Queen’s Cove Notes
Blueberries Now In Season
The blueberry season has arrived and all collecting agents have been notified to commence collecting. The price of 30c. gallon which is discouraging to the picker will cause a lot less to be collected than last year. Should the price be about 50 cents per gallon no doubt much money will be made on this valuable commodity of fruit. Our people here have to go from two to three miles to secure them and owing to the hard work that would be encountered and the high price of goods one has to purchase they consider that 30c. per gallon is not worth the trouble and work.
Obituaries
On August 9, there passed away almost suddenly at North West Brook, Mr. Vokey, at the age of 78.
At the time of his death he was living with his son, Cyril, who two years ago moved to North West Brook and started a business. His native home was at Thoroughfare, Trinity Bay.
Mr. Simon Smith of Island Cove and Mr. John B. Smith of Gooseberry Cove have also recently passed away. Mr. Simon Smith was 84 years of age, and Mr. John B. Smith, was 46 years.
Personals
Doctor Coxon of the Walwyn Hospital, Come By Chance, is being kept quite busy this week as there are a lot of people going there to have tonsils and teeth removed.
Silas Gosse, patrolman, has been lately transferred on the Queen’s Cove – South Port Road with a crew of men, bridge building. We are hoping that this work is a forecast of some money that will be spent building a better road.
Helstead Gosse, Cecil Spurrell and Edmond Spurrell of Queen’s Cove, who left home by Wednesday’s train have secured work with Cecil Ball, Camp 99, Deer Lake.
Richard Gosse and Avalon Gosse are leaving by to-night’s train. It is also learned that Albert House, Gordon House. George House, Woodrow Churchill and Cecil Critch of Hillvill and others from Hodge’s Cove, Little Heart’s Content [Ease], Gooseberry Cove are going to the lumber camps. These men and all readers of the Western Star while in the camps and enjoy very much reading news from home. Max Pinsent of Windsor, who is employed in the paper mill at Grand Falls is spending two weeks holidays with Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Stoyles at Northern Bight. Mr. Pinsent is accompanied by his wife, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stoyles.
Raymond Vey of Long Beach who is a sailor on the S.S. Rockcliff Park is spending a vacation with his parents.
Miss Eliza Goobie, employed with the Goodyear Humber Stores, Deer Lake, is at present spending a vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Goobie, Queen’s Cove.
Miss Doris Pye, Lethbridge, Bonavista Bay, is spending a holiday at Queen’s Cove, with Miss Violet Goobie. Miss Goobie will be leaving September first to take up her teaching duties at Charlestown, Bonavista Bay.
Joseph Crann who is employed in the Paper Mill at Grand Falls is home on a holiday. He will be returning by Wednesday’s train.
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Transcribed by Wanda Garrett, April 2015
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