The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-24
PROVINCE NOTES.
NOVA SCOTIA.

NONA CCOIlA.
Capt. James M Davis, popular
shipmaster of Yarmouth, for many
years engaged in the packet business
between Yarmouth and Boston, died
last week after an illness of ten DAYS.
He leaves widow, a son, and q daugh-
ter, Mrs. Whittemore of Worcester.
Mass, who was summoned by tele-
graph to his bedside.
Rev. ]. H. Foshay left on Wednesday
for Middleboro, Mass, where he
preached on Sunday He will return to
Yarmouth in about a week
The barque Stadocona, Capt. Cogs-
Well, arrived from Halifax to load for
Buenos Ayres the largest cargo of lum~
Der ever taken out of Yarmouth. She
carries about 100000 feet
Messrs. Charles r. Reid and B. A.
Huntsman got "a woodcock at Lake
George, Yarmouth county, on Tuesday
of last week This is considered a re-
markedly good days Shooting
Acadia University has made Rev. A.
5. Gumbart of Boston a d. D.
The steamer Prince Edward, after the
arrival of the Prince George, will be
hauled up for thorough overhauling.
She will then be placed on the st. John,
Digby route, relieving the Rupert for
a few weeks.
Cape Breton papers report flocks of
wild geese, at different points, flying
southwark.
Captain Herbert Taylor OF Wolfville,
N. s., has been appointed to go TO Vic
toria to value the British Columbia seal
fishing fleet.
Shipbuilding is brisk on the La
Have. A new fishing vessel has just
been launched, another in frame, the
keel of anotheR-S1st laid, and still an
other is to be commenced shortly.
An Annapolis Valley man last week
filled a barrel with 172 apples, of the
Blenheim variety.
Bears are very numerous and doing
much damage among the sheep in Ups
per Musquodoboit. They have taken to
shaking the apples from the trees.
Hadley Brown Tremain of Port Hood,
c. B., was married at Windsor, to
Miss Alice Virgins, daughter of Mrs.
G. c. Virgins. The rector, Ven. Arch
deacon Weston-Jones, performed the
ceremony, assisted by the Rev Canon
Maynard, d. D. Mr.. Tremain graduated
at Kings College last June. About two
weeks ago he entered Harvard Uni
versity, at Cambridge, Mass, where he
will take q post graduate course.
The Bank of Nova Scotia has noti-
fed it's savings bank depositors that
on and after Nov. the rate of interest
will be reduced from 31a to per cent.
One of the most noted animals in
Nova Scotia and perhaps the Oldest
horse in North America, died at Hec-
tanooga, Digby county, recently. 1t was
William Cams famous old horse. 1t
was As years old, and until few days
ago was constantly at work, as able to
do a fair bit of travelling on the road
as a five-year-old would. But the last
few days the old fellow showed signs
of failing health.
Hon. DR.. Borden is having a barn
built at Woodsde, near Canning, one
hundred and sixty feet in length and
fifty feet in width. The minister of
militia also looks well after his fences.
Mr.. Onderdonk has rented piece of
land near his fruit evaporator in Can
ming, from Charles Northrup, and has
built an addition to the evaporator.
which is three times larger than the
first building.
Snow fell in Cape Breton on the 9Th,
the thermometer registering A degrees
below freezing.
The next regiment to be stationed in
Halifax under the new regulations will
be the AID Highlanders.
The Londonderry Iron Company are
still rushing out their pipe orders. Dur
| ing the month of September they ship
ped SS2 tons of water pipe, and six tons
of specials.
| A few leading enterprising business
men of Glace Bay are forming a COM
pany with the, purpose of draining Mid
! Ole Lake near Sydney, and planting
and cultivating> cranberries.
Nova Scotia's apple product for ex-
port this season will be in the neigh
borhood of 100000 barrels. Montreal
and the remaining Canadian ports will
have about 100000 barrels.
Steamer Yarmouth is still to the fore
as the favorite steamer for bridal par
ties. No less than four bridal couples
were on board en- route to Boston last
| Wednesday evening.
A large number of guests and friends
witnessed the marriage of Mr.. Henry
Jones of Weymouth to Miss Marion
Murray, daughter of Municipal Clerk
Murray, Of Yarmouth, In Holy Trinity
| Church. "wednesday. by the Rev. Mr..
Bambrick The choir Of the church
was decorated with flowers, and floral
arch SPAWNED the chancel. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones took the boat for Boston, and
after a trip through the southern
states, will proceed to Kansas City,
where they will reside.
The residence Of MIR. John S. Patten,
Hebron, was the scene of a quiet but
interesting event on Tuesday after