, 1879-06-05
Local and News Items.
WILD strawberries are plentiful.

WILD StrawDeTries "ie P'ehtn"'
We learn that the people Of Dnngeness
will celebrate the Fourth Of July In tlne
style.
THE steamer Mary Taylor went around
TO Poit Discovery yesterday, To be
beached and cleaned.
ORR base ballists are early rissrs. They
have sent a challenge to tho soldiers ar
Fort Townsend for Il match game OH tho
Fourth.
The Annie Stewart, while Oh her down
trip yesterday was left BY tie tide at Port
Ludlow. anl failed to. reach this place at
the usual time.
DmD.-From Port Discovery comes the
sal news tliat the wife OF Mr.. w. II.
Price passed from earthly existence OIL
Monday morning last.
We acknowledge a call this week. from
Mr. I. Macleay. oi Olympia, who has
been to Port Discovery on business. Mr..
M. Is one OF Olympia's solid men.
WE learn that Dir. John Nichols. a
workman in Mr.. II. Delanty's logging
camp at Pyscht river. was severely injure'l
some days ago. by falling tree. Anoth-
Uman had his leg broken at the time.
rHE iiremen wish us to state they pro-
pose celebrating the Fourth Of July In
grand style, at this place. II will consis.
Of huge picnic and ball. Full parIicu-
lars soon.
Next week we will publish an addition
10 the list Of Puget Sound registered YES
'eh. 1t will bc n list Of the vessels BUILT
Oh Puget Sound. Neither would be conf
pete without the other.
The English man-of war, about which
sxpectatiOn was OH tip-toe here OIL Tuss-
DAY. did not arrive, as had been an
nounced. She received orders to start
Immediately for South America.
JUST THE THING. The reader will find
III Capt. Blacks lady" way 20 pass
pleasant evening on our bay, also a way
ografify the excursionist. Tie Captain
you will find obliging and his yacht Is IN
good trim.
BY the s. +. 'Chronicle" the sal news
eonies ofthe death Of Capt jas. w. Fos-
ler, Of the bark Don Nicholas. Brain
lever was the disease. Capt. Foster has
ls' an adventurous and busy life. He was
known to large circle OF friends OH Pu-
ee1 Sound, aud In other parts Of the
world
WI are compelled to leave out much OF
interest this week. One item IL descrlp-
I'VE "l the organization OF base ball club
n'uhImacum another Is very interest,"
"is i'tter from brother Of the late Den
As Hight OF This county. We are CORY
"oe thus forced TO curtail news, buc our
sols'lnns are crowded.
DELEdArEs ami members Of the Grand
Aodee' l. 0. g. IT,. .aby paying full iare
"'h'ng, will be returned tree on Capt.
sS'rs line Of boats, OH the str. Dispatch,
Wy olympia & Tenlno r. r., and tha
NOop Frances. Other passenger carriers
S@lo be heard from and, 1t Is presumed
Nu!Oe equally liberal.
fhE latest Item about the ''Intelligen-
VT editorial change Is to the effect that
~ ihos. PrOsch has purchased one-half
~'ers't In the concern, and that Mr.. s. l..
s@wlord, young man who has been an
sapisye In the office during the past two
tnrse years. has purchased the remain
" interest, and that tie paper Is now
"nu'rted by them. DuiIng the
Sns TWO years there has been o deal OF
hanging ownership, swapping interests
~. u shifting about In the managing force
H.. i we above paper. We wish The new
asl,' Ea.vprletors . successful carrtes wi b theis