Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-06-24
LOCAL.

The succulent strawberry is rlpenlng
apace, and We rural gourmand smiles au-
dibly in anticipation of their coming.
The iron and wood work on the pile
driver is about finished, and the scow is
now ready for caulking.
The Graham brothers have Just filled
an order for $4,000 shingles for Capt. T.
B. Mangan, of Guemes. Mr. Mangan will
probably ship them to Tacoma.
Mrs. Rector, who was shot by her
husband, Thomas Rector, at Tacoma, on
Nav 2Sth. died from the effects of the
wound on the 18th inst.
The Ladies' Missionary Society will
hold their regular monthly meeting at the
residence of Mrs. March, Fidalgo, on Sat
urday, July LIST. A tull attendance is
desired.
Tho steamer Chehalis, Capt. Brown
field, has been running up to Ferndale the
past two trips. How long she will con-
tinue to run there we are unable to deter
mine.
Murine g. Eldridge have eighteen men
at work in their logging camp near Semi>
allmoo, and seven yoke of oxen are used
in hauling logs. The daily cut at this
camp is about $4,000 feet.
William Fl. Fouts, Superintendent Of
Schools for Whatcom county, passed here
on the Chchalis Monday night en- route
for Whatcom. He has been on an extern
sive tour up the Skaget, discharging the
duties of his Office.
The water in the Skaget and other
streams in this vicinity is receding very
rapidly. The damage to crops and farms
is fully up to the estimate previously
given.
"A. Y. Robinson, OF East Sound, Or
cas- island, gave US call, on his way tn
Laconner, on Tuesday. Mr.. Robinson re.
ports that the crops in kis neighbornood
are looking we'll.
--Messrs. B. Kingsley and E. Holzhei>
mer, of Sca,iahmoo, John Geisher and
II. Bruins and wife, Of Birch Bay. were
passengers on the Dispatch as far as this
place Monday morning. They left for La
conner in the afternoon in small boat, to
attend court.
The Welcome will make change in
her schedule on her last trip from Seattle
to Sehome before the 4th. She will leave
Seattle at midnight on Sunday, instead of
on Monday merning. They will hurry
down to Scheme and return to Seattle on
Monday night.
1t is stated that an expenditure of
$500 two years ago would have entirely
removed the jam in the south fork OF the
Skaget, which $4,000 will not much
more than do now, so bad has 1t become
This jam is suhjecting the people in that
neighborhood to great inconvenience,
damage and loss.
The long locked for dedication of the
new Presbyterian Church ut San Juan
will take place tomorrow Sunday. Rev.
A. L. Lindsey, D. D., the eloquent and
popular divine of Portland, will preach
the dedication sermon, assisted in the
general exercises by other clergymen. All
are cordially invited to be present on this
interesting occasion.
The opening of Dingwall's new hall
at Edison on Friday evening of last week
was celebrated by social dance by the
residents OF that risky little burg. Some
twenty-five couple were present, and all
entered into the spirit of the occasion
with zest indicative Of real enjoyment.
Mr.. Dingwall deserves we'll of the citizens
OF Edison for his public spirit in erecting
substantial hall. The Graham brothers of
Anacortes furnished the music Tor the &C.
casion.
e. Hammond has recently taken the
contract to build light-draught steam-
boat for Capt. Edwards, OF Edison. The
dimensions Of the new steamboat will be
as follows: Keel, so feet; IA foot beam,
10 fcet over all; the hold to be Al feet
deep. She will be supplied witt, single
engine and propelled by screw. 1t is
the intention Of Capt. Edwards to call for