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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 12, 1915
Page
4
The Huntingdon and District column records local happenings including visits by Mr Tom Freeman of New Westminster, property rentals by Mr Rathig, store improvements by Mr B B Smith, and various residents traveling to Vancouver and Chilliwack. It notes the reappointment of Fraser Yorke as coroner for Sumas municipality, a concert attendance, election nominating dates, and mixed community news with petty intrigue about local papers and residents.
Reeve Frank Munroe resigns his seat on the Sumas Council after discovering his qualifying property did not meet Municipal Act requirements. He left office promptly and, with extensive property holdings elsewhere, may again seek candidacy in the future.
Public notice to electors of Sumas Municipality to elect a Reeve at the municipal hall on March 22 noon. Nominations require two proposer and seconder voters and must be delivered by 2 pm. If needed a poll will be held March 27 at the Municipal Hall 9 am to 7 pm. Qualification requires male British subject status and five hundred dollar property value within the municipality. Dated Huntingdon B C March 8 1915.
A fragmentary reflection questions Russia Poland autonomy and the fate of three Polands after a German victory. It ponders the future of a nation with a long history of culture and conquest, noting New York stages and exile writers as observers of a world in upheaval.
Sumas School Board invites tenders for thirty cords of split maple alder or birch four foot length to be delivered dry to Huntingdon School Wood. Payment on delivery. Tenders must be in the secretary’s possession by March 3rd, 1015. J W Winson Secretary.
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