, 1888-09-27
From SATURDAYS DAILY.

! III IL d CIFF OF tSHSb ! 8 III the
city.
Races at Irving Park September 2sth
| and Doth.
The FEeuchman and his pet bear ar
rived yesterday,
Mr.. c. f. CIapp went dowR-Svuad on
/ the Evangel this morning.
Mr.. aGd Mrs. Thos. Bishop arrived
this morning from Victoria.
MIR. Samual Hadlock OF the HailSck
milling port was IN town yesterday
Mr.. John Van Bokkelen sailed on the
ocean steamer last night for San Fran
! cisco.
Seattle parties are preparing to bid
| on our stregt grading contracts about ia
! be let.
Port Townsend needs more labnrers,
more mechanics and enlarged facilit es
| for building.
Mayor Learned has new buggy-and
VIII be among those who take comfort in
| driving hereafter.
The Seattle P.-T. has received the
first machine for folding newspapers
| ever brought into Washington Terri
| tory.
Improvements on St. Paul's Episcopal
Church property constitute two good
sized buildings. They will ornament
! that block.
| Mr j. +. Mel iDtyre, correspondent OF
| the Seattle P.-I,Mr. a. Weir, of the
ARGUS and w. F. Learned went up
| Sound this morning.
Mr.. ]. Z. Fuge and family arrived
| home yesterday, after & three months
| trip TO England. They are all looking
fre-h cnd rosy, having esioyei their
trip very much.
The local debating club held no meet
ing last Saturday evening. on account
| OF city council meeting at that time.
Their subject for debate, Woman Suf-
frage, was continued for tonight.
A little four-year-old daughter Of Mr.
| aud Mrs. HELLER of Quilcine was burned
to death there few days since, by her
clothes taking fire. The father was
away from home at the time. The case
was sad one.
Col. Tyner and wife went over to the
British side on Thursday. They will be
| back soon. 1t is safe to say that Port
| Townsend will get great deal OF adver-
| tisIng in the Pioneer Press, as a result of
| Coz. Tyner's visit.
For q man to have friends is mortal
1 oAH AS VIC ~ co VI hhD = SOb-OIOu JShiOuS
people. There are none quite SO blind
Us those idiotic little upstarts who can
not see what ridiculous fools they are
| making OF themselves.
Col. Henry Landcs, President of the
| 1st National Bank, purchased the cargo
| of seal skins brought in 10y the schooner
| Webster (some 600 skins.l Port Town
| send seems likely to become q regular
| market for furS and peltry.
The delegates representing the Odd
Fellows of Washington Territory az the
| sovereign grand ludgI now assembled at
| Los Angelica, California, where delegates
from ell parts of the world are assembled
| are, w. o. Dunbar, Of GoldendRls; o.
| Q. White, of Dayton; and DIR. q. s Os-
trander, of Olympia.
County Commissioner Weymouth in
forms US that the widening and grading
| of the Townsend Discovery stage road
| will be done this fall. The subscription
! part OF the fund has been all raised but
| hundred dorllars--snd the work will be
| ordered. This will result in splendid
driveway across Quimper Peninsula that
| cannot fail to be beneficial TO Port
| Townsend.
JUAN DE FUCA AvENUE.-This much
needed public improvement has come to
| practical 6tanQstlll, owing 10 an I'M
portant paper connected With it having
been mislaid. 1t is hoped that the par
ties having the matter in charge will
| push it vigorously to a successful COM
pletion. No local move is more impor-
taDt than that OF opening up fine drives
and thoroughfares through our suburban
property.
| Mr.. ]. T Norris, who has for many
years conducts the hardware business
here, has sold out his stock to Mr..
! Strong. very competent mechanic who
has been working in the shop few
months past. We are quito sure the new
proprietor will be success. The busi-
ness is located at one of the most popu-
lar corners in town, and is an old sstab-
lished business. Dir. Strong starts out
under very favorable circumstances.
Bks. Vidette, Memnon, Fresno, and
schr Challenger arrived yesterday.
/ The four-masted schooner Puritan
arrived this morning from Guyamas,
| Mexico.
| Tug Goliah, last night, brought in
to port bark Florence Treat, lumber
| laden, from Utsalady, and then pro-
| caadad IN Saa With tho Rr hiY Pak