The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-28


gold. AT the Kemptville, Yarmouth mil
rs tons from the Arfonaut mine yielded a
ounces
The contract for new government
steamer for use in connection with tn
planting and protection of oysters in tn
Maritime Provinces has been awarded t.
the Burrill-Johnson Company of Var
mouth.
Over 10000 barrels of apples wer
shipped from Berwick Station last week.
The Marine and Fisheries Department
will erect new lighthouse at Port Felix
| Guysboro County. The new lighthouse
will be a good one and will have fixet
light
THE steamer Giuseppe Carvaga i:
loading at Halifax for Bermuda and tht
/ West Indies. She will carry 1900 barrel;
| of potatoes to Havana.
On Monday 10 specials were run or
1 the eastern end of the line from Kentville
! to Halifax, and the heaviest shipment OF
apples ever made, including 120 carloads
We're sent for the steamer Loyalist A
shipment of 5000 barrels over the d. A. r
was completed for the steamer Grecian.
The Duke of Cornwall and York laid
the cornerstone of the monument to be
erected in memory of Nova Scotia soldiers
who fell in South Africa, at Halifax.
Luther Watson, aged IA years, met a
sudden death at Truro last week He
went out alone shooting partridge, and
when he did not return home at night a
party of 100 men started out in search of
him. His dead body was found In the
woods with his gun by his side and part
of his head blown off.
The Sissiboo paper and pulp mills,
owned and controlled by Montreal CAPT
talists, has sold it's entire output for the
current year to a German firm.
An interesting event took place in
Providence Church. Yarmouth, Tuesday,
when Miss Anabel Richan eldest daugh-
ter of the late Joseph D. Rogers, and
William S. Cunningham of the firm of
Cunningham Brothers, Halifax, were
united in matrimony. The church was
beautifully decorated with autumn leaves
and ribbons.
Over 10000 quintals of fish, valued at
more than half million dollars, is the
catch of Lunenburg fishermen at the
Grand Banks this year. Out of the 100
schooners and 1900 men who left the port
in June there was not one casualty
Miss Osborne, daughter of Rev. L. S.
Osborne of Newark, N. j., has purchased
a building lot on the corner of Montague
and ST. Mary's Streets, Digby, and will
have a double summer residence erected
this autumn. A few years ago land on
Montague Street was purchased by an
American gentleman for $500. The same,
which has been sold in lots, has brought
$4,000.
Archibald McCallum a well known
| ship builder of Maitland, is dead. He is
said to have been worth $25OO0O. De-
! ceased, who was 50 years of age, leaves a
widow and eight children. Among the
latter are: Mrs. d. C. Clinch, st. John;
Mrs. E. F. Wilson, Halifax; DR.. Mccall
lum, Sydney; Mrs. Capt. George Dougs,
Maitland.
There is in Halifax one of the best col
! lections of B. N. A. stamps in the world.
/ 1t is the property of H. L. Hart Coffin
gen Street The Duke of York is the
! possessor of a fine collection and is a
great philatelist. His highness met Mr..
Hart by appointment during the recent
royal visit on the royal yacht Ophir. The
duke expressed himself as highly pleased
with the collection, particularly the
shades and general arrangement OF the
stamps.
A very pretty wedding took place
| Wednesday at the residence of Hon. w
T. Pipes, Amherst, when his eldes
daughter Miss Helen K, was united II
marriage to Joseph H. Douglas of the
Z Wilbur Douglas. Rev. A. 1. Cresswell
rector of Christ Episcopal Church tiec
the nuptial knot. The newly married
couple left by the G. P. r. for trip tc
Boston and other cities.
The Dominion Iron and Steel Com
pany is turning out about 10000 tons Of
pig iron a month. A vessel is now al
Montreal with a cargo of 1900 tons, ant
another will shortly be dispatched to Eng
land. A third furnace has just beer
started, and this will increase the outpu
| by one~half 1t is expected that one-hall
| of the steel plant will be in operation il
January.
NEW BRUNSWICK.
On Saturday DIR. e. B. Holmes and e
A. Slack of Boston were in ST. John er
route home from a shooting expedition OF
the northwest branch of the Miramchi
Each Of the sportsmen succeeded in OBJ
| tanning a moose, caribou and bear, while
Mr.. Slack shot fine buck deer, whose
beautiful antlers had "a points. The
moose shot by DR.. Holmes had antlerS
having a spread from tip to tip of 6zE
inches and q points. Holmes saw 80 ami
mails, consisting of moose caribou, deel
and bear, while Mr.. Slack saw g. anC
obtained a number of excellent photo.
graphs of game in its native fields
The battle line steamer Pandosia
Capt. Grady, sailed for Cape Town via
Louisburg with cargo of hay shipped by
the British government. The steamer will
take in bunker coal at Louisburg. TIL,
Pandosia's cargo consists of 12S cars Of
hay, containing 1856 bales or 2279 tons.
Judge Gregory on Monday set aside
the verdict entered for the plaintiff few
weeks ago in the parish of Shefneld, ClY1
Court, in the case of Charles w. Nc
Beath VS.. John Jordan, in which thu
plaintiff sought to recover from the de
PENDANT the value of number of gift:
made by him to the latter's daughter II
consideration, as he alleged, of hel
promise to marry him, and ordered ;
verdict for the defendent, with costs o.
the trial and costs of review.
j. ]. McCaffery, manager of the Hote
Dufferin st. John, when given the con
tract to cater for the royal and vice rega
parties, went to New York and engaged {
chef who had presided over the culinar!
affairs of Lord Pauncefote, British min
lister at Washington. the royal part!
were so pleased with the catering tina
when the duke was about to leave h
caused Mr.. McCaffery to be informed tina
he was entitled to use the royal name OF
the Dufferin cards. The following for
mula is thus authorized: "Dufferil
Hotel ]. ]. McCaffery, manager. Ca
terer to their Royal Highnesses the Duk
and Duchess of Cornwall and York during
their visit to st. John"
The war office has asked the Depart
ment of Agriculture to purchase half {
million bushels of oats to be shipped
from st. John.
/ Word from Musquash tells of the cap
ture of a monster bear at that place
few days ago. Bruin was caught In
special trap made by John Harrington
Three rifle balls were needed to END TN
big brute's life. He measured nearly L
feet in length and weighed over 400 lbs.
P. E. ISLAND.
The net proceeds of the big bazar jus
closed in Charlottetown amount to 1854. Al
The bazaar was in aid Of the new st. Duns
tans Cathedral
Marion Laurence addressed in Char
lottetown 1880 children from the Sunday
schools assembled in the First Methods
Church.
THE DOMINION.
-Canada's foreign trade last year ex
ceeded all previous record. The import:
for the first quarter up to the close o.
September have amounted to SAL, 024, 713
and the duty collected thereon TO s., S23,