The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-04-21
BRIEF MENTION.

Clarke county this week.
The walls of John Jaggy's building are
well up into the last story.
The sound of the saw and hammer is
heard in all parts of town.
Nye Rambo removed this week to Prime
vile, Wasco county, Oregon
The Washington commenced her regular
trips to-day. See advertisement.
The prospects for big fruit crop in
Clarke county were never better
A. H. Kersey and family, of Washougal
returned from California on Monday.
Joseph Burke has commenced the erection
of an ice house or cooler adjoining his mar
ket
The st. Helens Society has decided to
give an entertainment on Friday evening of
next week.
DR.. Wall is having fine new awning
built at the drug store, in front and on the
north side.
City Marshal Goldbeck has killed two
dogs, which no one would take out of the
dog pound.
The salmon run is increasing and the Van
couver fishermen now ship their surplus
catch to Portland.
Miss Florence Knaggs of the Dalles, is
visiting in Vancouver, the guest Of Capt.
w. H. Troup's family.
The pile driver from Portland commenced
work Monday morning on Moore, Stevens
l. Brothers new wharf.
Another call for laborers for the N. P. R.
r. Fifty white men wanted Immediately,
to report at New Tacoma
H. H. Frazer aud wife, who have been
visiting up the Washougal, started for San
Francisco on Mondays steamer.
We know Of three places in town where
good girls can find employment, and any
calling here will be directed to them.
DR.. Randolph Smith is enlarging his
house, the better to accommodate his nice
growing family aud increasing number of
friends.
The missionary offering of st. Luke's Sun
day School for Easter, 1881, amounts to
last year.
Bishop J. A. Paddock, with his son, ar
rived in Vancouver Saturday evening, and
remained over Sunday, the guest of Rev.
A. S. Nicholson.
Miss Agnes Ebert departed for the coun-
try this week, to take charge of three
months district school. Her many friends
will miss her during her absence.
Quite unexpectedly Rev? L. A. Banks has
lifted this paper back within the pale of res
pectable journalism this week, thing that
he promised his readers he would not do.
Horace G. Daniels and wife returned from
California few days since. Mr.. Daniels
health was not materially benefited by the
trip. much to the regret Of his numerous
friends.
The foot Of Main Street looks lively these
days, with steamboating, pile driving, repair
of old buildings and erection of the new. In
. few months Vancouver will look like a
new town.
II you do not wish to longer receive a
newspaper, write q note to the editor like a
man, saying so-and be sure that the ar
rearages are paid. That is the way to stop
= newspaper.
The public park has been cleaned up and
put in order. Two new stiles have been
built. on the east and west sides of the
square, that will afford entrance to the park
for baby carriages.
Next Tuesday evening Vancouver Lodge,
No. 3, /. 0. o. F., will celebrate the 62nd
anniversary of the organization OF Odd Fell
lowship in America. A number of invita-
tions have been issued.
Tim O'Sullivan, the wild Irishman Of
Lewis river, has arrived in Bellevue, in the
Wood river mining country He says there
need be no hurry in starting for the mines,
there 10 90 much snow there.
Our wife rejoices in the fact that the ed-
tors of both papers in Vancouver are look
ing after the interests Of her family. 1t is
not every family in Vancouver that has such
unusual favors shown in their interest.
There were three heavy frosts in the Pu-
get Sound region last week, but Clarke
county escaped entirely, with the exception
of . few exposed localities back from the
Columbia, which had slight touch one
morning.
The ball given by Gen. Allen Engine Co.
ct their new hall on Monday evening was
grand success, there being about fifty couple
present. Dancing was INDUCED in up to a
late hour, aud all seemed to have had very
enjoyable time.
A new astronomical clock has been pur.
chased by the citizens Of Vancouver, and
given to the public school by them. AL.
though the clock has been objected to ~
not strictly orthodox in its opinions, it has
not yet injured anyone.
J. B. Knapp. formerly Of this county. has
rendered bis resignation To Gov. Newell a. q
member Of the Board Of Pilot Commission.
ers for the Columbia river. He will con-
tiuue. by request of the Governor. to act
until his successor is appointed.