The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-01-11
Sunday, January IL. 1850
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

IONA@ rAHACNApHS.
The postof6ce Bridgeport. IN Pscsc
County. las been discontinued.
The Thermometer marked the tem-
pera:ure below freezing last night.
A large barn and the large shed On
the wharf At Bl.kely fell yesterday.
DR. Simm,, the Psychologist, is deliv.
ering second course Of lectures 10 Port
land.
Fifteen young men ara waiting at
Salem for legal examination and al.
mission to the bar.
A schooner. under fall sail, b. fore q
fresh breeze. passed up yesterday. on
her way to Tacoma.
Revival meetings at the Il. f.
Church to be continued through this
week. All are welcome.
Two or three sheds in Tacoma were
fsttened out by the weight Of snow Oh
their roofs few days ago.
d ? Thompson, present Mayor Of
Portland, is an svowed candidate for
Congress among Oregon Republicans.
Seventy six inches of sn Nv is what
one individual, who claims TO have
measured. says has fallen during the
past five days.
The Willamette river mooats have
tad succcssionof accidents on account
Of recent gales upon the turbulent wa.
tiers Of that creek.
Mr.. Montgomery is cut With a new
I'D. this morning. Cigar smokers and
sellers should peluse it aud govern
themselves accordingly.
Religious services Ut the NJ f.
Church today Preaching ut IL AN.
" Rev u l. Spaulding and in the
evening by the pastor.
A number OF did California miners
are at Halstead's hotel in New Ia
coma, awaiting for Spring. when they
will start for Ruby Creek.
Ezra and John Meeker. j. W. Nc
Carly and J. W. Ackerson. ti!iers OF
Puyallup soil. have sugar beet cultiva-
ton in view for D crop in 1880.
II the clouds clear n we will have
fair display Of the suns eclipse this
afternoon. Look out for it. over the
Milton shore. between hslf-pXst two
and suudowr..
We are requested to state that the
district schools Of Seattle will remain
closed til! further notice. owing to the
difficulty Of reaching the various school
houses through tho snow
Several sleighs. with plrties Of mer-
~ lndi-s and gentlemen, were dashing
over nnr snnw-covered streets ycster
day. With little more packing. and
little more freezing. the sieighing will
,'e excellent.
In some families. where there are
small children. milk j. very valuable At
this time. The supply is shor. and the
delivery has petered out. and people
who want it bad have to beg and rnstle
for it lively
Another inch of snow fell yesterday
afternoon. or just about enough to make
good tho loss by thaw. wearing cnt. 80.
since the last fall before. Every APP
pcarance indicates that tho snow now
covering the ground will not entirely
disappear until some time ia February.
Capt d Miller. n well.kpown bust
ness man Of Oregon City. has failed aud
bis property has been taken possession
81 BY creditors to my their demands.
The transfer Of the steamer A A Nc.
Gully to z J Hatch. mentioned by US
last week, 10 to DO contested. Capt
Miller is quite i'll Mt bis residence ia
Oregon City.
Messrs Spraguc. r. Greene. o. P.
Hubert George Guison. and some
other entsrpri-ioH men living in Bell.
town have made good road through
the snow from tho barrel factory to
connect with the beaten track ny Frcnt
street. This will be fsvorite route
for sleigh riding during next week.
unless the snow disappears.
The first snow SHOES seen in Seattle
came from Salmon Bay. yesterday. on
the feet OF man who knew how TO use
them - they were intended to oe used.
he shot along over the soft snow about
twice % fast % a msu would walk. and
hs did it SO easily and handsomely as
to make him the envy OF oil the slow.
iaboring sidewalk plodders 20 swiftly
passed by him.
The large stable belonging to Mrs
Plummer. now used for cooper shop.
came near falling to the ground yester.
day. When 1t was noticed that the
building WAS giving way. q force of
men were set to work removing the
snow, and the structure Ni,l stands.
although oil but four Of the rafters
which support the root had given way
before the snow vas removed.
C0AsTiNe. half-doxen boys with