Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-04-21
NEW wHATCoM NOTES

Harry OConnor, agent Of the Cana
dian Pacific, is i'm Tacoma.
The Washington Cedar Manufactur-
ing Company will start its shingle mill
(the Mundy mill today.
Underwood d Minturn now have
the contract for carrying mails between
the trains and the postoiIice.
George +. Atkinson, superintendent
Of the Cornwall mill, returned yester-
day from Port Townsend.
l.. A. Wheeler has a contract to build
a new shingle mill at MOntesano for
the Utah Lumber and Mining Co., of
Ogden, Utah, and leaves i'm about two
weeks to begin work upon it,
Contractors A. l.. and f.. l., Moran
yesterday commenced work on their
contract for the improvement of Nell
son street, in thB York addition. The
Improvement will cost $40, 600 and will
employ twenty-five men three months.
Thomas Powell, sailor Of the ship
Cromartyshire was taken before Jus
tlce Williams yesterday on complaint
OF the mate, 7. Mcfarland, on a charge
OF being absent without leave. The
defendant was found guilty and COM
mitted to Jail until called for by the
master of the ship.
The logging camp of Isensee & Rae,
now being established on South bav
Lake Whatcom, will be ready for bust
ness in about week. About 50 900 600
feet of logs will come out of this camp
into the lake. The construction of the
B. B. & T.. railroad is giving q great
impetus to the logging industry on the
lake and many new camps are going in
this season.
The monthly union meeting Of all
the societies on the Bay of the Y. Z. 5.
Z. E. was held last evening at the B.
B, Presbyterian church. On account
OF the numerous other meetings Of the
evening, the attendance was not large.
The subject was "Christian Growth"
The meeting was led by r. 5. Simp-
son. Fairhaven societies were repre-
sented by eight members.
About sixty voices participated i'm the
first rehearsal for the May festival, at
Trinity church, Thursday evening, and
a most gratifying beginning was made.
The Hallelujah chorus, one Of the most
difficult ever composed was sung from
beginning TO end with but one break,
"A remarkable record for the first rehears-
al. The next rehearsal will take place
at Trinity church next Tuesday, when
the Hallelujah chorus and the Damas-
Gus Triumphal March will be rehearsed.
Al the meeting Of the B. b. Yacht
club Tuesday evening, committee
consisting of Messrs. Leaning, Bacon !
and Lee was appointed to confer with |
similar committee Of the FaiThaVen !
Yacht club for the purpose Of marking |
out a course in Bellingham Bay. +. B. !
Leaning was appointed a committee Of |
one to look up the question as to ]
or not il is necessary to secure |
permission Of the government for plac- |
ing buoys i'm the bay.
The bark Emblem has arrived at !
Port Townsend from San Diego and |
will arrive at the Cornwall mill Satur- ]
day to take a cargo of lumber for /
Dortrecht, Holland. This cargo is to |
be of same quality and is for the same |
purposes as the cargo recently shipped |
by the bark Standard, wide, clear |
stuft for use in the government ship |
yard. The Emblem is discharging sand I
ballast at Port Townsend and taking |
rock ballast. The underwriters will |
not allow a vessel to 90 around the |
Horn with sand ballast.
Work OF laying sewers on Thirteenth |
and Holly streets will commence i'm |
Along that portion of Thir- |
teenth street, over the tide flats, the /
main will be laid on piles under the
planking Of the street. The council has /
not yet let any contracts for sewer
work, but is having it done by day la
Dor. About $50 men are now on the |
work. The law requiring that all work /
costing. $500 shall be dsne by contract,
is avoided by paying for their work in |
sections costing less than $500. The |
council proposes to continue TO employ !
worlmen directly unless labor troubles
and strikes arise. In that event the ]
work will let by contract.