The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-08
BRIEF MENTION.

part Of the city.
The Main street improvement is approach
ing completion.
Prof. Hubner's two new cottages are
about completed.
The Lurline returned from the seaside
on Monday last.
A great deal of sickness is reported in
different parts Of town.
The Dirie Thompson still continues ON the
Portland-Dalles route.
The weather for the past few days has
been exceedingly pleasant.
st. Helen's Hall, Portland, opens this
term with over 100 pupils.
The premium lists for the County Fair are
now out and being distributed.
E. H. Hack, formerly employed in this
office, is now employed on the Lurliae.
The foggy mornings have set in, an ndi-
cation that summer is nearing its end.
Moore & Co. are making quite an add.
ton to the warehouse ON their new dock
Miss Monteith Of Albany, Ogn., is visit
ing at the residence Of Mrs. G. w. Durgin.
Found-a meerschaum pipe-bowl and
wooden stem. Inquire of J. J. Whittier.
to Hood River on Wednesday on pleasure
"trip.
The fire on Front street in Portland on
Saturday night was plainly visible in this
city
Miss Mary Wilson of this city is very ill,
of typhoid fever, at st. Vincent's hospital in
Portland.
Bishop J. A. Paddock and family went up
the river on Monday, to visit parishes in
the upper country.
Sam. Harris will soon move into his new
home, the house in former years occupied by
Mr.. s. w. Brown.
B. L. Morrison returned from San Fran
cisco last Friday, looking fresh as a daisy
after his vacation.
Church services were held in Portland on
Tuesday offering prayer fol the recovery
of the President.
J. L. Francis is putting up a building next
to Nye h Co.'S market, which he will occupy
as soon as completed.
The public schools opened on Monday
with lao pupils in attendance, against III
at the same time last year.
Prof. J. p. Feaster, of Portland, intends
opening a school in penmanship and book
keeping in this city on Monday.
c.. B. Wilcox of this city, leaves for Ellens-
burg. w. T., this morning, to erect a brick
building for parties at that place.
: The population Of Clarke Co., according
to U. s. census of 1880, is 5,459. Van
couver has population of l,792.
Governor Newell and family passed Van
couver OH Thursday last, Oh their way to
Walla Walla and the upper country.
Jno. Cradlcbaugh, an old Vancouverite,
who has resided in Nevada for the past mum
Der Of years. arrived in Portlalaud recently.
Some fellow without care or conscience
run into j. r. Winters top buggy Monday
evening and about destroyed one wheel OF it,
DR.. David Wall has gone on his semi-an-
,nual pilgrimage to San Francisco. and will
bring home plenty Of nice goods in few
days.
If you want to know Just how the Chi
cago river always smells, go down and get a
sniff of the pond which has just been
drained.
Gus Homer, who lives on the Curtis place
IN the flat woods, sent US three Early YER
mont potatoes, one Of which weighed two
pounds.
The steamer Traveller has been raised and
taken to Portland for repairs The hole
stove in her hull is 10 feet long and feet
wide.
Several cases Of smallpox are reported at
the Dalles. Now that it is on the river our
people must be on their guard, and not let
it get in here.
The work on the grade Of the Portland
road across the Colombia bottom still goes
on, and it now looks as though it would be
finished this fall.
The family Of Jesse T. Bowles will depart
on Saturday for Eugene City, where the
children will attend the State University
this fall aud winter.
j. w. Smith brought us sample peck of
Bartlett pears Monday, among which was
one that weighed 20 ounces, and several
weighed . pound each,
Do not forget that the fair Of the Clarke
County Agricultural h Mechanical Society
will commence on Tuesday, Oct. 18th. end
ing on Friday, Oct. 18th.
A man who was hauled up and fined last
week for flourishing . revolver in the street.
10 working out his fine ON Main street
rather than remain in jail.
Mrs. Clara Riggs aud family on Monday
morning departed for Baker City, Ogn., af-
ter remaining the summer in Vancouver at
the residence Of Joseph NJ. Fletcher.
Charles Zorkowski, the cigar dealer, who
left here some months ago. is still in New
York. without hope Of obtaining relief from
his cancer. He consulted DR.. Hamilton,
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