The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-07-20
BRIEF MENTION.


Monday morning.
Crops are reported favorably out in the
Battle Ground district.
Capt. w. H. Smallwood is now manager
of the Spragae Herald.
M. s. Phillips has quit the government,
and is now city marshal.
Pay your city taxes to-day, or they will
DO returned as delinquent.
Jos. Sherwin, architect, of Portland, was
in the city Tuesday, on business.
AL Bateman had horse fall on him the
other day, consequently he limps.
Mr.. E. A. Slocum is now purser on the
Washington, successor toJ. G. Bliss.
There is q circus in Portland, boys. Save
your bits, it will probably come here.
Miss Lizzie Finn of Tumwater, is visiting
in the city, with her sister, Mrs. j. G. Bliss.
The 2lst Infantry Band has been en-
gagged to 60 on the Alaska excursion next
month.
Quite number of sidewalks on Main
Street need mailing down and otherwise re-
pairing.
The water having receded, farmers on the
Columbia bottoms are now putting in po-
tato crop.
The weather has been very warm during
the last week, the mercury ranging up in
the pineties.
in various parts of the city, for steamboat
nse next fall.
Work on the courthouse is progressing
slowly, the first scow load of rock arriving
down ON Monday.
Mr.. A. R. Harris and wife of Portland,
were visiting in the city last week, at the
home Of j. G. Bliss.
The steamer Lurline went down to the
seaside on Saturday last with excursionists,
returning on Monday.
Some of the Indian boys and girls of the
training school at Forest Grove, passed up
the river on Saturday.
Hazard 4 Cos store now presents fine
appearance, having received the finishing
touches on the exterior.
They had an immense basket meeting out
on Fourth Plain last Sunday, many people
attending from this place.
Mrs. j. H. Acton and Miss Lizzie Ander-
son, of Portland, have been visiting friends
in the city during the week.
Fishing parties are now the order OF the
day, aud various are the reasons assigned
because the trout won't bite.
Green" is in jail at Indianapolis, charged
with forgery. This is justice.
J. II. Folks, under sentence Of court
martial to four years imprisonment, has es-
caped from Vancouver Barracks.
DR.. P. Q. Healey has enlarged his drug
store, extending it back about Is feet,
which adds materially to its appearance.
Sneak thieves are entering houses, and it
may b. well ~ turn the key in tho door and
keep loaded shotgun within easy reach.
Mass meeting at the City Hall on Fri
day evening. to consider the propriety of
purchasing steam tire engine. Come out.
The continuous blasting going on up the
river can be distinctly heard here, and some
heavy blasts were discharged during the
last week.
Fred Ernest, who has been steward on
Columbia river boats for many years, took
glance at our city last week, greeting nu-
msrous friends.
The ferry-boat has again resumed opera
tions, the water having receded SO as to al
low travel on the road between the Oregon
shore and Portland.
We are in receipt Of the initial number
Of the Moscow Mirror, published at Mos
COW. Idaho, and it has an excellent typo
graphical appearance.
The Vancouver FIGURING Mills have been
thoroughly overhauled and repaired since
the high water recedsd, and resumed opera
tiops again this week.
G. T. Mcconnell has curiosity on his
place in the shape of . rose. It is . per-
fectly formed rose, in the center Of which is
new bud sprouting out.
Now il the season for black berrying, and
numsrons parties from town seek to the hills
for The Iucious berry, returning with many
barry and many . scratch.
Geo. w. Rrosbstel, who has been visiting
here for the past few weeks, departed on
Monday for his homo at Weston. Or. Miss
Jessie Nys accompanied him.
Nrs. Dr.. N. Flynn Of Gervais, Ogn.. and
4rs. d.. C. H. Rafferty, Of East Portland,
were visiting in the city last week, at the
rssidsnos Of DR.. Randolph Smith.
Talk about hot weather; Why, mp at Lew
iston they have been indulging in weather
to tho tune Of la IN the ehAde, and con-
sidsssd not much Of hot day 1t that.
d.. Fred w. Sparkling. accompanied by
~ I've daughtsu, arrived homo ON Friday
1ast tsum he trip 70 the Sound The Misses
GpsFliss viii spend few weeks 10 this city.
james Dsviisou wss married last week 10
His Neatagus, who formerly resided In
Vaooonvsr. He will gather large crop Of
congratulations when h. comes this way
WITH TIE sash and door MILL. flourins