The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-21

ana is the only strictly secular Gaelic
journal published in the wide world
DR.. Kendall SAYS it's circulation is 2000
copies, which find their way into Celtic
homes, not only in Nova Scotia, but in
Ontario and New Zealand
Mr.. |. f. BarteauX, who was prin-
cipal of Port Maitland school for II
years, has resigned in order to take a
department in the Truro Academy.
In the town of Yarmouth all the
schools are graded-the Central, with
u departments, including the County
Academy; Lower Town, s; Milton, 7;
and Salem, 2. They are we'll organ
lied.
A very pretty wedding took place in
St. Paurs Methodist Church, Shell
burne, on the 10Th, when Mr.. George X.
Hines of Shelburne and Mrs. G. A.
Croscup, formerly of Granville, An
napolis county, were united in mar
riage, The ceremony was performed
by Rev. A. D. Morton, pastor of the
church, in the presence of large num-
Der of the happy couples friends.
NEW BRUNSWICK.
Steamer St. Croix is making three
round trips a week between st. John
and Boston. The St. Croix will call
both ways at PASSPORT, Lubec and
Portland.
The Donaldson steamer Concordia
sailed last week from St John for
Glasgow. Her cargo was made up of
$4,000 bushels of grain $50 loads of birch
logs, 100 standards of deals, $50 tons
of flour and oatmeal, $50 tons of pulp,
400 bbls. of apples, 800 boxes of cheese,
two carloads of meats, 40 tons of hay,
a lot of sundries and 236 head of cat
tie.
The death occurred recently of john
Sproul, one of St. Johns oldest and
most capable pilots. The deceased was
born ga years ago. and held a pilots
branch for upwards of 40 years.
The provincial general election, held
the 18th in New Brunswick, resulted
in the return of 40 supporters of EN-
merson's administration, four straight
conservatives and two independents.
All the members of the cabinet, in
Guiding the premier, have been re-
turned with substantial majorities. The
opposition leader, Stockton of st. John,
suffered defeat on his full ticket.
GENERAL DOMINION NOTES.
The value of the products of the
mine, exported by Canada 70 the United
States last year, was $14, 900 900. Ten
years ago it was only $4,000 900. This
large increase is due to mining devel-
opments in British Columbia.
According to the statistics prepared
by the British board of trade Canada
is the only country where immigration
during the past year shows an in
crease over that of 1897. Its gain was
20 per cent, While all other countries
show a falling Off of from one to ten
per cent. These official returns include
people of all natlonalities sailing from
ports in the united kingdom, those des-
tined for Canada including 1860 per
sons Of British origin and 1888 foreign
ers. This does not include the Douk-
hobors, who left from Bstoum direct.
1t is stated that If the Ontario ex-
port duty on logs is declared upconsti-
tutional, another means will be adopt
ed of compelling United States mill
owners to saw the logs in that prov
ince. 1t is said increased stumpage
dues would effect the same result.
In the spring of 1898 a party left
Canning, n. s., and vicinity for Fort
Selkirk to establish a saw mill. Mr.
Charles r. Dorman, formerly of Hants-
port, was head of the party as mill
wright, and he writes that they ar
rived in Dawson in q days from St.
Michaels, there they spent 10 DAYS in
getting barge and loading their mill
and supplies. They arrived at their
destination, SelkirK, on Sept. 10. Soon
put up a mill and started saving. They
get 5000 per NJ for rough and $3.50 per
nj for planed lumber; matched lumber
brings $500. Many lies are told about
the country. 1t is said once a man
drinks of the Yukon water he cannot
tell the truth Here the lowest ther
mometer record has been 81 below zero
but lately 30 to 40 below. Can work
saving in open mill comfortably with
the thermometer at the latter figures
The ice is about three feet thick and
ground is frozen about the same dentb
Selkirk is pretty place, situated on
the Yukon a high gravel bank as level
as dyke for about four miles along
the river and one mile back. There
are $50 officers and soldiers here and
about 100 white people besides, and four
women. A baby was born here on the
I'd of December, the first white child
born here. There are two hotels. two
stores. trading posts: and / would as
soon live here as in Nova Scotia If NV
family was here. We have to haul our
hay II miles from uD river and nav
1913 per ton for it--and swamp NAV al
that. Are feeding teams mostly with
flour. it being cheapest
Good clean washing at the Morse
laundry.
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