, 1879-08-07
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF PORT TOWNSEND.
BR1EEEoCAL ITEMS.

IN the Episcopal church here last Sunday.
ZEE TAI S Co., desire to announce that
they have just received q lot of opium.
SEATTLE should have fire limit In the
construction of houses so thinks the
''[ntelligencer.
ONE OF our late arrivals is Miss E. A.
Reese sister Of our young friend, Fred
Reese, oil this place.
REV. NJ. Eells and his family, Of Sko-
komish, have gone down to Dungeness,
on ruslicatng tour
Mr.. VIM. MrCurdy and family, OF
Neah Bay, has been spending lew days
in town among old friends.
Mr.. G. W. PhiIbrick, of this place. sold
his house and land on the hill. 4 few days
ngo. to Mr., j. T.. Fuge, OF Port Ludlow.
CLAN BAKE, No. 2, last saturday. was
a duplicate Of It's predecessor-so we
learned by parties who were In attend
ance.
Prof. Roberts has got the agency for the
smalests, ligbtest and cheapest Pianos in
the World. Better talk to him il YOU
want one.
The Puget Sound Pilot Commissioner.
at their recent meeting, held in this city,
granted license to Capt. K. II. Meal
nond as one of their pilots.
AMONG the passengers on the Alaska
for the sound were Rev. G. A. Hunting.
ton, Col. .. II. Larrabce and Luke Moore
former resident Of the Sound.
DO not fail to notice our new advertise
ment from the Wilson Sewing Machine
CO.. inserted this week. Mr.. Chas. G.
Bartlett is their agent at this place.
WE have on hand. and partly in type.
q lengthy communication relative TO the
future Of Port Townsend. We are sorry
to crowd it ont until next week, but 1t
will keep and prove interesting. ..
Rev, ). A. Starr was In Dumgeness last
Sunday. filing his last appointment there
for the current conference year. He will
be in Port Townsend but one Sabbath
more before departing for conference.
JUST received. at .Bartctt's .Jewelry
Store" n small assortment OF Chromos,
Pc ures, Picture flames, Picture
moudlngS. ETC.. which will b. sold cheap.
Call around and examine them.
DRowNED.--On Sunday morning about
2 O'Clock. the body 0t a man. whose name
we did not learn, was found rear the
Hudson Bay Co.'S dock. in Victoria. De
ceased was u passenger from San Franz
cisco on the Alaska.
Mn. Holcomb claims that he has ''can.
dies till you can't rest. " and il you will
but take look at the fine variety dis
played by him since the arrival Of tho last
Frisco steamer. we teel sure yor CANT
rest-till you've bought some.
DON'T fail to read Mr.. Tlhbals' adver.
tisement. Offering the building occupied
by Sterming's saloon. tor rent. Ii occn.
pies splendid business position, and
would do spch,litly for a hotel or mer.
camille business.
The English sloop Invincible, owned
and olicered by cinnamon, was. OIL the
Both of July. seized by Inspector lzett and
Lieut.. Burke, and boats crews OF the
Wolcott tor smuggling. The sloop had
wool and articles Of trade on board.
The Oregon NJ. E. annual conterenc,
will convene Ia Portland. OIL the 2Otl
inst, Bishop Haven presiding. III min
listers, delegates aud visiting friends from,
the Sound will be returned free by paying
fill fare going. Those thinking oil going
will make q note Of this.
The steamer Mary Taylor, Capr. N.
B. Clark. lett here OF Friday morning
last. towing the bark Montana to Nanai-
mo. and returning inside of As hours re-
manning over there eight hours. She
seems better adapted +, the towing bust
ness than amy other.
CAPT. Hooper, with the U. S. steamer
Wolcott, during cruise among tht
islands Of the San Juan group. came
across a baud OF British Indians who have
been smuggling and committing 1c2reda
tions upon settlers. Steps were taken to
arrest offenders and prevent repetition
of offences