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Chilliwack Free Press

Location

Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

Date

Aug 23, 1912

Page

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Social and Personal Notes From Chilliwack and Vancouver

Social and personal items report visitors and travelers to and from Vancouver, Victoria, and Ontario. Names include Mrs. GC E Vickerson, Miss Denholm, Blanche Topley, Edna Topley, F B Lyle, Chas Evans, Mrs Frame, Miss Bell, Miss Hilda Manuel, Mrs Harry Hall, Miss Moffatt, Mr and Mrs Jones, Mr and Mrs Cartmell, Miss Elsie and Wesley, Miss Zellah Kincaid, Mrs Samuel Houston, Jonathan Haworth, Rev A Shore, Mrs Eckert, Miss Wilcox, Miss Poulson, J Barber, and many others visiting or staying with local families, plus notes on church events, moving pictures at Lyric Theatre, and local business updates.

GC. E. Vickerson Vancouver W. J. Dawson Cedar Cottage Harry Hall Miss Moffatt Rossland F. A. Hewer W. Jones Okanagan Valley E. Jones Woodworth Sumas Cartmell Elsie Wesley Zellah Kincaid J. B. Harrison Mises Gammon T. B. Henderson Dundas Hotel Royal Gwynne Vaughn Whilmena Topley Samuel Houston Bellingham Jas. O’ Hearn Jonathan Haworth Sigfield Edstrom John Robinson Victoria Burton Clarke Bank of Ottawa Ottawa Mrs. Clarke Bardis Millegan Misa Boultbee Chilliwack Provence W. Davies Ontario W. R Frada Lawson Central Park G. W. Galloway W. D. Richardson Lettie Violet Geo. Benedett Fahir East Collingwood Jus. O' Hearn A. Shore Ridgetown Ont Chauncey E. Eckert St. John’s Church Sardis Vedder River J.T. Marshall J. Hammar Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias Denver Colorado Mr. Hammar British Columbia McCormick Dundas County R. J. McIntosh Chilliwack Valley W. M. Logan Barber ‘Carriage Co Moving Pictures Lyric Theatre Bent Place Fairfield Island Geo. Leary J. HW. Ashivell Horatio Webb Good, Knight & Co Royal Standard and Mighty H. J. Barber Free Press Tadies Ashwells Nowell Street L.A. Patten Ashwells Grocery F. J. Hart Mr. McIntosh New Westminster F. J. Hart & Co., Ltd Mr. Hart Montreal

Local business notices and sales at Ashwells and Chapman's Studio

Local brief items note Mee Studio photo sittings, Ashwells ads for spices groceries and school supplies, J Knight Co breakfast foods, ice cream, and fall goods. Mentions visitors I A Thornton J Knight Co, J H Ashwell, R A Henderson, and Miss L Morden. Cad urches include fruit at cannery, crate peaches at Lillies, horse and cattle feed, and a big car arrival.

Ashwells I. A. Thornton Bellingham J. Knight & Co H. J. Barber Johnson's J. H. Ashwell Victoria R. A. Henderson Peas Lillie’s City Transfer Co L. Mor Ashwells Stationery Dept Lyric Theatre Ashwells Dry Goods Department J Knight & Co Big Car

Cannery Refuses Fruit Deliveries On Saturdays

Large fruit deliveries flood the Cannery daily and especially on Saturdays prompting management to refuse further fruit that day. Stock must be canned Saturdays to prevent waste. last Saturday 9200 quart cans of beans and plums were processed. Garden party and tennis event notices follow with church and hospital fundraising details for August 28 in Sardis and Chilliwack activities.

St. John’s Church Sardis

City Council Faces Drama as O Hearn Charges Loom

A lively City Council meeting drew about sixty visitors as Aldermen reviewed petitions on street lighting Yale road and a cement walk. Tensions surged when Mr Graham leveled charges against Street Supervisor O Hearn, prompting a special session to probe conduct before a quiet adjournment and routine 1912 tax and by law decisions.

Bord A. Purvis B.C. 1 Chilliwack Carbould & Grant R. Summers Yale Road Ald Carleton McGillivray Summers W. J. Price G. R. Ashwell Victoria Street Geryan H. J. Barber Princess Age Westminster Main Streets Graham O’ Hearn Goodland O' Hearn Ald. Eckert Gervan Council Dee McGillivary Princess Ave College Street Board of Works Ald Goodland Ald Eckert Free Press Blind Lane McCutcheon Westminster Street Als Jlaken

Chilliwack Fair to Open With Record Exhibits Toward 40th Year

The Chilliwack Valley anticipates a record fair with heavy entries in horses cattle dairy and produce. A larger Woman's Department poultry section and new buildings promise improved displays while royal visit plans and nigh parade add to the event. The organizers urge all residents to exhibit and attend.

Chilliwack Valley Reimental New Westminster B. C Chilliwack

Chilliwack Wins Big At Vancouver Fair In Sheep and Cattle

Chilliwack secured top prizes across classes at the Vancouver fair last week with KE Barton leading blue ribbons in Leicester sheep and P H Wilson presenting fine Shropshires. Hawthorn brothers dominated Dorset Horns and fatsheep, Banford Bros excelled with Tamworth swine, while E H Barton claimed Jersey, Cuernsey and Leicestershire honors across multiple categories. 42 herds of purebred Jerseys were present with several farms featuring prize animals from Grimmer Bros, Menzie & Sons, and J J Miller. Barton also earned multiple ribbons in Leicester sheep and led in Jersey and Cuernsey results.

Chilliwack Vancouver KE. H. Barton Leicester P. H. Wilson Chag Hawthorn C. Hawthorn W.H. Crankshaw Banford Bros E. H. Barton Hawthorn KE. A. Orr Avereagh Jeraeys Grimmer Bros Menzie & Sons J. J. Miller Laicester

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