, 1882-04-28
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.

COUNTY commissioners meeting next
Monday.
The Dispatch resumed duty this
week.
BIRD seed for sale at LATIMER &
Cos.
HoLCoMBE has lots of fresh candies
direct from Frisco.
Mr.. F. w. James received new goods
from Frisco this week.
TEACHERS examination at our school
house next Wednesday.
The schooner Hunter is being repair
ed on the beach at Scow Bay.
INSPECTOR Izett, Of Friday Harbor,
came to this place few days ago.
CAPT. Stratton, of the Port Angeles
light house, was in town last week.
PAINT and glass brushes of every de-
scription at LArIMER x Cos.
ADDITIONS are still being built on at
the back of the Franklin Hotel bar
room.
The schooner Granger, Capt. Morse,
arrived from Seattle Monday morning
with load OF lumber
Mr.. George w. Mattice has sold out
the "Pierce County News" to M. l..
Money, of New Tacoma.
Miss Stella Galliher, who has been
visiting relatives at Olympia, returned
to this place few days ago.
The Franklin House sports a new
sign. 1t has had quite run" OF GUS
tom since being reopened.
REV. A. Laubach, of Port Discovery,
nreacbed in the NJ. E. church last Sun
day, morning and evening.
WHY should you cough while you
can get preventative by going to
LATIMER Il Cos?
Mrs. A. U. Davis and Mrs. Hoffman,
of Dungeness, who came up with Mrs.
Rogers last week, returned on Tuesday.
THERE will be no services in st. Paurs
Episcopal church next Sunday. Rev.
J. B. Alexander, pastor, will be in New
Tacoma.
Mr.. Learned wants small boy to do
chores and attend to cows. Read his
advertisement and see il you don't
know of some one that will suit him.
MRS Bennett advertises in today's AR
GUS for employment as nurse. She is
lady Of considerable experience in
this line, and will doubtless give salts
faction wherever Employed
WE learn that the Puget Sound Iron
company has about decided to construct
tramway from the furnace to the ore
beds in Chimacum valley, so as to con-
vey the ore in cars.
"PArsY" Kane has sold out to Mr..
Brown, his partner in the restaurant
business, and will resume his duties as
head steward in the Cosmopolitan.
Mrs, ], e. Pugh, OF Port Discovery,
with her two children, arrived home
this week, after visit OF several months
with her aged parents, relatives and
friends in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia.
A NUMBER of our towns-people who
are disposed toward mental culture
have organized literary society. Pre-
liminary arrangements will be complet-
ed next Monday evening.
MEssRs Gross Bros. are selling out
their stock of goods at and below cost.
We will be sorry to lose them from
among Port Townsend business men, as
they have conducted large business
on good principles.
Mr.. Frank A. Bartlett, wife and
child, arrived home on the Idaho this
week, after visit of several weeks in
the Bay city. Mr.. Bartlett selected and
sent up a large stock OF spring goods
for the firm during his stay below.
The foundation posts for the. new
mill have been put in place, and the
first lot OF sawed timbers have been
landed on the ground. Doubtless a
crew of men will soon be at work on the
site, and make speedy change in it's
appearance.
WE are authorized to announce that
the Muldoon Picnic and Standard
Minstrels will appear in Port Townsend
on or about June 3D.. This is really two
companies in one. The yhave played