The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-16

Local News Briefs

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Born, Sunday, April IL EASTER. to
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Dennson, son.
A fine supper was served by the
Ladies' Guild at the home of Dr. and
Mrs. Wright Tuesday evening.
Miss Mabel Griffith, of Whatcom,
has been engaged to teach six
months term of school on Decatur
island.
DIR. Capron has purchased Vincent
McCrary's interest in the large ranch
which they bought few months ago
from Isaac Sapdwith.
Hay has advanced in price to $l4
ton and there is very little obtainable
in the county at any price. Many
Orcas island farmers have had to buy
hay for a month or two.
Frank Dennison and VIM. Boyce
will operate the gasoline schooner
WILDLY, of Coupeville, this summer,
i0ing general freighting and jobbing
BUSINESS. The WILDLY will carry about
forty tons.
The sheriff was subjected to some
good natured bantering Monday be-
cause be made no effort in his official
capacity to prevept>a "hold-up" of an
entire church congregation the previ-
oqs evening.
County Auditor Kirby has rented
the Knowles place, about half way be-
tween the court house and Argyle, and
will occupy it with his family as soon
as he secures tenant for his West
Sound farm.
Donald Ross received . letter tie
| first of the week from sister In east
ern Canada telling him of the death of
their brother John. He was about
sixty-three years of age and had been
| i'll for quite while.
The Fairhaven Herald reports the
death Of Mrs. s. G. Bond at her home
at Deming, Whatcom county, last Sat-
urday night. Three or four year ago
Mr.. Bond taught school one term at
Roche Harbor and the family lived on
the Ross place there for several months.
The May eighth grade school exam
nations, which had been announced
to be held on the 2lst and 22d, are to
take place on the 18th and 10th. the
change of dates having been made by
the state superintendent on account OF
President Roosevelt's coming visit to
the state May %.
The P. S. N. Co.'s new steamer Clal-
lam, which is to take the place of the
Alice Gertrude on the route from Port
Angeles to Neah Bay, was launched at
Tacoma Tuesday evening. When the
Clallam goes into commission it is ex-
pected that the Gertrude will be trans
ferred to the San Juan route.
There was a most charming Easter
service at the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning The floral display
was excellent, the music by the choir
fine, the exercises of the children and
young people very pretty and enter
tanning and the address of the pastor
on the subject of the resurrection earn
est and appropriate. The church was
crowded by most attentive audience.
In the evening there was an excellent
Easter program at the Methodist
church, which was also crowded, but
its rendition was greatly marred by an
effort to levy a fixed tribute upon the
congregation for the benefit of eastern
church work or foreign missions.
It seems that the reported sale of l..
d. Pixies fine schooner Jessie failed TO
matsrialize. According to the Fair
haven Herald price was agreed upon
and the alleged opulent trader who
sought TO get the vessel said he would
have to send to New York for money.
During Mr.. Pixies absence he pre-
ssnted check for Sc, 900 at Whatcom