, 1880-12-31
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
RRTEF LOCAL ITEMS.
HAPPY New Year.

place on Monday.
THE Virginia has recently been repaint-
cd and otherwise improved.
PAY your bills, now, and commence the
new year with clear conscience
Ssow fell this week TO the depth 1
about three inches, but it soon melted
again.
THE Odd Fellows are making every
nrenaraton for successful ball tonight.
They never fail.
TIE county commissioners held their
asst meeting on Monday, examining the
bonds of county officers elect.
Two fine, large horses were brought to
town this week. one for Mr.. Eisenbeis,
the other for Mr.. 4. NJ. Hammond.
THE stockholders of the p. 5. Tele-
graph Co. will hold their regular annual
meeting in this city next Monday. See
notice elsewhere.
MARRIED In this city, on Christmas
day, by Rev. L. Davis, OF the Episcopal
Church, Mr.. j. +. Fuge and Miss Harriet
Bennett, all OF Port Townsend.
Miss Kate Hill, of this place, arrived
home from San Francisco on the oath
inst, after spending several months in
that state. She returns greatly improved
in health, and warmly welcomed by her
many friends.
Mr.. d. f. Griti1ths, the popular and
efficient first officer Of the steamship Da-
kota. and for time her master, has
changed routes. steamers and employers
He has gone back TO the service of the Pa
ctic Mail Company, aud has been put OH
the Australian route as the chiet officer of
the steamship City Of New York.
MIR. o. G. Hastings, photographer OF
Victoria, came over last week and return
ed on Monday. He expects to remove
back here in q month or two to remain
and open business. After an absence OF
five years among Victorians, he will be
pleased to get amongst old friends again.
Having become an adept in his profession,
too, he will draw plenty Of custom.
AT the annual meeting of Port Town.
send Lodge no 6, A. f. & A. NJ, Past
master b. 5. Miller installed the following
officers for 1881: J. A. Kuhn w. NJ;
Isaac COrnick S. w.; j. J. Hunt j. W.;
Henry Landes Treasurer; ID. G. ii, RothS-
child Secretary; DR.. I. L. Minor NJ; B.
$. Miller s. D.; james G.. Swan j. ID I;
j. Alex Duncan S. S.; James McCan }.
s.; Chas. II. Jones Tyler.
WE have been invited TO prescribe a
sure remedy to secure unalloyed happi-
ness during the coming year. To our ver-
danJ mind there is nothing better than to
pay up your subscription to the ARGUS, If
You are in arrears, or, to subscribe for 1t,
ii you have not already done so. See?
Follow our advice, and il you meet with
any great misfortune through the year
you may try some other remedy next
time.
THE bktne., Tam O'Shanter arrived in
this port Oh Monday from San Francisco.
She had on board quite lot of goods for
'Our merchants, about as follows: Is tons
Tor Mr.. Eisenbeis; % tons for Waterman
Il Katz; - tons for n. ID. Hill & Son;
I ton for G. G. Bartlett 81 Co. We under
stand that this will likely be the last goods
coming 10 the Sound on sailing vessels, as
the merchants have contracted with the
Pacific Mail Co, to have all goods come
by steamer hereafter.
WE desire to call especial attention to
the advertisement OF ID. NJ. Ferry & Co.,
Detroit, Mich. which appe ars IN our col
'unns. They are one OF the largest and
most reliable firms engaged i'll the Seed
business in the United States, and their
Seeds have justly earned great popularity
ny always being fresh and just as repre-
scnted. Oar readers will do well TO avai |
themselves OF their offer TO send their
brautita Seed Annual free to all wishing
to purchase Seeds.
FATAL ACCIDENT Our item from
Port Discovery, in last issue, was from
hcarSay report. The facts are about rs
follows: On the 23d inst. Mr.. E. Burgess,
a hand logger and partner of Mr.. Iakins,
while saving off a loo Oh the hillside near
the shore Of Port Discovery Bay, was
caught by the cud Of the log and crushed
in terrible manner. Ills jaw and collar
bone were broken, several ribs crushed IN
n frighttul manner the base of the skull
fractured and the left arm broken and
mangled feariulIy. DIR. Minor, Of this
place, was summoned in hot haste and
rendered all the assistance pesSiolc, am
Al. - III