Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-03-02
MOUNTAIN VIEW

Mr.. g. G. Hoskins, of Fairhaven
wa, was IN the neighborhood the first o
Mr. and Mrs. Wells attended n pro
hlbltlon meeting in Whatcom las
week.
M. A. Hawkins, Of Whatcom. wa,
the guest of his brother Thursday ant
Friday.
Mr.. Abbot shipped a barrel of apple
to Ellensburgh last week.
Rev. Wells will preach his farewell
sermon on the 9Th. Mr.. Wells is 90
ing, through the country lecLunng on
prohibition.
This being the last week Of tbe MI
| view school, the time was mostly
taken up with the examination. NJ
hawkins has taught this school for the
past sixteen months, and as good work
as can be found in any of our countrv
schools can be found in this. Five
young iadles graduated last August in
the common school system. The clos
ing exercises ON Friday evening were
excellent. Declarations by George
iDeeu, william Anderson, Rob Smith,
| Iommie Lewis, Carrie Smith and
] --NfANA' ANPbiAlDs dfdllOH kJilU hN
Carrie Smith and Edith Robins. n
song exercise, by Charles and Lizzie
ohllIh' lhe summing up Of the six
Teen months OF school, an essay by
Miss Emma Ratclin, is deserving Of
credit. The history Of Mt. View
school," by Miss Lizzie Anderson, was
a very interesting article, especially to
tle early settlers and founders of the
distrlct, onl y one Of the founders, II.
a. smith, being present. 1t brought
10 NINA memories Of the early pioneer
Gays OF MI. View, when few scatter
ing families that had left friends and
comfortable surroundings in the East
10 new out homes in the grim forest of
the great Northwest; times when the
Settlers had to build roads and school
houses at their own expense; when
our eastern mail came but once "a
month, and oh, how we listened for
the whistle of the old Libby, due every
tuesday afternoon at SehOme, which
brought the Sound mail, and on Sab
bath afternoons Sabbath school and
prayer meetings were held alternately
at the different log houses. We are
also reminded Of some departed who
were early connected and interested i'm
tne welfare Of the neighborhood and
OF all mankind, now lying beneath the
native sod on the hill overlooking tbe
waters OF the bay. We stop and re-
nect. Those days, we once thought.
were days OF privations and hardships,
deprived Of the advantages and pleas !
ures Of society and education: the
primer and speller were daily used i'm |
each little home, and the davs were
really the happiest Of our life. The log |
school house was built iu the spriug of
,ls, at that time the best in the county, |
Miss Foster, Of ShelDina, Mo, being |
The first teacher She is now one of the |
teachers IN the high school Of Seattle. .
lhe present teacher, Mr.. Hawkins .
Is the thirteenth.
The district has certainly been
favored IN one respect, with but very
lew exceptions having engaged GOOD /
teachers. -Four Of the pupils of this |
'chOOl are now teachers of the county
ma There are likely to be others I'm
NE near future. Mr.. Hawkins now re-
.lres as a teacher, and the sentiments
d the directors on Friday evening.
gwen before the audience, were that
VIZ; Hawkins had given satisfaction,
ma the best wishes Of the people 20
With him.
Married, Sunday, February p, by
rev. Wells, at the residence Of the
rides parents, Miss Katie Coss and
louis Chichester