, 1888-04-19

The CITY PAINTER says he has mixed
another barrel of paint, and it the city
fathers don't want the impression to OBJ
tain currency that they have gone into
the saloon business they had better hav"
him p int ont the lettering on the city
hall building.
Geo. w. Poor, late steward on the
OIympian. and Thos, Delaney, formerly
on the Port Townsend police force. are
among the latest custom house cm-
ployees. They are both good men, and
| will doubtless reflect credit upon the
service.
Mr.. J. A. Nicholson will have his
sIoop sold at auction again this after
noon at 3 1t can be seen near the
| foundry, and is complete with furnish
ings even To stove and clock. When
| it was sold last it was bid III by half
intoxicated individual who did not pay
for it when the bill of sale was made out;
hence the sale today.
\ uCltEdllbl VI IIt44l VI L athe u
Post No. II. G. A. r., Of Port Townsend,
consisting of Col. Oliver Wood, D. j.
Trimble, d. ?. Quinn. E. E. Hickman,
Edw. Littlefeld. Edw. Kerrigan and
Frank Hans will attend the Grand Army
eucampment at Seattle next week on the
| 18th and 10 OF this month. They antIci-
pate grand time.
Ifr f. c. Williams, agent of the Ad-
vance Copying Co who has been taxing
k.orders in town during the past week for
copying and enlarginS pictures, in india
ink and water colors, has met with ell
couraging success. His samples, how
ever, show for themselves. and are
splendid advertisement. He guaran
tees a perfect copy in each case or no
sale.
Sheriff Sheehan authorizes US to state
i'll reference to the runaway girls from
Tacoma, about whom Seattle papers and
one Port Townsend paper have said so
much, that the use of his name q con-
uEGt!Oh 10 nhOAis s-hS
unwarranted He never saw the girls,
knows nothing about them except what
he has seen in print, and certainly is
| not mixed up in their escapade.
The steamer Wilmington arrived yes
terday afternoon with a large load OF
freight from San Francisco. She came
merely to bring the freight that had been
accommodating beyond the capacity of the
regular steamers. She brought no pas
sengers. Very nearly a dilaster occur
red while unloading at Union wharf. A
Very large, heavy casting had been
hoisted, aud when the signal FOR lower
ing was given the machinery failed to
respond, and the monster casting came
down with run smashing greathOle
through the upper deck. The force of
the fall was broken, and the casting
stopped at the lower deck. Beneath
was lot Of giant powder, and il the
lower deck had been smashed in there
would have been an explosion that
HOu!u nave "EcChSu tIiuSo III all uifcC-
tions.
Y.M. c. A. AUxILIARY.-Pursuant
to notice the ladies met yesterday
afternoon at Y III. @. A. Hall to or
ganize q society auxiliary to that in
stitution. The following were elect
ed permanent officers: Mrs. a. A
Plummer, president; Mrs. Col. Wood,
1st vice president; Mrs Thos. Drum
mond, I'd vice president; Mrs. Capt.
Frank Worth, secretary; Mrs. j. H.
Feuerbach, treasurer. These ladies
with the exception of Mrs Drum
mond (who has not yet been seem
have consented to fill the positions to
which they have been elected. This
insures capable and energetic aux
iliary, and scores another point in
the assured success of this impor-
tant and growing institution. All
are to be congratulated Oh the suc-
cess of the movement There is
plenty of work ahead, and, from ap-
pearances just now, there will be no
lack of workers.