The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-09-11
BRIEF MENTION.
ity and county taxes are payable now.


Not decent house to rent in the town.
City Council meeting next Monday even
ing.
There is no likelihood Of any forest fires
this year.
The Columbia river is now almost down
to low water mark.
The peach crop in this section is rather
better than last year.
Work will be commenced on st. Luke's
church chancel to-day.
AL Bateman has hidden his old dray I'M
der a fresh coat of paint.
Dr. Wall will arrive up on the steamer
Elder, which is due tomorrow
Several persons have been here within the
past two weeks looking for farms.
Two more new houses are to be COM
menced upon in Vancouver this week.
Ed f. Eddings is out on the street again,
much to the satisfaction of his friends
Edgar Bateman this week removed to
Portland, to make that place his home.
Capt. G. w. Evans and family, and Major
Babbitt, sailed on the oregon last Saturday.
On the llth of July John Jack and Miss
Annie Firmin We're playing at Calcutta,
India.
Lawyers are busy preparing for the com
ing term OF the L. S. District Court in
October.
A large number of students for Holy An
gels College came down from Walla Walla
last week.
The first overland emigrant train of the
season passed through Vancouver Tuesday,
bound north.
The walls of DR.. Wallis new building are
about all up, and the carpenters will soon
have sole possession
Wards theatrical troupe did not come
over last week as expected, on account OF an
accident to Mr.. Ward.
10. Burke has bought the Whitehead
house opposite 4th street, and will have it
fitted up for his market
J. J. Whittier made his appearance on the
street on Tuesday, and is recovering slowly
from severe fit of sickness.
Mrs. Kress, mother of Major John A.. and
N. H. Kress, arrived on last steamer from
the East ON Il visit TO her sons.
All of the fire companies were out for
practice on Saturday evening, and pumped
out the new cistern on Sth street.
Two prisoners in the county Jail, and one
county prisoner in the Fort Vancouver guard
house. Not much OF year for prisoners.
C.. II. Whitney and family, with Capt
Moves and family, departed for Walla Waila
last Friday, for visit to the upper country
The grading of Main street has progressed
considerably during the last two weeks, and
begins to show what the street will be when
completed
Williams restaurant has been removed to
the building next to No. | Engine House,
where good rooms have been ftted up for
the business.
Thunder and more than the usual guam
tity, came with Tuesdays shower. 1t made
the newcomers from the East feel as though
they were at home.
The sheriff is having the county Jail re-
paired and strengthened. as he is afraid
some one will try to break III and board
with him some day.
Vancouver base bail players talk some Of
going to the Territorial fair at Olympia to
take the conceit out of some OF the country
clubs over on the Sound.
Harry Smith has bought an interest in the
establishment of Thomas O'Neil, and the
firm viii be O'Neil & Smith. They VIII
make whole team together.
The old lumber that came from Mrs.
Turnbull's wharf has been hauled away, and
when new wharf is put in the foot of Main
street will be much improved.
Vancouver duck hunters are impatiently
waiting to commence gathering the fall crop,
and several new guns have been brought
from the East for that purpose.
A daughter of Geo. W. Evans, formerly
of Mill Plain, died of diphtheria in Portland
Friday, making the third victim in the
afflicted family within four months.
Mr.. George II. Bonny for several years
clerk in the Quartermaster's Dept. here, has
resigned his position to engage in mercantile
pursuits in Portland. Mr. Bonny is an ex-
cellent young man, and leaves hosts of
friends behind him here.
Sergeant-at arms Flanagan of the House
of Representatives.. and Mrs. Fanny b.
Ward, the gifted Washington correspondent
of the n. y. Tribune, were at the garrison
this week. guests of General Howard. The
regimental band of the 2lst Infantry sere-
naded the distinguished visitors during their
stay.