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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 14, 1891
Page
2
Sec 13 requires householders to report infectious diseases to the Board of Health or a Justice of the Peace with a penalty up to fifty dollars. Sec 14 penalizes exposing others to contagion in public spaces or failing to disinfect conveyances and items exposed to infection, with fines up to one hundred dollars or imprisonment up to months.
News from Gambo reports Che Crillingate San The sevous overland mail left yesterday and should arrive Tuesday. An entertainment at Little Bay Island was summarized and will be detailed in the next issue. Mails reached Tilt Cown and Fuge during the week. The 16th General Assembly opened last Thursday with Governor O'Brien presenting a speech via the Anglo-American Telegraph Company. The North Star Division No. 15 held its annual festival. Divine service occurred at Soul Sale Methodist Church with Rev. R. W. Freeman delivering a sermon and evening events including addresses and recitations. Diphtheria remains steady with about 16 cases. concerns over sanitary duties and church visits persist.
The Twillingate Circuit hosts the first in a series of annual missionary meetings tied to the Alethunest Homme and Foreign Missionary anniversary. Speakers discuss Japan, Chinese Canadians, Red Indians, and French Canadians, noting ongoing work and the need for funds. The Newfoundland Conference Auxiliary Missionary Society reports 6338.13 raised, with 247.75 from the Pwillin gate circuit.
The South Side church gathered for a series of missionary talks led by Rev. Leach and Rev. Tratt, ending with a large collection for Home and Foreign Missions. A subsequent meeting at Gille Harbor, with similar speakers, raised over 20 dollars for missions as villagers heard on the impact of Newfoundland’s early missionary work and the dangers of strong drink. A communal tea and evening entertainment followed, drawing about 130 adults despite stormy weather.
The North Scar Division No 15 Suns of Temperance and the Crystal Stream Band of Hope held their anniversary on a Tuesday afternoon. They formed a procession at 2:30, moved along the North Side, crossed to the South Side Methodist Church, and attended Divine service led by Rev. R W Freeman. He preached on Isaiah Take up the stumbling block out of the way in a clear, fair style.
A plea oriented letter argues over government subsidies and private enterprise in the Nortigan district. It condemns or praises Musars Wurvey & Qu and Harvey & Co, urging fair play and restraint on conscription like maritime shipping activities tied to St. John’s and the North. The writer calls for government stops on intruding powers to protect local rights and economic activity.
The letter from NorrsEen Slob complains that a six to seven month delay will ruin about $40,000 worth of copper for Tilt Covea and Little Bay Mining Co. shipments. He notes mail delays hurt workers and creditors and urges firm action to prevent repetition.
The governor delivers the speech to the Legislative Council and Assembly, detailing fisheries results, trade prospects with the United States, the reciprocal trade treaty, mining prospects, customs revenue, and a new Placentia to Whitbourne railway project with five year completion. The address notes delays in imperial approval and outlines efforts to advance economic development.
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