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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 14, 1914
Page
3
A letter from Grand Falls praises local coverage and laments sparse pages. It notes weather, church events, and social gatherings, including a Salvation Army talk, temperance parade plans, and a funeral, while urging more timely reports and notes on town life and upcoming activities.
Sunday services list Holy Commission Litany and Sermon at Payne's and St Helena's churches with morning and evening times. Reflections note Children's Service at 3 43, and evening service at 6 0. In Association Room every Sunday at 2 40 for Wourr, St Peters Church also at 2 40. South Side services at 11 am Rev W D Stenlake and 6 20 pm Rev S Bennett. North Side 11 am Rev S Bennett and 6 40 pm Rev W D Stenlake.
Clarence Pacey, former local resident, has joined an ironmaster in New York. He is identified as brother of Silas Furey. The brethren have completed sealing the lower part of their fall, with several giving multiple days of free labor.
Fragmentary report notes Mr Facey and Mr Albert Roberts with family arrivals at Lewisport from Toronto last Friday. Albert Roberts, married in Taranto, visits Rome for the first time in thirteen years. Mail delays caused late departure and incomplete departure details around four thirty Thursday evening.
Rev. A. B. S. Stirling visited Mortons Harbor last Saturday and held services on Sunday, returning Monday morning. He was accompanied by Postmaster White.
Locals report strong demand for herring with Goshen sellers noting Ana as the top asking price. A sizable number of fillets have already moved at the market, signaling healthy activity for the fish trade and steady buyer interest.
People at the upper end of the land face scarce firewood as extreme cold and stormy weather hinder havling ext 16, leaving households without essential fuel and supplies.
A group from Crow Head plus two others arrived yesterday morning for a local rabbit catching event at the bay. They gathered early, set nets, and began their search along the shoreline with steady effort.
Mp Mr Sam Wells departed yesterday morning for Lewisport carrying four men to attend the 1.0 sauivensary next week.
The Select Vestry considered tenders for the sale of new St Peter's shoal on Thursday night. The committee faced tight secrecy and few bids, none satisfactory, and had not decided to accept any tender yet.
A lengthy, error-filled account describes people rubbing snow on frozen ears noses and cheeks to thaw them, despite danger. It notes injuries, cold exposure, and varying advice from observers and doctors, with warnings about rapid thawing and frostbite risks and claims about salt melting snow.
In Sargla, Jan 20 a family tragedy occurred at 448 South Vidi as a bottle of carbolic acid, misused while giving medicine for a sore throat, led to the death of a 15-year-old boy. Doctors efforts to counter the poison failed and he died before ten. Mrs Laing, grief-stricken, mourns the loss of her child.
A jumbled weekly digest reports alleged neglect of duty before the Manicina council and a seismic storm of crime and accident. Detectives pursue a life and death inquiry after a reportedly revived corpse. a schooner Canada is said to be near Barbados. Patrick Raymond’s demise is linked to a storm. gunfire wounds a phone worker. bishops and crackers figure in local chatter as authorities press investigations.
A fragmentary report notes a fox killed by Messrs Roberts last week described as a good silver with frail patches on the wide. The passage indicates the pelt description mentions words like wadred and other unclear terms.
A letter questions readers who borrow the Sun without paying, labeling them as persistent freeloaders and urging white readers to support the paper by paying for what they read. The writer argues the paper should be paid for by subscribers rather than freeloaders.
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