The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-03-16
BRIEF MENTION.

Tomorrow is st. Patrick's day, and in
Portland they will celebrate
The churches now hold evening services
at 1880 instead of seven o'clock.
Mount Hood had one of its occasional
smoking spells on Sunday and Monday.
Miss Blackwood will open private school
soon after the close of the public school.
The planting of fruit and shade trees is
now being vigorously prosecuted in this city.
The Rev. p. S. Knight, of Salem, preached
at the Methodist Church on Sunday morn
ing.
The prospects are now good for fine
fruit crop in this part of the country this
season.
The wee children of st. Luke's Sunday
School will hold fair soon after Easter
Sunday.
J. r. Whittier received last week very
fine young Jersey bull, which will be placed
on his stock farm.
Mrs. Resburg of Flatwoods has been in
the city this week, visiting her daughter,
Mrs. s. p Goodwin.
Last Friday the paymaster left coin at
Vancouver Barracks, and the boys have been
around paying their little bills.
Mayor Randolph Smith buildeth new
fence about his mansion, and rideth in a
new carriage, all of which is good.
Portland is to have an Indian for lunch
on the 3lst, the Alaska murderer being sen
fenced to be hanged on that day.
One of Anton Youngs horses while being
driven in the beer delivery wagon on Mon
day, dropped dead in the harness.
Judge Greene has decided that barber
shops may be kept open for business on
Sunday, under the new Sunday law.
The glorious sunshine of last Sunday was
enjoyed by all OF our people, most of whom
took it out in rambling about the city.
Walla Walla has passed a hoodlum ordi-
nance, and if it works rs well as the one in
Vancouver it will be benefit all round.
Mr.. f. G. Ingalls,, formerly partner
with Louis Sohns, Esq, in Cowlitz county,
died recently at Carbonate, from asthma.
The County Treasurer gives notice that he
will pay all outstanding orders, which means
that the county is now practically out of
debt.
The meadow larls announce the arrival of
spring, but other "larks" made us think on
Saturday that it was payday that had ar
rived.
L. A. Willis, formerly of the firm of Fos-
ter & Willis of this city, on Monday started
for Priests Rapids, where he expects to 90
into business.
The fine chancel window for st. Luke's
church, made in England, arrived on the
last steamer, and will be put in place before
Easter Sunday.
The Rev. G. F. Plummer of Trinity
81 .,,tx
Friday last and assisted in the services at
st. Luke's Church.
An Oregon City man is Dragging OF a
parsnip he raised. 40 inches long, almost as
long as temperance editorial in Vancouver,
and about as useful.
Thos. O'Neill has put up a small ice house
in the rear of his store, and will keep q
stock Of about ten tons on hand. 1t is now
being filled for the first time.
County Surveyor McAndrews is busily
engaged upon maps and documents concern
ing the numerous county roads that have
been laid out and established.
Route Agent Burns, who carried up the
river one day last week the registered mail
belonging at Vancouver, changes the pro-
gramme this week by carrying the DAILY
Oregonian past.
The grand and petit jurors summoned for
the District Court to convene in this city in
April, will attend respectively on the 4th
and 9Th. instead of the 3rd aud 4th, as an.
nounced in our last issue.
MIR. Isaac Thomas, President Of the Lewis
& Lake River Transportation Co., made @
short visit to Vancouver on Thursday aud
Friday last. He attends so close to bust
ness that he does not get over here very
often.