Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-08-26
BURTON


Mr., S. S. Heath spent the week
lend with his daughter, Mrs. Alice
Miller He is now in Olympia.
Mr.. and Mrs. w, G. Parkes re-
turned from Victoria, b, G., Sat
Iurday, after an enjoyable week S
vacation and rest iii that city.
Mr.. James Linton is in Scotland
visiting his mother. He will re-
turn to Boston in September
where his brother Robert, who is
now at Portage, viii join him, and
Ithey will both attend the Harvard
Medical College at that place. The
best wishes Of a host of friends
20 with them.
Mrs. Henry Helmer and two
children, who have been at Hotel
Burton for the past three weeks,
left Monday for their home at
Thornton, Washington They will
visit short time in Tacoma and
Seattle en- route. Mrs. Helmer
came here almost an invalid, but
in the short time here gained in
weight, health and spirits and says
Burton will be her destination
next summer.
Mr.. L. w. Keebaugh has cut
sixty ricks of wood for d. w. Fitz-
patrick near the Church place. The
Fitzpatrick have also had good
well dug by their home, and by
hard work and keeping everlast-
ingly at it, will soon have a good
home carved out Of the woods.
Mrs. Geo. Whitman is on her
way to McMinnville, Oregon, after
a short visit with her daughter
Lillian in Tacoma. She will spend
the coming year at Medford, Ore
gon, where she will keep house for
her son and daughter, Award and
Zella, who will teach in high
school near Medford. Mrs. Whit
man has been the guest of the
Cook family since her arrival from
China in June, spending the last
ten days Of her stay with the Ton
nesons. All. her old neighbors and
friends have had much pleasure
visiting with Mrs. Whitman while
here.
Mrs. M. j. Friedman and child
rem returned Friday to Tacoma
after a summers outing at Hotel
Burton. The Friedmans will build
a new clothing store on Pacific ave-
nue. and a modern home on pro-
perry lately purchased in the resi-
dence district.
The Misses Selma and Helen
Nelson are home from Seaside,
Oregon, where they spent three
weeks of their summer vacation.
They were present at the celebra-
lion of the completion of the sea
wall and cement promenade which
is $500 feet long.
DIR. Fred McMurray and Mrs.
McMurray have moved into the
Linton residence. The Irelands
are leaving September LIST for
Seattle where they will reside
while DR.. Ireland continues in his
work in the War Risk Bureau.
Changes are constantly going on
in even so small a town as ours,
and while we very much regret
the loss of the Ireland family, who
during their residence here, have
done their share toward the pro-
gress of Burton, we welcome DIR.
,McMurray and bride, who already
have won the hearts of their newly
formed acquaintance.
Miss Maud Irle is the guest of
her aunt, Mrs. A. Hunt, for the
week. She leaves the first of next
week for st. Paul, Minnesota,
where for the past five years she
has been principal of one of the
city schools. Q
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Hays and
children drove back to Yakima
Monday, after a ten days outing
in Burton.
The Green River Gorge was
"gorged" last Sunday when four
auto loads of the Marshes, Whit
fields, Cations, and their relatives
drove in among the hundreds of
autos already parked at that
scenic place. The glorious descrip-
ton they gave of the trip and the
beautiful surroundings, made us
wish we had been members of the
party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson and
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