, 1877-08-18


another week before going to the Falls.
MR. VInrLor is building new
house.
THE Base Ball epidemic is increasing
Several foolish attempts have been made
made to catch the ball in the mouth.
THE insulation of officers of Olive
Leaf Lodge of |. o. G. T. took place last
Saturday night.
A boom belonging to Blockman Bros
was started last night, but was hung up
short distance below town.
ynN bell for the church came last
Thursday and was temporarily hung to-
day.
TuE book case for Rev. Mr., Mccoy
made by Ny Geue u Son of this place, is
the finest piece OF cabinet work in the
county.
TME Yakima came in on Wednesday,
bringing Messrs. Talbot and Walker and
party who arc making the, tour OF the
lower Sound. She left the same day.
The Snohomish Base Ball Club ought
to be chnstened the Charitables; they
were mngnnnimo Is enough to allow the
Lowell Club to beat them two to one
The Yakima arrived on Friday with
freight Tor Packard Il Jackson and Il. c.
Ferguson. She left the same day ut four
o'clock.
WE have read the address Of Judge
Deadly, delivered last dth OF July ut
Reseburg, Oregon. Unlike most efforts
of the kind, it is un Grafton that honors
the mind that conceived it.
ROAD master Hilton is pushing wort
on the roads OF Suohomsh district.
We hope he will cover Pill Chuck bridge.
That has disgraced the county lopa
enough.
Mr.. Doty made successful drive
from his camp TO Pill Chuck loom last
week without loss. The ldg runners i'm
mediately started them for tie Point and
they reached there all right.
Mr.. j. Pike, who has resided here and
in the county for the last six years, re
moved with his family to New Tacoma
last Wednesday. Mr.. Pike is IL carpen
ter and builder, and nm excellent work
man, and we hope he will meet with
success in his new location.
Mrs w. II. Ward has been suffering
the past week from an attack,of Diphthc-
ria, aggravated by nervous proStration.
Mr.. Ross family are all convaIcscUnt.
Mr.. L, G. Ferguson's youngest child has
u slight attack of Diphtheria, but is i'm
proving. There are no dangerous casts
Of sickness OF any kind in town.
Mr.. 4. +. Marks, formerly county
treasurer Of this county, died in Victoria
b. q on the 7th inst. lie was II native OF
Maryland lie has been on the Pacific
coast since 1S4O. lie was machinst
by trade, and has been engineer ON ocean
steamers lie was formerly resident
Of Seattle. lie has been resident oil
this county many years and has many
friends and uCquantances in the county.
WE call attention to the skiff lately
built for us by DR.. J. S. Church Ot liz
Conner. Besides being well read ply
sician, the DR.. is most excellent muChan-
c, and proposes to devote portion OF
of his time to the building of boats Of
all kinds, either flat bottom or keel boats
Our new skiif is not only Il model OF
grace and beauty, light and easy to row,
but an excellent sea boat rs well. This
we thoroughly demonstrated ON our re-.
turn from La Conner to this place aweell
ago. The distance is over fifty miles.
and we made it in less than twenty. five
hours, including six hours stoppuge over
night ut Centreville This was done
without extra effort, rowing nearly all the
way, having no good wind except near
the mouth OF the SnoAomish river; and
bringing from Centrevillc Mrs. Oliver ON
a visit to SnnhOmish.