The Chilliwack Progress from Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada • Page 1

0. R. Ashwell Son. Ill mn GRAIN SACKS Jm i in 1 9 Wf WsJ Ur Ask for SPECIAL fRICES by the Bile. The Celebrated HMLEY A Large Stock of Self Sealers on hand.

A "NEW LOT OF BOOTS AND SHOES JUST ARRIVED. Give us a call and we wiU convince you that you can get the most goods for th'o least money of any house in Town. GOODS THE BEST. PRICES RIGHT. AGENTS FOR THE CHILLIWACK JiRICK YARD.

G. B. ASHWELL SON. Por the next 30 Days D. McGillivray WILL SELL at COST.

JiS" Call and see large Stock. FRASER VALLEY Fruit Cannery, CHILLIWACK CANNERY NOW IN RUNNING ORDER. SPOT CASH B1V0" for Fr delivered tit Cannery lit good couilit Fruit ion in an sizo package. Prices on application. niv the same price as other Cauteries, and therefore ak tha Fruit (i ravei a to promote a homo industry.

GEO. MELHU1S1I, 10 tf Manager. To Chilliwackers. Ladies Gents. We have opened business hore and solicit your patronage.

We handle Watches and Jewellery, Clocks, Toys, Notions, Tianos. Organs and Musical Instruments of all kinds. Terms to suit customers. REPAIRING MUST BE CASH. Call and see us when in town, Kours truly, Tinni.VP.TSON McEWAN.

22 Shingles! The best made in the Province for $2 per thousand, delivered in any part of the city or at any steamer's wharf. All orders promptly filled. ELMER WARD, Net Westminster. Close to Mechanic's Mill. Royal City Livery And Feed Stables Good Driving Horses and Rigs Special atU.iiti.rn to transient horses.

PLUMB BURTON. Proprietors, 902 Ciinarvm New We. fuiinster. 2AM REAL ESTATE BROKERS, Millwrights Mechanical Engineers. Importers unci Man fact urcrs Ajreiits.

Engines, Boilers, Steam Pumps, Mill, Mining Agricultural Supplies of every Description. New Westminster, B. C. iii stock and to arrive. GUN CRADLE In STOCK.

URNITUR! Bedroom Suits. Mattresses, Springs, Tiourgcs, Chairs of all kinds, Tables, Carmines, Cradles, LJIiuds, Carpets, Oilcloth Lenoleums, Picture Frames made to order, Mouldings. No trouble to show goods and quote prices. A. 11.

UlliiiAJNDlMiS, 10 tf Chilliwack. C. A.J. BELL Harness Maker, Wishes to intonate to the peoplo of Chilliwack and surrounding country that he has opened out in the Harness business, in Stephenson's Block, opposite Dr. Henderson's residence.

Give us a call. 1G HAVING PURCHASED THE BLACKSMITH business of McDonald, we aro pre pared to do all kinds of REPAIRING. Waggons, Buggies, in fact all kinds of farm machinery work done to order and satisfaction guaranteed. HOKSESHOEIXG a Specialty. SULLIVAN McCREA, McDonald's Old Stand, Chilliwack.

16 tf GORDON RAAB Cor. Bhickio Columbia NEW WESTMINSTER, Directly opposite the C. Y. R. Dpt.

Direct Imnorters and Dealers ii all kinds of Furnituie. Don't forget to give us a call and iuspect our 6tock and bo couvineed that we offer great bargain. D. NEVINS GENERAL BLACKSMITH AND MACHINIST. ROSEDALE B.

U. HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY. LL work entrusted to me will receive prompt and careful attention. 10 tf. W.H.

CAWLEY Centreville Market, Butcher, and dealer in all kiods of Fish and Vegetables. Chilliwack, B. O. a Coral (Otljcv 3tcm. Building is active.

Tub hotels are all crowded Cement and Brick at J. New Westminster. Wize's, 19 ff The Cawley block is having tin roof put on. Ask for Imported Mauila, Cigars at the Drug Store. 22:25 The beautiful sunshius is again gladly welcomed.

Plaster! Plaster! Plaster! at J. E. Wize's, New Westminster. 19 tf A great many people are attending Westminster fair with eihibits. Lime! Lime! Lime! at E.

Wize's, New Westminster. 10 tf The Westminster show opened yesterday amid dostingu ish ei cor monies. Ip you want a home cl.f.ap and on easy terms of payment, call on II. W. Ternan.

Fon the largest stock and best fur nituro go to J. G. Pomeroy, tho Pioneer Furniture Works, Chilliwack. 24 Thk "Pkoorbss" from new till the end of the year for COc. Now is the time to subscribe, D.

McGillivrav's 30 days salo still continues. He has a large stock to select from. No trouble to show House to lot ou Wellington large lot, well situated and all modern conveniences. Appy to L. W.

I'aisley. The Rev. T. W. Hall, of Kamloops, former pastor of this circuit, preach cu a very interesting sermon in the Methodist church last Sunday even ing.

Ask for Alcometa Del Orient Cigars at the Drug Store, 22:25 i The unfavorable weather we have had lately, has left a great deal of the harvest in the fields, some of it stand iug in the shock, while a great deal more remains uncut. Call on L. W. Paisley for Life Insurance at Eastern Prices. General Agent for Ontario Mutual Lifo Assurance Co.

Head Office, Waterloo, Ont. 21 Rev. Bert A. Rayson, of Cheam, will preach in the Methodist church here on Sunday evening next, and the Rev. E.

Michner of Sumas, will preach at Cheam in the evening. New Brick for sale, and constantly ou hand, at the Chilliwack Brick Yard. Apply to F. W. Lambert; residence, on Alma Street yard, rear of public school.

19 tf. Rev. John A. Macdonald, Presbyterian Indian Missionary of British Columbia, preachtd impressive sermons morning aud evening in the Presbyterian church here, last Sunday. A meeting for the purpose of organizing a Board of Agriculture will be held in tho City Hall, New Westminster, to day, at 2:30 p.

punctually. AH farmers aud others interested are cordially invited to attend. The brick work on Mr. A. Gillan ders' new building was begun last Monday.

It will bo a two story building, 80 40, of solid brick, and no doubt will present a handsome appearance when completed. A Harvest Home Festival will be held in the Methodist church, Chilliwack, on Wednesday, October 14th. A choice and appropriate programme is being prepared for the occasion. A pleasant time is expected, bo don't miss it. Our town is almost deserted, so many of its citizens are in attendance at the Roval City's exhibition.

A very large crowd wended their way to New Westminster yesterday morning to witness tho wonderful attractions now goiug on there. Tub regular boats plying between here and New Westminster report large passenger and freight lists'. The St'r Irving on Monday last had $iwash brass band on board, and watted sweet strains of music on the balmy morning air, niuoh to the delight of all on board. A mineral Bprinc was discovered in Kftinlnons latelv on a lot liv Mr. J.

VV. MacKay, while sinking a well to obtain water. At first the witter exhaling trom it was somewhat offensive, indicating the presence of sulphur, but it has now become more agreeabld, and is not ncpalatablo to the taste. The water will bo analyzed in order to test its medical properties. A horse belonging to Mrs.

Robert Stephenson aud attached to a buggy becamo frightened, where he was standing opposite Mcintosh's shoe storo, yesterday, and started np Wellington street at a rapid pace, 01 4 making the turn on the corner of Westmin ster street the rig upset, and spilled its coutents on the road. The horse was captured beforo going far very lit cK tho woise of the accident, but the buggy is badly smashed np, fortunately no one was the rig at the time of the iiiu.iwnv. at his bo (f XL MXLLATt'D, COXniyA.CEli The Centroville Public School is closed for two days to allow those who wish to attend the exhibition at Wci tminster. Mr. Wood and Miss Walker go down by the Delaware in the morning.

Wo wish them the good time they so well deserve. The friends of J. M. Druramond, of Langley, will regret to hear that his infant son, George, died on Friday last. Mr.

Drummond, who was here the time, received a telegram from brother, telling him of the sad news. He left for Langley on first boat. A single scull race for stakes of $200 a side between McLean and llanlan took place at Weitmjnster on Monday last. McLean had 500 yards the start of his opponent, aud won the race by 18 seconds. Removed: S.

A. Cawley Co, will found directly opposite their old stand, ou the comer of Mill and Wellington streets, whore they will be pleased to see their old friends and mako aR many new ones as possible. Although we are not agents for every industry in the ''world," don't forget that we carry a complete stock of hardware, implements, paints and oils. 22:21 In a cable despatch from Edinburgh, we learn that a man named Gray, a former resident of British Columbia, figured in a dreadful tragedy which occurred a short time ago in Maryhill, a suburb of Glasgow. It teems that the unfortunate man, while crossing one of the principal thoroughfares, company with a woman, took a revolver from his pocket, and, without a word of warn, ing, shot her, aud then immediately shot himself.

Gray died in CO minutes, but the woman is likely to recover. Odds and Ends. SCRAPS OF INFORMATION GATHERED FROM OUR EXCHANGES. The loss at Cape Blanc, fire was $75,000. George John Carnegie, tho ninth Earl of Northesk, is dead.

Brandon is about to have works and Eewerago system water The first batch of 60 American pil eriras has visited the Holy Coat at Treves. J. W. Girvan, of St. John.

N. manacrer of the People's Bank at Bathurst, is dead. An electric fight man was recently roasted to death in New York through becoming entangled in tho wires. Ma. John Kurtz, oue of the early pioneers of British Columbia, died in Victoria on Thursday morning last.

William Robertson, a farmer of Strattord, was kicked in the abdomen by a horse, dying shortly afterwards. Stringer's tannery and Rolston's lumber shed, Meicalfo, were burned on Monday. Loss, no insurauce. Two deathsfrom typhoid fever have already been reported at Vancouver, and 17 or 18 more patients down with the same disease. It is reported that Common, win ner of the Derby aud St.

Leger Stakes has been sold to the Australian Government for 14,000. The Russian Government has made the extraordinary request that her cadets be allowed to be instructed in the pilotage of tho Danube. 400,000 worth of property was de stroyed by hre at iNew lorit on rue loth aud it is feared that a number of liyes have been lost. Tho strikbrs in the factories at Milan, Italy, have resumed work. Twenty anarchists have been arrested for inciting the strikers to violence.

The Fortress Hotel Company of Quebec have entered an action against Hon. Thos. McGreevy for 5,000 unpaid calls on stock subscribed by defendant. Forbes, the Canadian artist, has nearly completed his portrait of Gladstone. The picture will be presented to the National Liberal club by the G.

O. Cauadian admirers. Joseph Beaubien, blacksmith, of Sherbrojke, has been arrested charged with being an accomplice of Mrs. Bouchard, in the murder of her husband, Felix Bouchard. Tho British Government has chosen a five year old relative of the ex Maharajah as the new Rajah of Maui pur.

During his minority, alfairs will be administered by a British officer. Geo. N. Young's cheese factory at Delhi, containing about 2,000 worth of cheese has been burned. Loss, insurance $1,700.

Incendiarism is supposed to haye been the cause. Frank lie, of Woodstock, recently found his wife in corupaay with a mau named Hibbard aud attacked him. Hibbnrd was slowly strangling him when lie's sou entiled aud shot Hibburd deal. WJiLIC, COMMIX SI a S. A.

CAWLEY CO'S IS TUB MUIIT TO Ul' i Agricultural Implements, Hardware, Stows and Tinwiire. GO TO S. A. CAWLEY 4 CO. or Giant, Judson.

Blasting find Sporting J'owdi r. PAINTS AND OILS. FIRST YEAR NO. 24. CHILLIWACK, B.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1891. W. T. JACKMAN, Proprietor. Mr.

Charles Eagle, of Vail's Point. township of Sydenham, is to the fore with a wonderful barley crop this year. Ho took 800 bushels of num ber one barley off alive acre field. A settler named Westerland, of New Stockholm, near Whitewood, chopped the head off his 3 yiar old daughter on Wednesday last with a broad axe. Ho went insane altar the death of his wife last Friday.

Six years ago the infant son of millionaire Whitbcek, of Portland, was kidnapped and lias jnst been found near Pittsburg. It has cost 2 0,000 to find him, while successful detective gets 0,000. It is reported that Capt. English, of the Imperial forces, has been ap pointed instructor of artillery at the Royal Military College, Kingston, to fill tho vacs nay caused by the resignation of Major Edwards. The assets of the defunct Central Bank, Toronto, amounting nominally to nearly a million dollars have been sold for 40,000.

This enables the liquidators to pay an additional per cent, making the total dividend 09 cents ou the dollar. Suit has been commenced by Mrj. Jefferson Davis against Bobert Bel ford, the Belford Publishing Co. and Edward Lange, for alleged violation of tho contract with Mrs. Davies to publish her memoirs of Jefferson Davis.

In the action at Toronto of Alphonse Charlebois vs. the Great Northwest Central Railway for 750,000 ou contract, Chaucellor Boyd granted an in junction restraining tho railway com pany from selling 820,000 acres of Northwest land which the Government grantad them. Last week, at Kamloops, Mrs. Nelson picked 85 lbs. of plums from a small tree planted fcur years ago.

The fruit is light purple in color, exceptionally large and of excellent quality. Some ot the plums measured slightly over 7 inches in circumference and weighed 8J ounces. A sexton 'at Mew York has been arrested for abducting and criminally assaultiug six young Jowisb girls, between the ages of 14 and 10 years. He has been dishonoring Cavalry Church for over a year. Several of his victims he made drunk with com muuion wine before outraging them.

About 2 o'clock on Saturday nieht man named Cotnoir, who boarded with a couple named Trudeau at St. David, Richmond county, was passing through their room, whsn Trudeau called out to him, aud receiving no answer, fired iu his direction, killing him. The jury returned a verdict of justifiable homicido. On Saturday and Sunday four steamboats touched ground arouud tho coast. The steamer Badger with the schsoner bonanza in tow went ashore in False Narrows near Nanai the steamer Louipo of this city is on Coul Island with ouly her smoke stack and cabin above water the accidents to the ss.

Rainbow and Is lander have already been mentioned. Ripe apples and apple blossoms are rarely seen ou the same tree, but any person doubting the existence of this strange freak of nature can have their doubts removed by visiting the orchard of Mr. A. Ross, ou Thome road. Here the visitor can see roev cheeked apples and the beautiful pink and white blossoms growing on the same branch.

If tho fall is mild Mr. Ross will have a second crop from this tree. Just before the Tepic was starting out on a trip northward from Vancouver Wednesday morning of last week, a youug hair seal appeared (it tho side of the vessel, and putting its head above water app ireutly wanted to come aboard. It showed no fear aud came up the second time. Oue of them leaned over the side and hauled it aboard, the seal making no objection to his takiug hold of it.

It is now retained ou board, the pet of tho crew. A Russian refugee in London authority for the statement that the report from St. Petersburg of the death of Sophio Gunberg, the Nihilist, fictitious, and that there is good cause to believe that the woman has been doad for several months, that she was privately executed in prison iu order to prevent any public expression of sympathy, and that the prescut report has been giveu currency in order to dispose of the troublesome inquiries this at least is the general belief of the refugees. Notice. We found a pig on 26th July on the oats at the we write this notice so as to find out who belongs to this pig.

she did very much dam 1 ae this pigs ears is split ou both ear. I the mau who belongs to this pig should, come aud settle wright away bciore he gets in debt to much. Mr. A. Trembly the farmer ot Durocker Nicomin The above was handed to us fr publication by a gentleman who saw the uotico posted up iu the post office at Nicoraeti.

Pll63DSld8 COLUMBIA ST. New Westminster. LARGEST LARGEST STOCK LOWEST PRICES WANTED WHEAT, OATS, HAY, HOGS, CHICKENS, and all kinds of Farm Produce, for which highest Market price will be paid. AND MORE COMING, A LARGE STOCK OF Boots Shoes, Rubbers, etc. WHICH WE ARE DETERMINED TO SELL AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES.

WeWill fOT POSITIVELY Be U)iDEBSOLD. Call and examine goods and get prices. ORDERED WORK a Specialty. REPAIRING nt 'fctly aud promptly done. R.

J. Mcintosh, Chilliwack, B. G. REAL ESTATE, AND INSURANCE AGENT. Lots fur sale in the Fipp, Noweil and and on easy terra jf payment.

Paying investments made for oon reiidtntt We have the largest lit of Fanning Lands to ff over 4,000 mm 4 select from at pricis from 20 00 per acre up, and on easy terms of pay ratal. Write or call and see me. Special rates of Fire Insurance on buildings in two differ Companies. Agent for the Loudon Lancashire Life Assurance Co. Correspondence solicited.

Thompson, Tytler Land Surveyors, and Civil, Mining and Hydraulic Engineers. Real Estate and Insurance Agents. SOLE AGENTS FOR IN BENT'S ADDITION THERETO. ACRE PROPERTY CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. rOST OFFICE BLOCK, CUILLIWACK, B.

C. J. MUNRO, Chilliwack, B. C. All kinds of TINWARE in stock and made to order.

rSsJOBBING A 15 tf O.YJSJt FQJi AFFIDAVITS I.Y SUTHEMF COVET, X. For Everything and Anything. 9 Cl STORE FINANCIAL Henderson additions to the Towniilt RAILWAY. T0WNSITE AND MB. Farms in all parts of tha District for sale.

THIS SPACE BELONGS TO The Chilliwack Pioueer Furniture. W.rU ti OOK Out for Newt Ad I If 0 1.