Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-06-07
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Decorate.
Everybody decorate.


Everybody decorate.
Welcome the veterans royalty.
Decorate profusely and handsomely.
Notice Allerton's pointer on station
cry.
Mrs. G. Buchanan leaves this morn
ing for Ellensburg.
NJ. j. Heney, of Nooksacll City, was
in town yesterday.
Frank p. Dow returned Sunday from
a business trip to Snohomish and Sc
attic.
r. Il. Helms went to Jennings yes
terday on professional business at the
Fairhaven mine.
E. w. Fraser came up to the city
Monday from the hamlet at the mouth
of the Snohomish.
The hospitable homes of our people
will be opened this week TO the veter-
ans Of the Grand Army.
Capt. Il. IL. Smith and J. G. McLen.
nan came over from their island ranch
yesterday to attend the encampment.
DIR. f.. l.. Bicklord starts this morn
ing on the Premier for an eastern tour,
expecting to be absent about six weeks.
w. a. Hardy declares that he picked
siXty-twO varieties of wild flowers on
the hill side near Chuckanut bay Sat
urday.
Chaplain McIntire, Of the Baltimore,
was in the city yesterday, and will
probably remain here to take part in
the G.. a. II. celebration.
Contractor Davey has commenced
work on the alley sewer between 18th
and 18th, north of Mill avenue, and
also between 10Th and 10th.
development work is going on rapid
ly at the Monarch mine and soon the
valuable property will be added to the
coal producing capacity of Whatcom
county.
IL. p. Gumea departed for Vancou-
yer yesterday, whittier he goes as "a
delegate Of the Baptist church of this
city, to attend the annual Baptist con-
vention which convcnes today.
NJ. c. McDougull went up Sound
again yesterday, and the rumors of
matrimonial designs which he so en-
phatically denied upon his return IA few
days since have broken out afresh.
Mrs. Ada f. Bowes left yesterday
morning on the Premier for Port Town
send, where she attended the recep-
ton to the officers Of the Baltimore, as
the guest Of Miss Jones Of that city.
Rev. W. b. Warren, of Ferndale,
was in the city yesterday. He states
that the new Methodist Episcopal
church there will be dedicated on the
18th of this month, and cordially in
vites all to attend.
Where evergreens are so abundant
and easily obtainable they should be
used in great quantities for decorations
on occasions of so much interest to
patriotic people as state encampment
of veterans of the Grand Army of the
Republic.
Mrs. NJ. f.. Wilson, mother of ex-
Mayor Il. NJ. Wilson, departed today
for long absence from this city. She
willy visit friends in Portland and
Eugene during the summer, and in Oc-
tober will leave Oregon for California
to spend the winter.
City Treasurer Henderson returned
last night from his ranch at Olga,
where he has been experimenting the
harvesting of his strawberry crop. He
brought over lOS crates on the steamer
Dispatch. He is growing the King of
| Thompkins County and the Esopus
Spitzenberry, which he claims are the
| finest strawberries known.
One Of the largest congregations ever
seen in Fairhaven assembled at the
First NJ. +. church last Monday morn
ing to hear Bishop j. NJ. Thoburn,
bishop of India. The First Presbyterian
church Of this city and Trinity NJ. f..
church of New Whatcom united I'm the
service, and the church was packed to
the doors. The bishop took for his
text Acts l. s, preaching from it in a
forcible, unaffected earnestness q SER
mon that held the closest attention of
the great congregation. In the even
ing he preached in the Lighthouse hall,
New Whatcom, to another large CON
gregation.