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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1917
Page
2
A weekly journal from Altoteford district presents advertising rates and notices. Editor and proprietor J A Bates outlines governance issues and local updates in a dated issue.
Oliver, Minister of Agriculture, authorized purchase of stamping machines to be supplied to Farmers Institutes on a deferred payment plan. Applications require signatures from institute leaders and directors. Payments: one third on delivery, one third in one year, remainder in two years with no interest on overdue balances but 10 percent: charges. Institutes may be allotted grants for overdue payments redirected to costs.
The Scotch Trio, led by Lachlan MacNeill, joins the week’s program as a standout musical attraction. MacNeill, famed baritone and reader, will perform selections from Harry Lauder’s repertoire in traditional Scotch kirties of the Highlands.
Ruth Hill, pianist and accompanist of the Trio, showcases a lyric soprano while Hazel Dean Bryam plays violin, delivering a program aimed at real music enjoyment rather than mere amusement. The Scotch Trio draws discriminating audiences from wide areas with a versatile, popular yet superior blend of selections from operas to home favorites. J H McCulloch resigns as District Agriculturist. Geo G Hay replaces him at Kalloops, earlier at Telkwa, now filling McCulloch's post.
The fragment hints at a travel or natural history piece describing the tang or tingling sensation felt when tramping through fields in a northern landscape. It mentions Prancis Labadie as a potential author or subject and references sensory experience.
Labadie’s genius in character delineation praised in Canada and the United States. A Dance and Ice-cream Social will be held at Silverdale Hall on Saturday July 7 to aid the Mission Red Cross. Dancing starts at 9 p.m. Gents $1.00, ladies bring refreshments. Hosted by Misses Chesters, Donatellis Tuorpes and Isreal.
Fraser Valley Record notes the telephone building on Washington Street between James and Grand avenues nearing completion. J Munroe holds the contract and expects high quality. It marks the fourth new business building in Mission City this year in the town's growth.
The funeral of the late Mrs Jos Cyr, who died in New Westminster, was held at St Marys on Friday. Pallbearers included H Windebank, T J Cox, T M Hair sine, Rt Huden, J B McKamey and J ONeil. She lived many years in Hatari Prairie before moving with her husband to New Westminster. She leaves a husband and family. A ragbag joke closes with a quip about a milkman turning a great profit from water.
The Post seeks a full, updated roster of names for the front. Helpers are asked to send missing names to Mrs. Taylor of Abbotsford or wave them to her.
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