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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 15, 1923
Page
10
Sutherland's Dry Goods offers a wide Christmas gift line including dolls cashmere dresses silk baby outfits and ladies wear. Listings cover dolls cashmere and silk dresses sweaters gloves handkerchiefs and linens with prices and selections designed for early shopping.
Mr and Mrs Bentley of Medicine Hat reside here and he joins Corfield Garage staff. Notice: Cumberland City accounts for audit close December 15. tradesmen urged to forward balances to City Clerk Albert J Merry.
Mr Chas Rive, soon to leave the district, was guest of honor at a CGLT Club social in the Presbyterian Church basement. Rev Beattie presented an Eversharp pencil for his choir and orchestra services in Courtenay. The event drew many local attendees including Mr and Mrs Beatty, Mr Rogers, Mrs Sutherland, and numerous others.
A fragment lists patrons and figures connected to Courtenay Billiard Parlor including G. Watkins FP Wormald Robt Sutherland Robt Barry J W Young R King Lawrence Moncrieff Sidney Williams F Morson Herbert and Stanley Venables Jack Plercy Walter Sliff Stuart Smith and Herbert Smith.
Local notes report Cyril Michell visiting Cumberland from Victoria Normal School to see family, with a return trip on Sunday. A cough remedy quip about Flaxo lene urges its use and warns of neglect. Several residents attend events in Nanaimo and Victoria, including weddings and hospital training, as Christmas gifts are suggested at Mrs L Francescini's shop.
A local advert highlights rich plain and cherry cakes plus sultana by the pound or whole from firms of national reputation. It also lists grape juice loganberry raspberry lime juice lime juice cordial ginger beer ginger ale hop ale and shandy, touting high quality ingredients.
The widow and family express heartfelt gratitude for sympathy and floral tributes in their bereavement. Special thanks go to Dr. E R Hicks and to the Matron and Nursing Staff of Cumberland General Hospital for their kind attention during the illness of their loved one.
The family expresses gratitude to friends for kind expressions of sympathy and floral tributes and to those who loaned cars. Sincere thanks are extended to the doctors matron and nursing staff of Cumberland General Hospital for their care during Mr Evans illness.
Sunday School 2 30 p m Evensong 730 p m Rev W Leversedge Morning Service 11 a m Subject The Theory and Practice of Religion Story Sermon for Children Sabbath School 1145 a m Evening Service 7 p m Subject Your Outstanding World Problems and Their Solution Everybody welcome Rev J R Butler Pastor
Tion D Pattullo minister of lands reports that British Columbia with nine months of the year has manufactured timber water-borne shipments totaling 348 million board feet, up from 195 million in the prior year a gain of 78 percent.
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