Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-07-08
BRIEF MENTION.

camp near Joe Larry's slough.
A ship carpenter named Forester has
started carpenter shop at Sehome.
Mr.. Kelley, living just west OF Lacon
ner, has recently purchased new j. 1.
Case thIeshing machine and steam engine.
The commodious steamer North Paci>
fic passed north, going in the direction
of Whatcom, Thursday morning
James P. Ferry, formerly employed in
the ENTERPRISE Office, has accepted po
sition on the Mail, at Laconner.
We are under obligations to Mrs. o.
| Graham for a large pail full of luscious
strawberries sent to MS this week.
Rev. E. o. Tade preached at the school
house on Sunday morning, and in front
of the hotel building in the afternoon.
The Welcome took large number of
passengers from this section to Seattle and
Laconner, on Monday, to celebrate.
Mr.. Dement,, recently from Kansas, has
found satisfactory location at Whatcom,
and will make that his home in the future.
Work on Capt. Brittain's new steamer
is progressing very slowly. There is a
small force engaged on the craft.
Judge Jacobs is mentioned as candi-
date for Prosecuting Attorney of the
Third District.
The schooner Mary Parker arrived at
the Chuckanut quarry Wednesday night
where she will load with stone tor Port
Townsend.
ka1 ha'
of mate on the steamer Chehalis. Mr..
Drew for some time past has been work.
ing on the Welcome.
Mrs. Dr. Childs and two children, ac-
companied by Miss Louise Carpenter, ar
rived from California yesterday, on visit
to Mrs. A. Bowman.
VIM. Smith, of Kansas, accompanied by
his wife and two accomplished daughters,
passed here on the Welcome, Friday, en-
route for their future home at Edison.
A sloop this week took load of straw
berries from near English camp, on San
Juan island, to Victoria and realized rs
cents per box of five pounds each.
Chas. ]. Woodbury., correspondent of
the New York Evening Post, arrived by
the Welcome Friday. He will probably re-
main few days in looking around our
island.
Whatcom and Harrison lakes are fine
places tor sportsmen. Not long since Mr..
Poore, steward OF the Welcome. caught
| out of the latter, in two or three hours,
sbout go fine large trout.
John M. Izett, local inspector of GUS
toms at FRIDAY Harbor. came in on the
Dispatch Saturday morning. Here he
| occurred canoe, and started for his home
on WILDLY Island.
George Hagadorn shipped to Seattle by
the steamer Welcome, last week, 1862
quarts Of fine strawberries, for which he
received eight cents quart from Dens>
more g. Johnson.
According to the apportionment of the
Republican Territorial Central Commit
tee, Whatcom county is entitled to five.
and San Juan county to two delegates to
the Territorial Convention.
An aged Indian, who has for some time
past lived in hut on the beach near the
logging camp, died from some unknown
buried 10y some OF the neighbors, and the
shanty burned.
The passengers returning from Seattle
on Friday arc unanimous in their praise
Of Capt. Brannan and the kind treatment
received at bis hands. also of the kind
ness shown them by Purser Sterrett and
Stewart Poore on the trip.
Charles j. Guiteau celebrated the 4th of
July on the Both of June this year. He
climbed the golden stair very successfully
yesterday week. assisted materially by
hempen necktie, furnished for the occasion
by his friends at Washington.
We received pleasant call from Miss
Laura O'Bryant and Mr.. Murrows on
Thursday morning. and we return thanks
for beautiful bouquet of flowers. Miss
O'Bryant has charge of the school at
East Sound, and in the capacity of teacher
is meeting with much success.
The Utsalady mill, week ago last Satur>
| day, sawed one hundred and sixty.five
thousand five hundred feet of lumber.
This is claimed as the largest days saw
ing ever done on the Sound in proportion
to the size OF the mill aud the number of
men employed.
While ccm,ng home from Seattle on
the Welcome, Friday morning, Robert
Becker hud sudden and violent attack
OF bilious collie, and for a time it was
! feared he could not recover. Fortunately,
however, DR.. Sparkling was on board, and
did everything in bis power for the reliet
of Mr.. Becker. Capt Brannan very kind
ly conveyed him to the landing at Fidalgo
bay. before discharpinp freight at this