, 1881-07-01
OFFICIAL PAPER OF PORT TOWNSEND.
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.

HAVE you seen the comet?
BRING out your candidates for city Of
fees.
Messrs. C. C. Bartlett s Co. have fresh
fruit on hand.
Mrs. ]. 7. Norris has been visiting rel
ativeS in Victoria.
Mr.. Bradshaw's law office now rejOices
behind neat new sidewalk.
AwwE, vt yee creamme feaStivaule
me vt sweaGe gyurles! Mime, yumme,
yumme!
TIE city election will take place on
Monday, July 1lth, as per notice inserted
elsewhere.
MR.. w. d. waterhouse, of Dungeness,
arrived OIL the Idaho, last Saturday. after
a visit to San Francisco.
Mrs. L. Hastings, and Mrs. l.. b. Hast
ings are visiting with Mrs. A. G. Allen at
Fort Stevens, near Astoria.
REAL estate in Port Townsend is ad-
vancing in price, and we hear OF suoStan-
tial improvements soon TO be made.
PLEASANT birthday party was re-
ported from Fort Townsend recently, in
hoLor OF a daughter Of Col. Pollock.
MEssas. Smith & Terry are putting up
a wind mill OH their farm near this place,
for the purpose of prOpelling pump.
If you want good cigars, nice fruit, or
fresh candies, 20 TO James Jones, head OF
Union wharf, opposite Central Hotel.
Mr.. Thornton, OF Dungeness, arrived
here on Tuesday night, bringing one OF
his daughters, Miss Ella, for medical treat
ment.
FARMERS were complaining early in
the spring about lack OF rain. We
haven't heard a single murmur on this
score, however, for over a month.
WILL receive per Dakota, large lot of
Key West cigars; also a large lot Of fruit
which will be sold cheap at
JAMES JONES'
MISS Eva Cosper Is enjoying a vacation,
having completed her first term Of school
at Port Discovery. She will commence
teaching another term Ut the same place
shortly.
A RAIL will be given at Fowler's Hall
on the evening of the Fourth. Messrs.
Frank A. Bartlett, VIM. Katz and Frank
Pettygrove, the managing committee,
have issued Invitation cards.
On Wednesday night the much-talked-
OF comet was seen by our citizens, in the
northern heavens. It was not as bright
as had been anticipated, although the tall
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Do not fail to read Mr.. McCarty's ad-
vertisemeat which We insert this week.
He Is competent workman and 1ill
promptly attend TO all orders. Address In
person or by letter, at Port Townsend.
SoLD.-The boat and propeller levied
upon for debt, by Mr.. N. D. Tobey, and
sold by order Of the Justices court to sat
isiy judgment therein, was bid in by
Mr.. Tobey on Saturday, for the sum of
forty dollars.
THE closing exercises at the public
school at this place, last Monday, indicat.
ed faithful and effective labor ON the part
Of the teachers during the past year. The
examination showed the children to be
well advanced. I
Nix. A. F. Learned, formerly of this
place, and brother OF our worthy P. NJ,
seems to have '1srruck lead" In mining
parlance- He is Deputy U. S. Internal
Revenue Collector at San Francisco,
"Fon" was born under a lucky eonstella-
ton.
On Sunday last Bishop Paddock preach
ed two very interesting sermons in the
Episcopal Church. He is pleasant
speaker, an able expounder Of the truth,
and consequently valuable aid TO the va
rious Churches Of his denomination In this
territory.
Mr.. John Law, matchmaker and Jewell
er, of whom we spoke recently, will
chang out his shingle" and open business
GEOGRAPHICALLY in the repairing line at
first, to get trade built up. He has no
competitor, does first-ciass work and will
soon command lucrative business.
The Presbyterian festival on wednes-
day evening was most gratifying sue
cess In every respect. The attendance was
quite large; the singing was loudly ap-
planded; the fruit and ice cream were
'Jnst splendid" $50 young lady said,
and everybody enjoyed the occasion to the
iull extent Of the law.
The d. z. social at Dungeness last
week, for the benefit of Rev. W.. Cos
per- was pleasant and successful affair.
The literary exercises are mentioned as
especially interesting, particularly a reci-
tation by Miss Kate Walker and detaain,-
Ing 6y Mr.. w. C. Garfie,de. The receipts
amounted to something over thirty dol
lars.
SOME weeks ago Mr.. II. Landes pur-
chased the Dennison property for the
amazingly low sum of 81, 500. It con-
slsts OF six lots OH which stand two bouses.
one large dwelling, besides a nice Or
chard' out buildings. good fences. &c.