The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-08-03
BRIEF MENTION.

Farmers in want of grain sacks can obtain
them at the Vancouver city mills.
B. L. Morrison departed on Tuesday, on
his annual trip to San Francisco.
The families of Charles Slocum and Chas.
Brown are rustcating on the Lacamas.
Jerome Smith has commenced running his
stage to Portland again. See time table.
Jack Powers sentence has been committed
by Gov. Thayer to imprisonment for life.
Mrs A. f. Whittier is at the seaside with
part of her family. She will return home
to-day.
D. s. Van Slyke is in the city, working
for the organization of temple of the Legion
of Honor.
The Stars and Bufsticks expect to play
match game next Sunday, on the grounds
near the river.
Wheelock moved through town on Mon
day, and took the ferry with his stock for
Piercy's Island.
The next excursion on the programme is
the one to st. Helens ON Sunday, by the
steamer Washington.
Postmaster Eddings contemplates going
to Southern California this week, to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. George Haven.
The river soil which accumulated on the
docks during the high water is nearly all
removed to the gardens about the city.
w. c. Hazard & Co. have put in this week
stock of sash and doors, from California,
ON which they offer special inducements.
Prof. Anderson and family have been in
the city week, while ON the way to Walla
Walla, the guests of Mr. H. H. Gridley.
The school census of the Vancouver school
district for 1882 shows 634 persons of school
age, and 1877 under school age, total of III.
VIM. Dillon recovered his stolen boat at
st. Helens, through the Muckle Brothers
The thief escaped to the woods to avoid ar
rest.
The Chinese of Vancouver had bit of a
bear-dance on Saturday evening, which re-
suited in broken head or two, little law,
and some fines.
On Saturday Martin Gillihan took his
band of horses through town and loaded
them on the ferry, which took them down
to Sauvie's Island
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner of Lewis river are
in the city, visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Kenyon, who is reported as improving in
health at the hospital.
That circus did not reach Vancouver last
week, and many people were disappointed.
More would have been disappointed if it had
come, as it is blk show.
James Crawford. jr., has been appointed
in place of j. M. Fletcher to administer the
McCarty estate in Clarke county, with Fred
W. Bier as chief counselor.
About 30 or 40 persons went from here on
the moonlight excursion to Oregon City on
Saturday night. The boat returned after
daylight on Sunday morning
The barqhe Herbert Black has gone to
Shanghai, where Miss Ella Stoughton visits
the family of the U. s. Consul Judge Denny,
formerly resident of this city.
The MAXWELL Brothers of Chelatchie have
been in the city this week, and took ont
with them tools for continuing their mining
operations on the North Fork Of Lewis river.
An upper country paper declares that the
summer season is upon us, and verify a
mans shirt stcketh closer than his aunts,
and so do his stockings, aud his collars and
his pants.
Fire companies No. and had friendly
game of baseball on Sunday. The rain
stopped the game at the 4th inning when
the score stood runs for No. and 3 runs
for No. l.
The Lurline went into Portland with the
broom hauled up to the flagstaff top. She
had race from Astoria with the Fleetwood
and Reed. aud left them far down the Co.
lumbia, on Monday.
Among the works Mr.. Sherwin, architect.
has on hand at this time in Washington
Territory are the court house aud school
house in Vancouver, and the court house,
bank aud memorial church in New Tacoma
At the school election in this district on
Saturday only 30 votes were cast, all in ia
vor Of selling the old school building and
lots and the purchase Of new site There
has been no opposition expressed to such a
course being taken.