Templeton Grocery Ad Brings Mail Orders to Calgary
Grocery advertisement notes regular prices and special attention to mail orders. Offers samples on application and invites readers to write for details from Templeton in Calgary.
17 Feb 1894
Page 1
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Newspaper
Golden Era
Location
Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 17, 1894
Page
1
Grocery advertisement notes regular prices and special attention to mail orders. Offers samples on application and invites readers to write for details from Templeton in Calgary.
Golden sits at the CP main line where steamship navigation on the Columbia River connects with the mining and lumber hubs. It is the mineral and commercial center of Eastern British Columbia and hosts the Gold Smelting works, the Upper Columbia Navigation Co., and a booming agricultural and grazing region in the Columbia and Kootenay Valleys.
George Geary is in town as the curling season ends with Billy McNeish's team winning the title. McNeish beat Barber 66 to 4, then edged Rae 6 to 4 in a tight finish. Greene and McDonald settled a tie, McDonald earning a point, while the Greenhorns beat the Skips 10 to 1. A match was signed for Monday between Barber’s rink and Lake’s rink, with the loser to buy a barrel of oatmeal for the Golden Hospital.
Notice states a shareholders meeting of Golden Lumber Company Limited Liability will be held at the company's office in Golden on Monday the 19th inst at 2 o clock. The notice mentions directors election and hats for sale, with context of recent rink successes and import remarks.
J. W. Paton the shanty man will hold an evangelistic service in the school house Sunday afternoon at 3 oclock. Everyone is invited.
Messrs Mackenzie and Switz open a tailoring shop offering garment making and repairs with prompt attention. Hy McSorley reports in from San Francisco while A Penzer departs for the East Kootenay. J Downey returns from California and R Barker leaves. the Quadrille Club forms with 20 members and a dancing class from 8 to 9 pm. Calgary’s Carra Dramatic company legacy tells of Ma Morris and Engineer Jack Allan. a future donor’s $1000 is noted after Morris’s death in New Orleans. An Atlantic express dance extends across Dunmore with a large turnout and improvised music. Montreal obituary of John Livingstone notes bronchitis and a prolific editing career, ending in Calgary Herald tenure.
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