The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-25
BRIEF MENTION,

BRIEF MENTION.
B.e.a.u-t.i-f-u-l-the snow.
Good skating OH the ponds.
"Now is the winter of our discomfort"
We wish all our readers "Merry Christ
mas"
F.W. Bier this week removed to his own
house.
Signs of let up in the cold weather are
visible.
Odd Fellows Ball at Brant's hall Christ
mas night.
Christmas trees at the churches this WED
nesday) evening.
Mr.. J. B. Knapp paid Vancouver flying
visit on Tuesday.
Travellers are very few and far between
these wintry days.
The oldest inhabitant thinks there are
signs of frost in the air.
We owe thanks to Mr.. c. H. Whitney
for basket of fine pears.
Boats have made no connection with the
Dalles since last Saturday.
Most anyone can now predict that we
shall have severe winter.
Charlie Troup's house is finished, and now
occupied by H. C. Morrice.
Navigation on the Columbia is practically
suspended by the cold snap.
The coolest weather this week that has
been known for several years.
Ice is running in the Columbia very heav-
lily, and the river may close soon.
The price of hay is going up, and if the
snow hangs on, hay will be hay"
Christmas services will be held at St.
Luke's Episcopal Church at II A. NJ.
Pickett, the great newspaper starter, is
preparing to issue paper at Ainsworth.
1t is stated that Sprague post-office, in
Skamania county, has been discontinued.
Found-a white window curtain on Mon
day, which awaits an owner at this office.
The shortest days of the winter are past,
but perhaps the coolest ones are yet to come.
The duck hunters are all frozen in and the
ducks are all frozen out of their usual haunts.
Bursted faucets and split water pipes have
been thicker than hair on dog this week.
The Puget Sound mail from this place was
sent by way of Kalama to-day, Wednesday,.
Mrs. Amelia Knight is quite ill at the res
idence of her son-in.law, W. B. Patterson.
j. j. Whittier is getting up boiler and
engine to be mounted on wagon, for saw
ing wood.
The Portland newspaper writers up tc
date have neglected to announce that lSS(
is leap year
The very unusual phenomena for this
country of ''sun dogs were visible on Tues
day morning.
s. ID. Maxon Esq, has been seriously i'll
during the week past but has been getting
better for a day or two.
The steamer Tancourer had to take refuge
from the running ice behind the government
dock late Monday night.
Thanks to Dr. Rufus Willard for copy
of the report of the Trustees of the Insane
Asylum sent to this Office
The steamer Traveller made her return
trip to Portland on Monday, the capital,
not caring to risk being frozen in.
J. II. Foley. the agent of the Portland
S'anidrf was diminishing for a warm plac,
At Vancouver fire-sides this week.
The stately and digniiied Judge Dennison
who occasionally visits these parts, was
married last week to Miss Menefee.
The recent Sisters fair at Walla Walla
under conduct of Sister Joseph, netteJ
Sl,7OO for the institution at that place.
The Puget Sound papers have appointed
Col. Halter to the command of the 23d In
fantry, vice the late Gen. jeff c. Davis.
On Monday the steamer Emma Haycdro
took the Cascades route, the best steamer
on the river for navigating in running ice.
DIR. Randolph Smith on Saturday ex-
tracted the ball from Geo. Davis back, and
hschances for recovery are bettered thereby
Lots of fresh measles in town, and as it i,
vacation time the school children are enjoy.
ing them to the full extent of the situation.
A few days ago some one entered the
photograph gallery by means of false keys,
and carried off some small articles OF value.
John Wagenblast and brothcr.in law came
down from the Dalles on Saturday, to get
the benefit of mild climate during the
freeze-up.
The ferry boat started for Portland very
early on Tuesday morning for winter quar-.
tiers or some other place to get out Of the
running ice.
The Odd Fellows Ball at Brants hall on
Christmas night will be the grandest affair
of the kind attempted in this city for two
years past at least
Mayor Sohns returned home from the
Sound on Saturday. and left to-day on
the steamer for San Francisco. accom-.
panied by his daughter Kate.
Mr.. L. ID. Brown has made contract to
stock the Vancouver FIGURING Mills with
wheat, which went into effect this week,
and the mills are running full time.
There isa conflict Of opinion going on in
this town AS to whether the ladies' or gen.
tlemen shall make the New Years calls.
The ladies claim it as 1850 is leap year.