The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-08-25
BRIEF MENTION.

rapidly forward.
Blurock advertises stray horse which he
has put in limbo.
A great deal Of travel is now passing over
the Vancouver ferry.
The harvest is nearly over, and the re-
turns begin to come in.
With this issue we commence the seventh
year of the INDEPENDENT.
St. Luke's Church is to be consecrated
this morning at 10 o'clock.
Some of the Clarke county farmers are
now marketing their wheat.
From every part of the county come re-
ports of good yield of grain.
Mr.. w. w. Newln arrived down from
the Dalles on Monday evening.
A great many Portland carriages and bug
gies were in the city last Sunday.
The burning brush in the clearings is Civ
ing the air its annual fill of smoke.
The fall term Of st. Luke's parish school
will commence on Monday, Sept. 5.
The date set for the Clarke County Agri-
cultural Society Fair is Tuesday, Oct. IL.
B. NJ Washburne has taken his wife
back to Dayton from Steilacoom once more.
The passenger war to the Dalles still goes
on, and the people are taking many so cent
rides.
The Kentucky Jubilee Singers gave a
minstrel concert at the garrison hall last
evening
W. B. Patterson and wife went up to the
Cascades on Tuesday. He took fishing
rod along
Mr.. II. E. Hunt has taken the house OPP
Mc,oui, ha1 ma u,,l1 To hon
keeping soon.
The steamer Washington will make an ex-
cursion next Sunday from Portland to Ca
talpha Grove.
The Vancouver took forty Cinnamon and
their baggage up to Table Rock tunnel on
Tuesday night.
There is girl living near Colfax, w. T.,
Miss A. j. WEIGH, 81 years old, who is only
81 inches high.
The summer vacation is about ended, and
the schools in this county will begin the fall
term Sept. 9Th.
The Bnai Birth pic mic on Sunday was a
success, . large number of people coming
over from Portland.
The Spokane Falls Chronicle goes for our
Cheney correspondent so lively that it throws
bricks red hot at him.
Some ones big red COW was found on the
street Tuesday morning, mortally wounded,
by rife shot probably.
Rev. john Finn has been assigned to
Tumwatcr, on Puget Sound. as his field OF
religious labor next year.
Mrs. L. Sohns and two daughters went
up to the Dalles Oh Monday morning, to
visit friends at that place.
p. j. Whitman. O. K. 4 N. Co. agent at
Kalama, came up on Tuesday and remained
over night, visiting friends.
F. P. Goodhuc. the o. r. & N. Co. s agent
at Victoria, B. c., was in Vancouver last
week for brief hour or two.
Mr.. Geo. X. Pike, west side r. r. engi-
neer, has lay-off and is in Vancouver at
tending his wife, who is again very sick.
Anton Young has commenced the con-
struction of new house on 4th street west
of the pond, and the frame is already up.
Alex. Thomas departed for San Francisco
on the last steamer, under orders to report
to the Adjutant Generals office at the Pre-
sidio.
Matt Spurgcon brought to this Office yes
terday some very fine specimens of Craw-
ford peaches, as fine as they can raise in
Michigan.
Richardson, Brush Prairie, counted out l27
kernels, aud it was not much Of a day for
wheat either.
The last thing new under the sun is Thos
O'NelPs little baby girl, which arrived on
Tuesday morning, aud he now looks more
dignified than ever.
The young man Dyer. arrested for burn
ing Bolcn's barn on Lewis river, was COM
mitted to Jail by Justice Ennis to await the
action of the District Court.
Capt. johnson. Of the Walla Walla Union,
sets down the waters of Medical lake as
medical humbug. Their greatest virtue
seems to be . saturation Of alkali.
The Canadian, Vennor, is fraud. He
said on the Goth it would be very cold, but
on the contrary it was one of the warhest
days Of the summer at Vancouver.
DR.. F. w. Sparkling, the new Register of
the Vancouver Land Office, is the depart
ment commander Of the Grand Army of the
Republic for Washington Territory.
Mr.. Patrick Buckley returns to Vancou-
YER this week from the Lummi Indian reser-
walton, in consequence Of the discharge Of
oil civil employees by the government.
VIM. Meeker, brother Of county commits
sioner Lindley Meeker Of Pioneer, died at
st. Helens, Aug. l4th. He was an old pio-
neer, . man much respected aud beloved.
The minstrel show Of 1.-THE only Q" drew a
part OF an audience at Brsnt's hall Monday
night, which finally all left the hall before
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