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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
3
Local Cranbrook weekly notices list bazaar and home cooking sales at Knox Church and Methodist Ladies Aid events, Red Cross Tag Day for soldiers, fall millinery show, church services, and Paners Institute meeting with Mr W J Scott addressing members. Also brief visits by Calgary and Toronto guests and ongoing business listings.
Charles Gottfried Hamlin and Edna Florence Mabel Thompson of Wardner BC were married at the Methodist Parsonage on September 18, witnessed by local family and friends.
In a tranquil ceremony at the Methodist Parsonage Rev. Thos. Keyworth joined Heber Ashton MacMillan of Lethbridge Alberta with Amy Rebecca Waterman of the same city. Best man was W. C. Adlard and the bride was aided by Rev. Keyworth. Earlier, on September 11 at the groom's parents home, Charles Addison Manners wed Viola May Thomson with Rev. Keyworth officiating.
At a meeting of Uy senior and intermediate girls at Central School on Friday September 7, a Junior Red Cross Society was formed. Elected officers include President Mabel Finley and Vice-President Helen LeClerc, with Wilma Park as Secretary and Marjorie Burton as Treasurer. Representatives chosen for divisions 2 through 4 are Olive Smith Eunice Parrett Margaret Jrr Grace Barrett.
Colonel Hugh Henderson dies at his Kaslo home at age. He suffered a paresis stroke about a week earlier. He arrived in the district in 1887 at Fort Steele and later owned land near Moyle Lake and a Kootenay River property. He married Miss Fraser of Cheltenham in 1883 and later moved to Kaslo after his property was disrupted by the railway. Sympathy for his wife follows the news.
Mr and Mrs W H Brown and family express gratitude for the kindness and sympathy shown after their recent bereavement to friends and acquaintances in the community.
The Methodist Church announces Sunday worship at 11 a.m led by Pastor Rey with Rev G W G Fortune of Vancouver to preach. An evening service at 7 20 p.m. will be conducted by the pastor as Maple Leaf Rebekah Lodge No 19 attends. Sunday School is at 4 p.m. on Hally Day, September 0th.
The Fair Building showcased Ira Manning Ltd tastefully presenting Purity flour. Exhibits spanned fruit, vegetables, minerals, photography, Cranbrook goods, and local arts. The event praised Cranbrook houses, household wares, and a strong agricultural message for the district.
The Herald reports a visit from R G Barton business manager for United Producing Company Limited. They plan to bring several shows again this year beginning with The Birth of a Nation likely in October.
The City of Cranbrook notices a public auction of multiple city lots to be held at City Hall on October 1 1917 at 10 am local time. Sale terms are cash. Conditions of sale available from the undersigned.
Morning service at 11 features The Mind of Christ in the Drama of Life. Evening service at 7 30 centers on The Gospel of a Happy God. Preacher Rev James Dunlop.
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