Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-16
ABOUT TWO CITIES

Inquiries are being made as to when
/ New Whatcom will assume control of the
water works. The answer is as soon as
the money has been raised on the sale OF
the water bonds, which, by the way,
ought TO be soon.
The tug Wasp, of Seattle, is at the
Chuckanut quarry after a cargo OF stone
| for Seattle buildings 1t NAV not be gem
| orally known that the steps of the main
entrance leading to Washington's Worlds
| lalf building are immense slabs of this
| beautiful product of Whatcom county.
IhurStOn cOunty's court house is also
built OF Chuckanut stone, besides many
olher beautiful blocks at home and
| abroad.
a Seattle paper says that the steamer
willamette brought TO Seattle seventy
| five tons Of blacksmith coal on her last
| trip IRON San Francisco This coal was
| probably mined in England or Australia
u viii not be long, however, when such
shipments Will be no longer chronicled
| competent Judges, among whom are NJ
X. teeny, the well known blacksmith of
this city, and Hugh White, manager OF
the NllkeSon coal mine, have pronounced
| the product OF the Fairhaven mine, near
Sedro, the best In the market And when
! once put upon the market IL will displace
all other blacksmith coal
couple OF attorneys, not a hundred
miles from AnacortcS, recently received
a retainer Of couple Of hundred tons of
| lee, and an enviOus brother was heard
10 remark that IL would be cold day
when he had TO put a case on ice-He GER
Jalhly dldn mean case OF champagne.
Owing TO the Odd Fellows anniversary
ball on Wednesday evening, April 2G, the
date Tor the production Of the delightful
opera Contrabandista, has been changed.
The new date will be announced in the
IERALD's columns on Tuesday.
The services at the meeting of the Muir
| ply Temperance Union in ThiSte's opera
house today promise TO be especially in
! interesting
The reception room of the Bellingham
Bay Public library was crowed last night
| by select audience. the occasion being
| lecture by j. ii. SchiYely, and the subject
! India. An excellent musical program
| participated in by Mrs. Hug and Miss
| Roberts In an Instrumental duet,
/ aud ours. Carson in vocal solo
| lent an added charm To the even
/ lngs entertainment. Those present
/ were denied the pleasure Of listening 10
/ violin solo by Miss Benson, owing To the
/ Tact That street cars had 70 be taken for
| home at 9:ij. Mr.. Schively's lecture was
Il treat, so say all who heard IT,; the man
ners and customs of the natives of India
being portrayed In a graphic manner.
Councilmen Griffin and Scott are after
the street railway company with "a sharp
stick, as Will be- seen by Yesterdays
session OF the city council. Councilman
| knight thinks the company should be
compelled TO run cars TO the foot OF llar-
rls avenue, and another gentleman sug-
gests That the company might leave two
cars each night in the car house here.
An extra car Is often needed. and il would
give some Of the employees an opportunity
OF residing in Fairhaven
Hon. Thomas III. Carter, chairman Of
the Republican national committe C tme
down on the City OF Seattle yesterday
morning, and is looking over property in
which he Is Interested in this county