, 1882-07-21
LOCAL ITEMS.

ii. L. JENNY, laIt enSluCSI oH luc
Messenger. and well known on the
Sound, is now on the ChehaliS
The steamer Dispatch that has been
repairing at Seattle arrived here last
night. all ready to go back on her Neah
Bay route.
DEDICATION The fine new Catholic
church, which presents sueh an ataTac-
tive appearance on the hill, will be dedi-
Gated ON the first Sunday in August.
You are dared to read Mr. Gerrish's
advertisement about filing saws; and
dared also to test his skill when you have
anything OF that kind to do. Will you
take dare.
MARBIEp.-At Carson City, New, on
the 18th inst, w. l.. Bryant and Lizzie
Stewart. Mr.. Bryant war formerly mail
agent ON the route between this city and
Tacoma.
On account Of sickness in his family
at Olympia, Mr.. Freeman will go up
Sound tomorrow morning and will be
absent for few days The Holly Tree
Inn will be closed until his return.
A PARTY consisting OF ID. H. Hill, FL.
T.. Tibbals jr., and Chas, Finn, went to
WILDLY Island a few days ago on hunt.
They returned this morning with plenty
of game, and report having had good
time. ..... ..
The Good Templars OF this city, are
about to enlarge their hall by building
an extension behind it, to be used as
dressing rooms. This will make the
hall very convenient for dances, ETC. We
are informed that they also intend en-
larging the stage. .tA,Hh# E
WORK is progressing rapidly at Iron
dale. The old furnace has been torn
down, and the foundation commenced
for a new one of much larger dimen-
sions. The schooner Mary Parker, that
took load OF stone for the foundation a
few days since, will go to Bellingham
Bay Immediately for another to be used
for the same purpose.
FRENCH NATIONAL HoIDAY. The 14th
OF July is the day celebrated through
the French nation, as the day on which
the Republic was declared, and is similar
TO our 4th We notice that our French
citizen who resides at the foot OF the
zig-zag steps walk has noisted the tri-
color flag seems and TO be in q cheerful
frame Of mini. Vire Ia France.
DIEp.--Mr. Henry Watkins formerly Of
Sequim Prairie but latterly resident of
this city, died at the hospital this morn
ing at 10 o'clock, OF dropsy and general
debility. Deceased was native of New
Bedford, Mass and was one of the pio-
neers of this Territory, and was well
known as "Old Yank." He was man
OF inventive genius and obtained several
patents for improvements of various
kinds, but died before reaping any bene-
fit from them.
TIE machinery for the saw mill was
brought here last night on a scow towed
from Seattle by the steamer Cello.
Everything has now been received ex-
cept the fy-wheel which will come down
on one of the steamers. The work will
progress rapidly. We learn that the de-
lay has been occasioned by the unpre-
csdented demand on the Seattle machine
shops and saw-mills which took prece-
dence over the order for the Port Town
send mill, but now the machinery has
come it will be immediately put up.
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the Puget Sound Telegraph
CO., Cyrus Walker, VIM. Renton, T. I.
Minor, n. ID. Hill and F. A. Bartlett
were elected Directors for the ensuing
year. At the Directors meeting held
last night, I. I. Minor was elected Pres
ident; N. d. Hill, Secretary and F. A.
Bartlett, Treasurer. The affairs of this
Company are in very hourishing con-
dition, the line this year having been ex-
tended to Port Angeles half way between
this place and Cape Flattery.
ErsENBEIs' New SroBE Workmen
commenced this morning on the new
stone building 10 be erected between
Mr.. Eisenbeis' present store and G. NJ.
Gerrish's. An iron pipe has been laid
across the street to Bartlett's pump, and
water for mason's use ia thus conveyed
into large reservoir close by the mortar
bed When the new store is completed
it vii make a continuous front with the
pre- Mt store, which will have the front
facade altered to correspond, and will
make fine appearance on the street