, 1881-11-25

MISS EI' L. Sihltil. formerly of Fort
Angeles. and daughter of the late George
ii. smith, OF southern California. No
cards. The ceremony was performed BY
ReY. JnO- Reid. of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church. Mrs. Jackman is a Sis,er of the
bride. also of Mr.. StOrk ; former wife who
died in Olympia about two years ago.
The groom WAS formerly one Of Port
fownSend'S business men; he also carried
on a mercantile establishment in Port
Angeles for several years and WAS there
while the lamcnted Victor Smith. brother
of his wife. was Collector of Customs.
the Custom House being then at that
point. He has for several years had his
home AT Olympia. where he is III the gro
crry business. He seems to he in good
state of preservation still. looking Just rs
young as Of yore. We wish him and hls
vile many years OF happiness.
COMPLAINT has been made that the 0.
X. y y. Co.'S boats running on the Sound
are supplied aS far as possible with pro-
visions from Portland, Instead OF trading
with the local dealers or the farmers on
Puget Sound. Presumably this is done
10 favor Portland 1T the expense of the
Sound, or to help out some StoCkholder in
the company, who wants fat contract.
Ii places the Sound in the position OF im-
porting from Oregon, while her own sur
plus must he sent abroad. The company
i making its money With these boats on
the Sound, ana every principle of Justice
demands that, current disbursements be
made among u, especially as the net
profits go 10 enrich neighboring state
This company is liable TO wake up one OF
these fine mornings and find an opposi-
ton line operated with home capital and
reveling in popular favor because of pop
ular Indignation over the unjust discrini-
nation whereof We speak
WE are sorry 10 have 10 ask the indu-
gence of our readers this week. over the
tardy appearance of the paper It was
through no lault OF ours. however, that
the delay occurred. A small casting for
our printing press was sent to a Seattle
foundry To be duplicated, a week before it
was wanted, yet for some unaccountable
reason the work was not done till about
three times its value had been spent in
telegraphiEg for II, and after we had
exhausted an ordinarily large stock OF
patience waiting, Our wear and tear OF
conscience in wishing pleasant fItrs fer
the foundryncn who advertise prompt
attention 10 orders from abroad" and
tlf9 put customers To so much trouble, is
partially compensated by knowledge OF
the nature Of that gained by river pilots
when they find where snags are so as to
avoid them afterwards. If we ever have
to send similar job to the same place
we'll try and forward il the summer be-
fore it is wanted.
Mr.. James now handsome building
looks but little like the old. dilapidated
court house il was few weeks ago. The
old root has been relieved from its long
watch oil deck" and bran new one in
It's p ace now bids defiance 10 the storms.
A new floor has been put in the lower
story which has also been lined with lum-
Der nicely plan,d. The internal arrange
ment has been changed down stairs by a
partition aud II new stairway instead of
the old clumsy steps that used to run up
outSiGe of the building. An entirely new
front has been put on the building, the
lower part being glass, making a nice.
light room suitable for almost any kind of
business. Altogether, the change is one of
great Improvement. The building is now
much more valuable than when it was
new; it is for rent we learn, and will un-
doubtedly be occupied ere long.
ON Tuesday The editor hereof took r
flying trip TO Dungeness. and that even
ing organized Northwest" Lodge OF the
Ancient Order Of United Workmen. The
round trip was made in "a hours. This
matter had been unavoidably delayed for
over a week. by bad weather and the un-
avoidable detention OF the Dispatch. An
other meeting of the new lodge will be
held n week from tomorrow evening. at
which time more new members will he
initiated. and the new organization will
be started off in good working order.
OUR city fathers find il matter Of con-
graduation that Port Townsend is out OF
debt and has several hundred dollars in
its treasury. This speaks well tor the
management OF our financial affairs dur
ing the past two years. within which time
a debt of nearly a thousand dollars has
been wiped cut. The tendency in munic-
ipai governments is to rim in debt, hence
an execution Ike this Is notable. and our