The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-02
BRIEF MENTION.
Harris Mule is Dead.
Enough rain for a week past.

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Thos. ONoill has some of the finest i'm
ported cigars on the coast.
Several Commercial agents" piled a lively
trade in this city this week
| Mr.. NJ. L. Nichols, of Forest Grove, has re-
! cehtly fallen heir to 100000.
No May-day pic MICS this ycar-weathcr too
cool to cnthusc the youthful hearts.
The editors table has been adorned by fresh
| vegetables from the garden of Il. Wolf.
Considerable baled hay has been shipped
| from Vancouver to Portland this week
City of Chester sails from Portland for San
francisco tomorrow morning at A. NJ.
Bishop Morris will visit st. Luke's parish,
vancouver, on Monday the 18th of May.
George Allen is again laid up by weakness
in his leg that was broken some time since.
An elegant boquet of FLOWERS from the hands
of Mrs. Ed. SlOcum, graces our editorial table.
No base ball in Vancouver, and conse-
qucntly no broken limbs nor damaged fingers.
Several cows died in this vicinity last month
from eating poisonous herbs, it is supposed.
Salmon fishing at Vancouver has proved
extremely slow and Improbable for ten days
past.
The salmon run is slowly increasing down
the river but is not perceptiblc yet in these
parts.
l.. Sohns, Esq, departed for Puyallup on
Tuesday, Tor II business visit to the stave
factory
There is to be dance and supper at the
Pacific House tonight, and big time may be
expected.
His grace Archbishop Blanchet will admin
lister the sacrament of confirmation ut Oregon
City next Sunday.
The mum sociabcs of last Friday envcning
l,,t ,t.,ll 1tt, i. Il
much fun and enjoyment.
The assessment of Clarke county is about
completed, and will be turned over to the
Commissioners next week
The examination of teachers commenced
yesterday, and will be concluded to-day, too
late for us to report tins week.
There have been many land-hunters in Van
couvcr this week, part of whom paid their re-
spects and fees to the Land Ollice.
The drug store of David Wall has been UNI
dcrgoiug Il course Of house cleaning and kali
somning to lis Improvements
Trout fishing is now in order. The noun
tain streams are full and sport.mcn are going
for thcm," but sometimes they don't gel them.
Wccdcn has become infected with the
mania for Improvement, and is painting and
otherwise improving the New Columbia It
i, well.
hoops on the vancouver last saturday,
amounting to l,+GJ bundles, and still the sup
ply holds out.
The river rises so slowly that farmers who
cultivate bottom lands begin To have very Sc
rous approximations Of damage TO their crops
in May and June.
All persons ambitious to become Govern
mcnt contractors are referred to the adNcr-
ti,cmcnts for supplies and transportation in
another column.
T. c. Stephens of Portland, has removed to
Vancouver, and is lifting up in one OF Bnrke's
buildings a jewelers. shop, an institution
much needed here.
The Walla Walla Waterman says that Capt
Troup met with severe accident al the toun-
dry in Wallu Walla last week, from wAiCh he
is now rapidly recovering.
The work ON the Water Company's i'm
proycmcnt, goes brdyely on. In Il short time
The machinery for boring the logs for the
water mains will bc in readiness for operation
The new proprictors of the Vancouver
House are quiet chaps, don't say much, but
attend strictly To their business of keeping
oae OF the best small hotels there is on tins
river.
short shower Of fine hail came down yes
tcrday morning To remind Us that it takes
more than one swallow TO make Il summer
and that the possibility Of cool weather i, yet
with us.
Bishop Morris and Rev. c. Il. Bonncll will
shortly leave for Europe 10 represent the
Episcopal missionary jurisdiction of Oregon
and Washington in II grand gathering to be
held in England.
\. !. Wiley has finally started blacksmith
shop at Washougal, opening up few days
ago, and will now be fixture of that place
We congratulate that little town ON lis being
able to retain him.
Several different parties have esturned to
Vancouver from the fisheries this week. com
planning of nothing doing and nothing To be
made there. Many of them have returned to
work ON their farms.
Since the Wide West has been put ON the
Cascade route, making faster time than the
old boat il hats become necessary to CLOSE the
outgoing mail ut CLOCK Z. NJ, and if the
people will remember that Tact it will save
the post master trouble.
An EXCURSION PARTY, numbering some
$50 persons, came to Vancouver Sunday noon