************************************** **************************************** Page #2....Twillingate Sun ...April 28, 1917 Our Weekly Budget from St. John�s... The West End Grocer who cashed a twenty cent cheque for twenty dollars, has recovered his money from the customers whom he knew. The customer had earned twenty dollars or more, so did not examine the cheque closely, which through a mistake by the clerk had been drawn for 20 cents instead of 20 dollars. �All�s well that end�s well.� The sealing steamer Viking brought the Key of the 1917 voyage, being the last of the fleet. She arrived on Wednesday and hailed for 10,500 prime seals which are in splendid condition. St. Thomas� and St. Mary�s Parishes held their annual meetings last week. The financial wardens of both Parishes reported a most successful year. HUTCHINGS, MOORE and COISH are the names of the boys implicated in the stealing of over $1200.00 from PARKER and MONROE. HUTCHINGS the principal met MOORE on his way to the West End store, after sharing with him they started for Topsail, where HUTCHINGS boarded the other for Bell Island, while Moore returned to the city. Here he met COISH and gave him a share of the cash, and afterwards started for the Southern shore. On arrival at their destination COISH decided to return home, but MOORE started on to Mobile and purchased a horse and waggon. COISH upon reaching home told the story to his father who immediately acquainted the detectives and handed them the cash MOORE gave to his son. On Saturday HUTCHINGS and MOORE were sentenced to 9 months in the Pen. During the Diana�s unsuccessful attempt to rescue the missing men from Joe BATT�s Arm, the Capt. reports having seen thousands of Harps and Hoods sufficient to load the ship twice over. The seals had, no doubt, drifted south and so escaped the fleet. According to the casualties lists coming in Our Boys have been again in action, and evidently in the thickest of the fight. It is hoped the list will not be heavy. The Rev. Dr. JONES of St. Thomas� gave a brilliant lecture to the Masonic fraternity on Thursday evening in the Temple. His subject being �Masonic Ideals.� A large attendance was present. Colonel OTWAY has been apprised of the appointment of Staff Capt. and Mrs. TURNER to Nfld. and are due to arrive by next express. Owing to the large casualty lists coming in many sociables which were to take place this week have been indefinitely postponed. The convalescent home on the Waterford Bridge Road was opened on Saturday, and several patients were received. Miss Jessie EDGAR had been appointed matron. The laborers are now looking for more pay --$3.00 per day, or 15 % advance on what they at present receive. The Government have appointed a Commissiion to make a thorough enquiry of the high prices of foodstuffs and of our food supply generally. It is high time that such a step was taken, for the prices ruling now are almost beyond the reach of the ordinary man, especially flour and potatoes. It is said that very little fish carrying will be done by the fishermen this summer in consequence of the fresh fish corporations buying up all the green fish. It this be the case the labour in handling fish around St. John�s and outports will be almost nil. FEARNS schooner �Mary Mildred� from Cadiz sank off DAVEY�s wharf on Monday last. It appears that while making the Narrows, before daylight, she struck a submerged growler, below the water line. The schr. began to leak, but the crew managed to keep the water under control, and the Capt. managed to get her to port, and ran her aground in DAVEY�s Cove. The schr. was made fast but, unfortunately, when the tide rose in the morning the moorings parted and she fell off in deep water and sank. An effort will be made to refloat her. Word has just been received of the torpedoeing of the FURNESS liner �Annapolis� which left here about a fornight ago. ******************************** AD ..Ladies Costumes..Just opened, an assortment of Dark and Light Tweed, Black Cloth, Black and Blue Serg....J.W. HODGE, Path-end ********************************************* AD...JOB Bros. & Co. Ltd., St. John�s.... Importers Buyers of English, Canadian, of Codfish, Cod-Oil, American and Foreign Seal Oil, Seal Skins, Wares of all Kinds, Lobsters, Herring and Salmon.....We pay cash for all produce....Provisions, Nails, Iron, Solder, Groceries, Oakum, Blocks, Flux etc., Ships� Stores, Pitch, Thimbles, Cordage, Tars, Tin ....always in stock and selling at lowest prices.....Climax Dairy Meal and Climax Molasses Feed......agents for Royal Fire & Life Insurance of Liverpool, Union Marine Insurance Co. Liverpool. **************************************** AD...Nothing Nicer Whether you are hot or not than a good Ice Cream Ice Cream Freezers $2.50 to $3.50 .....EARLE Sons & Co. ************************************************ AD....The best way Jokesmiths tell of three good ways to publish information. Telegraph, Telephone and Tell a Woman! But the Last named way is Best, and the Best way to reach the Ladies, God bless �em, is by advertising in THE TWILLINGATE SUN *********************************************** Another Locally Built Ship.....Mr. Ben TULK, formerly manager for the A.N.D. Co. at MILLERTON, but for the last few years resident at St. George�s is building a 400 ton vessel over there. She is to be equipped with twin auxiliary engines. ********************************************** NOTICE: The trap net and bultow committee are especially requested to meet in the Courthouse on Tuesday, May 1st at 8:00 pm..George ROBERTS Chairman *************************** Plenty of Salt...A cargo of 7,000 tons of salt arrived in St. John�s last week. ********************************* Grand Falls has had another recurrence of the Patriotic spirit which breaks out at the call of duty. About thirty young men volunteered from there last week. Among the names from Tw�gate are Lloyd LUNNEN and Fred SPENCER. The former is son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew LUNNEN and the latter is son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark SPENCER who have already two sons on active service. The name of Samuel SEELEY is also given. Can someone give us information. A schooner owned by A.H. MURRAY has just arrived in St. John�s after taking a year to make the trip across the Atlantic and back. She was three times driven back by storms and had to refit. *********************** The shop and residence of a Syrian named Domnic RICHARDS at Norris Arm was destroyed by fire last Saturday. RICHARDS had $10,000. insurance on the property. ***************************** (Picture of Pte. Samuel BLAKE)..... Mrs. George BLAKE received a telegram from the Colonial Secretary this week saying that her son No.2244 Pte. Samuel BLAKE, at 6th Stationary Hospital, Frevent, France, had been transferred to train ambulance suffering from mild gunshot wound in left leg. A later telegram conveyed theinformation that he had been admitted to Wandsworth hospital. ******************************** We learn the Mr. M. J. BISHOP, who four years ago was day-school teacher at Crow Head and since spent three years with EARLE Sons & Co. at Fogo, is now doing well as machine-operator in the munition plant of the Steel Co. of Canada at Montreal and is devoting his spare time to the cause of training for overseas service. His brother who has finished his examinations for entrance to McGill University has enlisted in the Royal Aviation Corps and hopes soon to have the privilege of meeting some of �Ours� who are so bravely fighting for the cause of humanity on the other side of the Atlantic. Both boys are O.K. ****************************************** Owing to unavoidable circumstances the opening of the Artificial Limbs Department will be delayed until May 20th, instead of April 20th, as previously advertised by us. It will be open two months. *********************************** The Viking with 10,500 seals arrived in St. John�s last week on Monday thus closing the seal fishery. ****************************** CONCERTS: Concerts, as the season draws to a close are occurring with great frequency. Wednesday night the young mens Debating Club gave a play --The District School--in the Victoria Hall, which was fairly well attended. Mrs. DOXSEE acted as accompanist. Mr. Chesley ROBERTS the President of the Club was in charge; and was also Professor Simpkins of the play. The jokes were amusing and the affair was very successful and quite entertaining. Icecream and candy were sold and proceeds were about $38.00 but there were some expenses and the net proceeds will be about $28.00, half of which goes to the Red Cross Fund. A tea and concert were given by the Meth. Bible Class in the A.L. B. Armory on Thursday night The Debating Club also went to Morton�s Hr. on Thursday, and were to give their play at that place at night. ***************************** ********************************* __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree