The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1884-01-31
CITY AND COUNTY.
BRIEF MENTION,


A. E. Borthwick of the Cascade mills,
paid our city visit on Monday last.
A full supply of calenders on hand at this
office, which can be had on application.
Mr.. f. L. Candy, with his bride, arrived
in Vancouver on Thursday evening last
If you want .frst-cidss job work call at
this office. Our job department is complete.
c. w. Shane has removed his office into
the rooms recently occupied by Dr. Dobbins
The spring term of St. Luke's parish
school will commence on Monday, Feb. 4th
Ash Wednesday, the commencement of
the lenten season, comes on February 9th
"Washington Roller Skating Club is the
name of the private club organized in this
city.
Up river people wishing to reach Portland
have come overland to Vancouver for q
week.
Low water in Lewis and Lake rivers now
makes steamboat captains navigate eau
tiously.
Bishop J. a. Paddock will start on his re-
turn to Washington Territory about the last
of April.
John II. Ginder of the Assotin Spirit, has
retired, and it is now conducted by d. B.
Pettijohn.
Sunday was the Chinese new year day,
and it was celebrated in Vancouver little
by the heathens.
Since the slight frecze-up the boys have
had lots of fun with the ducks in the air
holes and creeks.
A fire alarm was sounded by Gen. Allen
Engine Co. on Saturday, which turned out
to be false alarm.
DR.. Debbns and wife started for Boston
yesterday, where they will attend the con-
servatory of music.
The steamer Lucea Mason now leaves
Portland for La Center at 10 A. NJ. instead
of 9, as heretofore.
Many friends congratulate Capt. JAS T.
Gray on the arrival of another daughter at
his home in this city.
The Board of County Commissioners will
meet next Monday, at the auditors office
in the new court house.
Valentines in all their hideousness, COR
geous arrays of color aud tlnsel, are showing
up in the shop windows
Jacob Wagenblast has gone back to his
ranch near Wallula Junction, on the Terri
tory side of the Columbia.
The Odd Fellows library has been trans
ferred to Maxon's building where access
can be had to it at all times.
Mr.. A. Ginder, It is rumored, will sue the
citizens of Astoria for destroying his bust
ness in that town last July.
Scott SHETLAND who was confined to his
room last week with an attack of fever, has
resumed his duties as purser
Tom Thornton. of Scappoose, was in town
this week, and reports considerable snow
fall in that locality this winter.
Mrs. J. !. Beeson arrived home from the
east on Monday, after fairly quick and
pleasant trip over the \. 2. route.
The chicken thieves have been quiet this
week, not caring to risk their necks while
good tracking snow is on the ground
Workmen on the new government build.
ings took a 'lay-of' during the recent bad
weather, but have again resumed work.
Major Tedford, an old army associate of
DR.. Sparkling, Gen. Morrow and others at
the garrison, was visiting here this week.
John Miller is putting up truck for Seth
Barnett, which will be very substantial
capable of holding all that eau be piled on.
w. Leuthwaite, Supt OF the Clackamas
paper mills, who has been overlooking the
works at La Camas, was in the city on FRI
day.
Charlie Mattson, who is at St .Joseph's
hospital, is getting along as well as could
be expected, aud will soon be able to get
around.
Dashing crashing Ger the floor, our skat.
ers sing song of lore. But when at last
they stub their toes, purple tint adorns
the nose.
7. NJ
Salmon creek last Friday for a hunt Be.
tween them they succeeded in getting about
fifty ducks.
The fire cistern near the school house was
completed last week. aud the one at the
corner of Main and 18th streets Will be com
Pleted IN a few days
Sleigh bells and-c bells, were heard
for several days within a week past but
they were not very animated. as the sleigh.
ing was not tirst.class.
At dance down the river few nights
since couple of the ''b-hoys" INDUCED IN a
little pnglllstic sport, aud now one OF them
carries his head in sling.
Preparations are being made for Gen Al.
len No. Is masquerade ball, which is ex-
pected to he "A grand affair Invitations
will be out in day or two.
Mr. G, T.. Tyskiewicz, now at the home
OF Judge Lancaster. lying very sick with
pneumonia, has shown some signs of im.
Provement for two days past
Judging by the number of inquiries for
that glove advertised last week, half of our
citizens are minus glove. That particular
glove, however, is still uncaled for.
The First National Bank of Vancouver is
now doing business in its own building. A