Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-11-23
NO. 81
here who will be glad to welcome her
whenever she may return.

Blaine Journal, was in town yesterday
on his way - Blaine after an absence
of two months In Seattle.
Rev. Walter Laidlaw, late of Troy
who is to be president of the Fairhaven
university, is expected to arrive TODAY
70 spend Thanksgiving with his mother
Mrs. j. =. Smith.
What does this exodus Of marriage.
able young bachelors TO the East mean?
f.. l.. Thompson, A. Vandercook and
Z. ,. Rice will all leave town this week
10 revisit the scenes of their early loves.
NJ. r.. Staight and Alfred Keohen
came down from Lynden yesterday.
They report that the Nooksack has
again got down into its banks and that
the roads through the valley are better
than ever.
Voters who did not register previous
to the recent general election should
not fail TO do so now, if qualified 10 vote
at the coming municipal election. The
registration books will be open until
Saturday night, ten days before the
election.
The Jam" at st. James hall yester-
day afternoon by the ladies of ~.
James Guild was novel and unioue
entertainment for raising funds for the
church. 1t was bazaar I'm which ev-
erything necessary for Thanksgiving
dinner, from turkey to toothpicks, was
offered for sale.
The little sqib in the HERALD of Sum
day lnslnuating the matrimonial de-
signs OF AN unnamed railway agent
proved "a shoe that fits no less than
three popular railway agents of the Bay
who have already come forward 10 nut
IL ON, ana the returns are not yet all in.
A meeting Of the Children's Home
VIII be held at the home of Mrs. L. w.
5trader, Friday afternoon at 2:3Oo'clock.
All Interested in the work are urged TO
DE present. Any person can become a
member by sending In a written appli.
cation accompanied by 81 initiation fee
ana the payment Of % cents monthly
dues.
Ihe HERALD is requested TO state
that 1t Is expected that the attendance
at the ball TO be given by the Owl Club
thls evening will he limited to the gen
Ilemen VINO have received invitations
rom the committee in charge and
the ladies' who accompany them. Ii is
not intended in any sense as "a public
affair.
cyrus +. Clapp, the well known
banker and capitalist of Port Towns
end, arrived in town yesterday on his
way % New Orleans whittier he goes as
delegate TO the Nicaragua canal con-
Ventlon which cOnvenes on the Both.
owing 10 the washOuts he was COM
pelled To go via. the &. =. II.
The Great Northern track is now
open to Seattle with the exception of
the Dry creek bridge, and today trains
| VIII meet there ana transfer passengers
"A tram will leave Whatcom at I245
ana falrhaven at 1880 today taking
Seattle passengers and mail, and meet
| NO. : from Seattle at the Dry creek
bridge. Engineer Scurfield saws that
trains VIII get over the bridge next
| Monday
"A letter has been received by a prom.
inent citizen from gentleman well
known here stating that the Great
Northern has made application for ma
rlhe Insurance on "A fine steamer TO be-
GIN running in about a month, "frOin
fdtt1ccH 10 Vancouver, Victoria, and
fort townsend" The pointer hardly
warrants an Increase IN the price of
real estate, but IL Is "A good one never
the less. F0tritdroH is oil riqht!
A petition, bearing the signatures of
considerable number of influential
citizens, is in circulation favoring the
candidacy of DIR. NJ. X. StreeteT for
health officer. The doctor was a can
didate last year but was defeated by a
small majority for DR.. Bickford, who
resigned after leaving the city some
months ago, the vacancy being filed
by the appointment of DIR. Thomas,
VINO Is also candidate for the Office
| now.
| w. +. jerome, special representa-
tive Of the Victoria ColOnist, who is
now on his way TO Seattle to ascertain
for his paper the truth concerning the
extent Of the smallpox plague in Seattle,
Is now In this city. Mr.. Jerome had
the unenviable position OF pestilence
editor Of the ColOnist during the small
pox epidemic in that city last summer,
and was for over two months i'm quar-
antine at the pest house. He did his
reporting at long range, no one being
allowed To approach him. He was re-
quired TO poke his chin over the stock
ade and dictate tOa messenger 800 yards
away his reports.