Nanaimo Courrier July 31 1880 Roundup and notices
Nanaimo Courrier reports changes in subscription management by A. E. Phayra and warns of possible carrier mistakes during a staffing transition. Items include telephonic link with Lansdowne Brewery, cattle herd seen near Cedar district, Nanaimo Building Society meeting at Fire Hall, dock enlargements at Esquimalt, Royal headed to Victoria for 900 prize race, steel plate shipment to Union Mines, Salvation Army parade, a whale encounter by sealers, and a series of local notices on church visits, Southern Railway talks, and a burglary scare. Also coverage of a rifle shot hole in Major Norris’s Kootenay residence, a Chinook dictionary gift, and cricket match setup between Nanaimo Club and C Battery officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Praeger
Major Peters
C”’ Battery
Nanaimo Cricket Club
M. Sharp
Nanaimo
Hodgson
Stokes
Dixon
Armfelt
Armfelt, 8. Thompson, Cooper, E. Potts, Cruickshank, J. Calverly
Lowhen
FE. A. Praeger
Atl
Creighton
Rudd
A. Potts
J. Harvey
Jun
Sale of dry goods at Batlock’s continues in town
A jumble of items notes dry goods sale at Batlock's and various local happenings. J Decker of the Occidental hotel plans to shoot a mate from a killed bear, Ex Senator Creighton gets a five year penitentiary sentence for jury bribing, and a Vancouver man Appleyard dies from blood poisoning after a spider bite. Also mentioned are new cricket shirts at Box store, a small fire in Victoria's Chinese quarter, Buffalo sighting in Wyoming, Vancouver appoints a general superintendent of the pound, and the steamer Sardonyx loading Welsh coal for the fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vas Prive
Batlock
S. J. Decker
Occidental
John Weiland
Central Hotel
Richard Creighton
San Francisco
Victoria
Appleyard
Vancouver
Victoria Crescent
S. A
Red Desert
Wyoming Territory
Morello
Palace Hotel
Shipping News With Coal Cargo Updates At Port
The Ericcson discharges ballast ahead of coal loading for San Francisco. J D Peters sails with 1,000 tons of coal for northern points. Commodore carried coal to San Francisco yesterday. Richard III loads coal for San Francisco. J C Votter discharging ballast before coal loading for West Wellon. Empire loading coal for Victoria. Isabelle arrived from Victoria with freight and passengers Mrs I G Hill Mrs Pottinger Meppard JJ Sheppard W Clarke and others. consignees include AR Johnson & Co Vancouver Coal Co Mise Jennie Wilson Nightingale Deeble Killpatrick B N Smith FE Quennell & Brightman Cavalskey Abrams Bevilockway N Ee P Society J B Mercer J Wilson J Mankon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodore
San Francisco
Richard 111
J. C. Votter
Wast
Empire
Victoria
Isabelle
I. G. Hill
Mra. Pottinger
Meppard
JJ. Sheppard
W. Clarke
C- Sheppard
Johnson & Co
Vancouver Coal Company
Jennie Wilson
R. Nightingale
Deeble
Killpatrick
N. Smith
Quennell
Brightman, Cavalskey, Abrams, Bevilockway, N. Ee. P. Society
J. B. Mercer
J. Wilson
J. Mankon
Personal notes from Victoria and Nanaimo update
A series of society and business items from Victoria and Nanaimo includes arrivals of Mr Dunsmuir and other figures, a Comox piloting assignment, and a report of a body found at Cambie Street along with a verdict of suicide. Also covered are salmon pack news, Palace Hotel ownership rumors, and a new stock of tweed suits at T. L. Browne & Co.
Police Court inquest over whiskey on Gulf Island and wrecked sloop case
In a Police Court session before Judges St Pianta and Maree Bate, L Bangs and J Barnes faced charges of carrying intoxicants on the Gulf of Georgia to supply Indians. Evidence from Constable Stewart and Indian Agent Lomas, plus testimonies about the wreck of the sloop B&R near Kupar Island, led to 13 kegs found on discharge, with three barrels confirmed as whiskey. Remand granted to gather more evidence. adjourned to Monday. Also reported: death of John Parker, early Victoria pioneer aged 86, and local business and social notes from Nanaimo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. St Pianta
Maree Bate
L. Bangs
J. Barnes
Gulf of Georgia
Constable Stewart
Lomas
Kupar Island
Bangs
Robinson
Gulf
Seattle
B&r
Mr. Roberts
Kranks
Avid
Billy Frameset
Tance
New Westminster
Leo
Billy
Dilly
Frazer River
Nanaimo
Campbell & Foreman
Stewart
Balmoral Hotel seeks wine and spirit license in Nanaimo
Notice that at the next Nanaimo License Commissioners sitting an application will be made to sell wines spirits and other fermented liquors by retail at Balmoral Hotel premises on lot 15 block 10 Halliburton Street Nanaimo by J Hough and Thos Wall indicating the expected official action and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Nanaimo
Haliburton Street
Balmoral Hotel
J. Hough
Thos. Wall
Sealing So Black Diamond Seized by Revenue Vessel News
A Behring Sea seizure story unfolds as the revenue cutter Rush boards the sealing schooner Triumph near 106 miles west of St George's Islands. Skins hidden, 104 found on Black Diamond. Victoria interests rally to stop American enforcement. Deputations press Admiral Heneage for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woron
Commer Vireles
Nmph
Black Diamond
Triumph
McLean
Bear
Rush
St. George's Islands
Behring Sea
Mr. Tuttle
Sitka
Belling’s Sea
Messrs
United States Revenue Cutter
Victoria
Sinclair
Heneage
Port Simpson
City
Richard Hall
Grait
Senator McDonald
Toronto
Dinard
J. Crow Baker
M. P
Robson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Courier
A. E. Phayra
Ovcer
E¢ Lansdow Brewery
J. L. Cawthorne
Lansdowne Trew
Quernell
Cedaristrict
Nanaimo Building Society
Couvrme
Rand
Esqu
Toria
Royal
Wellington
A. Cassell
William le Lievre
Union
Isabel
Call
Aunt
Salvation Army
Commercial Street
Timex
Hl, Blakeway & Co
Poxtoo
Columbia
Scriven
Southern Railway
New Westminster Guardian
Nelson Bennett
Bennett
Blakeway & Go
Pimbury's
J. G. Norris
Kootenay
Major Norris
Messia
Raper, Raper & Co
SSS Shipping Newe
Ericcson
Viaea
J.D. Peters
James Dunsmuir
Union Colliery Co
R. Dunsdale
Pilot Morrison
Comox
San Mateo
Mr. Johnson
M. W. Waitt & Co
Royal HO
Edward Dower
Oley Paul
Annie Paul
Wilkins
John White
DO Gorman
Findbor Mouse
J Piercey
Gea Munroe, F
Cal
Palace Hosel
Lowell
McClure
Graham
Ragazzoni
Cambie Street
McDonald
Moodyville Company
John Robertson
Regina
Sayac
Bome
Peete
R. Hindemarsh
T. L. Browne & Co
John Parker
Jas. Ure
Farningham
Kent
England
British Columbia
Port Street
T. Parker
McCurdy
Port Townssend
Richardson
Douglas
H. Mansell
Ure
Licentral Hotel
John Hilbert
Diamond City
Spicwic
Newcastle Island
Mount Benson
Nanwine
Boschee
Blakeway & Co
P, Gable
Bastion At
Nanaimo, B. C
Rourage Home Idustry
John Boyd
Yates Street
Patrick Dolan
Cedar District
Samuel Greer
Group 1
Donain A. Serta
B. Axaus
J. M. Browning
Fire Hall
Sp.in
John Rudd
D. Pope
Education Office
R. Dunsmuir
Taster
W.bredemeyer
United States
B. C
J. M'Vicker
W. C Hallack
Dr. Bredemeyer
Joe Box
Foster Bros
Windsor House
Church Street
B. OC
H. Dempsey
W. R. Roberts
B.C
A. Haslem
B. C. Tanning Co
Nanaimo Boys
Noone
Y.rorge Thomson
North
Giabriola
James McLay
Board of Trustees
P.O
J. O. Pleace
Short Bridge
THE
NEW
Vancouver Coal Mining
Southfield
Esplanade
South Field
Hilbert
Singer
Bastion
Wharf
J. Hilbert
Walter Wilson
Commercial Bt
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