, 1882-06-23
pRIEF LOCAL ITEMS
From MO ntlay's Daily.

I-NNAh -@N@A'S
evening.
THB rain Saturday night and Sunday
was doubly welcome to farmers.
BARrIErTs new beer saloon, in his ca
pacious cellar just finished, was opened
for business few days ago.
OUR patrons will pardon any irregu-
larity in the daily this week. We have
not got in running order yet.
Miss EMMA CosPER returned home
last Saturday after visit of some weeks
with relatives in Chehalis valley.
The new store building at Port
Discovery was completed last week, and
was dedicated by dance ON the 9th.
THE Maison Dore is the place to get
strawberries and cream. They know just
how to fit your anatomy with something
that goes right to the spot.
The DAILY ARGUS will be delivered
BY carrier or through the mail every day
except Sunday, at 25 cents week.
Send along your subscriptions.
The P. S. Iron Co. has ordered $50
tons of stone from the Chuckanut quarry
for the foundation of the new furnace to
be erected at Irondale near the site of
the old one. This sounds like business.
MEssRs. LATIMER 4 Co., of the new
drug store, had splendid safe arrive
last week from Raymond & Wiltshire
San Francisco. 1t is a beauty and be.
speaks thrift and enterprise on the part
OF the firm.
MEssRs. Chas. Eisenbeis, r. G. Hill
and j, A. Kuhn all arrived together on
the 18th inst, from masonic Grand
Lodge meetin5. In our item about the
last named we omitted the other two
because we had not seen and did not
know they had arrived.
YES Port Townse nd has band. In
fact she has it bad. Festive youths who
are striving to attain fame through the
"taw-tawtle-te-taw" OF an ear-splitting
cornet or an equally diabolical baritone
horn, are making night hideous in more
ways than one. Recently n citizen, who
happens to reside next door to where two
members Of the band occupy room,
was obliged to postpone his sleep till the
next night After enjoying practical
illustration OF the tortures Of lost souls
for some time, the aforesaid citizen got
an old tin can, put few rocks inside oI
it and proceeded with q lively accom-.
paniment which the boys somehow failed
to appreciate. Whether the band will
elect the aforesaid citizen an honorary
member in recognition Of his laudable
zeal in trying to assist them, or will re-
sent his escapado as an encroachment
upon their assumed prerogative of max
ing noise, remains to be seen.
THE GLoRIoUs FOURTH. Some Of our
enterprising townsmen, who desired tc
get up some kind of celebration at this
point on the Fourth of July for those
who chose to remain at home, called O
citizens meeting for Saturday evening
A goodly number assembled at Fowler's
Hall at the appointed hour, and organ.
lied by electing officers as follows: A.
Weir, chairman; I. Drummond, secreta.
ry. On motion, n committee consisting
OF Messrs. ]. j. Hunt, J. L. Sheehan and
W. H. II. Learned was appointed to so
licit subscriptions and report at the next
meeting after which an adjournment
was voted to Tuesday evening at o'clock
The committee has been industriously
soliciting contributions to the desired
object. While fair beginning was made
the first five donors contributing n round
hundred dollars, we understand there are
few who are backward about doing
anything at all. 1t is hoped that lib.
eral spirit will prevail, and that those
who will share equally in the benefits OF
a celebration will consider it nothing
more than fair to each share o proper
Gonate amount of the expense. There !,
plenty Of time to get up a hne eelebrs.
tion between now and the Fourth, and
numbers from other points msy be in
duced to share our festivities on that
occasion. We do not wish to be ungen-
erous to other points where celebrations
will be had this year, but Port Townsend
gave way last Fourth, and may without
eelfshness invite her neighbors to join
her this time. Seattle is going TO have Q
grand time, of course, but this move ID
no interference, as there are very many
who would prefer to celebrate in quiet
way nearer home. People are well ware
OF course, that every dollar retained OF
home on the Fourth is just as good as O
dollar brought here from abroad, and
every dollar attracted here from other
points will do the town just one hundred
per cent. more good than though il were