, 1881-12-23
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF PORT TOWNSEND.


MERRY Christmas!
PROF. Kerr has opened night school.
The ,nca l s have reached Port Dlscov-
cry.
JUDGE Swan took trip to seattle this
week.
FREsu supply OF toilet soaps at
LATIMER & Co.'S.
JUDGE Kuhn left on Tuesday for Port
land.
Hon. A. W. Bash and wife spent Tues
day in Victoria.
MR. R.J.B. Dyer, Of Ircndale, took n
trip TO Olympia last week.
The Odd Fellows Ball to take place on
the 18th will I've by Invitations.
DIR. Minor has been quite ind!sposed
part of this week with . severe cold.
Mr. A. U. Davis, OF Dungeness. brough
ND another canoe load OF pork this week.
Don't forget to try Latimer's Cough
Syrup.
MR. Ginger endeaVors to sell cheap
enough to make it All object 70 trade with
him.
THANXs-for that splendid Christmas
turkey. The donors will live in grateiu'
memsry.
BoRs.-In Port Townsend, on the l4th
inst, to the wife OF Mr.. McFerean, a
daughter.
The best Of working boots, at
at GROSS BROS.
The public seem to appreciate Water
man & Katz' per cent. sale, by the way
they are buying.
EVIDENTLY the present season Is not An
auspicious one in Port Townsend for liz
erary societies.
Buy your Christmas presents mighty
quick. The local dealers are disPosing of
them like hot cakes.
CAPT. Cornish. Of the schooner Letitia.
has sold his farm on Sequim prairie to .
Mr. Dick. tor 81, ,450.
Mr.. C. w. Philbrick, formerly owner
aud publisher Of the ARGUS, came down
from Seattle this week.
DIVERSIONS at 80 cents pair, at
GROSS BROS.
YESTERDAY, the 22d, enjoyed the dis.
tinction OF being FOretather's Day; It was
also the shortest day in the year.
The public school closed last Friday
for the holidays. Miss Bigeiow lett the
same day for her home in Olympia.
Nh. VIM. Harmed and wife were favor
ed with caller on the l4th. lt was
girl this time. and report says she has
come to stay.
THE Pilot Commissioners will hold a
farewell meeting oil the 3Oth inst, 10 re-
woke licenses and close up their business
They are legislated out OF office from Jan.
1st.
FoR good cigars. go 20 James Jones'
head Of Union Wharf, opposite Central
Hotel.
The Good Templars' Hail will be used
for the Odd Fellows Ball, both upper and
lower rooms having been secured. They
will be furnished in style, and the supper
win be served up stairs.
AS will be seen by reference to our ad-
vertising columns. the Puget Sound Iron
Co. has levied another assessment. We
look for operations on & large scale at
Irondale another season.
PRoF. Roberts, for the past four years
resident Of Port Townsend, has returned
70 Olympia to live, having secured q po-
slflOn r. clerk in the Office OF Maj. Hay
den, Collector OF Internal Revenue. Mr..
Roberts leaves many friends here.
The Virginia Is on duty again. AFTER q
thorough overhauiing aud some changes
in her upper works. She had become
such 4 inatter-ofcourse part of our local
travelling facilities that she WAS sadly
missed during her brief inactivity.
FoR the best quality of all kinds Of gro
eerles, and cheap, 60 10 James Jones, op-
posite Central Hotel
Mary had vaccine scab upon her snow
white arm; she warned her beau to this
effect, for fear he'd do it harm. But when
they came to part that night. she gave a
mighty grab, and whispered. Thug me
awful tight, and never mind the scab :"
Mr.. ClApp's new wharf ut Dungeness Is
to earn money after Jan. lst, oh all live
stock or merchandise going over it. Quite
right. Any one with the enterprise TO
build wharves for the convenience of the |
public ought to receive something tor the
use Of his property.
THE Custom House here has been pro- |
vided with pair Of handsome new scales. |
they are OF the Fairbank, Union make,
coubls beam with platform. brass scoop,
60 aud hauo m .~a..ts.- r.o... 4 n