The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-09

Willis, who was on the ferry line two
years ago, was in town Tuesday, greeting
many friends.
c. H. Whitney and wife departed on
Monday for a visit to Walla Walla and the
upper country.
The ferry.boat Veto No. g came over on
Tuesday, and commenced ferry trips across
the Columbia.
The water in the Columbia has been rising
rapidly for four days, and will soon be at its
highest for 1881.
The Ladies' Guild of Oregon City cleared
about $40 by their excursion to Vancouver
on Memorial day.
The Good Templars of East Portland are
coming over to Vancouver on an excursion
on Saturday next.
Robert Lee, the mate of the steamer
WIDE Vide, died in st. Vincent's Hospital,
Portland, on Sunday.
One salmon II pounds and another of 70
pounds were taken near the mouth of the
Columbia last week.
Miss Kate Sohns arrived home on Mon
day, from several months visit at Seattle.
Mrs L. Il. Sohns came with her.
VIM. II. Brewster has returned to Van
. couver, and will make his residence here,
intending to go into business soon.
Mr.. J. d. Sharp, brother-inlaw to Mrs. f.
Sparks of this city, with his family, arrived
in this city yesterday, from Iowa.
The Pacific Minstrel Troupe has issued
programmes for performance at the gairi-
son hall on Monday evening next
Joseph NJ. Fletcher is now Secretary of
the Peoples Transportation Co. of Vancou-
yer, in place of Il. H. Freeman, resigned.
Tomorrow locomotive of the Northern
Pacific Railroad will enter the town of Spo-
kan Falls. Wish it was at Vancouver, too.
L. NJ. Hidden came down from Taxas
Ferry last Friday, to take a rest and will
return to his railroad work in day or two.
Mrs. Kuykendall and her twin babies
came down from the upper country, and arc
now stopping at the old home-Mrs. Brant's
The steamer Washington went over to
Portland on Sunday, making several excur-
sions that day from her dock to the White
House.
Mrs. L. c. Thomlinson returned from
Astoria on Friday last, where she had been
inspiring the fresh sea breeze for couple Of
weeks.
The band concert on Sunday was so sol.
emn and affecting that it made the heavens
weep, to say nothing of the effect on the
listeners.
Louis Meyer and son have came down
from Camp Spokan, but will soon return, as
they have the beef contract there for an
other year.
Amos Evans, who has been in Vancouver
over year, departed on Saturday for the
upper country. His wife remains here for
the present.
Mrs. Schofeld has just opened out very
fine lot Of ladies' trimmed hats, also a stock
of boys and youths clothing. Call and ex-
anime the goods.
Persons wanting sewing done in their
families will find in Mrs. Gilmore who lives
ON Reserve street, near 9Th, very compe-
tent person for such work.
According to the almanacs there is to be
total eclipse of the moon on Saturday night,
which will commence about nine o'clock,
ending soon after midnight.
Miss Lizzie Lee, of East Portland, niece
Of DIR. Randolph Smith, and sometimes q
visitor to Vancouver, was married last week
to George Allen, of East Portland.
The wife of Capt Bailey of the Traveller
is sick in the hospital at Portland, and one
of Dubeck's sons is sick in Vancouver,
trouble enough at once for one family.
All applications fol correction or reduction
OF city assessments must be made before the
city council on Monday evening, June Goth,
the next regular meeting of the city council
The annual conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church will meet in East Portland
on the 18th Of August next. Bishop T.. 0.
Haven, who now resides in San Francisco,
will preside.
The strawberry and ice cream festival
given by the Ladies' Mite Society Of the
NJ. f. Church last week was decided sue
cess. The net proceeds amounted to about
fifty dollars.
The author of that communication con-
corning the NJ. Il. Church choir, who is so
much ashamed of it that he dare not give
his name to us, can find the same ON file at
this office. 1t will not be published.
The Morning Journal is the name Of a
new daily paper started last week at Walla
Walla, by Harris, Black 4 Reed. 1t pre-
SCENTS good appearance, and If kept up to
it, present standard will be live paper.
Mr.. X. H. Freeman is about to leave Van
Vancouver, much to the regret Of many
friends. He goes to Portland. taking poai-
ton in the office Of Major A. $. kimball,
disbursing quartsrmaster Of the department.