Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-05-11
NO. SO
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

DIR. +. b. West returned TO Mount
Vernon yesterday.
The steamer May Queen is now ON
the Nooksack river route, the Triumph
having been Withdrawn.
w. II. Sullivan is arranging to es-
tabllsh general merchandise store at
Olga on Orcas island.
e. A. Clark, formerly police Justice
of this city, is now enjoying a lucrative
law practice at Snohomish.
M. II. Staight, of Lynden, and now
one of Everetts hustling real estate
men was in Falrhaven yesterday.
John A. Munich went to Seattle yes
terday, where he will attend the meet
ing of the State Pharmaceutical associ-
alton.
Rev. +. w. 10y went to Custer yes
terday afternoon. He will organize a
church OF the NJ. Il. denomination at
that place.
Miss Matte Jones, is visiting her sis
ter, Miss Addie Jones, of the Fairhaven
public schools. She will pass the sum
mer on the Bay.
The city council met yesterday as
board of equalization, and after trans
acting considerable business, adjourned
until today at 10 O'clock.
The |. o. q. II. excursion which was
to have taken place last night, has
been postponed until Thursday even
ing. The steamer Wasco will leave
Ocean dock at 7:30.
Charles f. Higgins, violin virtuoso,
and ii. Cornelius the worlds greatest
clarionetist will play with the New
York Symphony Club at Thistle's
opera house tomorrow night.
Harry Oesterle leaves for Everett
today. He will remain in that burg
for day or two and then, accom-
panied 10y j. NJ. Graden, of Everett, he
will go up to the Cascade mining dis
trlct and develop number of claims
which he locat1 ID last year.
The leap year party to be given by
the ladies this evening at the pavilion
promises TO be one of the pleasantest
social events that has ever occurred on
the Bay. A large number of invita-
tions have been issued and rain or
shine the attendance is sure TO be large
Whatcom falls is an attractive point
for visitors when the weather il fine.
The street railway company has gone
the grounds surrounding the waterfall,
and the visitor can sit at ease in a rus
tic seat and let the musical sound of
the waters creep into his ears.
At the Germania Verein picnic on
Sunday at Eliza island the games were
very interesting. The sack race was
won by Fairhaven, the prize bel e
fine book and a hard rubber ball pre-
gantp1 hxrA A -
war was won by the New Whatcom
team, and this event carried with it
box Of fine cigars, presented by Loux
& Holland. The prize for the best
lady dancer-a pair of slippers, pre-
sented by the Famous Shoe House
was won by a New Whatcom lady.
Other prizes presented by McDougall IL
Dodson and others, were well con-
tested, especially the ladies' contest,
which went 10 Fairhaven.
Rev. Thomas Van Ness, superintend-
ent OF Unitarian church work on the
Pacific coast, was registered at The
Fairhaven yesterday. Mr.. Van Ness
has visited Fairhaven before, and Is
quite an extensive property owner at
Lake Whatcom, where he has prom
ising ranch. Unitarianism, said
Mr.. Van Ness last evening, "is rapidly
extending all over the Pacific coast,
especially in the larger cities. New
societies are being formed and alto
gether the growth is very healthy.
Rev. w. f.. Copeland, late Of Tacoma,
who is well known in Fairhaven, Is
now happily located at Stockton, Cali
fornia, where he has fine church. He
likes California well, but often sighs for
Puget sound" Mr.. Van Ness leaves
for Tacoma this morning, but will
again visit Fairhaven in September.