, 1889-10-17

The Woman Suffrage State Couven-
ton of New York, held two days ses
sion at Saratoga last week.
The boiler will be placed in the new
steamer Discovery in few days, and in
about month she Will be ready for her
trial trip.
Rev. Cuarles Woodruff, a popular
pastor of Boy!ston, Ind and Airs. Louis
Covette, the pretty wife of a wealthy
farmer III his congregation. have simu.-
taneously disappeared.
Georgia has passed an anti cigarette
law. LAWYERS say it cannot be enforced
because its provisions are clearly uucon-
stitutiCual. Somehow cigarettes do net
agree with the constitution anywhere
Boston Transcript.
A party Of surveyors of the Vancouver
& Klickitat road have gore to the coal
mines the other side of Trout lake.
They will survey the line from tins
point to eonuect with the survey made
from Vancouver.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Ward is now ready to re-
ceiye students in the business branches,
short hand and type writing He has
secured rooms in the new store build
ing, second floor, Harrison street, near
the custom house block.
The Cornwall company has com
mence1 the foundation for their mann
moth sawmill 1t Whatcom, which VIII
be the largest on the Sound. and will
employ a great deal of labor III c"ps'ruc-
ton and operation.
In Washington Isl sawmills are re-
ported, Il shingle mills, l62 pianing
mills. of which 30 are sash aud door fac
tories; % logging railroads and 80 dry
kiln plants are in operation. and o mill
ing Concerns use band saws.
Young lady lin great store)-LSt me
see a bonnet suitable for an old iady.
Sslesgirl-For your mother? Young
Iads-No, for myself. l don't expect to
get the change from my purchase until
I'm OLD enough to be "a grandmother, so
1 SHALL be prepared New York Herald.
MatroD-I suppose you tind your huS-
bar as selfish as most men? Bride
No, Indeed. often beard that man
gobbled up all the nice things on the
table, but must say that my husband
leaves nearly all the pies ! make Tor me
TO eat myself. He's dreadfullY kind to
Aa.-Epcch.
Judge Swan desires us TO return his
thanks to Messrs. J. 7. A. Bullfinch,
Jos. Crawford, Patrick Manion, VIM.
Donovan and his many other friends
who rendered him valuable assistance in
saving from destruction his property on
the night of the fire in the VanBokkelen
building. He also wishes to thank the
Neah Bay Indians for the services they
SO kindly cove him.
The regular meeting of the Port
Townsend w. c. II. U. will be held i'll
their parlor in the 1. O, G. Il. hall
"Wednesday, Oct. l6. 1t is hoped that
every member will be present as there
Is important business to transact. Ev-
epy one interested in temperance will
be welcomed by the union and thus
will give encouragement to the faithful
few.
Washington viii not have a lumber
man for governor after all. EX-Gov-
hn iss. ncti
cal lumberman, and who was the DEM
oeratic nominee, was defeated at the
election on Tuesday last. While there
gre q good many good I4en who are
lumhermen, and who are Democrats,
they don't seem to stand any kind of a
chance of election to office in any of the
northern lumber states.-Lumberman
Judge James G.. Swan has done more
TO bring the naval station to Port Town
send than any man in the country. He
has worked early and late in the matter
Of reports, and in them has set forth the
advantages which Port Townsend bay
possesses over every other place on the
sound. The officials at Washington rely
more upon his opinion than any one
else, and he is invariably consulted by
visitors regarding the resources of the
territory. But few better informed per-
sens exist in the matter of fish culture
than the judge.
Seaman's Bethel, Quincy street wharf
Social and literary entertainment We'd
nesdIyS October 10th, at 7P.M. Pro-
gramme: Organ solo, Miss Kinds; Read
ing, "An Exertion After Pleasure" )" Mrs.
E. NJ. Barrett; Song, Mr.. Harold Neale /;
Reading, (selected) Miss Anna Lindsay
Song, Gan that Glitters," Mr.. +. Nes-
bit; Reading, "Aunt Jennies Court
ship" Miss Martha Blake; Song, { Sc
lected) Mr.. Edwards; Reading, "Was
He Henpecked?" Mrs, f. NJ. Barrett ;
Duett, (selected) Mr.. anu Miss Ed
wards; Reading, 'The Witch's Daught-
er," Miss Chase; Song, Mr.. II. Neale.
Admission free. All arc cordially i'll
Yited.