, 1888-08-16


Real estt;e Transfers are still very
active.
There is universal expression of
: rrOw ever the death Of Mr. Water-
man.
Mr, T.. DoDbs, ;he carpenter, has The
contract FOR The new Episcopal parzon-
age. Term, $1,000
The c. P. Il steamer Aberdeen sails
from Vancouver. B. C, TIM, mornrn4 for
Japan aud China direct
The Dispatch brought up her fui'-
est possible complement of passen-
gers from Olallam to-day
Everybody, bis aunts, cousins, and
their sisters and uncies big Poys are
III the city 10 attend the circus
Our contemporary, The cal comes ont
i'll an enlarged form. This Is a sub
staniial evidence of ths city's growth.
Mayor Learned has appointed as spec
Ial policemen Cor to-day James \. Fur
long, r. J.. Church and John McTnnIs.
Mr., john D. Stephens, president of
ihe Bank o: Woodland, is in the city
en- Foute to thewOndef iand Of the North.
Mr.. James FranIifand, manager OF the
Wes ern Mil at Seattle, speut yesterday
in this city on matters connected with
his mill.
Mr.. f. r. Low and family arrived
from Woodland, Cal, yesterday Mr.
Low is accompanied 10y his son in-law
vino is president Of the Yolo Bauk.
Tue pupils OF Mrs. G.. Ii. jones will
give musical entertainment at the
Opera House. ID about two weeks, for
the benefit of The Episcopal church.
Mr.. HolIingswortb, Il partner of MIR.
h. II. Low of Woodland, is in the Port
of EItry. lie will remain ever on his
return from Alaska FOR little time.
Mr.. J. 0. Maxwell, of Woodland, a
capitalist and real-estate dealer. Is iu
the city. He will remain to look into
onr prospects and may conclude 20 iu-
vest AMI remain.
Mr.. ID. I. Denny passed Though this
city en- route to Lopez Island yesterday
on the EvangeI. He Was on the way to
his farm on the Island and was accom-
panied by his son John.
The Umatila arrived yesterday at
three O'Clock p. m. from San Francisco
bringing to our wharf 67 tons offreigbt
and large number of passengers. She
preceded Oh up Sound at half past |
ten.
We notice among the freight of the
steamer UmatiIIa, several hundreds of
Salmon cases for Alaskan canueries. |
These boxes ought to be made at Port
Townsend. A box factory is needed
here.
One os the great needs of Port TowB-
send is good boat house. Our city
looks beautiful from the water and
nothing could be finer than an veniug's
ride on the bay in front of this city on
summer evening. Who will inaugurate
this enterprise:
Col. Floyd l.. Smith, Dist. Pass. Agt
Of the Ohio n. W. Il. r., and David
Williams, representing the great Shoe
House OF L IdTucti Dits' VI OiiSui'utbs
Ohio. arrived yesterday. They are the
cres.s of General Oliver Wood. being
old acqu intances of the General. Mr.
Williams has been quite successful in
p!ac ny the goods OF his house on sale
ID our city. Col Smith will remain for
a few days aud will take in cur city.
Jndre Brigps and wife had n very en-
joyabIe dinner party yesterday. They
had present three grand childreo and
one great grandchiid. The Judge was
happy aud his bride of 80 years ago
blushed just as usual. Mrs. Briggs
stated that the only drawback to the
marriage occasion was that the JHdge
was so bashfnl thai lie would not carve
the turkey and so she got no turkey at
her own wedding dinner, The Judge is
no. So basbfui pow.