Queen’s Cove Notes (Delayed)
In spite of blue berries being only 30 cents per gallon our women folk are busy these days trying to secure all they can to supply the necessities of life.
On September 12, the partridge berry season opened and several people say that they are fairly plentiful.
Garden berries are not so plentiful owing to the dry season and insects have played havoc with some trees.
No Hope For A Plebscite This Fall
Listening very attentively to the correspondence exchanged by the members of the National Convention at home and those in Canada, all hopes of a plebscite this fall have been abandoned by our people, and no change of Government is expected this fall.
Personals
Mrs. Samuel Brown who has been visiting her parents at Grates Cove told us that the fishery at that place is exceptionally good this summer.
Inspector C. M. and Mrs. Button, accompanied by Edward Gregory, Queen’s Cove, paid a visit to St. John’s this week going by way of the Cabot Highway.
Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Warren, North-West Brook are receiving the congratulations of everybody on the birth of a baby son, on September 12.
Mrs. Mariah Smith of Island Cove is spending this week with her son, Isaac of Hillview, her daughter, Mrs. John Vivian of North-West Brook and her brother, Edmund Whalen of Queen’s Cove.
Mrs. Emma Smith of Island Cove is spending a while with her daughter, Mrs. Edward Gregory and Mrs. Annie Gregory at Queen’s Cove. Mrs. Smith recently visited her relatives at Hickman’s Harbour.
Eric Benson of Ayre and Sons Limited of St. John’s, visited relatives at Goobies and Clarenville. On returning home to St. John’s his car broke down’ and he had to proceed by Newfoundland Railway.
Mrs. John Stringer accompanied by his daughter, Doris visited St. John’s last week end.
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Transcribed by Wanda Garrett, January 2016
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