The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-11
BRIEF MENTION.

Considerable pork is being marketed now.
City Council meeting next Monday even
ing
Preparations for Christmas have COM
menced.
Hunters report ducks to bescarce for some
time past.
Plenty of amusements are promised for
Christmas time.
Mr.. Chas. +. West is going to San Fran
cisco on the 18TH
1t is reported that foot of snow fell at
the Cascades on Tuesday.
NJ. Winters new street lamp gives just as
fine light AZ any of them.
j. Il. Francis killed wild goose recently
which weighed II pounds.
The Vancouver Odd Fellows are going to
have grand ball about Christmas time
The water in the Columbia is now feet
above low water mark, and is still rising.
G. A. Lands and H. Claassen have rented
NJ. Winters farm near the Blurock brick
yard
Thanks are due to Gen. Howard for y
copy of his annual report, received at this
office.
The temperance me etingwas held Tuesday
evening in Brant's Hall, large audience be-
ing present.
Old Slcdge is Sam Marsh's favorite game,
played early and late-causc why he's a
blacksmith.
Dphtheria still prevails in the family of
Assessor sparks, and another child was
buried on Sunday.
Since the winter rains commenced sluice
mining has been resumed on Burnt Bridge
Greek, near Vancouver.
John Il. Riordan arrived down from the
Idaho mines on Saturday. to spend the
winter IN Vancouver, as usual.
n. II. Bloomfield, prosecuting attorney,
as still absent III the lower counties, inspect
ing the accounts of county officers.
The upper country papers have consider
able to say about skating, but no one is
troubled yet with ice down this way.
+. II. Freeman hasa new boy at his house,
whcreat there is much rejoicing in various
places and the Quartcimastors office
Bishop Brondel is to be consrecratcd on
the l4th Dec, Sunday next, instead OF on
the 4th as first announced by mistake.
The coarse gravel recently put upon the
crosswalks at Main and Fifth streets, and
near the Post Office, is just the thing
Clean out your stovepipes and thereby
save the chimney from burning out, and
perhaps your house from burning down.
The supplement containing the President 5
message, sent out with tins issue, came Just
one day too late for circulation last week
The ferryboat went down to Rainier on
Monday after a LOAF of lumber for bridge
work On the Portland AMI Vancouver road.
The Pinafore troupe lost so much money
in the Walla Walla country that we shall
not have them here this year, as anticipated.
In another column we print the civil
damage law, whereby i. becomes lawful to
sue for damages when a drunken man creates
any.
The hoodlums are beginning to tear around
nights pretty lively. Some day Justice Lev
erich may make them feel sorry several dol
lars worth.
The new hotel at Washongal to replace
the one burned, will be completed about
Christmas, and viii be taken charte of by
Fritz Brown.
Mr.. ?. McHale late president of st.
Stanislaus college. New Zealand, has been
employed Is chief teacher in Holy Angels
College, Vancouver.
Among our callers this week was Rev Mr.
Banks OF the Hall St, Portland. NJ. f.
Church, who has been holding revival ser,
vices iii Vancouver this week.
The Odd Fellows lodge of Vancouver will
have abalm Brant' hail on Christmas night,
proceeds to 20 towards paying for the late
improvements OF their building
The trial of Frank Bernard at Oregon City
for murder last weel, resulted in disagree
ment of the jury, II for conviction TO one
against. He Will he tried again.
The bad roads across the Columbia bot
toms have at last compelled the withdrawal
nj hacks and overland travel. a few pri-
vate conveyances travel the road occasion
ally.
The Vancouver Ferry will run hereafter.
until further notice, on Fridays, Saturdays and
Sundays, and these days only being engaged
other days on work Of the Portland and
Vancouver road.
A barge was towed up the Columbia on
Monday having on board large amount OF
railroad iron, a locomotive, carts, and other
supplies for the Pen dOreille division OF the
Northern Pacific r. K.