Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18
they have fitted up elegant offices for
the reception OF friends and patients.

lork OF Jne Nooksack, bringing with
him a fine bear skin as trophy Of his
hunt.
The Wasco took out about one hun
dred passengers and ! rass band, on
her Sunday excursion TO Anacortes,
Deception pass and other points OF
interest.
Hell fire, if il is, what is it," is
the subject on which Rev. ID. j. Pierce
will preach tonight at Judson hall, on
Fourteenth street. The public are
invited.
j. X. Mckinley, cashier OF the First
| National bank, of New Whatcom, is in
New York on business connected with
his bank, and is doing good missionary
work for the Bay Cities.
The street railway will be in opera
tiOn in two weeks or less. The dynamo
is expected daily, and as soon as IL ar
rlVes 1T Will be put in position. The
cars are also expected to arrive this
week
Roy Pagan, the little son Of ID. ID.
tagan, who was so seriously injured
in the accident noted in the Sunday
HERALD, is doing as well as could be
expected, and no serious results are
anticipated.
Messrs. Hunter, Gamwell and Evans
formed yachting party that visited
Malta island on Sunday 1t was an of
day for yachting and they were be-
calmed through the long watches OF
the night.
1t has been ascertained that the boy
recently killed on a Northern Pacific
train, near Centralia, was Harry
Mahan Of this city, who was sent to
the reform school at Chehais "A few
months ago.
III. M Byerly has secured the con
| tract for the Grant street electric rail
way trestlc and bridging, and is now
in Seattle pushing the work TO com
| pletiOn. Three pilcdrivers and large
force of men are employed, Mr.. Byerly
giving the work his personal super
vision.
The trustees of the chamber of com
merce held short meeting Yesterday
afternoon, and will meet again this
| evening for the further consideration
Of the bylaws, which will lie sub
mittcd 10 the chamber at a general
!
the council room.
The novel social 10 be given tonight,
| by the ladies Of st. James Guild, at
the Parish house, Thirteenth street,
will be a unique entertainments, and
none should miss IL. These entertain.
ments are to be made "A feature, and
will prove "A decidedly pleasant method
or passing pleasant evening.
Duke Prigmorc, while playing "tag"
with number OF boys on Eleventh
street yesterday afternoon, fell on the
curbing near the MOnahan block,
severely cutting his knee and injuring
the knee pan. DR.. Thomas put sew
eral stitches In the wound and the
boy was conveyed TO his home.
The Fairhaven fire department has
Joined the Northwest Firemcn's assO-
citation. The boys are undergoing a
diligent course of training under the
management Of j. II. Mathews. They
intend participating in the tOurna-
ment at Victoria on September 2S, 20
and 30. They are going in for all
that's in it.
Tracklaying on the Seattle and Mon
tana Is progressing rapidly, and before
| September / Fairhaven will have two
connections by rail with Seattle. The
crew working north has crossed the
Stillaguamish, and only "A narrow strip
| between that rive. and the Skagt re-
mains TO be completed.
City Engineer Allerton has complet-
ed his preliminary survey Of the route
proposed for the Lake Padden extcn-
sion Of Donovan avenue. Most Of the
property owners along the line are
anxious to have the work commenced
as early as possible and it is the inten-
tion Of the city council TO complete the
extension before the rainy season
sets in.
| J. NJ. DOugan, receiver for Evans
| Templin * Mundy, says that work on
the big contract will be wound up by
Wednesday night. Mr.. Dougan will
return from Tacoma tOmO Orrow, and
before leaving the city expects 10 dis
pose OF all matters connected with the
contract, and turn the work over to
the city, completed according 10 CON
| tract.
Sunday morning the Ocean dock
closely resembled a Jersey City land
| ing place. There were at the dock, at
| the same time, the Queen, Eastern
| Oregon, Cascade and WascO, while on
| the dock were large number OF the
PIG passengers brought by the Queen,
and all the passengers waiting TO take
the Cascade and WasCo, giving the
dock quite a metropolitan air.
G. Z. Woodard, Of lie Mars, low .,
who recently visited Fairhayen, has
returned to his home, and writes that
he has succeeded in dispOsing OF sew
eral pieces of Fairhaven realty on
which he secured options while here.
Mr.. Woodard will return next month,
and states that several gentlemen from
lie Mars and Sioux City will accom-
pany him.
Ordinarily, people would smile at
the suggestion OF a railroad embank-
ment being destroyed by fire. Just
back OF Stanwood, on the new line Of
| the Seattle and Montana, is a peat bog
across which an embankment has been
constructed The spark Of a passing
locomotive would serve to kindle the
fibrous mass, and IL has been found
necessary 10 provide heavy coat Of
earth and gravel to guard the embank-
ment from the danger OF destruction
by fire.
Among the 2l6 passengers on the
steamer Queen, which touched here
Sunday morning, was party OF fifty
| five Ravmond and Whitcomh pYcur-