Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-25
BURTON

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n week with her sister Mrs. M.
| Prichard.
Mrs. James Kelly and daughter
Miss Laurits were over from
Sumner couple Of days last
week visiting Mrs. Kelly's mother
| Mrs. Morrison,
Born, to Capt and Mrs. l.. Ii.
Ii. Jennings early Sunday morn.
ing, March GOTH, u dark eyed
baby girl. Mrs. Jennings will re
main at the home of Mrs. G. II.
Schaefer, an efficient nurse for
several weeks when she will move
in Mrs. Hunts bungalow for tho
summer.
Frank Sharp and Obed Sharp,
father and brother Of Mrs. Fitz.
patrick were over from Seattle
this week visiting the latter.
Harold Schafer and Ed. and
Frank Hopkins shipped boom
Of piling to Seattle Friday. They
are working in the timber west of
Burton.
At the p. II. A. Auxiliary meet
ing held at the grammar school
last Friday. papers on the proper
feeding Of children were read by
Mrs. Tjosdale, Mrs. Stone, and
Mrs. Kleoppel. Mrs. Steinmetz
gave a report from a meeting OH
child welfare work which was
held in Tacoma last week. The
Auxiliary meets the third Friday
in every month and is proving
helpful to parents. At the next
meeting, April 9Th, there will be
instructive papers on character
building.
Mrs. Lillian Whitman Lawton
with her two babies was the guest
of the Cook family from Friday
until Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. w. j. Kloeppel substituted
at the grammar school last week
during the illness Of Mrs. Sand
erson, the principal.
Mrs. Robert Bepler returned to
her home in Seattle Wednesday |
after weeks visit at the home
of her father, E. Bucknell.
At the public meeting held in
Burton Monday night to consid,
err sidewalks for the town, it was
learned that about $250.N had
benn subscribed, with probably |
$500 more to be added. A COM
mittee Of five, consisting of G. A.
Tonneson, Henry Godfrey, G. II.
Bruce, w. G. Parkes and Alex
Smith, was appointed to take
charge Of the sidewalk PROPOSE
ton and to see that the walks
now in use are reconstructed and
the amount of material used and
labor not to exceed the amount
subscribed.
News was received here Of the |
death of Mr.. McClintock, ST., in
Seattle this week. Funeral SER
vices were held at Bonney-Wat.
sons parlors Tuesday afternoon.
The McClintock family had the
first store in Burton and had
built up a fine business here when
failing health of Mr.. and Mrs.
McClintock compelled them to
retire. They moved on their
homestead at Ellisport where they
lived for some time before going
to Seattle. Mrs. McClintock pass
ed away several years ago. Miss
Gertrude McClintock was post
master at Burton during the years
her father and brother were in
the store.
Mrs. Geo. Whitman, who has
been teaching in China for several
years, is expected in San Francis
co this week, and will 60 on to
McMinnville, Oregon, to be at the
graduation of Award and leila.
She will remain in this country
for some time on furlough.
The two sons of w. w. Axe
hurst, William and Richard, with
their wives drove over from Olym-
pia Saturday TO help celebrate
their fathers eightieth birthday,
March 20. A fine birthday din
ner was served to fourteen guests.
Two huge birthday cakes supplied
the dessert and later was served,
with tea, to the neighbors and
friends who called. A number of
practical gifts accompanied with
cards bearing such mot
toes at" Cheer up, I've had doz-
ems of them myself" etc were sent