, 1884-01-17
From Wednesdays Eaiiy.

UNDiItG EOllStIS again lOliiRDl.
NJ. E. social at DR.. Hills residenc,
his evening, as announced heretofore.
lIr. Glenn, of the Times, has gone t,
lew Tacoma to remove his family to TIN
lace.
Mr. Robt. Sinclair, a Young salesman
nployed in the store of Pettygrove I
iuFkett, is qui i'll.
We notice Mr. JAS Seavey is fitting II!
is build ng next door to Sheehan's til
hop in a very substantial manner; til,
upper story is being hard finished.
Mr.. Robert Biles, who has Just been 10
Port Blakely, Madison, Seattle and otbeI
,oints, says he found the queen city"
lther dull, but business at the millin.
ports was rushing.
Speaking of fast sailing, the bark LIZ
;ie Marshall, Capt. Ad. Bergman, mace
Ter last passage from Hilo, IL. l., in L
Ilys, making we are told, the quiekes
,assage from there to Puget Sound even
made, besides being the quickest roup,
trip on record.
OPENED Sample Room, No. l."
Il the Gerrish building was opened to-
lay by the proprietor. Mr.. ". Terry, ii
retail liquor license having been grant' d
i'm by the city council last evening. He
as a large room, elegantly equipped, ,anG
the oldest kind of sign, being pyra-
nd of whisky and beer kegs nicely
painted.
Oace more we have complaints about
Dapers going through the Port Discovery
ID stoffice failing f h ir des i4ation reg
u arly and promptly as they should. One
pltron writes that he would sooner dc
without meal occasionally than fail tc
get the nevs. 1t is strange that paper,
.annot reach all points in tue county ex-
cautiously. They go all over the coast.
lcross the contineEt,and even 10 Europe,
Without fail.
4 small but appreciative audience al
tended the Deas MinstTeis and Jubilee
singers entertainment last evening.
Several of the troupe have been here be-
fore, and were welcomed back. Mis-
Wabb's rendering of her characterist
"Swanee Ribber," Last Rose of Sum
mer." &c, was well GCne. Such PLAIN
We melodies seem 10 be her forte. The
general makeup of the affair was that
If rollIckinz boisteIousIy !'a ny negro
m ustrels. Applause was free'y maui
f sted. Another entertainment will be
o ven at the hall this evening, for winch
ti.kers are on sl.a at Bartlett Il Co.'S.
Stmr. Waila Wal a arrived today. 3l2
days from ). 7. Capt. deWolff, having
seen an item stating that he had spoken
the dislhled steamer Arcadia off the Ore
gon coast on his last pas-age to 5
FIaucisco, and had deserted her, wishes
to correct the item. He says he hailed the
Arcadia and offered assistance which was
declined. the Captain of the Arcadia stat
ing his intention to sail his steamer into
port, and simply requesting Capt. de-
Wolf to take a letter to San Francisco
dew diff futher says he asked the captain
of ii disabled steamer If he had plenty
provisions aboard, and was answered
he had
Tue Laubach family, numerously scat
tered through this country, the parental
stock of which is the family of Rev. A.
Laubach, residing about two miles south
of the Port Discovery mill, had their
family Christmas tree during the last
holiday celebration. 1t WAS at the resi-
dence of Mr. Henry WebbeF, son-ln-iaW
of Rev. Laubach, on the east side of the
bav, and most OF the family connection
were present, except the Coliinses and
Ogilbees. Rev. l. Dillon, an old friend
of the family. celebrated with them. The
tree contained over hundeed dollars
worth of presents, the children who were
absent as well as those present remember
ing their presents with tokens of love
and friendship. Turkeys, chickens and
other delicacies suffered to thefull extent
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