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7 stories matching parsonag

  1. The Farewell of a Pastor

    Trinity M.E. Church honors their departing leader, who transformed the congregation's finances during the 'hard times'.

    Aug 13, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King County

  2. The Great Dayton Fire: A Block of Ashes and a City’s Near Miss

    On the night of April 2, 1882, flames consumed three blocks in downtown Dayton, Washington. While the town paid with its buildings, Seattle’s own fire department narrowly escaped disaster thanks to a single force pump.

    Apr 7, 1882Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerDayton, Columbia CountyDisasters

  3. The Fisherman’s Daughter Who Kidnapped a Preacher

    A young minister fresh from the city finds his future decided by a bold Kuan woman on the moonlight-swept waters of the harbor.

    Feb 21, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

  4. A Pioneer's Return: 1863 to 1883

    Rev. D. K. Maine visits the rapidly transforming city he helped settle twenty years prior.

    Feb 28, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyHousing & Rent · Boom & Bust

  5. The Housing Squeeze of 1889

    With not a single vacant house in town, developer W.H. Kneeland is rushing to build four new double tenements.

    Oct 4, 1889The Mason County JournalFirst Street, Shelton, Mason CountyHousing & Rent

  6. Seattle's New Methodist Church Debt-Free

    A local reporter discovers the secret behind the rapid funding of the city's new Methodist Protestant Church.

    Aug 22, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King County

  7. The Minister and the Mysterious Cartload of Produce

    A thrifty frontier couple surprises a local minister with a literal 'garden' fee for his services, proving that a modest beginning can grow into a generous legacy.

    Aug 2, 1878The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

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  1. The Parson’s Secret Ringer

    When a local sexton entered a decrepit, bony carriage horse into a high-stakes town race, nobody expected the old animal to outrun the finest steeds in Snohomish.

    Aug 5, 1876The Northern StarSnohomish

  2. A Deadly Brawl in an Everett Saloon

    A night of heavy drinking in an early Everett tavern turns fatal after a fractured skull leads to a murder investigation.

    May 8, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerEverett

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