, 1877-11-17
TOWN AND COUNTRY.

InurSOay 'nlSHJ laSt w oAooo OIL
entrance into the wholesale liquor
house of S. Baxter & Co., on Front
street. At late hour in the night
a Young man sleeping in the store
was awakened by the noise of per-
sons attempting to force open one
of the lower doors. He arose at
once and went to the door. and
threatened to shoot the intruders if
they did not leave. when the robbers
incontinently fed. They returned
towards morning and again tried
the door, but did not get in. Mr..
Lake, the young man in question,
was unarmed, at the time the at
tempt was made, and therefore could
have made but slight resistance to
the predatory scoundrels. He keeps
a small cannon under his bed, and
is prepared to give his next visitors
a warm reception.
ODD FELLOWS HALL.-The build
ing on Front street, the upper por-
tion of which is being fitted up for oc-
cupation by Olive Branch Lodge,
No. 4, Seattle Lodge, No. Z, Unity
Encampmcnt, No. 2, I. o. o. F., is
nearly completed, The halls being
fitted up under the direction of com
mittees especially appointed for the
purpose, and nothing is omitted that
will add to the convenience of the
different rooms for the purposes for
which they are intended. The hall
will be furnished with carpet and
when ready for occupation will be
one of the finest society rooms on
the northern coast. A glass front
is being put in the lower portion Of
the building to day. The contract
for this building was awarded to
Mr.. D. L McCowen, though Messrs.
Starbird and Parker are associated
with him in the work.
STOLE A BoAT.-The Press says
that Ike Connick brought down to
Port Townsend, on the steamer Phan-
tom, from Gamble, four seamen be-
longing to the English bark Brier-
holm, of Maryport, England, load
ing at Port Gamble for Australia,
for desertion and stealing a boat be-
longing to the Puget Mill Company.
Their names we're Henry Higgins,
Richard Denton, Simon Ginemond
and n. T. Phillips. When arrested,
by the deputy sheriff. they were
Just on the point of making their
escape. They were sent here for
safe-keeping until the next term of
the District Court, at Seattle, which
convenes the fourth Monday in
January.
WILL REMAIN. - Tho family
of Judge Lewis will remain at
Port Townsend until some time
in January next. Mrs. Lewis is
undergoing a course OF medical
treatment for nervous affec-
ton of the face, which is the
principal cause of their stay at
that place. The Judge is at
present in this city, and leaves
for Snohomish City on Monday
to begin the November term of
the District Court, which con-
venes on Tuesday.
DEAD.-On Thursday intelli-
gence reached Portland that Jo-
seph Sutherland, we'll known
member of the sporting frater-
nifty, had died at the Slime
House, Walla Walla. Deceased
was well known in Oregon and
on the Sound. He was general
ly esteemed by all who knew
him.. for his generous nature and
gentlemanly demeanor. He had
none of the characteristics of
the rough about him.
To BE so1p.-@ understand
that the damage to the steamer
Constitution through her recent
disaster is so great as to make it
Improbable to fit her up again
as steamship, and her hull,
which is still staunch, will per-
haps be sold by the company to
some one who will make a sail
ing vessel OF her.
Ex-delegate Garfielde's ranch
on Chimacum creek was sold by
Sheriff Miller of Jefferson coun-
ty, on Tuesday last to R. Twigs,
for $3.50. Garfielde spends his
time playing faro at Washington
and has therefore abandoned the
farm. Human cheats" always
were more congenial to him than
the vegetable variety.
LECTURE To-NIGHT.--Prof. Cedar.
strom lectures this evening at Rein
ig's Hall, on Courtship and Mar
riage." This is a subject fraught
with inersst to all, and we have nc
doubt but that the Professor will dc
it ample Justice. Seats free.
The public schools will not close
until Dec. 21st, the teachers having
agreed to wait the next apportion
mont for the balances of their sala