Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-06-09
MOUNTAIN VIEW AND FERNDALE

The continued rains are discourag.
ing. Some of low lands are still I'M
planted and prospects are they Will
remain so.
Rev. A. w. Warren spent a few
part of last week.
The lO-year-old son of Mr.. Smith
barely escaped a serious accident ON
last Tuesday while out hunting pig
cons. In reloading the gun the cart
ridge exploded, burning his face badly
with powder and severely shocking
his nervous system. He has been quite
i'll and not able to open his eyes since,
but is improving.
Bears are getting to be plenty and
very saucy and independent -Four
were seen at one time in the vicinity
of one of the Indian ranches, and one
of them was running with pig in one
arm and throwing the other to catch
Indian jim, who barely made his es-
cape by putting in good time and max
ing ali the noise possible. If they are
allowed to remain till fall they will be
pest in our orchards. Some of the
BAY sportsmen might try their skill in
this direction. Now is good time.
Z. Baston, who has been spending a
few days in Seattle, returned on Tues
day.
Mr.. Tiffany is finishing up the house
he built in Mountain View last sum-
mer.
Rev. E. D. Howels preached in the
church on Sunday.
Rev. A. w. Warren took the oppOr-
tunity of hearing Bishop ThOburn in
Fairhaven and New Whatcom on Sun
day.
Mrs. Potter spent Sunday in Fair
| haven.
The orchards in this vicinity are
looking fine this spring, and the farm
ers are beginning to realize the neces-
sty or taking good care of his orchard
if he would have good healthy saleable
fruit, by keeping out the many insects
that destroy the tree. Too many of oul
trees are left to grow up with little
or no care.
The bark is covered with moss, oil
where the borer has full sway, the
bark is turning black and scaling off
pruning also is neglected, and the limbs
. weighted to the ground with fruit
often breaking down to an unsightly
shape. We cannot always expect t.
reap the benefit of the soil withou
some compensation, and the one witt
gives attention to the well pruning o
his trees and cultivation of the soil i
the man who makes a success of frui
growing, and if there is place on tn
coast where fruit raising can be made
success it is right here in the Nooksacl
valley. Samples of the finest fruit c
the coast come from this valley, and
should be the pride of every farmer t
/, see to it that he takes into market frui
I equal to or better than what is shippe
: here. We hope to see the time whe
: the surrounding country can suppl
4 the towns in the vicinity.
At a school meeting held at MouI
!. tain View school house on Monday th
people voted to build a new scho'
) house on the present site, and the d
?. rectors go to Whatcom this week
+ make the needed preparations, an
rs will at once go ahead with building.
rs Rev. ]. w. Wells, of Ferndale, W,
lie elected delegate to the Prohibition n
tiOnal convention, to be held at Cinci
o. natl. He will leave in few days f
lie that place.
- Seattle parties are soon to put i'm
=, single mill at Ferndale. The farme
rs will not burn up so much of their ced
in future.
"a J. d. Wheeler and wife went to Br
~ ish Columbia Tuesday to attend t
funeral of Mrs. Wheeler's father, n
o Timothy Hicks.
The damp weather is discouraging
nv some of our young people who are Ia
[rs low with rheumatism.
Frank and Mack Norton, of Lynd,
Irs are on their old place in Mounts
*, View, making Some needed impro
5h- ments. JORDAN