Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-08-28
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

The ladies of st. james Episcopal
Guild will meet AT the residence of Mrs.
j. NJ. Darling this afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
City Treasurer Richards will be pre-
pared today TO take up about 5000 worth
of city warrants on the general fund.
A conference of the consolidation com
mlttees will be held at D. m. today at
the chamber of commerce in New What
com.
Important messages are at the tele-
graph Office for John RUSSELL Tom Cros
by, Miss Rebecca Dean, and j. 7. Nc
Donald.
A bright. energetic boy is wanted i'm
mediately at the HERALD office to carry
papers. The boy can easily carry his
route and attend school at the same time.
DIR. Thomas states that Chas. Swain,
whose leg was amputated some time ago,
will soonbe up and around swain lost
his leg by the accidental discharge of a
gun.
See card Of the Belingham Bay Saw
lngs and Building Association in this
issue. Persons subscribing for stock in
the association prior to September ith
will share in the profits of first loan, Get
in on the ground floor.
The chef and assistants who viii have
charge of the culinary departm ent Of the
Fairhaven arrived in the city yesterday
morning from Chicago. The chef is an
artist in his line and particular attention
will be paid TO this department.
Messrs. Dervey a Mutaldo, of Port
I Townsend. have taken charge Of the
Casino and are remodelng the interior.
/ They intend to open 10 next Monday
evening with hrst-cass troupe Of ar
/ fists
News has been received of the death Of
| Daniel j. Harris, the original owner Of
/ the Fairhayen town site. Mr.. Harris had
] been in ill health Tor some time. and AT
the time Of his death was residing in Los
Angeles, Cal. His death occurred on the
| 18th of this month.
by recent ordinance the very much
needed Office of city scaVenger was ere
atcd. Yesterday a dump cart with neat
/ sign GA each sior. on N,l.cA appeared tine
words "citv scavenger' commenced the
good work Of cartng away some of the
ilth which has accumulated in and about
the city.
Mr. j. Il. Ward leg's cll' mine at Lake
Samish Is tIaug better every day.
Me-srs. Van lcrturi and tiu egan. who
have jtsl fei rnrd from there. report four
feet of solid coal with the vein widening
a depth j. reached. The tunnel Is now
in over - eet and arrangements are
utlu- 'HAA' 10 snip tndl-
The bar fixtures for Fairhaven's big
, hotel arrived yesterday on the j. r. Me-
Donald. Mr. w. C.. Perrin. who will
supervise this part of the magnificent
hOsterv, j. working like a Trojan to have
everything in shape for the opening.
The fixtures for the barber shop also
arrived yesterday and are being placed
in position.
The performances given by the Georgia
MINISTRIES We're attended by large audi
ences, standing room being at premium
both nights. The entertainment was
hrst-class in every particular and gave
entire satisfaction. fheneed of an opera
house was never better illustrated than
at the two performances. OF course the
hall was decidedly better than nothing,
but il was too small to accommodate the
people that attended.
Fairhaven's fame Is spreading. It has
already broken through the confines OF
the union and has invaded Europe.
Nlessrs. Gamwell a Warner. the well
known real estate firm. received a letter
yesterday from resident of Sevis,
Turkey. asking for information regarding
tairhaven, The gentleman wishes TO in
vest aud inquiries the price OF lots aud
acreage and such other Information as
might be- given. Mr.. Gamwcll feels very
much pleased and attributes the receipt
of the letter To a liberal use of printers
: ink.
several large orders for lumber have
been placed recently win local mills.
The Falrhayen Lumber a Planning COM
pany received an order for so n0 feet Of
lumber for the Seattle, Lake Shore a
Eastern and also for some immense bridge
, tmber- which are being framed in the
yard to be- used on the Fairhaven Il
, Northern. Messrs. Hill a Weldon are
also in receipt of several large orders to
be used ON railroads and In plankng
streets. A. soon as connection i made
with the Canadian Pacific an effort will
be- made 10 ship lumber to the eastern
market