, 1883-12-20
From Friday sDaIiy.

Mr.. o. II. Holcomb has been quite i'll !
for several days.
Messrs. Norris & Williams hay5 had
their sign cleaned up and remorinted.
and it looks nice.
Mr.. Robert Cooper, until recently en-
ploped at Port Discovery, has removed
to Dungeness where he has purchased
land and is erecting a building for
blacksmith shop.
ltyou should happen along by forris
X Williams hardware store call and see
the "sad browed artist" He got the
biggest encore at the entertainmen ut last
evening.
A couple of QuiIcine ranches sailed
out OF town today with boozy grace.
each astride thequarter deck of a calico
cayuse, as happy as lords. Port Town
send bug juice is pretty strong diet for
tenderfeet
MIR. and Mrs. Thos. Phillips, vino left
here recently expecting to locate for the
winter at Santa Barbara, Cal, have set
TIED themselves comfortably at 57S
thirteenth street, Oakland, Cal, where
tney Will probably remain till springand
where they will be glad to meet their
friends.
u len SrRIKE.-RecentIy We mention
Gu the fact of Mr.. C. F. Clapp, of Dun
geheSs, having purchased the Davidson
Iarn near there for $3.50, and of his
na'ihg been offered $1,000 for it. We
nave Just learned that he has lust sold
tue farm to Mr.. G. H LotzceselI of that
pace, for $4,000. Frank has to have y
ois' deep hole nowadays in which to
oury his surplus coin,
We received call today from Mr..
rhn' Schmitz, of Seattle, editor of Die
rroSt' weekly German newspaper pub-
Hsiled at that place Only one half of
u' editorial corps is able to spraken
ichef TO any considerable extent, but
Tue uniettered half of said corps appre-
Nis'es the neat typographical appearance
the new paper all the same. 1t will
uouousss be well received by the Ger
man population % p2get Sound.
HAsANf ENTERTAINMENT. - The
musical and literary entertainment rem
aefed at Good Templar Hall last even
mug under the auspices of the ladies Of
Tue W. T. L. q. and the l. o. G. T.. in
aiu OF public reading room and library,
was largely attended. 1t passed off very
PieaSant!y, and its parts were quite well
sustained. Ofcourse the superior artistic
eiiehce OF professionals was not ex-
Pe''eo from amateurs, and the public
was not excrueiatngly criticaIin passing
judgment; yet expectation was guaged at
pretty high notch, owing to the we'll
known abilities of some oftbe nrincinaI
actors Mrs. Reid presided at the piano
WIN grace, dignity and skill, and in the
uhental pieces Lieut.. Wittick. of
rpFt townsend, and Mr. NJ. Pevser, of
'i'S place both elected enthusiastic an
pause Mrs. Stork, of Olympia, favored
'ne audience with the recitation. "Cbar-
""clifee, IN an lntenselyImpassjon
ttanter that gave evidence of her elocu-
siohafy skill. Miss Bash sanp .Tba
Ia! Is Done" sweetly sad solo, in a
rer! asreeably affecting manner. Mr.,
ie!SeF seornetplaying was highly spoken
VI .! all, and Lieut.. Wittick handled III.
'loih with precision and rare musical
genius The tableau at the close was
Pronounced 10y competent judges 10 be
Tue oeat ever gotten up in Port Town
lu' MIS-. Doaue announced the pro
E'aiaiAe; III fact ii was almost entirely :
e@ Entertainment Mr. d. IL. Hill
iSS I hatle Morgan, 3Irs. Chapman, Mr.
mo otockand and several others SAM
- TIE quaEtetles whioa were well rem
ien' After expenses about S67. 40 wa,
"s 'le net Proceeds OF the affair
ID tins connection We NAV saw tha
great credit Is due the ladies' who so en-