The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-12-14
BRIEF MENTION.

No Daily Oyegonians came over on Tues.
day, bad state of affairs on a rainy day.
Mrs. Mary Daniels started for Washing
ton on Friday last, to visit her uncle's peo-
pie.
The boys of Fire Co. No. will have a
ball in Marsh's hall on Friday night, Dec.
29th.
The Calliope has been repaired and is
again on the route, making her usual time
at leisure.
Harmer & Morris are turning pork into
smoked meats at lively rate, buying all
they can get.
Miss Loonlis was so ill she had to dismiss
school on Friday, but recovered by Monday
so as to resume.
There is to be a Christmas tree at the lit
tie church in Washougal, also one at Black
woods school house.
We tender thanks to Hon. N. II. Owings,
Territorial Secretary, for copy of the official
vote of the Territory.
w. B. Patterson returned home from San
Francisco on Saturday last, feeling much
improved by his trip.
The roads, as usual at this season, are in
anything but good condition for travel, but
stiii tney are navlgaDle.
Gay Hayden was elected chief engineer
of the Vancouver fire department on Mon
day, receiving every vote cast.
Four yoke of cattle were ruined at the
Collyer logging camp on Lewis river last
week by logs rolling upon them.
The Wymans have played the most sue
cessful and longest engagement of any
troup that ever visited Vancouver.
Mr.. Napol leon Davis of Forest Grove, Or,
who has been visiting friends in Clarke
county, returned home on Thursday last.
Gay Hayden will dispose of his ornamental
trees in his nursery, aud lay it eff into town
lots. His announcement will appear in next
issue.
Mrs. A. f. Alden started ON Thursday
last for her home at Steilacoom. Her stay
in Vancouver was too brief for her many
friends.
The narrow gauge railroad that seeks to
connect Portland and Vancouver has OBJ
tanned the light of way through the streets
of Albina.
There has been plenty of venison at
Burkes market for two weeks past, but the
fairness thereof was according to the season
of the year.
The Princess of Lorne and her husband
sailed direct from Victoria last Thursday for
San Francisco, not coming this way as had
been expected
The dog poisoner is still at work, and of
late has confined his operations to Vancou-
yer Barracks. His identity is still as great
mystery rs ever.
The county commissioners held special
meetings OH Saturday and Tuesday, cou-
corning court house business, as the building
was progressing too slowly.
Bishop Morris of the Scott Grammar
school, Portland gives thanks for a lot OF
ornamental trees for the school grounds, the
gift OF MIR. Gay Hayden of this city.
AS we 20 to press the Columbia riveriis
rising an inch and half an hour at this
point, and the stream is covered with drift
and saw logs. High water is expected.
The boys are very curious to know how
much p. OKcane paid for the two-column
Puff of his saloon in the temperance paper
last week. Patrick keeps mum, refusing to
tell
Mr.. A. Downing and wife arrived home
from San Francisco ON Tuesday morning
Many Vancouver friends congratulate MIR.
and Mrs. Downing, and wish them happy
future.
One of the most stormy, worst days of
the season was Sunday last when nearly
enc inch of rain fell The rain storm now
prevailing promises to give the most rain of
any for years.
Mr. Levi Farnsworth of Yakima county
has been in the city for week, visiting old
time friends. He is on his way east to his
old home, from which he has been absent
over twenty-five years.
Frank Eddings came home last week for
repairs, having sliced Of piece of a thumb
by accident in the Oregon Furniture Manu-
featuring Company. His injuries are not
serious, though painful.
It has been determined to suspend the
public schools at Olympia till after the hol-
days, on account of the prevalence of diph-
liberia. Vancouver has fortunately been free
from all contagious diseases this winter SO
far.
A man has been put in Jail in Portland
for stealing an umbrella. The sacredness of
this necessary article cannot be violated with
IMMUNITY at this season Of the year. If the
culprit repents not, turn him ever to the
vigilance committee.
The time for the arrival of the Portland
bound Cascade boat in the afternoon is
again daily received by telegraph. Our cit
zens are under obligations to Mr.. Frank T.
Dodge, Supt. River Navigation Of the o. r.
4 N. Co.'S lines, for this favor.
Mr.. Sherwin, architect for the court
house, has been 90 driven with work that
he has not yet been able to furnish detailed
plans for the roof Of the court house, hence
the delay in construction. The required
plans are to BE- at once forthcoming.