, 1882-07-07
pUGET SOUND ARGUS.
oerIclaL PAPER OF PORT TOWNSEND.
LOCAL ITEMS.
From Fridays Daily.

BLACK Friday.
Mn. ToRJUsEN ia completing new
F,nce along the front Of his property.
pnor. KERR is enjoying his summer
vacntion this year teaching school at Sc
QuinL
FROM all indicatiOns at present, the
ooIithnmpian parade on The Fourth will
hs 4 big thing on Wheels
Coming. Calendars Georgia Min
s+reIs, thirty in number, all black, are to
hc ON the Sound in few weeks.
Mr.. PuGH. of Port Discovery, came to
town Yesterday. and is looking robust
Notwithstanding his recent illness.
THE p. s. Iron Go. has acquired title
+, about 300 acres of land in and near
r.or Irondale. Pretty good foundation
for their works.
Mr. 4. Kitchens, of Orcas Island,
warns the public not to trust Norah
Kitchens on his account hereafter, as
she has left HIM.
Only a few moro days of Gross Bros
o,e,rinc ont sale. Better ''make hay
while the sun shines" You may not get
another chance again soon.
Tur successor of j. Il. Brown, as Reg
ister of Olympia land Land Office, has
arrived, and will enter upon the discharge
of his official duties at once
MISS HANCOCK, of Chimacum, was to
have been telegraph operator at Dunge-
ness but measles prevented and man
from Seattle was given the position.
SOME lady recently left new straw
hat nj Gross Bros store. The samn has
bean left at this Office, and the owner
can have it by calling and paying for
this item.
VERY little talk about the coming city
election thus far If nominations are
not hurried up, there will hardly be time
enough for investigating the previous
characters of candidates.
We have received copy of the annual
register II the University OF Washing
ington at Seattle, also pamphlet pros
pectus OF the Whitman College and Sem
mary at Walla Walla
The insurance companies are warning
people to be careful about fire on the
Fourth. Careful people don't need the
admonitiOn, but there are plenty of
those who are thoughtless and on whom
a gentle reminder may not be amiss.
Boys think it hardship that the city
has ordained against the burning of fire
crackers within the city limits but prop
erty owners can appreciate such protec-
ton.
We received a call this afternoon from
DIR. |. n. Power, OF Neah Bay, who ar
rived today on the schooner Annie f.
Briggs, DIR. Power has held the position
Of physician on the Indian Reservation
at Nelh Bay tor the last three and a
half years. He recently resigned, to
take effect today. He will attend medi-
cal lectures in San Francisco for few
months, and probably locate in Ponland,
DR.. Power is young man of fine abili-
ties, and we wish him abundant success.
FEsrEvAI.-The strawberry festival
given by the Ladies' Guild of st. Paul's
church last evening was very great sue
cess. Good Templars' Hall had been
tasteiully decorated for the occasion,
and the small tables looked quite pretty
with their gorgeous bouquets of flowers
and tempting array of cakes etc. At in
tervals during the evening the the follow
Ing musical selections were rendered:
Duet, Misses Louise and and Nettie Tib
balls; song, Blue Alsatian Mountains,
Miss Kate Morgan; Duet instrumental
Misses Galliher and Miller; Duet vocal
Mrs. Reid and Mrs. F. Hastings; duet
instrumental, Miss Nettie Tibbals and
Miss l.. Miller. The attendance was
quite large and all seemed to enjoy the
OCCASION heartily. Too much praise can
not be given to she ladies' for their en-
deavor towards the entertainments 1t
was successful, not only financially but
ssolially. Our Episcopal friends should
be congratulated on the result.