, 1879-06-05
pRJEF LOCAL ITEMS.

OIL.
Iris about time those weddings were
startling us.
Mr.. Stockand is going ahead with the
lagoon drain.
Mr.. G. F. Clapp, Of Dungeness, paid
this place a flying visit on Tuesday.
Mr.. G.. NJ. Haller is away attending a
session of the District conrt at La Conner.
THE telegraph office has been repaired
internally with new wall paper, paint,
etc.
REV. s, A. Starr, Of the NJ. f. Church,
preached in Dugeness twice on Sunday
last.
A LARGE number Of piles have been
driven under Union wharf during the past
week.
CAPT. Thos. Butler returned to Port
Townsend. by the North Pacific, on Mon-
day last
Mr.. B. S. Miller. Of this place. has just
bought fine young horse, from the farm
Off. II. McAlmoud, OF Dungeness.
THE schooner Mary Parker. Capt. J.
P. Adams, arrived this week and dis
charged cargo Of stone from the Chucha-
nut quarry.
OUR townsmen, Dr. N. ID. IIill and J.
A Kuhn, went up to Olympia this week
10 attend the annual session of the Grand
Lodge of Masons.
WE learn that Mr.. r. +. Ryan, of Chin
acim, has had the misfortune to cut hi.
loot severely. He is now in the hospital
at this place, under the care of DR.. Minor.
FRESH, ripe cherries, from California,
have been in the market ut Mr.. Holcomb's
variety store, since the arrival OF the Da-
kota on Tuesday. They are nice. Go
and get you some.
SHOULD old Sol not disappont wait
Ing pOpuIace, the time tor Strawberries
and Ice cream will soon be here. Mr..
HoleOmb can furnish the ic,,--wlio'l find
the strawberries and cream ?
The Good renhplar Grand Lodge, for
Washington Il b. c., will convene their
tenth annual session in this city OH Tues.
day next. A number Of visitors and dele
gates will be In attendance.
Mr.. o. p. Remick, Assistant Engineer
Oh the "WO.cott." has received his orders,
we learn. of transfer to an eastern station.
Mr.. Reniick's Is another Of those jolly.
familiar faces that will be sadly missed
among us.
AFTER long and careful observation, and
information obtained at great expense,
as the newspapers say, we are enab ed at
last to proclaim to delighted world that
Port Townsend girls do not play leap
frog--at least, hardly ever.
Ice, Ice Mr.. Holcomb desires to an
nounce that he is agent for l.. Reinig, Sc.
attic, and that lie will be able to furnish
Ice In quantities to suit. Those who wish
large quantity should order day ahead,
so as to have 1t brought down by steamer.
Mr., Abe Reiss, of this place, Is leaving
for his native home in Germany, says he
doesn't expect to RETURN" etc. We are
sorry to lose so estiMabe citizen from
our midst. He will carry with him the
best wishes OF large circle Of warm
friends.
WE call especial attention this week. to
the complete list OF vessels registered in
the Puget Sound District, which will be
found on our title page. 1t is taken from
the official record, and Is strictly correct
MIL owners, and persons interested In
shipping. would DO well to preserve this
list for future reference.
10 The CHILDREN. s. A. Starr
Will preach sermon In the NJ. Il. Church
next Sabbath morning. at eleven o'clock,
70 which all the children of Port Town
send and vicinity are specially invited. If
your parents do not attend other churches
orIng them along. All are cordially invi-
ted, but the sermon is for the children.
CAPT. Jas. NJ. Seldcn, for the past few
years commander OF the U. S. revenue cut
Ter WolcOtt, will leave to-day tor New
York. His family will remain on the
Sound some time yet before going east.
capt Selden will leave void In our
midst that will not soon be fully occupied.
Ills many friends wish him abundant sue
cess and happiness wherever fortune leads
dim.
1T now seems quite likely there will be
trouble over local question to which We
called public attention some time ago, viz:
Ihe iaet that our street commissioner has
seen ut, in the discharge of his official
e.