The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23
PROVINCE NOTES.
NOVA SCOTIA.

Inc steamer Yarmouth OF the Yarmouth
line Will run during the winter months in
conjunction with the Olivette between the
ports of Tampa and Havana. She sailed
from Yarmouth on the 18th with Capt. e.
.. Smith in command, and her old stew
ard, Hopkins, and his mate in charge of
the larder.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Hammond of Ev-
erett Mass. have lost son and a daugh-
garet, two years old, died on the 18th of
meningitis, and was buried Thursday On
the evening of that, day their son, Paul,
aged IA, died of typhoid. Mr.. Hammond
IS the well known Boston agent of the
Yarmouth Steamship Company.
Lunenburg is adding to it's banking fleet
number of large Schooners of a later
class than heretofore employed for that
purpose.
There are 2S new schooners building in
that county at present. They range from
80 to 125 tons.
David Smith, prominent shipbuilder of
Lunenburg died on the 18th. The deceased
was universally respected throughout the
country.
The Halifax Academy of Music reports
a deficit Of $500 on last years operations
The steamer Labrador sailed from Hall
TAX on the 18th for Liverpool, taking from
port 5000 barrels of apples and $50 tons of
pulp.
The steamer Alpha has been fitted up
and put in first-class order for the winter
service between Yarmouth shore ports
and Halifax. She will leave Yarmouth on
her regular trip every Thursday morning,
leaving Halifax to return on Monday af-
Seventeen good buildings chiefly resi-
dences, We're erected in Middleton last
year.
N. Y, is a native Of New Glasgow.
There is quite boom in gold mining in
Carleton. Mr.. Fred Christie, the govern
ment surveyor, has laid several new
areas. A paying lead, which had been
apparently lost for some time, but has
now been struck again, promises good re-
suits.
The Pictou Charcoal Works were de-.
stroyed by fire on the 18th. Insurance,
The big contract of fitting the Beaver
liner Lake Ontario as a transport is com
pleted. 1t is the largest contract of the
kind ever given at Halifax; the cost
include 1000 mattresses. 1900 pillows, medi-
cines of every description. bales of blan-
kets, tons of provisions, 1000 tons of coal,
hardware, cattle, dead beef, hay, feed,
etc.
When the steamer Werneath Hall came
in to Halifax it was expected the fire on
her would be extinguished by steam. At
ter 1--WE days in port, the smouldering cot
ton became more threatening and steam
was abandoned and more stringent meas
ures taken. gang of men were put to
work to open the forward hatch, and
when the high covering was removed i'm
menSe clouds of steam burst forth, and
for time the men found it impossible to
ready a men h ho1s Ing gear gear was mace
!
away the men started to discharge the
cargo.
At the great exhibition of American and
Canadian fruit held at Omaha, Nebraska
the Nova Scotian Gravenstein forwarded
by the Fruit Growers Association, se-
cured diploma and gold medal as the
pest apple In America for dessert and
looking.
| Harry Eagles of Canaan sent some ap-
pies to England that returned him IS 80
barrel over all expenses.
A company has been formed at Met
nan to build a steamer for the trade be-
tween that place and st: John, N, B.
| ID, P. Mcmillan of Antagonist, who was
graduated from Acadia in 49, has en-
ployed his time well since leaving Wolf
VILE. he was awarded scholarship in
! year in that institution. He has since
! been taking postgraduate course at
chicago University, and obtained the de-
gree. OF Pm. d. this month. He proposes
taking an extended course at oxford, Eng
/ land.
| The plans for the new barracks to be
erected on Brunswick street north of the
Garrison Church. Halifax. have been re-
ceived from the imperial authorities.
me biggest deal in sheep pelts ever
known in this part of the country is now
Cram, Carlton place. Ontario. the biggest
! firm of wool pullers in Canada. closed a
deal with Arscott G. Co. Halifax, for over
| is over $12, 900.
! The Nova Scotia apple crop for 1898 may
be estimated at 100000 barrels, of which
100000 will be exported. Kings county
raises one-half Of the whole quantity. and
will export 125,000 barrels The average
return at We barrel. or say $280000. is
| by far the largest amount that has ever
/ been distributed among the farmers from
this crop in a single year
or the potato crop of 1898, the quantity
| for export will probably be 5000 barrels
| Until recently the price has ruled some
what low but 1t has now advanced Ha-
yana and all other Cuban, ports are now
open. and the duty is only 76 cents per
barrel, as against the old rate of 81 .25
| The deal shipments from Parrsboro last
year amounted to OH superficial feet
| The coal shipped from Parrsboro last
year amounted to 10000 tons.