The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-12-08
BRIEF MENTION.

open on Sunday any more.
Vaccination has had good run in Van
couver for some weeks past
No holidays this winter-Christmas and
New Years come on Sunday.
w. s. Peters is teaching school this win.
ter on White river, King county.
There was little floating ice in the river
on Saturday, just enough to show it was ice.
G. B. Wilcox has commenced the erection
Of . brick residence for himself, on 4th st.
Some of the Kansas new comers are look
ing for city property which they can pur-
chase.
Farmers are bringing in their hogs and
chickens to market, for which they get good
prices.
It was cold enough last Friday and Sat-
urday to make two inches of ice on shallow
ponds.
Peter Stice was last week furnished bail
and upon being liberated went up to Wa
shougal.
Fred Pendleton, late purser on the lar
line, made brief trip to Vancouver few
days ago.
Az the first three days of December were
pleasant the weather wise are predicting
mild winter.
John French of Pioneer, who has been suf.
fering from consumption some time, died on
Sunday last.
There is now good prospect that the
streets of Vancouver will be lighted with
street lamps.
The steamer Washington has been taking
some heavy loads Of grain freights to Port.
land recently.
Miss Kate Sohns arrived home from Seat
tie ON Tuesday evening, after visit Of
several weeks.
The attention of the ladies of Vancouver
10 called to the card of the dress makers in
another column.
Sam Marsh 10 finishing the front Of his
building, and that scaffolding may be taken
down yet this year.
Vacant houses are very hard to find in
Vancouver, and newcomers have difficulty
In getting quarters.
McGolden is Cox l. Wetherd's new
butcher since Charlie Hague commenced
firing on the Luriine.
The bill to change the boundary lines Of
the city of Vancouver was reconsdered and
tabled on Thursday last.
w. H. Smallwood is announced as editor
Of the Goldendale Sentinel. He has had ex-
perience in that line before.
DR.. L. H. Whitehouse, formerly Of IA.
lama, is one Of the councilmen of the city of
Spokane Falls, just chartered.
Rev. Mr. Millen, who formerly had charge
Of the Christian church at Goldendale, is
now preaching near Vancouver.
Mr.. Coulter Of Portland is now engaged
In numbering on Vancouver lake, taking logs
L. ArJ I'D ,tr,l,
Hon. VIM. H. Dillon arrived home from
Olympia on Monday evening, on the sick
list, and decidedly the worse for wear.
z. P. Hamilton having neglected to quail
lily - city marshal, L. Robinson still holds
the office and the star, under his old appoint
ment by the council.
The act of the legislature authorizing
Clarke county to borrow money to build a
court house aud Jail has been signed by the
governor, and become . law.
Hubert Daniels this week finished putting
the tin roof ON Hazard h Co. 8 new building
. job Of work that will compare favorably
with any done on this coast.
Sheriff Merton has gone into partnership
with Milt. Vaughn in the livery business,
the new establishment opening out this week,
ct the stables on west 9Th street.
Tho O. r. l. N. Co. has recently buoyed
out the channel in the Columbia below Van
couver. the company making the survey and
the government furnishing the buOys.
J. T. Goss says that every man likes to
strike the nail on the head, but when it is
his finger nail that is thus struck his en-
thusiasm becomes wildly incoherent.
On the 2nd Of December, last Friday,
commenced the extra session Of 20 days of
the legislature, for codification Of the laws,
called by proclamation of the governor.
Fred Gere. an actor well known in Van
eouver, was sentenced to six months IN the
county Jail and $500 fine, for his assault on
his fellow actor, Kelley, at Walla Walla.
The Sunday Oregonmm has appeared, a
sheet plainly printed in small type, full of
interesting reading. and while it takes twice
- long to read it a. the ordinary daily, it
seems twice - good.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. f.
Church will hold fair some evening next
week, for the sale of fancy articles and
Christmas presents. The date and place
will be announced hereafter.
The printers all left the Lewiston Ne,cs .
few days ago, and one issue of the paper was
missed The next issue was set up and
printed by young Stevenson Of the 2lst In
fantry. now stationed At Lapwai.
Henry Christ brought in dressed hog
that weighed 4lS pounds. That was four
4 A.