The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-12-30


THE FEERy.-ln consequence OF the bot
tom having fallen out of the road i'll Oregon
the Vancouver Portland stages have ceased
their trips for the present Messrs. Foster
Il Moore hereby give notice chat they will
not make regular trips with the ferry until
about February LIST, OF which due notice will
be given.
FREEZING. After a week of heavy rains
the weather took a cold turn Tuesday eve
ming, and we are once more under the sway
of Jack Frost. 1t has been showing very
heavily in the upper country, and it is posi-
Bile that the cold wave prevailing east of the
mountains may again cause the river to close
up for u short time.
MouNT Hoop LODGE, No. 81, f. & A. NJ,
held their election Dec. 25th selecting Off
GERS as follows: II. c. Maurice, w. NJ;
Jacob Thompson, 5. w: j. A. krcss, J. w;
j. T. Goss, Treas; II. II. Grdlcy, Sec'y.;
G. NJ. Downey, $. D.; l.. Il. Clough }. d.;
a. w. Hidden, Tyler. All were installed,
except j. y. hrcss who is absent, by F. S.
Grand Warden G. w. Durgin, Dec. 9th,
in Odd Fellows Hall.
WEEK OF PRAYER. The week of prayer
for 1881 will begin ON the 2nd of January
and end on the 9th. The Evangelical ALI
ancc suggests sermons for the week as fol-
lows:
January 2nd-From the text, "Jesus
Christ, the same yesterday, to-day and for
ever
January 3d-The general topic is praise
and Thanksgiving for all blessings
January it'll Humiliation and confess
sons for personal and national sins.
January 5th-Prayor for the Church of
Christ, that it may be fruitful and united.
January 6th-Prayer for the young and
their instructors, for parents, colleges, Sun
day schools.
January 7th-Prayor for all nations and
rulers, for universal liberty, for the cessa
ton OF wars.
January Sth Prayer for Christian Mis-
sions and for all engaged in promoting them
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Some well wishcr of Governor Newell
who doubtless desires to ''savc him from hi.
Friends" or at least the laundering para
grapher Of the day, sends us the following
e communication:
y VANCOUVER, w. T., Dec. -, 1850.
e EDITOR INDEPENDENT:
f The Seattle hteHiyeHcer says:
During Gov. Newclls residence of les
y than two months in the Territory, he ha
l twice visited Seattle, once each the terri
e torial penltcntiary and insane asylum, tn
IS Newell colony near Olympia and the Squaxoi
, Indian reservation. Thus evincng u laud
able desire to become acquainted with tn
Il people and institutions OF his new home
Just what is meant by that item. or VIII,
5 it was published is puzzle TO me, an,
II doubtless to others too each one must solv
II the riddle for himself. Doubtless the Intel
g it5encer, being II very modest sheet, intondc,
Z to convey the impression that, rs our new
governor had visited seattle twice, he ha,
is become acquainted with all of the people o
IS the Territory worth knowing or seeing, anC
i had then kindly visited the penitentiary
% the insane asylum, and the SquaXon lnda
is reservation, and so had visited the poor un
70 fortunate ones who do not live in Seattle.
Is some other person of a morbid and leal
r., Gus disposition would say that the governo
l. IN making the visits rs stated was lookin
l. out for number one; that having visited 81
/ attic twice, and become acquainted with tn
Is people there, had pined for better society
N a higher civilization, and so had turned t
y the ponitentiary, the insane asylum an
Squaxon Indian reservation.
s. My own theory is, that the governor
t. having as heretofore stated, become well az
e quaintcd with the people OF Seattle, an
" having an earnest desire for their futur
st welfare, had at once, prompted by symp'
lie thy, visited the ponitcntiary, the nsan
:, asylum and the Squaxon Indian reservation
1t and gone away satisfied that the people {
D. Seattle were well provided for.
he Yours, MICHAEL FITZRON.
SC For sale-a good now mich COW. Fc
10 particulars purchaser may inquire at tn
s. office. Wv