The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-16
PROVINCE NOTES.
NOVA SCOTIA

Bridgewater the scene of the recent
conf1agration, is town of 5000 inhabit-
ants, chiefly engaged in the numbering
business. The loss is estimated at $500 600
Bridgewater is headquarters of the Novs
Scotia Central Railway line running
between Middleton, in the Annapolis val.
leg and Lunenburg, on the south shore.
Inc Pr1nce Arthur, the latest addition
70 the fleet of the Dominion Atlantic Rail-
way Company, had a trial trip on Dec
list and developed a speed of 2O% knots
on the three hundred mile run
w: r. Campbell, general manager of
don last week. 80 -40-'
The banns of 16 couples were published
az the French settlement of Eelbrook, and
SIX at st. Ambrose Church, Yarmouth.
on Sunday the Sth. -
Mr.; John H Allen of New York was
George, daughter of Charles e. Brown,
f. ESQ y. The couple will reside in Brooklyn m
The steamers from Yarmouth are taking
lots or Holsters to Boston, where SIG ner
crate was received last week
Ihe funeral of Victor Baker, son of
bon L. u. Baker, who accidentally shot
nlmselt while returning from a hunting
MS fellow townspeople
farmouths once great shipping indus
Try Is gradually dwindling away. The
present tonnage is only thirty-nine thou
The total tonnage remaining on the reg
lster books of Halifax at the end of the
f f6a Is 20 I I44. There were added during
me sne year 325 TONS new vessels; trans
teTred from other ports, 742 tons struck
on, d6 tons, and transferred to other
ports To., Z45--a total loss of 1867 tons
sI rSGrty tons of freight arrived at North
MtS'eWtoundland. Since the completion of
me newfoundland Railway traffic has
of ofe tr; steadily Increasing: For a number
70 Ten cars each trip. and yet she is al
most lost unable to carry all the freight.
reai lie apple growers of Nova Scotia are
1 1vaha a,I splendid prices, and the crop
70" NJ OH average one in quantity.
Inc number of failures in Nova Scotia
ms year has been about 112 Last year
1'iere !, were 1865, and the year before 1874
Wy: and this year somewhat over 500, DO
rms year marks the greatest output of
Sold from the mines in the history of the
PIoViIce. Inc yield will be nearly 30 900
ounces ote 500 This represents cash value Of
me Nova Scotia Steel Company have
aeceived an order for 10000 tons of iron
rom a German smelling company,
,,r ~ nanuSome memorial window has been
RPt eraai!'d TO the new Baptist Church al
rereauN by Mrs. j. Huff of New York. in
m ,e,,ioIy OF the ate Rev. David Free
church. pastor Oh that
6, arthur l. Calhoun of WolfvilIe was in
ms nis gram az elevator to the wharf, a dis
ta Me- OF o., 70 70 feet, striking on his head.
MI WI. Salhoun studied at Acadia College
S Snt ere, ne took his degree. SubsequenfIy
ne o Jook course at Harvard. and took his
pHnis liz ,io degree from that university
w yicS natural a bent was, toward literary
ned, becoming literary and ndM rs pa tip
g Tren,, ana a general writer for the Boston
da lay6bier. lie married Margaret, eldest
Iob5' ' WIZ OF 81 " Ellis, NJ. p, OF st.
him. wv Nniiureh' survive
Nj h! great society wedding was that of
W. NlsS bl{anIche Wickwire daughter of DR..
M. Ellot OF the royal artillery. The cere-