The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-12-28
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on Friday night.
The prospect for freeze-up of the Co.
lumbia is getting slim.
Miss Lizzie Fletcher came home from
Portland for Christmas. -
The streams we're up again last week, but
net 70 high rs the week before.
A. s. Marble has purchased Of s. w.
Brown the Fender place ON 10th street.
VIM. Rratton, ST., of Lewis river, came
up to Vancouver to stay over Christmas.
Amos Evans departed on Tuesday even
ing for San Francisco, on a business trip.
The masquerade ball on Christmas night
was well attended, and success in every
way.
The days are growing longer, but the IA
bled strength Of cold weather fails to con-
meet.
Petitions are being circulated asking for
the rebuilding of Halls bridge over Lewis
river.
s. W. Brown is putting down ten foot
sidewalk of plank in front of the Brady
block.
Joseph Erni of Washougal has gone to
San Francisco, where his sick wife is now
staying.
There was great fun at the shooting gal
1ery on Christmas during contest for sew
eral turkies.
The large sales Of holiday goods through
all the towns of the coast indicate good
times prevailing.
There has been less than the usual amount
OF cold weather this month, and very few
frosty mornings.
Real estate matters in Vancouver are
again becoming quiet, the boomers having
sought pastures new.
The little folks of St. Lukes Sunday
school will have an entertainment at the
rectory this evening.
Presbyterian services will be held in
Marsh's hall next Sunday, at 2:3O P. M,
Rev. Thos. J. May officiating.
The Sunnyside bridge on the Little Wa
shougal, and the Lacamas falls bridge were
taken cut in the recent freshet.
Taxes become delinquent on Saturday
night, after which time it will cost ten per
cent. to settle with the sheriff.
Six inches of snow fell at Omaha on
Christmas day. At Vancouver there was a
depth of IS, 900, 900 miles Of sunshine.
There was fire alarm at the garrison on
Saturday evening, caused by fue burning
out. The alarm did not get down town.
Justice Maxons court has been busily en-
gagged for week on sundry cases of disa-
JKresment and arguments with fists and
things.
The Vancouver brass band on Saturday
evening presented w. b. Patterson, leader
of the band, with an elegant flute, which
cost $50.
Mrs. Louisa Brant and three children
went to the Dalles on Friday, to remain
Christmas week with her sons and daugh-
tiers thereabouts.
DR.. G. p. Mccall, formerly of this city,
has retired from the editorial chair of the
Weston Leader, after several years ably
conducting that paper.
The butchers had lively time of it Sat
urday night. but unfortunately for the pub
lie il was not the price of meat but the
butchers that went down.
Judge j. p. Hoyt aud family of Olympia,
and Miss Newell niece of Gov. Newell, left
few days since en- route to Washington,
where they will spend the winter.
The Portland Standard compliments one
OF the Vancouver reformers by saying that
''Col Hawkins, the noted blk, is making
temperance lectures to Seattle audiences. v
Twenty.six sacks Of mail destined for Or
sgon ani Washington Territory were burned
near Schenectady on Thursday last, and
that 10 Why T. e. will not hear from his
girl in about . week from now.
Il il about time for . lot of folks to get
together with lot of cold victuals and
mako . descent upon some innocent victims,
tear their house all up, eat up all their VIC