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Newspaper
Nanaimo Courier
Location
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 04, 1889
Page
4
Last evening Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Hall hosted about thirty or forty friends who arrived with baskets and spread a lavish repast at the Parsonage. The gathering celebrated their return after weeks away and expressed heartfelt appreciation for the pastor’s good fortune and cheerful outlook.
A jumble of ads notes a stock-taking sale of Dry Goods at Arthur Bullock's and various promotions. John Trillert’s ad is mentioned. cigars at four for a quarter from Little Wonder Cigar Store. millinery display at Richardson & Horner’s on April 3, 1880. oranges, cabbages, groceries, and dry goods advertised by George Cay Isky and Arthur Bullock. Also notices warn East Wellington Railway riders and Timber cutting penalties, plus local upholstery and carpet offers from J. Nilbert and Vancouver Furniture Warehouse with direct-from-manufacturer buys and rubber door mats.
Letter from Walkra Wyxox argues against city sight of chained prisoners. He supports inside gaol labor and municipal work, proposing Newcastle townsite be used to grow vegetables for prisoners’ maintenance and condemns outside confinement as degrading.
A brief county court item notes a matter labeled Crease before His Tordship H in a formal docket. Details are sparse in the fragment, with no dates or outcomes disclosed. The reference implies a continued or preliminary court proceeding within a local jurisdiction.
The County Court in Nanaimo opened its regular monthly session at 2 pm with Judge Morreilo Yh. Cabeeln presiding. The docket included an action by Leary Ya. Rosewall to recover balance for hoard and goods, with C. C. McKenzie appearing for the plaintiff. The case involved judgments for damages in unspecified forms and notes on art materials such as Crayon Indian Ink and WaterColors.
The Wilna discharges ballast at the new wharf while Wellington loads coal for San Francisco. The Richard Til discharges ballast and the Wellington again loads for San Francisco. The Robert Dunsmuir arrived from New Westminster with freight and several names listed as agents and signatories.
Settlers at Englishman's River are seeding and clearing land for a larger grain harvest this year. Fruit culture is growing with painted trees and blossoming peach trees. Many young men have taken wives while others seek marriage, and subscribers are urged to report irregular newspaper delivery and changes in city ads.
A reward of ten dollars is offered by the trustees of the Nanaimo cemetery for information leading to the conviction of anyone unlawfully removing flowers from a grave. The notice is dated April 14, 1889.
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