, 1880-02-12
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.

onions Oh hand.
WE are indebted to Delegate Brcnts for
numerous iavors.
TIE Mail" says there IS scramble
for Whatcom county offices.
MIR Yep Soy cheap likee nlakce alice
same mclean man." Read his notice Of
warning.
OUR Alaska news of last week WAS
much sought after, and many extra copies
of the paper were sent abroad.
Courtship is draw game-marrragr
il tie. Mnrgan's meat is so attractive
that il charms tie pas'ers-by.
MIR. aud Mrs. Jones. OF Semiahmoo'
father and mother Of Mrs. Capt. Clark OF
this city, have removed 10 this place to re-
side.
Mr. s. L. Mastick, of the Port Disrov-
ery Mill Co., lett last week for San Fran
cisco. Mrs. Z. b. Ma5tick accompanied
him.
THE estate of Capt. Sna ley. dec. late
Of Dungcness, has been entered in prob 'le'
See nouee OF Administrator inserted el e.
where.
The schooner Letitia, Capt. Cornish,
came M last week from DungenesS, with
load OF grain for Mr.. Brown, OF Seq"Im
Prairie.
CAPT. willoughby aud Judge Swan,
both OF Ncah Bay, and Mr.. A. j. Martini
of Hoko. returned TO their homes Oh the
Dispatch Monday.
WE call especial attention to the adver-
tisement of A. S. Hallidie, IN another
column. Where barbed wire fences arr
profitable none better can be found.
WE call attention to the advertisement
Of u god pen lost. Tie finder OF such ali
uiticle will please hand the same into this
Office. When we will have the ownership
proved and pay reasonable charges.
TIE 'Intelligencer," of last week, con-
tains notice OF the wedding Of Mr.. Clms.
Agnew of Dungeness, to Miss Sarl'
Morse. of Port Angeles. "Who'd II
,hunk it." Charlie? Joy be wirh thee.
The Good Temp ar enter ainmeht OF
week before last was overlooked III oul
last issue. A critical gentleman who at
tended it said that where talent seemed i
possession in common it would harlIy b.
lust to particularize. The whole affair
was highly creditaDe and satisfactory t.
all concerned.
ANNUAL VISIT.-Major WIN. G. Nor
ris, special agent OF the Treasury Depart
ment, leaves this week for Portland. lie
goes to make his annual visit Of inspection
OF the ports of PorllInd. Astoria and
Coos Bay. The Majors untiring rigi'
lance in the performance of Official duties
proves him 70 be faithful and able repre-
sentative of the government.
QUARTERLY MEETING.--The second
NJ. Z. quarterly meeting for lS70-oO, OIL
the Port Townsend charge, was held las
Monday afternoon at the new parsonage,
The report of Rev. w. /. Cosper, pastor,
Oh erection OF parsonage building, showed
that it had cost about $7S0--incuding vol
unteer labor. OF this amount there Is still
about $3.50 not provided for. Rev. A. At
wood, presiding elder, preached Ill tile
church OIL Sunday evening.
THE Port Discovery stage has been run
Mug since our last issue, atfordng the us
ual convenience to the travelling public
DIR. N. ID. Hill, chairman of the board oI
County Commissioners informs us thai
lie had the deep hole, spoken OF by us III
last issue, examined by several dttieiel
persons anG that the water was but ten
inches deep in it, so that the board thought
it could be travelled over without extra
work.
THE ARGUS building Is quite beehive.
30 to speak. At present It tontains-0e-
sides the printing office OF this paper-tIIe
telegraph office and rooms OF Mr.. e.. NJ.
Haller, On the second floor reside Mis-
L. Daley, dressnaker, Prof A. Il. Huff
man, County School Superintendent, and
the family of Mr.. Llewellyn, telegraph
operator. On the third floor one room is
occupied by young man named Thomp-
son-an1 there are rooms to let.
A MRS. Crane, formerly of San Juan
Co.. is lying at the point of death at the
house of Mr.. J. G. Appleton, OF this city
Mr.. Annletnn had hired her to take care