Golden on the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Golden serves as a hub on the CPR main line linking steamboat navigation of the Columbia to Eastern British Columbia. It hosts the Gold Smelting works and Upper Columbia Navigation Co. and supports lumber and mining activity. The town is a distribution point for the Columbia and Kootenay Valleys agricultural area famed for scenery.
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Golden
Canadian Pacific Railway
Columbia River
British Columbia
Golden Smelting Works
Upper
Local Jottings Include Travel, Builds, and New Ventures
Nurse Simpson returned from Banff and Mr J F Nattress came back to Calgary. E N Murphy left for West Kootenay while S S Fowler returned from the east. Langs arrived from Lindsay Ont and many residents travel to Kamloops. A new saddle-horse hire starts at one dollar first hour. Y P S C B met with a music and literary program. Vernon exporter E J Cain plans a shop for fruit confectionery and books. The bicycle craze brings two imported machines to town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Nattress
Calgary
E. N. Murphy
West Kootenay
Entertainment and church notes from a past evening
An account notes upcoming events and local church activities. A Church of England entertainment in Alexander Hall featured two plays titled If I had 10008 Year and Sarah's Young Man, followed by a dance with details promised next week. Rocky Mountain Lodge No. 24 attended a Presbyterian service where Rev. T S Glassford preached. The collection included a trio Shall We Meet in Heaven by Miss Woodley and Mr J Woods. Service is set for 10 o clock tomorrow morning at the schoolhouse.
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Church of England
Alexander Hall
Sarah
Rocky Mountain Lodge No. 24
1.C.C.F
Presbyterian Church
Glaseford
Woodley
J. Woods
Wedding Bells Celebrate Fraser Woodhouse Union
A large crowd gathered at the Ep iscopal Church on Thursday afternoon April 18 to witness the marriage of Simon Fraser a leading hand in the P R shops and Flora Woodhouse of Vancouver Their reception that evening was well attended and guests presented the couple with many gifts including a cabinet sewing machine and a clock from fellow workmen
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church
Simon Fraser
P.R
Flora Woodhouse
Vancouver
Amateur Dramatics Shine In Donald Hall May Evening
Donald Amateur Dramatic Co. staged Sarah's Young Man and If I Had a Thousand a Year at Firemen's Hall on May 1. Strong performances by Freeman-Lake J J Miller and Shand Rut tan drew loud applause and solid crowd support.
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Firemen’s Hall
Donald Amateur Dramatic Co
Ost
Sarah
Mr. Freeman-Lake
Mr. Moggridge
J. J. Miller
Harry Fielding
Sam Slowleaf
Shand Ruttan
Mrs. Moggridge
McKay
Araminta
Dames Griffith and Kimpton Shine in Julia and Mrs Paddington Green
Griffith and Kimpton delivered clever acting in both parts eliciting much applause. After the farces, the hall emptied and dancing began, continuing to an early hour.
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Dames Griffith
Kimpton
Julia
Mrs
Paddington Green
Bloodshed in Formosan Unrest
The Times reports serious Formosa outbreaks with German sailors landed at Pamasui from the Irene to guard foreigners. Chinese soldiers kill their general on April 22 and governor’s bodyguard attacks leave thirty dead and fifty wounded. Foreigners’ position is critical as French Alger and Isly, German Irene, and British Tweed Redbreast and Leander patrol the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Times
Hong Kong
Formosa
H.M. S. Leander
Takau
Alger
Isly
Irene
Tweed
Redbreast
Leander
Courts of Assize and Terminer Dates for 1895 Table
A table listing dates and places for the year 1895 courts of assize nisi prius oyer and terminer and general t nal delivery. The document details when the sessions begin and where held across jurisdictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courts of Assize
Nisi Prius
Oyer and Terminer
Spring Assizes Schedule Across Cities
An assize calendar lists sessions in Nanaimo New Westminster Vancouver Clinton Victoria Kamloops Vernon Donald Nelson and special assize days with dates from May 7 to June 19. Each listing notes weekday occurrences including Tuesday May 7 and Tuesday May 28 with additional dates.
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Nanaimo
New Westminster
Vancouver
Clinton
Victoria
Kamloops
Vernon
Donald
Nelson
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. A. Warren
Golden, B.C
Columbia House
Wm. McNeish
Prop
Upper Columbia
Navigation & Tramway
Adela
Interlaken
Canal Flat
Fort Steele
T. B. H. Cochrane
F. P. Armstrong
W. J. Rooks Cowen, M.A
B.sc
F.G.S
Arnold Wallinger
Cowell and Wallinger, Assayers & Eters
Simpson
Bac
J. G. Templeton
Rocky Mountain Lodge L.c.0.f. No
Brethers
H. G. Parson
Secy
Mr. S. S. Fowler
J. Tait
W. Hamilton
Mr. C. Low
Winnipe
H. G. Low
Messrs. G. Sutherland
J. Henderson
H. C. Pollock
E. Hamilton
Lang
F. C. Lang
Lindsay
Ont
Manuel Dainard
Y. P.8.c
E. J. Cain
Messrs. Pratt & Shiels
Jong
Presbyterian Service
T. S. Glassford
Meldanes Penzer
Beasley
Mr. Sellar
Mr. Freeman-Like
Mr. Freeman-Luke
Paddington Greene
Formosan
Court House
Redgrave
Donald, B.C
Wong Ping
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