, 1884-02-21
From. Mondays D.iIy.

Sound today till 1870, P. NJ
The Lake brothers have built a com
modious boat house for Bartlett Il Co
on the outer end of their wharf.
Columbia river frozen up. No mail
from Portland. Puget Sound never
freezes for which We are thankful.
Miss Ethel Davis, of Lopez, who has
been attending school at the Terri
torial University at Seattle during the
winter months, returned to her home to-
day.
Mr.. VIM. McCurdy, who has been EN-.
ployed at ship carpenter work at Port
Ludlow for some time past, is in town
again.
Hon. Thos. R. Brennan, NJ. p the IA
nous Irish Patriot,is now IN Portland on
a lecturing tour; he will visit Puget
Sound
Don't forget the Nellie Boyd Com
pany's engagement here on the 22st.
They will appear one night only in the
affecting emotional play, last Lynne"
Seats at Bartletts.
Prof. Garrison has class in penman-
ship numbering about sixty-all OF which
speaks well for our rising generation.
We learn, too, that the boys and girls
are all entering into the spirit of the
matter with hearty zest Prof. Garri-
son is a public benefactor in his line OF
business.
The Evangel came in from Seattle this
morning with about twenty passengers
on board-among them Mrs. L. Weeks,
j. l.. Davis and daughter, of Lopez;
also, Mr.. J. A Martin, of Semiahmoo.
Mr. Martin has obtained franchise for
| ten years from the commissioners of
Whatcom county - erect wharf at
Semiahmoo, and will proceed to estab-
fishing himself better in the fishing busi
ness there and at Point Roberts.
Mr.. Eisenbeis has purchased strip
Of land three feet wide from Allen Weir,
from the lot on which the telegraph
building stands That building is be-
ing moved, and after it the buildings of
Messrs. Sheehan and Seavey will be
shifted, giving Mr.. Eisenbeis thirty feet
front on the corner. Mr.. Shechan's
stock Of stoves is somewhat in the way,
and in order to get rid of some Of them
he offers them for sale at bargains.
Governor Newell and his son, the Doc
tor, returned up the Sound today. We
learn that Ensign Jordan and family will
soon remove from this place, perhaps to
Olympia. M. Jordan has been at
tached to the U. S. surveying schooner
Ernest, and now that she has gone into
winter quarters, will be unemployed un-
til the next seasons survey begins. Mrs.
Jordan will be remembered as Miss New
ell. We should be sorry to lose them.
DESTROYED By FIRE-We learned this
morning that Mr.. Jas. Beiley's residence
near town was burned last night. The
FIRE was discovered about l o'clock this
morning, and originated from stove
pipe Members of the household were
suddenly turned out into the cold house
less and homeless, bed with its cover
ing and few chairs being all that was
saved. We bespeak for our unfortunate
| friends the sympathy of the community.
New SHOP Messrs. Joseph Pinchon
and John James, pattern makers lately
employed in Townsend Iron Works, have
rented portion of Captain Tibbals'
warehouse near the custom house, and
will open shop therein, doing furni-
ture making and general work. We be-
speak for them growing business In
that lime. There will be lots of work
here for mechanics of all kinds, and as
these gentlemen are very competent they
will no doubt succeed from the first.
How THE MAJOR ASKED THE OLD SET
TIER FOR FIVE DOLLARS, AND RECEIVED
HIS CHANaR.-One of our old settlers
has practice when he gets load OF
tansy on board, of asking every one he
meets to lend him four bits, or two bits
il he can't get four; not that he is in
need of it, but it is the way the tansy al
fectS him. There was friend of his who
lived on WILDLY Island, whom, for
short, we will call Major. 1t wasn't
Major Show, or Major Sewall, but it was
1.-THE Major" anyhow. One day ne land
ed on the wharf, and was met by the
old settler, with the remark: "Major,
you know, we should be kind to each
other, and do all we can. I am a little
short, and would like to borrow four
bits" The Major did not have any
silver about him, but said: "Come up to
Bartlett's store, and I will get four bits
for YOU" The two walked up the
wharf, and when they reached the store
the old settler said: "Major, 1 don't
want the four bits, only asked you to
hear what you would say" This rather
nettled the Major, who watched out for
the old settler, and the next time
he came to town approached him hastily
and said: II wish You would lend me
five dollars as I am short, and you know
that old friends should aid each other"
The old settler stopped and looked his
friend squarely in the eye, and thus dis
coursed: "Maior, I am sorry to have
you ask me to lend you money" "Why
80, didn't you ask me to lend you four
bits when came to town last?" ''Yes,
did, but 1 never ask any one to lend
me money unless I'm drunk, and think
you must be drunk to expect to borrow
five dollars from me-" The Major
thought the force OF the remark laid in
its application, and was intensely
amused. He often relates the anecdote
to his friends, and says 1 asked for five
dollars. but the change got was worth
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