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

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ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Ar a meeting of
st. Heens Lodge, No. 81, A. +. & A. NJ,
held Saturday evening, Dec. 20, 1879, the
following named persons were duly elected
for the ensuing Masonic year: T. c. Watts,
W. NJ; W. B. Morse, S. W.; Il. Z. Joy, j.
w.; Jas. Dart, Sec, James Muckle, Treas !;
o. Johnson, Tyler.
HAYES IrEMs.-O c. Gibson, NJ D., has
been visiting friends up the river. Geo.
Davis has been removed to Vancouver for
medical treatment The receipts of the
evening on the 10Th were not enough to buy
the best farm on Lewis river. Everything
is quiet on the Potomac tonight
Dec. 10, 1879. NOVICE.
THE prospectuses of the Harper publica-
tions, giving terms. etc, for 1850, will be
found in this paper. The V; iue of these
standard publications is so well known that
it is unnecessary for us to more than call
special attention to these announcements
Their circulation in this vicinity increased
largely last year, and should 90 still higher.
OVERHEARD. On Monday, when the
steamer Trorrier was laying at Parkers
Landing the engineer went ont to the wheel
to oil up. and the footing being icy fell oil
into the Columbia. He swan to shore, a
hundred feet nearly, breaking the ice as he
went, getting out safely but pretty well
chilled. He had to swim for it, as no one
saw him fall, and no boat was at hand
PETITIONS FOR MAIL RorTEs.-On the
9th of December, Hon. Thos. II. Brents.
delegate i'll Congress, presented petitions of
citizens of Clarke county for the establish
ment of mail routes from Battle Ground to
the north fork Of Lewis river, and from
Hayes to the north fork. The establish
ment Of these routes would be great ac-
commodation to the settlers. who now have
to carry their own mails, or go without
ONE PAIR GLOVES FOR Two MEN-A pio-
neer OF Clarke county Familiarity known as
''one-armed Lewis" the other day met in
Vancouver a man from Oregon who had also
lost an arm, the opposite one to his own.
Conversation soon developed the fact that
each wanted a glove, and a friendly game of
''cinch" soon settled the expense upon the
gentleman from Oregon, who soon procured
the one pair for two men at Hazard & Co. s
store. 1t is not often that it takes two men
to hit into one pair of gloves.
STILL HELD. Roswell Ward is still in the
care of Sheriff Fletcher at the county Jail.
The officers did not arrive on the steamer as
expected, aud their present whereabouts are
unknown, hut Sheriff Fletcher this morning,
Wednesday, received telegram that an
officer was ON the way, anil to hold Ward.
We understand that some of Wards friends
talked Of forcibe rescue, but nothing in
this line has yet been attempted, nor is it
likely. No effort has been made to release
him by writ of habeas corpus, though it
was once proposed. We have been told that
two men are under arrest in Iowa for COM
plicity in the crime of which Ward is &C.
cused.
CHRISTMAS On THURSDAY The following
has been taken from an old Ms. in the Brit
ish Museum. and is said to be hundreds of
years old:
II Xmas Day on Thursday be
a windy winter ye shall see;
Windy weather in each week
Aud hard tempests strong and thick.
The summer shall be good and dry,
Corn and beets shall multiply;
That year is good for lands to till;
Hinge and princes shall die by skill
II a child born that day shall be
1t shall happen right well for he.
OF deeds he shall be good and staple;
Wise Of speech and reasonable;
Who that day goes thieving about
He shall he punished without doubt,
Aud II sickness that day betide,
II shall quickly from thee glide.