, 1881-04-01
ALL fools day.

wal.lng, so jump aboard.
Mn. James Jones has displayed 4 neat
sign Indicating his business.
Mks II. J.. Blanchard has gone up the
Sound, TO visit among relatives.
Fresh jersey butter. from a. L. Davis
Dungemess, for sale at Ho.combe'>-
Mr.. c. F. Clapp returned TO Dngcne~~
this week, after briet trip mp the Sound.
THERE Will be preaching at the NJ. E.
Church tomorrow Saturday evening at
7:3O.
THE weather this week has been, for
the most part, such rs generally comes in
May.
REV. Geo. Watson, of Seattle, preach
ed in the Episcopal Church on Tuesday
evening.
IF you want good cigars, nice fruit. or
fresh candies. 90 to james Jones. head OF
Union wharf, opposite Central hutci. :
Miss Eva Cosper, of this place. is to
teach The next term of sehoo' at Port Dis
coYery, we learn, and will commence soon.
CATCHING and killing dogs whose own
erS have not paid tax on them has been a
taVOrite sport among our city authorities
lately.
SErhe Gross Bros. are selling goods
cheaper than they have ever been sold in
Port Townsend, and they propose to con-
tinue doing so.
"WnEN, in the course of human events.
it becomes neccSSary''-to take "A steam
boat ride. the Virginia possesses allure
ments irresistible.
A FRIEND has written. for publication
in the ARGUS, a couple of Interesting ar
ticieS entitled, ''Intclligent Christianity"
the first OF (which will appear next week.
MIR. 4. |. Smiths half interest in the
Newton corner property was recently sold
to Nj. c. Eisenb.is. Mr.. ;. will soon 90
To San Francisco 10 remain Il shOIt time.
MESSIS. Miller 81 Richarl, OF the Scotch
type foundry. San Franciscn, have iSsned
II large srecIrnen book of type al,: cuts.
They also publish large list Of new pa
pers using THEN type.
CONE, friends anl brethren, al! unite
In songs of hearty cheer
The Virginia well charter, so strong ana
light.
And speed through tlie waters clear.
If you would ascertain where To buy
goods at a low figure, read Waterman IL
katZ' notice in Our advertising columns
this week. They mean to clear their
SHELVES ready for IA new spring stock
GARDENING is going OH in dead earnest.
and the ''vlrgin SOIL is being vigorously
'.tickled" with hoe and Spade-amd the
thoughtful owners will doubtless be tick
led next summer AMI fall when they sec
the result.
TIE ladies of the Sewing Society of St
raul's Church, intend ID. W giving an
entertainment in the Good Templars' Hall
on Thursday, 2ISt of April. There will
be singing, dialogues, tibleauX, &c, also
supper.
THE advertisement which Mr.. LandeS
inserts to-day, about good family horse.
buggy and harness. may attract the atten-
tiOn of some who are looking tor proper
ty OF that kind. II so, they can rely OH
getting bargain.
NENT Sunday will be a. regular quar-
terry meeting occasion in the NJ. f.
Church, Of this place. Presiding Elder.
Raw i =
Saturday. Communion service ut the
Sunday Forming service.
NR. James jones' lad this week, be-
ing slightly altered, enumerates fishing
tackle among other things. Now. if any
one wants to tackle the fish that grow
III our mountain streams. let him 90 TO
the proper place 10 get All outfit.
SOCIAL DANCE.-A social dance for the
benefit CT the Fire Company will take
place Thursday evening April 9Th at tile
"ood Iemplars' Hall. Dancing TO COM
liei''e at O'Clock sharp. Tickets 81 30
supper will be served at Ho!combe's Res
taurant.
MIR. james Smith, the popular gardener
-O ''A4SS a part OF our tOwu--iTe with
his agricultural ''coayers,'' = presented this
office with an immense head Of c,nlinow-
er few days ago. II is the ..boss', of ,ha
season-or rather it wAs-but there's ,,,,,
much LETT of it worth speaking OF. Per-
haps Mr. S has more, though; ask him.
WASHED AsHoEE.-On Saturday last
Mr.. w. S. Seavey, of tins place, who was
on WILDLY Island, discovered near Ebey,s
landing, shark washed ashore. On rut.
ting the aquatic monster open few wads
of human hair we're found in its capacionS
NAV. This hair, upon close examination.
was found 10 be about three inches in
length, slightly grey, and undoubtedly
from the head of a white person. Num-
erous suggestions were made by spectators
that it was exactly like the hair of the
late deceased Frank Wellington who was
lost last fall somewhere between this place
and Smiths Island- This is mere specu-
latiOn, however.