Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-02
OVER THE BAY
Cosby Items From the isle of
Fruit

Special Correspondence TO the Herald
EAST SOUND, April 30-Spring seems to
be trying its best TO be hurrying along
into summer in spite Of the frequent
showers of rain, and all hands are hard
at work blowing and planting. The fruit
trees are in full bloom and the alders and
naples all out in leaf, and everywhere
the hum Of activity Is heard.
The week has been an eventful and
busy one at East Sound especially, no less
than five steamboats, being in the bay at
the same time on Monday. The Quick
step came in late Sunday evening with an
immense scow with about $4,000 or 60,Ooo
feet of lumber, having left about 10000
feet Of her load at Olga, at the mouth Of
the bay, from which place it is to be
hauled to beautiful spot on the shore OF
Cascade lake, at the foot of Mount Con-
stitution, where Mr.. b. Huukler is erect
ing a hotel for summer visitors. The rest
of the lumber is for the odd Fellows hall,
at East Sound, which is to be twO-story
frame building, near the wharf. The up
per part is to be used by the |. o. o, f,
and the lower part as public hall.
The sound of the hammer and saw are
TO be heard on all sides, and the OdOr OF
fresh paint blends with the sweetness OF
the spring flowers. The new addition to
the East Sound hotel is rapidly nearing
completion. Mrs. DOnahue and Geoghe-
gan are putting finishing touches inside
their new houses, while the Orcas Island
| Fruit company and Mr. Killing have the
! lumber ready for their new building.
| Last Sunday being the anniversary OI
| Odd Fellowship the odd Fellows attended
church in their regalia. In the morning
| they attended the Methodist church
which was decorated for the occasion
when Mr.. johnson delivered an address
on the benefits Of the order. In the after
noon they attended Emmanuel church
which was artistically decorated with an
an arch across the church wrought il
white fruit blossoms on which were dis
played the letters +. l.. T. and the tire,
limbs in daisy, pansy and apple blossoms
which did great credit to the artistic tast,
OF the young ladies of the Guild Tht
Rev. s. X. 5. Gray delivered a very fttinl
sermon on brOtherly love and friendship
About thirty members of the lodge wer'
present, which is good showing, as thu
the lodge is only about two months old.
The Rev. l.. w. Apologize, of Fair
haven, delivered an address before tn
Orcas Island Literary and Scientific asso
citation entitled, " How and What Il
] htdus vi II lludl ldHb Wtths W utNu 10 III
first of series of lectures which tn
society Is making arrangements for.
The Orcas Island Fruit company hav
Just received about 1900 drain pipes 70
use on their fruit ranch, which were un
loaded from the Evangel Monday nigh
and Tuesday morning. We hear that tn
boat, while going to load them, struck o
rock, but with the usual luck, got o
without much damage. Besides tn
Evangel and the Quickstep, the steamer
Dispatch, Anna Pence and ChenoOk cam
up the Bay Monday, the two former tai
ing part in an exciting race, resulting
victory for the Dispatch by about
length.
Mr.. Carrierubo, who recently bougl
eighty acres OF swamp land from NJ
Randol, is on the island, having brougl
| with him a number of fine Jersey COW
He intends to start draining the marsh q
once and going into the dairy business.
A meeting OF the Rod and Gun club WI
held Saturday and everyone seemed to
In favor of protecting the deer and gan
which is fast being exterminated
strangers who hunt in and out of seaso
Il The Lawn Tennis club will hold the
second annual meeting next week to a
range for the coming season.
j. Il. GEOGHEGAN