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

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Portland peddlers have been very numer.
GUS in town for about two weeks.
School Supt. Robb is in the Lewis river
country this week on official business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judy were in the city
Thursday and Friday, visiting friends.
The strawberry crop is beginning to ma
ture, and will come into market next week.
Bishop Paddock will hold service in st.
Lukes Church, Vancouver on Thursday
next.
The up river breezes from the ocean have
commenced their regular movement for the
season.
Davidson will move his branch photograph
gallery from this place to Astoria in day
or two.
The adjourned session of the Board of
County Commissioners will commence to-
morrow.
The fishermen at Astoria have struck for
60 cents per fish. They have been getting
so cents.
The East Portland M. E. Sunday school
had an excursion pic mic to Vancouver last
Saturday.
DIR. C. B. Smith, who came over with the
East Portland pic mic on Saturday, made
this office call.
Scarlet fever has entirely disappeared
from Clarke county, and we hear of no new
cases in Portland.
Herman Rhode, who broke his collar bone
a few days ago by fall of only four feet, is
recovering rapidly.
Mrs. M. j. Maxon is still gaining strength,
and has promise of better health than for
many months past
Randolph Harrison, Capt. w. H. Troup's
son-in-law, has been appointed .. K. N.
Co.'S agent at Wallula.
Trouting excursions are the order of the
day, and the knowing fishermen always
bring home good catch.
One of Dave Schuele's boys cut his arm
yesterday with a broken bottle, and had to
have the doctor for repairs.
Many have an idea they are serving the
Lord when they are only meddling with
what is none of their business.
The steamer Trareler has gone back to
her old time, and changes about very often
while chasing up the Catliope.
Capt. d. Hakes came over from East
Portland, and on Tuesday assisted in pulling
some trout out OF Salmon creek.
There is to be an excursion to the Cas-
ington, starting from Vancouver.
Miss May Legg and her brother are in the
city, visiting Mrs Maxon, and they will re.
turn home with Mrs. Rachael Johns.
McCarty is getting the lumber on the
ground to raise one of his buildings next tt
the Vancouver House two stories high.
Mr.. H. H. Russell, the "Boss Coffee Pot
man, his wife, and Mr.. A. p. Simmons
sailed on Friday on their return to Wiscon
G. II. Daniels put the tin roof on Jaggy'
building in about four days, which is rather
quicker time than any Portland timers
make.
We have not yet heard of any move TO,
public ceremonies on Decoration day in Van
couver. The G. A. r. Of this city will &C
to Portland.
The supper for the Odd Fellows ball last
Thursday evening was furnished by Gull.
lemette, at the Pacific Hotel, and Of course
was a fine affair.
Mrs. j. S. Bozarth, who has been attend.
ing her sister, Mrs. Maxon, in this city, will
leave to-day for Weston, Ogn., to visit their
brother, s. A. Johns, Esq.
By decision of Chief Justice Greene
rendered last week, copies of legal papers
made in any other way than with the pen
are declared contrary to law.
The snow seems to have disappeared on
the Cascade mountains, Mt. Hood shows
dark streaks, and the knowing ones say we
shall not have high water after all.
Mr.. L. Therkelson, the Portland con-
tractor who put up the large residences at
the garrison, yesterday departed for Europe
with his family, for visit Of a year.
D. H. Stearns has re-established his but
ter factory at Thos. Dorman's. ON Fern prai-
rio. which will give the farmers Of that vi
cinity market for their spare milk.
Two of the Kansas colony visiting COM
mittee, Mr.. Theodore Alderman and Mr.
H. w. Tusten, were in the city Friday
evening, on visit to Mr. G. A. Lands.
j. H. Pieper, late commissary sergeant,
u. s. A., received his discharge last week.
He paid Vancouver visit on Monday. He
talks of going to the upper country to locate.
Through some misunderstanding the re-
ception Of Governor Newell last Thursday
evening was not well attended. and the
speeches connected Herewith were very
short. The result was serious disappoint-
ment to the few who did attend.
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