The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-10-20
BRIEF MENTION.


A cabbage exhibited at the Clarke Coun-
ty Fair weighed 81 pounds.
The Cascade mountains are covered with
snow, two weeks earlier than usual.
The steamer Washington goes over to
Portland again on Saturday evening.
j. w. Petran shipped nearly $50 boxes of
choice apples to Portland on Tuesday.
Blurock has commenced butcherinc his
hogs. He will turn off about 20 head this
month
Quite large crowd attended the Me
chanics' Fair from this city last Saturday
evening
Ducks and geese are becoming more
plenty, and the crack Of the festive shotgun
is numerous.
Scott Swetland has been appointed pur.
ser of the steamer IFa~ngion, well de-
served promotion.
Mrs. c. Nj. Briggs of Lacamas has placed
us under obligations fora fine sample Of but
ter from their dairy.
Miss Emma Steward returned home on
Saturday from Yamhil, where she has been
visiting for some time
Mr.. j. c. Miller the popular merchant of
La Center, was in Vancouver yesterday, aud
greeted by host OF friends.
Miss Lulie Knight, daughter of Rev. 7.
S. Knight, has been visiting this week at
the old homestead up the river.
Henry Mcdonald was hanged at Boise
City last Friday, according to sentence He
implicated Others in his crime.
Mr.. \. Ginder OF Astoria has been up this
week, visiting at the house of his father,
Judge Ginder. He returned yesterday.
The second term of writing school, con-
Quoted by j. 2. Feaster, closed last Tuesday
evening. lie will begin third term next
week.
Dennis Wiley, a young man in the EN-.
ploy of J. G. Copeland on Lewis river, last
week Tuesday was very badly kicked by a
horse.
The Lhrliae went down the river on Sat
urday, bringing up to Portland the passen-
gers and baggage of t!.e san Francisco
steamer.
The Pest Office will close at 6 o'clocl;
Saturday night, to enable the clerks to
move into the new quarters in the corner
building.
The name of Fred W. Sparkling was ON
Saturday sent in 20 the L. S. Senate for
confirmation as Register OF the /. $. Land
Office at Vancouver,
We publish Mr. Elotchers remarks on
taxation of church property. We shall not
reply, as we are opposed to any religious
discussion whatever
The cash receipts at the County Fair for
entrance and gaze money was nearly $500
and as much more was received on s9bscrip-
ton to the capital stock.
The Vancouver City Sand has chartered
the steamer ifdatiaJ'oa for an excursion to
Portland, on Saturday evening, Oct. 20, the
last day OF The HelA1.ics' Fair.
}. L. Francis ~ill open his saloon in the
ncT building on Saturday evening next, and
he invites all his friends and patrons to be
Oh hand aad see what they can soc.
A number OF people from Lewis river we're
at the County Fair last week, among whom
were noticed c. G. Bozarth. Capt. Wm.
Bratten, and a. Buchanan and wife.
The L. s. District Court will begin the
fall session at Vancouver on Monday next
There are several important trials on the
docket, including two or three criminal
cases.
w. II. Carr went on the PortlandWa
Walla rontc as mail agent Monday morning,
and distinguished himself by taking the Van
couver package OF the Daily OreJoaiaR up
the river to while away his spare nonelts
on.
Mrs. Abbott has leased the Crawford resi-
idence with the intention Of converting it
into iirst-class boarding house, and already
has few rooms prepared. On Monday she
will have the house ready for guests and
it is very pleasant place will 10 doubt soon
be filed.
Billy Wilson, not the one who command.
ed the famous Xouavcs in the rebellion war,
but Billy of the Vancouver market, has
proved to us that he can put mp tine roast
beef as ever was set before hungry man.
If he does as well by all his customers they
will never get chance to find fault with
him.
A party of small boys who We're out duck
hunting on Tuesday on Tom Nye's place
were surprised by deer coming upon them,
and in turn they surprised the deer with
fourteen charges of duck shot, which made
his carcass so heavy with lead he could car
ry it no longer. The boys helped him to
town with team.
The wife of Mr.. A. II. Kersey, daughter
of MIR. j. Il. c. Durgin, died in this city
Monday evening, of consumption, at the res
idence Of her brother, Simeon Durgin. Some
months ago her husband took her to Califor-
mia, but she received no benefit from the
trip, and came home to 90 the way nearly
ell her brothers aud sisters have gone before
her.