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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jul 11, 1925
Page
4
Public notice from Twillingate Newfoundland outlines subscription prices: $1.00 yearly within Newfoundland, $1.20 to Canada, $1.50 to England, United States, and other countries. Advance payment required. Office of publication date: Saturday July 1 1925.
Obituary notes the death of William Waterman aged 43, an Ashbourne Ltd. employee, from a gun accident aboard the Shr. M.P. Cashin off Farewell. The account describes the fatal injury during a seal hunt on a lumber cargo run and recalls his charitable nature, family, and community sympathy. The funeral drew about 300 mourners at the S.S Methodist Church with Rev. J. W. Winsor delivering the homage.
Isabel Pagsy, daughter of Edgar J. Sweetland, died from pulmonary tuberculosis after years away from Twillingate. The community expressed sympathy and offered aid to the bereaved family, noting her departure from Botwood and her lingering illness since March.
Soren Neilsen, a crew member of the 32-foot motor vessel Bertha May, was rescued after spending 11 days in brush and near-starvation following a blizzard near Battle Harbour. He had been separated since June 17 while fishing near the river west of Mary's Harbour. returning to safety, he was cared for by Grenfell Mission staff and joined by Arctic explorers and journalists visiting Battle Harbour. His return amid heavy hurricane news is celebrated by locals and marked by a warmer fish season outlook.
Daisy returned from a Labrador coast cruise with Hon. Capt Winsor after Newfoundland officials intervened to curb Quebec demands for a $20 per trap license. Ottawa consented to a $10 fee, allowing colonial fishermen to continue operations without harassment and saving thousands of dollars.
The Ashbery catches show Sheppard and Dove each with eight barrels and Dalley with twenty. Pardy reports five barrels while conditions brighten with improving breeze prospects. No catch along the Treaty Shore as Prospero arrives, though future hauls may rise with the fish season.
The schooners listed include Marilla John Keatley Foam Ambrose Freak Wacetta George Rodgera Beulah Richard Gosse Emblem of Hope Abel Crossley Nabob Robert Batt Nina Bell Edwin Fudge Boller Thomas Crossley Vernie May Thomas White Little Mystéry William Dalley Hastier His Dalley Jesse Grande John Aundre Farle Sons and Silver Sea supplied by Union Trading Co Norman Farthing.
Captain Samuel Wates who took a crew to bring up a vessel and relieved M P Yashin from Gander Bay brought her into port on Sunday afternoon. Birth dumber for Ashbourne's Ltd.
A long list of residents and visitors arrive by Clyde and Prospero vessels from Fogo Grand Falls and St Johns. Included are Mr Melvin Colbourne, Mrs Harry Colbourne, Miss Mariam Blackmore, Capt Jesse Winsor, Mrs Winsor, Elder E B Manuel, and many others visiting, traveling, or returning to family homes and local businesses.
Telegraph dispatches report a new government formed in South China at Capton with fortifications, while the French Senate voices confidence in Painleve's Moroccan policy. Britain seeks settlement of debts to Great Britain, and a note is sent to France on the U S debt issue. Fishermen Dimmer and Antle from Fox Cove arrive in St Johns after straying in fog. Miners' delegates across British coal fields reject wage cuts and longer hours.
A Saturday blaze in the freight store of Hickman County Arkansas destroyed the plant and its contents. Loss estimated well over 106 100. The Hallbrook steamer had just landed cargo from Montreal and previous vessels, all consumed in one of the era’s most spectacular fires. Memorial Day observances followed across churches with war veterans and governors attending dedicatory ceremonies. Thirty nine bodies recovered at Pickwick Club ruins with sixteen hospitalized.
Three million lire valued items vanish as a Halifax blind school head dies. Two men, David Andrews and Henry Dawe, are killed by a pit collapse at Seal Cove and Brigus. Expeditions and battles noted with French victory over Riffian tribesmen. A Minneapolis family tragedy ends in murder and suicide. Sacred objects recovered after thefts. Industrial fire causes heavy losses in Southern Arkansas.
The labor outlook at Corner Brook is bleak with no immediate hiring expected. Messages to Public Works Minister C E Russell show the company’s labor agent reports little prospect for season employment as major builders rely on contracted homes and the company workforce remains fully staffed.
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