Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-14
ABOUT TWO CITIES

| hpOOA IWO OlTlES
- Q. y; Wood and Geo. q. Mcnamara Of
| Port Townsend, are in the city in tho in.
teTests Of the Massachufetts Mutual Life
| Insurance company. MIR. Wood was con
nected with the customs service during
| G. M Bradshaw's incumbency Of the coli
| lectorShip, and Mr.. Mcnamara was the
nrst ana only Democratic postmaster of
| the Key City, having been appointed by
| President Cleveland in 1885
Rev. Sullinger, of Port Townsend, Is la
New Whatcom. lie came down yeSter-
day morning, accompanying his wife aud
daughter, who left on the Canadian Pa
cihc yesterday afternoon for an extended
visit in Iowa,
T. NJ. Fisher, an immigration inspector
l. in New Whatcom. Mr.. Fisher is said
TO be one Of the most efficient officers in
the Puget sound customs service.
business about the court house yester-
day was extremely quiet.
The county commissioners were ear
nestly considering how 10 curtail eX-
penses when request from County
Treasurer Rogers for additional help In
the Office brought them TO a standstill.
The business of the treasurer's Office has
Increased largely, and the treasurer claims
that he must have more clerical help 10
enable him TO catch up with the accu-
mulated work.
The records Of the territorial courts at
Olympia said a legal gentleman the
other day, show Dan Harris To have
| been a very conspicuous man in terri.
toriai days. His cOnspicuousness con
sisted In being frequently arrested and
IlRnnr IN Ind brts . -.
records show that Dan was acquitted a.
often as he was tried. An examination OF
these records also shows that the same
men usually sat on every jury that found
Dan not guilty Of furnishing the siwashes
with fire water. This Is no doubt due TO
the fact that there were only about
enough men in Whatcom county in those
days 10 complete the panel Of q Jury, and
evidently they did not want 10 be hard on
one OF their own citizens-even ii he was
guilty.
In 1883, said J. c. Monahan yester-
day, "Fairhaven was pretty dreary
place. Where we lived, over In Belllng-
ham, you could almost stand in the door
] and with crOSscut saw cut your own
iirewood. II was awful dull; but soon
! the Bellingham mill was built and bust
ness began 10 pick up at once. The
Chuckanut quarry, 100, was running and
the old town Of Belingham was quite a
lively place. Old Dan Harris held this
part of town, down himself Dirty Dan,
he was called, and the. name fitted him
all right. There were two or three other
families who lived here IN Fairhaven
proper, but all the business and life was
confined to Beliingham, Dan Harris was
"A queer old mark; II hc took "A dislike To
anyone, or thought he had grudge
against him, he was as unreasonable as a
pig. He owned the wharf aud he
| "A Ia. lot A
| Noodin, who kept "a store here, land his
goods. So they mad 10 be- landed al the
! Bcllingham wharf, and Mr. Woodin had
10 bring them over IN . wheei barrow. all
on account Of old Dams whims.
Frank Schneider recently received A
letter from his partner. j. i. Jones In the
Ruby Creek mining district Jones SAYS
that some new placer ground Just l1cated
yields go day 90 each man. But there
Is no occasion 10 get up "A stampede as the
rich "Dlgglngs' are limited in extent and
all located
County Commissioners Gillette. Me-
Daniel and Malloy seem % form haf-
mOniOus trio in their deliberations
Chairman Gillette presides with ease aud
dignity; he Is short in stature and Of
ruddy c0uBteHaBce, his colleague. Nc
Daniel is tall and Of the same complexion
as the chairman, while Maiioy Is also Of
small stature, dark complexion and wears
beard Of the Vandyke pattern. Gillette
and Mcdaniel wear - auburn mus
taches only. on their faces They are
practical men and a good selection was
made when they were elected TO the oni-
ces which they now fll
a look about the residence portions of
the two cities shows that many OF the
home owners devote considera bic care in
liking up their lawns and gardens. planting
shade trees aud the like. The premises of
me man who rents show less care Ia IN
the man " ho sits under his own vine and
fig tree.