, 1886-08-19

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vices tonight at the Presbyterian church
Dave Morse, of Port Angeles, returned
home today. He says matters are quiet
IN that locality, and that he is "boldins
the fort as usual.
Yakima county is said to have bettel
crops this season than for many years
Tie hop crop alone will bring nearly
SlO0 O0G INTO the county.
Rev. DR.. ScoVille's sermon at tie
Presbyterian church last evening more
than met expectations. The church was
crowded. and many were turned away.
Pat. Eanion received his sick benefit
S15 for one weeks disability. resulting
from q strain. from the Great Western
Mutual Aid Association Of Denver, Col
Rev. Carver, late Of New York, who
occupied the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church yesterday morning, is spoken Of
as talented and highly educated Young
man, who has unusual pulpit ability.
The Victoria COIonist iutimates shat
the Imperial Government will purchase
the entire townsite Of Esquimault to
make room for the extensive Notifications
which will soon be commenced thers.
The democratic territorial convention
will meet in Tacoma on Wednesday Of
this week. 1t now looks probable that
U..rI,-r- L., N
first ballot. We have maintained from
the first that he would lie renomInated,
aud that from democratic stand point
he was ebtitied to il unless the party
proposed to change front.
San Juan county democrats elected
the following delegates to the Territorial
convention: E. d. Warbass and j. II.
Bowman. yhey also nominated the fol-
lowing candidates for county offices: For
probate judge, L. ID. Warbass; for
sheriff. Bert. Teft; for auditor, j. II
Bowman; for treasurer, Robt. Freeman;
for school supt.: VIM. Bell; for county
commissioners: J. W. Gray, z. L. Feter-
son aud \. Bookman; for coroner, DIR.
Robert LyaIl; for wreckmaster, O..
O'Hara; for county committee: John
Douglass, c. f. Setter and a Booxman
The funeral yesterday at Dangeness
OF the late Elliot Cline was the largest
everknown in that locality. Rev. ID. S.
Lougheed, of the NJ. +. church, Off
ciated. Interspersed with the burial
service was the reading of the ARGUS
obituary tribute of Saturday. The citi-
zens turned ont en- mdSSe from far and
near to testify their regard for deceased.
Among those who attended from Port
Townsend were: John Thornton and
wife, Wm. Payne and wife, r. K. Lati
mer, G. F. King, A. l.. Teele, G. NJ.
Bradshaw, j. j. Calhoun, Mrs. A. Bart
lett and several others. The funeral
cortege left no doubt OF the genuine
grief felt in the community over the'loss
of one of its best citizens.
Bishop Harris sermon yesterday morn
ing was q mastery effort well worthy of
the man and the occasion. 1t was from
the evangelical description of the
heavenly hosts: "These are they who
have come up through great tribulation,
and have washed their robes and made
them white in the blood of the Lamb"
1t was in demonstration of. the Spirits
power, scholarly, eloquent and very
impressive. It was delivered in Starrett's
rink, the church not being large enough
to accommodate the audience. After
the ordination of deacons was per-
formed, Revs. Mcmillan, Brook. and
Landen being the subjects. at 4, T.
~. Rev. Fl. K. Hines, DID,, preached in
the hall to large attentive audience, an
intensely practical and fervid seriptural
sermon. In the evening Rev. +. NJ.
Robertson preached in the church to a
crowded house, the annual missionary
sermon. 1t was rich aud replete with
interesting statistics, abounded in pleas
ing illustrations, and was furcible and
effective. .s&Tthe close Rev. J. n. Depi-
son made statement showing that the
Puget Sound conference had far exceeded
the million dollar line in missionary col
lections during the past year, having
raised some $500 where but 5000 was
their proportions; but he proceeded to
show that the Church extension fund
was short about $50, and proceeded to
make an appeal for funds for that branch
OF work. Subscriptions were taken
amounting to eighty dollars. The col
lection in the morning at the close OF
Bishop Harris sermon, amounting to
S2S.22, was for the superannuated preach
ers' fund.