, 1876-09-02
LOCAL. ITEMS.
7 Iinccnt's boots and shoes.

DlED.-AuSust olst, lnIant son OF
Captain and Mrs. Seymour.
Read the advertisement of the Wsst
!Shore, which appears IN to-days paper.
The Rev. John r. Thompson, OF Olym-
pia, delivered two very excellent SER
mons to the people here last Sabbath,
the house being well filed on both &C.
casions.
During the past few days Old Prob
abilities has handed out to US the most
beautiful weather, and people begin to
think we are yet to be favored with a
few months Of genuine Indian Summer.
While away from the Office the first OF
the week, we were visited by the perse-
pering Editor of the Echo. We regret
we were not present 20 extend hospitai-
ties to him he is ever so ready to extend
to us.
The melancholy days have come when
candidates for small offices are seen TAX
ing the legal voter aside for private
chat, which usally lnsts about ten MN
utes, after which the asplrant spends two
bits" and is seen looking around for
another victim.
We understand that Mr. Bonnel's lee.
ture in Seattle on Facts and Fancies"
is looked upon by his friends as an ex.
cellent statement Of tie christian side Of
the question of the authenticity OF the
Bible. We have published criticism
on this lecture from F. II. NJ, and would
like to publish the originalso our readers
could see what +. II. NJ, criticised.
The steamer Fanng Lake we under.
) stand is tn go ON the ways at Seattle,
where she will undergo thorough
course of repairs, be remodeled, and re.
ceive some new machinery. She will be
off the route possibly a month or six
weeks, during which time the otter will
be employed to carry the mails between
this place and Seattle.
Work is progressing steadily at the
mill site Of Bennett g. Witter on Pill
Chuck, each of these gentlemen have
erected neat and comfortable dwelling
house and have moved their families
there; while tho work OF hauling, hew-
ing and framing timbers for the mill Is
being pushed forward In IN energetic
manner giving to the place lively and
business-like air.
The. man LaMox who disappeared 30
mysteriously, from the logging camp Of
j. & A. Ross some weeks ago, has been
heard from. He wns las seen at Port
Tow nsend where he pawned the revolver
stolen, and left per steamer for San
Francisco. It is now positively known
that he stole the $50, from the pockets
Of the men, which raises the vail OF sus-
picion which may have hung over the
heal of some innocent party. Whether
LaMox is insane or not, we will not pre-
sumo to say, but, we can recommend
him to the people of California as being
thief
The Nellie has been here twice this
week, she appears to be a great fayoritc
with the travelling public. And why
not9 Her time will compare with the
best boats on the Sound, her spark
catcher relieves the weary traveller Of II
continual shower OF SCOT and ashes, her
officers and men always ready and will
ing TO accommodate the public; course
which continuously pursued can result
only in success. She will make two reg
ular trips per week to this place, arriv'
ing Mondays and Thursdays, she will
remain over night each time, and depart
Tor Seattle rs near eight o'clock as pos
SoIe "n the following morning
During our visit at Seattle last week,
we called upon s. =. Andrews & Co., and
we md that they have been making
great Improvements in their store, as well