The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-10
BRIEF MENTION.

Shingles are on the rise in price at Port.
land.
City Council melting to-night-special SEES
sion.
The Columbia stands II feet below high
water OF 1873.
Busby, the blind phrenologist, is holding
forth at New Tacoma
Now is the time to gather the beautifully
colored autumn leaves.
Trout from the Cascades have been in the
market here this week.
Evening services at all the churches now
commence ut seven O'Clock.
Thanks are due to James Davidson, Jr for
Rhode Island papers received this week.
Large quantities of hard wood are now
being delivered ut the Government wood yard.
Mrs. j. 7. Lovelace and her family remove
to their new home on the Sandy tomorrow.
Capt Noycs, of the ship Alden Bcsse, made
flying visit to his Vancouver friends on Sun
day.
Mayor Sohns and B. l.. Morrison went to
San Francisco on the City Of Chester ycstcr-
day.
Mrs. Horntio Cook, of Portland, was buried
on Friday last. She could not recover from
her burns.
The first shipment of hoops from Vancou-
yer for the season. went below on the steamer
Chester this week
Hard wood is rapidly coming into compet-
ton with fir for fuel purposes since winter is
slowly approaching
AT times she smiled, at times she wept,
and then she smiled again. So has it been
with the weather recently.
Methodist Church services Sabbath morn
ing at 0:45 o'clock, and evening at o'clock.
Subject for evening-"Consciencc.
Mrs. A. L. Coilcy came down from Lewis
ton last week, but will return to that place in
a few days, to remain for the winter.
Last Monday being the Jewish day of the
atonemcnt, the stores Of Mrs. Wcisc and j.
Kaiser were closed, according to custom.
Farmers are bringing in large quantity
of steamboat knees, sawed out ut the mills on
the creeks They find market in Portland.
On the assessment roll of this Territory,
Clarke county stands seventh in rank on to-
tai assessment, and fifth on assessment of
real estate.
Last Sunday being Il pleasant day many
Portland turn-outs were in Vancouver, one of
the benefits of having the steam ferry across
the Columbia.
George Wccden, proprietor of the New Co
lumbia hotel in this city, was taken very scri
ously sick ON Monday, and as yet shows little
ID. +. Percival, of Rock creek, Stevens
county, not unknown to Vancouver people,
has been nominated for Representative on the
Republican ticket.
Fishing for salmon trout cngrosscs the at
tention of the boys and some men at NanCou-
yer and the Columbia furnishes them many
a dainty breakfast.
Many Vancouver people are going to the
Oregon State Fair nj Salem this weeks among
them George Toolcy and his family, ana Hco.
W. Durgin and wife.
The Clarke County Republican candidates
are now in the field. II there be any oppoSl-
ton the men will have to be good ones To
stand any show of successful contest.
A little son Of e. W. Evans, while fishing on
the dock one day last week, ran Il tsh-hook
into one Of his fingers, which broke OIL, re
curing the services Of the Post Surgeon for
its extraction.
Hon Jno p. Judson, who received the Dem
ocratic nomination for Prosecuting Attorney
of the ID Judicial District, has published
letter, in which he respectfully declines 10
run, on account OF his private business.
The Catholic Sentinel says Sister PraXcdcS,
superioress of the Sisters of Charity in this
province is expected to arrive from CANDIDA
this week She will be accompanied by sew
cral sisters of the order destined for the hos
pitfalls under charge OF the Sisters of Charity.
We said last week that our jcwclcr, I. {.
Stephens, wound soon replace the gold
watches and fine clocks he had recently sold
out and he has done it already besides add
ing largely to other classes Of goods in his
neat little store, now rs good as Bcck's in
Portland.
The Portland Standard says the new steam
boat recently launched at La Center, ON Lewis
river, for that trade, ha, been towcd To this
city for machinery and finishing touches. She
il small. but in every way adaptcdto the trade
she will carry on; is staunchly built, and Is
waters.