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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 13, 1922
Page
1
Miss Baliste of the Batiste Costume Co. of Vancouver will be at Mr. DesMares' store Friday afternoon, all day Saturday and Saturday evening, October 20 and 21, for display and sale of silk and crepe house dresses offered at reasonable prices.
A meeting of ratepayers discussed a proposed relighting plan for the townsite under the Rural Lighting Act. A petition will seek signatures of property owners to gauge support for bringing the townsite under the act with a twenty light system and related cost proposals. A committee was formed to draft schemes and estimates to be circulated with the petition for later discussion.
Misa M Wilson has accepted a position with the Royal Baile as stenographer. Don’t forget the date of the Bazaar.
Alex Fraser died in Huntingdon on Monday aged about seventy. Survived by a wife and seven children in Huntingdon with other relatives in the district including Mrs. McKenzie and the Fraser family of Abbotsford. Funeral from Huntingdon undertaking parlors Tuesday with Rev My. Peacocl of Murrayville Presbyterian Church officiating assisted by Rev. W. Roberson of Abbotsford. Interment in Musselwhite cemetery. Pallbearers named John Fraser W Fraser J Prager D Fraser R McCrimmon A Peaton.
Redistribution will be the main issue at the next Federal House of Courtens session, with Hon A B Copp stating the bill is broad and non partisan. Copp urged measures not framed for party advantage and noted the lobby’s focus shifts from politics to fair reapportionment. Embroidery Club entertained by Mrs Barrett at Wye Station while sewing for their MSA Hospital banner event in November. Mr and Mrs S Young of Biunaby J visited Mrs Davis at Wye Station on Sunday.
A meeting of Abbotsford growers discussed berry marketing and the need for a cold storage plant at New Westminster. Speakers included Mr R. Hy Bildle of the B. O. Growers and Mr J Lindy on marketing difficulties. They proposed financing a St Mungo storage plant by member shares and a five year levy plan, with BC Berry Growers’ Association backing. The plan aims to control supply, secure bank credit, and eventually own the plant by 1926.
Mr Thomas King a well known Unis district resident was instantly killed at the jogging camp of Mr Jonson on Yale Road by a falling tree. He was about forty eight, with relatives in Ontario and the United States. Miss Alder works for Imperial Oil as bookkeeper. A wedding bell note appears, and Abbotsford residents are mentioned. A song service is planned at the Presbyterian Church next Sunday at 7 30 with Congregational singing and solos led by Mrs Horn.
Community notices from Abbotsford cover hospital water supply talks at the MSA Hospital and ground improvements bids. Libera Association reports Captain Whitchelp’s convention remarks while local football funds receive small subscriptions. Real estate sales include Steiss ten acres to Hayne and Adams farm to Hind. Local visits, school moves, WCTU and GWWA activities fill weekend calendars with lectures and military whist drives planned. St Andrews and Caledonian Society hosts events. Beaver Trail Rangers elect leaders and plan a successful year in new quarters.
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