Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-12-30
MOUNTAIN VIEW AND FERNDALE

Mr.. Steadman went to Fairhaven to
spend Christmas.
Mr.. Ratcliff shipped turkeys to What
com for Christmas.
The Baptists, half.mile from town,
had Christmas festival.
The Christmas tree exercises in Fern
dale were in Wheeler's hall.
Mountain View school house is furn-
ished with Rochester lamps.
A large shipment of apples was made
from Ferndale the past week.
The Misses Nellie and Laura Smith
are at home for the holidays.
Mrs. Williams went to Everett en-
Thursday to spend Christmas.
II. A. Smith, f.. Lopas amp f.. Bas-
ton were on the Bay this week.
Miss Penfield, teacher in East Noun
tain View, went to the Bay for the holi-
days.
The new organ for the Congrega-
tional church Of Mountain View has
arrived.
Rev. Mr.. Warnana and wife have re-
turned from Seattle, and will in the
future be at their home in the parson-
age.
Married, Christmas, at her home,
Miss Matte CIssna ana Mr.. Quincy
Laws, Rev. 0. ID. Howels performing
the ceremony.
Mr.. J. NJ. Patton, government post
office inspector, who was in Ferndale
few days ago. came from Quincy, ILL.,,
and is an acquaintance of j. IIopas and
II. A. Smith, formerly from that
place.
The late storm filled the roads with
fallen trees. Some thirty trees lay across
the Mountain View road into Fern
dale. Fences were laid low, roofs of
barns were lifted, and one or two small
barns smashed. Some families left
their houses for fear Of being rolled
over and over. But little snow fell in
this section.
1t would be a great mistake TO move
the depot to the other side Of the river,
as a few desire. Why do they wish for
its removal? A little personal pleas
ure, and perhaps some other personal
causes. But to look at il from busi-
ness standpoint it would greatly dis
comode the farmers for miles around
on the west side of the river, for nearly
all the shipments are made from this
point and will he for many years to
come.
The Christmas tree and exercises at
the Mountain View school house on
Christmas eve was well attended and
everyone was merry in giving and re-
ceiving presents. The program was
exceptionally good and well rendered
The most interesting feature Of the
evening was Miss Alcott's Christmas
dialogue, by Miss Lizzie Anderson,
Misses Lucy and Edith Robins, Miss
Emma Ratcliff and Miss Carrie Smith.
1t reminded one of olden times, when
the daughters spent their evenings
around the fire place, knitting the fam
lily stockings, parping apples for Christ
mas pies, .toasting bread on the broad
hearth, chatting about sleighriding and
the singing school in the old log school
house, and the inconveniece of poverty
at Christmas time. Declarations by
all the pupils, and the Christmas glees
by the school choir were worthy of
mention. Little Stars that Twinkle"
and upon the Housetop," songs by
Master Charley Smith and sis9r Lizzie,
and little Clay Burgess, were well re-
ceived. Loads Of presents were then
distributed, boxes of candy and nuts
passed around, and all were then dis
missed, wishing all Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year. After week
of terrible storm and cold, Christmas
morn dawed upon us with the bright
sunshine and that halo of glory that
ever clusters about Christmas morn
the anniversary Of our Saviour's
birth. At this time we make high re-
solves, and sincerely wish that our
lives could be more like His.