, 1879-07-17
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.


tisement.
CAPT. II. +. Morgan has been to Port
land within the past week.
SEVERAL communications have reached
lis too la,e lor this issue.
some of our citizens went out fishing
last week, but they caught more rain than
anything else.
MEssRs. Wyckoff and Drummond have
put MIR. Chas. Bartlett's house, on the hill,
in good repair.
Mr.. Waterman met with an accident
yesterday, by cutting his hand while hand
ling scythe.
THE ARGUS ticket tor municipal off,
GERS was elected by a large majority, not
Il man on it being beaten.
IT is very much ieare,! that the exces-
sive rains this summer will ruin the grain
crops On Puget Sound.
The small boys have caught the base
ball fever. and it will most likely have to
run its course with them.
COMPLAINT has been made that some of
our young "hoodlums" catch horses that
are running out loose, and ride them.
THEY have gone up the Sound and
there are fears that Our population will be
rcduced-by uniting two 10 that they are
one.
MARRIED.-At Seabeck. July IL, 1879.
by Rev. NJ. Eells, Mr.. James Hardon Of
CoIsecd bay, and Mrs. l.. j. Nelson, of
Seab, ok.
OUR tOwnsman, Mr.. A. r. Huffman,
has gone to Eastern Washington. We
understand that he will be in the employ
Of the n. y. X. r. Co.
Our young friend, Frank Bartlett. is
home again, attending to his customary
duties. His father Is improving. but will
not be home for some weeks yet.
CAPT. Grant, late mate OH board the
North Pacific, has taken Capt. Hilrs
place on the Aida, and 5. G. Lowe Is
purscr and mate OH the latter boat.
COLONEL EIaler is expected here In q
few days. A reception Is talked OF in hon
or OF this gentleman, and would certainly
be fitting expression Of the sentiments
Of his friends.
Work on the Point Wilson log signal
will commence in about week. Con-
tractor Holt arrived few days ago. Port
Townsend labor will be employed. which
Is one conimendable feature IN the matter.
The soldiers of Fort Townsend are
looming above the base ball horizon AS
stars OF the first magnitude; they viii be
attacked" again soon, however, by the
Port Townsend nine.
MAIRED.-In Trinity Church, Of Seat
tie. on Sunday evening, July 18th, by the
rector, Rev. G. ii. Watson, Mr.. James
Morgan and Mrs. Louisa Gum. Our
friend, Mr.. Morgan. has been for Il long
time employed as chief engineer of the
Dispatch. He is well and iavorably known
on the Sound.
+ DIsABLED.-The steamer Dispatch ar
rived at this port on Sunday afternoon.
her boiler leaking very badly. On Mon
day the steamer Addie tOwed the former
to Seattle, where she will he repaired.
The Favorite has taken the place of the
Dispatch, and will remain oil the route
until the latter Is again prepared for duty.
The steamer Mary Taylor will leave
this port every Monday morning at 10
after the arrival of the up-sound steamer
and proceed to Semiahmoo and way ports;
returning will arrive here OH Wednesday
evening. For freight or passage apply to
Capt. Clark, Oh board, or to Messrs. Wat
elnan II Katz, Of this place.
BASE BALL.-Between the Sort Town
send," and Active cubs. A match
game of base ball was playedat Chimacum
last Sunday, between the above named
clubs, IN which the soldiers were again
victorious. Score - 25 to IL. Umpire.
Lieut.. Backus. Fort Townsend. The vic
tors would like to hear from the Port
Gamble club.
TO MENTION, In detail. the entertain
ment given by the famous Hutchinson
family IN this city, on Friday evening
Inst, would be but 10 reiteratr the many
justly deserved enconiums bestowed upon