, 1881-06-24
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS
YE Presbyterlane Feasllvaule.


STILL the supply of Strawberries and
other small fruit pours in.
LADIES side-laced French kid shoes at
GROSS Bros.
OWING to the indisposition of our jour
this week, the paper is unavoidably be-
hind time.
DH. Hill is administrator of the estate
of the late Capt. McCrae, as will be seen
elsewhere
MIR. Geo. Barthrop, who has been ill
for week or two with rheumatism, is
around again.
THEnE will be no services next Sunday
in the M. f. Church. Rev. W. l. Cosper
is in Dungeness.
THE largest assortment and latest styles
ot Summer CIoaks and listers can be
found 1T GROSS bhOS.
REV. Jno. Reid will preach at Port
Discovery this evening, Oh the subject oi
Theory and Practice"
EYExtra quality of Drepdate, tDrat-a-
tay) $3.50 per yard at
GROSS Bros.
MIR Waterman WAS to have been mar
ried OIL Tuesday last, and is expected to
arrive home OH the 4th.
YES, to Mr.. Clinger's auction store?
Jesse. That's the best place to go, for he
sells good articles ut remarkably low fig
ures.
THE family of Mr.. II. l.. Blanchard
came down from Seattle last Sunday, on
the Dakota, and are staying at the Cen
tIal Hotel.
WoRK OH Union wharf has been COM
meneed. The loss of small boom OF
piles in towing them from Scow Bay de-
layed the work a week or two.
ON Sunday next the new Episcopal
Bishop, Rt Rev. John Adams Paddock,
will preach in st. Paul's church here, at
the usual hours, morning and evening.
EREoR.-In the programme OF the Port
Discovery celebration, inserted last week,
the prize offered for canoe race appeared
as $5, whereas it should have been $50.
AlEssRs. Gross Bros. are changing their
advertisement again this week. They
propose TO Sell their stock of goods out at
figures so low that none need go without
supplies.
Mr.. James Jones has had n new sign
painted for his fruit and variety store.
He knows the value of letting people
know where he does business and what he
has for sale.
Mr. and Mrs. Crouton express their
thanks TO the pnblic, through to days AR
GUS, for generously aiding them out of
straitened circumstances in consequence OF
the fire last week.
AT the San Francisco Store can be had
all wool cashmere 3S in. wide, at 75 cts
per yard.
MIR. Holcombe desires It remembered
that he has on hand fine assortment OF
small fruits and fresh vegetables; also
candies. cigars, &c. Don't fail to call
and sample his wares.
A NEW sidewalk has been laid in front
of the Bartlett store building since its re-
moval. What with new Misunderstanding
and whitewashing, the building will soon
have quite presentable appearance.
GRoss BRos. have received the largest
assortment Of Black Cashmere and Drep-
date that ever was in Port Townsend.
JUDGE Swan is fairly irrepressible in
the matter OF Indian cnriosities. He and
Maj. VanBokkelen have large figure OF
the regulation Thunder Bird ornament
Ing the skyward end OF pole in front of
their office.
The programme of the celebration at
olympia. neat and attractive, from the Of
ice OF the standard" of that place, in
dicates that there will be varied enioy-
ments on that occasion, enough to fill up
the whole day.
If you want good cigars, nice fruit,
fresh candies, go to James Jones, head OF
Union wharf, opposite Central Hotel.
Do you know, Mr.. Furlong laid an egg
in our sanctum yesterday, that measured
inches in circumference the long way,
and Ga the other? Fact. He explained
that one of his Plymouth Rock hens was
responsible for the production.
OUR San Juan county readers may be
Interested TO know who the administrator
Is In the estate OF The late John Brown of
"aidron Island. His personal property
VIII DO sold at auction, July 18th and 18th,
AZ the farm, by the administrator.
DProf. A. L. Francis, agent for lead
ing pianos and organs, will visit Port
townsend on or about June oath. First
class tuning and repairing done on short
notice. ANY orders left at the Central
Hotel Will receive prompt attention.
AocIDENr.-On Wednesday Mr.. An
drew Hume, of Clalam Co., arrived here
from logging camp on Hoods Canal.
where he had been at work, and where he
received a most painful injury some Gays
since by skid striking him in the face.
ne Is under the care OF DIR. Minor, and is
improving, but the swelling gave him the
"oig head" for once, sure.
Any one desirous OF PURCHASING
choice harness. double or single, will do
well IN iaaVa Orla.s ,,;.t n ~ -,