The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-12-12
BRIEF MENTION.

Tomorrow night.
( The total receipts of the Catholic fair in
Portland were $5,597.73
Republican roosters have been familiar OBJ
jects in our exchanges lately.
Charlie Troup came down from Walla Walla
Tuesday to make short stay.
Judge Lancaster gave Vancouver one of his
semi-occasional visits last week.
Dennis Carey, Esq, of Battle Ground, made
us pleasant and profitable call this week.
II is now certain that the Vancouver ferry
will be re-established for the coming season.
The Vancouver Choral Society are training
for a concert, to be given during the holidays.
Sheriff Schuster Of Klicktat ilumined Van
couver with his lordly presence a day or two
ago.
The Vancouver nurserymen are shipping
considerable quantities of fruit trees these
times.
The steamer Emma Hayward took the place
OF the 8. G. Reed on the Cascade route this
morning.
The Columbia river is steadily rising. but is
still below the usual mark for this season of
the year.
VIM r. Bolcn and his good wife came up
from Lewis river and stopped over Sunday in
Vancouver.
Most of our street crossings are in an ex-
,fcellent condition-for those who wear long
r1egEed boots.
Territorial warrants Nos. 255 to 3O5, some
Of them issued to citizens of Vancouver, have
been called in.
Ifyou will read the birth notices in another
column, you can find out what makes Arthur
Dillon smile SO audiby this week.
John O'Keane, OF Vancouver, has been ap-
pointed agent of the Indians at Tualip Reser-
walton. in place of DR.. A. N. Marion.
The City Marshal is enforcing the ordi-
nance concerning stock running at large,
and every week almost has some for sale.
Our exchanges are all saying snow is the
time to make up clubs" Those filled with
sand are said to work the easiest and surest
One young man in Vancouver has been
stricken down with heart disease since that
young lady from Walla Walla arrived last
week.
WIN. Purvine, Of the Klickitat and Yakima
country, has been circulating about Vancou-
yer for Q week or two, trying to get civilized
again.
A farmer from the Sandy was in Vancouver
Saturday, looking for the hired man who
went of with $40 of his money and lot of
clothing.
With the amount of rain we have had lately
In this country there would be II big thaw if
it was not for one thing-there is nothing
froze up.
Mrs. G. w. Durgin departs for San Fran
cisco in a few days, on trip for her health
Many friends wish her pleasant voyage, and
safe return.
Jacob PrccLstel Jr., has been elected one
Of the aldermen ut Weston, Oregon. He can
add dignity, but not much rotundity to that
honorable body.
Monday, to pass the holiday vacation in Van
couver. He looks as though Oakland air
agreed with him.
Wells, Fargo Il Co. have established an Of.
fee in Vancouver, J. J. Becson, Agent, and
packages can once more be sent from Van
couvcr by express.
James Davidson Is still at Providence, Rhode
Island, and attending Bryant Il STATIONS
Commercial College. He will not return to
Vancouver until spring.
There Is a chicken thief at work in the
neighborhood Of the school-housc, and his
breath smells o nights rs though he had
eaten a powerful sight of onions.
The hour for religious services in the NJ.
+. Church of Vancouver, will be l045 morn
ings. and half past six in the evening the
coming Sabbath. NJ. Judy, pastor.
What pays best in Vancouver: has been
asked us. After several days hard study on
1t We have concluded to inform the new
conner that it is the U. s. paymastcr.
We are not over crowded with job work,
but on the contrary, are ever ready to do any
kind OF work Entrusted to our care with neat
ness and dispatch. Bring on your work
Capt John smith, father Of Dr. Randolph
Smith, stayed over Sunday in Vancouver with
his dutiful son, who, like all good men on
such occasions, was rcjoiccd to meet him.
Tom Padden is around again, but having
learned wisdom by hard experience, will next
time he goes to Portland pay his fare and sit
on the upper deck instead OF working his pas
sage.
That unlucky ferry boat, "Salem No. =" is
sunk again, this time at her winter moorings
In Portland. Contrary to expectation there
were no Vancouver people aboard when she
went down.
Vancouver was respectfully quiet for week,
while about q quarter OF her best citizens
were dancing attendance in the U. s. Court
In Portland as witnesses In the case OF U. :.
Va. Griswold.
One OF the dcnizens of a mud fiat down on
the Sound somewhere was In town yesterday.
Nothing remarkable In that, howevcr-we
only mention 1t because he was able TO warm
both feet at one stove.
Alex Thomas arrived home from New York
on the Elder on Monday, being just ten days
In making the trip. Mr.. Thomas recently
graduated with high honors from Eastman's
Business College In Poughkeepsie
"Five men killed in three hours" is the
startling announcement commencing an item
In the Walls Walla Waterman Of Friday, but
the edge wore Off when we read further down
that it was hogs that they had killed, some
100 Of them.
Old man Petrovtz, who used to hang round
Vancouver in Hudson Bay Co.'S times, now
living at Champoeg gets mad when they
lock him up in Portland for being drunk.
Thirty years ago they didn't abuse him that
way in Portland.
L. NJ. Hidden brought us a sample potato Of