The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-16

to the applicant at $l2 per mile Two
other lots, one west of Eel RIVER anu tile
other at Deadwater Brook, Maua"aa ma
County, were secured by the respective
applicants
THE Maritime Combination Rack Co.,
which is to Manufacture for the MARI
time Provinces a patent rack for farm
wagons. was organized at Fredericton on
Monday The capital stock is $zoVVo.
John Palmer was elected president ana
w. G. Clark secretary
The St. John Board OF Trade has is
sued ILLUSTRATED st. John. me CORN
wall and York Cotton Company held an
organization meeting on Saturday. All
the stock has been taken up ana more
applications were in than could be sup
piled The directors elected are; george
w. Jones' Kettle Jones, James f. ROBERT
son, James Manchester. Ihomas NC
Ayity. w. H. Thorne j. Morris Robinson
These directors have elected Col. George
w ZONES president and James f. Robert
son vice president Both mills will start
up about Jan. with about 500 hands.
DOMINION.
Another valuable find of iron ore in
the Goulals Bay district, about 30 miles
up the Canadian shore from the Soo Is.
reported by Prof, Wilmot
Edward Whymper the celebrated AL
pine climber, who has spent the last sea-
son In the Canadian Rockies, has com
pleted his work and is now on his way
east en- route for London, where he will
put into book form the result OF MS Ia
bors.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad has
surveyed a route across Maine to form
connecting link between parts OF us sys-
TEN and provide a through line Tor us
traffic from the Atlantic to the Paclilc'
The road now crosses Maine from Mat
tawamkeag to Vanceboro, under lease
Arrangement. on Maine Central tracks.
BY building line from Mattawamkeag
to Princeton the Canadian racine rail-
road can be independent, and can make
connections which will give 1t through
traffic by a shorter and easier route. Ihe
line will cross a hitherto undeVeloped
part Of Maine.
The Christmas number Of the Cana
dian Magazine has a distinctiYely native
cover in which colored maple leaves are
the leading feature. The drawings and
photographs are by Canadian artists ana
the articles and stories, with one eXcep-
ton, are by Canadian writer's.
In the Province of quebec the Eng
fish population has increased during the
past ten years by 30. 403. The total Eng
fish population Of Quebec Province is now
1872. $50. whereas the French population Is
,307 $50.
The plans for the new Westminster
bridge, for which the British Columbia
government is calling for tenders were
seized by the collector of customs at
Victoria for duty. They were prepared at
Kansas City by Mr.. WaddelL
The present year has been a record
one in the house building line in Toronto.
Permits have been issued to date for the
erection Of $50 dwellings, valued at $l,29l'
co., This does not include SlOOOO apart
ment house. Last year the permits for
dwellings numbered &c., representing $780,
Co.,
The Ontario Gazette announces the
incorporation Of the Dresden Beet Sugar
Company. capital $500, 600; the Osawobik
Mining Company, Sault Ste. Marie, capt
tai S25OOOOO: the Redeemer Mining and
Milling Company, Windsor capital S5O'-
900; E. w Gillett Company, Toronto,
capital S35O,00O
The Right Hon. E. Barton, prime min
lister of Australia has cabled Sir Wilfrid
Laurier accepting the suggestion OF the
latter that representatives, OF the Domlh-
ion of Canada and the Commonwealth OF
Australia meet and confer in London next
June upon trade and other matters.
The Baptist Church of CharlottetOwn,
p E l. has extended A call TO Rev Jo-
seph L. Miner, NJ. A. pastor OF the First
Baptist Church. Plymouth, Mass. Mr..
Miner is a Nova Scotian, and was for
merly associated with DR.. Steele at Am
herst.
Frank Jones Of the registrar generals
department. Parliament Buildings, has
composed and published The CANADIAN
Two-Step." This latest addition to the
fascinations Of dance music is dedicated
BY permission to the Countess Of Mimic,
who is stated to have expressed her
highest appreciation Of Mr.. Jones pro-
duction, and is sending some copies to
London.
At the foundry of the Henry Bonnard
Bronze Company in West Sixteenth
Street Montreal there has been cast
bronze statue Is feet high, after model
by Hamilton MacCarthy of Ottawa, TO
commemorate the deeds Of Nova Scotians
who fell In the BOer war. When com
pleted the figure. which symbOlizes Cana
dian infantry in the attitude Of signalling
Enemy in Sight" will be shipped TO
Halifax where It viii surmount memo
rial monument. the cornerstone Of which
was laid by the Duke Of York.
The Winnipeg clearing house returns
for the month Of November show an In
crease Of ss,357,5e4 over the preceding