The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-14

in April, 1S41 and was appointed judge
of probate for Yarmouth county in No
vember. 1852, which Office he filed until
his death.
The arrangements for the annual
provincial ball, which is to be held this
year at Odd Fellows hall, Boston, on
Nov. II, are completed, and the COM
mittee have spared no pains in their en-
deavor to make this a grand social
event to provincialists and their friends,
The committee in charge of arrange
ments are the executive committee Of
the Maritime Provincial Club.
The other day Truro lady received
a letter from her husband who sudden
ly left his home over % years ago, and
has long since been given up as dead by
her and in fact by all his friends in
these parts. He is alive and well, and
report says well off in South America.
NEW BRUNSWICK.
British bark Corona made tie round
trip from Miramichi to Belfast and
back in A days, which is said TO be the
fastest on record. She arrived at
Chatham on the LIST inst
Saturday evening the Orangemen Of
St. John celebrated Guy Fawkes' day
by a public meeting.
The Portland rolling mills, which
over by r. C. Ell1in, the purchaser. A
new company will be formed at once
for the operation of the BUSINESS in all
it's branches. The mills are running
now and will continue to be operated
till the new company is organized.
There was a meeting in w. 3. Wal
lace's office of Mr.. Bonnell, Mr. Wal
lace and well known mercantile gen
tleman and his legal advisor The
latters interest has as yet not been
made public, but it is understood he
was considerably surprised at some
matters that were communicated to
him in regard to the use Mackay made
of his name while on the witneus stand
at the recent investigation in Boston.
The only thing new in the lottery
matter is the positive statement made
by Mr.. Wallace that the syndicate are
prepared to put up at an hours notice
the indemnity bond for 100000.
Westmorland Albert and lCumber-
land counties are full Of hay and with
no prospects of disposing of il at payr
ing prices: the farmer only gets 81 a
ton out of it. A number Of Westmor-
land farmers, despairing of selling their
hay. are buying all the cattle they can
care for and will convert the hay into
beef.
st. Johns population is close to So
600 and, since the fire of 1877, has been
built to brick in most commendable
style.
Mr.. e. Lantanum of St John was
the purchaser at public auction of the
hull of the wrecked sidewheel steamer
Express on Bon Portage Island, and
which vessel was run on the south
coast of Nova Scotia in conjunction
with steamers Boston and Yarmouth,
running from Yarmouth. n. s., and her
materials were bid in for the steam
ship company.
By the death of a relative al Cam
bridgeport, James Times If Bedford,
track foreman Of the I. c. R.. has fallen
heir to $50, 900. James Innes, Jr., is also
left $4,000.
The tall chimney for the new eleva-
tor at Sand Point is finished. It is 15S15
feet high.
Gen. Leach of the Canadian defense
committee, accompanied by Col ]. c.
Dalton and Capt. w. G. White from
Halifax. went over to Fort Dufferin
and made careful examination Of
that locality last week. They We're I'M
attended and when interviewed on the
subject declined to make any state
ments for publication. The distin-
guished visitors left in the afternoon
train FOR ottawa.
The steamers of the International
Steamship Company leave st. John
every Monday and Thursday
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.
Mr.. William Dobb. a prominent citf-
zen of Charlottetown. has bequeathed
$500 for the purpose Of founding a pub
lie library in that city. Premier Far
quharson has offered to give 500 if nine
other equal gifts can be obtained.
Ripe strawberries, ripe raspberries
and mayhowers in bud and blooming
have been gathered during the past
week.
GENERAL DOMINION NOTES.
The chief increase in British imports