, 1881-07-29
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF PORT TOWNSEND.
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.


fruits.
The Phantom's opposition to the Vir.
ginia didn't last very long.
Mr.. Climger's auctiOn store is the place
to buy goods cheap.
THE Hastings estate has been probated.
See notice 10 creditors elsewhere.
For all kinds of fruits, choice cigars and
Tobaccoes. go to o. II. HOlcOm0e's.
NR. EiSenbeis. we learn, has bought
the willison-Dyer hotel property at Iron
dale.
THERE must be fire somewhere, Judging
from the amount of smoke in the atmOs-
phere.
REV. w. NJ. Stewart, of Semiahmoo.
called OIL us this week, on his way to Sc
attic.
THE steam tug Goliah is running again,
commanded by her old master, Captain
Libby.
HAIRY Taylor has shipped with Capt
Kinds, for cruise TO the Sandwich Isl
ands.
Mr.. VIM. Bishop, of Chimacum. offers
three span of work horses for sale, in to-
days ARGUS.
THE Annie Stewart gets wood and Wa
fer at Irondale while at this end OF her
route, every Trip.
THE schooner Teaser is taking load of
supplies from Seattle to the Quiniault H.
dian reservation.
THE steamer California has gone to SaL
Francisco for repairs. and the Los Ange-
les will take her place OH the Port Town
send-Alaska route.
ABOUT fifteen more men arrived oh the
Dakota this week, to work on the strand
ed bark David Hoadley.
THERE is no use to wear long hair now
when you can get your hair cut for % cts.
at Korter's barber shop.
UNION wharf repairs are progressing
nicely. The new piling is nearly COM
pleted at the end OF the wharf.
CAPT. w. II. Stevens, one OF the p. S.
pilots. has purchased the slOop Frances,
for use In the plotting business
CAPT. Tibbais and Mr. C. F. King each
have new piano, aud now that part OF
town is more musical than ever.
THE Dakota brought 100 passengers to
Puget Sound this week and 325 tons OF
freight. Travel is lively this season.
II you want good cigars, nice fruit, or
fresh candles, 90 to James Jones. head OF
Union wharf, opposite Central Hotel. =
Next Monday will close the time al
lowed by the county commissioners for
receiving bids for maintaining our county
poor.
MR.. C. C. Bartlett has fitted mp the
building formerly used By him for store,
and now keeps furniture, planes, organs,
&C., for sale in ie.
ROLLING mills are in prospect at Iron
dale In the near future, as the next ven
ture OF the company located there-at
least SO we learn.
Ma. WIN. Payne. or Dungeness. was in
town few days ago, having brought
boom OF logs to Port Discovery from his
camp at Crescent Bay.
Mr.. NJ. Gleason Is tending bar at the
Central Hotel. Mr.. Charles Pagdon. who
held that position for some time, is about
opening a saloon at Harrisburg, near
Irondale.
THE attention of our local readers is
called 10 inquiries In another column in
reference to potter's clay. Anything that
premises development Of our country
should be attended to.
MISS McCurdy. sister OF Mr.. Jas. Nc
Cardy, ot the San Juan Lime Kiln, and
CT MIS- A. +. Learned, formerly OF this
place, Is In town again AFTER two years
residence In San Francisco.
THE magnitude Of Sheriff MIller's char
coal business at IrOndale may be estima-
ted nom the fact that the value OF his de-
livery TO the Iron Company has recently
amounted to $1,000 per week and up
wards.
Mr. sayward's experience In litigation
would seem to be Improbable. By ret
erence 10 advertisement of sheriff's sale
elsewhere. it will be seen that GAO acres of
MS land Is TO be sold 10 satisfy Judgment
for attorneys tees.
REAL estate transactions are becoming
more frequent. Last week Mr.. Landes
sold house and lot out of tho Dennlson
property to Mr.. j. G. Ster,nlng for the
reasonable price of $400. Ar. A. II.
Tucker also sold the old franklin Hotel
property, TO Mr.. Todusen, We learn, for
$1,000.
TIE schooner Jennie Is about ready to
launch from Tobey's ways again. Since
her squeezing experience under Water
man & katz' wharf she has been refast-
ened and overhauled generally, being
made Stronger than ever before. Capt.
Daigardno will perhaps put her In tile pi-
lot business again.
WHILE out riding on horseback last
week, Capt. McAlmond met with pain
fai accident. The animal fell. precipitat-
Ing It's rider on the ground where his era.
mum came in somewhat violent contact
with unofhar aa.sh