Walking seems to be a great exercise of late, but too much is, to my mind, injurious to a person’s health, especially these damp nights. Rubber boots should be in great demand at present among those who take long walks. Lower Stewiacke Dec 13 1897

Music has its charms and has taken effect at Mahone. The young ladies of this place have rented a piano from WH Johnson Co for the winter. No doubt the boys will be royally entertained. Dec 13 1898

The first snowstorm of the season occurred last night and the amusement of skating, which had been indulged in, gave place to teams and coasting. Canso Dec 13 1908

Smelt fishing operations have begun again. The catches are fair, the quality good, and the prices in the Boston market are away up. Pugwash Dec 13 1898

Ladies when out shopping can always secure a cup of delicious hot cocoa or beef tea at the Palace Candy Store. The store is showing a fine stock of chocolates in handsome boxes, very suitable for Xmas gifts, also sugar barley toys of all kinds. Truro Dec 12 1907

Note—A steam ferry crosses the Canso Strait in connection with the Express Train and intermediate trips for freight. Trains run on Eastern Standard Time, which is 45 minutes slower than Halifax time. Dec 12 1883

Capt Heman Chetwynd of Upper Woods Harbor, who commanded the Gloucester schr Nellie M Davis this season, is high line of the banking fleet out of that port, having landed 650,000 lbs. Dec 12 1888

The merry jingle of sleigh bells proclaim at last the weather has changed. Winter has donned her snowy mantle of purest white and the Frost King is now at work frescoing windows, trees, etc. with finer specimens of his art than any earth-born artist can show. Mapleton Dec 12 1898

The fruit trees of this place show splendid indications of a large crop, and, although the weather has been very cold, the crops are in a very forward condition for the time of year. Berwick Jun 12 1885

Residents of Chester and Oak Island are in a high state of excitement over the discovery of a box of tools in the money pit. Jun 12 1897

The season is somewhat late here, although farmers have begun their spring operations, the fields are growing green, the trees are budding out and the voice of everything spring like is heard in the land. Blue Mountain May 29 1890

Who can beat this for a young river driver? Clarence Fisk, one of our Musquodoboit lads, only 11 years old, worked on the drive this Spring, with peavy and pike-pole. Upper Musquodoboit May 29 1897

John Harvie was summoned before Justice Farquhar for interfering with the comfort of those present at a pie social held lately in the hall at Brooklyn. Hants Co May 27 1898

Growth is very well advanced, at least two weeks ahead of the average season. With weather fairly favorable for the remainder of the season, there should be an excellent hay crop. Antigonish May 27 1897

James RG Armstrong of Lower Onslow is the manufacturer of first class ladders, from 35 feet down. Do you want a ladder—then communicate with this skilled maker. May 7 1903

Schooner Torridon, Capt Anthony Heckman, arrived home with 125 quintals of fish and considerable halibut. LaHave May 7 1892

Fourchu looks well and is now a hive of industry, having two flourishing lobster factories—one owned by HE Baker and the other by AB Hooper. May 2 1896

A raid on the Mayflower House resulted in a quantity of liquor being found. It was buried in a hole in the cellar. Yarmouth May 2 1898

Mr Huestis’ garden has beat the record this year, by three days, in reference to rhubarb. Morden Apr 30 1897

A bright red light has been observed off the harbor here, bearing about North, for several nights. Port Hood Apr 30 1884

Mrs John Gorman, “aunt Mary,” is slowly getting better of a cold. She is past 70. Since last Fall she has knitted 55 pairs of mittens and stockings, besides several articles of underclothing. Upper Kennetcook Apr 26 1906

Dr CW Hewson and F Odbur Cates have both purchased automobiles. The cars are of the Ford style, model C touring car. There will be about 10 automobiles in town this summer. Amherst Apr 26 1906

The opinion is generally expressed that bicycling will be popular again this year, though the “fad” of a few years ago is gone forever. Truro Apr 23 1903

The Bras d’Or Lakes are beginning to open. Apr 22 1884 #capebreton

Miss Carrie Reynolds has presented us with a very pretty bunch of mayflowers—the first of the season for us. Bridgetown Apr 22 1885

Louis Labrador caught three fine salmon in the river today, one of them weighing 18 pounds. Bridgewater Apr 20 1901 #mikmaq

JC Muise of this town, has purchased from Mr Malcolm, the “Belle of the Forest,” a yearling moose, which he is training for the purpose of entering him for a race in the trotting park against C Annis’ wonderful colt, the “Belmont Wilkes.” Weymouth Apr 20 1892

The river ice behaved itself with decency and order and went out like a gentleman taking a good deal of the chilly air with it. It is refreshing to see the clear water again after such a long siege. New Glasgow Apr 18 1905

We have enjoyed a nice temperature here the last few days, and now the sun is pleasing everybody by drying up the mud. Tiverton Apr 16 1886

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