, 1879-06-19
RRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.


EGGS are retailing at 1878 cts per doz.
BOAT rides are popular with our young
folks.
His honor, Judge Norris, was over at
Victoria last week.
SOME repairs are being made in the
wharf at the upper end of town,
BoRN.-In this city, on the 18th inst,
70 the wife of Mr.. Frank Myers, son.
JUDGE Briggs pickeda lot of ripe straw
berries in the early part OF the week at his
farm.
WE learn that Mr.. F. W. James. Of this
city, contemplates going to San Francisco
soon.
WHAT NEXT?-Mr. Holcomb has mice
for sale, and they are going like hot
cakes.
TIE Cosmopolitan Hotel building has
received some conspicuous and noteworthy
repairs.
Mn. Eiscnbeis Is laying the stone piers
for Il substantial boat house at llle back o
the Custom house building.
A NUMBER of typographical errors ap-
neared IN our is-ue OF last week ~.
suit of our attention to other duties.
TIE "P. O." base bail club. Of thi'
Mace, had some meat and handsome | lg-
es nrin,ed at the Argus job office this
week
TIE wife of Mr. Chas. p. Dyer. head
kceper of the Smith Island light. is III
town, and will soon 90 to California loI
hei health.
SKINNER Smal fruits are IN the market,
snd the average small boy enjoys the iul
.hare of collie TO which he Is by birth and
nature entitled,
TIE Auditors report. which we pub
lish this week, gives very comprehensive
and clear statement of Jefferson County
financial standing.
WE may a. we'll mention right herr
that we will be compelled to decline TIN
nomination for Mayor as well us that tol
Delegate to CongrcNs ...
THE NJ. T.. Society, OF this place, will
give a strawberry festival, in connection
with which there will be "A hIir Furthe'
notice will soon bc given.
DENTISTRY. Many Of the little boy
ahd girls around TOW" 'are getting new
false teeth ut Holcolnb's variety store
The teeth are made Of candy, tlOngh.
Mr.. G. G. Bartlett and wife. Of tlll'
place. are away in San Francisco; aIS'
Mrs. DR.. Spencer, of Fort Townsend. and
the wife and son OF Mayor EiSenbciS.
THE members of our bnse ball club ar
determined to attain glory in way thai
isP.Q. Giar). II the foregoing is read A.
intended, it will not impeach the veractS
of the parties referred to.
The ARGUS building iS still receiving
paint and whitewash, both internally and
externally, and other evidences OF inn
provement. lis new brick t:i foundation
in front Is especially attractive.
OUR item last week, about the letter
from brother of the late Dennis Hight.
should have stated that the letter was writ
ten to Nr. W. A. Inman, of the firm OF
Bradshaw & Inman, sf this city.
ON Monday morning last, as package
ofsulphuric acid was being changed from
the steamer Aida to the Isabel, the bottom
fell out and a serious fire would have re-
suited had not prompt action quenclled IT,
GEO. H. Gerrish, Esq. and wife. OF
Seauim, also d. McInness, jr., and Laura
McInness, Of same place, and Capt Frank
Tucker, head keeper of the DnngenesS
light house, were In town few days ago.
DIR. DEAN CLARKE will speak at Good
Templar's Hall, Sunday morning and
and evening, at the usual hours Of church
service. Subject, morning? "Answsr to
opponents" Evening: Hangman relis-
ion
MEssRs. Waterman & Katz received,
Der str. City of Chester, fine lot of dress
goods for ladies'. Portions of the goods
are direct from New York, and the WHOLE
lot is marked down at amazingly low
prices.
AMoNp the passengers on the Dispatch
Tuesday, we're Mrs. Mcdonnell, mother
of Mr.. r. Mcdonnell, OF this city, and
Mrs. E. N. Pitcher, OF DungencsS. The