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From: "Sue O'Neill" <>
Subject: Misc News Tidbits May 11 1907 PART 1 of 2
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 19:23:54 -0500
Because of its length, this message is being sent in 2 parts
Transcribed by John Baird and Sue O'Neill
Reprinted courtesy of Robinson-Blackmore Printing and Publishing
DAILY NEWS
SATURDAY, MAY 11TH , 1907
A SAD CASE
John Murphy, a fisherman from Ionia, P.B.,
arrived by last nights train from Placentia to
enter hospital for treatment. He has been
suffering for sometime from a swollen leg and
recently had to give up work and use
crutches. Murphy is married, with seven small
children , and will likely be incapacitated from
the fishery, this season. At the railway station
he was met by Hon. E. M. Jackman, who accompanied
him to the hospital. He will likely be operated upon today.
HEAVY SEA IN CONCEPTION BAY
The storm of yesterday caused a heavy sea to
heave in, in Conception Bay. The wind was from
south-east, and along the beach the water was the
highest seen at this date for many years. At
Holyrood and vicinity, the sea came up to the
railway track, and at dusk the whole bay was a
seething mass of foam. But for the heavy rain,
which beat the sea down, it is believed that damage would have resulted.
LONGSHOREMEN NOMINATION
The Longshoremen held a special meeting in the
Star of the Sea Hall, Thursday nigh, when the
nomination of candidates for office for the coming year took place, as follows.
President James McGrath
Vice Do. M. McDonald
Asst. V. Do. J Dempsey
2nd. Asst. V. Do. Wooldrige
1st Treas. J. Cahil
2nd Do. M Hallaran and R. Squires
Rec. Sec. T. J. Allan
Marshal F. Woods
The election takes place at the annual meeting on Thursday night next.
SKIPPED FROM TOWN
After Doing His Employer
An Assyrian, named Assad Coles, who was employ of
Mr. Kaleen Noah, has skipped the country after
letting in his late employer for about
$300. When Mr. Noah was in Liverpool purchasing
goods, he came across Assad, who was stranded,
fitted him out with clothing, put him up at a
good hotel, and afterwards furnished him with a
first class to St. Johns, by the S> S. Dahome,
and £4 for pocket money on the passage
out. Soon after arrival he lifted $15 from the
safe, which was almost immediately missed, and he
was forced to disgorge, having been found by the
cashier at an uptown house, and admitted the
theft. Later he secured $30 from the cashier
under alleged false pretenses, and a sum of $8
from Mrs. Noah. Assad is now missing from the
city, and it is suspected that he left for parts unknown, by Tuesdays express.
BANKERS LOSE CABLES
During the storm of three weeks ago, which was
severely felt on the Banks, the schooner Execlda,
Capt. John Lewis, M. H. A. , lost 2 anchors and
60 fathom of cable. One of Mr. Samuel Harris
vessels lost 200 fathom of cable in the same
gale. The loss is a costly one, as the cable was worth about $2.25 per fathom.
VIRGINIA PASSENGERS
The S. S. Virginia Lake, Parsons, arrived at Port
aux Basques at 5.30 a.m. yesterday with the
following passengers: Capt. Du Bois, J. T.
Taylor, Ashlin Miller, Lees Lecke, Husctis
Caypte, Reynolds, Boyd, McLellan Lane, Bishop,
Whitmore, Morison, Robinson, Matthews, Deveraux,
Tooton, Thackeray, Fitzpatrick, Taylor, Saxey;
Mesdames Fitzpatrick, Taylor, Saxey; Miss
McLellan, Bell and Cowan. The express is due at 5 p.m.
HARBOR GRACE NEWS
Hon. Eli Dawe, M. H. A. , Messrs A Barnes, M. H.
A. D. A. Ryan of Kings Cove, and C. A. C. Bruce were in town yesterday.
Capt. James Ryan of Spaniards Bay came in by
Wednesday afternoons train on business and returned home that evening.
Dr. Paterson went out by Wednesday mornings
train and Messrs Edward Parsons , C. D. Garland,
Allan Parsons and H. F. Shortis by the evening train.
The operatives at Messrs R. Rutherford & Sons
saw mill were very busy today, work having been
begun at 4 a.m. , to fill rush orders from St. Johns.
The Shannon Park committee last summer commenced
the work of draining the park, 1,100 feet of
drains were undertaken . From the proceeds of
Mr. Shortiss lecture it is hoped the work will be completed .
Mr. Thomas Keefe who left home last fall and
spent the winter in New York, returned home by Wednesday nights train.
Mr. Joseph Ross who has been confined to his room
for nearly a fortnight by a heavy cold is much
improved today, and all will be pleased when he
is again able to return to business.
The Captain Lieutenant and some friends of the
Salvation Army here went to Carbonear today to
reproduce that performance of The Availing Rock
of Ages, at the citadel tonight. A large
attendance should be present to see the production of the piece.
There seems to be good foundation for the rumor
now current that a number of talented people here
are writing a drama entitled The Poor Mans
Dog, which will be put upon the boards next fall
. What a howl there will be in dogmatic circles when the piece is presented.
It is reported that Dr. Mahoney of Brigus who has
been in town for some weeks intends settling
here. Now that Dr. Ames has decided to transfer
his practice to the north shore there should be
no difficulty in Dr. Mahoney fitting into the
vacancy. Dr. Mahoney is spoken of as a skillful
physician and should do well if he decide to establish himself here.
Messrs Munn & Co.s steamer Louise left for
Greens Harbor, T. B.. last night, to load wood
for this port. She may assist in setting afloat
this firms schooner Pembina, which stuck in the
launchways when being launched, after undergoing
repairs this winter at Greens Harbor . Messrs
R. D. McRae & Sons schooner Clara, Captain W.
Yetman, sailed , today for Sydney to load coal for this port.
It must have inspired Mr. H. F. Shortis to
greater effort when on Tuesday evening he
confronted the large and intelligent audience
which assembled at the Academy Hall to listen to
the historic events of the past connected with
Conception Bay in General and Hr. Grace
particular. The hall was well and comfortably
filled, by an appreciative audience and from the
start to the finish the subject matter of the
lecture held the assemblage to keen
attention. Judge Seymour acting as chairman,
announced the program of the evening and after
naming the first item Mrs. T. Jones favored the
company with a song, The Garden of Sleep.which
was beautifully rendered and generously
applauded. Miss OConnell then came forward with
a solo entitled Whisper and I shalll Hear,
which brought out the excellence of this ladys
voice ability and elicited much applause. Mr. W.
J. Lynch, in a way peculiar to himself which is
not capable of being imitated, presented the
song, A Bit of Blarney, which was well executed
and thunderously approved. Miss
Coady accompanied the singer on the piano and
earned her quota of approval. At 8 40 the
lecturer being called upon , stepped forward and
by way of preface solicited the pardon of the
audience for speaking hurriedly, as the lecture
was a lengthy one and it would be necessary to
hasten because of limited time. It is a pity his
decision was carried into effect, for by so doing
the symmetry of construction, the finely rounded
periods, and the rhetorical attributes of the
lecture did not show to their highest
degree. Despite this drawback the lecturer
entertained , amused, instructed, and interested
his listeners in a manner rarely achieved by those who attempt lectures.
Mr. Shortis being a Harbor Gracian, the writer
finds it difficulty to give an extended notice of
Tuesday nights lecture, for the subject cannot
be done justice to in a news item, and , besides,
the idea of speaking about a performance well
executed by a former resident and a native of
this town, does not consider with ones notion of
the fitness of things. However it is only fair
to say that pioneers in the establishment of
religion in this bay, the founder of different
settlements, the heroes of the cod, herring and
whale fishery , and of frozen pans; the leaders
in commercial pursuits the defenders of their
homes during the French and American wars with
Britain, as they affected Conception Bay, the
manners and customs of our ancestors and the
individuals who gained notoriety in the past ,
were all touched upon and vividly portrayed. At
a little past 10 oclock the lecture was brought
to a close, the audience being well satisfied
with all they had heard. His Lordship Bishop
March, with suitable comment, proposed a vote of
thanks to the lecturer, and Rev. Canon Noel in a
humorous vein , seconded the proposition. The
vote was given by acclamation, Mr. Shortis
acknowledged the appreciation of his effort in a
few graceful words. After singing the National
Anthem , the audience dispersed. Many of those
present before leaving the hall, went to the
platform to offer congratulation to Mr. Shortis
and gave him a hearty hand shake. If any man was
supremely happy in the hall that night it was the
lecturer, for every look, every intonation of
voice, and his general deportment, gave evidence
of his frame of mind, and the man must be a
disciple of Zeno himself who did not respond to
the contagion of felicity communicated by the
lion of the hour. Who will say Harbor Gracians do
not know how to do honor to a prophet in his own town?
The sum realized from the sale of tickets was
$42, which will be donated to the Shannon Park
funds. It is for the benefit of the park the
lecture was given , and considering the low price
at which the tickets were sold, the amount realized was good.
CORRESPONDENT
Harbor Grace, May 9th, 1907
PART 2 to follow
Sue O'Neill
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