, 1879-07-24
RRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.

house.
THE regular season for toggy weather
has arrived.
Mr.. Stocband is doing substantial work
on the lagoon drain.
The schooner Champion arrived yester-
day from Neah Bay.
DON'T fail to read the advertisement in
serted by Mrs. Capt. Tucker.
THE warehouse on the whalf has been
moved, and new piles driven under it.
Mrs. Captain Sorman and Miss Nage
went to san Francisco on tile Dakota.
SMALL fruits are selling quite rapidly
in town since the warm weather began.
A VERY pleasant pic mic party went in
the Wolcott to Scow Bay. ON Saturday
last.
WE learn that II very pleasant dance
took place at Port Discovery Oh the 18th
inst.
TIE barkentinc Free ;'rlde, water
logged last winter, is undergoing repairs
at Port Blakcley.
a NEW root to the awning in front Of
Mr.. Barthrop's store Is among the latest
improvements in town.
OUR almond-eycd friends from the
"howery Kingdom are about starting u
new store in town.
A LETTER from Mr.. William +. Barker,
recently of DungeueSs, informs Us that he
Is back in his old home. at Lowell. Mass.
Mis-. Downie, OF DungcnrSs, has been
so unwell as to require medical aid. DR..
Gassaway went down there last week.
MAJ. +. w. Blake, Inspector OF Gus
toms, nc New Tacoma. came duvn the
Sound on Friday last and went across to
Victoria.
The Port Townsend Amateur Band"
has recently received several meriIcd COM
pliments for the proficiency already AT
tained by 1t.
AN exciting match game Of base ball
took place Il few days ago. between two
clubs made up Of the small buys IN town.
and resulted in u tie.
TIE small boys IN town will soon have
new kind of noise to take pattern by.
The steam fog whistle Mt Port wilson is
In nnn,yr. a construction
OUR county is not left without school
superintendent, as will be seen by the
credentials Of Mr.. d. W. Smith, pub
lsheIl in another column.
REV. JaS. Agncw, OF this place. has
been up TO Olympia. occupying Rev.J. K.
Thompson Is pulpit during the absence of
the latter in Eastern Washington.
GAIT. j. II. Swift, of Island Co., was
in town last week, having recovered from
the pamlytic stroke from which he has
becn suffering for the past two months.
John POTTER, late private in Com
pany "D'. lst Reg't Maine. Heavy Artil-
cry, is ordered to report to DR.. L. i.
Minor, Examining Surgeon for Pensions.
The citizens Of Qullyhute valley are
hardly up to the standard plane Of civill-
zati0n yet. Their celebration OIL the 4th
did not include any drunkenness or fight
ing.
WE are indebted to Mr.. n. Gcrrish, Of
this place, for copy of the "liome Mis-
sonary,"a Il Presbyterian monthly issued
IN New York; also for other publications
Of interest.
Mr.. Thos. Phillips, real estate and in
snrance agent, has our thanks for copy
OF the Travellers Record" a neat month
ly published by the Travellers Insurance
Co., OF Hartford, Conn.
CAPT. Morris and Mr.. G. F. Clapp, OF
Dungeness, came up OIL the Favorite.
Tuesday. The steamer was several hours
late, having grounded while coming ont
ofDungeness harbor.
Mr.. j. F. Sheehan recently received n
stock OF new stoves and tinware. His ad-
Vertisement this week indicates that he Is
Still "hoIllns the fort" in his line, and no
trouble to show goods. Give him call.
MEssRs. Renton, Holmes Il Co., Of Port
Blakley, are TO have new steamer built
ut Seattle. Her dimensions will he ITO It.
Keel, % feet II. beam and it. depth OF
mold. She will have two l4-inch engines,
#. stroke.