, 1880-03-25
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.

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topic oi di,gussion Ihis week.
VIZ call attention 10 the advertisement,
OF Hosi,tler's Bittsrs, elsewhere.
REv. W. I. Casper, of the NJ. T..
Cburyh. OF this place, he'll divine service
az Fort Townsend last Sunday afternoon.
NAEshp AT Port Discovery, Marrh
10Th. by James A Smith, !. r., Mr. Ru-
fus Barrow TO Miss Belle Knox. all oi
Port Discovery.
Mr.. BrAcken has returned from wat.
com. bringing an uniavOrable report from
the boundary trail-owing to the great
depth OF snow over IL.
WE learn that the steamship, City Of
Chester. has been sold by the Oregon
Steamship Co. 20 the Oregon Railway
aud Navigation Co., Cor the sum Of $780,
900.
REV. I. J. weekes, wife and child, Ar
rlyed last Sunday night. about eleven,
from san Juan, on the sloop Qnicks'ep.
Mr.. W. left here on Tuesday Ior Coupe.
vile.
SEVERAL Of the prominent business
houses In town display fresh paint and
other evidences OF renovation about their
fronts-glving to Water street a neater
and more refreshing aspect.
OUR Presbyterian friends were much
disappointed on Sunday lust by the steam
cr Dispatch being behind her usual time
preventing the arrival of Rev. L. D..
Wcekes, of San Juan, that gentleman
having been announced To preach In the
Presbyterian church in this place.
MEssRs. Waterman & katz have been
appointed agents for the Hamburg Amer
lean Packet Co.. aud are now ready to sci
through passage tickets from here to any
part of Europe--either by rail overland
from San Francisco or by steamer. They
give drafts and money orders or letters oi
credit to all parts OF the world.
WE have received copy Of the laws OF
Washington Territory, enacted at the last
session of the Legislature. Secretary
.Jwings has our thanks for the same. Ty-
geographically, the document Is very hi
superior to the edition which Immediately
preceded it--on account partially, we pre-
sumo, of the authority delegated to Col
Owings to correct all errors in spelling
and in the construction of sentences. Tht
printing is neatly executed, and Mr.. Bag
ley public printer deserves much credit
therefor.
MIsFoRTUNE.-Mr. J. p. Ryan, who
lives botween the head of Discovery Bay
aud Qulcene, met with a painful and Sc
rlous accident last week. Whilst working
with saw, the index finger of his righ
hand was caught by the saw and was cut
entirely oil below the second joint. Mr..
K. came to this city, having walked 20
miles after the accident. Here he pro-
cured surgical treatment and returned
home the following day, where we hope
he will soon be abe to attend to his daily
labors.
OUR friend Harry Iibba!s and hi b)nny
bride lave been lonized in many ways hy
their numerous friends at this place, since
their return from Oregon (the former
home of the bride) as man and wife. In
addition to the martial and noisy honorS
that greeted them upon their arriva.
home, they have been treated to sere-
nades, receptions, calls, &C., too numer-
Gus to mention in detail. In their new
home Qor they have commenced house.
keeping like sensible young people) the,
will doubtless make many accessions 10
the small army of friends who unite III
giving them 4 liberal ''send off, in the
way OF good wishes. The favored ''besl
man" on the OCCASION of the wedding
would be the subject of prophecy OF
the Observation-Disclosures" plan, only
we are teo modest to broach the matter
lust yet.
The residents of the southern portion
of Lopez Island are again agitating the
question OF getting n post office estab-
lishcd at Mckay Harbor. little bay only
few miles aside from the usual course OF
the Disparch. About two years ago q
petition, literally signed by citizens Of the
section named, was sent to the P. NJ Gen
eral, asking for post Office there, but for
some reason or other it has never yet been
acted upon. We feel sure that II the pos
tal authorities at Washington understood
how great convenience post Office at
Mckay Harbor would be to some twenty
five or thirty settlers, and how little extra
,,omnenSation Would he ne,esSary To pna-