Eastern Chronicle, New Glasgow, N.S., 13 Oct 1942: Mrs. JOSEPH HOWARD Boston Word was received this morning of the death, last week, in Boston of Mrs. Joseph Howard, who many years ago, lived in New Glasgow. Her late husband established a flour mill here on the east bank of the East River, which flourished for several years. Later they moved to Boston. Mrs. Howard was a very pretty and a very fine woman and was esteemed by all who knew her.(*I'll bet they knew her first name too.) Her remains were brought to Springhill, where her sister, Mrs. A.H. MacLeod lives and from whose home she was buried yesterday. A brother also survives, Allister Fraser of Saint John, retired Manager of the C.P.R. Maritime Telegraph system. A daughter, Maude, predeceased her mother some years ago, dying in the West, a victim of tuberculosis. To the sister and brother will be extended deepest sympathy from those who will remember Mrs. Howard and will regret to learn of her passing. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx JOHN H. ROBERTSON Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Jonathon Robertson, Albion Street, West Side, of the death of their son, John H. Robertson at his home at Edgewood, R.I., following an illness of two months. He is survived by his wife and five children, also his parents, three sisters, Mrs. Homer Gratto, Mrs. Murray Gratto and Mrs. Stanley Strickland, all in New Glasgow and three brothers, James, Boston;Bernard with the Forestry Corps overseas; and Emery with the Royal Canadian Air Force at Manitoba. The funeral service and interment took place at Edgewood on Friday afternoon, October 9. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx JOHN W. McGREGOR Victoria Word has been received in New Glasgow of the death in St. Joseph's Hospital, Victoria, B.C., of John William McGregor, in his 69th year. Mr. McGregor was born at Churchville, Pictou County, but left here about 36 years ago. He is survived by one brother, Alex, of Churchville and two sisters, Mary, Mrs.D.K. MacKay of St.Paul's and Annie, of Churchville. Interment was at Vistoria. The late John T.McGregor, Municipal Councillor for the Churchville district was a brother of the deceased. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx TOWN PAID FOR STOLEN BICYCLE The town of New Waterford paid for a bicycle under peculiar circumstances recently. A bicycle stolen from a citizen of New Waterford was recovered by the police and the owner notified. A short time later the owner called for his property but in the meantime another thief had stolen the bicycle from the police station and the town council had to foot the bill. It would be interesting to know if the thief in both instances was the same thief of the first theft and the second theft. One could become involved in the question,"Who stole the bicycle?" xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Carolyn Wallace

The upper side is the highway over the mountains and down Kelly's Mountain. The lower side takes us past Rita's tearoom and by Sydney rather than the Baddeck area. I can't remember what the highway numbers are... (could look at a map, of course!) Yes, the ferry goes to Digby - sorry - I forgot since its been sooooo long and we also took the Scotia Prince from Portland to Yarmouth.. The year we went from Saint John to DIGBY we did so because we wanted to visit my sister in Pleasant River. Iris In a message dated 2/5/2010 6:06:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: ____________________________________ From: Nelson <[email protected]> To: karenn <[email protected]>; [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Fri, February 5, 2010 2:22:15 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Ferry Service to N.S. Discontinued To Iris I've lived in Cape Breton all my life 70+ years and this is the first time I've heard the expression - >> Of course, driving through Cape Breton is always a treat, whether you >> drive the lower side or the upper side. Then we take the ferry from North >> Sydney to Newfoundland at night so we can sleep and prepare to drive >> again >> once in Port aux Basques. We hit Tim Hortons immediately off the boat! >> >> Iris Where is the lower side and the upper side? Nelson ----- Original Message ----- From: "karenn" <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > To: <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > Cc: <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Ferry Service to N.S. Discontinued > the ferry does not go from St. John to Yarmouth it goes from St. John to > Digby and then you would have to drive to Yarmouth. > Karen > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > > To: <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) >; <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > > Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 12:08 PM > Subject: Re: [NS-L] Ferry Service to N.S. Discontinued > > >> >> Saint John, NB isn't that far really and its a nice city. Bar Harbour >> requires that you exit off the highway somewhere around Bangor to Acadia >> penninsula, while Saint John requires about another 3 hours north after >> Bangor - if you take Rt 9 and through the border at Calais, Maine. Of >> course, getting your scheduling right so that you can take the ferry from >> Saint John to Yarmouth could be another issue.. >> >> We drive up to Newfoundland every year and never take the ferry from >> Portland or Bar Harbour or Saint John. We tried Saint John one year but >> felt like we wasted time and money having to take a motel in Saint John >> then pay the early am ferry and drive from Yarmouth across Nova Scotia. >> It >> was a longer drive than if we do what we've always done - drive up >> through >> Calais then through Saint John, Moncton area and on to Nova Scotia, going >> across the NB/NS border at Amherst. Nice tourist stop there and you could >> catch the Pipers. And you're on your own time.. >> >> Of course, driving through Cape Breton is always a treat, whether you >> drive the lower side or the upper side. Then we take the ferry from North >> Sydney to Newfoundland at night so we can sleep and prepare to drive >> again >> once in Port aux Basques. We hit Tim Hortons immediately off the boat! >> >> Iris >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: bob gillis <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > >> To: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) >> Sent: Fri, Feb 5, 2010 9:31 am >> Subject: Re: [NS-L] Ferry Service to N.S. Discontinued >> >> On 2/4/2010 7:53 PM, Brian Smith wrote: >>> Hi: >> This message slightly off topic, however I think it relates to anyone >> who has family in N.S. and who goes back and forth every few years >> to research their ancestry like I do. I just found out yesterday that >> the Maine to N.S. ferries are to be discontinued (from Portland and >> from Bar Harbor). There is a message at Bay Ferries website >> <http://www.catferry.com/cat-statement-2009.html> >> _http://www.catferry.com/cat-statement-2009.html_ (http://www.catferry.com/cat-statement-2009.html) that details why. >> Nearest ferry for anyone going from the states to N.S. will be St. >> John New Brunswick which is a hike. They cite dropping revenues as >> their reason. >> the web sit says: >> On December 15, 2009, the Government of Nova Scotia informed Bay >> Ferries Limited there would not be an extension of financial support >> for ferry service out of Yarmouth for the 2010 operating season. >> >> As a result, the high-speed ferry service delivered by our vessel >> "The CAT" will end. >> Is this CAT Ferry the auto and truck Ferry or is that a separate service? >> bob gillis >> ---------------------------------------- >> asic List Commands: >> 1. To post to the list >> end a message to: >> [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) >> 2. How to unsubscribe >> . List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- >> [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) that contains only the word >> nsubscribe >> b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- >> [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) that contains only the word >> nsubscribe >> 3. 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Hello, About 5 years ago I had an article published in a Truro newspaper about the large McNUTT family in Salmon River, and 2 different ladies responded. I corresponded with them that year, but I probably haven't heard from them since. I am ready to type up a small report on the 6 CORKILL siblings who arrived in Canada between 1873 and 1875. And I would like to find more descendants of Charles and Julia (CORKILL) McNUTT. This is the same family which is mentioned on the "GeneJane" web site. And I have the names of their 10 children, and that has been posted on the Lists before. And, I know that Charles McNUTT was killed in a trainyard accident in 1902. And I know that his widow, Mrs. Julia McNUTT, lived a fairly long life. I have been reminded today that one of the ladies who wrote to me 5 years ago was part of the MacINTOSH family. She said one of her aunts was a volunteer at the Colchester Historical Society at the time. And I think she was from one of the McNUTT daughters. The other lady was part of a CROWELL family, and the family had a "furniture store" in the area. I seem to remember she was descended from one of the McNUTT sons. The 2 ladies did not know of each other, and I told each about the other. I would like to reconnect with them and wondered whether anyone knew of them. (I have corresponded with the Colchester Historical Society, and they didn't offer any information on the 2 ladies.) If anyone needs more details, I will look in my box of papers about my LEWIS / CORKILL great-grandparents to see if I can find the pages. Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) P.S. I have found about 8 descendants of my great-grandparents, and this week I sent 6 of them a copy of my unfinished report on their .13. children. I hope to send them additional information next month. I have received new information on the some of the CORKILL siblings, and I would like to type up a summary of that information and send it to "distant cousins," also. I do correspond with a descendant of Edward CORKILL arriving in Vancouver, BC, in 1873. And I have just found a descendant of Mrs. Esther (CORKILL) COFFIN of Nantucket, MA. So, if I can reconnect with the descendants of Mrs. Julia (CORKILL) McNUTT, or find more descendants, IF they want to share their information, I will add it to my report. Their youngest brothers, John CORKILL and Robert CORKILL, arriving in Halifax in 1874 at Ages 5 and 3, never had children. (John married Elizabeth CHISHOLM, and Robert never married.)

----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Wallace" <[email protected]> To: "Carolyn Wallace" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 9:57 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Bent-Pringle,Hfx.; (Info on married BENT) > Hi Carolyn: > > I was thrilled to see your Bent/Pringle wedding notice. I have been > researching the Canadian MOSELEY line for years. As a child I knew Evie > Moseley Grieg. I lived in Montreal & visited my maternal grandfather > every summer. My mother, Dorothy Mabel (Moss) Moseley & I visited Evie > Grieg each summer. She tried unsuccessfully to interest my father, Egerton > Tilton Moseley, in the Moseley family history. I vaguely remember both > Evie Grieg & Mabel Constance Moseley (spinster) talking about Henry & > Ebenezer Moseley, half-hull models of Moseley ships, etc. Evie Moseley > was the keeper of the family history. She said it would go to a Mrs. > Adamson when she (Evie) died. I have tried unsuccessfully to find a trace > of that Mrs. Adamson on Marlborough in Halifax. > > Your notice confirmed the facts I have about the Bent family are correct. > I didn't remember that Arthur & Evie lived on Newtown Ave. That may be > helpful. > > If you wish, post this to the NS List. > > I have a daughter named Carolyn Wallace so I always notice your posts. > > Thanks for posting. > > Joan Bourinot Moseley-Wallace > Ottawa, Canada > > --------------------------------------------- > SNIPS >>>> BENT- PRINGLE > > A quiet wedding of interest to many throughout the province took place > on Tuesday evening, Oct.6, at St. Paul's Church, Halifax, when Kathleen > Ernestine Pringle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Pringle, Three Rivers, > Que., was united in marriage to Louis Milner Bent, son of Rev.L.R.Bent, > rector of St.James' Church and Mrs. Bent. Rev.Ven. Archdeacon Savary > officiated at the ceremony in the presence of immediate relatives. The > organist of St. Paul's rendered the wedding music. The bride was > attractive in a beige dress worn with brown accessories. She carried a > bouquet of yellow sunset roses. Mrs. Gerald Bowes was matron of honor > while Alton Bent, brother of the groom, was groomsman. A reception was > later held at the home of the groom's aunt, Mrs.A.W. > Greig, Newtown Avenue. > >

Sounds like you have a great system B UT the Saint John ferry NEVER went to Yarmouth. You land in Digby and have a nice couple hours drive up the Annapolis Valley and take the exit at Truro for Newfoundland. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 12:08 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Ferry Service to N.S. Discontinued > > Saint John, NB isn't that far really and its a nice city. Bar Harbour > requires that you exit off the highway somewhere around Bangor to Acadia > penninsula, while Saint John requires about another 3 hours north after > Bangor - if you take Rt 9 and through the border at Calais, Maine. Of > course, getting your scheduling right so that you can take the ferry from > Saint John to Yarmouth could be another issue.. > > We drive up to Newfoundland every year and never take the ferry from > Portland or Bar Harbour or Saint John. We tried Saint John one year but > felt like we wasted time and money having to take a motel in Saint John > then pay the early am ferry and drive from Yarmouth across Nova Scotia. It > was a longer drive than if we do what we've always done - drive up through > Calais then through Saint John, Moncton area and on to Nova Scotia, going > across the NB/NS border at Amherst. Nice tourist stop there and you could > catch the Pipers. And you're on your own time.. > > Of course, driving through Cape Breton is always a treat, whether you > drive the lower side or the upper side. Then we take the ferry from North > Sydney to Newfoundland at night so we can sleep and prepare to drive again > once in Port aux Basques. We hit Tim Hortons immediately off the boat! > > Iris > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bob gillis <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, Feb 5, 2010 9:31 am > Subject: Re: [NS-L] Ferry Service to N.S. Discontinued > > On 2/4/2010 7:53 PM, Brian Smith wrote: >> Hi: > This message slightly off topic, however I think it relates to anyone > who has family in N.S. and who goes back and forth every few years > to research their ancestry like I do. I just found out yesterday that > the Maine to N.S. ferries are to be discontinued (from Portland and > from Bar Harbor). There is a message at Bay Ferries website > <http://www.catferry.com/cat-statement-2009.html> > http://www.catferry.com/cat-statement-2009.html that details why. > Nearest ferry for anyone going from the states to N.S. will be St. > John New Brunswick which is a hike. They cite dropping revenues as > their reason. > the web sit says: > On December 15, 2009, the Government of Nova Scotia informed Bay > Ferries Limited there would not be an extension of financial support > for ferry service out of Yarmouth for the 2010 operating season. > > As a result, the high-speed ferry service delivered by our vessel > "The CAT" will end. > Is this CAT Ferry the auto and truck Ferry or is that a separate service? > bob gillis > ---------------------------------------- > asic List Commands: > 1. To post to the list > end a message to: > [email protected] > 2. How to unsubscribe > . List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > nsubscribe > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > nsubscribe > 3. How to subscribe > end an email containing only the word > ubscribe > o [email protected] > 4. How to change to Digest mode > . Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > . Subscribe to Digest mode > end an email containing only the word > ubscribe > o [email protected] > ------------------------------ > o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > he message > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Eastern Chronicle, New Glasgow, N.S., Thursday, 15 Oct 1942: MacINTOSH- FRASER Last evening a beautiful and interesting wedding featured the social life of New Glasgow. It was the marriage of Miss Kathryn Tait Fraser, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Fraser, of Hospital Avenue, to Lieut.Alexander Murdock MacIntosh, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.A. MacIntosh, of Sydney. The ceremony took place in Trinity United Church at eight o'clock, Rev. James Leadbetter, New Annan, officiated, assisted by Rev.C.R.F. MacLennan, minister of Trinity United Church, with Mrs.E. Stewart MacDonald presiding at the organ. The ushers were Messers Drummond Fraser, brother of the bride, Ernest Ross, Quebec, Ray Murray, Stellarton, and Fred Forbes, Moncton. The groom and groomsman, Lieut. Chesley Fraser, were both in military uniform. Mrs. Chesley Fraser was matron of honor and the bridesmaids were Miss Eleanor Fraser, youngest sister of the bride, and Miss Kay MacIntosh of Sydney, sister of the groom.The bride was given away by her father. Following the impressive ceremony the guests followed to the Fraser home on Hospital Avenue where a delightful reception was held. After the reception Mr. and Mrs/ MacIntosh left on a motor tour of the Maritimes after which they will reside in Halifax. The lovely bride, Kathryn, is an M.A. from Mount Allison University. Lieut. MacIntosh is a law student at Dalhousie University and is completing his final year and keeping up his training for the service. Note* This was a very long write-up mentioning many guests etc.I could copy it if anyone is interested by sending me their e-mail address. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ROSS- INMAN London, England A quiet wedding was solemnized on Aug.22, in Streatham Vale Church, London, England, when Doris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Inman, 59 Helmsdale Road, Streatham, London, England, became the bride of Daniel Girvan Ross, youngest son of Mrs. Bertha Ross and the late William Ross of Stellarton, N.S. The groom is attached to the Royal Canadian Engineers having enlisted in 1940. He has been overseas for the past two years. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx WARD- JACKSON A quiet wedding took place at the Manse of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Westville, when Miss Jennie Jackson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles O. Jackson, Park Street, Westville, became the bride of Sergeant John Arthur Ward of Stellarton, Rev.G.S. Mitchell, D.D., officiating. The bride wore a suit of air force blue with navy and white accessories and corsage of Johanna Hill roses. She was attended by Miss Esther Darroch while Bdr.Anthony J. Connors, R.C.A. was groomsman. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, after which the bride and groom left for Prince Edward Island on a honeymoon trip. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Carolyn Wallace

To Iris I've lived in Cape Breton all my life 70+ years and this is the first time I've heard the expression - >> Of course, driving through Cape Breton is always a treat, whether you >> drive the lower side or the upper side. Then we take the ferry from North >> Sydney to Newfoundland at night so we can sleep and prepare to drive >> again >> once in Port aux Basques. We hit Tim Hortons immediately off the boat! >> >> Iris Where is the lower side and the upper side? Nelson ----- Original Message ----- From: "karenn" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Ferry Service to N.S. Discontinued > the ferry does not go from St. John to Yarmouth it goes from St. John to > Digby and then you would have to drive to Yarmouth. > Karen > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 12:08 PM > Subject: Re: [NS-L] Ferry Service to N.S. Discontinued > > >> >> Saint John, NB isn't that far really and its a nice city. Bar Harbour >> requires that you exit off the highway somewhere around Bangor to Acadia >> penninsula, while Saint John requires about another 3 hours north after >> Bangor - if you take Rt 9 and through the border at Calais, Maine. Of >> course, getting your scheduling right so that you can take the ferry from >> Saint John to Yarmouth could be another issue.. >> >> We drive up to Newfoundland every year and never take the ferry from >> Portland or Bar Harbour or Saint John. We tried Saint John one year but >> felt like we wasted time and money having to take a motel in Saint John >> then pay the early am ferry and drive from Yarmouth across Nova Scotia. >> It >> was a longer drive than if we do what we've always done - drive up >> through >> Calais then through Saint John, Moncton area and on to Nova Scotia, going >> across the NB/NS border at Amherst. Nice tourist stop there and you could >> catch the Pipers. And you're on your own time.. >> >> Of course, driving through Cape Breton is always a treat, whether you >> drive the lower side or the upper side. Then we take the ferry from North >> Sydney to Newfoundland at night so we can sleep and prepare to drive >> again >> once in Port aux Basques. We hit Tim Hortons immediately off the boat! >> >> Iris >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: bob gillis <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Fri, Feb 5, 2010 9:31 am >> Subject: Re: [NS-L] Ferry Service to N.S. Discontinued >> >> On 2/4/2010 7:53 PM, Brian Smith wrote: >>> Hi: >> This message slightly off topic, however I think it relates to anyone >> who has family in N.S. and who goes back and forth every few years >> to research their ancestry like I do. I just found out yesterday that >> the Maine to N.S. ferries are to be discontinued (from Portland and >> from Bar Harbor). There is a message at Bay Ferries website >> <http://www.catferry.com/cat-statement-2009.html> >> http://www.catferry.com/cat-statement-2009.html that details why. >> Nearest ferry for anyone going from the states to N.S. will be St. >> John New Brunswick which is a hike. They cite dropping revenues as >> their reason. >> the web sit says: >> On December 15, 2009, the Government of Nova Scotia informed Bay >> Ferries Limited there would not be an extension of financial support >> for ferry service out of Yarmouth for the 2010 operating season. >> >> As a result, the high-speed ferry service delivered by our vessel >> "The CAT" will end. >> Is this CAT Ferry the auto and truck Ferry or is that a separate service? >> bob gillis >> ---------------------------------------- >> asic List Commands: >> 1. To post to the list >> end a message to: >> [email protected] >> 2. How to unsubscribe >> . List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- >> [email protected] that contains only the word >> nsubscribe >> b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- >> [email protected] that contains only the word >> nsubscribe >> 3. How to subscribe >> end an email containing only the word >> ubscribe >> o [email protected] >> 4. How to change to Digest mode >> . 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the ferry does not go from St. John to Yarmouth it goes from St. John to Digby and then you would have to drive to Yarmouth. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 12:08 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Ferry Service to N.S. Discontinued > > Saint John, NB isn't that far really and its a nice city. Bar Harbour > requires that you exit off the highway somewhere around Bangor to Acadia > penninsula, while Saint John requires about another 3 hours north after > Bangor - if you take Rt 9 and through the border at Calais, Maine. Of > course, getting your scheduling right so that you can take the ferry from > Saint John to Yarmouth could be another issue.. > > We drive up to Newfoundland every year and never take the ferry from > Portland or Bar Harbour or Saint John. We tried Saint John one year but > felt like we wasted time and money having to take a motel in Saint John > then pay the early am ferry and drive from Yarmouth across Nova Scotia. It > was a longer drive than if we do what we've always done - drive up through > Calais then through Saint John, Moncton area and on to Nova Scotia, going > across the NB/NS border at Amherst. Nice tourist stop there and you could > catch the Pipers. And you're on your own time.. > > Of course, driving through Cape Breton is always a treat, whether you > drive the lower side or the upper side. Then we take the ferry from North > Sydney to Newfoundland at night so we can sleep and prepare to drive again > once in Port aux Basques. We hit Tim Hortons immediately off the boat! > > Iris > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bob gillis <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, Feb 5, 2010 9:31 am > Subject: Re: [NS-L] Ferry Service to N.S. Discontinued > > On 2/4/2010 7:53 PM, Brian Smith wrote: >> Hi: > This message slightly off topic, however I think it relates to anyone > who has family in N.S. and who goes back and forth every few years > to research their ancestry like I do. I just found out yesterday that > the Maine to N.S. ferries are to be discontinued (from Portland and > from Bar Harbor). There is a message at Bay Ferries website > <http://www.catferry.com/cat-statement-2009.html> > http://www.catferry.com/cat-statement-2009.html that details why. > Nearest ferry for anyone going from the states to N.S. will be St. > John New Brunswick which is a hike. They cite dropping revenues as > their reason. > the web sit says: > On December 15, 2009, the Government of Nova Scotia informed Bay > Ferries Limited there would not be an extension of financial support > for ferry service out of Yarmouth for the 2010 operating season. > > As a result, the high-speed ferry service delivered by our vessel > "The CAT" will end. > Is this CAT Ferry the auto and truck Ferry or is that a separate service? > bob gillis > ---------------------------------------- > asic List Commands: > 1. To post to the list > end a message to: > [email protected] > 2. How to unsubscribe > . List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > nsubscribe > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > nsubscribe > 3. How to subscribe > end an email containing only the word > ubscribe > o [email protected] > 4. How to change to Digest mode > . Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > . Subscribe to Digest mode > end an email containing only the word > ubscribe > o [email protected] > ------------------------------ > o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > he message > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Very interesting Jared. Glad to see people make connections on the Posts. I will send it on to the NS List. Carolyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jared Handspicker" <[email protected]> To: "Carolyn Wallace" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 11:45 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Bent-Pringle,Hfx.; (Info on married BENT) > > Louis Milner Bent was s/o Rev. Louis Roland Bent and Elsie Ruth Moseley. > Louis Roland Bent was s/o Rev. Alton Milner Bent and Laura Alexandria > Calnek. > Alton Milner Bent was s/o Henry Bent and Olivia P. Miller > Laura Calnek was great-grandaughter of Jacob Calnek. > Henry Bent was s/o Ebenezer Bent and Loretta Dench. > Ebenezer Bent was s/o Samuel Bent and Rachel Ray. > Samuel Bent, b. 1739, Milton, MA, USA, was great-grandson of Joseph Bent, > b. 1641, Sudbury, mA, the son of John and Martha Bent. > > According to Savage's GDNE, John Bent came in the "Confidence" in 1638, > aged 35, from Southampton, England, a husbandman of Penton in the same > company with wife Martha, and children Robert, William, Peter, John and > Ann, all by custom house records, under 12 years of age; went home the > same year to bring more of his family, and came again, next year, in the > "Jonathan", had grant of land 1639, was freeman 13-May-1640, had Joseph > 16-May-1641; Martha; and perhaps others. His mother Agnes, sister Agnes > Blanchard, and her infant children died on the voyage in the "Jonathan." > he was one of the proprietors of Marlborough; but d. at sea, 27-Sep-1672. > His widow died 15-May-1679. > > Jared > >> Eastern Chronicle, New Glasgow,N.S., Tuesday,13 Oct 1942: >> > SNIPS >> >> BENT- PRINGLE >> >> A quiet wedding of interest to many throughout the province took place >> on Tuesday evening, Oct.6, at St. Paul's Church, Halifax, when Kathleen >> Ernestine Pringle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Pringle, Three Rivers, >> Que., was united in marriage to Louis Milner Bent, son of Rev.L.R. >> Bent, rector of St.James' Church and Mrs. Bent. Rev.Ven. Archdeacon >> Savary officiated at the ceremony in the presence of immediate >> relatives. The organist of St. Paul's rendered the wedding music.The >> bride was attractive in a beige dress worn with brown accessories. She >> carried a bouquet of yellow sunset roses. Mrs. Gerald Bowes was matron >> of honor while Alton Bent, brother of the groom, was groomsman. A >> reception was later held at the home of the groom's aunt, Mrs.A.W. >> Greig, Newtown Avenue. >> > SNIPS > > ------------------------ > Jared "Jed" Handspicker > [email protected] > > "Do your best; let God do the rest." > > >

Saint John, NB isn't that far really and its a nice city. Bar Harbour requires that you exit off the highway somewhere around Bangor to Acadia penninsula, while Saint John requires about another 3 hours north after Bangor - if you take Rt 9 and through the border at Calais, Maine. Of course, getting your scheduling right so that you can take the ferry from Saint John to Yarmouth could be another issue.. We drive up to Newfoundland every year and never take the ferry from Portland or Bar Harbour or Saint John. We tried Saint John one year but felt like we wasted time and money having to take a motel in Saint John then pay the early am ferry and drive from Yarmouth across Nova Scotia. It was a longer drive than if we do what we've always done - drive up through Calais then through Saint John, Moncton area and on to Nova Scotia, going across the NB/NS border at Amherst. Nice tourist stop there and you could catch the Pipers. And you're on your own time.. Of course, driving through Cape Breton is always a treat, whether you drive the lower side or the upper side. Then we take the ferry from North Sydney to Newfoundland at night so we can sleep and prepare to drive again once in Port aux Basques. We hit Tim Hortons immediately off the boat! Iris -----Original Message----- From: bob gillis <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, Feb 5, 2010 9:31 am Subject: Re: [NS-L] Ferry Service to N.S. Discontinued On 2/4/2010 7:53 PM, Brian Smith wrote: > Hi: This message slightly off topic, however I think it relates to anyone who has family in N.S. and who goes back and forth every few years to research their ancestry like I do. I just found out yesterday that the Maine to N.S. ferries are to be discontinued (from Portland and from Bar Harbor). There is a message at Bay Ferries website <http://www.catferry.com/cat-statement-2009.html> http://www.catferry.com/cat-statement-2009.html that details why. Nearest ferry for anyone going from the states to N.S. will be St. John New Brunswick which is a hike. They cite dropping revenues as their reason. the web sit says: On December 15, 2009, the Government of Nova Scotia informed Bay Ferries Limited there would not be an extension of financial support for ferry service out of Yarmouth for the 2010 operating season. As a result, the high-speed ferry service delivered by our vessel "The CAT" will end. Is this CAT Ferry the auto and truck Ferry or is that a separate service? bob gillis ---------------------------------------- asic List Commands: 1. To post to the list end a message to: [email protected] 2. How to unsubscribe . List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- [email protected] that contains only the word nsubscribe b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- [email protected] that contains only the word nsubscribe 3. How to subscribe end an email containing only the word ubscribe o [email protected] 4. How to change to Digest mode . Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) . Subscribe to Digest mode end an email containing only the word ubscribe o [email protected] ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

Hi Folks; For more on the story go to _http://thechronicleherald.ca/_ (http://thechronicleherald.ca/) Front page news in N.S. Don In a message dated 05/02/2010 9:32:07 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: On 2/4/2010 7:53 PM, Brian Smith wrote: > > > Hi: > > > > This message slightly off topic, however I think it relates to anyone > who has family in N.S. and who goes back and forth every few years > to research their ancestry like I do. I just found out yesterday that > the Maine to N.S. ferries are to be discontinued (from Portland and > from Bar Harbor). There is a message at Bay Ferries website > <http://www.catferry.com/cat-statement-2009.html> > http://www.catferry.com/cat-statement-2009.html that details why. > Nearest ferry for anyone going from the states to N.S. will be St. > John New Brunswick which is a hike. They cite dropping revenues as > their reason. the web sit says: > On December 15, 2009, the Government of Nova Scotia informed Bay > Ferries Limited there would not be an extension of financial support > for ferry service out of Yarmouth for the 2010 operating season. > > As a result, the high-speed ferry service delivered by our vessel > "The CAT" will end. Is this CAT Ferry the auto and truck Ferry or is that a separate service? bob gillis ---------------------------------------- Basic List Commands: 1. To post to the list Send a message to: [email protected] 2. How to unsubscribe a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe 3. How to subscribe Send an email containing only the word subscribe to [email protected] 4. How to change to Digest mode a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) b. Subscribe to Digest mode Send an email containing only the word subscribe to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On 2/4/2010 7:53 PM, Brian Smith wrote: > > > Hi: > > > > This message slightly off topic, however I think it relates to anyone > who has family in N.S. and who goes back and forth every few years > to research their ancestry like I do. I just found out yesterday that > the Maine to N.S. ferries are to be discontinued (from Portland and > from Bar Harbor). There is a message at Bay Ferries website > <http://www.catferry.com/cat-statement-2009.html> > http://www.catferry.com/cat-statement-2009.html that details why. > Nearest ferry for anyone going from the states to N.S. will be St. > John New Brunswick which is a hike. They cite dropping revenues as > their reason. the web sit says: > On December 15, 2009, the Government of Nova Scotia informed Bay > Ferries Limited there would not be an extension of financial support > for ferry service out of Yarmouth for the 2010 operating season. > > As a result, the high-speed ferry service delivered by our vessel > "The CAT" will end. Is this CAT Ferry the auto and truck Ferry or is that a separate service? bob gillis

Hi: This message slightly off topic, however I think it relates to anyone who has family in N.S. and who goes back and forth every few years to research their ancestry like I do. I just found out yesterday that the Maine to N.S. ferries are to be discontinued (from Portland and from Bar Harbor). There is a message at Bay Ferries website <http://www.catferry.com/cat-statement-2009.html> http://www.catferry.com/cat-statement-2009.html that details why. Nearest ferry for anyone going from the states to N.S. will be St. John New Brunswick which is a hike. They cite dropping revenues as their reason. Sad day! Brian

Eastern Chronicle, New Glasgow,N.S., Tuesday,13 Oct 1942: CAMERON-WILLIAMS Halifax The officers' mess at new Wellington barracks, was the scene of a fall military wedding Friday afternoon when Miss Nita Williams, daughter of Capt. Fred Williams and Mrs. Williams, 106 Windmill Road, Dartmouth, became the bride of Lieut. Stewart Howard Cameron, of the Pictou Highlanders, son of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Cameron, Meadowville, Pictou County. The couple were married before an arch of autumn leaves, Rev. Captain Gillies, Presbyterian chaplain of the Pictou Highlanders, officiating. The bride wore white sheer with a three-quarter veil, and carried deep pink roses. She was attended by Mrs. Donald Logan, who wore rose moire and carried pink and white carnations. Groomsman was Lieut.Walter MacGillivray. The organ was played by Lieut.Fletcher and Corporal Burns, Lanark Renfrew, sang "O Promise Me". Following the wedding a reception was held in the officers' mess. For travelling the bride chose brown tweed with brown accessories. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx BENT- PRINGLE A quiet wedding of interest to many throughout the province took place on Tuesday evening, Oct.6, at St. Paul's Church, Halifax, when Kathleen Ernestine Pringle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Pringle, Three Rivers, Que., was united in marriage to Louis Milner Bent, son of Rev.L.R. Bent, rector of St.James' Church and Mrs. Bent. Rev.Ven. Archdeacon Savary officiated at the ceremony in the presence of immediate relatives. The organist of St. Paul's rendered the wedding music.The bride was attractive in a beige dress worn with brown accessories. She carried a bouquet of yellow sunset roses. Mrs. Gerald Bowes was matron of honor while Alton Bent, brother of the groom, was groomsman. A reception was later held at the home of the groom's aunt, Mrs.A.W. Greig, Newtown Avenue. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx GILLIS-BROWN At St. George's Church, Georgeville, Tuesday, Oct.6 the Rev. Blaise Campbell,P.P. solemnized the marriage of Miss Catherine Elizabeth Brown and Angus L. Gillis. Father Campbell celebrated nuptial mass, and Angus R. MacPherson, the organist, played the wedding marches and he and Mrs. MacPherson sang a duet. The bride, who is a daughter of Mrs. Mary Brown of Livingston's Cove, and the late Angus Brown, wore a soldier blue wool suit, matching hat and accessories. She carried a white prayer book with streamers of ribbon. Her corsage was of Johanna Hill roses. Miss Margaret Brown, attending her sister, wore a brown wool suit trimmed with velvet with matching accessories and a corsage of talisman roses. Daniel Joseph Gillis, of Georgeville, cousin of the bridegroom, was his best man. Wedding breakfast was served at the home of the Bride's mother. Serviteurs were Mrs. Alexander Gillis, Morar; Mrs.J. D. Brown, Livingston's Cove; Mrs. Joseph Hill. Framingham, Mass. The bride lived in Natick, Mass., several years before returning home to be married. The bridegroom is a son of Mrs. Margaret Gillis, Georgeville, and the late Angus Gillis. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx SELLERS- WALKER A quiet wedding took place at First Presbyterian Church Manse, Pictou, on Monday afternoon, Oct 5 at 2:30 when Ferne Elizabeth Walker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walker, Three Brooks was married to Johnson Whitman Sellers, Pictou, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sellers, River John. Rev.G.M. Lamont officiated at the ceremony. The couple were unattended. They will reside in Pictou. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Carolyn Wallace

Hi All, The complete transcription of the census for Guysborough County for 1861 is now available on my website, here: http://www.dwaynemeisner.com/censusnovascotia.php Click on "Guysborough" to see the menu choices of which census is available. The 1861 census covers all eleven polling districts of Guysborough County, which were, in 1861, Guysborough, Intervale, Manchester, Melford, Crow Harbour, Cape Canso, Country Harbour, Sherbrooke, Marie Joseph, Forks & St. Mary's, and Molasses Harbour. The 1861 census only lists heads of households, but I have also included the number of males and females in each household as well. If you are already a registered member of my site, you will be able to view the information immediately. New users will have to complete the free registration process. As always, please let me know if you spot any errors. I am sure there are a few... Feel free to check out the other areas of the map that I have completed earlier. Dwayne

Cynthia, In addition to what I sent earlier, that offered very little new information, was wondering if you'd seen any of the following? Searching on Absolom Hurlburt, found NS Sessional Papers Volume 6 (No. 9), Canadian Parliament. These are dated 1885, after the incident, and show Absolom "jun", as fined 5.00 and paid 2.50. His fine was for "Fishing for salmon during weekly close time, Wilson's Lake, N.S." Just after him is listed a Caleb Trefry, fined the same amount, but paid in full, for "Fishing on Sunday at Wilson's Falls, N.S." Did find that Benjamin's wife, Jessie, died before he did. In Yarmouth Deaths: "At East Tusket River, March 28th, after a short illness, Jessie, beloved wife Mr. Benjamin Trefry, and daughter of William and Sarah H. Cavannah, aged 22 years. Her end was peace." Ah.. hmm... found the following in a post, at: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CAN-NS-HALIFAX/2003-04/1049831705 Yarmouth Newspapers. Oct. 1884 ======= THE TREFRY MYSTERY. ======== page 624 Mr. Benjamin Trefry left his brother's house, on the Tusket Forks road, on Saturday afternoon, October 18th, 1884, a little before sundown, intending to go to Mr. Fred Armstrong's, about a mile and a half distant. He had been digging potatoes all day, and left them in the field in barrels. He had engaged two men to work on his house the next Monday. They went to Mr. Trefry's, but he was not there. No tidings of him were had afterwards. About 150 men searched in the woods and grappled the lake, but all without avail. The disappearance of Mr. Trefry caused much excitement for a long time, and it was thought that he was the victim of foul play. Some suspicions having rested on Mr. A. Hurlburt, between whom and the missing man there had been ill feeling, he was arrested, brought to town and lodged in jail, but in the absence of any formal complaint, was released. The Local Government offered a reward of $500 for the discovery of the body. __________________ Yarmouth Newspapers. ====== THE TREFRY MYSTERY. cont'd. ======= page 624 An examination took place at Arcadia before William V. Brown, Esq., J. P., on November 15th, when Mr. Corning appeared for the prosecution and Mr. E. N. Clements for Mr. Fred Armstrong, who was arrested on the charge of complicity in the murder of Mr. Trefry. Joshua Trefry, sr., father of the supposed murdered man; Syivine Dulong, David Andrews, Mrs. Caleb Trefry, Eva Hurlburt, Odbin Hurlburt, Amelia Hurlburt and Sarah Jane Frost, to whom the missing man was to have been married in a few days, gave evidence. The shot of a gun was heard by Sylvine Dulong a few minutes after Hurlburt had passed his place, in the direction in which he was going. There was no evidence, however, against Armstrong, and he was at once discharged, and returned home to East River. All efforts to find the body of the missing man resulted in failure. A diving suit was procured, and the East River searched, but to no purpose. This being the case, Hurlburt, who had gone to the United States and had been arrested there, was released. I'm GUESSING the Hurlburt "who had gone to the United States" is the Absalom in question or "A. Hurlburt". Just curious as to why he was released??? Was it simply because, even though he had claimed to have killed Benjamin, and dumped his body in the lake... since no body was found, he could no longer be charged??? Interesting! Jared > Would anyone know of the outcome of the disappearance of Benjamin Trefry? > > Absalom Hurlburt was accused of his murder in Oct 1884. In the British > Colonist, Nov 1884 there is a small article about the fact the Hurburt > admitted killing Trefry. > > Cynthia > > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------ Jared "Jed" Handspicker [email protected] "Do your best; let God do the rest."

Would anyone know of the outcome of the disappearance of Benjamin Trefry? Absalom Hurlburt was accused of his murder in Oct 1884. In the British Colonist, Nov 1884 there is a small article about the fact the Hurburt admitted killing Trefry. Cynthia

Just to let everyone know I will be away for a day or so. Eastern Chronicle, New Glasgow,N.S.: Thursday, 08 Oct 1942 Pictou Boy At Dieppe Flight-Lieut. George Hill, of Pictou, in a letter to his grandmother, Mrs. J.W. Arthur, High St.,Pictou, describes the operations at Dieppe in which the Fighter Squadron of which he was in command took part. He writes: "Well, I suppose you have heard all about the Dieppe show, It really was a marvellous occasion. My squadron sure had a gala day. The squadron got six confirmed and three damaged and contrary to what the papers said, I shot down the Folke Wulfs (Confirmed) and damaged another, but I may have to share one of them with my number 2 man. However, I think it was a good start." He continues: "We have quite a few boys in this squadron from the Maritimes, so in time we may become a Maritime Squadron." Previous to the taking part in the Dieppe attack, Flight-Lieut. Hill had been attached to a Bomber Training Centre in the north of Scotland, where he had been lately training an Australian squadron. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tuesday, 13 Oct 1942 "Melmerby" Anniversary Yesterday marked the fifty-first anniversary of Pictou County's most famous shipwreck, that of the British barque "Melmerby" that went ashore at what is now called Melmerby Beach at Little Harbour with much loss of life. When daylight dawned there were still several men on board the vessel and the breakers were still running high. A lifeboat from shore, under command of the late Captain Peter Graham, was launched with difficulty and brought the survivors to shore. Of the brave crew of that rescue boat there is only one known to be living today. He is ex-Councillor David A. Fraser of Elm Street. It was a thrilling episode in the marine life of this county, and one that should not be permitted to die from the memory. We have promised to reprint the details from the Eastern Chronicle files of that time and will do so shortly. In the meantime may we tender congratulations to Mr. David Fraser for his valour on that occasion in so daringly assisting in saving so many of the lives of the seamen of that wrecked vessel. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Thursday, 15 Oct 1942 Canadians Back From Dieppe Scarred and battered from nine bloody, crowded hours on the shell-torn beaches of Dieppe, a near-dozen Canadian soldiers are back in Canada, bitterly resentful of the wounds that will keep them out of action for the rest of the war. With the Dieppe veterans were several hundred Canuck comrades, wounded in manoeuvers or invalided home because of poor health. The boy's returning from this war's greatest commando raid had stories to tell of heroic struggle against overwhelming odds before the cliffs and in the esplanades of the French port. :The beaches were lousy with snipers" chunky Johnny MacGillicuddy of Watford, Ont. said. He told how the Germans were waiting for the commandos as they landed, and poured a withering murderous stream of bullets into their ranks as they stormed the sandy no-man's land. Only officer with the group returning was Lieut. John Counsell of Hamilton, who spoke words of praise for his men, but said nothing about his own part in the battle, or how he received his wounds. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Carolyn Wallace

Eastern Chronicle, New Glasgow, N.S.: Thursday, 08 Oct 1942 Mrs. J.B.(Nellie) Horner The death occured suddenly in Halifax of Mrs. Horner, wife of Mr.J.B. Horner, Travelling Passenger Agent for the D.A.R. and C.P.R., Halifax. Mrs. Horner was before her marriage, Nellie Horner(I think this should have been Desmond according to last paragraph in this write-up), and was well known in Abercrombie, her old home in Westville, New Glasgow and Stellarton, where she had many friends, who grieve to hear of her passing. Surviving are her husband and two sons, Bernard and Frank, five sisters, Angelica, Mrs. MacKenzie, Lacombe,Alta., Mary,R.N., Seattle, Stella, Mrs. Mackey, Springhill; Berthald, Mrs. Allan Young, Quebec; and Katherine, Mrs. Morrissey, Hartford, Conn., and four brothers, Joseph, Bernard, John and Edward, the latter in Seattle. Mrs. Horner had not been well for a time, but during the past summer visited at her old home in Abercrombie, and with her sister in Springhill, and returned to Halifax much better, so that her sudden death was a great shock to her family and friends. It is rather a tradition in the Desmond family that the members of the family have lived until well into the eighties or the nineties, barring accidents, and Mrs. Horner is the first for several generations to pass at the age of fifty.But those fifty years were filled by Mrs. Horner with a ready kindness for everyone, and many good deeds to those in need. She lived a fine life of which her stricken family can be proud. To her family go the deepest sympathy of their many friends. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tuesday, 13 Oct 1942 Prof. Lyall McCurdy Dead The death of Prof. Lyall Radcliff McCurdy, Montreal, was told in a saddening message that reached his former home here on Saturday, of his sudden death the day previous. The deceased was one of the clever young men of New Glasgow who had won a decided place for himself as a member of the faculty of McGill University. On the science staff of that splendid educational centre he was a professor in Engineering, and very highly regarded by his fellows on the faculty and the student body. In his home town, which Prof. McCurdy visited annually, he was held in the highest regard and his passing is deeply mourned. He was aged 46 and the younger son of the late Stanley T. McCurdy, and is survived by his widow, formerly Sophia Cram of Newfoundland, and a young daughter, Catherine, in Montreal; in New Glasgow by his eldest brother, Arthur, and one sister, Muriel, Mrs. Douglas Burns, and a younger sister Margaret, Mrs. John Cleland of Niagara Falls. Interment will take place at Riverside cemetery, this afternoon , service at the home of his brother, Arthur, on Washington Street, at 2 0'clock. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tuesday, 13 Oct 1942 Mrs. Catherine Watt- River John Catherine Watt, widow of Hiram Watt passed away at her home at River John on Wednesday night, Sept.30. Her death followed an illness of two months, during which she was cared for by her daughter, Mrs. H.O. Sangster of Halifax. Mrs. Watt, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ross Gammon, was born at West Branch 60 years ago. The funeral was held from the home on Friday afternoon, conducted by Rev.Mr. Fraser, United Church, assisted by Rev.T.G. Bryan, St.George's Presbyterian Church. Interment was in the family lot in Bellevue cemetery. Besides two brothers and two sisters, Mrs. Watt is survived by four daughters, Mrs. F. Fox, Mass., Mrs. H.O. Sangster, Halifax; Mrs. B. Hume, River John; Mrs. T. O'Hearn, Halifax; also four sons, Warren,R.C.A. England; Wendell, Burton and Phillip at home. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tuesday, 13 Oct 1942 Mrs. George Rivers Abercrombie The death of Mrs. George Rivers, 97, took place at the home of her son, Clyde Rivers, Abercrombie, recently. Mrs. Rivers who was formerly Ellen Holmes, was born at River John and since her parents died when she was a child she was brought up by Mr. and Mrs. Peter Heighton, Cape John. As she lived in River John when shipbuilding flourished there she had many interesting stories to tell in her later years. She was married to Captain George Rivers at Pictou 58 years ago and lived here for 13 years before going to Abercrombie, where Captain Rivers engaged in farming. Later they returned to Pictou where Captain Rivers kept a grocery store until his death three years ago. Since then Mrs. Rivers has made her home at Abercrombie. She was a member of St. James Anglican Church, Pictou. Besides her son, Clyde, previously mentioned, she is survived by a second son, Fred Rivers of Pictou, and by an adopted daughter, Mrs. Daniel Gammon of New Glasgow. Her only brother, William Holmes, died at Amherst a few years ago. The funeral was held at Abercrombie from the home of her son with Rev.L.R. Bent officiating. Interment was in Abercrombie cemetery. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Carolyn Wallace

The 1871 census lists "Mazay" as Mary Ann...thanks to Nan Harvey and the staff at the Colchester Historical Museum, I never would have had that sussed! Jay Underwood Elmsdale >From Jay Underwood and Railfare*DC Books "Ghost Tracks": http://www.railfare.net/Ghost%20Tracks.html "From Folly to Fortune": http://www.railfare.net/FromFollyToFortune.html "Built for War": http://www.railfare.net/builtforwar.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "bob gillis" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 4:06 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Robert & Mary Mitchell Truro ca. 1871 > > > On 1/30/2010 12:51 PM, Jay Underwood wrote: >> ...and here's an odd female name "Mazay." It seems quite legible on >> the 1881 census form, she was a daughter of the above born 1864...is >> this an Irish name?..or are my poor blind eyes reading it wrong? > > It probably should have been Maisie. The names in the Census are what > the enumerator thought he heard and the way he thought it should be > spelled. > > bob gillis > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message