Fatal Accident at Logging Camp Claims Cumberland Youth
Stanhope M. Peatt, 81, a Cumberland native and popular young man, died instantly at a logging camp near Union Bay when a broken tree fell during logging operations. An inquest in Cumberland noted the death occurred at 4:30 pm on September 7 while Peatt worked for Bloedel Stewart Welch. Funeral services were held at Holy Trinity Church with many floral tributes and attendance from family members in Victoria and Nanaimo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanhope M. Peatt
Cumberland
Bloedel, Stewart & Welch
Union Bay
Bloedel
Stewart & Welch
Victoria
Peatt
John Baird
G. C. Mortimer
Court House
J. Walton
A. B. Gatz
Wm. G. Marshall
J. McDonald
S. Davis
F. Dallas
K. B. Fraser
Frank Dyer
G. K. MacNaughton
Holy Trinity Church
W. Leversedge
Miss Peatt
Nanaimo
Happy Valley Five Wins Multitude of Honors in Soccer Tournament
The Happy Valley Five led by Conti Stubbart Horne Bannerman Hunden and Rowan won 13 teams at a South Wellington soccer tournament on Labor Day weekend. Hunden scored nine goals and Bannerman and Conti won multiple events while the squad earned about 250 dollars in prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Happy Valley
Conti
Dick Stubbart
Horne
Bannerman
Hunden
Alex
Rowan
South Wellington
Victoria
Granby
Ladysmith
Nanaimo
Happy Valleyites
British Columbia
Johnston Dunbar Wedding in Comox Featured Nanaimo Couple
The ceremony took place yesterday at ten o clock in Comox. Harold Leslie Johnston and Jessie Dunbar, noted Nanaimo residents, were wed. Miss Dunbar recently served as Lady Superintendent at Campbell River Hospital. Mr Johnston works in the Vancouver lumber trade. Guests included Frank Randall as groomsman and Nellie Gannon as bridesmaid. Honeymoon starts at Cameron Lake before trips to Vancouver and Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston—Dunbar
Comox
Harold Leslie Johnston
Jessie Dunbar
Nanaimo
Dunbar
Campbell River Hospital
Johnston
Vancouver
Frank Randall
Nellie Gannon
Cameron Lake
Victoria
Nanaimo Herald
Cumberland School Overcrowded With Receiving Class At 60
Cumberland Public School faces overcrowding as the Receiving Class reaches 60, forcing split sessions with half the pupils attending mornings and the rest afternoons for a month. An upcoming government contract may add four rooms and another teacher, with two new furnaces installed to improve comfort. Total enrollment reaches 649, up 33 percent from June.
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Chas
BE. Burbridge
Cumberland Public School
Chas.b. Burbridge
Births at Cumberland Hospital and Cumberland General Hospital
Derbyshire welcomed a daughter at Cumberland Hospital on September 5. Gordon followed with a daughter at Cumberland General Hospital on September 8.
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Derbyshire
Cumberland Hospital
J. Derbyshire
Gordon
Cumberland General Hospital
F. Gordon
Presentation To Arthur Wilkinson By Cumberland United FC
Cumberland United Football Club and supporters held a supper and presentation for Arthur Wilkinson the celebrated full back leaving for dental studies at Portland. Charles Graham praised his sportsmanship and loyalty while presenting a gold watch. Wilkinson thanked the club, wished them success, and joked about returning to claim more teeth from players. The evening featured songs recitations jokes and football gossip ending with Auld Lang Syne.
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Cumberland United Football Club
Arthur Wilkinson
British Columbia
Portland Dental Institute
Jones
Union Hotel
John Quinn
Bevan
Wilkinson
Graham
Lane
Messrs
J. T. Brown
P. Shearer
Bobby Brown
Jock Clark
Dicky Stubbart
Hec Smith
Andy Horne
W. Kinninmont
R. H. Walker
Colin Campbell
A. Wilkinson
Chas. Graham
Ted Jackson
Bob Walker
Fall Millinery on Display Today at Sutherland's Store
Mr. John Sutherland announces a big shipment of Fall millinery by express received last evening. These models will be on display today. Ladies are invited to step in and view the latest creations of the milliner's art at the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sutherland
Express
Tax Sale Of Lots In Comox District set for October 7
The tax sale of lots in the Comox Electoral District will take place at Cumberland Court House on October 7 at 10 am. It covers parcels with taxes due for 1918 and earlier years. Rocky Mountain goats are plentiful around Ocean Falls this year.
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Comox
Court House
Cumberland
Ocean Falls
Autoists Fall Into Police Trap on Sandwich Road
On Sunday a speed test by Constables Mortimer and Dawley found seventeen cars exceeding 80 mph along the Sandwich road. Dr. Lyons of Seattle pleaded to be dealt with summarily and was fined $19 plus costs after Magistrate Hames heard the case. evidence put him at 37 to 38 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mortimer and
Dawley
Sandwich Road
Dr. Lyons
Seattle
Hames
British Columbia
Lyons
Japanese donors pledge 244 dollars for Cumberland Memorial Hall
The Cumberland district Japanese contribute 244 dollars toward the Memorial Hall construction fund. Mr Y Takahashi forwards the check to Mr C J Bunbury as secretary of the G W V A. A list of subscribers by town and amount is published, with further gifts anticipated from Courtenay and Comox.
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Y. Takahashi
Comox District
Canadian Japanese Association
C. J. Bunbury
Cumberland District
Sons of
Nippon
Takahashi
Courtenay
Comox
Court of Revision Opens Monday for Voter List
The Court of Revision sits at Cumberland Court House at 10 a.m. Monday to review the new voters list. Up to this point no appeals are recorded against the roughly six thousand names. Eligible residents may apply in person at the sitting to add their names even if omitted or late under the Elections Act. The move to allow court additions is controversial amid criticism of the Oliver government’s policies.
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Court House
Cumberland
Oliver
Football Season Opens Tomorrow With Cumberland United
The Cumberland United Football Club opens the season tomorrow September 12 at Ladysmith under new management. The initial strong lineup includes Clark Wilkinson Campbell Brown Conti Horne Bannerman Wylie James Boothman Harrison D Wilson with Dicky Stubbart signed by South Wellington and Pilling set to join Nanaimo strengthening their forward line.
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Ladysmith
Sullivan
Stubbart
Wilkinson
Cumberland United Football Club
Clark
Campbell
Brown
Conti
Horne
Bannerman
Wylie
James
Boothman
Harrison
D. Wilson
T. Jackson
Island League schedule and fall fair judge list detailed
The Up Island League opens with six teams playing home and away for ten games. The B C Challenge Cup final is to be hosted in Nanaimo if tied, with Island championship deciding games against Victoria winners and Mainland contenders for the McBride Shield. Fall Fair judges at Courtenay are named for fruit vegetables crops horses cattle dairy women’s work and poultry categories.
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Nanaimo
Cumberland United
Ladysmith
Cumberland
Nanaimo City
Nanaimo United
Granby
Wellington
S. Wellington
Courtenay
B. W. White
G. 8. Goddard
Dr. Knight
Carter
Greenwood
Ladies of Holy Trinity Begin Fall Work
The Women’s Auxiliary of Holy Trinity Church held the first Fall meeting in the Parish Hall on Tuesday at 3 pm. Plans for Fall work were discussed and preparations include refreshments for a Social Meeting on September 21 and a sale of work in the hall on the seamans day.
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Holy Trinity Church
Onetamhan Sth
Mine Rescue Teams Meet Tomorrow at Station
Members of Mine Rescue teams and others are invited to meet at the Mine Rescue Station Sunday afternoon at four thirty. The gathering is open to those interested in mine safety and rescue training.
Local soccer fixtures list for Wellington and Nanaimo clubs
The schedule lists October matches including Wellington versus Cumberland Nanaimo United facing Nanaimo City and Granby meeting Ladysmith. November entries show Granby against Cumberland and Nanaimo City versus Ladysmith with ongoing results for Cumberland, Ladysmith, Granby, Nanaimo United, Nanaimo City, and Wellington.
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Wellington
Cumberland
Nanaimo United
Nanaimo City
Granby
Ladysmith
S. Wellington
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Happy Valley Five
Cumberland School
United Football Club
Iwasa
Masuda
K. Yasuda
M. Tanaka
I. Yoshikuni
I. Nakano
M. Ampf
Y. Sarayama
K. Suyama
K. Yasui
K. Nagai
G. Wani
K. Nishi
K. Okuda
K. Sarayama
8. Kimoto
T. Sato
G. Suyama
H. Sadafusa
T. Katayama
H. Yamanaka
K Miyamura
A. Okuno
M. Mori
S. Tatekawa
K. Eguchi
Y. Oda
Y. Tsuchida
Y. Mori
S. Shigebomi
K. Oda
K. Kiyonaga
K. Nakagawa
T. Kiyono
M. Nishimura
M. Hashimoto
S. Kiyonaga
M. Saito
U. Saito
H. Shi
S. Tahara
S. Takahita
K. Matsunaga
H. Takahashi
H. Motomochi
Y. Ampi
H. Suyama
K. Miyamoto
T. Hiro
Kawata
K. Abe
C. Nishijima
T. Kitamura
N. Okazaki
Tsunaga
T. Kadokuchi
Y. Kasubuchi
M. Okazaki
Matsumoto
M. Sugimori
M. Tsuruoka
T. Tateyama
Y. Hayashi
Y. Hirose
S. Kobayashi
R. Suga
T. Okamura
K. Yamada
D. Doi
T. Kato
S. Ikegami
T. Matsukura
K. Harada
J. Sora
City
R. Shiibayama
Y. Isuka
A. Isozaki
Y. Nakagami
K. Hayashi
Z. Nakamura
N. Nakamura
T. Nakamura
Ikeda
Z. Uchida
G. Kato
Royston
K. Uchiyama
I. Minato
J Hori
Nishimura
K. Nakashima
Fukakusa
Y. Onagi
N. Onagi
N. Oxauiatei
C. Nishihata
Y. Imaoka
K. Minato
T. Fujimoto
T. Tsuchihashi
R. Tateishi
K. Kimura
B Takezawa
Araki
I. Maruya
EB. Hatchikado
Court OF Revision
Pilling
Clare
England
France
29Th Battalion
Ladies OF Holy Trinity
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