>From: "Carolyn Wallace" <[email protected]> >To: "ns roots" <[email protected]> >Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 23:30:28 -0400 > > >Eastern Chronicle, New Glasgow, N.S., Thursday, 17 May 1934: > > News From Nearby Towns > ANTIGONISH >Mr. Tupper Foster was in Halifax this week visiting his daughter, Miss >Katherine, and his son, Gordon. Gordon received the Degree of Bachelor of >Commerce from Dalhousie on Tuesday. > >Dr. E.A. Brasset received his Degree of Medicine from Dalhousie on >Tuesday. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Brasset attended the exercises. >Dr. Brasset has been interne at St. Martha's Hospital during the past >three months. It is understood he will practise in Antigonish. > >Dr. Malcolm Chisholm, interne at St. Martha's Hospital during the past >three months, received his M.D., at Dalhousie this week. He is a nephew of >Dr.A.A. Chisholm of Margaree. It is presumed he will practise in Margaree. > >Miss Ronaldine Graham, of Dorchester, Mass., is visiting with friends in >Antigonish. > >Mrs. John Murphy,of Montreal, is visiting friends in Antigonish. She came >primarily to attend the graduation from St. Francis Xavier College of her >daughter, Miss Claire. > >The Misses Rosalind and Kathleen McDonald returned recently from Halifax >where they have been taking classes. > >Prof. Andre Roche, St. Francis Xavier College, left last week for Paris >where he will spend the summer months. He sailed from New York on the >"Lafayette." > >Among the young women and young men who received degrees from St. Francis >Xavier College on Wednesday were the following, from Antigonish Town: Miss >Rosemary Landry, B.A., Duncan J. McDonald, B.A., Neil Mcleod, B.A., Cyril >Reddy, B.A., Antigonish County was furthur represented at the conferring >of degrees by the following young men: Carl D. Corbett, B.A., Harbor >Boucher, Charles Wilkie Grant, B.Sc., James River, John A. Floyd, B.A., >Harbor Centre, and Wm. J. Dyer, B.A., William's Point. > >The class of 1934 , composed of 46 members, received degrees from St. >Francis Xavier on Wednesday. The class was 100 per cent successful. The >address to the graduates was delivered by His Honor Judge Carroll. > >Lobster fishers along our shores are meeting with normal success. The >factory at East Tracadie has a crew of 37 canning. Within the last few >days they have installed a motor plant in order to work a night shift, the >catch being exceptional at that point. The heavy rain of Saturday sent >several streams of fresh water into the harbour. The lobsters will not >live for any length of time in fresh water, and the fishermen had to work >vigorously to preserve their catch. > >Two sections of the country were visited by diastrous fires during the >week. A fire at Ballentyne's Cove made great havoc, destroying many homes >and barns. At Caledonia, the home of Alex Chisholm with all contents was >burned. All parties were heavy losers, as we understand there was >practically no insurance carried. >xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > STELLARTON >Mrs. Margaret Mason, of Halifax, spent last week in town with her parents, >Mr. and Mrs. Angus Rankin. > >Dr. and Mrs. McAlpine, of Providence, R.I., are visiting with Mrs. >McAlpine's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart, Stellar Street. > >Miss Isobel MacKay, who has been attending MacDonald College, St. Ann de >Bellevue, is spending her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George >MacKay. > >Mr. and Mrs. Rod MacLeod returned to their home in North Sydney. While in >town they were the guests of Mrs. MacLeod's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.H. MacLean. > >Cecil Bruce of Halifax, spent last week-end in town with his parents, Mr. >and Mrs. D.M. Bruce. > >Miss Helen Ferguson has returned from Pictou where she was the guest of >her aunt for a week. > >Among those attending the convocation of Dalhousie University were: Mr. >and Mrs. J.B. Aikens, Mrs. Leonard (Stewart?), and her daughter, Miss >Esther, Mrs. W.E. Sproull, Mrs. W.H. MacKinnon and son Clarence, Dr. C.C. >MacIntosh, Mrs. J.J. Fraser and M.E. Faulkner. > >Mrs. Murray Mellish entertained at bridge in honour of Mrs. Rod Mcleod, of >Sydney, last Thursday evening at her home on Stellar Street. Miss Pauline >MacLellan received the prize for high score and Miss Morna MacLellan, the >consolation, while Mrs. McLeod was presented with the guest prize. Mrs. >Gordon Hamilton assisted Mrs. Mellish in serving refreshments. >xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > GUYSBORO >Mrs. E.G. Parks, resident of France, during the last several years and >most recently of Dorchester, Mass., is in Guysboro visiting her brother, >Mr. Christopher Jost and his family. > >Mr. W.L. Fillmore, manager of the local branch of the Royal Bank of >Canada, has been transferred to Digby to be manager of the Royal Bank >there. His place here has been taken by Mr. Gordon Hughes, of Harvey >Station., N.B. > >Mr. William Stanway, much valued employee of the D.& M. Stores, has gone >to Sydney, his former home, to enter the hospital for treatment of >wrenched back muscles. The whole town hopes that his stay in Sydney may be >both short and successful. > >The Eastern Light A.F. and A.M., is planning a big program for May 23rd at >which time the new Masonic Hall will be dedicated. Many out of town Masons >plan to attend the ceremonies, banquet and evening of dancing to follow. >The new hall is well fitted to entertain a large number of guests. The >second floor contains the lodge room and auxiliary rooms , the lower floor >has a large auditorium, stage, two dressing rooms and a kitchen. > >Miss Ethel Torey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Havelock Torey, and an office >employee of the Miner Rubber Company, Halifax, is home to spend a short >vacation with her parents. > >The marriage will take place 0n June 6 in Sacred Heart Church, Sydney , of >Dr. Harvey S. Sutherland, surgeon and physician, of Guysboro, and Miss >Mary C. Young, daughter of Mr. John G. Young, immigration agent and Mrs. >Young, of Sydney.Dr. Sutherland, after graduation from Dalhousie in 1931, >practised at Canso. In the fall of 1933 he removed to Guysboro, where he >has enjoyed a busy practise and eminent success. He is a son of Mr. and >Mrs. Ronald Sutherland of King's Road, Sydney. Miss Young is a graduate >of St. Rita's Hospital, Sydney, and is known in Guysboro, where in 1929 >she was the nurse of the late John W. Walsh, during his long and fatal illness. > >On May 10th, Mr. Robert O'Leary, who lives about a mile out of Guysboro, >narrowly escaped being burned alive when his home caught fire at about 11 >am. Mr. O'Leary had been out very early to tend his nets, returning he lay >down after breakfast to sleep. Two boys passing by chance saw the flames >coming through the kitchen roof. One of the boys rushed into the kitchen, >aroused the soundly sleeping man and got him out to safety. The other ran >to town for help. The fire was seen from town however, and in ten minutes >the volunteer force were at the burning house with an engine pump and >other equipment. The fire was (kept in the kitchen?) and small building >attached to the main body of the house.- and successfully extinguished. > >Capt. Charles O. Magutre recently returned from the United States on >buisness for the Malagash Salt Company, and has gone on a trip to Cape >Breton in the interest of his firm. >xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Carolyn Wallace >___________________________________________ >nsroots mailing list >[email protected] >http://mailman.ednet.ns.ca/cgi-bin/listinfo/nsroots