The Worcester spy., 1899-04-24
MARITIME PROVINCES.
Cuttings Of Interest From
Land of Evangeline
and Hospitality.

The first Nova Scotia salmon landed
in Boston this season brought $l.5O per
pound. Four fish netted $50.
TheYarmouth and Halifax railroad is
now booming. Contractor Townsend
has 500 men and 15O teams, and Super
intendent Wheaton says early connec-
ton with harrington will be made.
$500 tons steel rails viii arrive short
ly.
The Hervey railway company has
gangs working on both sides Of the
La Have river
A new loem is now operated in the
cotton mill, Yarmouth. 1t is used Tor
making a particularly heavy duck,
suitable for use in the manufacture OF
rubber betting. 1t weaves a web eley-
N feet wide, weighing over 145 pouhds
to the yard.
Alfred Ogden, superintendent OF the
Dominion fish hatchery at Bedford, ar
rived Thursday. He brought with MN
the spawn for $4,000 rainbow trout
which will be cultivated at the hatch
cry, and the fish, which are of a var
iety to delight the sportsman heafI
will be distributed among the water
courses of the country if the expert
ment results successfully.
The Bridgewater Bulletin has once
more resumed its old shape and IS
printed in better style than ever
Editor Cragg has a fine looking paper
A full car load of Moncton maple su-
gar arrived at Parrsboro last week. rms
IS the largest stock ever received at one
time.
The steamer Boston from Yarmouth
carried a good freight, including 5OV
crates of live Holsters and l6S passen-
gers.
one of the city pulpits had new oc-
cupant lately. William Dennis, man
aging director of the Herald, was the
preacher in the Universalist church.
His subject was Religion in the
press" which he treated from the
noint of view of a man who has spent
a quarter of a century in the Journal-
istic profession.
The Digby industry, known as the
I,etteney manufacturing company
manufacturers of the Comet stove pol
Fish. etc. have been obliged to enlarge
their factory.
w n. Cashen, Leipsigate, has filed
returns at the mines office, showing
az ounces of gold, 13 ounces, dwt Of
silver from 296 tons of quartz. AT
Lake Catcha, John H. Anderson secur-
ed 371h ounces of gold from 40 tons OF
quartz. am
tie NJ
worth of gold at his office, represent
ing the output of the Richardson and
Hurricane Point mines There were
two large bricks, one from the Rich
ardson weighing 1858 ounces, the other
from Hurricane Point, III ounces. the
output represented a months work.
Last month the Richardson gave
return of SO ounces making total
of 6S ounces for the two months, re-
-
600.
The Mining Society of Nova SEQ
tia held it's annual meeting last week.
A large number of representatives
were present. A New York engineer
is in Halifax to arrange for the re-op-
ening of the Tunnel mines at Waver-
ly The price paid, it is said, was
s125, 600
H. II. Drake, deputy shipping master
Of Halifax, has in his possession a
copy made from the original treaty
signed in Halifax by the governor and
council of the city in 1T49, and the In
dian chiefs The paper on which the
copy is made is yellow with age, and
slightly torn, but otherwise it is per-
feet. 1t contains the genuine sigma
lures of the contracting parties.
The Nova Scotia Steel Company have
completed the survey at Leitches
Creek and North Sydney. At Leiche's
Creek they are in close proximity to
the limestone, and at North Sydney to
the coal The steel company will pro-
badly operate at least thirty ovens.-
North Sylney Herald.
Rev. Louis Osborne, of Newark, N.
J., who is at Digby preparing his sum
mer cottage for his family, who will
arrive later, says there are indications
of an expansion in the travel Of tour
lists to Evangeline land, the coming
season.
TIE Old Baptist tabernacle at Wey-
mouth, is being demolished, and in its
stead modern edifice will be erected,
the Baptist congregations of Wey-
mouth Bridge and Lower Weymouth
uniting for the purpose of raising the
necessary funds.
Mr.. Dennis, city editor Of the Halifax
Herald, occupied the pulpit of one Of
the city churches recently. The dis
course was interesting and full of
striking facts. Mr.. Dennis, while adj
mitting the value and the vital import
ance of the pulpit, showed how great
are the possibilities for good or evil
of the press. and how in these days It
has a vastly greater range in infiu-
ence than has the pulpit
The steamer Monticello of the Var
mouth line made the run between Var
mouth and St John in 715 hours last
week.