, 1880-04-15
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF PORT TOWNSEND.
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.
CoP,oUs rains this week.

CoPioUs rains this week.
EGGS are selling Mt 25 cents per dozen.
REV. L. J. Weekes and wife will return
to their home on San Juan island this
week.
IT Is said that new wharf will soon be
extended out from the Cosmopolitan
Hotel.
MISS L. Daley was given very pleas
ant surprise party on Tuesday evening.
by her many young friends.
WE are gratifed to learn that the new
steam ferry hoat for use between this place
and the iron mines will soon arrive.
AT Levy's store the rush for cheap
goods continues, though a large lot re
mains OH hand there yet. Call early or
you may not get chance to invest.
The NJ. E. church building and parson-
age. OF this place, are being enclosed by
neat picket fcnce-thanks to the energy
and industry Of Rev. w. l. Cosper'
pastor.
TO MovE.-Mr. Tibbnls' fine corner
building opposite the Cosmopolitan hotel
Is being thoroughly renovated and fitted
up. IL will soon be occupied by MIR. U.
II. Holcomb's restaurant and variety
store.
A FALSE alarm OF fire was sounded OF
Tuesday evening and the fire company
WAS TUNED out all to no purpose Just De-
cause some one saw flash lantern at the
house of Mr.. Seidcl on the hill
WE received a pleasant call this week
n ON Mr.. Jas. McCurdy. proprietor OF the
San Juan lime kiln. MIR. McCuidy l.
prospecting finely in business, turning on
about 2,OOO barrels Of the finest lime ev'
cry Ronth.
Mr.. Stevens, the photographers. has de-
cided to remain in Port Townsend during
the present month, He is giving excel
lent satisfaction. and those who fail t'
embrace this opportunity 10 get picture
may regret 1t aftcrward.
ALApY in town has adopted reruted
efficaciol,s method Of preventing hens from
sitting, by tying strip Of red fame TO
each of their tails. Her nclghborS think
she is higl,-toned because her poultry have
come out in flannel pettic0ats.
BY reference to the revised advertise
ment of tile =. VI. 5. =. Co.. In another
column, it will be seen that the steamship
CITY OF Chester will continue on her pres.
cnt route, and that Capt. LachIan will
succeed Capt. POleman in command.
TIE Immigrant aid society held meet
ing in Fowler's Hal on Tuesday evening,
mt which all the steps taken so tar IN TIN
matter Of publishing descriptive pamphle'
were approved. A lew bills were audited
ordered paid. &c. and n definite policy
regarding agencies and the 'ale Of tht
pamphlets was adopted.
TRUTHFUL t?) Frank. OF the "Press,
Is ont with an attempted 'lefencc ct his
conduct about the pamphlet printing,
mentioned heretofore in these columns;
says he went to the obi court house on the
night of the appointed meeting. etc. This
IL little the thinneSt excuse YET. Notices
ofthe meeting, designating Fowler'S Hall
were posted on all the bulletin boards IN
town aud in the post office for tI'l "a hours
and more before hand; and besides. hc was
TOLD OF it. And then. again. after the
meeting, lie said we would lose money on
the job ut 800, ard admitted that he didn't
want it, even at that price. lie now talks
about getting it done for $50, showing
that he wants to stick 10 his first fasehoOd
even though he has repeatedly contra
diCted himself.