The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-10
PROVINCE NOTES.
The Tide of Summer
Travel Fairly
Set In,
ALL STEAMERS ARE CROWDED.
The New immigration Laws
Make. a Visit a
Pleasure.
ALL STEAMERS ARE CROWDED.

If Sealed Landers and his five COM
patriots who came to this place in a
little shallop from Sandwich, Cape Cod,
in 1861, could have foreseen that ten
big, swift steamships would be required
weekly to bring their relatives from
Massachusetts during the heated term,
they would have bonded the whole
water front for a heritage for their
children.
Canada's immigration laws are now
in full force. They treat every new
conner as friend and brother, and
thousands of Jonathans who are daily
crossing the line are received with open
arms.
The steamer Yarmouth brought 800
passengers on recent trip. Many were
from Baltimore and Washington. The
Yarmouth line is still popular.
George Cain of Wesley choir, Var
mouth, is in Boston taking vocal lessons
from the celebrated tenor, Herbert
Johnson, Of the famous Ruggles street
quartet.
Gold returns from kellogg show that
Robert Hall ct al. secured rs ounces, 8
dwt. from 80 tons of quartz crushed
during June. From a test crushing of
two tons, Clarence Potter got 10 dwt.
La Grande Duchesse carried $50 pas
sengers from Boston to Halifax on a
recent trip.
w. D. Tyler, son of the proprietor of
the Oxford Mid-Weekly published at
Oxford, Mass, accompanied by his
daughter, Mabel, is visiting Yarmouth,
and before returning will spend a few
days at Annapolis and other points In
the land of Evangeline. He is the guest
of William Law, NJ. P. P, with whom
he has had lifelong acquaintance.
A statement of the quantity and value
of fresh mackerel shipped from Var
mouth to Boston for months of May and
June shows 6733 barrels, valued at
$56,442.
A statement of the quantity and value
Of live Holsters from Yarmouth to Bos-
ton for the six months ending June &c.
IS 1927 packages valued at $241, $50.
Late returns for Holsters from Boston
were $17 per crate.
York redoubt, Halifax, Is a veritable
Gibraltar, and the rock on which it is
built is seemingly placed by nature for
the erection of fortress, similar to
those on either side of the Dardanelles.
Few people are aware Of the strength
and extent of these works and the en-
cheering difficulties which have been
surmounted. They are practically
speaking impregnable, taking into con-
stderation the outside batteries stationed
near the cliffs. These cliffs are steep
and precipitous, in some places rising
nearly perpendicularly from the sea to a
great height.
A cosy out of the way place is South
Side, Clarks Harbor The white sand
beach is as hard as rock, and from mid
summer till autumn, there is abundant
chance for bird shooting there. The
beach and flats are frequented by i'm
mense f1ocks of little sand peeps and
other kinds of shore birds. Summer Wis
itors, natives and strangers are begin
ming to arrive, and every boat for weeks
hence will doubtless add to the num-
Der of sojourners to enjoy the bright
and breezy days.
The new steamer Gypsum King"
one of the finest tow-boats on this side
of the Atlantic, has arrived at Windsor
with the Gypsum Emperor and En-
press in tow. 1t is the intention of the
company to use the large schooners as
barges. The company is also having
steel barges built especially for the plas-
ter trade. This system will completely
revolutionize the plaster trade.
The dimensions of the Gypsum King
are: Length, 29O feet; breadth, 38 feet
and depth, moulded to main deck, Il
feet inches, with complete, awning
deck above The forward part is pro-
tected from the wash of the sea by G
turtle back of steel. The total number
of flrst-class sleeping berths is $40. Ac'
commodation is also provided in the
forward tween decks for "A second
class passengers. The vessel is pro-
PEELED by two independent sets of tri.
pie compound, surface condensing en-
gines, each with four cranks and driv.
ing a separate screw, and adapted fol
working at high speed, the two
giving out ample power to enable the
ship to attain a speed of 10 knots pei
hour.
The steamers Prince George ant
Prince Arthur are now making daily
service Except Saturday, at p. m.
leaving Long wharf, Boston, for Var.
mouth
A quiet wedding was celebrated at the
residence of F. L. jerks, Parrsboro
July 4, the persons specially interested
being Capt. Edward Spicer of the PARIS
boro ship George T. Hay and Miss Ella
the officiating minister. Shortly after
the ceremony, the newly-wedded couple
took the train for New York to joir
Capt. Spicer's ship, which is about
ready to sail for Manila. The honey.
moon trip of Capt. Spicer and his bride
seems likely to be an extended one, fol
their ship is chartered to proceed t.
Manila thence to Australia and return
to Manila, and thence to New York
News of the total loss of the ship Sell
kirk in the Philippine islands has beer
received. The Selkirk which was
owned by w. P. Cameron of Maitland
sailed from Manila on May g. with &
100000 cargo, for Boston or Halifax
Capt Grove was in command.
Twenty-six hundred is the number
of people who left Boston for Yarmouth
direct, last week. Ten steamers trans
ported them.
Avon Saxon. who proposes shortly
making tour of Nova Scotia, is sing
ing nightly in the Palace Theatre. Lon
don, a new patriotic song dedicated to
the peace congress now in session at
The Hague. He is also singing the
Lost chord" at the same place, and
is having success in both. Mr.. Saxon
and wife will sail on the London CITY
on July 20 for Halifax. c. j. Cragg of
Bridgewater Is booking dates for him.
He must be back in London by Dec,
list to fill two contracts.
The death of Arthur Woodgate.
formerly postmaster general of Nova
Scotia, occurred recently, at his resi-
dence in England Mr.. Woodgate came
to Halifax as boy. Up to 1912, and for
a number of years previously, the post