The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-10-19
BRIEF MENTION.

Miss Fannie Troup is visiting among
friends at the Dalles.
Rev. M. Judy and wife have gone to his
old home in Virginia.
Fritz Braun has bought back his old hotel
property at Washcugal.
Hon. Geo. H. Williams of Portland made
this city visit yesterday.
Mrs. A. w. Gray and children departed
for Ainsworth this morning.
Mr.. j. 7. Brown of Newaukum is in the
city, visiting Mr.. j. L. Royal.
The contract for clearing the city cemetery
of brush has been let to M. Stefan.
Henry Shoemaker will remove into town
after his sale of stock ON Mill Plain.
The wife of Mr.. James T. Goss is now re-
covering from her recent severe illness.
John Blurock has bought of Thos. Nye
400 acres Of his farm few miles below town.
The merchants ON Main street who keep
their cross-walks clean deserve praise there
for.
L. Meeker of Lewis river will depart in a
few days for California, where he will spend
the winter.
Moore, Stevens Bros. 4 Co. have leased
Mrs. Mary Turabull's wharf at the foet of
Main street.
DR.. j. Randolph Smith requests us to state
that he positively declines the nomination
for coroner.
Mrs. M. A. Moran and her sister Miss
Thomas, late of the Dalles, are in the city
visiting friends.
Thomas Nye will will remove east of the
mountains in q short time, to engage in the
stock business with his brother.
]. 4. Francis and Peter Hoffman have
leased the Columbia brewery in this city,
and are now manufacturing beer.
Joe Burke dropped horse on his foot last
week, and in consequence acquired a lame
ness and several new cuss words.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Whitney, and Miss
4. L. Nickels expect to start for California
this week, to remain a few months.
Mrs. w. H. Troup, with Capt. c. T.
Troup, wife and baby, will leave California
on the 22nd to return to Vancouver.
Mr.. +. L. Blackwood, teacher in the
Bishop Scott Grammar School of Portland,
made this city q short visit last week.
Mr.. James N. Sutton of Cello was in the
city ON Tuesday, and still has the appear
ance Of being solid in flesh and circumstances.
c. B. Hopkins of the Colsax Gazette, and
wife, arrived in the city Saturday, and have
been visiting ut the house of Col. E. d.
Baker.
Henry Shoemaker will sell at auction on
his farm ON Mill Plain next Thursday lot
of stock, farming tools, &c. See his adver
tisement.
The ring candidates are now bobbing
around like corks in basin of water. 1t is
surprising how the Peoples movement dis
turbs them.
On Tuesday dead Chinaman was found
In the Columba river three miles above this
city. He was probably railroad workman
near the Cascades.
The store of Moffett Brothers at the Cas-
cades,was burned on Monday. Loss $lO,-
600; insurance $500. The origin of the
Ere is not positively known.
When the railroad company commences
running regular trains they will leave Port
land 1t 4:30 in the evening. and trains will
arrive at 6.45 A. NJ. at Portland.
The Hattie Moore Opera Company gave a
performance at the garrison hall on Saturday
evening last. Not many from the city went
up to the opera, although they had crowded
house.
Capt. J. H. Burgy and the crew Of the
steamer Washington returned to Vancouver
on Saturday. All will remain here except
Capt Burgy, as they have enough Of the
salt, salt sea.
Three of the new recruits of the 2lst Inf.
were caaght breaking in the doors of Martin
Burks's saloon on Tuesday night. Two Of
them are now in the guard-house, and the
other skipped out.
The mud on Main street is not very pleas
ant to look upon or 60 through, but it stands
a. . lasting monument for those persons who
prevented the City Council from doing any
thing to remedy the nuisance.
C. C. Gridlcy and his bride came over
from Portland on Monday, and reception
was held that evening at the residence Of H.
H. Gridley, where the newly welded pair
received many congratulations.
John O'Keane has been relieved a. Indian
Agent At Tulalip, by tho new appointee,
Rev. Edwin Eells We understand Mr..
O'Keane's services will be retained ON the
reservation in another capacity.
The high water in the Washougal coming
from the late rains has washed out all the
temporary work put up for the construction
Of the new bridge. This will delay the
completion of the bridge foi some time.
Joe Brant says the comet is worth seeing,
but he looked ct It from Cello, and being
nearer Il 10 . clearer atmosphere his iudg-
mont may possibly be prsjudicsd. For
three weeks there has not been morning
clear enough to sse il from this point.
We are indebted to J. X. Gill 4 Co., Of
Portland. for = copy Of new edition Of the
Chinook JArgon. Il 10 the most cemplets
dictionary Of that useful language We haze
ever sen, and e literary curieaity il we'll