Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-07-30


pecting 20 pick their winters supply OF
cherries for canning from the orchard
of w. d. Garvin Just north of yashon
only find that some unknown had
cleaned all of the trees that had been
left for them. They did take back
with them, however, one of the most
beautiful tea wagons that could be
Imagined, the work of Mr. Garvin's
father, who despite his 81 years is
turning out work that puts to shame
most Of the furniture of today,
Mrs. Mae Naugle has decided that
despite the warnings of doctors and
friends to the contrary that it is pre-
ferable to work than to idle, and has
returned to her work in the Sweet
Shop. Mrs. Naugle was forced to give
up her work about ten days ago, hut
feels that by being reasonably careful
not to overdue she is safe in returning
to the shop,
Miss Sally Hunt, daughter of Thos.
Hunt, county engineer, is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Alexander, at the Heights.
A letter received Tuesday from one
of the Smock youngsters who is spend
ing the summer near Payette Idaho
states that the heat there is almost
unbearable, 1.-The hottest in seventy
years. While we didn't know they
had been keeping weather records that
long in Idaho we know that it can
get plenty hot. Residents of Vashon
Island surely have little to complain
about on the score of heat.
Miss Hazel Soike, of Spokane, spent
several days OF last week visiting Fern
Prigg.
Kirby Prigg is now member of the
England g. Petersen force.
Marguerite UrQuhart is home from
Seattle and is enjoying a vacation
with her family.
Mrs. Flora Pyle is again up and
around after her recent illness. refus-
ing to remain an invalid for long.
Will Quick was an Island visitor
over the weekend, visiting with Mrs
Pyle. He is still located in Seattle.
Mrs. w. G. Blekkink spent the week
end with friends in Seattle.
Miss Mildred Randolph of Glendale
Calf, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Gar
ner Steen.
Mrs Barney Rindall of Port Orchard
spent Wednesday of this week witt
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Weiss
Mrs. Claire Boyle Of Seattle is spend
ing several weeks at Madrona Lodge
Last week she called on Mrs. Flors
Pyle at Vashon whom she had conn
to know and love during former sum
mers spent at the Lodge when it wa
under Mrs. Pyle's management. Mrs
Pyle was indeed glad to see and visi
with Mrs. Boyle and to hear the favor
able comments she had to make o
Madrona Lodge under the pressn
management,
| Mrs. E. Grant Randall arrived HON
this week after two and a half week
spent in the Swedish Hospital il
Seattle, Mrs. Randall is still in sucl
@ weakened condition that she vii
not be able to see callers for som
time. but is so glad to be back on tn
Island once more that she feels sur
she will regain her strength rapidly.
DR.. j. w. Smoke and daughter, Bar
bara, of Palo Alto, Calf, arrived Of
the Island recently for several weeks
vacation and are located in the cot
tage of Mrs. Kate Forbes at Newport
They came by boat from San Fran
cisco. Mrs. Smokes was unable to &C
company them, having the care of he
aged mother.
Recent guests in the w. D. CLAIR
home were Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Kur
and four children, of Chehalis. Mrs
Kure and Mrs Clark are sisters Mrs
CLARK also recently enjoyed a visi
from her brother, Rudolph Bobnel
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