Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-14
PROVINCE NOTES.
NOVA SCOTIA.

from England. Hon. L. e. Baker says
that she will "astonish the natives"
Bishop Courtney will leave Halifax for
Nice shortly after Easter He goes out
to meet his wife, who is ill at that place
The Yarmouth Times, semi-weekly,
| has expanded, and is now issued daily
The Daily News is enlarged to eight
pages.
The steamer Boston carries every trip
large lots of live Holsters. fresh halibut,
and the first run of salmon was shipped
on the 5th.
! The steamer Yarmouth is being pre-
| pared for summer travel. She will prob
! ably be put on the route about April 1,
| when the Boston will be taken off and
renovated.
j. c. McGray's new steamer, the Ger
| trude, built at Liverpool is now having
| her machinery put in by the Burrill-
| Johnson Company. She is undoubtedly
| one of the handsomest little steamers
! that ever came into Yarmouth Her
| length is rs feet and breadth II feet.
| She was built by Robert Mcleod one of
! the best builders in Nova Scotia, 1t is
expected she will be ready for work
! about the Goth. Capt Henry Kenney of
| Cape Island will command her. She has
also good accommodations for passen-
| gers.
| Capt. Roberts of the steamer Roman
| in giving an account to a Boston paper
of the picking up of the La Champagne,
said: Capt. Poirot, commander of La
| Champagne, came aboard my boat and
made arrangements with me to tow him
| into harbor He wanted me to take him
! to Boston or even New York, but l told
! him the best l could do was to get him
| into Halifax harbor, which ! knew to be
/ off fIae facf in ha xxTOr
| 1t is reported that the Warren liner
Roman will receive $685. 900 for towing
| the disabled La Champagne into Hall
fax
! During 1897 building operations in Hal
flax were unusually brisk, $650,O00 was
/ spent, this including 140 residential and
/ "a business buildings. OF these 1859 were
I wood and 5 brick. The principal were:
/ Exhibition building, cost $100,000 Clay
ton & Sons business house, cost $12 600;
Outhit & Hamilton's business premises,
( cost 1921
t Geo. Shifton, the promoter of the pro-
posed game preserve at BridgetoWn, has
been appointed managing director of the
enterprise. The object is to obtain a
4 preserve of $1,000 acres which will be
4 stocked with all kinds of animals, fowls
and fish. Horses and shooting and fish
ing outfits viii be kept on hand by the
keeper. The preserve would be for the
benefit of the tourist and other sports
who will pay literally for their fun
Outlook.
There were 507S packages of Holsters
| shipped from Yarmouth to Boston dur
ing the months of January and Febq'u-
ary, 1888, the value of which amounted
| to $50, ,S6S For the same months last
year there were 47T4 packages shipped,
the value Of which amounted to $51, 10S.
The export of live Holsters from Shell
burne county last year is officially given
as 1850 tons. Shipments IRON Clark's
Harbor amounted to $4,000. If to this
is added the value OF shipments for
warded by Clark Harbor men and sales
to the local canneries, the total proceeds
TO the place may be reckoned at 100000.
The Manhattan Steamship Company
has secured Pier No. l, North river, New
York, for 30 years, rental S2b, 600 year.
This is the best pier in New York CITY
Miss Marshall Saunders, whose Beau
tiful Joe" has delighted thousands OF
children as well as 'grown-ups," has
just left Halifax for a six weeks visit
to Boston. Miss Saunders has just COM
pleted new tale of Acadia, Down the
Bay" which is to be published in Eng
land and Canada as we'll as in the Unit
ed States.
I S. NJ Brookfield has sent word to Sec
retary Harrison of the Cheticamp Gold
Mining Company, giving particulars of
the result of the smelling of the ore
/ shipped to Swansea some time ago 1t
showed 76 per cent, had so ounces of sill
yer and traces of copper and gold Mr.
Brookfeld has been asked to sign con-
tract for the delivery Of 1000 tons of ga
lena during 1898, the material to be land
ed in the United Kingdom.
Mr.. Mariana Comas of BUenos Ayres,
Argentine republic South America. who
represents an immense shipping house
in his native city, has recently visited
many large lumber dealers throughout
the province to make arrangements for
| sle large supply of spruce and other
soft woods that hss house will require
for the next years trade.
The Tourist Association, wideaWake
from the start, is daily becoming more
enthusiastic In its endeavors to promote
the good end for which it was organized.
At meeting held on Thursday, last
Week among other important
/ business disposed Of a concert
committee was appointed to consider
/ the adVisability of holding a series of
( band concerts in the park. to make this
| charming resort still more attractive to
| strangers. The charms of the park will
I be doubled for the cyclist, when he can
4 wheel to music. There was also ap-
4 pointed a boating committee to look
after the matter of water attractions
deep sea fishing, etc. A harbor steam
1 boat service is proposed. And the idea
1 OF running a tally-ho coach between
Halifax and suburban places received
favorable consideration A delegate
| from the association, who will visit Bos-
I ton shortly, is to make necessary en-
quiries as to cost, ETC., of such a coach
Another important matter dealt with
was the taking steps to abolish the
camera duty at present imposed by Ca
nada. The executive have memorialized
! Hon. W. S. Fielding and r. i. Borden,
!, NJ. p, setting forth several reasons why
this duty should be abolished two of
which are, that nearly every tourist
looks upon his camera as a necessary
part of his personal belongings, and it
should be so considered. There can be
no doubt that in making known the
!, beauties Of Nova Scotia--of forest,
Stream and mountain wood, of silvery
sea beach and inland meadow, the tour
lists camera is Of immense advantage.
The secretary, I. c. Stewart, has, in
course Of preparation an unique little
booklet setting forth the charms of
Halifax in an entirely original manner.
a committee conferred with the local
government and secured a small grant
to enable them to represent Nova
Scotia at the sportsnen's fair in Bos>
ton 1t was decided to send Colonel
Egan's collection of birds
The matter Of inducing the Ancient
\ and Honorable Artillery Of Boston to
come to Halifax this summer received
the attention of the meeting.
The fruit growers are alarmed over
| the possible introduction into the pro-
vince of the San lose scale. The Nova
Scotia Fruit Growers Association, at
their annual meeting, passed a resolu-
ton to memorialize the dominion gov
| ernrneut TO prOhibit the imuortation of