, 1883-06-21
Frsusa Fridays Daily.

The Granu LOuge, L. ". u. i. Is IN
session at New Tacoma.
Seauim is to celebrate the Fourth.
See programme elsewhere.
The zigzag steps have been subGtan-
tally repaired and braced.
Mr.. H. Wallace, OF Marder. Luse &
Co., S. F. left for Whatcom today.
Mr.. Chas- Cowden, of Ferndale, What
com Co, is in town and thinks of invest
in residence property here.
4 chance for contractors and carpen-
tiers. Read Mr.. Plummer's call for ten
ders to construct door for the Jail.
Our Presbyterian friends are prepar-
ing for a strawberry festival, to be given
about the 18th inst. Definite particulars
hereafter.
The schooner Granger has been freshly
painted, and now looks as neat as a pin.
Capt. Morse is bound to have her in
good trim.
BUSINESS CHASGR--As stated by US a
few weeks ago, Messrs. Frank W. Petty
grove and Herbert Burkett, two young
men well known in Port Townsend, have
associated themselves together to engage
in the bakery, grocery and general merch-
aDdise business. For this purpose they
bought out the grocery and bakery bust.
ness SO long conducted by Mr. c. Eisen-
beis, and rented that gentleman's spien-
did business stand in his fine stone
building, including the rear portion OF
the cellar underneath and the entire lot,
bakery building. boxing shop, ware
houses &C., clear through to Washing
tonstreet. They took charge today, the
former proprietor stepping aside after
many years of successful business opera
ions IN which he has acquired hand
some competence. Mr. Eisenbeis re-
tains the front portion of the cellar for
depot for the beer manufactured at his
brewery below town, having moved his
beer saloon to the cellar under the part
OF the building occupied by Gerson's
dry good store. He also retains small
corner in the front on the upper floor,
IN which he is fitting up q snug little
Office in which to transact his business.
The new proprietors propose making
several changes in the store building,
removing all the heavy goods to the Gel
iar or warehouses. and putting shelving
and counters along both sides of the
room. Mr. Pettygrove will start for San
Francisco next Friday, and on his re-
turn the firm will run handsome de-
livery wagon to all parts of town, de-
hsefing warm bread every morning and
ell goods sold. They also propose lay
ing In stock of gents furnishing goods.
boots and shoes, &c. We are glad to
notice the favorable auspices and pros
poets OF success under which these young
men start In business. Mr.. Burkett is
brother-in-law of ex-Sheriff Miller; he
came from Olympia a few years ago,
since which time he has been engaged
as salesman in G. @. Bartlett & Co.'S
store where he has proven excellent busi-
ness capacity and gained the esteem and
confidence OF the public. Mr.. Petty
grove is the youngest son of the found
er OF Port Townsend. having been born
and raised here. During the past six
years he has been in the constant en-
pioy OF the house OF Waterman & Katz,
where he has gained business knowledge
and experience that will prove immense
~ valuable in his new occupation. He is
great among those who know
him. IL there is anything likely to pre-
vent the unbounded success of these
Young men in business, We have failed
to discover it; they start with a liberal
patronage in one of the oldest stands in
town, and they have every facility for
building mp large trade