The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-02-03
BRIEF MENTION.

Nearly three inches of rain fell on Monday
night.
No letters or mail from Walla Walla for
over three weeks.
Quite q number of new buildings are being
erected in the city.
Pender and Hamilton have their large
barn up and nearly enclosed.
The Board Of County Commissioners will
meet on Monday next the 9TH inst.
Mr.. J. E. c. Durgin and Grant Short, of
Washougal were in town yesterday.
The wind shook the scholars of the public
school building out again last Friday.
The boys had to content themselves with
one days skating at Vancouver this year.
Mr.. J. T. Bowles has entirely recovered
from his severe accident of few weeks ago.
The heavy rains of this week make posi-
bilities of another flood in the Willamette.
The mails have come and gone with a re-
freshing regularity since Monday morning.
The boats made their usual trips up the
river on Monday, for the first timein l0days.
The person who sent in communication
signed "a Total Abstainer," is requested to
call at this Office.
Mabel Crawford will soon take up her res
idence at St. Helen's Hall, Portland, where
she is to be educated.
Michael Hennessey of Battle Ground, has
been over this way this week, looking up
some of his stray stock.
The Columbia river is rising quite rapidly
at this point, from the rains melting the
SHOWS in the mountains.
There was considerable ice running in the
river yesterday, but it was in small cakes
and nearly the last of the crop.
All Clarke county orders up to the August
term, 1880, are now payable. See Treas
urer's notice in another column.
The young man Brooks, who has been at
the asylum once or twice, had crazy spell
last week, and was locked up on Saturday.
Anton Young has been trying for two
weeks to put up some ice for the brewery,
but only small quantity could be secured.
A new store is being built at Washougal,
which will be the second for the new town.
There are now two blacksmith shops there
An exchange says: 'It is very hard to
he poor" That's not our experience. We
find it a blamed sight easier to be poor than
rich.
There is no connection up the river with
many persons who are waiting for the river
to open.
The creeks in Clarke county are again
at times, but never do any damage to
speak of.
Bishop Morris will occupy the pulpit of
Trinity Church at San Jose, Cal, next Sun.
day. He is expected to reach home in about
two weeks.
When we had heavy winds here last FRI
day and Saturday snow fell in the William
cite Valley and Puget Sound four to twelve
inches in depth.
The Portland Bulletin, formerly the Bee,
has suspended publication completely. 1t
is IS well, for it was not worth the trouble
to read it of late.
Mrs. j. 7. Bowles and family went yester-
day to Eugene City, Ogn., where the sons
and daughter resume their studies at the
State University.
The Terpsichorean Club will give another
of their social hops this Thursday evening
All those who have had previous invitations
gre invited to attend.
The Columbia Churchman, Rev. A. s.
Nicholson in charge, appeared for February
promptly on the first day of the month, and
it is an excellent number.
There is to be q dance at Fritz Browns
new hall at Washougal on the evening of
Friday, the 18th February, to which gen.
eral invitation is extended.
Davidson, the Portland photographer, has
brought over and established his branch gal
lery in Sohns' building, next to this Office,
and it is ready for business.
Monday night an exceeding heavy sleet
storm prevailed in the foot hills in this
county, and up the Columbia, doing great
damage to exposed orchards.
Last Friday the velocity of the wind was
recorded at "a miles per hour at the signal
station in Portland, and it was certainly .
little heavier here than there.
Father Gibney, of McMinnville, who has
often visited Vancouver, will ON Monday
next start ON . journey to Ireland. Many
friends wish him pleasant voyage.
This is the first winter within the memory
of any Of its present inhabitants when navi-
cation has been closed three times, or more
than once even, by the ice at Vancouver.
The family of Mr.. Thomas at Pioueer, in
this county, is down with scarlet fever, and
ono death has occurred. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas are now down with the dread dis
ease.
Mr.. Jacob Thompson has become associ-
ated with Nye 4 Dillon in the butcher bust
ness. The firm remarks that it has come TO
stay, and will remain until the last hide il
Aayed.
Ellsworth Post Of the G. A. r. in Van.
couver has encouraging prospects Of consid.
cradle additions to its membership soon, and
gives promise Of becoming one Of our per.
manent institutions.