, 1888-06-28
From nIoEaax's DaiIS.

the city election.
SnPt- Kendrick of the Hadlock saw
mill was in town yesterday.
a party of IsIaud county people 20 to
Lake Whatcom this week to rusticate.
Many WILDLY island Young met have
gone to the Big Bend country to take up
land claims.
E. L. Shannon and mother, of Anacor-
ties, are to visit the Ebeys at Ebey's
Landicg.
Mrs. MutI gees to Lopez this week,
to open there.
Mr.. Downs the Port Townsend saw
mill shipped 25O,OGO l4tbs to San Frau
cisco last week.
Capt RDeder aud Mrs. Lyle of What
com are visiting cid time friends on
Whiiby Island.
CourrviIIe ROW has four steamers 10
Seattle, running regularly, with the
MerWin as u day boat.
L. S. Meauy has resigned the night
editorship of the Seattle P.-T. He will
be succeeded by J. Nelson, late Of the
| OregOnidn.
| Al! members Of the Improved Order Of
Red Men who expect to O. to Seattle
to morrow. will be at tho Opera House
at 7: 30, this evening.
r. L. Bailey, of Skagit Head, was ex
amined be ore Judge Blowers, at Coupe
vile on saturday, aud was declared in
sane, aud taken to SGe,Iscoom asylum.
EasOn B. Ebey, Esq, Of Lyndeu, is
visiting trends and relatives in Island
county He is looking aruuud IN the iu-
| tere,t the normal school ut that place.
The dramatic entertainment Saturday
evening was most ex'eiieut. Mr.. Gee.
NJ. Wood certaiuly is an actor of 10 Or
diuary merit, VIII g the lady sustaiued
her part so well that frequent applause
was evoked.
A good store building for rent-on the
hill. Jimmy Fordham has erected
there substantial building, suitable for
any ordinary mercantile business. He
will make reasonable terms Cor any one
wishing to open business.
DR.. Spencer c. Devan, formerly U. 5.
Marine Hospital Surgeon in this city,
and Miss Harriet Beecher ScovilIe, niece
of Capt. FL. F. Beecher, were married at
Stanford, Conn on the 18th inst Cards
were received by many friends in this
city.
Late rains have done some damage to
crops-and q great deal of good. Ore
strawberry dealer reports loss of toG
or more. On Wildly island the potato
yield is reported to be very promising
\ also, the meadows and fall-sown wheat
have been greatly benefited by the rains.
The fifth annual meeting of the Port
Townsend Women's Christian Temper
ance Union will be held Wednesday af-
ternoon, at 2.l5, at the home of Mrs.
Kinds. All members are requested to
attend, as there are officers to elect for
the ensuing year, and other important
business awaits action.
Among the speakers at the Y NJ q.
A. services yesterday afternoon we're
Prof. F. J. Browne, and Messrs. Harper,
Glasier aud Stewart, and Mrs Molloy
The exercises we're quite interesting. A
choir for the association is to be organ
ized, and hereafter the singing will be
special feature.
a meeting of the Board of Trade will
be held at the eourt house this evening,
to consider proposition from q. l.
Tibbals, jr., local agent Of the o. r. &
h. Co, to reduce fares between this city
and Seattlein response 10 demand
made by the Board at its last meeting.
lion. W. II. Learned, Yice-Great In
cohonee of the Improved Order OF Red
men, will leave here at z a. M, to NOR
row, accompanied by about twenty men,
bers of Chimacum Tribe, for the puI-
pose OF institutIng "Seattle Tribe, No.
2, of that order. They have chartered
the steamer Wildwood to carry item
back and forth.
It is quite gratifying to note the
speedy success of Board of Trade and
Business Exchange efforts to secure
reduction of fares between Port Town
send and other Sound points. The next
move mast be to get that WILDLY Island
wharf built. Our local steamboat com
pany should take IT in hand, aud in
crease their service, besides reducing
fares; and the Business Exchange should
secure local subsidy il necessary.
Col. Henry Landes is being brought
forward by number of business men
for the mayoralty. The choice probably
lies between Col. Lahdes and Council
man W. FL. FL. Learned. AS the latter
has another year TO serve in the council,
and is a very useful member, he may be
kept there. Ex-Mavor Smith is being
urged in some quarters for another term.
but is more likely to be elected rs
member OF the council, where be can be
fully as useful TO the public, The same
talk is being heard about Hon. A. w.
Bash
The four masted British ship Ellisland
arrived yesterday lumber laden from
leEt Gamble, bound for Melbourne. Aus.
British bark Willie Nc Laren, from Ut
salady, with lumber for MalboHFne, Aus.
Steamer Bertha has cleared from San
| francisco for Port Townsend.
From Fuesday'S DallY.
| Hurrah for HarrisonI
The roof of the foundry building took
fire last evening about 6 O'clock, but the