Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-07
PROVINCE NOTES.
NOVA SCOTIA.

Drluge MASS, lunDef yafi, mas pur-
chased large lot OF land DIT Chegoggin
Heights Yarmouth, where he is prepar-
ing to build two elegant modern style
houses. The location is a beautiful one.
The little steamer Evangeline that
runs between Kingsport and Parrsboro
in summer, has been ordered to Var
mouth for service.
L. II. Wheaton, manager and chief
engineer of the Coast Railway Compa-
N.Y. has an understanding with the cap
italists who propose to underwrite the
bonds of the entire line 3f the Coast
railway from Yarmouth to Halifax
The total production of coal in Nova
Scotia during 1897 was $780, GIG tons, as
compared with 2,235,4 472 tons in 1896.
Nova Scotia produced 26,S63 ounces of
gold, 44,146 tons OF iron ore, 100 tons
manganese, 1920 916 tons of coal, As, 900
tons coke, 125,000 tons gypsum, $32, 400
dollars worth of grindstones, $4,000 tons
limestone, The 26963 ounces of gold is
the output of "a mines.
A bulletin issued from the central ex-
perimental farm at Ottawa, says the re-
suit of experiments with sugar beets on
uniform test plots in different localities
shows yield at Nappan, N. S., of over
2094 tons per acre. against 10 tons at
at Agassiz, B. C. In the potato expe-
fiments Nova Scotia led the six stations,
excepting British Columbia Twelve va
rieties yielded an average of 1896 bushels
per acre in Nova Scotia and 549 bushels
in British Columbia.
The steamer Prince Edward had a
bad pounding on recent trip from
Boston, and after being out 50 hours ar
rived in Yarmouth with five feet of wa
Tor i'm hold Al
plates started, stanchion bent and brok-
en- loose. One of her engines was dis
abled and the two pumps kept going to
keep her free. A survey or her was
completed Friday, and on recommeda-
ton of the surveyors it was decided to
send her to Boston to go into dock for
further examination and repairs. She
will sail on the ninth.
The steamer Boston of the Yarmouth
line left Boston same day on her regu-
lar time and arrived in Yarmouth in
Y hours in prime condition. On her re-
turn she carried among other freight 500
crates of Holsters and $50 boxes smelts.
Smelt fishing is new industry in this
part of Nova Scotia
The BaptistS- of Windsor intend build
ing $4,000 church.
The rolling mills of the Londonderry
Iron Company are probably to be sold
to an Ottawa firm.
1t is reported that the Dominion Coal
Company intends to establish at Grand
Lake, three miles from Sydney, a coal
washing plant, similar to that now in
operation near Port Morieu. 1t will
have a capacity of 1000 tons day
Work on the steamer Prince Edward
is being pushed night and day in the
dry dock at East Boston. She will leave
the dry dock on Monday next, and leave
on regular sailing for Yarmouth on
Wednesday, 9Th instant at 4 80 p. m.
u r. Masters, Boston agent of the
Dominion Atlantic Railway, with head
quarters at 22S Washington street. has
been made New England superintendent
Of the line.
The Nova Scotia Tourist Association
is meeting with a most encouraging re-
sponse to their appeal for subscriptions.
Among others, the Halifax Tramway
Company has responded generously to
the appeal of the Tourist Association for
funds, their contribution being $780,
Owing to the mild weather of the first
half of February and prevailing south
winds, the ice in the Avon river and
Minas basin disappeared almost en-
tirely Navigation win open early to all
appearance.
There are signs of an early spring.
Robins have been seen several weeks
and wild geese are flying nortlhward
w. j. Burgess of Cambridge received
E400 for 400 barrels Of mixed apples
which he sent to the London market
recently
Miss Lizzie Crandell, who formerly
resided at Wolfville, was married last
week, at New Canada, to DR.. Nelson of
New Germany.
Edwin Dickie of Upper Canard, aged
~, died of heart failure, Feb. "a He
was the son of the late Hon. Charles
Dickie of Cornwal,is. He leaves a
widow, children and 10 grandchildren.
Mr.. Dickie was one of the first men in
OF exporting apples to Great Britain.
NEW BRUNSWICK.
The steamship Prince Rupert leaves
ST John for Digby on Monday, Wednes-
day. Thursday and Saturday at 715 a.
M, returning same day.
A very interesting development shows
the enormous development of winter
port trade through st. John. Up to Feb
rs there had been shipped from the
Sand Point wharves this season 2,124, ,724
bushels of bulk grain, and 11,S15 sacks
OF grain-a total of about 2,160,000 bush
els, compared with only 1,436, 600 bushels
altogether last season. There had been
slllppeu 50 Idf lDlS season O0,ol5 pack
ages of cheese and butter, compared
with $4,000 packages altogether last sea-
son, and 22,326 sacks of oatmeal COM
pared with 21,090 sacks altogether last
year. There has also been more horned
cattle shipped so far than altogether last
season. AS to inward cargo, there has
been landed this season SO far S093 tons
for the west. compared with less than
5000 tons in all last season.
Il ~
let. 1t is fitted up with all modern con-
veniences such as electric light. electric
alarm bells connected with office from
all rooms perfect water supply, with
bath rooms, heated by hot air, first-class
sample rooms, and enjoys a commercial
trade equal to any country hotel in the
maritime provinces. First-class stables
and ~outbuildings in connection.
The abundance of compact snow is
hard on the deer, as they cannot escap pc
the bullets of the game law breaker
Deer never were more plenty, and they
are being ruthlessly slaughtered.
The collection of stuffed birds and
animals which is being sent from Fred
ericton by the local government to the
Boston Sportsmen's Exposition, is made
up of deer, foxes mink, skunk, l
caribou, lynx, l moose head 3 ground
hogs, one coon, one marten, besides a
number of water fowl and other game
birds. Included in the exhibit also are
six birch bark drawings by A. G.. Beck
with, G. E., photos Of lumber scenes,
and fnur oil naiutincrc rapraear,4 ~ IL, -