, 1878-07-05
Local and News Items

sIDEwAlks are Oh lic ilCTc"sc'
WELL. did you have ''bully time" on
the Fourth
DID you buy one of those handsome PFC
,ures of Port Townsend?
How on earth did we ever manage, be-
fare this. to get along without daily
mail?
ON the evening of June 10Th the bark
John jaw started to sea in tow of the tug
Little Favorite.
Mr.. GAYS. of Dmgeness, reports the
destruction OF a portion OF the potato crop
in that vicinity by worms.
THE little steamer Old Settler, Capt.
Burr. OF Olympia. was IN Seattle few
days ago for inspection.
DIR. HILLS drug store and adjacent
property already boasts of "A happy recov-
erv from the sidewalk complaint.
OUR people will get very little time Tor
o,een. after this. on account OF the fire.
ourncy OF steamboat whistles.
WE are indebted to Purser Patten, of
the Dakota, and Agent Tibbals, tor men,
oranda of freight and passengers, also for
files of late papers.
OUR "vilage blacksmith's' hammer
has been heard early and late for some
days past. Cause-a rush of work, and
the anvil must ring.
WonK on the Gem saloon and Briggs q
Fields butcher shop, in the way OF paint
inc, whitewashing etc., has greatly inn
proved the appearance OF the building oc-
cupied by them.
Mr.. C. J. HUNTINGTON, arrived in town
on Monday. ant is now prepared to FUR
nish photographs to the needy. lie is
worthy OF the patronage Of all, as o'lr clti-
zens well know.
REpoGT. GT.-rhe following is the report
of our public school, as furnished by Miss
Chapman, for the term ending June 2S'
1878: No. of pupils enrolled. "a; no. cases
of tardiness, 80; no. days school in ses-
sion 80; per cent. Of attendance, "a.
DISCRETIONARY notice published
elsewhere it will lie seen that the co-part-
nershp heretofore existing between
Messrs. Hoxsie s. Fowler is dissolved, and
that Mr.. Hoxsie will conduct the business
alone hereafter.
THE schooner Letitia, Capt. NJ. b,
Clark. arrived Oh Saturday last, from Sea-
beck, with load Of u nber on board for
Messrs. Waterman & Katz, of this place.
She took the greater part OF her cargo
however, to San Juan.
The Klickitat Sun" has made Its APP
pearanre. Itappears to possesses consider
able vitality and will doubtless serve a
good purpose in drawing attention to that
favored district of country. 1t Is pub
lished by f. Campbell.
On Sunday last the bark Forest Queen
passed down the straits, towed by the tug
Mastick. She took part OF her load nom
Port Ludlow MILL and part from Cole
mans mill at Seattle. Capt. Burns Is
taking rest this trip, and the Queen Is
being taken down by the mate.
The two small steamers now in course
of construction at Bell Town, near Seat
tie, are rapidly approaching completion.
we are informed. One OF them Is for Capt
Smith, and will be used in the white river
trade. The other is for Capt. Cove, OF
Tacoma, and will take the place of the
Black Diamond.
VESSELS IN PoRT.--Mr. Ed. Brown. has
kindly furnished us with the following re-
port Of vessels in port on Saturday last:
At Milton, bk. Ravenna Padre bk. For
tina. bktne. Amelia. At Seattle, ship
Western Shore, bk. Harvest Home, ship
War Hawk, schr Reporter and brig Sea
Waif.
DAKorA.-List of passengers by Dako-
"a for San Francisco: Mrs w A jennings
MP Maddox and wife. l. Pierson, Mrs
w N Horton, G b Reynolds, s. M.
Preston and wife. Mrs Westdall and 2
children, Mrs o Jacobs, E c Mcrazzart, q
Perry wife and children, Miss Mary
Shaier, Mrs d Sullivan, Chas White. Miss
Mary Sullivan, B Robertson, Mrs Thurs
ton and child. The following is the mem
orando ofcargo: 1850 pkgs. bbls and bbl
slaves, bbo pcs wood-pipe. 94S bd!s
hoops, 1886 TT lumber, 3534 cords wood .
hhds ale, 8 cases mdse, | bag Express, "a
dry hides, bag coin Is bales pelts, q tins
t'lIow, 80 pkgs dried fish, "a bbls fish, o
bales calEskins, safe, l3 bales fish, 63
beer kegs.