The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-04
BRIEF MENTION,
Christmas is coming.

Christmas is coming.
J. j. Whittier has gone to buying hides
and pelts.
Mr.. James Muckle of st. Helcns spent
Sunday i'll Vancouver.
Edwin Sparks lost boy years old from
diphthera on Monday.
There arrived a new boy at the house of
Judy yesterday morning.
Weddings are becoming more frequent
than usual at this season.
Another fire alarm came out of garrison
chimney last Saturday night.
w. H. Aldrich of Portland has been APP
pointed purser of the Lurlae.
T. L. Daniels departed for the upper coun-
try yesterday, on prospecting tour.
B. N. Leverich has bought J. T. Thorn
toms house and lot, for 1925.
J. T. Thornton and wife left Vancouver
this morning for the Walla Walla country
Emigration in covered wagons has at last
ceased, to be resumed in the spring as usual.
The County Treasurer received taxes from
about one hundred and fifty persons last
Saturday.
Sample copies of Davidson's photographic
views of the House of Providence can be seen
at this Office.
MIR. H. Cochran of Oregon City came over
here on Saturday, to see the folks and get
some tax receipt
The wife Of J. Kelley the restaurant man,
who has been very sick at the hospital, is
now out of danger,
Travellers arriving here from the upper
frxy lly ri all bar
east of the mountains.
Mr.. J. B. Knapp has rented his farm on
the Columbia to Mr. George A. Larrabee, a
newcomer from Vermont.
1.-The winter of our discomfort is made
glorious summer" by plenty of dry wood at
81 10 per cord, cash money
Hines the printer came over from Port
lsnd yesterday to see the Quartermaster and
set type ON country paper.
Mr.. Morgan of Brush prairie is recovering
from his fever, and will be able to leave the
hospital for home next week.
The little government steam launch Lake
Cheian passed this point Sunday on the way
up the river to her destination.
Persons wishing calling cards for New
Years day can see some fine designs to Sc
lect from by calling at this office.
The building season is closed in this city,
and no new buildings will be commenced I'M
til spring. as far rs we have learned.
1t is expected that the trial of young Ber-
nard for the murder of Mrs. Hagar viii
be concluded at Oregon City this week
John Burke shipped ~ dressed hogs TO
Portland on Tuesday, which averaged 200
pounds each. The heaviest weighed 400.
Bishop ,Jungcr has gone to Victoria, b. C.,
where he will assist to-day III the consccra.
ton OF Rev, J. b. Brondel as Bishop OF that
diocese
The simultaneous drouth and cold snap OF
ten days was ended on Saturday by winter
rains setting in. and they act as though they
lad come to stay.
10. Burke killed seven beevcs on Friday
last in order to get meat enough to last ovei
Sunday. That is what comes OF advertising
i'll Portland paper.
The new city council met for the first time
on Monday evening The message of the
Mayor delivered on that occasion will be
found in this days paper.
Sheriff Schuster dropped into Vancouver
on Friday evening last week, on his way
home from Stelacoom, where he had been
to take an insane woman to the asy lum.
The ferry boat Veto went over to Port
land on Monday to have some repairs made
to her machinery and expected to return to-
day. taking her regular route tomorrow
The fire sheet OF the boiler at Anton
Noungs brewery cavel i'll on Friday last.
and there was a narrow escape from a big ex-
plosion. The boiler had become exhausted
from much labor in whist.ins aud grinding
malt.
The boys and men OF leisure went hunting
on Thanksgiving day, but We did not hear
of anyone having remarkable time except
the commercial traveller who insisted on hav-
ing three ''sawbllls' cooked for his supper
at the Pacific hotel.
The Pioneer OF Smith county, Kansas, in
a recent issue says that ''the Smith county
boys, who went from here to Washington
Territory, report that they are perfectly sat
isfied with that new country, and have found
it to be all that it was represented to them"