, 1877-05-05

SArCRDAl...........MAY ), 1877.
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Local items.
ID, f. Leighton is improving his lot 10y
the erection Of n small house thereon.
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LAST Sabbath we were visited by gen
tie April showers and beautiful rainbows.
TnE Coop TEMPLAR's lodge at this
place now numbers sixty five members
III good standing
The Ne''tc has made her usual trips
the past week, bringing freight and pas
ssnsers every time,
Our friend ]. d, Morgan has been I'M
'Icr the weather Tor the last few DAYS,
He is ConvHlescent.
THE superintendent OF the Atheneum
has an opportunity to exchange insects,
blrd's nests, &c. with eastern societies.,
will not all bring specimens,
WILL not some friends of the Athene-
nm who have not yet paid their subscrip
tlons, come down with few shingles
Fifty thousand will be needed.
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RuNAwAY.-A smart young man. cross.
ca the river last Sunday and didn't hitch
his buggy-the tide came in, it took
fright, andmn up river, Tabeau, tramp,
wet grass and adiectives
The Yahim0 came in early one morn
ing last week, and left again before half
the people were out of bed. Some who
contemplated going across the sound on
her have been lookiAg crcstfalen ever
since, Hiram you shouldn't do so some
more.
THE Coon TEMPLARs will have pub
Tic installation of officers, to be followed
10y II Grand Ball, at the Riverside Hall,
Friday evening, May 12th All Good
Tcmplars are requested to meet Sunday,
My 7th at 2 o'clock, +. NJ. at the lodge
room.
TnE Yakima, Capt, Olney, arrived last
Thursday. She brought full load of
freight for parties below, and Z. c. Fer 10
guson and Packard & jackson of this
place. The Yakima is the largest and
finest fitted up boat that runs here.
Cap:. oIncy is a great favorte here and
popular steamboat man.
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WM RoMNEs has bought the unfin-
ishcd wharf property, above the River.
side Hotel and Immediately adjoining il.
He will complete the wharf, so that II
portion Of it will be ont of water when
the river Is at its highest stage. He will
also erect large warehouse, for the stor-
age Of farm produce, general merchan-
disc, and loggers supplies,
Two families, besides several single
gentleman came last week direct from
Iowa. They will settle pcrmanty in
this county. The accounts from that
state are not very tlattering. Farm
hands can be had for $l5 per month.
Wages for other occupations in proper
tion, Gras'hoppcr eggs in some regions
number thousands to the square foot.
WILL the Portland Daily Bee and
Standard please accept our thanks for
the receipt of both papers. We do not
publish daily but we send in exchange
the best We have, Some ofour contem-
pomres are too nifty to scrd us even
their weeklies. We can get along with
ont them Publishers of daily Sound
papers viii also accept acknowledge
ments.
THE district school in this town never
was in so tlourishing'a condition, Pa
rents, don't take our word for it, but 90,
see and verify for yourselves, No one
can spend an afternoon among the child.
rem thercani come away without being
in full sympathy with the little folks and
their teacher. No parents do their duty
without frequent visits to the school
room,
THE BALL,-.THE sheet and pillow case