W J Grant Retires After Sixty One Years in Rail Service
The Dominion celebrates W J Grant freight agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway at Hamilton retiring after 61 years in railroading. Forty six years with CPR and 61 total years mark a record not matched by any other railway man in the Dominion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Grant
Can: Pacific Railway
Hamilton
Dominion
Mr. Grant
C.P.R
J. P. Clancy
Toronto
Allan Steamships Line
Canadian Pacific
Mr. Clancy
J. W. Maguire
Courtenay Residents Share Summer Visits and Moves
Courtenay and district residents host relatives from Medicine Hat Victoria and Vancouver over fellow weeks. Courtenay Builders Supply expands floor space as John Ferguson joins the staff. Mahar family plans Vancouver move and Cumberland native Colville C. Graham takes a new stenographer post with Canadian Utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtenay
Mill Street
McPhee
John Ferguson
Ladysmith
Ferguson
Fred Kerton
Lake Trail
Colville C. Graham
Cumberland
The
Canadian Utilities
William A Mathewson Pioneer Honored in Funeral Service
The funeral for William A. Mathewson who died in Vancouver at age 81 was held at the United Church Cemetery after a service at Sutton Undertaking Parlors. The ceremony was conducted under the auspices of Hiram Lodge No 14 A F and A M of which Mathewson was a charter member and Past Master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Mathewson
Vancouver
Sutton Undertaking
United Church Cemetery
Hiram Lodge No. 14
Mr. Mathewson
W. M
L. D. Piket
C. Fred Smith
Thos. Menies
Sandwich
Sandwich Church
Comox Valley
Nova Scotia
W. A. Rennison
Geo. Ardley
Courtenay
E. S. Anthony
Rabies Prevention and Early Treatment Emphasized
Health service notes rabies can be prevented and urges prompt care after bites. It explains the incubation period, Pasteur preventive treatment, and the need to start at once even if the animal is captured for observation. It also records a July 28 birth at St Joseph's Hospital to Mr and Mrs Bernard Geldt of Courtenay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasteur
Bernard (Lloyd) Geldt
Courtenay
St. Joseph's Hospital
Confederation and Continental Limited Schedules for Western Canada
Passenger trains depart Vancouver daily 10:80 a m for Kamloops Jasper Edmonton Saskatoon Regina Brandon Winnipeg and Toronto with Ontario and Southern connections. The Continental Limited runs 9 50 p m daily to Kamloops Jasper Edmonton Saskatoon Winnipeg Ottawa Montreal with connections to Maritime and US points. Through routes to Chicago via Duluth and to Kelowna via Armstrong and Vernon. Summer steamship service from Vancouver Alaska sailings Monday 8 00 p m via Prince Rupert Anyox Stewart sailings Wednesday and Saturday 8 00 p m. Weekly sailings to Queen Charlotte Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confederation
Vancouver
Kamloops
Jasper
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Regina
Brandon
Winnipeg
Toronto
Ontario
Continental Limited
Ottawa
Montreal
Maritime
United States
Chicago
Duluth
Kelowna
Armstrong
Vernon
Alaska
Prince Rupert
Anyox
Stewart
Queen Charlotte Islands
Montreal Pacific Terminals rail system handles vast traffic
The Montreal Terminals of the Canadian Pacific Railway operate 250 miles of track with 40 miles double main, six single main, 15 yards and 800 sidings. Daily operations include about 125 passenger and 100 freight trains, 51 yard engines, 3,200 to 3,500 workers, and large passenger yards Glen and Place Viger. Freight handling emphasizes rapid car placement, with 400 export loaded cars in navigation season and 1,000 grain cars during grain moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Glen Yard
Westmount
Place Viger
Windsor Street
Windsor Station
Sortin
Outremont
Hochelapa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Comox-Alberni District
Native Sons’ Hall Courtenay
Native Sons' Hall
Lewis Park
Comox Central
Conservative
Ass'n
R. B. Bennett
M.P
Federal House
A. D. McRae
North Vancouver
Leon
J. Ladner, M.P. South
A. R. Dickie
Nanaimo
G. K. Macnaughton
M.L.A
Native Sons
Cameron Ritchie
Ewart Duggan
Medicine Hat
Alberta
J. H. Eakin
M. H. Simmers
Victoria
W. Hodgson
Hixson
Eddie
Forsyth
Warren
Portland
J. A. Warren
Ross Galbraith
Warren Cooper
R. Bowie
Mary Bardesonni
Comox
L. Frelone
Miss Davey
James Hudson
Little River Beach
Chas. Bool
Campbell River
Mr. Bool
W. A. Alexander
Mr. Keeler
Miss Ward
Little River
Geo. van Hemert
Thelma Hodds
West Summerland
Chas. Rice
Lee Hatfield
Lynn Valley
Rive
Mrs. E. Rive
Mrs
Chas. Rive
Effie
Mary Marriott
Bert
James Marriott
P. P. Harrison
Cumberland Hotel
Ladner
B.C
Westham Road
Westham Island
New
Westminster
Sary
B.C. Telephone CO
W. A. Mathewson
Ilo-Ilo
Cumberland, B. C
Albert Evans
Umberland Ec
W. Merrifield
Health Service of the
Canadian Medical Association
Ritz
W. Bruce Gordon
Dunsmuir Ave
King George Hotel
Cumberland United Church
Alex Henderson
Canadian National Railways
Royston Lumber Co. Limited
Ody
Pssenger
Cumberland Electric
Cumberland and Union Waterworks Co., Ltd
A. B. Clinton
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