Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-21
PROVINCE NOTES.

TRONlNGE nv ESs
A wedding in which general interest
was taken, was celebrated at the Tab
emacle Congregational Church, Var
mouth, on the 18th inst. The principals
were Capt. Arthur w. Hilton and Miss
Cora Lincoln, daughter of Mr.. Thomas
A. Williams. Rev. Mr.. Braithwate, pas
tor of the church, off1ciated, and Prof
Williams presided at the organ, and a
select choir rendered the wedding hymn.
The church, which was filled to its ut
most capacity, was beautifully decorated
with flowers, ported plants and ferns,
After the ceremony the bridal party was
driven to the steamer Boston, where
large party had gathered to witness the
newly welded pair start on their bridal
journey.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilton, after spending
the day of the 18th in Boston, proceed
ed to New York, where Capt. Hilton will
join his ship, the Abyssinnia, in about
two weeks, and sail on a foreign Voy
age. His bride will return to her old
home, there to await his coming.
A Halifax gentleman writes: I'VE
have had delightful weather in Halifax
the past ten days. came to the office
-
the roads nice and dry. Ills not an I'M
usual thing for us to have three and
four inches of slush and snow on St
Patrick's day, but if this week is an in
dication of what we may expect tor the
remainder of the month, nobody will be
able to find any fault with Halifax as a
health resort during the months Of
March and April"
The rabbit business seems like a small
one, but Quinan in Yarmouth county
alone contributed $4,000 rabbits to
Quincy market in Boston the past sea-
son.
They are having warm spring wea-
Their in Yarmouth, and the birds are
, singing in the trees; and there is good
sleighing in Digby, and from there to
Annapolis.
The fine weather of the past few days
has been good for lobster fishermen.
The Coast Railway is pushing its
survey through.
The well known gold mines at Salmon
River, Halifax county, have passed into
lother hands. The new owners OF the Duff
! ferin are known as the Montreal-London
/ Gold and Silver Developing Co, with a
capital of $1,2000O0.
! There is great excitement in Cape Bre-
ton mining circles over recent discover
7 les. Large areas have been taken up
and one property bonded for $130,000.
Robert Kaulbach of Middle Musquo-
doboit, manager of the TouQuay Gold
Mining Company, accompanied by E. e.
/ McNutt of Truro, president OF the COM
pany, was in Halifax last week. The
Touquay Company took $4,000 worth of
| gold out of the mine during the past ten
months, and they are now installing an
air compressor plant, 50 as to still fur
Their increase their profits.
| e. j. Elliott and 0. S. Miller still hold
about 1000 barrels of apples in the west
! ern part of the county for shipment to
the English market.-Bridgetow Mont
i tor.
A new basket for handling apples has
! been invented with q bottom tllat opens
when required thus avoiding the bruis-
| ing of fruit. Mr.. Benjamin Sanford of
Woodville is the inventor. It is likely
! to prove very useful article. Mr.. San
I ford also made new kind of pulp head
er turned up at the edges He exhibited
/ this at the Advertiser office over a
4 month ago. With it a person can ar
range the apples for the bottom of a
barrel on the pulp head and then lift it
into the proper place in the Larrel.
! Fine roads, beautiful weather, glorious
moonlight nights. The moonlight at
Grand Pre- is more delightful than any
where else in the world The Grand
Pre- editor must be in love-
The provincial secretaIy's report
shows that 2311 marriages took place in
this province in che year ending Sept.
30, 1897, The principals are classified
as follows: Bachelors 1875, widowers o.
( spinsters us, widows 10.
The D. A. r. has two magnificent 49,
knot steamers in construction for the
Boston and provincial service this sum-
mer.
4 Mr.. B, Doane, the Yarmouth taxider-
mist, has acquired a European reputa-
ton for skilful work. Last Saturday he
forwarded to London G. B., by way OF
4 Boston, two immense moose heads which
he had mounted for Major General Hill
These specimens, said to be the largest
ever seen in Canada; were trophies Of
the generals shooting in New BrunswicE
last season. Before leaving for home he
turned them over to Mr. Doane to fix III
for him.
Rev. R. S, Whidden, pastor of the
Gordon Memorial Church at Bridge
town, recently received a unanimous cal
from the Presbyterian Church at NortI
Bedeque, P, E. 1. He will likely accep
and remove to that field shortly.
D. d. Grand Master Durham and 81
members of Digby Lodge, 1. o. o. F.
went to Weymouth last week and tool
part in organizing lodge.
H. Upper Warne, general merchant
of Hillgrove, was married last week il
Digby to Miss Alice Wilson of the sans
place. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. W. L. Parker, assisted by Rev
B. H. Thomas The happy couple lef
for st. John by the Prince Rupert OF
their wedding trip.
William Oliver and Heber Bishop, two
young men of Digby, left on Thursday
for Regina, where they have appoint
ments on the mounted police force.
The catch of Holsters bout Digby has
been very light SO far this season
Twenty-four barrels and crates shipped
to Boston on Wednesday brought the
shippers $40, and advices say the price
is on the increase, owing to the scarcity
Bishop Jaggar of Digby has returned
from his trip to the United States
P. f. ISLAND
George Strongman of Port Hill has re-
eeived word from the secretary of the
United States navy department, of the
death of his son, James, who was killed