The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-26
vashon Heights

Vashon Heights
Some Of us never seem to learn
To take our troubles as they come,
To meet each worry in it's turn
We look ahead and borrow some
just when the rose Is ruddiest
We grieye because IL will not stay.
Our hands upon the thorns are pressed:
We make tomorrow of today.
Satire is sort of glass wherein be-
holders do generally discover every
body's face but their own. Swift
Some people are SO tight that If you
ask them to sing "Old Hundred they
will sing "The Ninety and Ninen and
save one per cent. Billy Sunday.
We wonder If congress will adjourn,
and go to France to see our boys do the
Germans as it did at the battle of Bull {
Run. 1t required some speed to get
out of the way OF the rebels that day.
A little colored girl newconeflin
Sunday school, gave her name to- the
teacher as FertilizerJohnson. " Eater
the teacher asked the child's motherif
that was right. eyes, mA,am; OATS her
name,'' replied the fond parent. "You
see she ,Suz named fer me an herpaw.
Her paws name am Ferdinand and my
name am Liza, so we jes' called her
Fertilizer.
Miss Dorothy Petty OF Seattle was u
visitor at the Heights on Saturday and
Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Pinkham of Se-
attic visited with Mr.. PinEifalns par.
ents on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cen Morgan and
daughter Margaret were weekend VS.
itors at the Heights
Misses Mary Corbin and Helen Ma
tbiason We're visiting in Seattle last
Saturday and Sunday.
4 Work is progressing rapidly on the
dock: the piles are in place and it is
expected toSbe finished shortly.
MIR. and Mrs. Carlson of Seattle
have moved into their summer home
and expect to remain permanently.
Mrs. A. ID. Cowan and Miss Dorothy
were visiting with relatives and friends
at Bremerton Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Cowley, who has been
visiting with her sister, Mrs. Loring,
in Pasadena, Calf, during the winter,
is expected to return about May l.
Miss Ambrosine Murphy of Portland,
Ore, visited Miss Ruth Coryell last
Sunday. Miss Murphy travels in the
| interest Of the Palmer Penmanship Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Condliff of Seattle were
visitors at their summer home on last
Sunday. Mrs. Condlitf reports that her
mother, Mrs. Mitchell, is not imptov-
ing3as rapidly as they had hoped.
Last Saturday a large tree fell on the
side of the hill in the rear Of Mr..
Themes house and did considerable
damage. The trees should all come
down in that section they are danger
Gus.
We are deeply interested in the res
idents of the Island taking more in
terest in our churches and schools.
The churches need your presence at
their services. There is unusual quail
ity there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Tjomsland are
receiving congratulations over the
birth OF daughter, who arrived at
their home on Wednesday, April 25th
The young lady tipped the scales at
eight pounds. All are doing nicely,
A letter in The Record recently from
A. I'll. Poultney informs rs that he has
answered the call to the colors. We
are personally acquainted with Mr..
Poultney and desire to extend TO him
our congratulations and good wishes.
There isn't anything more noble than
to help defend oGc's country. Poult-
ney, you are demonstrating our good
opinion of you.