Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-06-02

lhls year and concentration aimed at
Inc celebration of two years ago in
tairhaven was grand success, while
that or WhatcOm three years ago left
nothing to be wished for. This year
the Bay cities will no doubt unite and
each will support the other in making
the celebration of the glorious Fourth
pronounced success.
5. McMichael, manager of the West
ern Union Telegraph compsny at Min
neapolis, is in New Whatcom on a visit
to DR.. q. +. Miles, Mrs. Miles being a
relative of Mr.. McMichael's. Five
years ago Mr.. McMichael was on Bell
ingham bay. Yesterday, in company
with DIR. Miles, he visited Fairhaven,
| which, OF course, was an entirely new
city to him. Mr.. McMichael is an en-
thusiastic admirer of Puget sound and
is always ready TO say good word for
this section of Goods cCuntry.u Speak
ing of our lumber resources, he said
that the Western Union company are
making experiments with cedar tele-
graph poles from Washington, WiscOn-
sin and Michigan, and the company
ilnds that Washington cedar is better
adapted for all pratical purposes than
any other. Having less sap it rots less
quickly than that found in Eastern
states, and he is of the opinion that in
this line alone there must be large
and increasing demand for cedar tim
ber
DIR. Painter, of Omaha, the invertor
of Panter's Improved remedy for the
cure of drunkenness and like ills, has
been on the Bay for couple of days in
connection with the establishment of
an institute at Silver Beach The in
stitute will shortly be in running order.
DR.. Painter, accompanied 10y w. w.
Marple, the state manager, left yester-
day, the former for Omaha and the lat
ter for Tacoma
Capt John A. O'Brien, known to
every traveller on Puget sound, and
who for number of years commanded
the Premier, and who was the captain
of the Inflated whaleback Wetmore for
IA short time, will tomorrow take COM
mand of the Sehome. There is no more
popular mariner on Puget sound wa
ters than Captain O'Brien, aud his
hosts Of friends on Bellingham bay will
give him hearty welcome back.
You have travelled on a street car
Yes. Then did you ever notice the ex-
treme timidity with which the average
woman halls passing car She NAV
have been standing on street corner
for some time, patiently, exceedingly
patiently, and when the car comes
along, her indecision is so great that
she scarcely knows whether she wants
| to board the car or not. " At least that
is the way its looks" said "a street car
employe the other day. We watch for
passengers faithfully, try to anticipate
their slightest wish, but when a wo-
man stands on the sidewalk, looks the
other way when you are looking
at her, TO see if she wants
to take the car, and then
you find that she wanted that particu-
lar car after all-well, it's sort Of exas-
perating. Now look at that corner,u
said the railway man, "three out of
the six ladies that are standing there
want TO take this car and two of them
won't make move until after the car
starts 1t was even as the electric
man said, and as the car started to-
wards Fairhaven, two frantic women
made rush for it and stopped it half
block away.
Deputy Sheriff Conlin and Constable
Chariot returned from Point Roberts
yesterday, having in custody Arthur
Wadhams, Charles Wadhams, NJ. Bar
ricklaw and a. Pike, the men charged
with committing grievous assault
upon Joseph GoodfellOw at Point Rob
erts on Tuesday last, the outgrowth of
/ a Halafrnfg L.
hams and ID. Drysdale, cannerymen of
that place. j. Il. Little, the fifth man
charged with assault could not be
| found. Bonds for the release Of the
four men were promptly furnished by
| Mr.. Wadhams, in the sum of $500 each;
and the men are stopping at the Bel
dngham. Their examination will take
place today at O'Clock.
State Road Commissioners Hannegan
and Cryderman are daily expecting to
hear from their colleague, f. II. Oliver,
of Stevens county, as to the result of
his mission TO Okanogan county i'm be-
half of the Ruby creek trail appropria-
ton. 1t only remains for Okanogan to
make the appropriation for active work
to begin.
Chairman Gillette, of the board of
county commissioners, has been out at
Samish for the past day or two, his
time, it is presumed, being principally
occupied in fishing.
DIR. Heberden, the well known vet
erinary surgeon, has had a patient in
one of Mr. Larrabee's horses which
fractured one Of its forelegs some eight
weeks ago. DIR. Heberden yesterday
pronounced the horse as sound as ever.
Ladies, when you go over TO New
Whatcom call at S. Friedman Co.'s
dry goods store, two doors from post