, 1881-08-05
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.

MnS. James Smith. of Port Discovery,
has been visiting friends in this place.
THE pilot schooner Champion came
into port a few days ago, and LETT again on
Monday.
MESsES. Stratton and Norman Il.
Smith, of Port Angeles. were in town
this week.
Miss Lottie Harmon, of Seattle. was a
passenger TO San Francisco on the Dakota
this week.
GAIT. ". II. Stevens. of the pilot force.
brought the bark Glimpse TO Royal Roads
few days ago.
A fine black walnut. marble top bed
room set eastern manuiacture} tor sale 1T
Baitlett's furniture store.
SEE if you haven't lost valise full of
clothing. Mr. d. NJ Litrlefleld advertises
one in the ARGUS to-day.
THE captain of the Annie Stewart is n
son OF Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, the
eminent Brooklyn divine.
PRESIDENT Garfield doesn't ratronize
Mr.. Clinger's cheap store; but it is doubt
less because he lives 50 far away.
MIR. George Jones, young lawyer
from Indiana, is to succeed Air. L. IL.
Brown as Clerk in the Custom House.
TnE first installment OF the Mcpherson
colony il announced to start down TO
Whatcom county i'll abont thirty days.
lF you want good cigars, nice fruit, or
fresh candies, go TO James Jones. head OF
Union wharf, opposite Central Hotel.
THE county commissioners met here
last Monday. since which time they have
had their hands full of jefferson county
business.
JUDGE Swan advertises himself this
week as an attorney at law, proctor in
admiralty, Sc. The Judge viii pay par
t!cniar attention TO marine cases.
SOME little curiosity is manifest this
week in Port Townsend over the identity
of the bnsybody who wrote Of Custom
House affairs to the Olympia STANDARD. >
DURING the absence or the pastor at
conference, Rev. A. Lauba,h, of Port
Discovery, will fill the pulpit OF the NJ. E.
Church here regularly, morning and even
ing.
QUITE number of our citizens have
recently been Investing in pianos and or
gaus. Prot Roberts has very fife new
upright piano which we understand he
offers for sale 1T exceedingly reasonable
figures.
REV. a. Atwood. NJ. f. presiding ell
der. came down on "Wednesday and held
the fourth quarterly conference for the
conference year, Oh the Port Townsend
charge, at the church Oh Wednesday even
ing.
Hon. II. A. Webster and family will
soon start for Paso Robles Springs, CAL,
in hopes that the medicinal qualities of
the water there will have beneficial ef'
effect on his health which has been poor
for some time.
THE Dispatch arrived from Neah Bay
and way ports on Wednesday. Among
her passengers were: Mrs. F. Tucker, of
the Dungeness light house, Judge Swan,
ex-Inspector at Neah Bay, and Mr.. d. S.
Leyman, his successor.
THE letter Of inquiry in our last issue,
concerning fire-proot, pOtter's clay, has
induced Investigation, Judge Swan has
sent a specimen of clay found in abund-
ance on his land at Shoalwater Bay.
which he thinks is just the thing wanted.
DURING the last week those who have
had hay and grain crops out in the wealth
er after being Cit have been wishing for
great deal less rain, while those who had
empty cisterns to fill, or late growing
crops on dry land have rejoiced in the IA
Vors OF heaven.
THE "MirrOr OF Irelahd' show gave
one OF their excellent performances here
last Friday night. Their panorama views
were splendid. The acting was all Of the
light mtEth-provOklng kind. 1t was quite
pAEs2ble; but the singing was hardly first
eiass. On the whole, the entertainment
was voted SUCCESS. The hall was crowd
ed.
III has been suggested, and with strong
grounds OF probability, that any enter
Prising individual who would start a first
class boarding house at this place on the
hill could make Ii a paying venture. Be
sides accommodating professional men or
onscers with their wives, IL would bring
many here from abroad 10 spend the sum-
nier months among Us.
MEssIE, the murderer, now confined in
our jail, came near effectIng another es-
cape on Tuesday evening. lie hal sue
eseeed lea aling or saving the sliding bolt
la two that iastens his cell door aud was
oat of The eell when jaIler Stone dl>cov-
ercd Ahd recaptuEesl him. As the Sep
tsmber term OF court draws near the pleas
nre Of a Tceidenee Ia British Columbia
hfereasez la aitraetiyeness FOR him.
Tux schooner Jennie is again
ahoAi, clothed in her right mind"
80 TO speak. Capt. Dalgardno, who
Is In town, will doubtless ge: her
back to duty again soon.
FIRST PaEssYTEaIAa CHURCH.