, 1889-01-03
The as'eeklp Araas.
x.,ou rbursuax,s Daily,

new hullu!llS II inc tll'l ol MS NIlofI-
The shipping commissioners had
business yesterday and to day, by dep
uty, at Port Discovery.
There are some inquiries made from
business outside of Port Townsend about
business houses on the hill.
Fir street, from First through 10 the
park in the PcttygrOvc addition, i being
grubhed and nicely graded,
All the employees in Mr.. Rourland' :
store We're the recipients of very nice
Christmas gifts from the proprietor,
That bright star in the southwest in the
early evening l. Venus. 1t Will remain
an evening star only short time now.
One OF our citizens remarked vester-
day that there would be II least 500
buildings erected in Port Townsend dur
ing lSS9.
Information has been received from
Washington that the navy ward COM
mission will be here about the 10Th OF
January.
Seattle division Uniform Rank Knights
OF Pythias will arrive this evening at six
on special boat.to institute here Uni
form Division.
Rufus Bailey resign ed recently his po-
sitiOn on the Premier, and Is now about
to accept ii position in large commits
sion house at Seattle.
The Port Townsend people who re-
turned from California this week say
that it vas Il treat to see once again our
beautiful mountain scenery.
Steamer City of Quincy came this
morning with the mail in place OF the
Edith The Edith was laid up for re-
pairs, having broken her crank,
A friend OF F. c. Harper, writing to
him recently from Woodland, California,
stated that they had scarcely caught 4
glimpse Of the sun for three weeks.
Rev. u. T. Carnahan is now in Penn
sylvania, and will return TO Des Moines,
Iowa, the 9TH of January. lie is expect
ed here about the middle OF the month.
The small -pox case at the pest house
is conyalescent; and DR.. Harrison in
forms US will be dismissed by Saturday
or Sunday. This case the Doctor says
has not been severe one.
The Wells line of steamers between
San Francisco and this port will have q
new steamer on the route after the LIST
Of the month. Then il is likely the
trips " i'll be made three times month.
Aessrs. Kinds and Lewis are the agents
for this line.
Mr. Boscowitz, of Victoria, and Sir
William Host, of England, were in the
city to-day en- route to Whid by island
for a hunt. Mr.. B. is one Of the old
time residents 10 this section. At one
time he was In partnership with the 10 te
Nr. Rothchild, and was the owner of
considerable property in Port Townsend.
]. q. McArdle and P. Spencer, OF
QuilciDe. are in the city to-day. Mr.. |
Spencer is recently from Kansas and is
in tho nursery business in the valley. |
Mr.. McArdle informs us that four fami-
lies from California located in the val
ley last week. They will operate a saw
mill and shingle mill. A large amount
Of good agricultural land may yet be
hsd in that valley.
From Fridays DaiIy.
Port Discovery celebrated Christmas
by ball.
Ars. Ira Smith, ofPort Discovery, has
gone to California.
The Hastingses are to erect number
OF cottages for rent in the spring.
Am. bk Spartan arrived from Taco |
ma yesterday. in tow OF tug Pioneer.
Oregon Hastings, jr.. and his sister, |
Miss Minnie, have returned from Victo-
ria.
Henry Hammond was over from Vic
toria this week, visiting friends and rel
atiyes.
The frame of Mr.. J H Peterson's new
ha 10 oil.
ready up.
DIR. Hart, travelling solicitor for the
American Building and Loan Associa-
ton, is in town.
Moore & Smith. OF Port Discovery.
treated their employees to a lot Of fresh
fruit from the tropics.
Mr.. A. D. Moore, of Moore & Smith
OF Port Discovery, is expected to arrive
this week from San Francisco.
The Bavaria Beer Hall was burglar
lied night before last-about $40 being
secured from the till by the thief.
Mr.. J. F. Mcintyre, correspondent of
the Seattle P.-I, now stationed at Ia
coma, arrived this morning from that
city.
Steam schr. Jennie arrived from San
Francisco, with load OF merchandise
She is discharging at Commercial street
dock
DIR. Bins. young man who used to be
ct Port Discovery, has just returned
from the East, having been away two
years.
There is peei for steam laundry hero.
Who will start it? There is money in
Tie Business If good manager takes
Asla Of il.
A California man W no invested here
last summer writes TO real estate agents
that he does not care to place bis prop
setx-op the market even ut the present
sssd advance. He expects something
very much better.
Captain ] P. Doyle, who was injured
in the late explosion OF the tug boat Su-
sic, died at Tacoma yesterday. The
Captsin had been on the Sound for sew
zeEaf years, and Sasswen and favorably
known rs mate and captain of different
steamers.
The saw mills on Puget Sound are all
shat down for a ten-day vacation. Ad-
vantage 10 being taken at Port Discov-
cry OF this opportunity to make some
needed repairs, among which Is the rails.
ing Of the smoksstack to about fifteen
feet above its present hight. A eFez OF
brick-masons from Port Townsend are
busy at the job.
] People here from Dakota and Minneso-
"a are surprised, dumbfounded and de-
lighted to see mechanics working our OF
doors in their shirt sleeves, grass grow
ing, flowers blooming, and a general
springtime aspect The wife Of the ed
tier hereof pickeda bouquet OF flowers
frem her front yard on Christmas day,
and sent them TO friends.
At the N. E. church last evening, on
the occasion Of the regular weekly
prayer meeting, there were two conyer
sions and three accessions to the church.
4 week ago last evening there were three
baptised. Mr.. Denison is having almost
. continuous revival, having received
something ike forty new members into
the church since conference session in
September last.