, 1888-12-13
FroI.I Frldax's Dai7E.

FrOEl FrfdaX's DailE.
Mr. Jos. Sweeney of Friday Harbor is
III town.
Several new corners are in town, look
ing for locations.
The wife Of James, g. Blaine, ir., is to
become an actress.
Customs officer, D. 5. Swerofger is in
town from Tacoma.
The land sffice at Seattle is over
crowded with work
The new college building on Morgan :
hill is under way, and will be pushed
rapidly.
Mrs j. F. Tukey of Port Discovery
returned this week from visit to Taco
ma
Capt. Morgan expects to build resi-
deuce next summer on one of his blocks
IN Mountain View addition.
The Wilmington, on the last trip to
San Francisco, reports the s;ormiest
trip in her history on this route.
Rev. W. II. Drake, presiding elder of
the NJ. +. church, arrived this morning
from Seattle, o" his way to Duugeness.
Mr.. L vison OF the Post Intel!igencer
is IN town, getting data for the forth
coming holiday edition of that paper.
Messrs. r. D. Attridge of Port
Ludlow and j. w. Keene of Leland
are among the visitors TO town this
week.
A Seattle gentleman who Was IL the
city yesterday remarked, that it was
good thing to run down here OCCASION
ally te get away from the rain.
Mr.. W. $. George, head sawyer in the
Port Madison sawmiII, was united in
marriage this week with Miss Sophia
Peterson, one OF the rsigniug bellies of
that towp-Rev. J. f. Damon of Seattle
officiating.
Messrs. Jago & Niblock are to remove
their jawe!ry store to the McCur1y
building, III the room now occupied by
Miss Harrison's millinery store. The
latter will remove to the PontiuE-
daIier building.
Mr.. w. j. Jones, local correspondent
aud agent for the S. f. Examiner is Sc
curing expressions of preference for
member of HaI rison's cabinet, III case a
Pacific coast man should he selected.
Preferences are desired regardless of
political affiliations.
A consignment Of japanese goods
passed through last night on the Pre-
mier to Seattle, consigned to Hon. ID.
L. Denny, Seattle, 1t Is proposed to
test the Puget Sound market hese
goods include some very fine satsuma
ware. II the experiment Is n success, it
will undoubtedly lead to enlarged con-
mercial relations with japan.
Port Townsead should feel pride IN
it's brass band. The boys are credit to
the city, and are improving in efficiency.
Tacoma presented her band with c1stiy
uulformS-ahout 81 200 worth, we learn
and Port Townsend is uader just as
many obligations to deal generously
with her brass band. The amount still
deficient on the uniforms could be easily
made up if ali would show their good
will by substantial evidence.
Mrs. Maria Coupe, widow of the
late Capt Thomas Coupe, died in Sc
attic yesterday. Capt. Coupe was
the pilot of the first cutter that ever
attempted the navigation of Puget
Sound. He established the ferry
line between Ebey's landing and
Port Townsend, and connected with
other pioneer Movements. He as a
member for several terms of the ter
ritorial Legislature. and founded the
town of Coupeville- Mrs. Coupe
leaves two sons, one living ia What
com, and the other purser on an east
side steamer, besides daughter liv-
ing in Seattle Since the Captains
death, 13 years since, she has resided
on the old homestead on Whidby is
land, occasionally visiting and stop-
ping with some one of her five chill
dren. About year and a half since
she donated to the Coupeville acad-
emy 20 acres of land upon which
that institution is now located, and
is in a fourishing condition.