Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-08-12
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

The State brought in It's usual large
passenger list yesterday morning and also
an unusually heavy cargo Of freight.
The Presbyterian ladies will serve
lunch in Warner & Gamwel's office in the
/ Mason block ON Thursday. August Ia,
| from 1880 until ..
! Mr. and Mrs. George A. Kellogg will b.
/ AT Home" 20 the Young gentlemen of
/ Fairhaven on Thursday evening. August
/ 10, from q TO IL.
Every resident Of Fairhaven should at
| tend the citizens mass meeting to be- held
this evening at 1880. at Strader & Rich
ards office.
The mass meeting TO be- held tonight
should be attended by every citizen In the
city. Remember the time and place:
/ Strader a Richards Office az 7:3O.
Mr.. c. Hofstetter, Of Tacoma has let
the contract for the construction Of four
houses In this city. The building boom
seems to have just begun.
The Fairhaven National opened its
doors yesterday morning for the first time
and the employees were Kept busy attend
ing to business. The big iire-proof vault
Is In course Of construction and will be
completed the latter part Of this week.
Messrs Gourley q Clark have finished
grading near Fcrndale. Messrs DOYLE 4
ScarlOn. also sub-contractOrs. have fin
ished up their part OF the work and soon
the whole line Of the Farhaven 4 North
ern will be ready to receive the track.
Messrs Hill Il WELDON have com menced
tue construction Of an eight-rOom dwell
ing ON Nineteenth and Knox streets for
Richards & kuner. The same firm has
also let contract for the building Of five
other houses to be- located on Eighteenth
and Wilson streets.
A lamp exploded in one of the rooms in
Thornley's hotel, located on Bennett
avenue. ard nothing but the prompt
work OF one OF The persons stopping at
hotel saved the building from certain de-
struction. The lamp was thrown out Of
window Just as the burning oil was
spreading about the room.
fairhaven never does anything BY
halves. so let everybody attend the mass
meeting at Strader X Richards office
this evening. Let US give the press asso-
citation Of Washington such a reception
that they Will leave with the impression
that Fairhaven Is the greatest city in the
Northwest.
Judge Curry had rather light docket
yesterday. Tor Monday, only four offend
ers appearing before him. as follows: ID.
Cragin, ;. Fitzpatrick and g. Decot, all
charged with being drunk and disorderly.
charged with committing nuisance,
fined $40 ana costs.
An excursion from Edison numbering
about 100 people visited Fairhaven sun
DAY. The pleasure seekers had brass
band with them and enjoyed themselves
immensely while in the city, The com
modious steamer Mary +. Perey was
chartered for the occasion. After spend
ing four or five hours In the city the ex-
cursionists returned home satisfied with
their days pleasures,
Sunday afternoon Arthur Horton. an
employe Of the Fairhaven Plumbing
company. with two other companion ;.
were racing their saddle horses on the
plank road leading To Lake Whatcom.
Horton attempted TO turn his horse alb
ruptly. when the animal lost his footing
and fell, throwing Horton upon the hard
planks and injuring him severely. lie
was badly cut about the face and besides
his ankle Is badly sprained and bruised.
lie was brought To his home In the city
where his injuries were attended TO.
Two men in a maudlin state Of drunken
ness brutally whipped team of horses
ON Harris street sunday and were prOmpt-
~ arrested. The team belonged to Foster
who keeps a livery stable In SehOme. lie
was notified Of the occurrence and came
over 10 Fairhaven at once. The two
brutcs had lashed the poor animals until
great welts were raised on their sides. aud
Foster when he saw the team. was mad
enough tu light a charge of drunk and
disorderly was made against the two men
aud they were fined - and costs They
also paid the stable man $50 not To PROS
ccutr them.