, 1878-03-30
From the Daily Of Tuesday.

A HEAVY FIRM.-In November,
1877, the firm of Wusthoff & Wald
opened q stock Of house-building
hardware and mechanics tools in a
small building on Cherry street.
By close attention and a thorough
knowledge of the business these
gentlemen soon secured a patronage
that necessitated more commodious
quarters, and building 25x60 was
built on Front street for them. On
removing into this new building
ship chandlery, agricultural imple-
ments, iron. steel, and many other
articles were added to their stock,
making this the largest hardware
firm in Washington Territory. Re-
Gently Mr.. Wusthoif retired from
the firm, leaving Mr.. Wald to con-
duct the business. This gentleman
has added to the already large stock.
until his store and the warehouse in
the rear are both well filled. Mr..
Wald has had extensive experience
in the hardware trade in St. Louis
and other eastern cities, and this
with his fine business qualifications
fit him to take the lead in his line.
ANOTHER TRIAL.-Wa hear that
the ladies of DR.. Dillon's church
contemplate having another spelling
match shortly, under somewhat diff
ferent rules from what the first one
was conducted. We would suggest
that instead of selecting the words
from a standard school book they
be taken from Webster's unabridg-
ed dictionary. Under this arrange
ment students, professional men,
mechanics, ETC., will have an equal
chance to contest for the prize Of
fered; whereas, by selecting from a
text book. it gives students an un-
fair advantage over others-more-
over, many of the words given out.
are words not IN general use, foreign
words, etc., and consequently not
fair test of ability. BY choosing
words from the dictionary, we are
satisfied larger number of contest
ants could be induced to enter the
lists, and the affair would be much
more interesting.
FUNERAL of Mrs. HoRToN.--An
immense congregation of friends
and acquaintances assembled at the
residence of Dexter Horton this af-
ternoon to pay the last tribute of re-
spect to the memory of a worthy
Christian woman; so large was the
assemblage, in fact, that not more
than onequarter Of them were able
to obtain access to the house. The
Sunday school class taught by the
deceased lady in the Brown church
for the past three years, were pres
ent and sang several appropriate
hymns, and the song, "Only remem-
bered by what l have done, an
especial favorite with the deceased
lady-wa very sweetly rendered
by Miss Eta Whitworth. After
eulogistie addresses by Revs. Bag
ley and Whithworth and an earn
est prayer by Rev. J. F. Ellis, the
corpse was brought out and placed
in the hearse. and the mournful
procession sadly wended its way to
the cemetry.
USEFUL INVENTION. - We have
been shown recently very useful
and ingenious invention for mill
saws, patented by S. J. Randall and
James O'B-ien of the Port Ludlow
mill. 1t consists of an arc-shaped
tooth for saws, detachably secured
in corresponding recess in the
blade by means of a split spring hol-
der. grooved on three sides, seated
ia recess in the saw, and provided
with projection that fits into re-
cesses Of the adjacent edge of the
tooth, in connection with a pin in
the holder, for the purpose of NOV
ing the tooth when run, so as to
project at the same angle beyond
the edge of the saw-blade.