
former reported the water about as
high as he had ever seen it on the
Skokomish bottom. George ought to
know, as he is a native son.
Sammy L. Woods, the well-known
Mason County logger, returned We'd
nesday, from Minnesota, where he has
spent the winter with relatives. Sam
my says the winter has been very mild
East, but still cold enough to suit him.
Mrs. Fred Rodigan was so unfor-
tunate as to spraln her ankle in get
ting off the train last Thursday, just
when She would have been of much as.
sistance to her daughter, Mrs. James
Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lovelace had an excit.
ing experience the other day in going
out to the new sawmill. The water
was higher in Cranberry creek than
they anticipated, and the horse was
forced to swim out, while the buggy
floated and the occupants got wet.
1t was a narrow escape from serious
accident.
The funeral of the late James Harri.
took place last Saturday afternoon
with Masonic honors, and in spite O.
the rain, was very largely attended
many friends coming down from TIT
camps. Mrs. Harris desires to thanh
all for their kindly Offices and especial
ly the Masonic fraternity for taking
charge of the arrangements for the
burial of her late husband, James T
Harris.
S. X. Taylor was in "Wednesday
aud in a talk on the splendid prices thu
oystermen are now enjoying be say'
that it is possible for them to overdo the
business. Some years ago, the price!
went up so that the Eastern oyster cut
out the Sound product to some extent
but the demand is now so general and
the present supply being PRACTICAL,
limited, there is not much danger Of
the Eastern product taking the lead il
the West.
Supt. A. c. Sands, and Manages
Doragh of the Olympia Office, were il
town Wednesday, completing the ar
Engagements tor the new telephone ex
change in Shelton. Mr.. Sands states
that they will shortly have about fifty
phones in use here, nd the system
Will be put in first-class shape for the
pest service to the public. The switch
BOARD has already been shipped from
San Francisco, and should have reach
ca here before this time. Mr.. Doragh
ana crew of telephone men viii be on
nand to install the new service as soon
s ss the outfit arrives, and people will be
neiion-ing all oyer town by April LIST.