Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-07-28
BRIEF MENTION.
, ENTERPRISE.

Oregon, preached at Alden Academy last
Sunday.
Rev. Joseph Wolfe arrived here from
Whatcom en- the steamer Welcome on
Tuesday.
Seattle real estate men are not quite so
buoyant just now as they have heretofore
been, for obvious reasons.
The Ladies' Missionary Society will
meet on Saturday, the 2Sth inst, at II
o'clock, at the residence of Judge White.
We are the recipients OF box Of excel
lent currants from the garden of Mr.. o.
Graham, for which we return sincere
thanks.
Rev. Joseph Wolfe will hold religious
services at Sshome on Sunday morning
at II a. M, and at Whatcom in the even
ing at o'clock.
Rev. E. o. Tade returned from the
camp meeting at Ferndale to his home at
ih, Alden Academy, by the steamer We'll
come last Tuesday.
Gov. Newell, accompanied by Hon.
James Power of Laconner, arrived at Ana
cortcs last Thursday on the Idaho, on their
way TO Whatcem.
Mr.. J. G. Sullivan has taken contracts
for building two whsrves at Coupeville,
one for Mr.. J. Robinson and the other for
Messrs. Pearson & Flowers.
The scheme to build railroad from
Semiahmoo to Port Moody, for which the
land at the former place was bonded, has
been abandoned tor the present.
A townsite has been plated at Nook
sack crossing tue point where the Bell
inglam Bay and British Columbia Rail
road crosses the Nooksack river.
fac deer was shot last Wednesday
on the island, by Master Irving Tads.
The editor gives thanks for the reception
Of a quarter of venison from the aforesaid
der.
Mr.. E. f. Newbsll, of the Orcas Island
stave factory, accompanied by Dir. Swim
son, of Orcas, visited our Office on Tues
day, and left by the steamer Washington
for Seattle.
Hon. G. II. Hale, of Olympia, and Hon
Eugene Garfield, of Illinois, wero on tie
Idaho last Thursday, bound tor Whatcom.
Bab gentlemen have extensive real estate
interests at that place.
Henry O'Neil, of Orcas. is building a
substantial farm house on his place, 16x22
icet, II stories high. The building is
being constructed by A. B. Yates, and
WILDE completed in about three weeks.
Mrs. Lizzie Wolfe. wife of Rev. Joseph
Wolfe, started Sunday school at PM,
under the shade trees on the beach at An
acortes. The Sunday school will be re.
moved to the hotel whenever the weather
will interfere with its being held in the
open air.
There will be en- out>door meeting at
Anacortes next Sunday at II q. M, for
the purpose of organizing branch of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union, to
which everyone is invited. Miss Matte
Hansee, of Seattle, organizer of the w. G,
7. U. for Western Washington, and Rev.
Mr.. Harrington, will be pres mt. 1t is
expected that meeting will also be held
at Fidalgo at 3 D. m.
Revs. E. o. Tade and ]. Wolfe organ
lied a church at Whaicom on Sunday
July %, with membership OF 20 persons
A lot has been secured from Donovan &
whittlessy, on 14th street, just north Of
the Whatcom House, on which church
building and parsonage will be erected
The church building will also be used fol
se,demy purposes until other accommoda,
tons can be secured.
Mr.. T. H. Lee, of the Eureka lime kiln
arrived at Anacortes last Monday on hii
own sloop, the North Star, in quest 81
stave timber for their works on San Juan
island. The s,ave factory on Orcas IslsnC
Is unable to furnish full supply, and they
will buy timber on Fidalgo and the Sam,
lsh, and make their own slaves Mr.
Horne, practical cooper from Maine
accompanied M Lee.
Fernda'c il located on the main rOaf
between Wha.com and Semlahmoo, wher,
%that road crosses the Nooksack river, ant
at the head of navigation on that stream
Tue place is experiencing lively boon
at present in consequence of the diffcren
railroad schemes now planning in tina
direction. A number OF lots have latel,
beea sold, and drug store aud severa
general stores are to be established.
The tug Edna, Capt E. w. Smith, frcn
Seattle, came to Anacortcs last Thursday
with Mr.. Mitchell, of the law firm OF Ferry
Mcknight & Mitchell, of Seattle, on board
They went to the Jennings logging CAM
Yesterday and took possession OF the log
IN TIE Camp and in boom, ON behalf L
Mr.. Mcknight, to whom they were sol'
some days ago. The tug Adtlie and Il,
steamer Gazelle have been sent to at,ac
ne JeRninss boo.ns IL padi!la bay and a