fet monger.

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NEW HAZELTON,, B. C., MAY 23, 1924

‘TERRACE |

+ | LUMBERING |
- > MINING
HORTICULTURE

Harry Clark, of Pacific, was a
f business visitor here on Monday.
A contemporary boils over ‘with

_ \ this little classic- about the scan-

Me, dal-monger: ‘After God had
xi finished making the ‘rattlesnake,
me the toad and the: vampire, Hel.
Bi had soitie’ awful substance. left
fWwith which he made the scandal-
A scandalmonger is a
two-legged animal. with a cork-
‘screw soul, a water-sogged brain
and a combination back bune made
Where other
Hic Highete he carries
iB: ‘decayed principles.
mi When the scandalmonger comes
down the street honest men turn
a their backs, the angels weep
Biears in heaven and the devil
@esbuts the gates of ‘hell to keep
: him ont,’*
R: The home of Mr. and Mrs. J,
NKohne was the scene of a most
muenjoyable dancing ‘party -on the
Tevening of Saturday, when a few
friends gathered to congratulate
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bruce,
who were married: recently © in
rince Rupert. —
P, Merkle was’ a Passenger: i
Rupert on Moniday. ,

§ George Little went to Edmon-
fion the first of the week to -pur-,
phase some horses.

. W. Treston, of Kalum ‘Lake,
fame into town ‘the first of | ‘the
6 to meet Dr, Leroyd,
nyox, who arrived | on Toceday.
‘The following day they left for
ywalum Lake for a’ ‘two-week’s,
“ pear hunt. Dr.: Leroyd paid a
isit to the Hill Farm on his way
zo the’ lake. |
i Mrs. Wr. Farr and baby re-
ffurned from the Hazelton, Hos-
hital on Wednesday,
Mm Police Inspector T. W. S. :Par-
gions, Prince Rupert, paid -an
bificial visit to Terrace this week.
f Last Monday was the ‘eighth
}nniversary of the birthday. of
@lisses Dorothy and Clara, Little,

win daughters of Mr. and Mrs. |"

weo. Little. The event was the
easion for a very lively birth-.
ay party, about fifty. children
gojoying. games and. a...dainty.
Minch of ice cream. ‘and: cake
rved by Mrs, Little, | assisted
y Mrs. Von ‘Hees,
R. A. Press, of the. Bank -of
fontreal staff, Prince “Rupert,
rrived in Terrace. Satarday. to
lieve Geo. : Anderson,’ who. left
n Monday to.spend his holidays
h. Prince Rupert: with his parents.

7 ‘Inspector Ackland. of. the. R.C.

i.P., was; here on. official basi:

BSB this week) ey

Miss Nora Kenney, of Prinee: we
pert, was in- Terrace on.: Tues- Pi

Mrs, J. Harrington, who spent}
a few days in.Prince Rupert, re-|.-

turned home last Monday...’

Mr.-and.- Mrs, .A. J. “McRae, ‘of |

Prince. Rupert, were guests at
the” Terrace Hotel this week, -

“The Presbyterian Guild held a A
quilting’ bee “in the ; -ehurch’ on|
Thursday, Mrs. W. E. Smith acet- |.

ing as hostess. . Next week’s

meeting, the last one before the ;
sale on May 31, will be. held at]:

Mrs. T. kK, Bronk.

. The W.A. did- not meet this |
week but next iweek’s ’ fheeting |.
Iwill be held at the home: of Mrs. ,

W. Burnett. -

Prize Dahlia tubers, at reason-
able prices, all ready to plant.
Lanfear & French, Hill Farm. 2

- The Provincial Party will hold
their convention in Smithers on
May- 27 for the purpose of nomin-
ating a candidate to contest
Skeena riding. The delegates
from Terrace will be «Messrs.
Gilbert, Nash, Swain, Green and
one other. Except F. M. Dock-
nill,. of Telkwa, who consented

last, week, to.allow. his. NAME -.40....:vertisement on another pageroa—

go, “before the convention,

was not seeking the! office at all.

A. E:. Rogers,. Prince George,
was a visitor here this week.

«. Hon. T. D. Pattullo was a pas-
senger on the eastbound train on
Monday...

Mr. and Mrs. Donald, sr. - have
moved to town from: their. home
on the bench and have taken up
residence’ in the house recently
‘vacated by Mr. and Mrs, J Kirk.
patrick,

Donald Bruce” and. bride re.

turned ta Terrace last: week.’ The
wedding was a surprise to Ter:
race community. Mrs. Bruce.
recently arrived. in Pritice Ru-
pert from Scotland. »

Miss Ireue Stewart, : of ‘the

Prince Rupert. teaching staff, ar |:

rived Friday evening and left for
Copper’ City on Saturday. tospend.
the: ‘week-end: with’ Mrs. Skinner.

- Rev. and Mrs. W. J. Parsons |.

left:on Monday, night. for Pacific, ‘
i issued by. the. Methodist. con:
ference, ‘Rev. A G.- Pound’ has

to” ‘thank ‘all those out of ‘the been station is d at: Telkwa.

returning on Wednesday.
. The. Women’ 8. Auxiliary ‘wish

Auxiliary ‘who 80 ‘kindly donated

and lent assistance . ito, help make '
TR, C. M.P.,). deft Telkwa', Wednes-

etre sale. a@ success,”
Mis, Powers,: See. hea,

no

* Jother candidate has been. men-|
iioned- except C. R. Gilbert, who]
would make a ‘good run, but who|:  ”~
| has repeatedly stated. ‘that ‘-he|.”

ore, {for the ‘Yukon: .

To the Electors ofthe — |
» Skeena Constituency

Ty

T beg to announce my aeceptance of the honor cone
_ ferred:by a unanimous vote of the Liberal Convention of

; Legislature.

this Riding: in: ‘the request that I should become their
* eandidate at the forthcoming election -to the Provincial

* Having resided within the confines of. this. dietriet
since. 1900, which. covers the entire period of the transition

of the interior portion of ‘it. ‘from a simple unbroken fur-

producing territory toa highly-developed region of many
_ and abundant: resources, I may lay claim to a first-hand _
knowledge of its conditions and needs, fe
My interests are ‘practically entirely within the district

so that its success ‘is my success, and I have no. other axe to

‘

' grind than to: promote its further and fullest development.
If: chosen to represent you, it will be my chief effort
_ to assist you, in the most impartial manner possible, in the

‘development of all ‘the varied resources. of our district,

A, C. WRINCH *

Dockrill Starts .
Campaign i in

This his District |

F. M. Docktil, th the Provincial
Party candidate, will open: his
campaign at Hazelton on. Wed-
nesday, May 28, and at Terrace
on May 29, Port Essington and
Claxton on the 30th. See ad-

: Local Items -

the first of the week, and headed;
for Smithers,’
repair work en route.

8. S. Magoffin, of Edthonton,

was a guestof Mr.. and Mrs. F.

R. Purvis on Wednesday. after
having inspected. the work he
has under contract west of town.

_Rev.. Victor H. Sansum, of |'

Hazelton, told the social service
branch of the Methodist church
about the -disastrous effects of

liquor pon: the Indians in » the.

north.
Tt will be learned with regret

that ‘Archbishop DuVernet. has]:

suffered a relapse and . Lis again
seriously ill.

“J.D. Galloway leaves Satur-

day night for the Cariboo, where
‘mining is very active this spring.

He, ‘will be. away. several weeks:

“According. to- the. first. draft

-Gonstable Thornthwaite, of the

day, morning . fo -Vancotiver.

From ° Vancopver

| thwaite has: t
| wa He

doing necessary:

will” leave|

Big Crowd 3 is
Looked For at
Celebration

Evervthing is in readiness for

-|New Hazelton’s annual Kmpire

Dav celebration tomorrow. The
final arrangements were: drafted

lat a joint committee meeting last

Monday . evening, and. _prepara-

. tions: “have “been going ‘forward.
since ‘with great. enthusiasm: in

the’ effort.- A -full program of

TT ‘| sports: has been drawn-up, ‘and
The. bridge gang broke camp.

liberal prizes have been provided,
On the grounds the ladies will
dispense the wherewithal to stay
the pangs of hunger,, while a
fifteen piece ‘band: will seek’ to
satisfy the aesthetic senses, _

. Given fine weather, it-is ex-/:

crowds in vears will be present
at the ball park.

A four-piece orchestra has been
engaged for the dance, which
will be held in the dining-room
of the Northern Hotel... No fur
ther inducement could be offered

‘|to the dancing public},

r

A Memorial Service

A memorial service in honor of
the: late. Thos. ‘T. Dunlop, . who ||

the. Bulkley’ River last week, will
be held in Smithers on.Sunday.
evening ‘next: Dr, H. C,.Wrinch
will be ‘present and give one-of
the addresses. ° It’ is: expected

R: EB: W. Biddell and Rev. J: ‘S.
” | Brayfield:: ‘will also:take “part in.
the service.

ber. ‘from’ ‘this: part. ‘of the: ‘dis:
trict will be present. Pega

Tr
i

pected that one ofthe largest}

disappeared off the bridge over |.

that Rev. ‘Father J. Allard; Rey. Act: as returning officer for. Omin-

eca, and Sheriff. “Pi ter ;

~The: service: will be :
heldii ‘in the town hall and. a num-)

Dr. Wrinch‘ir in
"Bulkley Valley

hings of "Taste week, Dr

Wrinch, Liberal. ‘candid
Skeena, was officially introduced -
jo. the publie ‘at. -Smithers * ‘and.
Telkwa at the. meetings addreaged::

‘| by Hon, H. M. ‘Manaon, Attortiev-

General: At both: meetings there.

Wrinch received: a. good... re=
ception. - During Saturday. afid
following the meetings | the. Doe-

|tor met a good’ many citizeng.and”

on all sides, he- has been assured
of support.’ :

own: work: to. be:taken care of ©
and also preparing for a vigorous

ers of pfominence to go through

campaign and Jater on Hon. Mr.
Manson will return to. the dis-
trict and lend a helping hand, |

OVERHEARD ARO UND:

NEW: HAZELTOR

Prince Rupert on a business trip |

‘New guy eables for, the- high:
week,

been dismantled.

The new timetable provides. for.
the westbound train arriving at |
New. Hazelton -at 8.16 a.m, ‘arid -
the! eastbound. at 1. 17. a.m “The.
eastbound ' time “is not so° com-
pletely horrible as the winter
schedule has been . for. ‘night
travellers.

Tf you want ‘to know how it-
feela to draw. the’ favorite. horse

\for @ race, and | then get. word

that. the horse: had been _Rerajeh
ed, ask George Parent.:

James. “Turnbull, of. Hazelton, -
was’ appointed . féturning

Wm.. Sweeney ‘as: his assistant.
Ed. «He. Mortimer is

officer ‘in ‘Prince’ ‘Ri

Chas, . Kettyle, ‘of. ‘Endako will

fi r, Fort.
George ‘riding. Paes

“Among: other jmprovements- iit
the: ‘Hospital. are’ flower. ‘garde’

~ tand: a “rustic : summer. ‘houge in
s. |front’ of the institution:

ing Graham: ‘and littie, ‘Miss ue

In Prinee Ru ert recently on.

were large attendances and Dr. we

the district with him early in the ©

W, 5% Harris left last weekifor: *

and returned on Wednesday. .. _

‘officer ©
for Skeena. and hé'has: ‘appointed

During this week ‘the Boetor _
“has been. busy: arranging’ for his”

campaign, the details of which = a
will be announced next week. -
He expects several outside speak-«.

level ‘bridge arrived ‘here. this “=:
The old . wooden. bridge
west of the high level bridge bas oe