Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-05-05
E;lEEF MENTION.

The farmers on the islands are busy just
now putting in their crops.
William Douglass is erecting hotel
building at Friday lIarbor.
A reunion of Whatcom' county pioneers
il spoksn of at Whatcom on July 4th.
Let's in Eldrdge's new town, Belling-
ham City, are going off at Il lively rate.
The Yates clam, near Eldridge's place,
at Whatcom. was sold tnis week to Chas.
Donovan for $500.
George Miller is building wharf for
james Graham in front of the latter's
place, near the Pass.
A great many people are taking up
land on OFcas Island, aud there are very
few good places left.
The tug Mastick passel here Monday,
towing to Port Discovery a large boom OF
logs from TIE Samish.
Belingham City is the high-sounding
name of the town recently plated by Mr..
Edrd &c near Fairhaven.
The wife of George Sias died at Lacon>
ncr last week Mrs Sias WIS daughter
ct VIM. Smith, of the Samish.
Dy coming in contact with Mang ans
wharf, on her last trip, the Idaho had
hole stove in heI starboard bow.
Gus Deutsch one of the oll>time sets
Tiers Of Fidago, at present residing at
New Tacoma, was here on a visit this
week.
Work on the stave factory and lime
Kiln on Orcas is being vigorously prose-
cufed. and both will be in operation
shortly.
Gus Deutsch says he intends to open
frst-cnss house, wherein he will dispense
exhilala ing beverages, on Fidalgo Island
next TALL
The farm of O. d. Storrs, a short dis
lance from Anacortes. consisting Of 81
rs, was sold on Monday TO Ii. j. White,
for $1,000.
Cap. w. II. Ellis is building steamer
in Seati to run up the Nooksnck. The
hoat will b. G5 feet long, Is feet beam,
anil Al feet depth of hold.
So soon as work is finished on the new
wharf at Whatcom the pile driver will be
brought down to Guemes. and commence
driving piles for Mangan's wharf.
Messrs. lvey s. UrSn, of Seattle, have
made arrangements to buy four lots FRI m
Mr.. Shatiuck. at East Sound. They in
tend to enc thereon a machine and black
smith shop.
Tie new hotel building of Dan Harris
at Falrhaven is about completed. The
building is three stories high, is very
substantial structure, and will probably
cost in the neighborhood OF $4,000 when
finished.
Tie steam Hope met with another
mishap last Monday, by which she was
delayed "a hours, by break in her MAJ
chinery. These oft-repeated delays are
getting trfie monotonous, and occasion
a great deal of growing.
We have heretofore neglected to refer
to the marriage of our friend Robert
Sharp, who was united to Miss Katie
Becsner in Seattle, on April 11th Jus ice
Cam performed the ceremony. Bobby,
my boy, shake. Here's to the future
Sharps.
, Harry Lott, formerly of the steamer
Hope, and Mr.. N. l.. Bancroft have start
ed machine shop at Port Townsend. A
machine shop is something much needed
at the port OF entry, and Messrs. Lott g.
Bancroft are well qualified to succeed in
the undertaking.
The town site fends still continue to
Increase and multiply. Now We learn
that surveyors are engaged in laying out
an embryo city near Point Williams, on
the Samish, for ex-Sheritf G. w. L. AL
len. 1t is said that the new town will be
called klphabetburg.
Work on the new wharf leading out
from the colony mill at Whatcom was
commenced this week, pile driver hav-
Ing been brought down from Seattle by
The steamer Libby last week. The work
VIII be pushed with vigor proyid ny suti>
Gent niles cun ls s.curel
On April 10Th Whatcom Lodge, A. o.
u W., was organized at Whntcom by
Allen Weir, District Deputy. Seventeen
applications had been accepted for the
Lodge, but only twelve we're present at
Inc institution. Following arc the Off
ctrs: W. L. steinwcg, Past Master; w.
i. Penfeld, Master; c. Donovan, Re-
corder.
Mr.. John McGlinn, of the MARYLAND
iieuse, Laeonner, finding his present To-
'ei inadequate TO the accommodation of
Tue public, has commenced the erection
Oh "a story house, 25x6O feet, OH the
corner adjoining HE old hotel site. The
ONCE and dining room will be OF, the first
uO0I. Will. fitn ooo,,1 n