, 1882-05-26
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MEssRs LAr1MER & Co., are moving in
- their new quarters at the old telegraph
corner this week.
THERE will be no services in the M.
T. church next Sunday, Mr.. Cosper is
in Dungeness'
DIR. HUNT, the dentist, is in town, as
nor announcement in last weeks paper.
Call and see him.
THE city fathers are using the earth
thrown out of the mill race for filling
in the east end OF water street.
Mr.. RoTHsCaILD has moved from the
old telegraph corner to his former
stand, the Kentucky Store building.
THOSE intending to engage in sheep
raising would do well to read Mr.. Bar
lows advertisement in today's ARGUS
Mr.. EIsENBEIs' building was moved.
The gap left by it on Water street front
is to be filled by a handsome stone
building.
We learn that Messrs. Albert Briggs,
F. w. Pettygrove and others are about
to start on prospecting tour, hunting
for coal.
Mr.. W. p. BELL has accepted the po-
sition as mail messenger on the steam
er plying between here and Victoria,
which he will fill for time.
HI, you butter makers Don't you want
good churns? Well, then, get some one to
manufacture the patent churns advertised
by Mr.. G. w Blake this week.
ANOTHER old land mark was wiped
out Of existence few days ago when
the Duke OF York burned his ancient
dwelling house on the spit above town.
Mr.. HoLCoMBE arrived home from his
trip east of the mountains last Satur-
urday He brought with him span Of
fine young horses. They are beauties.
Mr.. THOMAS PHILLIPS was a passen-
ger on the outgoing Dakota. He has
gone to Southern California for the
benefit of his health. Mr.. Robt. G..
Hill will attend to Mr.. Phillips busi-
ness during the latter's absence.
LIEUT.. JOHN MoRRIsEY, JR., OF the
U. S. Revenue Marine service, arrived
last week and joined the Wolcott at
this point, taking the position vacated
by Lieut.. o. s. Wiley when the latter
was transferred not long since.
DoUBIE AcCDRNT.--On Sunday
morning last one of Mr.. Korter's little
girls fell and dislocated her arm. About
the same time, his buggy horse attempt
ed to jump a picket fence around the
yard and got caught on the point of q
picket inaicting q deep and severe
wound.
IT is expected the new Presbyterian
church on San Juan Island will be ded-
icated some time during the latter part
Of next month. The steamer Hope will
probably be chartered to take load of
passengers from this place. DIR Linds-
ley, OF Portland, is expected to preach
the dedication sermon. ...sN
Mr.. s. l.. Hunt, brother OF our towns
man, J. j., of the Cosmopolitan, left on
the Dakota last week, en- route for Wat
erville, Maine, the home of his earlier
years. Mr.. Hunt has been resident of
the Pacific coast for number of years,
and of Port Townsend since 1878. He
carries with him the heartiest best
wishes of many friends.
CHANGES, DR.. Minor has moved his
Office from its old location, next door to
0gilbee's grocery store, across the street
to the pleasant rooms formerly occupied
by g. M. Haller's law office, Mr.. Thos
Phillips has removed his Office from tho
corner room in the Central Hotel build
ing, and he and Mr.. r. G. Hill have
opened an Office in the rooms just va
Gated by DR.. Minor.
MANY OF the young married folks
about town have been having their
wooden, tin and leather weddings cele-
DRAFTED lately. One of the iolliest occa-
Aons OF this kind was the celebration
Oh the wooden wedding OF Mr. and Mrs.
f. Albert Bartlett, on Monday evening
last large number of their friends
gave them n complete surprise, and the
evening was pleasantly spent in social
games, dancing, &C.,
lHE pupils OF the public school had a
peasant picnic last Saturday afternoon
u Mr' james field. II was largely at
enue and was pronounced most en-
!oyaole time by those who participated.
r"e 'eocIers are deserving Of credit for
'ue'r share in the labor and expense OF
,'paratlon especially Miss Roberts
""uge Swan furnished n couple of tents