Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-12-16
NEW WHATCoM NOTES

Capt. Roeder has returned from his
Eastern trip.
Councilman Blomquist went to Seat
tie yesterday.
] ID. C.. Mckee, of Licking, was in
town yesterday.
Mrs. w. n. Dorr, of Weiser lake, was
in the city yesterday.
5. NJ. Bruce will start from Olympia
and Portland tomorrow.
w. l.. Chamberlain, of Salem, Or,
arrived in town yesterday to visit rela-
| tives.
j. G. Knuckey, travelling passenger
agent of the c. p. r., was in town yes
terday.
Harrison Bacus was brought back
from Orcas island yesterday, suffering
! from rheumatism.
J. J. Healy, Edward Paddery and A.
Wiswall, all of Vancouver, Wash, are
at the Bellingham.
District Lodge No. 2, /. o. of q. T.,
meets in Sehome this evening at the
Golden Eagle hall.
C.. f. Likens and wife and Mrs.
Likens' mother left yesterday for Oak
land, Cal, to spend the winter.
The Worlds Fair pamphlet, which
Mr.. Osgoodsby was to have issued from
the Reveille office, has been given up.
DR.. jameson expected to go to San
Francisco on the Umatilla, but will
have to wait until she goes out of quar-
antine.
Oscar Klocker, British vice.consul at
Port Townsend, came over on the City
of Seattle yesterday and went to Van
couver on business of his office.
The Improved Order of Red Men will
give their second annual ball New
Years eve in the X. p. hall. a large
number of prizes will be distributed.
DR.. Van Zant reports that Warren
Burgess Is doing remarkably well, all
danger of his losing his leg having
passed. He will be out on crutches in
a couple of weeks.
Architect Cox is drawing plans for
two fine residences to be erected on
Forest street by a gentleman in New
York. He also is making plans for a
residence on Elk street.
c. II. Farburg, the instructor en-
ployed by the b. b. Athletic associa-
ton, went to Tacoma yesterday to pack
and ship the gymnastic purchase of the
st. Luke's Athletic club of that city.
Six cars of lumber have been shipped
from the Cornwall mill for the new
shingle mill that Capt. Wyman, Bruce,
Brown and others are building at
North Fork, near Everson, on the S.,
j.. ;. d r..
The Canadian Bank of Commerce, of
Toronto, are trying to establish in Brit
ish Columbia, but inducements could
be offered that would secure the loca-
ton of the institution on Bellingham
Bay. Its capital is $1,000 900.
NJ. X. Alexander yesterday received
| intelligence of the death of his brother
Walter, which occurred in Utah yes
terday morning. The deceased is we'll
known here, having spent several
months in this city with his rother.
Judge b. L, Sharstein, of Walla
! Walla, chirman of the state board of
equalization and appeal which has
been sitting at Port Townsend, came
over yesterday on private business.
The board will sit at Everett next Mon
day.
Work on the city hall is again de-
layed by the refusal Of the architect to
approve the plans for electric wiring
the building, the plasterers being UNI
able to proceed with their work on that
account. 1t will probably be April /
before the building is completed.
w. l.. Lawrence, of Lynden, the
well-known pioneer, was in town yes
terday. Mr.. Lawrence imported the
first wagon ever brought to Whatcom
county. He drove in it from Oregon tC
Steilacoom and shipped it from there
to Bellingham Bay by steamer; from
here he took 1t up the Nooksack in 9
canoe to his ranch, near Lynden.