, 1886-08-26
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ess advertisement Of basement to rent
os lease in the Clhpp Bui ding.
The steam lauueh Of Capt. r. W.
ssIdsn made her trial trip this morning
aRd Hhoved that she was a speedy craft.
I'd Hardy. formerly OF Gale & Hardy,
has been rnsticating in town for a few
days past. He looks as Hardy" as OF
Jors.
Water in the SkRgit river is so low
thai none but the lightest draugbt
steamers can navigate above Mount
vsrson.
The steam engine is being put In the
launch Of Morgan & Hastings, and the
little weasel will be ready for duty in a
day or 90.
6estue 10 making extensive psepara-
tons TO receive Gen. Sherman, who will
arrive ia that city tomorrow evening
over the Short Line.
In pursuance Of orders from tbs sscre-
Nary Of war, the last two companies OF
regulars stationed at Seattle left Tor
VsEeOuver BsFraks this morning.
danes Jones leaves tonight on the
Mexico for San Francisco, accompanied
ky hb little daughter Edith. whom he
wili place st school in Berkley. Cal.
Hsosing season has at length come In
sad eur ambitious nimrods are out with
She long range rifles aud blooded bear
eozs Lots Of Boise but little game, so
Or.
The Port Townsend Sporting Club
ere hastily arming. One Of their num-
e<f ssS bear through . telescope the
sshsr day. and the fright has made him
bald headed.
xessrs. Ballene and Bryan, OF Seattle,
sdl leave on the steamship Idaho on
AosdAy for Alaska. where they go TO
held an annual inspection on the steam
SIS plying on those waters.
d O. Basthrop is still in CoupeviiIe
painting. There seems TO be something
ssry attractive on the Island that Harry
s1oaid tarry 90 long. 1t is said he puts
IN ms spare time hunting "Ds{s)rs,"
4. L Smith has purchased a piece OF
sfoE1rty hon Thorwald Thompson, in
es fiunmsr Addition, aud is having a
vel sank thereon. We understand he
vi erect & residence building there.
Ins sight OF half dozen fights aud
ssa sra-y drunk making fool OF him
ssR oe The streets today, makes some
ssOpis think that the policy OF the city
soancil in disseminating the Deputy
ssFsaai for tbs lower town very "peHny
sas aDd pound foolish"
Ths school building is being scrubbed
cas- and fixed mp, preparatory to the
epsaing Of school Monday. Prot
OsHvsn, sho takes the priucipaIship,
s0ees here from Oakland, highly recon-
ssndsd as an organizer and teacher
nh The intention Of the school board to
eAts The Port Townsend schools second
aoos IN the northwest, aud in order
ee snccessful il will be necessary for
" o-cN ktNat l4ttftot n TIC
Aooos ard 20 assist the teachers in every
P'saole way. The teachers formerly
aeso5ed in the public schools here
Asfs all been re-engagei.
Forest tires are making il very difficult
'0s naSigators on Puget Sound. The
'oose eiings to the water, dense, black
.ad choking cloud. The steamboat man
sno has not acquired hoarseness there
non - . house-plant. On the Mexico
'es other day Pilot Tibbals supposed be
s yelling ~StarbOarl" to the man Ct
wheel and when the man at the
sssei failed to starboasd TibbaIs climbed
a"sa the main hatch of the pilot house
ssa raised row. Did you speak p
%esssed the wheelsman; II didn't hear
Jon Investigation showed that the
ssPtain's voice WIS 50 tEick that hi.
words had eoagulaied on the binaacle
.aa refused to run And vet Pilot
liooals is not Rs hoarse as sometime:
hey maze 'en.