The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-09

/ golden opinions as a wide-awake up
to-date railway man.
j. Elliot Smith of Wolfville recently
sent fifty barrels of apples of different
varieties to Canon City, Colorado.
where they were exhibited and much
admired, the local papers speaking of
: them in the highest terms.
The past year has been 4 year of
progress for Digby fisheries. More ex-
tensiVe operations are being enga gsd
in, more capital invested, ana better
methods adopted. The finnan hadGte
business has grown to large proper
TONS
/ Steamer Boston landed the i5rst con-
Signment of live Holsters at Boston on
the 9Th. About $4,000 crustaceans com
prised the lot. The season opened on
| the LIST. The Boston left on her return
/ trip in the teeth of a bowling gale, aud
/ on schedule time
! Mr. Reid, former mate of the Var
mouth ship Neophyte, is spending a va
cation at Wolfville. He was one of
I Roosevelt's rough riders.
/ Very Rev. Dean Gilpln and Mrs. Gil
pin, Halifax, celebrated their golden
wedding last week. Congratulations
were received from many sections of
| the dominion.
The house of worship erected for use
of the Baptists at Oxford was dedica-
ted on the LIST inst The services were
conducted by the Rev. P. d. NowlalI,
who, for five years, has ministered II
the people. DR.. Kierstead. of Acadia
college, preached the dedication SER
mon.
/ Capt. James Pettis of Port Greville
is laying the keel of the largest vessel
he ever built.
A hockey club has been organized al
Berwick.
The miners of the Louth and WithroW
mining companies are very busy.
The coal syndicate of Newcastle al
Port Morris is sinking a shaft A pow
Ierful engine is used for hosting pur-
poses.
Returning prospectors from Clam
harbor, Halifax. have brought bach
some rich specimens of ore. Three
leads We're opened up and some rich
boulders from fourth were discov-
cred.
w. L. Levitt of Yarmouth has left
for England and will place an order
while there for four-masted iron
ship.
Another young lady claims the dis
tinction of being the tallest woman in
Nova Scotia. She is Miss Susan Ander-
son of Parrsboro, who is is years old
and stands six feet Two inches in
height. She belongs to the Salvation
William Law & Co., uptown agents
for the D. A. Ry., Yarmouth, have the
thanks of Province Notes" for a mag
nificent calendar.
The Manhattan Steamship Company
of New York is building a hotel in
Digby boat of their line will touch
at that port the coming season.
VIII Perry of Yarmouth enjoys the
reputation of being one of the finest
bass singers in the province.
NEW BRUNSWICK.
F. P. Coleman, of the Barker
House, Fredericton, is the possessoI
of the original receipt for the last slave
sold in New Brunswick. The receipt
reads as follows: This indenture wit
nesseth that for and in consideration
of the sum of fifteen pounds, New
Brunswick currency, in hand paid me
l do hereby bargain, sell and deliver
unto my son John, a negro boy named
Sippo, to be his property and his heirs
and successors during the life of the
said negro, the receipt of money from
the said John Harding l do hereby ac-
knowledge; and [ the said George
Harding do also warrant the said prop
erty against all claims whatsoever. In