, 1880-11-26
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.

lntkcy Yesterday!
SHOOTING matches Tor turkeys are "all
the g" now.
MRs. Capt. Srntton, of Port Angeles
was in Town last week.
\ FEW turkeys have run tie tlmnksoiy
= ing gun ! t. and come ont alive.
ME. B,,hop. Of Chimac I'M, ler, ntly
shipped Il lot of his iir,t-cass cheese.
OIY abmt Il month mor. IN which to
p your taxes tie they b 6 me ,elin
.''tii.
Mr.. John Calhoun, OF Port Ludlow.
las zone wi h his father, Capt. Ca ON
fora trip TO the oLndwch Isllnds.
We have heard from II e Oldest inl a Ut
ant, and he says that rs the lLIl rains are
holding of ae we can expect an opel
winter.
GAIT. w. A. Innan, formerly of th
pace, was recently elected probate JUDI
OF Whitman Co., W. Z. We are glad TO
hear OF his success
THE ID s. acl, rived a'c from Neul
Ia tins week, getting here yesterday
forenoon. She brought large load oi
freight and st veral passengers.
THOSE indebted to Mr.. G. Il. Bill, r,
Gently of this place. will do we'll to lc.,,
the notice addrr to them through on
advertising co,un'ns this week,
RLv, l.. A. Banks, OF Vancouver, la
assumed the elitoIaI charge Of II 20 unn
in the Vancouver Independent" Gcvo-
ted 10 temperance and religion, and
making 1t interesting.
CAPT. r bbals, agent for the p. G. CO.
tmrs., a furnished llas TO lie hoi,le
on Tie stan at the Ceu,ril IIotr', when
ever the steamers are due from San Fran
cisco. also when they arc TO sail.
Nix. o. ii. lilo cDmb keeps constd
N hand choice cigaIs, clndle,, uo,
toys, stationery. Wc. He VIII soon }C,,
,lork of Christmas goods, when IL, ~.
lie ny expect ample information thouy
our columns.
MR Chas. F. King. Steve,ore. recent
returned from Port Discovery, wher, he
l. II led The bark Glimpse and did 9th
work IN his lihe. lie informs us that the
mill at that point will soon Shutdown
tor u week or SO.
A MISTAKE was made in the recent Sa,
of the Malinquest property in this couniy
W rreby new sale will have to tale
D ice. The time set for the sale j.: Sa t.
urday, Dec. 18th, at Z. NJ. as shown by
the corrected advertisement inserted eiss.
where.
To the credit of Port Townsend be /
8 ii that, yesterday was very generally
observed by our citizens. The business
houses were very generally closed, aud
services were held in the Episcopal church
in the morning, also in the Methodist
church In the evening.
Ex-Gov. Ferry and N. s. Porter, Esq,
Of Olympia, have formed law paltne"-
ship. The Governors we'll known abil ~
ilsures him succ '.s everywhere, and Mr..
Porter's ca eful, honest, stis ght forward
aud industrious course hitherto give him
qualities which are invaluable in any pro-
fessiOn.
VEsILy we need to 60 away from home
10 90. news The Historian" has an
item copied from the N. Y. "Worlj" q" 20
the effect that sixty-two soldiers at Fort
Townsend are legally married to squaws
from the neighborihg tribes Of Indians
The "World" would do well to inform it.
self reliably before publishing such l'bel
as this upon the brave soldiers at our
neighboring garrison.
THE public school Of this place closed on
Wednesday, to reopen after holidays.
A partial reason for the early closing OF
the school is the sickness OF some of the
pupils. Some little dissatisfaction is ex-
pressed among few Of the parents Nko
preferred to have the school continue;
however, 1t seems that OH the whole the
directors did wise thing In declaring for
few weeks vacation.
A PRIVATE letter from Capt. n. B.
Clark, formerly Of this place, but now OF
Goldendale, W. T., informs US that the
mortality In that section has recently been
very great on account OF diphtheria; also
that about twenty new houses have been
erected In that place during the past sum-
mer; that crops have been very short there
that immigration has been constantly
pouring into that section, &c. Capt. Clark
lo v,,nnsu. h.annh ctnea fhara for u