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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
3
Multiple birth notices, shop promotions, and civic notices from Cranbrook including births at Cottage Hospital Jan 19 24 27 1916, a death at 84, business ads for Tungsten lamps and medicines, charity events, club meetings, and a police incident with a shooting in Fernie. Public meeting set for Feb 5 on a Creamery financing.
A farewell event last Friday evening at the R Y M C A featured a Good Luck concert for the Comox contingent of the 102nd Battalion. The program, void of long speeches, offered an oldtime musical hour enjoyed by all, with Lister presiding and a concise lineup of performances.
Cranbrook public to hear the Symphony Orchestra in its first appearance Tue. Program ranges from Maple Leaf to Haydn Symphony in a Flat. Vincent Fink to solo in Andante. Wagner and Brahms pieces follow with vocal selections by Mrs. Hol. Paterson and piano portions by the conductor.
The program features violin and cello obligato by Mrs N A Wallinger and Mr Percy Parker with a male quartet including Mr W Shepherd and Mr Ivor Bassett. R W Russell and Ivor Bassett take solo roles in Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep, arranged by C F Nidd. Lister Parker and Bert Parker support the accompaniment. Flow Gently Devn by John Parry with Mrs Paterson and F Nidd. The concert ends with the National Anthem.
A Cranbrook message warns boys that drinkers are square wheels hindering progress. It urges honesty, industriousness, and temperance to fit into work, banking, and business life, where punctuality and reliability matter. Be sober and useful. avoid the square wheel.
The Cranbrook Farmers Institute will hold a regular meeting at City Hall on February 12 at 2 30 p m. R T Williams and H H McClure will discuss Hatching and Raising Gulls and Alfalfa. Members of the Agricultural and Poultry Associations are urged to attend and government bulletins will be available.
An experienced tuner promotes a large Western piano tuning operation offering tuning, action regulation, and tone adjustments. The service emphasizes preserving instrument quality, true tone, and value for money, noting strong endorsements from top piano manufacturers in Canada.
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