The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-10-02
BRIEF MENTION.

cOnmclccu.
The harvest is over, and sced-tme has
again arrived.
The trial of Bernard is gonso on this week
at Oregon City.
NJ. G. Aldrich has purchased farm above
Parker's Landing
Flowing for the fall sowing is progressing
in Clarke county.
L. NJ. Hidden advertises several hundred
tons of hay for sale.
Hay making on the overlooked bottoms is
now about finished.
Our mem bers of the legislature will depart
for Olympia this week.
The Touring mill has been readiustina
machinery for two days
Mrs. Schofed advertises fine lot of La
dies cloaks just received.
Thos. N. Strong was looking after his law
business i'll Vancouver on Monday.
Anyone who knows any thing at all about
rain could tell that this was state fair week.
All the Vancouver hotels. boarding houses
and restaurants seem to be doing good bus
mess.
The propretors of the Vancouver City
FIGURING Mills want to buy 300 cords OF
wood.
Rev. J. Flynn last week moved into Van
couver, to remain during the fall and winter
months.
Lieut.. J. c. Shofner, 2lst Infantry, will
marry one OF portland's fair daughters this
evening.
The new wheat comes in slowly, and the
Vancouver occasionally takes load over TO
Portland.
Portland is now glorying in the free de-
livery of the U. ;. Mail, which commenced
yesterday.
Vancouver mechanics are al busy for as
soon as one building is completed another is
commenced
Joseph Sauer has sold out his harness
business in Weston, arriving back in Van
couver on Saturday.
Cook & Son are Issuing their catalogue Of
fruit trees, etc, for 1879, and ;Acy make
an extensive showing.
Miss NJ. L. Whipp'e Of this city, has loft
Baker City and gone to Weston, where she
has large private school.
The sample sack of -four sent to rs by the
Vancouver City FIGURING Mil proves to be
a |, in both quality and color.
c. 5. Benedict, "a private in Co. e, DIST
Infantry, is the operator in the Dayton office
of the government telegraph line.
Fare on the Vancouver Transportation
Company's steamers between this place and
Portland is again placed at 80 cents.
Capt w. H. Troup is very busy these
days in repairing Mrs Turnbull's buildings
on Main Street, and ne is doing good and
pious work.
The City Council VIII meet on Monday
evening. and viii perfect the ordinance for
completing the grade OF Main street, and its
sidewalks.
The Oregon State Fair opened at Salem
yesterday, but the Attendance from this
part OF the country Is light, because OF threat
ening weather
Mrs. Grant viii probably remain in san
Francisco, and not accompany her husband
to Oregon She has no desire to see the
Webfoot State.
Something is said in another column about
j. c. Rounds mill at Pioneer which has
not changed hands, but is doing better
than ever before
The finest Bartlett pears We have seen this
year We're some specimens brought to this
office by John W. Smith. many of them
weighing II ounces each.
Hon. Levi Farnsworth, representative in
the legislature from Yakima county, arrived
in Vancouver ON Saturday, and left for
Olympia on yesterday, after visiting numcr-
Gus friends
Capt. +. W. Baughman is again ON the
Upper Columbia III commaud OF the o. =. \.
Cos new steamer D. j. Baker. He is one
of the most skilful pilots that ever steered
up the Columbia.
the Western Union Telegraph Company
have reduced rates 50 that message not ex-
ceeding ten words can be sent from here to
any point east OF Ogden for 81, reduction
of one fifth over former rates.
We wish all correspondents would give
their own name with every communication.
not for publication but that we may know
who is who. Many good things 20 in the
waste basket because of this neglect
We learn that A. J. Wiley's wife is so far
recovered from her injuries, inflicted hv u
COW some weeks since, that she will be able
to leave st. Nmcent's hospital tomorrow,
and proceed to her home at WashougM.
We received from the Winter farm above
this week box filled with SAMPLES of vege-
tables, oats and wheat, OF quality that
shows that the boys have not been labollng
this season without good results Many
thanks.
Mrs. solomon, formerly of this Territory.
now OF New York, was recently stricken
with paralysis, while at Zurich. Switzerland.
Gov. Solomon is her attendant. and she will
remain at Wiesbadcn during the winter.
Her recovery Is not anticipated