, 1876-07-01
Glw 4lorthem Star.
SATURDAY, JULY /, 1876.
6Or.A7. ITEMS.

Mrs NJ. /. Sinchir's residence ON next
saturday evening; all are invited to
attend,
When presented with some very fine
roses by certain young lady our boys
coye expression TO the sentiment, that
,hr rose is the most beautiful of flowers,
and truly cmbIrmotcal of the fair donor,
Onitc n subscription was made last
Sunday toward building Union Pres
by,crim Church at this place, The Rev
l. r. Thompson is dcyoting II great deal
Of time and energy to the matter,
Now that Charlie Franks Photographic
Gallery is in town every body is going to
have their photographs taken during the
Centennial week. The last chance in 100
years for the Centennial photographs.
ARRIyEp.-Junc eth, Str. Y0Ljmo
with merchandise and lumber for Pack.
ard & Jackson
june Goth, Fdnny L0kc, with twenty
passengers, and freight for nearly every
firm doing business on the river.
THE REPUBLICAN PLMFoRM-Wc
publish IN this weeks issue the platform
Of the Republican party upon which
Hayes and Wheeler were nominated it
will well repay Il careful pcru:al, We
would particularly endorse the principles
found in section five seven and nine as
rejecting our sentiments fully, upon
those questions
PnorooRApuY.-Mr Chas. Frank ar
rived from Seattle per steamer Z,2iW,
last sunday evening, for the purpose of
remaining in town this week and next.
He has obtained suitable accommoda-
tons for doing Photographic work ON
the lots of j. A. {. Ccdcrgrcn; spcci-
mems Of his work can be seen Mt the Sno-
homish Exchange, or at bis place Of bust
ness.
Our thanks are due Mr.. NJ. J. Carkeck
Of Seattle for the beautiful execution of
monumental work ordered of him hy Us,
as well ms for his courtesy in sending Mr..
J, W. Irvine to tins place to personally
superintCnd the transportation and erect
ion of the sam0. We would add that
quite number of our citizens took adj
vantage Of Mr.. lrvines presence to order
fitting testimonials of departed relatives
and friends. These, when in place, with
tho work to lie done this summer in
identifying and clearing the ground
around the places of burial will soon
give us very neat cemetery.
County CoURT.--A special meeting Of
the County Commissioners Of Snohomish
County was held on Saturday June "a,
1876 for the purpose Of supplying the
vacancy in the Board of County Commis-
soncrs Of said County caused by the
resignation of W. H. Reeves and the re-
iusal of Salem Woods and Chas. Harri-
man to qualify upon their appointment
to said office. The only business trans
acted being the appointment OF f. G.
Ferguson to fill said vacancy, who imme-
diatey there after qualified as required
by law. w. II. WARD, Audit0r
BY ELDRIDGE MORSE, Deputy
SNoHoMIsH PUBLIC SCuooL.-Yester-
day atternoon,s the children of our pub
lie school inlthis place, devoted to music
dand literary exercises. Miss Julia J.
Johns, the systematic and efficient teach
Gof this school has caused them to
spend one Friday afternoon of each month
this pleasant and profit table manner.
In ncompany with number of Others we
visited the school. The children were
very neatly dressed. The school.room
presented very clean and tidy appear
ehce and everything about the room de.
noted that affairs were there carried on
with military precision, willingly if not
loyously submitted to by tho scholars.
We very much doubt there being another
school in the Territory conducted in a
more systematic manner, where more
courtesy is manifested between the scho.
aF'' or more loving obedience shown to
Me desires of the teacher. The exercises
were excellent of their kind, Mr.. W. II.
ward and the Bell Sisters, of Seattle,
were among the visitors, and assisted in