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

Parker, the Yarmouth photographer,
has received the distinction of having
a set of his photographs of the Way
they did it in the olden time" repro
duced in the October number of the Pu-
ritan Magazine.
The Yarmouth Times has been pre-
scented with a bunch of mayflowers
picked at Salmon river ON Friday, the
11th
Mr.. Rockefeller's provisional gift of
$4,000 will be paid to Acadia College in
installments pro rata with the amount
of the pledges annually redeemed
Fifty-six thousand dollars of the sixty
thousand dollars required have been
pledged.
The steamer Boston had large pas
senger list to Yarmouth from Boston
last Wednesday, The travel is unusu-
ally large both ways this season. The
Prince Edward had a large list ON her
outward trip, and the Halifax carried
112 to Boston on the last trip.
Yarmouth has had a week of comic
opera at the Royal.
DR.. Kirby of Tusket was married at
New York last week to Miss Shirley
Sands of that city, and returned with
his bride to his home, where they will
reside.
The net profits of the Acadia sugar
refinery, Halifax, on last years bust
ness amounted to $149, 249.67.
w. H. c. Inglis, a well-known hack
man of Halifax obtained verdict for
5000 from the Electric Tram Company
for damages sustained
The one hundred and fortieth annual
meeting of the North British Society
was held last week at Halifax. Prof
Howard Murray of Dalhousie College
is the new president. The society s
receipts for the year were. $1137. The
disbursements $1,000.
H. H. Wickwire, Esq, M. p P, has
become proprietor of the Kentville
Western Chronicle.
Bridgewater is to have a pork pack
ing factory. the company Incorporated
with a capital of $4,000, and the fac
tory having capacity of $4,000 hogs
annually.
Cold mining circles in Nova Scotia are
much exercised over the discovery
again of the Rose lead" in the Mon
tague gold district near Halifax, 1t is
said to have been traced over three
properties, and is wonderfully rich in
gold.
Pilot Haines of the steamer Boston,
has an odd pet in the shape of a small
alligator about two feet in length. 1t
is an unfailing source of amusement to
his children, who have become quite
attached to the "cayman.
G. S. Cook of Louisburg claims to be
the pioneer packer of the maritime
provinces, and to have taken at his
cannery away back in the hfties, the
father of all Holsters This specimen
he AYERS, measured feet llls nches
from nose to tail, and weighed 1919
pounds.
Cane Breton man has refused an
offer Of S35. 600 for a copper ore area on
Georges river.
The Robb Engineering Co, Amherst
have received an order from New YORK
parties for two 800 horse power engines
for an electric railway in Australla.
They have shipped during the past few
months one 300 horse power engine to
England. three $50 horse power to the
Isle of Man. three 1875 horse power to
Spain. and one 125 horse power to New
foundland.
S. C. Northrup and Mr. Pratt, of Bos-
ton, went over the Cowan mine at
Kemptville and returned to Boston
Tuesday. There is a probability of the
Cowan mine being sold.
A huge seal was found at Mud Island
I last Friday by Mr.. Crowell Nickerson of
South Side 1t had been shot by some
person and had two bullets in it. 1t
measured 10 1T. 4 in. in length, it. in.
around and it's fiippers were 26 inches
across After the pelt had been removed
it took six men with a rope to drag it
UP over the beach. Sometimes hood
seals grow to be very large, but this
was the common seal.
Work was commenced on the site of
the new boot and shoe factory for the
Lovitts. Yarmouth, Monday. The build
ing when completed, will be stories in
height and will extend from South
street to the rear of Lovitt's office on
Jankins street. 1t is quite near the
Redding factory. and will give Var
mouths industries quite boost.
The engagement is announced of Ed
mund F.. Littler grandson of A. j.
Hood, postmaster of Yarmouth, and
Miss Anna Currie, daughter of Dean h.
| Currie, formerly United States consul
| in Yarmouth, now of Orleans, New
York
| Capt Samuel Trott of cable repairing
steamer Nina, lies in a hospital at
Halifax, seriously i'll with heart trouble,
and is being attended by the ships sur
| geon. The vessel called at that port on
purpose to land her commander.
| Apple shippers say the Annapolis
| county crop is away above the average
| in quantity as we'll as quality. About
1000 barrels of apples were shipped from
Bridgetowil and LaA9rencetuwn on Mon
day of last week for the English mar
ket.
| James Murray, probate judge for var
mouth county. died recently He was
| born July 8, 1917 He was married June
| H. 1914, to Miss Anne Bond. His widow
and four children survive him. The late
Mr. Murray was admitted an attorney