, 1883-02-09
PUGET SCUND ARGUS
o,,,ol,, pAnsR oE PORr TOWNSEND.
,st27t,F LOCAL lTENfss.
vrcw, rnurrsss's 0ohy,
yrzyropY gone skating today

ia' '.''' '' -
qrr schooner Toa2er, Cap'' L, T.
,ri,p. srriyed late last niaht IN H. NJ
rim for the sealing season.
III. funeral or tire infant 7or OF he''
.ol Mrs Reid will take place tomorrow
friday. at I, =. NJ from the Preso!t9''S"
.,hurrh. >}cy $. Il. Todd ohfei@t'n@
voou tbe work Of changing and fresh
.,riny ,be Steamship restaurant 6"iId,Hs
,r.raratory to lis formal open'nE ,or
nrhiie use again; We should judge 'n"'
i will be fxed mp in tony style
Away ar about Sooyoos, kootcna'
md Moscow they are talking about
mercury hciug 80 and 40 degrees below
y.r, makes one feel ?nite warm and
comfortable on Puget Sound to read such
tcms,
4 FINE occurred on hoard the steamer
Dispatch yesterday AFTERNOON on ne'
vay ua from Dungeness to tins place
originating in the firc1ood piled up
near the furnace. Fortunately it Was
discovered before making much heodwoy
and was promptly oxtinguishsd.
Or course many OF our citizens Eeel
more like resting than going - lectures
tonight. owing to she public entertain-
mepts Of She last two evenings, but we
predict good sized audience for Mrs.
Dr. Potts for all that. Remember, her
free lecture commences at s this evening,
at Good Tcmplars' Hall
OHG OF our patrons inquiries about Tive
promium offered by this paper for "a~
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NO. and wants to know Il those who are
not delinquent can secure it by paying
in advance. Certainly! We treat all
alike. Send along your coin and get Il
home paper crammed full of news for tha
coming year aud an 9astDrn paper with
u mass Of general news. We are send
ing on names and money every week to
the Chicago Nt'cs, and believe that paper
will prove q satisfactory prize 10 our
patrons.
Wow HIS CAsE.- Mr.. Geo II, Jones,
Of the new firm Of Bradshaw & Jones,
had achance 10 display bis legal ability
few days ago at Dngeness We know
nothing about the merits Of the case, e1-
cept that the chances we've said to be
strongly aGainst our young. friends
client. A jury trial was had before Il
justice OF the peace, and the verdict was
rendered after about five minutes delib
Grafton. Mr., Jones has been out of the
law business since coming from Indiana
nearly two years ago, and his sigma!
triumph IN this, his first case here--a
difficult one, too---is Of course gratifying
10 him. lie will make a big mark IL le-
Eal circles ere long or we are no Judge.
4 SUccEsS.--Iho N. Y. Church enter
tainments, which closed last evening,
may he called q splendid success. The
attendance last evening was much larger
than the egeDing before, ds expected. a
number of ianciIIl and some very ridicu-
ious costumes were displayed--all typi-
cal OF the days OF our forcfathers. Dan
Hill war perhaps the best specimen Of Il
dignihod gentleman of leisure, OF ollen
times though several others appeared to
good advantage Miss. Cora Bash, rep
"eseuting the Red, White and Blue, was
heartily encored, as was also Mrs. Chap
man in her presentation OF "The new
Church organ Mrs. Dodd, as "Cousin
Jedediah,' was immense; that poke bon
net WIS certainly entitled TO the cake
We might particularige further, for
other features of the entertainment were
well worthy Of extended mention. The
tabieau, Taking the white veil was
enjoyed by all. At the close, Rev. S. II.
Todd thanked everybody heartily, par
ticuiarily those who had aided so ma
terialiy, and announced the gross re-
eeipts Of the two evenings to be $i3O.
Expenses will amount to about &l5, al
together, leaving G handsome sum to
apply on the parsonage debt Among
those who deserve special mention for
Gcnarosity is Mr. J. u. Dyer, of Lrondale
who, though unable to attend, purchas-
ed and donated bountiful supply OF
milk for the occasion,