mercantile marine

At the end of March, Houck held a yard sale featuring the remaining inventory from the now-closed Kingston Mercantile & Marine, where she was once a manager, and donations from across Kitsap County.

COVID-19 forced a few businesses to close or reduce hours, so I was happy to find one of my favorites, Kingston Mercantile & Marine, still operating as the town’s “everything” store filled with crab pots, rubber boots, jars of local honey and beautiful pottery.

Issa sells whole and half pigs, and markets smaller cuts like chops, bacon and brats, at her Kingston Mercantile & Marine store.

Before he attained his eighteenth year he could steer and manage a vessel with any captain in the mercantile marine; and as the first mate then retired from the service, John was appointed, by the owners of the ship, as his successor, with a promise that on the first vacancy he should have the command of one of their largest vessels. 

"Hans," he exclaimed, calling one of his subordinates, formerly an Unter-Leutnant in the German Flying Service and before that a Mercantile Marine officer.