The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-01-06
BRIEF MENTION.

j. II. Drucks and wife arrived Ill Nancou-
yer on Tuesday.
Communication with the upper country is
once more restored.
The new county officers will enter upon
their duties next week.
To-day is the feast of the Epiphany, a day
of obligation among Catholics.
The Columbia is muddy from the winter
rains, but has not risen much.
The ferry boat left Vancouver few days
ago, and has not yet returned
j. II. Burgy is running the steamer T,ur-
eler while Capt. Bailey is laid up.
Wait Lancaster of Lewis river, reported
In person in Vancouver on Monday.
Scarlet fever is on the increase in Portland
but no cases have been reported here.
The dog crop in Vancouver is over ripe
and yet the harvest has not commenced.
James Quigley has returned from Iamhill
to Union Ridge, his Old stamping ground.
Hon Thos. H. Brents address is 126
Eleventh street, n. W., Washington, u. C..
Sergt John PEPPER arrived up from Fort
Townsend on Tuesday, on private business
No. SIS ball was postponed until Friday
Jan 18th, out of respect to the late Nj.
Winter.
Capt. James w. Troup and wife arrived
in the city on Tuesday, and are visiting at
his old home.
Browns mill did not run during holiday
week, and the men had vacation, the first
for Il long time.
The Historian says 'water is in demand in
many parts of Astoria, another new thing
under the sun.
Mr.. G.. L. Lindsey, civil engineer, of this
county, will be located in san Francisco the
coming season.
Mr.. c. H. Abbey and wife arrived in the
city from Lewis river ON Tuesday, to remain
q few days with friends
The only skating the Vancouver boys had
this winter was on the sidewalks last Thurs
day, and of short duration.
Capt. James Il. Gray and family will oc-
cupy Gen. Howards late residence unit! the
arrival OF Gen. \. \. Miles.
The Seattle papers OF the LIST of January
are very interesting, and worth preserving
particularly the iHtcHgaHcer.
Some little ice was running on sunday
the remains of last weeks irecAe-up CONT
down from above the Cascades.
Mr.. j. ). Bozarth and wife, of Pekin, W
T., who have been visiting in the city th!'
week, departed for home to-day.
The boys of Vancouver have done the us
ual amount of swearing or that alway
comes with the advent of the New ear
The Rev. j. B. Brouillct, most success
full missionary on this coast, arrived in an
couver on Saturday, departing again on Mon
day.
The youngest son of WIN. II. Walden
lately residing at La Center. is dangerous.
sick at the good Samaritan Hospital, III Port
land.
We learn that Capt Bailey of the stcalnc
Traveller, was not SO badly injured rs At frs
reported, and he will soon be at the whcc
again.
Miss Annie sax of McMinnvlle, who at
tended school in this city a year ago, was oI
New Years married to j. T.. Drucks OF thi
county.
The furniture from the houses of Capt
Sladcn and Lieut.. Wood was sold at tin
government dock last Saturday, bringin!
fair prices.
From ten to twenty inches Of snow east o
the mountains lay on the glound when tn
sleet fell here, but chinook wind has takcl
it away again.
Jasper NJ Blair has sold out his place OF
Fern Prairie, and will soon remove to som,
other part of the county, but to what pom
he has not yet decided.
Mr.. Jacob Thompson, for over Thirteen
years connected with the department OF tn,
Ccmmissary Of Subsistence, on the first O
this month severed his connection Herewith
A private letter received in this city from
Washington states that the Rev. John Ne
Carly is suffering from partial paralysis
His old Pensioners will regret to learn o
his serious illness.
The Willamette Farmer is publishing som,
interesting descriptive articles OF this coast
and in last weeks paper Western Washing
ton, including Clarke county, comes in fo
favorable mention.
DR.. Randolph Smith almost furnished al
item for the papers Tuesday, being tippc,
ont sully and dragged few rods by hi.
horse He escaped with a few bruises, far
ing rather better than the sulky
BY an involuntary and common consent
all the stores and business places of Nancou
yer were closed on the afternoon of Friday
the day ON which the remains of the ainente,
Michael Whittier were laid to rest
The sleet storm of last week did but littl,
damage in this city III addition to what wa
done four weeks ago by similar Storm bu
up the Willamette Valley there was causet
by it immense damage to fruit trees, as fa
up as Salem.