isy Dr. Harry w. neegnn The passing of Milton Adams recently recalls some early day history of his family in Shelton and Mason County. With his pass. ing went the last remaining mem- per of the early day Adams clan. During territorial days, with Horace Dunbar, the grandfather, . came Almerion Adams the father, and Gilbert Ward an early day civil engineer, to the Territory of Washington in 137s, settling at Whateom, n I known as Bellmg- ham. Old letters among me pos- sessions of Milton Adams dis- closed a very successful trapping season was enjoyed by the men. Gilbert Ward, a Civil War veteran and a long time resident of Shel- ton, was the rather of A. L. Ward, Noble, who just recently lost her mother, Mrs. Eva Hood, of Patter- son, Calif. THE NORTH MASON Music Department gave a musical pro- gram Friday for students. Mr, Cor- liss led the band and several num- bers , sung by the "Yachtsmen" added much enjoyment to the pro- gram. A Bible study for the youngsters of Allyn will be held at the Howard Wynn home Monday arter- noons'at 3:30 pm. This will be for any denomination and Mrs. Coutts on Sheltonwwill teach the Children m Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Beesoll seem to always have lost strangers com- ing to their home for help. The other evening two young men who/had ridden bikes over on the Fauntleroy Ferry and rode around Port Orchard and on out to Wye Lake apparently got lost. They rode around until dark and then saw Beesons lights so asked ior help. Mrs. Beeson had one of the boys call their dad and he came out to Belfair to pick them up. ‘The Port Commission has a regular meeting scheduled for 8 pm. March a. More about their decision next week. . 3m, Early Days In Mason county retired Mason County engines: FROM WHATCOM, the ; en came to Mason , county. home- steading in Egypt Valley, with Adams exchanging for a ‘farm at Shelton Valley, where the family lived until 1390, men may sold the place to Levi Shelton In 1880, Miss Hattie Dunbar, ‘dallghter of Horace‘Dunhart came ‘mrmarry Almerion Adams in a big double wedding on ‘New Year's eve, Will Dunbar ‘and Easter Greytrax-were the other cmlple joined in the ceremony held, at Oakland, Washington Territory. The Adams family moved me home at Fourth and Cota in 1890, which was purchased from Louie DeRosier, and the following year Cecile was born. In the meantime in 1889, Horace Adams passed away and was buried at Oakland Bay, as was grandfather Horace Dunbar. The father, Almerion Adams, died in 1899 and in 1908 Henry Adams passed away. Then for many years the widow, Hattie, the daughter Cecile and thesan Milton maintained the home HERE CECILE MET and max-- fled Sid Wolcott, conductor on the Peninsular Railway train, who a few years later met death. be~ heath the railroad cars. She then married J. Bl Ransom. who some years prior had gained‘tame..by making 8, Visit by horseback 'ln 1924, to every state capitol in the Union, The mother passed away on Thanksgiving ,Day in 4928. Grandfather Dunbar’ and: Horace Adams were removed frcm the Oakland cemetery Lo‘the Shelton cemetery early in lsqo,’ ’ *' Maleom, Charles and Eliah Dun- bar and Mrs. Ma'l'y Ml Knight, brothers and sister pilHoracs Dun- har, came to Shelly ‘-in the'eerly 1880‘s and lived here many years. It was Malcom, a sailor and cor- pentel', who built Lh‘e Cqunty court- house, thB/first building in 1883, which was razed in 1929 to makel way for the presentisandstone‘: courthouse. r . -.: , OCR Text: isy Dr. Harry w. neegnn The passing of Milton Adams recently recalls some early day history of his family in Shelton and Mason County. With his pass. ing went the last remaining mem- per of the early day Adams clan. During territorial days, with Horace Dunbar, the grandfather, . came Almerion Adams the father, and Gilbert Ward an early day civil engineer, to the Territory of Washington in 137s, settling at Whateom, n I known as Bellmg- ham. Old letters among me pos- sessions of Milton Adams dis- closed a very successful trapping season was enjoyed by the men. Gilbert Ward, a Civil War veteran and a long time resident of Shel- ton, was the rather of A. L. Ward, Noble, who just recently lost her mother, Mrs. Eva Hood, of Patter- son, Calif. THE NORTH MASON Music Department gave a musical pro- gram Friday for students. Mr, Cor- liss led the band and several num- bers , sung by the "Yachtsmen" added much enjoyment to the pro- gram. A Bible study for the youngsters of Allyn will be held at the Howard Wynn home Monday arter- noons'at 3:30 pm. This will be for any denomination and Mrs. Coutts on Sheltonwwill teach the Children m Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Beesoll seem to always have lost strangers com- ing to their home for help. The other evening two young men who/had ridden bikes over on the Fauntleroy Ferry and rode around Port Orchard and on out to Wye Lake apparently got lost. They rode around until dark and then saw Beesons lights so asked ior help. Mrs. Beeson had one of the boys call their dad and he came out to Belfair to pick them up. ‘The Port Commission has a regular meeting scheduled for 8 pm. March a. More about their decision next week. . 3m, Early Days In Mason county retired Mason County engines: FROM WHATCOM, the ; en came to Mason , county. home- steading in Egypt Valley, with Adams exchanging for a ‘farm at Shelton Valley, where the family lived until 1390, men may sold the place to Levi Shelton In 1880, Miss Hattie Dunbar, ‘dallghter of Horace‘Dunhart came ‘mrmarry Almerion Adams in a big double wedding on ‘New Year's eve, Will Dunbar ‘and Easter Greytrax-were the other cmlple joined in the ceremony held, at Oakland, Washington Territory. The Adams family moved me home at Fourth and Cota in 1890, which was purchased from Louie DeRosier, and the following year Cecile was born. In the meantime in 1889, Horace Adams passed away and was buried at Oakland Bay, as was grandfather Horace Dunbar. The father, Almerion Adams, died in 1899 and in 1908 Henry Adams passed away. Then for many years the widow, Hattie, the daughter Cecile and thesan Milton maintained the home HERE CECILE MET and max-- fled Sid Wolcott, conductor on the Peninsular Railway train, who a few years later met death. be~ heath the railroad cars. She then married J. Bl Ransom. who some years prior had gained‘tame..by making 8, Visit by horseback 'ln 1924, to every state capitol in the Union, The mother passed away on Thanksgiving ,Day in 4928. Grandfather Dunbar’ and: Horace Adams were removed frcm the Oakland cemetery Lo‘the Shelton cemetery early in lsqo,’ ’ *' Maleom, Charles and Eliah Dun- bar and Mrs. Ma'l'y Ml Knight, brothers and sister pilHoracs Dun- har, came to Shelly ‘-in the'eerly 1880‘s and lived here many years. It was Malcom, a sailor and cor- pentel', who built Lh‘e Cqunty court- house, thB/first building in 1883, which was razed in 1929 to makel way for the presentisandstone‘: courthouse. r . -.: , Mason County Genealogical Society,Obituaries,Obituaries for Shelton Cemetery,A Last Name,Adams, Milton #1.tif,Adams, Milton #1.tif, Adams, Milton #1.tif