, 1879-11-20
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
OFFICIAL PAPER or PORT TOWNSEND.
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS,

THE excite nent over recent legislation |.
gradually subsiding.
MRS. B. +. Dennison arrived at this
place OH the Dakota, last week.
MIR. Landes and family are 10 move
into the McCurdy house, next week.
DON'T forget the Presbyterian enter
tainment on the Sd Of next month.
MIR. Holcomb says he is making oyster
stews again for everybody, ''and don t you
forget It,"
CHICKENS, turkeys and geese are max
Ing their appearance in town. Thanks
giving day is coming.
The gambling bill, introduced in the
Legislature, became a law-atter being
considerably modified by amendments.
The arrival ofthe Dakota has again
given our merchants employment. in stow
ing away the piles Of new goods brought
up for tlsem.
THE gratifying news comes to hand
that the lumber dealers of San Francisco
have met and raised the price OF lumber
"a per thousand.
CAPT. II. f. Morgan, who resides IN
the suburbs of Port Townsend, grew some
mammoth apples this year, one OF which
measured Is inches In circumference.
The bill to authorize the Puget Sound
Iron company to construct wharf at the
head Of Port Townsend Bay, passed the
legislature and became law.
The steamer Mary Taylor is under
charter to 20 around to the Columbia
river, in the light house service. Capt.
Keen will command her on tho trip
around.
NEXT week we will publish an inter-
esting and authentic wild-animal story,
the matter for which has been carefully
collected by the secretary of our private
historical society.
LIVE and let live" So says butcher
Morgan.
Mrs. Dodd and Miss DAILY, her sister.
united with the n. e. Church, last Sun-
day. This makes three accessions to
that society lately-the other one being
Mrs. F. Tucker, wife OF Capt. Tucker, OF
Dungeness.
TO those who may run away with the
idea that the Chinacum cheese factory
isn't doing much, we will simply say tha
Mr.. Bishop, its gentlemanly and stirring
proprietor, sent six tons OF cheese TO San
Francisco this week, aud 1900 B1. to
Portland.
MRS. Barnum, with her SON and
daughter--mother, brother aud sister, re-
spectivcIy Of Mrs, A. U. Davis, OF Dunge.
ness, and Of Mis-. J. Davis, Of Lopez, ar
rived by the Dakota. few days ago, from
Canada. Mrs. Barnum Is quite aged to
take such trip.
Mr.. Reed, Of Port Discovery, and others,
have been pushing work this week OH the
n. K. parsonage, Of this place, with a
full head OF steam. Rev. Mr.. Cosper is
prosecuting thls work with energy quite
worthy Of the hstteripg success with
which no Is meeting.
CAPT. Hoxsie desires to inform the pub
Tic that he has fine, Brown Leghorn
chickens. They are pronounced by COM
petent authority to be pure blood. Those
desiring to purchase eggs for Matching
from these fine fowls, will do well to re-
member that they can be accommodated
at the Captains chicken yard.
NIBBs says he's getting more compre-
hensive in personal appearance, since he
commenced eating those nice steaks
at Morgan's.
NEW ENGLAND SUPPER.-The ladies Of
the Presbyterian Church will give New
England supper In the Good Templars'
Hall, Oh Wednesday evening, Dec. 3D..
The admission fee will be fifty cents, and
will include supper. The proceeds will
go for the benefit Of the Presbyterian
Church. A pleasant social time is antici-
pated, and the invitation extends to all.
CAPT. Waite. OF the schooner Mist. was
unfortunate enough to loose portion Of
a load OF grain, last week. The schooner
grounded In Port Townsend Bay, and
very naturally careened ever on her side.
When the tide raised she filed before
righting up, thus materially damaging the
grain. 1t belonged to Mr.. G. F. Clapp.
OF Dungcness and was bought BY Mr.. F.
w. James, OF this place.
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