Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-05-21
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Yesterday was the waruest day of
the season. The mercury reached 7I.9
at = p. m.
Peter Larsen, IA heavy stakeholder of
the Blue Canyon mine, was in town
yesterday.
Several tons Of bones were received
at ocean dock yesterday for shipment
to San Francisco.
tend the Gus Williams entertainment
at Whatcom this evening.
Hon. A. w. Frater, of Snohomish.
who served his county in the last Ieyis-
laIure, was in town yesterday.
Mrs. w. II. Hakes and daughter
Gertrude, and Mrs. j. Mel. Harvey
went to Seattle yesterday morning.
A convention of Ep worth Leagues
will be held at Coupeville on June 3, o.,
10 and II. Many members of the local
league expect to attend.
| Pupils Of the public schools who can
do 50 are requested to contribute flow
ers for Memorial Day, one week from
next Monday.
Harry Dunbar, w. Small, Charles
Matthews and George Allen returned
! last evening from cruise TO IIaller's
Point in the yacht Thistle.
A party of Seattle gentlemen, CON
sisting Of J. NJ. Mcknight, f.. f.. VIII
bur- +. T.. Landers and NJ. ii. Young,
arrived at the Fairhaven last evening.
Mr. f.. 5. Cowgirl has purchased the
braytOn saw mill and shingte mill
situated on Drayton Harbor, opposite
the town of Blaine. lie returned from
that town yesterday.
The ladies' Saturday afternoon tea at
the public reading room will he omitted
this afternoon. Next Saturday after
noon, however, one of these popular
social entertainments will be given.
This will be n special entertainment ar
ranged by young ladies.
The Knghorn-Van Ruypen rowing
match for the local amateur champion
ship occurs tomorrow afternoon. The
contest is exciting considerable interest
IN sporting circles. The men have
been In training daily for three weeks,
aud are prepared to give "A iirst-class ex-
hibition.
The Epworth League has appointed
the following committee TO have
charge Of The excursion 10 Everett, 10 !
be given by the League June 4: Rev. |
f. W. 10y, g. f.. Brand, +. II. Cham /
berlin, &. w Albright, w. II. Plat /
tor, Asahel Dillon, Miss Spencer, Miss
Hoskins and Miss Emery.
Mr.. Charles +. Swan took his de-
parture yesterday for Portland, expect
ing to remain their indefinitely, He !
will there meet u brother-in-law, DIR.
Irwin, Of New York city, prominent
Presbyterian minister, who Is there in
attendance upon the general assembly
Of his church.
Wardner Hose Company No. 2, at its
last meeting, elected the following COM
pany officers: Captain, George Chap
pei; assistant captain, George B. Dorr;
secretary, Frank Bifes; treasurer, G..
w. Stoddard The company also
placed Frank Blles in nomination for
chief Of the fire department,
to be voted upon at the general cleo
ton of the department May ~.
The monthly literary entertainment
OF the Epworth League was held at the
NJ. Il. church last evening. The fol-
lowing program was rendered: Trio
&. w. Albright, i. II. Chamberlin
and John Byram. Paper-Politcal
Parties, by &. w. Albright. Quartet
&. w. Albright, w. II. Plattor. +. II.
Chamberlin and John Byram. De
bate-ftesofved that political life should
be entered upon by young men;
Affirmative, +. II. Chamberlin and
W. ii. Plattor; negative, John Byram
and Rev. w. II. 10y; Judges, Mrs.
Brand, Miss Sweet and Miss Hoskins;
decided In favor Of affirmative. Reci-
ation, My Maiden Aunt-Dr. Erwin.
The annual commencement exercises
,f the state university Of Washington
were held in the First NJ. f.. church In
Seattle Thursday afternoon. Fairhaven /,
Il represented In the class graduated by
John A. Kellogg. The subject Of his !
,ration was "Purity in Politics. The
says Of &c: "Mr. I =
Kellogg, after briefly referring 10 the
purity and patriotism which for some !
eason he fancied we're characteristic Of !
politics a century ago, bewailed the
present degeneracy and corruption. It
vas apparently his conviction that un- {
ess the stay-at-home vote could be Q
,rought 10 the polls, the nation would :
ush headlong TO anarchy, ruin and :
'arious things Of that disastrous Sort J
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