Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-06-12
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

The rain, of yesterday somewhat re-
tarded HE work Of the street graders.
The Bennett Hose company haveelected
Mr.. Nelson Bennett an honorary lllemem-
ber OF the organization.
The tug Purdy lowed in Yesterday from
Blanchards. million feet of logs for the
Rellingham mill.
chief Wlmot Ia. received from the
Nhatcom Fire department a formal lnvi
iatiuu 10 the farhaKen department 10
participate ia the ceremonies aud process
,luu in the celebration oi the Fourth of
July at Whatcom,
Sidewalk LAYING is progressing rapidly
On Twelfth street. ana q large part OF the
work between Donovan avenue aud Mill
street Will be- completed 10y saturday.
especially uu the west side. all of which
will probably br ia place by that time.
l'y special telegram il is learned that
the steamer Wilmington will leave San
Francisco. June -. direct for FairhaVen
aud discharge hrr cargo at f. II. Hill 4
COS wharf where shippers can learn
of their goods and gain knowledge of
other shipping Intelligence.
Arrangements have been completed for
he Incorporation OF the FaiThaVen Cole
giatc Institute iu which Rev. Dr. Mackay
~ Wv l'1iN Ni.l lAlt tlllllNH - tue
leader The articles of Incorporation
have been sent tu the secretary of state
for necessary action by that Office.
The Mc~,rs. Thule Bros. are erecting
un hc corner of BENNETT and Mckenzie
INcliuo a large three story structure To be-
used. Whcu finished. as a hotel. This
house VIII be- able 10 accommodate one
hundred or more persons and Will present
au imposing and tasty appearance, cost
ng loo tii" ucighhorhood of si.Do.
The annual meetings OF the Falrhayen
AMI Southern railroad company. Fair
haven Land company, Bellingham Land
| company and Skagit Coal aud Transpor-
latiun company, were held in this city
| la>i Tuesday. The Bellngham com
pany did some routine business only and
| the other compauie, simply met aud ad
! iunrned 10 a future day. All the mem
ncl, pi All the COMPANIES were present
| A. soon as the contract l. let for the
/ Eleventh street Improvements there will
/ Aill be a mutual admiration meeting
| allied by the business men of that street.
~ al present tedmSterS and iootmcn do
not use Sunday >ch0ul language io any
/ great cNt' at. i,ul everything cannot b.
| done at once. and the council are doing a
noble work iu furtheriug matters a.
! rapidly a, they possibly can.
". ". SIS received his new laundry
wagon. day before Yesterday. and it t. a
dandy. branded ~. u. Steam Laundry,
l.arrabcc, between Tenth aud Mckenzie.
Tho laundry will be- la full operation in
side of Ten DAYS. Whcl Sly viii turn out
lhc best work ever polished on the bay.
This !, % home enterprise aud the people
| Will do we'll tJ make "A note of this aud
| put their mite here the widow will re-
| ceiye thp greatest benefit
The Fourth of july Is 10 be- celebrated
/ 40 both ~cdru aud Nhatcom aud the
| FairhaNcn and southern will run round
"Trip excursion trains from Ncdru here aud
return and from fairhaYcu 20 >cdru and
| return iu order to accommodate the pcO-
| pie both ways. Those at Sedro who would
celebrate un the bay and lhuse OF the bay
who would celebrate at NcdrO. The people
at both places are making elaborate ar
rangcmruts for the day. Fairhayen be-
| ing unable al present to accommodate "a
| great crowd viii defer her celebration oi
the Fourth until next year when II is pro-
posed To- do things ia grand style with the
attendance of all our ncighbors