Headquaters Society Dance Aids Local School Fund
A benefit social and dance by Comox Logging and Railway Company at The Bungalow in Headquaters drew a jolly crowd from Courtenay Nanaimo and Victoria. Sir James McQuigan and Major A J Hilton led a well‑run evening with refreshments and extras. A substantial amount was netted for the Headquarters rural school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comox Logging and Railway Company
James McQuigan
A. J. Hilton
Robert Martin
David Thomas
A. Hogg
Courtenay
Mesdames Parkin, Dixon, Hogg
Jas. McQuigan
Nanaimo
Victoria
Headquarters Rural School
H. P. Millard
Woodhus
Courtenay Beats Cumberland 6 to 2 In Local Baseball
Courtenay defeated Cumberland 6 to 2 at the old grounds last Sunday. Local items note Mrs. Thomas Bickle of Victoria visiting friends, injuries to John Orr at No 6 mine, and a private sale of Dr. J A Gillespie’s furniture as he plans to move to Vancouver in mid July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtenay
Cumberland
Thomas Bickle
Victoria
John Orr
J. A. Gillespie
Vancouver
John Newton
Robert Henderson
J. H. McMillan
Courtenay News Highlights Local Court and Visits
John Cairns appeared before his worship charged with furious riding on horseback and paid fines including costs. F Pike of Courtenay offers plastering and cement work, with several large jobs completed. Ah Lee, a Chinaman at Trent River, fined $25 for possession of a deer skin after a deer was killed by a logging train. Bishop Roper to address English Church members in Sandwich and Comox on June 27 and 28, with confirmations at S Andrew's Sandwich and S Peters Comox on June 30. Refreshments to be provided. social gatherings encouraged.
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Dunsmuir Avenue
John Fife
Nanaimo
John R. Gray
Pilsner Brewing Co
Hall
Cumberland Stables
Star Cafe
Minnie and Potter
Richardson & Haywood
Albert Pickard
John Cairns
Courtenay
F. Pike
Cumberland
Pike
Ah Lee
Trent River
Dawley
S. Andrew’s Church
Sandwich
S. Peter’s Church
Comox
Cumberland sidewalks tender notice 1912
Tenders for side walks in Cumberland British Columbia close July 1 1912 at 6 pm. Plans at City Clerk office. Work includes 436 cubic yards of ashlar and 710 cubic yards of cement. Tender forms from City Clerk. Tenderers must include $100 cheque. returned if unsuccessful. Lowest tender not guaranteed.
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Finance Committee
E. Bate
Dominion Day Sports Committee
Bate
Bertram
Alderman Maxwell
Comena
Cumberland
McKinnon
Guy All
Subdivision At Roys Beach Seeks Waterfront Lots
Residents in the district are offered an opportunity to secure waterfront lots and small acres in a unique subdivision with a marine drive along the waterfront. The C. P. R. station and government wharf are nearby, and plans will be ready in a few days from British Columbia Investments Limited.
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Government Wharf
British Columbia Investments, Limited
Nearer, My God to Thee On the Newfoundland Disaster
A 1912 poem recounts a maritime tragedy off Newfoundland where a ship’s crew and passengers sing Nearer My God to Thee as disaster strikes. It honors heroic seafarers, notes no grave marking for the fallen, and reflects on all social classes united in faith amid loss.
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Atlantic
Newfoundland
Cumberland Forms Board of Trade With Notable Members
Cumberland organized a Board of Trade last Tuesday night with some of the town's most prominent and influential men as members.
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Cumberland
Board of Trade
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Society Dance
Theodore Johnston
Ford
E. C. Emde
J. E. Aston
Orazio Montagno
England
Cumberland Band
H. Largy
Canada Trust Company
James Abrams
Robert Abrams
K. Abe
A. H. Peacey
The
Island Motor Company
P. W. Smyley
Oldsmobile
Union Bay
F. H. Heap
Yorkshire
Cumberland and District
Abrams
Davidson
R. W. Mayer
J. Dando
G. Gray W. Cleaves
R. Johnston
W. P. Clark
Wm. Neilson
T. Eccleston
Robert Walker
Board of Licence Commissioner's
New England
Council
Cessford
Mcleod
Maxwell
Cessford, Campbell and Beveridge
Attorney General’s Department
Joe LaBell
Pro
Tex Foster
Cumberland Hall
R. V. Winch & Co
Bonora
H. Murdock
J. Conelly
J. Demento
Novtich
Board of Licence Commissioners
City of
New England Hotel
Dunsmuir Ave
B.C
James H. Walters
Joseph B. Walker
Widkers
J.B. Walker
W. Clark
Hornby Island
Robert Sollan
G. W. Clinton
W. L. Coulson
Messrs Shaw, Lawfee and Laffere
Beveridge
Campbell
Victoria Colonist
Nanaimo Free Press
Maxwell and
Ing
Diocese of Columbia
Roys Beach
Roy's
U.8
Canada
Great Britain
David J. McArthur
Gunsiiteland
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