, 1881-09-16
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.

LOTS of strangers in town
FOREST fires are raging In many local
ties.
Miss Barnum, of Seattle, is spending n
few days in town.
Dir. L y. Power, OF Neah Bay, was i'll
town this week.
PILES are being driven for the exten-
sion ofUniOn wharf
The city treasurer rises 10 remark that
city taxes are now due.
MR. w. F. Belmont, of Oak Harbor,
called OH us this week.
Hon. Edwin Eells, of Skokomish, came
10 town OH Wednesday.
MAJ Candy and family came over from
Portland few days ago.
Mrs. Cosper, wife OF the pastor OF the
NJ +. Church, has been quite i'll.
TIE charcoal business at Irondale is
about TO be snapenIo'I fog tinna.
TIE old court house building will be
sold At auction tomorrow, at l, u. IN.
Don't forget to read the new advertise
ment of Messrs. Gross Bros. this week.
THE pilot schooner Champion arrived
from Cape Flattery on Tuesday morning
MASTER Fred. Wylde. of Victoria. has
been installed as an attache OF the ARGUS
Office.
For good cigars, go to James Jones,
head of Union Wharf, opposite Central
Hotel.
MIR. f. L. Candy called upon us this
week in the course of his trip over from
Portland.
\ NEW vessel will likely be OH the ways
at the shipyard of Messrs. Tobey and
Fnge soon.
GRoSs Bros. will have their store closed
from Friday, 23d inst, C, p. NJ, until
Monday, 26th, at Z, 4. IN,
Mr.. Thos. Drummond and wife, for
merely of this place, recently paid their
old home brici visit. They are living
i'll Victoria.
Dir. George ii. Jones, of Indiana, ar
rived here last week and assumed the
duties of the Custom House clerkship va
Gated by Mr. f. ii. Brown.
MARHIED.-1n this city, at the Central
Hotel, OH the 10th lust, by Rev. w. I.
COsper, Andrew johnson and Miss Mary
Ann Pinkham. all OF jefferson county.
TIE grand jury was promptly diScharg
ell last Tuesday morning. they having
found absolutely nothing to do-a fact
highly commendatory of public morals in
this and adjoining counties.
THE little difficulty Uncle Sam, is hav-
ing with his Apache "tfilcums" bids fair
to be repetition of the famous mo,loc
war. Mr. Ciingcr'S auction store. how
ever, continues all the same.
LAST Sunday there was no service in
the Methodist church, the pastor and con-
gregatiOn participating in union service
at the Presbyterian church. The OCCASION
was that of the funeral sermon OF Mrs.
Carleton.
An infant cEild OF Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Arnell died at the residence OF Mr.. Thos
Phillips, on Wednesday afternoon. from
the dread summer complaint that has
been raging. The bereaved parents have
the sympathy OF all.
Ma. Holcomb has closed his restaurant,
He still maintains fine assortment of
stationery, books, notions, etc., and has
just received fine lot Of fresh California
fruits, cigars, etc., and fresh Dungeness
butter.
Mr.. Walter T Bell, formerly of Ini-
nois, who was recently admitted to prae-
tice law, at Seattle, is now resident of
Port Townsend, having come to remain
In the office, and share the law practice,
OF Mr.. G. N. Haller. We extend to him
hearty welcome.
LIVELY times have been going on
among the stevedoreS and ship chandlery
merchants, upon the advent OF foreign
vessels. This week two OF our business
men made pilgrimage to Victoria to
''corral" the trade Of deep sea craft.
Capt. DeLion came out first best.
DlED.-In this city, on the 9th inst.
Mrs. NJ. j. Carleton, aged about Is wears
She passed away in the fil'ness of wears.
enjoying the comforting faith of the
Christian religion. She was the mother
OF Mrs. Thomas Phillips, of This plac..
and OF Mrs. A. w. Arnell, of Island
County. Their loss is her gain.
WE call the attention of the public to
the new advertisement of Messrs. Gross
Bros. They are now the regulators of
low prices. This firm is energetic. buys
IN very large lots, and the Mr.. Gross re-
suing in San Francisco Is known TO be
one oil the most careful and shrewd buyers
IN the markets. They certainly deserve
Ihe patronage of the public.
THE jubilee singers gave two of their
laughable entertainments in Good Tenn
lars Hall last week. Ii was remarkable
III Its natural, unaffected rendition or
ethiopian character. The voices of some
oil tile singers were tar above AVERAGE.
even among professionals. The mimi
table Johnny Cartar "a, i,;,,,