The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03
BRIEF MENTION.

The spring term of st. Luke's parish school
closes to-day.
Several of the Puget Sound cxcursionists
have returned.
Get your lunch tomorrow at the ladies' re-
freshment stand in the park.
The steamer Latona now makes daily trips
between Portland and Lewis river.
Thos. O'Neill has now very fine lot of
fruit, from apples up to pne-applcs.
], ]. Winters harness shop is now in the
room to the rear of its recent location.
10. Burke opened his new meat market
bright and early on the first day of July.
The fremcn are furnishing their engines
and hose carts for the parade tomorrow.
Mr.. N. H. Bloomfield returned from attend.
ing the District Court at Kalama on Tuesday.
Sohns & Schuele shipped last Saturday 81
barrels and lS9 salmon kits to the Dalles fish
cry
City Council meeting next Monday evening,
at which Important business will he trans
acted.
Remember that the steamer Vancouver
leaves for Portland att o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Mr. ]. D. Holman, of Portland, came over
on Tuesday, to perfect some of his donation
land titles.
Who hath woe? Who hath contentious?
Who hath blackness of the eyes? Answer
next week.
Farmers from all parts of our county in;
form us that the prospect for good grain
crop Is very fattering.
Ex-senator Mitchell, Of Oregon, on Tues.
day came over, and rode out to Battle Ground
to see Samuel Cornelius.
The delay in the arrival OF the Daily Ore.
gOnian on Saturday was OccasiOned by a
breakdown In the press.
Charles Vernon, Commissary Sergeant, ?lst
Infantry, left yesterday for Arizona, to be
stationed at Camp Thomas.
Collins and baskets constantly OH hand and
trimmed to order ON short notice at Gridlcy
q Whitncy's Furniture Store
That was gay old temperance crowd that
came over from Oregon Tuesday night,
which hung COW. bell on our door knob.
Capt P. B. johnson, editor Of the Walla
Walla Union, gave us pleasant call yester-
There arrived from the upper country yester-
day three well known citizens II Vancouver.
Captain W. II. Troup and his sons j. w. and
Charles.
Three Of the temperance picBje chaps were
left Tuesday night, and 1t cost them 81 each
to get home ~ Portland across lots next
morning.
II. w. Cushing, the Standard t0ncy printer
of Portland, came to lack ut Vancouver on
Sunday, and was sent home in good order,
right side up.
There were seven Sunday excursions from
Portland last Sabbath and the y NJ. L. A.
hides its diminished head for being unable to
suppress them.
Archbishop Scghers arrived in Portland
from the north on Tuesday evening, and was
received BY large concOurse OF the Catho-
lie clergy and people.
The Columbia river is slowly rccedng. hav.
ing gone down over foot from the highest
point reached, and is not expected to raise
any more this summer
So many things are going to be done for
the celebration tomorrow that funds arc
running short, and the finance committee will
have to 20 around again
That trio Of buckle cherries, Geo. Brant, AL
Batemsn and Charlie Hague, returned from
the upper country on Saturday. They look
brown enough to be ripe.
II. r. Alden, dentist, Portland Oregon, g.
w. cor. Third and M0rris0n Sts., will operate
in Vancouver four days com mcncing Tuesday
July Sth, rooms ut Pacific Hotel.
The Ladies' Guild Of st. Luke's Church are
going to run the grand refreshment stand
In the park on the 4th, with ice cream, cakes,
coffee and sandwiches, and other good things.
we nave received tnt annual catalogue oil
the Bishop Scott Grammar School of Port
land. Parties wishing copies can obtain
them by addressing j. W. Hill, head master
q the school.
Cole Brown, the welt known Portland prin-
ter who was beaten by number OF soldiers
in this city last winter, suicided in Portland
last Friday. He left q note stating that he
could not keep sober.
The Walla Walla Statesman of June 2Sth
says that MIR. John CSrless, chief of trans
command on Sunday last. As usual, he
brought all his animals home in better con-
dition than when they started. He is just the
man for the place"