, 1886-03-18
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N:rs. Reid Laz taken a turn for The
.etter, and It il hoped that she VIII now
progress steaIily.
VIII. Tenuy, Of Coupsyillc, Is going to
sci! his zhgenaking outfit at auction and
80 to the Granite Greek mines.
Quarterly meeting services 1t lie NJ.
Z. church this evening and tomorrow.
Uzual sarRmeutai service 1t the morning
hour tomorrow.
Many people did not read Van Box
kelen's srtiele IL todsy's CAL, CT account
If It's heading, Thcy mistook 1t for a
liver pad testimonial.
II some .uepagsries they prod an Old
sore-headed bear 10 make him perform.
Fhe ex-Csptain OF the Beach Combers
performs indecentIy. but il il his naturs.
There will be service as usual in the
Presbyterian church tomorrow, morning
and cyaning. Subject Of the evening
Discourse: "Cslyinism = moral power"
JOHN P. EDgle and ]. c. Powsr have
purchased a site IN CoupeYillo and viii
erect thereon building to be ussd as q
blacksmith and wagon shop.
The voters of Jefferson county viii
elect decent men 10 serve them ia the
probate judges Office hereafter. They
owe it TO their Own self respsct TO DO go.
Now and then you find buzz saw
that would just as soon be monkeyed
with as not An antiquated relic of
pioneer hoodlum days is trying the
experiment.
The ARGUS is requested to make q
sworn statement that there is an organ
zed body of men in Port Townsend
determined to drive out the Chinese. IA
We have never made such a statement
and do not believe it to be true, we must
decline tbs invitation.
The Rev. j. Reid, Jr.. has bean ap-
pointed corresponding agent for the
dept. of agriculture for Jefferson, and it
is expected that Clailam and Island
counties will be added to the commission
in few weeks. He will be most happy
to supply particulars TO all applicants
respecting farm stock, cereals, fruit trees
and garden seeds.
The Local Option central committee
for Western Washington, of which W.
H. White is chairman, has appointed
Mrs, G. s. JaCkrasn and Allen Weir az
members of county committee for JET
ferson county, with the request that they
select third and proceed to map out
arrangements for elections III the differ
ent precincts under the naW law.
Hon. ". w. Ferrier, recently editor of
the Steuben Co Qndiana) Republican,
arrived this morning accompanied by
his wife. Mr. Fersier is an educated,
desirable citizen, with means to invest if
the country suits him. BE is spying
out the land, not only with view OF
| locating and growing up with the
country, but to find desirable locations
| for friends who are still In the east. We
| hope he will be pleased to make Port
Townsend his future home. Thsse-good
| people are at present visiting with their
frianda, the Bashes.
Mr. e. G. Wheeler aud wife, of Port
| land, Ogn., will be in Victoria Apsil 18th
to 10th, inclusive. to hold Sabbath
School Convention, that being their
business all over the northwest in the
interest Of the National s. s. Union.
On Friday, April 10Th, they vii! be in
Port Townsend, and it is desired to get
all the Sabbath Schools together on tina.
day, afternoon and syening, for Union
Sabbath School Convention here. 1t is
something that has never been attempted
here before, and experience in other
places warrants the belief that it can be
made of great interest and profit to all
concerned. Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler have
tie highest endorsements as successful
workers. and We viii gladly welcome
them to Port Townsend.
Rev. j. Il. Dennison, who has 30
earnestly and proftably labored at the
Il. e. church this week. left for homo
this morning, where he has to fill bis
pulpit tomorrow. Rev. ID. &. LsSourd,
Presiding Elder, arrived this morning,
and will continue the meetings, preach
ing this evening and at the usual hours
tomorrow. The meeting last evening
was most interesting, although not as
largely attended as it otherwise would
have beep, on account of the rain. The
sarmon was one OF deep thought and
spiritual power, the theme being Divine
healing of soul sickness and the necessity
of personal contact with Savior
co-equal with the Father. Mr.. Denison
dwelt earnestly upon the fact that
humanity had been created with possi-
bili.ies higher than those of angels. Al
the close of the services there was an
inquiry meeting intersPersed with prayer,
s1psriencsisnd praise services.
PEzssEEL.-In the Gail, Of today, J. j.
II. Van Bokkelen makes brutal, vile
personal attack upon the Sdlfof or shlS
paper, in which ha states several distinct
and malicious talaehoods, besides apply
ing TO US the epithets, liar, psriurer
| hypoc.ite," etc. tis nEtter ofsurprise
to the respectable portion of the com
munity that paper which lays claim to
decency should descend low enough tc
publish such vindictiye, unWarranted
| libellous bar-room abuse against any
| body. and that it should have the effroHt
cry to invite respectable citizen tc
reply to the same through its columns
az though any person of decsnoy would
/ get down iuts the reeking filth and
handy epitbcta with one who shows ne
more salt respsct than is there exhibited
:. is about time to deoids whether sGci
disreputabls journalism can be tolerated