Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-04-03

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Col. u. w. Christopher is confined to
his home by an attack Of la grippe.
Mr. j. Gander, Of Toronto, is in the
city visiting his brother, Mr.. j. II.
| Gander.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society will
meet with Mrs. Gillette Monday at
2:3O p. m.
A large number from this city at
| tended the opening Of the Silver Beach
hotel last night.
Mr.. G. f. Swan returned yesterday
| from a trip TO Olympia, Seattle and
/ Port Townsend.
The walls of d. ID. Fagan's store have
received a "new dress " which adds
materially to its always neat appear
ance.
| The Blue Canyon Coal company yes
| terday shipped two cars of gas coal to
| Portland for use in the gas works of
that city.
The Baptist Busy Bees will swarm
| again at the Baptist hall next Wednes-
| day night, when good people can sip
| their honey and match clothes pins for
/ twenty cents each.
The Fairhaveu Land Company's pile
| driver has been put in,order for driving
| the piles for the approach and fouuda-
| tlOn Of the coal bunkcr- The work
will be commenced tomorrow.
Three new coke ovens are being built
| at the Fairhavcu mine, on the Skagit,
and trOughs have been built for wash
| ing the coal preparatory to coking. At
| the same place an oil well is being
/ drilled by "a man named Stevens.
| The Burgess band will bee at Silver
| Beach hotel all day today, rendering
selections for the entertainment Of visit
ors 10 the lake. Street cars will run
every fifteen minutes today from Twen-
| ty-tirst street through 10 the lake.
Almost every trip the steamer Dis
patch takes out Tag - of lumber for
some point among the islands. But
she never has such " jag on ~ as to
| render her navigation difficult, al
though she often pursues a somewhat
winding and devious course.
The remains Of Harvey d. Lamer-
eauX, the unfortunate young man
whose death was caused by fracture
of a leg, were buried yesterday after
noon from the residence of his sister,
Mrs. j. r. Badly. The funeral party
was conveyed to the Whatcom ceme-
terry by street car
The Chamber Of Commerce flagstaff
for the display Of weather signals has
been erected near the electric light
works It is eighty-fve feet i'm height,
painted white and surmounted by
ball. Yesterday the stars and stripes
swung in the breeze from the top for
the first time.
It is to be hoped that there will be a
good attendance at the regular month
merce tomorrow night. Much good
seed has been sowu and bread cast up
on the waters which is sure to return
in large, fresh loaves in the sweet bye
and bye.
The county commissioners have re
ported in favor Of the Guide Meridian
ditch, and County Surveyor Cupples
has been instructed to make at once sur
veys and estimates for the work. The
proposed ditch is about three and three
fourths miles long, extending south
ward along the Guide Meridian about
two and Onc-half miles.
City Engineer Gearhard thinks there
(, is no longer the slightest doubt that
! sewer brick fully equal i'm every respect
, Donovan in the east last wear can be
, manufactured here from clay which ex-
. lists i'm limtless quantities within two
. miles of the business center of the city.
He already has several samples, burned
, in common oven, which he pro-
nOunces A !.
l. Another prominent merchant de-
clared yesterday that he would ship no
"a
madam Pacific, because no reliance can
!, be placed upon the promised time OF
q delivery. He complains that he has
i had large shipment enroute from
New York for over six weeks. The G.
i. people must " get "a move on them y
{. if they expect to obtain and retain q
d very large amount Of Puget Sound busi
n ness.
y Manager Thomas, of the Thistl,
l. opera house, received another Telegram
from the manager Of The Juch Opcr;
company yesterday instructing him {,
e push arrangements for the appearance
u of the company i'm Carmen AT the Light
house opera house, i'm New WhatcOm
!. April H. The opera designated Is TN
same presented by the company her
last year aud an effort will doubtless b
r. made To have some other selected. Tn
In manager of the company is expectel
IN here tomorrow to complete arrange
,g ments. The stage Of the new thcatr
M Is 30Xj0 feet In size and the hall will L
seated with 900 opera chairs. Ait,
gether it will be much the finest plaC
d, of public entertainment in the Ba
a, cities.
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