Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-28
PROVINCE NOTES.
NOVA SCOTIA.

of Yarmouth had the first bunch of May
4 flowers picked this season, March 18th.
! The benefit concert rendered by the Har-
mony Club to Miss Potter, Yarmouth's $
! lady violinist, last week, was a grand sue
! cess, both artistically and financially II
! was held at Yarmouth. Every number on
( the program was rendered in a very pleas
So. sssls H'''iAeF' ln0 amount reaiNsu was
! Piano air and variations, Moszkowski,
Mrs. Bingay and Mrs. Cameron; vocal,
'.Tatters," Gerald Lane, Miss Pelton; piano
rigoletto, Verdi-Liszt, Mrs. Bingay; vocal,
with the stream, - B. Tours, Mrs. Tupper
and Mrs. Cameron; vocal, yesterday" F."
| price, Nevln, Mrs, Tupper and Mrs.
Starratt; vocal, (al Fright Of ages" Be
van; (b) "seqenade." Niedlinger, Mrs. Tup-
per- piano, La Regatta Venezana,'"' List.
| Miss. Pelton; vocal, ave Maria" Mas
! cagni, Mrs. Saunders; piano. Bohemian
dance, Low, Miss Bingay and Miss Pei
/ ton.
I These are the folk who attend the Wor-
/ cester music festival regularly
+ The Yarmouth Steamship Company has
purchased the fast passenger paddle steam
, er Express for the south shore route.
| The new passenger paddle steamer Ex-
press was bust and engined by John Scott
| & Co., Kiraxcaldy and Kingdom; is 202
feet long between perpenu4culars, "a feet
| beam, 10A feet deep, and of AS tons MEAS
urement. She is built OF STEEL and has a
straight stem and elliptic stern, flush deck
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topgallant forecastle. A large promenade
upper deck has been provided in the centre
Of the vessel, between the paddle boxes,
and is 65 feet long, fitted with seats all
around and also in the centre. During the
official trial the engines worked with per-
/ feet smoothness, without heating of bear
! ings or any other trouble.
| The Express has proved herself a Splen-
did sea boat. The steamer Express draws
| 71a feet, and is intended for the Halifax.
south shore and St. John route.
1lY an NP ha Ell oc1i In
Yarmouth, has left for England, to bring
out the new Yarmouth coasting steamer
| Express.
mine, at Kemptville, Yarmouth county, has
gone to Boston and New York this week
/ to secure an electrical process for saving
gold.
/ A number of tourist parties have al
ready applied for rooms at the Grand
Hotel during the coming summer.
Mr.. B. Doare, the Yarmouth taxider-
| mist, has forwarded to London two I'M
mense moose heads which ne had mounted
for Major General Hll, trophies Of the
! generals shooting in New Brunswick last
/ season.
The owners of the schooner Willie Nc
| Gowan, illegally seized by the Russian
| government in the Pacific waters. have
| been notified that the full amount of rho
| award and costs, $4,000 has reached Ot-
| taWa.
On the 18th inst, while Nelson Kerzer
was cutting hoop poles on the farm of
John H. Dennison, ESQ, in KentYille, he
/ discovered a white or bald eagle. He sue
ceeded in capturing the bird. 1t measured
s feet inches from tip to tip.
Mr.. John Cox, messenger, Province build
ing, was wearing a piece of shamrock to-
day, which was planted by him in the
Province building area several years ago;
It was a plant received by William Law,
NJ. P. p, from the old country, and pre-
sented to Mr.. Cox, who was enabled today
TO distribute several shamrocks from it to
friends Halifax Recorder 18th.
The factory of the Kerr Evaporating
Company, limited, at Canning, N. S., is
running day and night, and has been since
Ralph E. Smith, son of Charles DeWolfe
Smith of Windsor, who is at present at
tending Mt Allison College. was the re-
cipient of handsome brick Of gold, valued
at $3.50, presented by the Good Bicycle
Company, for winning nine out of a possi-
Bile eleven championships in the Maritime
Provinces, and winning the, second most
races in Canada on a Red Bird racer
fitted with electric tires.
Capt. Anderson of the bark Abyssinia
now at New York loading for Buenos
sea life, and has resigned his command OF
the Abyssinia. Capt. B. R. Hilton has
been appointed his successor.
Schooner CircaSsian, which arrived at
Yarmouth on Monday from Turk'e island
saw nothing of the overdue brig Michel.
A new boat to be completed by the last
tween Digby Neck and ST. John, principal
ly. for the fresh fish carrying trade. She
will be 50 feet keel, IA feet over all, feet
hold, IL feet beam, and is expected to
Eggs are quotedsat ten cents per dozen in
Halifax. This Would be a good season to
start in on political campaign.
The Viscount de Frousac, whose real
name Is Forsyth, but who in virtue of
some descent from the Chevalier Nicolas
Deny!s Yieomte de Frousac, governor OF
ton, has taken his title, and who also
claims, as heir of Nicolas Denys, the
waste lands of Nova Scotia, has been in
Annapolis to make arrangements for a
meeting here of the Aryan Order of St.
| George, to celebrate It's imperial centen-
NAL. The following is the proposed pro
gram:
The Aryan Order of st. George, consist
ing of descendants of the loyalists of 1776-
80; the seigneurs of Canada and Louisi-
ana; the Landgraves and Layiques OF
Orange; the Knights Of the Golden
Horseshoe Of Virginia lSpottiswood crea-
tions ITO; foreign and colonial nobility
and knighthood of military distinction
have decided to have a celebration at An
napolis this summer. The old fort will be
rack building there the order expects tc
gain official possession of as a depository
OF archives portraits and eoats-of- arms Of
the distinguished French and English fam.
lies of the provinces Its name will be
then Chateau Port Royal, which was tht
ancient name Of the French governors
residence, on whose site 1t is built. The
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
OF Boston is expected to take part in thu
parade.
NEW BRUNSWICK.
New Brunswick day at the sportsman,
exhibition In Boston last week, was grea
day for provincialists generally but tn,
New BrunSwickers held the honors They
, had hrst-class exhibit all round, but M
part Of the show was more appreciated
than the parade and speeches in the eve
ming.
, Lieut.. Gov. A. R. Mcclellan Of Ney
Brunswick and the Hon. H. r. Emerson
premier or the province; L. J. Tweedle
provincial secretary, and DR.. A. A. Stock
ton, member of the provincial parliament
formed the nucleus of the New Brunswicl
, party, attended by about 30 men from tn
province, occupied officially with the gov
} ernment or with the exhibit at the Show
Ihey were greeted as they assembled b
; Mayor Quincy and Adjt. Gen. Dalton VIII
conveyed the regrets of Gov. Wolcott de
tained at the dinner Of the New Englan
governors. Gov. Wolcott came in later
however.
The. earliest date the St. Joh
river has opened since 1926 was April
1851; the latest date it opened was May
1884 the earliest date 1t closed was Nov
8, 1893; the latest date 1t closed was Dec
IL, 1878. The shortest open season was 1e
days, in 1892, or 61s months. The longes
open season was al days, in 1878, or eigh
months.
The Bartlett Lumber Company of Bos
ton, Mass, and Bartlett, N. H, has de
cided to direct special attention to the pro
yincial lumber trade, and A. G. Van Rn
ren, who is well known to the trade in 81
John, having been connected with 1t fo
over dozen years past, has been appoint
ed resident agent for the company.
Mr.. Evan Williams has secured passag