, 1879-11-27
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
oFrclaL 80 oF poRr roNssE.p.
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.

tfhlhhlE lr1i. Roberts dance tli,
evening
W. agk7o~'r.ig- ca from Eirk wan
E-l.. Of its SeaiIls ''Pos,. ~ this vcrk.
'.ruoyGu wiut. aul ~hv-, bar me
from thrr" sul N3rsah'. steaks ia dreams
-fr.
rupsE WIN want 70 gri holiday card.
priutrl Ought % hurry Up. The prize oi
printers .o,aA M going ~ IN Frisco.
rHE srason ha, alrrady arrived when
new almsnacs remind rs that old Father
Tlnie Is about 10 make anstRsr iuulng.
CART. Evan Miles. 2ls, infan,rv. ami
formerly of Fort Towuscnd. I, now ia
Belleioute, Pa, visiting his fathers house
rmE hess IN this aud adjoining co,mtie,
are on a srrike-at least that i supposed
To- b. the case, a. eggs are finding brisk
sahes At 30 cents peEdozen.
RFv. T.. Davis. OF this place. desires to
announce that he will conduct Thanks
giving service in the Episcopal church, at
IL m. The public is cordially invited.
THE members of ''Rescue Engine Com.
pany" will understand. by reference to
our first page, that n little special legisla-
ton has been consummated in favor OF
fire companies.
SEVERAL passengers came ur on the
Dispatch, Tuesday, among them being
Capt. Stratlon, OF the Port Angeles light
house, and MeSsrs. G. f. Clapp and Jehn
Williamson OF Dungeness. ..s.l
THE Methodist and Presbyterian
Churches will hold union thanksgiving
services today at IL, A. NJ. in the Method
list church. Rev. w. |. Cosper will preach
the sermon. All are cordially Invited
Mr.. Richard Delanty, OF Pyscht. W.T..
was in town a few days ago. This gen.
tleman is protltably engaged in the lun-
bcring business, although he has to tow
logs about 20 miles along the straits of
Juan DeFuca.
THE P. C. Advocate. of Portland, is
in error regarding the NJ. +. church in
Port Townsend being about to he provil-
ed with \ new bell. 1t isa new parson-
are that is being provided. The bella
good one--has ''swung TO and fro these
many years. th
LET it be remembered that the ladies' of
the Presbyterian church are preparing for
royal entertainment next Wednesday
evening, Dec. 81, at the Good Templars
Hall. The admission fce--50 centS-will
be very reasonable, and the New England
supper will be free to all who pay the ad
mission fee.
WHAT the country yearns for noI is a
racy, refreshing recital of the sawdust
stampers' so-called series Of successes, by
the Portland pen picture painters who
print peculiar papers. II they could only
give us little something of this kind
JUST FOR A CIIANGE--there's no telling
what grateful public might do Tor them.
THE saloon on Union wharf is closed,
and the building is advertised tor rent.
This makes five saloons and one wholesale
liquor establishment closed in Port Town
send during the last thirty months, and
leaves but seven Iiow.opep IN the city, two
of which sell beer only and two are kept
in connection with hotels. q
THE South American war brings prices
up but Morgan sells good beefat low fig
ures tor all that.
THE Pacific Maifstm. City OF Chester
arrived on Monday from Frisco. having
on board 81 passengers; 2 pkgs treaSure---7
$5O,0OO and 2G5S pkgs mdse-30Q tons.
Mdse for Port Townsend 26 tons; for Sc
attle Y; ior Tacoma % tons; for Olym-
pia Is; treasure for Port Townsend,
$4,000. '.a =. ," ''.'ll .'.all... N
THE Oregon papers are congratn'ating
Capt. Chas. Thorn, Of the steamer Caliior-
mia, upon the fact that he has fallen heir
to a large sum Of money. This suggests
mention Of the report that Messrs. W4H.
H., and A. +. Learned, brothers, the ior-
mer, postmaster In this city, and the latter
OF san Francisco, are also likely TO re-
ceive a handsome bequest; also that Maj.
Van Bokkelen, Of this place, has similar
prospects. We congratulate these gen
tlemen upon their prospective good for
tune.
Tue ". p. r. X. Co. will open abraarh
land Office at Colfx. Whitman countv.