The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-10-04
CITY AND COUNTY.
BRIEF MENTION,

up ana uolhS wei, MS leg neal1ng nicely.
+. G. Lawton of Washougal has bought
Grant Shorts interest in the Wright place
Prof. Huebner has recovered his $500
note, and now everything is lovely and Sc
rene.
Two shocks of earthquake were distinctly
felt in this city about II o'clock on Friday
night.
Mattson & Briggs have their carriage out
and in use again, after thorough course of
repairs.
About 500 was realized realized at the
garrison entertainment for the benefit of St.
Luke's church.
Jerome Smith is now running his new
side seated stage on the Portland route, and
it takes very well.
j. r. Whittier and Alex. Cook returned
from San Francisco on Saturday, on the
steamer queen ofhe Pacific.
The Lucia Mills will be ready to saw lum.
Der as soon as some shafting is put up, for
which they are now waiting
Four of the emigrant outfits camped near
Vancouver for two weeks past on Tuesday
started for Whatcom county.
We had expected to give an account of
the Pioneer meeting of Friday last, but our
scribe has failed to come to time.
A. McAndrews came up to the city last
week, after having been sick at home nearly
month with rheumatism and other ills.
Capt Jas. T. Gray's wife returned home
from Omaha last week, after q visit at the
residence of her father, General o. O.. How
ard.
The rains have come in sufficient quantity
for Col ,,ln
ing, and to get a good stand of winter
wheat.
The friends of s. d. Maxon presented him
with gold-heaaed cane Saturday night
which he took east with HIM on the pioneer
excursion.
j. NJ. Parker, of Parkers Landing fame
died in East Portland last week. at the res
idence of his BROTHER from Bright's disease
of the kidneys.
Ward, Dietderich & Co., of the Brush
Prairie mill, have 100, 900 feet of dressed
lumber piled on the river bank at Vancou-
yer, ready for shipment.
George W. Hart came up from Southern
Oregon last week, and stopped in Vancou.
yer long enough to shake hands with a few
hundred of his old friends.
Mrs, Chas Lee last Friday evening in her
house had an accidental fall, by which she
broke her right collar bone. The injury is
more troublesome than serious
b. +. Shaw and p IL. Harper left the city
for Olympia on Friday last Shaw took a
lot of crackers in his gripsack, while Harper
contented himself with clean shirt.
T. j. johnson, the Portland plumber, who
had the contract for putting in the gas and
water work for the new court house ia Van
couver, completed the job last Saturday,.
We are indebted to r. Robb, Secretary
OF the Agricultural Society, for a copy of
premiums awarded, and other items of in
terest connected with the fair of last week
Hon. II. G. Strive, Mayor of Seattle, was
In the city on Monday, making arrange
ments for the removal of the remains of his
wiies relatives from the military cemetery.
Jack Eddings on Tuesday stuck a cut in
his leg above the right knee, with Ratchet
he was using, through some accident, and
will be laid up for a week or two while re-
pairs are going On.
The United Minstrels, a new COMPANY
formed among the garrison men, will give a
performance at Sully Theatre this evening
These performances have always been popu.
lar and entertaining.
The many friends of D. w. Gardner of
Lewis river. will be pleased to learn that
after lingering sickness of several weeks
he is now much better, and his family has
hopes OF his immediate recovery.
AT La Center a few days ago Jas. John
son was brought before justice for cruelty
to animals. Lockwood appeared for de-
PENDANT and Orwell for the Territory. The
defendant was fined s. and costs.
The fall fights have commenced, and were
decidedly lively this week Justice Smith
is getting tired of them, and now he sets the
fines on as heavy as the case will bear, and
the city treasury is the fatter for it.
Gay Hayden, $. ID. Maxon aud L. Lieser
departed from Vancouver on Monday and
on Tuesday went with the Oregon Pioneer
Excursion to the states. j. f. c. Durgan
will join the excursion at Walla Walla
There will be no Presbyterian services in
Marsh's hall ON Sunday, the 9TH inst, as
Rev. j. r. May has to attend Synod at
Walla Walla. Notice will be given when
the sacrament of the Lords supper will be
dispensed
1t was Eve who took the forbidden fruit
in the garden of Eden. We think it is an
hereditary instinct conferred upon some
women IN Vancouver, judging by the way
they took the fruit on exhibition at the late
County fair.
The 2-cent letter postage law went into
effect on Monday last, Oct. LIST, and now
those persons who have been aueerinp the
postmaster nearly to death will please re-
member that 1T takes TACO cents to send an
ordinary letter, and more in proportion to
send whole mail sack full.