The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-05-19

who accompanied Archbishop Seghers to
Umatilla and returned with him to this
city, will this week return to Washington,
where he attends to the interests of the
Catholic Indian Missions, as agent of the
Catholic Indians of this coast. Many friends
wish him safe and pleasant journey.
THE Agricultural Society pic mic arranged
for Saturday next has an object. The fence
line is to be cleared in places, the road up
the hill is to be graded, and various other
necessary work must be done. The officers
of the society desire to make this occasion a
grand working bee, and they want men and
teams, with tools, to be plenty on that day,
that the good work may go on to some pur
pose.
He PROMISED Us.-On last Saturday q
well known citizen of this place came to our
Office and made the humiliating confession
that Anton Young had just sent keg of
lager beer to his house. He further said
that he had begged Anton to go by back
street, and slip the beer in quietly. He
asked us to say nothing about it for the sake
of his family, and we, therefore, won't men,
ton it, especially as he promised us that he
would buy no more-until that key was
empty
Moss ON RooFs.-We deem it our duty
to give warning of danger which exists in
some of the houses in this city from the
coating of moss on their roofs. This moss
grows during the rainy season, but when
the warm and dry weather sets in it becomes
very dry and is as dangerous for sparks fall
ing upon the roof as coating of straw or
shavings. The safe way will be to have the
moss scraped off without delay Two fires
were caused in Portland on Saturday by
messy roofs, and there are plenty of chances
here for fires from the same cause.
CATHOLIC CEMErERY.-On April Bird the
Catholic Cemetery Association of vancou-
yer was formed for the purpose Of adopting
such measures as would secure to the con-
gregation of st. James Cathedral Church a
suitable burying ground Four acres of
land purchased by the Bishop of Nisqually
was donated and set apart by him as the
most suitable site for the purpose. To
make this donation available it became
necessary to purchase l and acres, ad-
joining, from Mr.. c. H. Whitney, at a cost
of $4l .65, and a contract for clearing all the
has been let, at a cost of S45 per acre. The
grounds have been surveyed and located,
and the work of clearing them up COM
menced. They are located just north of the
Military Reservation, about the same dis
lance out as the city cemetery.
THE United Se,rice for May contains many
interesting articles of military and naval
affairs, among which are the following;
Free Ships and Subsidies, by Lieut.. J. d. j.
Kelley, U. S. NJ; The Last Campaign OF
Hannibal, by J. Watts de Peyster, Brevet
Major-General, s.. N. Y; The Austrian Ar
tillery, by Brevet Major j. ?. Sanger, U. s.
A.; General John Burgoyne, by Medical
Director f. Shipper, U. s. N; The Fool of
the Regiment, by VIM. Douglas, late 10th
Royal Hussars; The Commercial and Naval
Policy of the United States; by Lieut.. r.
M. G. Brown, U. S. N; The Majors Duel,
translated from the Rerue DIES deur Mondes,
December, 1850; Notes for History of
Steam Navigation, part H. by Rear-Admiral
G. II. Preble, U. S. N; Editorial Notes
The Greek Boundary Question, &C. Service
literature. This magazine is published by
L. r. Hamersly & Co., 1910 Chestnut St..
Philadelphia, Pa. Price, S. per annum.
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