, 1881-12-09
pUGET SOUND ARGUS.
8RIEF LOCAL ITEMS.

20 seattle on visit.
On the Srh inst. grand military ball
took p ace in Victoria.
MIR. Humphrey Hill has been visiting
with relatives AT thi- place
rus hest of working baotS. at
At GROSS BROS
NJ. r : Miller is now travelling agent
Of fbe Salem ,Osn.) Touring mills.
CAPT. and Mrs. wiiloughby, Of Neah
BAY. have been spending week or Two
in this place.
Nps Lotz.azclle. OF DungenesS, has
,-,n,hr her son John To this place for
medical treatment. he being afflicted with
rheumatism.
OvERsHoEs at 50 cents pair, at
GROSS Bros.
Mr.. Fields, the famous cheese maker.
of Chmacum valley, came to town few
davs ago with a load OF his production,
Tor shipment
LOOK ont, Boys, The city govern
ment is after YOU with its back up. EVIL
IDENTIFY the city fathers think trade or re-
torn school is needed.
THE Virginia was laid up temporarily.
for renairs, on Monday last. This little
steamer has done steady service, and was
in need of little Frightening up.
FOR the best quality of all kinds OF gro
caries. and cheap, go TO James Jones op-
posite Central Hotel.
IT is said that the Virginia will soon
commence making regular Friday trips
to Dungeness again soon, now that the
Irondale business is to be dull for while.
THE commOnest remark nowadays is
that Port Townsend has revived after
long period of slow growth, and is enter
ing upon n course Of unprecedented pros
perity.
YES. of course got it at Clinger's auc-
tiOn store. There's no other place in
town where you can get good articles so
cheap.
The supreme court of the state of Ore
gon has decided the vexed mayOralty con-
test in Portland in favor of d. p. ThOmp-
son, present Incumbent, against Joseph
Simon, the conteSting candidate.
Mr.. A. N. HOlcOmbe, brother Of our
townSman ,he OF the fruit and variety
buSineSsl went 10 San Juan Co. last week.
TO work at the lime kiln owned by Mr.. J.
McCurdy, on the west end OF San Juan
island.
DON'T fail TO read the new advertise
ment inserted in this weeks ARGUS by
Mr.. Clapp, the enterprising proprietor of
the Farmers store" at DungenesS. II
bespeaks a growth In his business, attain
able only by live management.
FOR good cigars, go to James Jones'
head of Union Wharf, opposite Central
Hotel.
1T has been remarked that people are
doing wrong unless they buy their grocer
les at grocery store and their drv. goods
at dry-goods store. yet even this rule
need not prevent Port Townsend people
from buying their dry-gOOds at Gross
store.
MIR. Izett, OF Oak HarbOr. had funny
little kitten with him a few days since, as
he passed through town. 1t was from a
stock of the long haired Persian kind,
and looked Oil enough in its heavy coat
OF veritable wool. Sweeney brothers, OF
San Juan Co., had the only lot OF this pc
culiar breed ever seen hereabouts.
THEY are to have splendid time at
Port Discovery on Christmas. There
will be Christmas tree, OF course, aud
ball Monday night. The committees are
as follows: on ChristmBs tree. MeesSrs.
Collins aad Pink; on hall and suppcr.
MeHSr'. o'Brien, Durham and Crosby.
Judging from the past, We may predict 4
successful time.
The last sensation in town WAS the
opening Of i grocery and provision store
by Mr.. JnO. Ogiibee. We present our
readers with his advertisement this week
ahI request their careful attention tor tbe
same. Mr.. Ogilbee is business man or
large experience, and as such is dcsira-
Die acquisition 10 Port Townsend. Can
ahd see him, Dalgarino's hatel building.
MR. Jno. NJ. lett. Inspector of Gus
toms among the Islands of the San Juan
archipelago, favored us with call last
Monday, on the OCCASION of his fihirrl
birthday. MIR. lzert is stationed nonti-
nally AT Friday Iiarbor on the north side
OF san Juan island, but lie really has i