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SEPTBMBBB 13th, 1882. ^ • *• •• t • t»*«* ::•::• • ••• •• • • • ■•••• •••• ••••• • • • ••• •• •• • ••• •• • • • •••• :••. ..•• .»• • ••t ••, • « ••••• ••• ■ *•• •• • • •••• ••••• *• •• • • •••* • • • e •• • • • • • *•• • .••••. .•••• •••• ••.. * • • • •*« < ••• • •••• _• • *> • * • • • • ••• •••• ....• CO • •• •• •...*• lllll '•I' • ••• t • r • • • • •••• • ' • • • • ..... •.... ••••. * *. . •••• Oni s COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ATI019. EICHAED CRAIG-, Esq., Chairman. ISRAEL LONGWORTH, Q. C. F. A. LAURENCE, Q. C. %>v MEMORIAL Of TtlE One Hundred and Twenty-secondhand of the One Hundred and Twenty-first, advertised as the One Hundred and Twenty-third OF TJ1E SEniE/T\Ef(T op SF^tlF^O, BY THE BRITISH, Being the pivst GelebratioD of THE TOWN'S Nt4T4L MY, September 13th, 1882. TRURO, N. S. PuiXTED BY DOANE BliOS., 1894. PREFACE. The committee In char«;e af the puhllcaclon of thlg pnmnhlet, in per- forming their duty, exceedingly rejret that the delay ha« rendered It Im- poiuHl'bl« to furnlflh the "Guardlan'H" account of Truro's eventful Natal Day, as well as to give the address delivered by F. A. Laurence, E«q., Q. C, on the memoraiblB ocoasLon, piublliihed In September or October, 1882, In that newspaper. After much diligent Inquiry for the mlasing num- bers of the "Guardian," by advertisement and otherwise, they are not forthcoming. If not discovered In time for the pret*ent publication the cummittee hope that the matter of a supplefmentary ' nature in the form o* an appenrJlx, will be found of sufficient hlstorloal importance to, In some measure, compensate for that which has been lost. The great aim of the committee hais been to omit no part of the proceeding^ in the first "Natal Day" of our town that could In any manner illustrate an^y pha^e of its past history, or be used to the advantage of the place at any future period. It TvU) be noticed that the Natal Day speeches, as well as the "His- torical Skiatch of Truro," by Mr. Craig, in the appendix, only relate to the history of the town up to the date of its first Natal Day. It 'Will also be noticed that the "proceedings" are referred to as a "Memorial of the 122nd and of the 121st, though "advertised as the 123rd hnnliversary of the settlement of Truro by the Brijtish." In ex- planation ol this it may be said that while there is ample evidence in the archives of the Province to prove that the first effectual settlement made by the British occurred early in June, 1761, yet it also appears pretty evident from the records, and by tradition, that committees of these set- tlers visited the township in 1759, on a tour of lasp.ectlon, before or after applying for a grant, and in 1760, when some log cabins were erected, and attempts at roads were madie, with a view to the settle- mient of the main body of propoSed grantees to take place on the suc- ceeding lyear. The members of the committee, or first instalment of settlers of 1760, it is generally believed, as a matter of tradition, re- turned to New England to winter, and cami© b.ick to Truro with the "lirst settlers," so ca:lea, about the first of June, 1761. Between the two wiitti'eiuuuco Ol tae town, tiie "^wtca,! Day"' has with a good deal of seeming historical accuracy been fixed as dating from i^eptember 13th, 1760. Governor Belcher's Letter Book, pages 20, 29 and 32, establishes be- yond mueh doubt that the main settlement of both Truro and Onslow begun about 1st of June, 1761. On the 6th April, 1761, he wrote Thomas Hancock, of Boston, relat- ing to Mr. McKeen, and the persons who propose settling with him at Truro, stating he would give all encouragement In his power to those people and others coming into those parts of the Province; that he had sent Oapt. Cobb with two other sloops to Boston in order to receive all persons who shall be readjy to embark by thie 1st of May for Truro and Onslow, and if these vessels shall not be sufficient for the numbers who Bliall then be ready at Boston to embark for those places he desired he 68448 would hire a HUfflclent number for thr.t purproae, at th« allowance of two tooH for paeh person with their alck. And a« proper embarkment for 'Mr. McIveen'M people would be at Haverhill, he desired that as soon aM thej should be ready for embarkation, which 1h to be at the Ist May, he might hire a sufficient quantity of tonnnge at the ttame allowance at Hnverhlll, i^rlvlng ordiera to all the tmn8port8 to proceed to Horton In the Ba^In of Minus, wliere they will receive dlrectlooH for their further proceeding." 80th May, 1761, Oavernor Belcher wrote Mr. Hancock : "I have re- ceived your obliging letter, 14th Inetant, Informing of the despatch you had gl\ien to Capt. Cobb and Capt. Dogget, who with the other trann- portM of settlers for Truro and Onslow, are arrived In tlie Baaln of Ml- nas. On landing the settlers and their leffects, I have ordered these tranffpoTts to be forthwith discharged." 14th June, 1761, Governor Belcher wrote Isaac Deschamp : "I hope sloop BIddeford has safely got to Cobequlid by the assistance of the pilot despatcherd from hence a few days ago." Amd on the 18th, June, 1761 gave him directions for the Acadlans to repair the Dykes. On the 27th June, 1761, ft appears that Surveyor Morris was at Cobeauld laying out lands for the new settlers. And by Murdoch's History of Nova Scc»- tia, volume 2, page 890, it appears iiindier date, 1760 : "The committee of thie townships of Truro and Onslow, at Cobequld, requested aid In cutting Totade between the several lakes that He between Fort Sack- ville and their townships, and the councU (6th August) adyised that pro' visions be allowed them while actually employed In the work." Wherefore as between 1759, and 1761, September 18th, 1760, ha» been taken as Truro's commemorative "Natal Day," to celebrate annu- ally as a public holiday, for all time. RICHARD CRAIG, ESQ., Chairman Truro's First Natal Day Committee. OIE ACCOUHT OF THE CELEBHATIOH OF THR OIE HOIDP m TWEm-HRST BffilYEBSiY OP THB SETTbEMENT Of TRURO, Being the First Oelebration of the Town's Natal Day, September 13th, ^892 The fourth quarterly meeting of the Town Council for the yeaj> J8*l-y laving met In duo form In the council chaiitbaf, at 7 o'clock, WeUnesUitjJ Evening, 5th April, 1882. Present, hla worship Mayor Cha3. B. Archibald, Counclllas follows :— 1. Ringing of church and school belle lat 6 o'clock, a. m., to continue lor fifteen or twenty minutes. 2. Immediately thereafter, a march of people In grotesque dress through the streets, a prize or two to be offered for those who will best personLfy, either In waggon, fly, old fashioned cart, on horse-back, or on toot, the dress end appearance of the residents of Truro one hundred yearn ago. 8. About 8 o'clock, a. m. a volley from fire arm*^, cannons, guns, etc., In charge of H. T. Laurence. 4. From 9 to 12 o'clock, a Cricket match ; a prisse bat to be offered to the player making the highest score ; and during the progress of the game, at nine o'clock, the children of the public schools to sing the Na- tlonul Anthem, or other national and patriotic hymns. In the Model j School grounds, in charge of Caleb McCuUy, Esq. 5. Athletic games on the Exhibition grountls at 2 o'clock. In charge of Mefisrs. J. W. H. Cameron and Dr. W. S. Mudr. 6. At or about the same time as specified In five, speeches upou [Truro's past. Its growth, progress, etc., try Rev. Wm. McCulloch, D. D., [Rev. D. W. C. DImock, M. A., Lieut. Governor The Honorable Adams [George Archibald, C. M. G., Israel Longworth and James F. Blanchard. 10 7. Evening amusements, to be arranged for at a future mieef-lng. The secretary was instructed to write to the above named gentlemen, and, it possible, get their consent to deliver addresses on the occasion. On motion, the committee adjourned, to meet in the same rooms on Monday, 7th inst., at 8 o'clock, p. m., sharp. W. D. DIMOCK, Acting Secretiary. SECOND MEETING. Y. M. C. A. Hall, August 7th, 1882. According to appointment Committee met at 8 o'clock. The subject of the Natal Day celebration was again discussed and various means pro- posed to make Interesting the 13th proximo. . There being but few pres- ent, las a number cf the prominent members of the committiie had gone to a cricket match in Windsor and others had been called away by the Odd Fellows procession in the siarae place, the meeting adjourned early to meet Oin the evening of the 15th Instant. _ W. D. D. THIBD MEETING. Y. M. C. A. Hall, August 15th, 1882. The Celebratfton Committee met lat 8 o'clock. To the names already on the committee were added Mayor Bent, P. J. Chlsholm, F. (J. Cong- don, Colin McGllveray and D. Gunn. The subject of fln'ance was spec- ially considered, and difficulties) being presented, ?w8t, 1882. Pursuant to requisition and notice an hereto annexed, a meeting of the ratepayers of tlie toAvn of Truro was held In the Court House, Truro, Thursday leiA-ening, 24th August, 1882. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Bent, who stated the ob- ject of the meeting, read the requisition asking him to call the ratepay- ers together, and declared the meeting open for business. On motion, S. R. Tupper was appointed secretary. Councillor R. Craig, chairman of the Natal Day celebration commit- tee, reported verbally as to the progress made by the committee to the present date, and their needs In the way of money, etc., in order to make the celebration a success. Moved by Edmund Sullivan, seconded by P. McG. ArchiibiUd : "That this meeting deem It Inexpedient and Improper to recommend the Town Council to vote any portion of the town funds for celebrating the Natal Day of Truro. Moved in amendment by J. W. H. Oamerom, seconded by P. J. Chls- holm, "That, knowing without funds it will be very difficult, it not Im- possible to make the celebration of the Natal Day of Truro a success, and the committee not deeming It prudent to expend money from their own fuads, have resolved to apply to the citizens through the Mayor, for a sum of money for that purpose, therefore. Resolved, In am^idment. That this meeting deem^ It expedient for the Town Council to appro- priate from the funds of the town the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, (.$150) to enable the committee to proceed with the arrangements necessary for the celebrating of Truro's Natal Day." After a full ditscuKsiofn the amendmtent was put and declared "Not Passed." The original Resolution was then put and declared "Not Passed." *Moved by S. D. McLellan, seconded by J. W. H. Cameron : "That tho Town Council, appropriate one hundred and forty-nine dollars ($149) of towr funds for the purpose of celebrating TruTo's Natal Day, and that the ». me be placed to the credit of the Truro Natal Day Celebration Committee." Moved In amendment by L. J. Walker, seconded by Daniel Gunn, "That the Towu Council be asked to appropriiate the sum of one hundred dol- lars ($100) for the object and in the mtanner proposed by the resolution moTied by Mr. McLellan." On being put to the' meeting the amendment was declared "Not pass- ed." . , 1, . It, 1SS2, otice that 24:th Inst. J BENT. RO. :, 1882. [leeting of ise, Truro, sd the ob- i ratepay- 1 commit- se to the !ir to make d: "That the Tovva the Natal , J. Chls- It not Im- i success, 'om their h« Mayor, nendment, to appro- arid fifty iingetnents red "Not 'assed." "That tho ($149) of and that elebration mn, "That Ddred dol- resolution 'Not pasB- 13 The originAl resolution was then put and also declared "Not passed." A motion to mljourn was here made by Etimund Sullivan, seconded, and on being pu* declared "Not puj^sed." Moivieid by P. J. Chiisholm, seoondfed by L. J. Walker, "That the Town Council be recommeniled to grant the Celebration Committee the sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125) to awsist in the celebration on 13th September next." The motion being put wa« by the chairman declared "Not passed." Moved % H. T. Laurence, seconded by Alexander Miller : "That the Celebration Committee be now relievetl from further duties." Moivied in amendment hy F. A. Laurence, seconded by Allan Longhead : "Tliat it is the sentiment of this meeting that the Celebration Committee should continue their work and endeaivouir to make the celebration of Truro's Natal Day, on the 13th of September next, a success. The Amendment being put was declared "Passed." On motion the meeting adjourned. I , SILAS R. TUPPER, Secretary. The Colchester Sun's Report of Public Meeting. The "Colchester Sun's" report of aiboMe mieetlng, under date of Aug. 30, 1882, inidicates that the citifens were not asleep to the importance of the proper observance of Truro's Natal Day, but that the greater number preferred to contribute towards its success by personal subscrip- tion of tlieir funds, rather than that the required amount of money should be raised by civic assessment. I:; Is as follows : *»<)Hr Natal Dsiy " — Ihe vie^ ting calie'i bv requisition of the mayor, and held on Friday evening last was la very good natured and happy affair. After a full discussion of the object for which the meeting was called, viz : for the purpose of granting funds from the town to defray the expenses of the celebration, the meeting decided by a majority of two or three that It was unwise to vote town fuuiis for such purposes. It was, however, decided that it was well to go on with the celebration, and several partie^i present pledged themi»elves to raise the required sum by private subscription. .They have redeemed their promise, and last night the committeie were informed that the sum of $200 would be placed at their disposal. A sub-committee was appointed to outline a pro- gramme, for which purpose they will meet in Creelm^ & Gunn's office Inglis street, this evening at 7.30^ and will report to the Gieneral Com- mittee to meet in the Town Council roomis at 8 o'clock on Friday even- ing next. There will doubtless be stirring times in Truro cz. Wednesday, the 13th of September, and all lovers of a good time had better prepare to oonue hither." The minutes of an Important meeting of the General Committee held In Y. M. C. A. Hall, Truro, 5th September, 1882, being mislaid, the "Col- chester Sun's" report of the same as given in its issue of September 6th, 1892, le given instead. u **A iarfiie iheelfng' of' tlie comiiiftte^ (fetfrtfed* laslf nfgflit apotf tlief prufc- ^tamme for the fun, festivities, and general entertainments of the day that we are about to celebrate as the (anniversary of our birth, 12a years'' ag-o. Sub- commit tees trore appointed to carry out the different parts of th« programme, aiwl we" hop*e tliC celebration may be- a g^teat success^ The day to l>e celebrated, as our readerj* all know. Is the l»th of thlsi month, one >veek from todiay. We at;k ay a suceess. What the committee especially ask is the' generous assistance of thoetf who* live outside tiie town. Over $170 have betfn siHwcrlbod by the citlzem* of the tctvra, which will be increased to Momething; over $200, to help In the day's general celebration, A programnte will be issue! at once. In which the attractions atkl entertainments will be fuUy shown to the public. We miglit say in the meantime, thoBigh, Irony our hearing^ last night, the committee bare outlined the followittg programsa. ^ IMnging of church and school bells a;t 7 p^. m ; tinoe to be taken fronv the firing of It 6^nnoa at the Truro Foundry. Singing by children in Model School gromuls lat 9 a. m. Procession (to be formed in railway grounds) showing what onir ances- tors were like in Truro 123 years ago, and also exhibiting the capital of this tine county as It Is today, l&t 11 a., m. A general assembly in the exhibition gnrounds and speeches upon Truro'» past, biy his honor Lrieut. Oovernov Archibald, I. I>omgrworth, £sq.y and others. Highland igam^ at the BXhibition gnrottnds, a cricket match, and a fine handicap trotting race in the driving; Park are also mMntionod q» part of the day's amusement. A torchlight procession in the evening, in charge of the captain of the Truro Fire Brigade, will be a most Interesting part of the programme.. The admission to the exhibition grounds is, we understaAd, but 15 cts.- We hope our good friends from the country will In full force visit u» on the first celebration of Truro's Niatal E^y/' Flaming placards of the programme for Truro's N^atal Day were posted iabouit the tow'n and circulated throu^ the country, and sent to adjacent settlements. They were published as advertisements in the ^'Col' Chester Sun" and tlie "Truro Guardian,"' and in more cond^ised form, like the following, appeared In the Halllax daily newspajyers : TRURO'S NATAL DAY— 13th SEPTflMBER. A full prog'-aiume of sportsi—Tiie Lieu*^^. Ooveinor Apeaks, fto. — A band of mu-'ic froio Steliarton will be prfient->-Orand procescion of Truro as it was one hundred and twentythree years ago* Ch'eap Rates on Railways; Oricket match with Lome Oiub of Halifax. Tor* blight Procession in the evenii^'-great time expected. A public holiday has been proclaimed by the Mayor. W. D.DIMOCK, Sept. 8ch. Seo'y. of Committee. ta from th9 15 Everyllilng *wa» aon* 'tl»at cotiia contribute to the success of the cele- bration. The railway officials publlHbed excurslun rates ior the travai- ling public and sent tbe following meetisages. ^m^i^t^^m INTEIftCOLONIAL RAILWAY. Monoton Station, ^4th Atig.,^S2. *To W. D. Dhnoe"kT I regret that our rul«e will not permit me to pQ*«« the FleUl Bittcry IriMii Hnllfax i.o Truro tree of charge, but I liavs given oi-ilers th \t return tlcltets at ono flr«t-cln«8 fare shall be given then, and that the guns rth.ill be tialtem at twenty-two dollars ($22) per ear load. D. POTTlNGl^.R. INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY. i Moncton Station H, 9. tSS2. To W. D. DlmockT Win iallow engine bells and whistles to be Bounded ad requested, p?o- Tlded no objections on account of sick persons. H. A. WHITNEY. Verbal tiind written communications from persons Inrlted to take pitt In or attend the proceedings of the celebration were, from time tT> time, brought to the notice of the General Committee. They were for the most part of a gratifying character, as appears from the following cor- respon'denoe. TrUiiro, August 2nd, 1882, His Honor, Lieut. Governor Archibald, " Dear Sl.r :— I am Instructed by the committee in charge ot making prep- arations for the celebration of Truro's Natal Day, September 13th, tn ask youir Honor to give ua a short address on that day. Your address. If you kindly consent, we suppose might to some extent refer to the polit- ical history of the town in which you haT>e figured so con«p!ououHiy. nud with all the events of which you must be so convef^nnt. Isr lei Long- worth, Esq., Rev. Dr. Mc Culloch, Rev. D. W. C. Dimock and others will probably giive the large gathering we expect short addrft-jaes upon different phases of Truro's past history. We would feel greitly obliged if our Governor, a Truronlan, could be present, and honor the flr.st celebration of Truro's Natal Day with any remarks he might see fit to make on the oQiQaslon. A word In reply would oblige, Fours obediently, W. D. DIMOCK. Acting Secretary. The Cottage, August 6th, 1882. My Dear Sir : I have yonr note of the 2n.d instant. ■ I shall be glad to have a talk with Mr. Longworth on the subject, and have written him a note to that effect. }ommitt6e. 16 I AMumilng that thl« Is the first oele^bratkni of the Natal Day, there ought to be something said that would haive In time to come some histor- ical value. Political matters can at any tlmiei be dug out of our arch- ives, but there Is ample room for all klmds of reminiscences about Truro which would placel on record some things that will otherwise soon be forgotten. The only difficulty is to compress them within a reasonable compasfl. I shall be glad* t.o see your programme, after youi have determined on It. Bielleve me, my dear sir, Yours truly, I i ; ' i. O. ARCHIBALD. , W. D. DIMOCK, Esq. TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE. Truro, N. S., September 9th, 1882. W. D. Dlmocki, Esq., B. A., Secretary Natal Day Committee, Truro, N. S. lUIiy Dear Sir :— I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your esteemed favor of 7th lust., conveying Jnvltatlon to the Mayor, the Councillors, the Recorder, ajnd the Clerk of the Town of Truro to be present on the plat- form In the Exhibition building, Wlnburne Hill, on the 13th Inat., during the time of the speeches to be delivered commemorative of Truro's Na- tal Day.. I am.lnistrueted to Inform you that the Invitation Is accepted with jthainks. I have the honor, sir, to be Your obeidlemt servant, , I . , I SILAS R. TUPPER, Town Clerk. letermlned IN roEMTS OF THE DRY THE ^OTf?- ESTER SUN'S REPORT, TRURO'S NATAL DAY. The121st Anniversary of the Settlement of tho Town by the English. 1761 ta 1882. >tea with Afcer a tardiness of twenty-one years the good people of Ti'iirn woke up and today celebrated the first one hundred years of the settle- ment of the town by their ancestors, In a stylie every way creditable to the past and present history of the place which is rapidly becoming one of the most Important towns in Novta Scotia. The day opened very ci«ar and continued so fine throughout that Provlldence seemed to smile on the ocoafilDn. Frotn an early hour hundreds of people from different parts ot the countyi and province, by waggons and railcars flocked into Truro, animated by the same feelings which inspired Samuel Woodwortli when he gave the world his immortal song "The Old Oaken Bucket." At seven o'clock the day was ushered in by the firing of some cannon and by the ringing of all the church bells, and the noise of several steam whistles. At nine o'clock some five hundred children assembled on the Model School grounds and sang "Ood Save Ouir Qraoiouis Queen." At eleven a grand triumphal procession, representing all the phases of Truro life, past and present, took po«»esslon of the principal streets for over an hour, starting from the Railway Station. At one, addressen commemorative of the history of Truro were delivered to a numerous anddence at the Exhibition building by hiis Honor Governor Archibald, lerael Loogworth, and F. A. Laurence, Esquires, Mayor Bent presiding amd the meeting being opened with prayer by Bev. D. W. C. DImock. The speeches were very good. Durlingthe day dinner and tea were furnish- ed on the Exhibition grounds to a large concourse of people by the ladiex of the First Presbyterl'an church. At the same place an exhibition (if Highland games and music took place, where also the fine strains from the eplendild bPass band from Stellarton added greatly to the enjoyabil- 18 Ity of the day. In other partM of the town gi iie-t of cricket and horse racing went on, so that the ta^tteH of all miglit hi citereJ to. In thie evening the prlnclpttl reHidenceM of the town were Illuminated, and the Fire Engine Company und the firm aiitl einpio^yeoM of CIlHh, Crowe & Co., with their large B ibcock engine, and the I. C. R. employ- ee8 In holiday attire, marched through the Htreetht in torch-light procee Mlon, making a very grand dlHplay with their decorated reeH and en- gines. At ten o'clock the feMtlvltieM of a day In one hun/tlred years, long to be remembered In Truro, were brought to a close by a grand display of fireworks from the top ot che iMoiiei Hciiool. Following this Kuimmiiry is a more particular account of the procession, the Illumina- tion, and other items of Interest In the day wfilch p'.i8sed off om merry as a marriage bell, and for the commteimonatlon of which at this time our readers must thank our old townHuiAJi, Richard Craig, Esq., the mover of the resolution in the Town Coun ell (jriginating the celebration ol our Natal Day. At the cloise Air. Craig was presented with a lurgpe boquet arranged In Suckling's best style; a veey pleasing and grace. ul tribute to his patriotism and zeal. THE PROCESSION. The special committee to cirry been hard at work during the p.ast ele\'en o'clock Mr. Rosa Archibald, His, .all grandly attired and well mou rtquiare very adrolrty, asHlgnlng to assigned to them In the procession, uaturally with them; as regards the cupled by some of those who formed we feel bound to sny th it on the who and the procession was in all re,'«pec out this part of the programme have few days with good results. About with his true-blue assistant marsh- nted, formed the line on the rallw ly vehicles, houses or footmen the plncea and, although we may differ very appruprliatenesB of the poslthms oc- a part of the great cavaica le, still le they did their work admirably ts a success. I :^il It w.a« about 11.10 a. m. when the procession started, led by Marsh- al Rose Archibald, his assistants being distributed at convenient dis- tances throughout the procession, ready to obey hln mandates. T^ie ban- ner borne in front tiad on it the word« "Truro, 123rd Anniversary, 1759 —1882. After came the efficient band from Stellarton, playing selec- tions Buitable for marching. The first team was drawn by four hand- some bays handled by "Tim" Archibald, the veteran whip who is one of the few "old stagers" remaining in the business today. In the coach were seated a fine representation f some whip and a little too much running he kept ahead and came in fourth. Maud Mac ran a long way after the start and on settling to a trot was so close up to Cetewayo that she passed him and came in second. Sir Charles, who had been fast clos.ing up on Peabody when the accident occurred, came in first and thus won the race. The Judges gave Maud Mac second place although In the opinion of a good many turfmen both her and Peabody had a doubtful right to even a "piece of It." Handicaps, however, are a peculiar race and more licen.se Is allowed than in the legitimate trot. The final heat stood thus :— Sir Chiarles first ; Maud Mac second ; Cetewayo third ; Peabody fourth; Long John fifth ; St. Julian distanced 'as he left track after colli!slon. —time 4.04. Mr. Fred Linton discharged the duties of his office prompt- ly and well. We believe this kind of trotting has never been Introduced thto this country until Mr. Mahon inaugurated It last year and it Is cer- tainly, apart from its novelty, a most interesting and fair way to trot, providing the handicapper Is a man of sound discretion. The race was not a "walk over" for anybody, and was the best of the kind ever held In our Park, forming a prominent part in the day's attractions. THB CBIOKBT MATCH. Amid so many attractions we have buit a word for thto event. The •22 I' i Lorne Club arrfvetl fn the a. m. train from Halifax. Pfay Camm'ene&\f about 11.30 with Truro at the bat. Ouir bny^ were rapitLy dlHposed of t the last w!cket fell foir 46 runs, of which Goiua-Iey contributed 11 and Phillips 8. Fairbanks bO'Wled well tor bis team, taking hIx wicketw for but 13 runs. The Lome eleven put ut» a scr>re of 71 rua'*, F. P. BllghV 20 being the top Hcore anid secujring the bat offered by the Natal Day Committee. F. Kaiser contributed 12 to tlie total. We ie ir our borne club .are fast losing thieir laurels. SCOTCH GAMES The piriaee In the games at the Exhibition grcmnds were awarded &» follows : Putting HeaA'7 Stone— D. Munro, Ist, 3T ft. 8 In; OallB McGlU- iVTay 2nd, 35 ft. 10 In, Running Long Jump— Mur dock McKen^Le Ist, 17 ft. 4 in; J^ H^ Kichardson 2nd, 16 ft. 11 In. Hop, Step, and Jump— Mudrock McKenzle Ist, 35 ft 4 I,i»; Colin. McGiUivray 2n;l, 34 ft. 9 in. Topsing Caber— Colin McGiUivrny l»t, 40 ft. 2 ia; I>. Mimro 2ad^ S9 ft. 10 in. 100 Yards Race— A,. McGinai8, Pictoa, Ist, P, MeQ. Archibald^ Truiro', 2ad. Quarter Mile Race^— Williara Martin 1st ; Newton Hopper 2nd. Bdys' Race— J. :\icKenz.:e l»t ; R. McKay 2rid. HIghlaiP.l Fling— Samuel Gunn Isc ; Jaiu'ea Campbell 2nd. Pipes— C. Stuart 1st ; J. C.uupbell 2ad ; D. McKenzie Sfd^ Tuig irl War— 2;tarri&d vs. Single. Wom by single. OKKASKD POI.B , Thiirty competitors Were all umstfccessfol. Aiten^aMe, durfng^ Tag" of Wiar, a Mr. Asher Archibald was Sraid to climb tiie pole and claimeif money, which was not awarded, a» lue had not competed at the proper time. This ooncluded the proceedings at the Exhibition grounds. The* tickets sold at the gate netted the handsome sura of ffl'to for tiie* celebratiiinn committee. The dinner and tea provided by the ladies of the- First Presbyterian church was iiighiy saccessful, realizing "^ome $25(1* over all expenses. THE EVENING OELloSKATItyNS. were a fitting .icconiipanlm'ent to ail thfft preci«led. Captain Laurence it' to be congritulaied on the complete success which crowned his labors. Starting from the Engine house on Lo-mle street, 100 strong, the Fire oompany in full uniforr-i.' cnrrylng. torches, paraded the twn during the e^Tcning from 6.30 to 8.30 p. m. Tlie Stellartan baDd led, foli wed by the engine, beautifully lighted and deoorated, drawn by four stout greys. The efficient fire force of the Truro Iron Fouadi-y wi4;b their handsome Babcock engine, contributed largely to the effect. The I. ( R. branch of the fiire deimrtment with David White In command brought up the rear with hose reel very tastefully aido y hibaldr 2nd, furfng Tag- ud claimeii the propel' ands. The" 155 tor thr idift* o( the some $2r)(« vpectlrely, were prom'inetit and handsome, and showed work and tnHte. 'The marching order was admirable and the whole turn out wfis pictur- «8que and pleasing and was one of the fLnest aifalrH of the kind ever seen In the {yrovlnce. The Major's call to the citizens to a.s8i8t by illuniina- tlKMi waf heartily and ivnlversally responded to. The houses, hotels, shops and public buildings on tl'rince, Queen, In- glis land >other streets through which the procession pasbe;! were Hplendid- ly illuminied. The {^Kounds in front of many resideneeH were also finely lighted. Where all jdid so wftll it seems unfair to |)Mrtlcularlae, but Ave will be pardoned for mentioning 'the grounds and residences of Hiram Hj'de, J. A. SCantlbach, W. R. MuUhollajnd, A.. C. Page, M. D., A. J. Publl- «ov€r and M. tKckle, while among the hotels the frince of Wales and Victoria bore off the palm— the situiatlon of the former gre.itly enhanc- ing the appearance. A beautiful effect was produced hy the burning of red fir..' in front of Mr. MulhoUand's while the procession passed. Mr. W. r. Odell ^.Iso burned coloured lights from the ppper p.trt of his shop. We nearly omitted the fine pyrotechnlcal display by Jt. H. Tremaiae, which wiaB much admired. Outaitde the line of miairch, Mr. James Colemian and O. C. Cummings hiaid beautitful lights, nnd the former gentlenuan set off a number of fire- works froim his reeiaence. After the prooesalon dispersed with cheers, ttalutes, etc., Capt. Laurence and some (assistants repaired 'to the Model School, on the top of which a mortar was fixed, from which rock- ets, stars, etc., were diischarged with miagnifieent effect, to* the ailmira- tion of an Immense throng gathered tin .and about the grounds. The tdemonstration ended ip bout 9.30 with "Giod Bnve the Queen" by the band and ©beers by the crowd, aJfter which the citizens quietly sought theSr respective homes, and the first celebration of Truro's Na- tal Day was over. To say that the whole >affalr was successful but feebly expresses the results attained, through the Indefiatigable efforts of lall concerned. Laurence i^ his labors , the Fire during the wed by the tout greys. r handsome B. bnanch of up the rear nd "Always therland re- M I MORNIiMe ':'HRONIOLB'S REPORT. (Thursday, September 14th, 1382.) NATAL CELEBRATION AT TRURO. . Truro, Septiember 13th. In 0pi!te of the very unfiavorabie prospects jnesterday provnd lisne and| in every way suitable far the expected festivities. The eairly celebra- tttons were commenced labout 7 a. m. by ringing of the bells In the church- es, schools, and railway yard, firing of cainnon and lfg the preparations, ia>nid Herculean work wae done at al few hours' noitlce by some of the pia'rticixiiaints. This procession, whlclil wiaB put Into line about 11 a. m, wae, wlithiout doubt, the teature of th(| day. The chdef marshall and officer of the day, Mr. Ross Archibald, wael dreeeed in a magnificent and beoomimg costume. Sub-maTsballs, twelTel in number, in handsome ^.ttire and well mounted, preformed the dutiiesj 'with skill >and success. The pnocesslon liteelf was ol a varied character j consisting of some forty vehicles and labout twenty horaes under sadl die. A banner was carried In front with "Truro> 123rd Annlversarjl 1769-1882," inscribed thereon. The Stellarton band, a fine looking andj filne pliaylng body, came next. A coach, drawn by four stout bays, witbi the retenan Timothy Archibald handling the ribbons, followed. In itl were seated seven of the oldest Inhabiitants, vie : John Doggpett, Ralpli| Oind James Watsop, Daniel Smith, James Henderson, Ed. S. Blanohard cmd Isaac Smith. Messrs. W. Logan land Alex. Flemming formed a guarc| of honor lalt the roar of the carriage. A postman, old style, with primij tlve riding gear, with ancient gentlemlan In hunting costume, tollowed| Then oame a "slide car," a very ancient conveyance. After came 8eve| ital old chalBes, with their occupants dressed in the old settler's attirej 25 ■^SevBPal teaniB with groupfl of horribles, nc^ro m'.nstrels, etc, followed. In one wiagon was a veteran of the celebnateil Slmnnon-Cbesapeake en- gagement — John Wynn. An anolent log aar with early settler and fam- ily, Wiais a capital tuirn out. This wias goit u'p by some railway juen, some fouir or five of whom took part, A patent medicine wagan with elaborate decorations of advertisements of ^mr:ou8 re;ne;lle.s was an ob- ject 'Of Interest. The Old Kentucky Minstrels r.mde abundant noise for o. doaen combinations. Folowing thes'e old ti:ne and grotesque get- upa oam'e the teams, representing some of the piro.n^jient and more enter- prising of our business firms. :Mr, Alexainder Miller h id as much of his nuarble ©stabllBhment as it was practicable to carry. P. J. Chlsholiu's outfitting and gent's furnishing store ha,d a larj^« wagon, with well- arranged samples of stock. Walker & Hanson, hardware, had a large team, with numerous specimens of theiir goods. M. .J. Prevoe, lime- stone tli« purpose. The Siellarton band, led by the fire engine, drawn by four handisome greys and well dec- onated formed the first of the processiion. The hose reels were also lllu- m,!nated and beautifully festooned, tlie people of the town responded no- bly to the committee's request for iUumina'.tlon. It would be unfair to discriminate. Those halving grounds in front had special opportunities, wMch they Improved to advantage laud the whole place was splendidly lit up. The Prince oi Wales and Victoria hotels were br'lli i.nt an 1 beiu- tllul, while In the distance the grounds of Mr. O. C. Cummings blajsed with Chinese lanterns and other lllumin'at'i'ons. After the procession the firemen went to th* School grounds, where rockets, stars, etc., were discharged with fine effect. Capt. Laurence performed Ms duties as master of the ceremionlies during the evening with much credilt and energy. The whole programmie was most harmoniously carried ou't, and the Initial commemoratiom of Truro's Natal Day was a fine precedent for the future. The chairman of the committee, Mr. Rich- ard Craig, and the secretary, Mr. W. D. Dlmiock, together with the whole comml 'tee, are deserving of great crediit for their sea-l and energy In the conoept'lon and carrying out of tihe day's events. 27 THE MORNING HERALD'S REPORT. TRURO'S CELEBRAT.ON. (Th.ur«d.ay, SeptiPinber 14th, 1882.) Truro, Sept. 18th. Spleadld weather for Natal Day celebration. The Tarioufi parts ol the prograimme were Hiicceissfully a ad effectually carried out. The town waM early arouseil by artiillery salutes, bells ringing aiid oithe'r mediums of noise- ma king. The Hinging of the maitional hymo by school children, a- bout 400 in number, took plaice at 9 o'clock in front of the Model School building. The grand prooession panaided at 11 o'clock and' reflected much CTed'it on the participants. Chief Mairshall Boss Archibald in full punoply Icid the way. The SteilaTton band fuTnlshed exoe^ent music. Af- ter parading the entire town the proce^aion hialted at the Exhibition building, where dinner wias served by the laidiles of the First Presbyterian chuii-ch. After dinner, Hiis Honor the Lleut.-Governor, Mr. Israel Long- worth, anid Mr. P. A. Laurence delliviM-ed .addresses and read papers rela- tive to the past history of the Town. During the afternioon Highlan 1 gamtes were condticted on the Exliibltiion grounds, and were keenly con- te;witi<).n aoid memory hi:iH Its t'unC' tlons. Thcit people Is ileHtltute of true huina.n Hentitnents who fall to" mark the m!JeHtioneH of their progrens, Truro Ih one of the most promising towns in Nova Scatla to-day- Some years ago we were accustomed to regard Yarmouth a.nid l':!iCtou aw th« only two rivals for second pi ice. Trurr) has already left ll-ctou be- hiiul, and e^'en Yarmouth, with its Immense Mhipping interests, with large accumulated wealth and Us adinLtted enterprise, will hia.ve Co look' well to its Iiauirels, for Truro I» close utpon lits h&elrt. Perhaps there {« no town in Novvv. ScDbVi \v1i!ch has poorer commer- ciinl advantages. It Has nn. fine Iiarboriand uo maritime advantagies. The mu:l-liole wliich serves for a port, several mi'-les away, l8 not avallahle for anytlLiing like respecttible sliipping facilities, whll« the histtwy of the world has shown that in almost every instance great citleii require to be situate aidjaoent to convenient and a\ia.ilable prjfrts, A harbor detennines the site o'f a cfty. The iiea-d of navig>aitit)in ia some largpe river i» thtfspot where piopulatlon begins to accumutaite. But Truro, deprived of the advantiages enjoyed by thfif Western ports and .Qithcir towns in Nova Scotia, has Imd Corresponding privIlegiBs. It has becomie the centre, the convergimg p'rjiat, as it were, of ouir railways. It hus abuoidance of couil to the East of it, la^nd esawAtetless^ iron 'deposits to the North-west of it. It fms regarded, in some measure; the neces- sities whicli its location forces upon it to become a manufacturing town. Several ianportant Injdustrles already exist there oaid are growing. But nothing hias been attempted equal to what must be readily reoog'alred as within the scope of Truro's capieity. She ought to be the Sheffield of Canada. No spot Is so situate in regiard to the iron Industry. Slief- fleld never had any natisral advantages. It would never have been thought of las la placp to loeatte a clity. But it li)a.d ooal on ooe sidle of it and iron on the other, afl.d «ow Shei'fi'eld is tlw; greatest' manufacturing centre In the world. It Is to thiis Industry th e 'tioterprislng bueinesisi men of Truro' should laddress themselves. It is not cotton iactorles nor woollen mill*' that Truro needs, nor unwieldy and aiilsurd boinu»e» granted by the'smUti'!/ cipality and takieo froan' the pockets ol tTie people. Wltat lit does want is' an acti've appreelatlom of Its peculiar location In regjard. to iron maffufac-^ tures of every kind. It I» po**sible to nnafce Truro the greatest manufac- turing centre in Con ida. Not a town lor oiity In Quebec or Ontario can approach it in natural facilities. Mowing niiachlnee, sitoves, . pots, euttle- ry of 'all kinds— Indeed everything In oomnect ion with Iron and steel- should be sedulously developed. If tbiis were properly done, wlien' Truro eianie Co Celebrate' another quiarter of a century of progress— pause at another milestone on tlie wiay to look back over the past, »he Would be a-lrte to recognize a prog- ress which would be astonishing^, and which would make t hie name of the town— associated already with much that Is intereetinig and pleasing in our history— familiar to the Dominion and tbe coatinent a» the centre of the Iron industry of Nova Scotia. SPEECHCS At the Stand in the Exhibition Building^ during* the Afternoon-^Mayor CharleB Bttnt^ M. D., Presiding. After balling ttpoa tie\\ D. W. C. DimdCk, M. A., to 6p^ri thi6 eiftrelses with prayer, Hia worMliip stateil to the vary large numbdr of peopld aS' Hembleil, that the first address Would be delivered by His Honor the Lleut.-OovernoiT of Nova Scotia— ^the Honorable Adams George Archi- bald, C. M. G.,-^a son ol Truro, whom all Would be glad tOi hear on an oc- casion O'f «ucli historical importance in th« history of Trurot ADBRBSS OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOB Mi\ M (I If or, Ladips rtnd Gentlem^it: txi the lives ot rtll of ite the recurrence crt A bltrthiday te a sttbiect of Interest. To nome, tli6 day ifl a season of flolemn thoitght ; to others it '\» only am occasion of merriment. Som'C fieel the return of the dia^ as a ifemindier thnt another year has passed .aWay, and they ask themselves how they bare spent lit. Others, weioomimg the anniversary as an excuse for a little e:£tria indUiigence, seek enjoymient wlthoiu* reflection on the pi^ist. Off thioiigbt df the future. But in wliatever aspect we view it— be tone otr tremper of the m,linid what it may, few persons regard the day with indiffeirence, and we may say of thesie few, that they are not, as a rule, of Chie class that cOinimands the irespect or estdem ol their fellows. Something like the interest thiat belongs to the birthdiaiy of an individ- ujal attacliies to the natal day of every ooumtry, city, or town. The feel- img m this Case should be shared by lall the Inhabitants or citisens. The iuatAlday has In it less oif the selfish tham the iudlvidUial birthday, but it reHembles it la this respect, that tbose Who hatve no share iui the feel- ing, laire not aipt toi atand high in the inespect and esteem of the oommui- nity im which they reside. In the old world, aid a ruile, the n|a:tal day to not oiBserved ae it Is on thia oointlnent. There the origlin of niations, of eltles, and of towns 30 Is barfed fn obBCurlty. No. nnur can Cell what was tFitf ffrHt step tiikew In the oges of barbarlHm to Mettle a country or to founJ a town. 'I'luick. darkaiesfi brood* over thetie e:irly be'glnnlngH. On thlH ormtiaen^t it Ik-- otherwise. Everytlklng here hnn been dome AV^thlvi hlstorlciil tiine.*). It haa been done In bro:id day. The pretu* ami the HChool defy oblivioo. In- Bpeak'jiig mi these thlOi^s we are In the 'regliva o>t (act. The na'tal day of every place on. this contiBent^the' diay on which che^ solituide of the wlldeinnesH comeH to be dioturbed — the dliy oin which civ- ilised miain for the fir.4t time o-btrudes on the doinfifn of the n.ivago, In the turning polat In the history of the place. For countletM ages tlie BO'il has been roameJ over, but neveroc,cup!ed.. The products of uutnre' are thi:>ae only which grow Bpoutaneoualy. The w31;l ainlinalH wliich yield to the ravage his 8p.oirt and hl» Kuppcurt, -are like hiiriHelf wanilerern on the eoil ; but the ti.nie has arrive 1 In the Oirder of Providence wlren tlio- iunJ is no longer to lie waste. It Imi* hitherto l)«en b*t a. place of trausit.. it Im now to be a. pot^esslon. The laws of naiture, wh£ch have hitherto done all, are now to do only part. The earth Is to yield lt» Incre^ise Mtlll but Off whta.t nature tliat increase shall be 'iis settled by the hvind of ni.an. Forests are to give place to fieMR, iiuts to houi»e». Tlie horse awl the ox are to supplant the bear anl the loupcervler. The staitlonary Is to take the placie of the nomaidic. Hitherto the prmlucts ol nature are those wh'ich she h.as yielded of her own accord, he ie henceforth to pro- duce wha>t man exacts from her. Year by year lie cast» seed into her bosom and calls with confidence for jx return of the same, w.i.th ample in- crease. TbiB eivenitful day in the history of Truro d^ates back near a century land a quarter. It is someithiing over 121 years since the first British settlers penetrate* to thiis pl:i«e with the intention oif making It their home. We do not take into account the evianescent visit of the French Acadlans. Their occu^jation, such UiS lit was, hardly extended tu> up- lands or to forests. Ths entire extent of the cleared land' in all Truro did not exceed lUO acres.* Bmall patches oi clearing there must Itsnpe been, (or houses and gardens, bu>t beyond tliese no encroachment appears to have been made on the forest. What was done in the way of aiBricultural occupation* had .reference tOi the m.arshas. A few emba'nkments, 'some of them not a mile from the spot we stand on, renifain to this day td bear wltne,ss that some effort Imd been made to shut out the tides from the higher mud flats. The Acadian French had grradtally extended thelir settlements east- wardly from thetr headquarters at Port Royal. They hml spread along the little streams which fall Into the Bay of Fundy. They bad made set- tlements at Minas and Pisiquid, and had gradually pemeitrated to Oobe^ quid to a place a few miles below whatii« nonv Truro. There they had *See report of Surveyor General Morris to Lieutenant Governor Belcber,. inclosed by the former to the Lords of Plantatious. in a despatch dated nth January, 1762. " ei> takflw I. '1' Click. >n;t it iB-- timet*. It vloa. In which chr »rhlch (ilv- nivago, 1h ages the yt aatm-p ,lH which wiindererK wlren th**- of trixaslt, hitherto TG^ise Mtill il mit niian. wfcil the ox 1h to take are those I wiml or etermilned. rth to pro- lato her ample ia- a ceatury •»t British It their lie Preach ed tc)> up- all Truro iou8e» and been made Kccupation, lihem not a tn&^B that igher mud neats ejist- read along; 1 made set- to Oobe^ d they had or Belcber, dated nth il wrecteO a hioiMd of worship, from wh'.ch the adjoining water was called Cove d' EgLlM. This niame, by a liberal prnteMtant translation, has ad* hered to the place. The settlement *h culled Ma«8 Town to thiti day. ■Some Aoadians, comttlnuinig thie progr^KHlAie Hettieauent enstwaT'dly, had, About thlfl time, moved (urther up the Bny to thla purt of what waw then known as Cobequid., Then ea nve thie oriiel CKlfot of the 5th Sep- tember, 1755, which banished the wliole AotiHan race from home and 'Country and scattered them as wanderers In the old British colonieH, a- liicr*? a pieople who, to them, were heret';cM in creed and alieuH In race. .^p IV many of these people had settled In Truro proper, we have no imeans niow ol knowing. It would appeair 1)y an eiiuiueratie Breton belonged to France, and the governors of tlic Island were couHtantly plotting agaiji«t the peace qI Nova Scotia, fcisi,ng the Acaidinnt^ and the Indians a.s their instruments. The route |vy between Tatamagouohe and the upper w.a.ter8 of the Bay. A short )orba.ge between the sources of the Waugh River and of the Chaganois, i>« it was called, was all that impeded the pa.ssage of canoes between \a.pe Breton and the Bay of Fundy. By this route, and by the Shubenaca- ie Lakes, an expedition, was projected iaga,iinst Halifax, when that town naa only a few years Ln exisce..ce, whi/ch. If It ha>d beem as vigorously laxriied out as It was Ingeniously pltanned might have had a dlu^astrous |ff was largely a failure and the stout hearts of the settlers must have quailed when they thought of the coming winter and how little prepar- 3$ •atlon th«y hafl bCBii able to make for It, but tlioy hnd no time to r*vlne. They had now their houHes to bu.ld. Fortun.itely thin w >« ni>t » t« «l!inu« buRlnesB. A few treeB chopped down und cut into lengtiui, th a i. *^- •«d and piled on each other, gave the four wills requtrad. Pole*. •> »»"- mounted with bark, made a roof, pi aces for w'.ndowa and doors wert ^t^.^,^ «d In the walls, and a chimney was soon Iniprovliied. A uqaare fraiae' -work of (Sticks, plastered Inside with mud, give all th« flue that wuh r« «d h-id no' experience in their old home of the devices required to draw HUHton ince from land below the level of the sea, and must have Hpent much unneceHH>ii/ry labcnr, as Indeed did the French before them, '.n erecting the Immenne ra(vund« which, In tho«e days, were thought tnaoess iry to ward off the tide. However, stout hearts and strong arms they Imd, and, with the old dykes reTkailred and secured, they onuld, 'notwlthHtnndlng their Iomh of •crop, look forward with hope to the next season when the seed could be sown In due time. Meanwhile the (J-OMemm/ent had come to their re- lief and had lent them 600 bushels of o.iirn to tide them over the winter, to be irepafid at a future day If de'^-^inled. This was at the rate of five bushels per heiod of the Inh'ibltants .tn 1 was a most seaKonable al/d. We need nit pift-sue the further hilstoiry of the infant nettlement. ■The people were Inlustrious, frugal and honest, and soon throv-ie, as men with these quilltles will always thrive. We catch a eheere emtMlal the owner to a house lot, a. tainn lot, a woo 1 lot, u;nd a marsh. Int, wWIch w^re to be a/sMlg^ed to In: ill whein the town.-ihip cixnie alteTwcur Is to be divided among the share- holilers. In the I'lrst inHtiiince the Hcttlen's selected their own house lota fund front lota, according to fancy, ccmvenA^nce, or mutuial agreement. WlH'u the piairtltlon afterwords took pi jce, lliia prvsHPHHloii so taken was respected, and such landH formed part oi? thie lots nHHiyni^.l to the occu- pant in respect ol his share. TIuh arr.i.niement was favorable to the furniatlon oi' villager on thi3 front, but p/eju.lilclal to th.e settle :ent of the back laiid.s. TheHc latter were h.'l i foir wood l()t.< only. M.nd were cim.s.i.iibr.Bd of little value except for fuel. Belomilng to firmer^ wth lubu'ndanoe of othier iandis, with fine InteTvaies and marsheH (jn the'r flout lots, they were not In the uuirket for Hiie, anl it was a lonqf time before even a few of theui found tltalr w,ay into the h mils oi Hcraatjers end oanie to be cleared and culti'vatei as furaiw. The change In tlie ap- pieaT.iiioe oif Truro therefore, for a Urn's tiliaii? after its Hevtlcnient, was ni,a,Iinly in the line o.f fields extended, oif aidtlltlonMl marsh euclo.sied, and of bettetp buiildings erected. The propertiles, as orlgimlly aaslgno'd on partition, remained very much in the same families, and even wh.arie la farm chauged hands, the new owneo: lield by the original boun-JIciry lines and possessed the same farm as htlH predecesnnr. This is ob»eir\| ible stUl m some p irts of the Townshilip whica nre exclusively agrJcultural. The adjoining villagi v oi Onsldw, wliilch Wins settled in the same ye.ir and under the same eondl- t.o'os, is wholly ngricultural, and tine front liands, aa Sieen in driving down the roiad on the Bay Shore, appear ma/Inly to be held by original bouindiairy Hnea. 1 have froT . memory mude a map oif the Truro of forty yeiars ago, m/airkimg the housea then standing. Hullbuirtmn In his history states that there were in 1838 about 70 houses i-n tlie Upper and Lower Villages. How 8pvor, old Tniri> w iH nut the Truro of to-iliiy. Truro tlu-n niBint, In coinmon ptrlnnfo, tli.it i):i.rt of tli9 vill'itj! wlilch lay to the north of tlio Ulvor. On Bil>Ie Ii;il, :iH It \v iM Rallui], wmre tho prlnt''.iii .1 hotel ,--i)u>.! on e icli Hl'le of the Ht • it>t. Tlioro wore tlic pul)llc offlci-^, thio RoglMiry of Dcc'Ih, tlie ('iiku>:ii llipii-e, tlM"! offices of Jiiilge anil llwglHlriir o' Prolnto, Tln^r^ wa'^ Mio I'ost Offlice, jinil tliei'c for a long tluio Htood the Court IIoiiHe. From W!t- (m-'h Hotel, thero Hltiinte, riu the wtagc cr);u'hp.«t wlilcli connected iih with tiie CJipItal au 1 with PIctou. ThiTe wore the o/flces of the liwyers pru'Ctlslng 111 the county. Tlicre tivo wi.IiH the Holy Well, connecra ted in French Acvinllan times, After tlie Engllnh ciine It was nt this fount thnt gpna'r.itlons of lawyerH, while attcn lln(? the court, wiilch general- ly la- as was- quite p»roper under the circumstances, It was made to tuo-u- its- back oa the beautiful scene on which it had gaaed for over three score ye^irs^ Even the Holy "Well has become !ndign»ant. The fountain, which foo: age* had poured forth a Umpid stream that had giiivea comlort oud cheer to* thouBamda ot others besides tliirsty lawyers, has ceased to flow, or at all events its waters- hav3' become so turbid and tainted that when last I visited it, some two yetaxs ago, with >a son of the great man I have spoken of, who has Mmself just rec&l.ved a signal mark otf the appiroba- tiom of his sovereign, we found the well in sucli a condition that we did not venture to taste its waters, I have spoken of the lovely view from the front doov of Mr.- Arclii- bald's residence. But tliat was- not then, notr Is it now the only charmr Ing scenery of which Triwo cian boant. Tlie hill.'*- which soarround the? town like an amphitheatre, afford from their crests the most varied and etriking views. Some fifty years ago whon the lo'te Joseph Howe was Ju«t beginning a career of great distinction, lie wrote and p-ublished in his newspaper, under the head of "Eastern I^ambles" some racy sketches- of the scenery of thl» ^ lart of the Province.. I had quite forgotten the articles till, the other day, on turnlaig ove*r the lea/ves of the "Nova Scotian" of 1830 I stumbled upon them.^ One or two extracted front them will show, not only how highly Mr, Howe appreciated the beauities- of Truro, but also what a vigorous pen he wielded, even in those eairly days when his style was coniparati \-iely umfotrmed. We siiiall fjlnd In these extracts, abunwlant traces- of the sound sense, combined with the ILvely imagination and g^enuine humor which dlstib^pui^ied bis Later pro- ductions. Take this account of his visit to the Fail», about a mile south from the raCiway station. F'rom tlmt day to this the scene i» un- changed. There is not a word of Mr. HoAve's eloquefjit description iesR^ appropriate at this moment than it wiau on tlte day i^ was written. No tourist should leave Truro w'thcmt a visit to tlie spot. "Following vp a small stm^eam which rxiits along a narrow strip of meadow that extends to thS rear of the fields on the sowtbarn sli^e 6t the vdllage, as you recede from the cultivatlion and ImiNrovements of m&n eihd approaC'h the wilderness and primitive negligence ai nature, a sud- den tuirn to the left shuts you out from the softened and beautiful scene of mlWitSleCi meatloiw and woodland and encloses you between two high rangt>» oS Lantd that rrise up on each side of you as abrupt and precipituuB as the waves of the Bed Sea are said to have towered above the beet of Pbaroah. The small stream is still murmuring at your feet, and pursuitas; its way. Blbfe KilT^ out of the* evea part. ry Iliad de- motl. Tlie market a alnoe built • the oppo- UuBv a» WU.B- t» back on- ore yeiirs^ Jh. focr age» ul chieer to» low, or at ; wh/en. last naa I have ,e a-pproba- lat w& did^ Mr, Arolii- )nly charmr jiTouiul the; : varied aod Howe waB mbUshed in cy sketchee- rgotten the the "Nova ;>ractcK from ihe beauitief)- ihoae eairly all Had. Id id with the is Lateir pro*- out a mile scene i» un- criptioa leHR- written. No row strip of a, side 6f the ; of uvan aiid re, a 3ud- /iful scene of high ranges )»i tuus OS the of Pbaroah^ [lag Its way. • . 37 8om«tI/mes over, aad occasionally und«ir, a luckless windfall that the vio- lence of 8ome Borein giLst has stretched across its current. For the dis- taace mi 100, perhaps 150 yards, this rav!ine Is highly picturesque aad attract !ive. It keeps narrowing as yo^u go on ; lits sides, which are In 111 list iilaces crowaed w'th trees and shrubbery to the very edge, offer moist lingular and attractive combinntiioinis, and you find your progress Ln ^'oiiiie plaices nearly.lrapeded by the lower steps, so to speak, by whiIiCh the waters descend from the highlands to the qalfit vale below. After climberilmg up sundry ledges and rural staircases formed by the project- ling points of rocks, old stumps, and benidi!ng saplings, and after stopping a dozen tLraies to gather breath or admiLre the minor beauties which claim a pf)rt!ion of your notice ere you arnive at tine chief attraction, you come !n .sight O'f a steep rock, which, haviing been thrown across the ravine, has for ages withstood tlue efforts of the fallilng waters to push it from itH ^.lace oth thy sensies half lulled to forgetfulness by >:he murmers of the fi-tili!nig stream, thy eyes half closed, and thy spiirlt all unconscious oi eaTthly turmoiils anid care, give thyself up to musing, for never was there a mO'rie:appropn!ate spot than the Truro Falls for our old men tp see MlsiioQia and bur young men to dream dreams. You are as effectually shut out fi'om the world as though, like Colomel Boon, you were at least erne hunr!dal chamber, ami, discharging a volley of flrenrme In at the window, gTlliiT) ofl !in the twinkling ol a bedpoist ; or maybe a large standard wnuld be fotiEMi waving from some chiiumey top, like the bamner of some feudnial, and, like the gentle Ariel, confined to the clefts of theii 'uomestlc hollow trees, or are scattered to other portioins oif the Provinces, where lor wixrA Oif countenance and example they aire forced to restrain the beut of their humar apd conlorm to the even tenor of a more matter-of-fact exlstemce." 4a "The bower haa fallen, to earth ;lt8 brainches are Bcattered along the side of the bank and its leaves are damclng on the breath ol many a. breeze, but from its Hite there is diecldedly ome of the prettiest vlewH of the couirse of the Salmom River that Is to be fouiiil In the neighbourhood of Truro." Mamy od the allusions in this pa^aen^aph will be understood from what we have said in introducing It, but the reference to "slaughtered bears anDd chivalirous captains" revives a fummy incident ol those days. A wor- thy tesideniit of the town had been in »a\ne way comnected wltli military aif fairs amd called himself Captain Wil8>on. This gentleman used to tell nuarvellous stories ainid was himself generally the hero of them. The bacheloire o/f the hall soon took his measure and had great deliglit in turn- ing him into ridicule. One day in 1821 there appeared in the "Acadian Becorder' <&■ looig and circumistantial aecou'nt of the killing of a bear by Oa,pt. Wilson, which set the whole town laughing. The Captain's san- gui for a week or two, when> out came, in another issue oif the "Recorder" what purported to be an affidavit In contTadictioin of the story, sworn to by the hero himself, and expressed in these words : I, Captain Wilson, do declare. That I have never killed a bear, Either at Truro or elsewhere. Thia Is one specimen of the pranks plnyed by the mad ways of Bach- elor's Hall In those da^s, to which allusion is miade in Mr. Howe's article. While Bible Hill waa steadily loosing ground, this side of the river wa.s steadily gaining It. {t cheerfully made room for the officials, on tlieir exodus from the hfli. Not or.ly so, but this side of the river now began to feel the advantage of its poeltlon, which entitled It to expect an accession ol population from without. No better site for a towin. can be found ywhere than our broad plateau, extendin«r as it does from the bank at the edge of the intervale southwards, to the base of the hills, and stretching along the river for more than a mile. Here was abun- rlanee of space, and the ground, much of which Tjras gravel, afforded a foundationi for buildings at once solid amd dry. These oonelderatlons had much to do with solving the question where the town should be. That point once settled the growth of a town was assured. The situation, of IVuro, In refereiice tO' the rest of thii county, points It out as the proper Kite of ti"» chief toiwn. It Is at the head of the na.vIgationi of the Bay. It Is the centre of a fine agricultural comnty. From ijt roioKls radiate In every direction— north, south, east a.nid west— like the spokes of a wheel. Beginning north of the Bay and sweeping round In a circle, we come a- '; n 41 (ertxsB first the ro'ad to Onslow and Londonderry, and all the lower parts of the comiity. Then cornea the road to iBgotnish and New Annan, then the old TO'ad to Tatamagoucbe, iiext that to North River and Earltown, then the rioiad to East Mountain and Saliuo'n River, then one to Greenfield, then another to Harmony and Middle Stewiacke, then one to Brookfield and Lower Stewiacke, and finally we complete the circle on> arriving at the Toad to Old Barns and Shubenacadie om the Bouth side of the Bay. A towin occupying a position so central, could mot fail to pirosper as the •«ou.nty (prospered. Even before the railways reached us, Truro had made some measure oif progress. Its shops furnished the populiation of the «ettlemeint« on all these roads with the greater part of their supplies. By and by other events occurred, which conduced specially to the build- lug up of this part of the town. Flrat cvme tlie erectiom, of the Normal .school, om the site where the new building now stands. Than a bridge at the Bo4U'd Landing shortened the distaun/ce to Onslow by three miles. It saved tliat amouoA ol travelling for every person going to the North. It shcrtened by so much every trip of tlie nuail to New Brunswick and *Ca>nada. It was therefore a great boon to the public. But then, it threw Bible Hill in the background. That place was no longer on the high .road to Canada and the rest of the continent. When finally the lieart of our fin* plateau was selected an the site of the railway station, the triumph of this side of the river was complete. Since then it has grow Iinduce immigration to the places the Acadlans had occupied, and on the- ninth of November, 1757, wrote th.e Lorrdw of Trade "that he was well eouYlnced 20,000 families might be commodiously settled in those local- ities," including Oobequld, the former District aad present county of Colchester. The proclatniatiofns were attended wltb the most deslirable results for the welfare of Nova Scotia, not the least Impoirtant of whicli wa« the settlement of the Cobequld townships by na English-speaking; popnlatiODv Governor Lawrence's version of the success attending his proclama- tions "for encouraging: the Introduction and establishment of substantial settlers on the evacuate'^, lands of tbe Provimce" may no^ be uninteresting; in connection with some of the leading events in the- history of the town settled under them one hundred and twenty-one or one hundred and twen- ty-two years ago. In writing to the Lords of Trtide on the 20tb of Sepitember, 1759, he stated "that in consequence thereof, am extraordinary spirit for accom- plishing this desirable end diffused itself through the neighbouring colo^ nies, and that no damp might be thrown upon it by waiting for particu- lar instructions from them regarding the Graats, he and his council hadl disposed of the fairest portions of the Province in the moat unqualified and ample manner. He was apreheneive thait delay for such instructlonr' might be attended with oonisequences tha.t would pro, and' that the expense of tramsportation and of com to be pur- chased, as promised iia the Minute of Council, might hanre been spared. That upion this point the Council deliberated much and epiared no pains to eatisify the committee appointed by the people to talce up the laoiider that they could iiu reason expect no such assistance, but without effect. They were not to be worked upon, omd had they refused the bounty, they asked, 'who were the people who broke tlie Ice, (as they expresse^i themselTes) he had' good reason to apprehend, that as tbey were the first, they would be the last and only ones seen on that errand. They 46 would have returned disgusted, and given such a description of the coun- try a.^ must have diiscouraged others from ever thinking of it. For these reaisfjois he and his Council ventured i]>n tlie meuisure, emteeming It to be the right one, Ini humble confidence, ^vhen faiirly represenited, It might find favor with their Lordships. As such numbers had followed be flat- tered himself more Jhao ever that it would amd concluded by saying "the rrovimce now bids fair to be of high impoTtaince to the public, to grow rich iin/d populous at once," and he trusted that it would be able ere long to get out oif Its leudAing strings and be Im a position to repay the Mother Counitry, "with interest, the hea.vy expense of nursing It In Its Infancy. It wwn6hIp to 150. Fifty-three fan.illes were brought to Truro with their stocks, at the expense of Grovermnent and supplied with 600 bushels oif seed corn^ for, plantiiKg during the month of May, 1761. Haliburton states that the first British settlers were Irish emigrants from Londonderry and its adjoining counties, to New Hamipshlre, from whence tlxey were removed to this Province by Colonel McNutt,* who wa^i the agent of many settlements both in the United States and Nova Scotia. Also, that in July, 1759, a volunteer Corpe was raised to serve in Fort Cumberland, in which were a number ol Irish from New Hamp- shire. Some of them, Ira consequence of the 'proclamations of Governor Lawrence, visited Truro, and in the foUowiing year, 1761, returned with several families of their countrymen . ,v ;. 'h you are capable, In preference to any other»," On the 25th oif .May follow..!'^ . o l'.».)U3.i (ki* (.?(»I>1) to li;i\o ri'lurn- et planiting cultivation and im- provement to save forever from forfeiture fifty acres of tadid, according to the conditions about grounds and marshes Included in the Patent. Proof of the performaeiice of these coai'dltions was to be recorded, with copy of the Patent, With Registrar of deeds where lands lay. The rnames of the Grantees who maiy be cu^sldiered the first settlers of Truro, taking kii«m in the order in which ttaecr appear in the Grant aire:— James Ynlll, James Tuill, Junior, Alexander Nelson, James Faulkner, Andrew Gamble, Jolin Gamble, Jennet Lonsr, William Corbitt, WillidUn 47 CoTl-.U, Junior, . uttliew Fowler, "WlUlara rilllmore, JameM Downing, Williiiin Downing, Hezeklali Egerton, Jolim Jeiferyn, Wllllain Nenbltt, nson, John JohnHon, Junior, JameM JolriMon, Junior, A(Ia.ni JohnHon, JaniftM Dunlap, ThomaH Dunlap, Elizabeth Dell, John Ciruwford, John Savage, Adam Boyd, Joliin MorrlHoa, James Wlildden^ David Whidden, Alexaader Miller, Thoinan Archibald, John Rains, Robert Hunter, William Kennedy, John iVcKeen, John McKeon, junlotr, f\Mlliam McKeen, John FuiioUi '♦Viiiia.m i.ogau, Oeorge Hcutt, David Dickie, .Teninet Logan, Warn- ucl .'irchibald, Matthew Archibald, Jolim Archibald, Junior, David Arch- Ibnl'l. Jamea Wright, Joaeph Moore, Johm Caldwell, Adam Dickie, Charles Cox, Robert Dickie, Andrew McUowau, John Headlock, ThomaH Archl- b'W'l, Junior, James Archll)ald, David Arclilbald, 2nd, Jtjhn Archibald, David Archibald, 3rd, William Fisher, John Fisher, Jjimes Fisher, Charlea McKay, Matthew Taylor, John Taylor, John Ilinglln, Alexan- der McNut*, Mofiee Bla.!Hdell, Hugh Moor, William Moor, (ieorge Howh, David FlsheT, Samuel FlHher and William Fisher, Junior. For in great terror oif the Indians, and a. stockaded fort was for 8ome time thejr resort at night. It stood up- on the low upland' promontory which projects into the intervales north* wajd of Flemming's barn and tlie Pre-sljyterian Seminary. It was mmn abaindooied, as the settlers were not l(vn.g in leajrnlng that their fears were grounidle^js. They were led to entertain them from Information receiv- ed on their arrival fro.ii Halifax. T.'.ey were cautioned against the hos- tile intentions of the Indians, and were particularly warned about a large camp at Pictou. After reaching Truro they sent a. pa?ty to Pictou to aMcertaia the truth oi such alarming iinitelligence. Tom Archibald, Eph- rlam Howard and John Ought**" . MoIunteereJ for this service. In pros- ecutling it, they ca.me to high ■ 'not far from Pictou as they suppos- ed, when they concluded that one of them should climb the tallest tree, to see If Pictou Harbor was visible. The tree waH selected, wlieni Ough- ton «ald to Archibald, "Mount, To :n," from which circumstaince the Hill received the name oif "Mount Tom," which it still retains. On a second peak during the'r Journey, Howard was requested to. ascemd a tree and report whait he co.:id, see, which gave tlie 'name of ".•Sounit Ephiriam" to the elevatiora. From another eminence Pictou Harbor was seen in the distaince, with a solitary canoe on its surface, from which they con- cluded tlie IndianH ol Piotou were not very numerous. Tliey returned anid made such a report as allayed the fea.rs of their associates, and led them to believe they had bean unnecessairily alarmed, to iinduce them to settle at Halifax or elsewhere. The 'first English child born in Truro, was Elizabeth], daughter of William and Jennet Kennedy. Her birth took place om the 25th of Oc- tober, 1761. .ifter she grew up 8h« became the wife of James Dickie. On his death, she married Adam Dunlap ; amid after becoming a widow a second time, concluded a matirimonial alliance with George McDonnell of Pictou. The first marriage iiu the township was celebrated on/ the 6th of 48 December, 1708, bettween Jame« Dunlap and Mary JohnflOD, both of t1i(>| Lower Village of Truro. Their fifth mm, Thomas, lived there a bacli elor, till the 7th of September, 1862, having attained the age of 8l| yenirH. He left one of the finest farms In the county to hla nephew, Thomais Dunlup. Several of the 8am>e mame and family re^ilde at Lowor Village amd other partu of Colcheater, where Duolap la a synonym furl thrifty farmer. The eaTllest death took place eight days after the arrival of the I flrnt Hettlers. It waa that o{ widow Miller, motlier of Alexu'nder MlUurJ aTul great-grandmother of the late Thom>a« Miller, author of an "HIh- toirlcal aiid Geneologlcal Record of the First Settlers of Oolchesterl Ooumity," one of the mo^t valuable wu.-kH ever published I'D Nova. Scotia. This led to the selectiom of the place of burial om Lower Village Ilou(l,| oow called Roble St ^^ ^^^ f^^ ^^ knuown, waH | Mirs. Jaime Savage, and the inHcrlptlon on her tombstone m^aiy be given aH the oldest iin> the ground : "Here lyes ye bo:1y of Mrsi. Jaoie Savage, wife to Mir. Johiu Savage, who departed this life April the 8rd, 1707, aged 24 years." "From guile, deceit p,nd malice free, Lovely 'aoctor Johoi Harris ; Abner Daggett; '!Tnm«H Kent; John Simlth ; JoBep'h Nottlag ; JameH Dunlap and vevoirtil otherM, whoHe naiiieM liH the flnit nilnJRteri, eldera, militia offlcem, reprSHentatlveH to I'arllu- u)»nt, Deputy Sheriffs, Justleei of the Pence, Dnctori^, or UHeful cttlxemi In the miore private walkn of life, are still familiar In every household. Without rvferrlng to other cemeterleM of mure recenf four brothers, Irnni whom all the Archibalds In Nova Scotia and many of the neighbor- ing Provinces and States are descended— was the first Justice as well as the first Mllltla. officer In Truro. He wois also the first representative of the towmshlp In the General Assembly of the Province. He Is known and Is now spoken of as Major David Arohibuld. As a magistrate he was Impartial, but extremely eccentric l his being ready amid a ehip offering. The ap- pointment, which for various reasons was not fulfilled at the piroper time, wais remewed at the meeting in August, 1759, when> it was alsoi agreed thait the Rev. David Smith ol St. Andrew's, should be loosed from hii charge and accoirapany him. Their imetiructions were to repair as soon as possible to th*e petitiomieirs in Nova Scotia, im order to dispense the or- dLnances of the Gospel among them, amd certain discretionary powers were allowed them thereafter. Mr. Cock proceeded forthwith to his destinarfiioai, and being called to Truro soooi' after his arrival, his connec- tiom with the congregation at Greenock Was dissolved. Mr. Smith fol- lowed Im the summer oif 1771, and It so happened that while Mr. Cock landed first and Immediately after received a call, yet havimig left Truro for a time, Mr. Smith, who arrived Im the Interval, was settled In Lon- donderry In hie absence, and was thus the first minister of the Associate Synioid who lactually entered on the permanent charge of a congregation In/ Novo. Scotia. The call to Parsom Cock bears date September 18, 1770. It was 52' 11 sigrned by seven efdtfrs, vf«: David Archibald, John Johnson, WIrtfara Ptstf^ er, James Johnsou, Robert Hunter, John Savage and Samuel Airchibaldf besides forty-four other adherents of th« Presbyteriaai church at Truro, only two of whom weire uaable to sign their names. The elders were probably of M". KlDlock's church. The 0iirna considered as a kind of Gospel Jerusalem to which thie tribes repaired- at stated times to pay their vows. It was regarded im early days as the metropolis of Presbyterianiism,— a aursing motber to yoiuig' comnmnities^ —and claims a higher origin than even Pictou itself, the great rendez'- vous of John Knox's own children. The Rev. John Waddell laboured in ther congregation of Tniro aCL Onslow for twenty years, and afterwairds in Truro alonef for eighteen years. He "was a native of Clydesdale, Scotland, born of creditable par" ents In the parish of Shotts, and received the elements of a liberal edu- cation in the parish school— and those school* are the pride and ornament of that countiv*. He was educated at the collogue of Glasgow auid bore* the hqnors of that University, and he studied divinity at Selkirk under Dr. Lawson. Some men migl>t have stood higher ioi tbe field of intellect, and some mi«ht have druuk deeper of the fountain of science, but few meii were better fitted Iin> all respects for beim^ successful and acceptabie^ min-; Isters than Mr. WaddelK He earned an honest reputation for nearly half a cei* blessed tbens, and 53 they wer» a-cTlotiB fco eateh a last look of the departed prophet. "While the great and the little aleap togi&ther in silence nsxd In darkness, the righteous are held io everlasting remembrance ; their actions smell sweet and bloflsom from the grave." In 1880 the Rev. William (now Doctor) McCullobh, aoia of the late Rev. Dr. Thos. McCttlloOh, df Piotov Academy fame, was ordained assistant and Hucoessor to Mr. Waddell. Mr. McCulloch was then a young man of good talents, of an amiable disposition and high promise. For forty-three years he has laboured as a Christian, minister most faithfully and suc- cessfully at Truroi. During the whole of tliis long perioidi of active mln* Isterl'al toll, he has proved himself in all ireepects a most worthy suc- cessor to John Waddell, whose name, had he died in India or Africa, would have been chronicled In the face of Europe. The church In the cemetery was occupied by Dr. McCullooh's con* gregation 'till 1854 or 1855, when the building in the centre of the town known 'as the "First Presbyterian church" was opened Vor public wor- ahip« In 1857 SImoo K. K'a.ton converted the old church iiato a temper- ance hall. It stands cm the north side of Queen street, near the common, a.nd is now owned by Principal Kosh >of Daihousie college. A few years later Dr. McCulIoch's church was enlarged, and afterwards, in conse- quence of further increaising membership treal, was ready for public worship. Tbe late Judge Archibald pre- •ented a bell to the church, whose melodious peals were the ooJy ones heard in Truro for many years. Its sweet cadences still remind the good people of Truro of their duty to observe the Lord's day. It has the following Inscription engraved upon It :->"Thls bell waji the gift of the 54 i:i I'u 61 Homorable S. G; W. Archibald, L. t. D., to St. John's Church lu' Truro; fB- the Diocese of Nova Scotia, British North America, A. D., 1827." Th'e church 'was dedicated to the Holy Evangelist St. John, and ott. the 27th day of February, 1835, the Government, on the petition of Mr- • Burmyeat and his parishoners, with the appro>val oif Bishop Inglls, erect- ed the district of Colchester into a parish for it by that name. Mr. Burayeait married Lavinla, daughter of Charles Dicksoia, of Ons- low, a you>ng lady of rare beauty, who im the days of Lord Dalhousie,. wafi ooie of the handsomest personages known to government house cir- cles. Their Truro home, familiarly known «aj» " The Cottage, " in Mr.. Burnyeat's lifetime acquired the reputatio>n of being one of the handsom- est country residences in Nova Scotia, ain>d its proprietor one of the most hospitable of hosts, a dual distinction that still attaches toi it lnd other parts of the parish tiU. 1871, when, he removed to Liverpool, Queens county, where he now re- sides. For a time the. Bey. Hugh Williams, a native ol Wales, who re- turned there and died a few years since, wa»' assistaat to Mr. Forsythe. After Mr. Williams the charge of the parish devolved upoai the present in- cumbent and Vicar, the Rev. J. A. Kaulbaoh,, »oand most faithfully and suc- cessfully did he fulfil the responsible duties of his high and holy vo- •cation. Daniel Dimock, his grandfather, was a devoted servant of God, and .a useful ptreacher ol the Gospel. Shubael Dimock, his great great grand- father, made great sacrifices in his native country, Connecticut, rather tJian vloJate the demands of his conscience ; and was finally driven by the ■"blue laws" oJ the State to seek an asylum in tlie wilds of Nova Scotia. He ultimately found a resting place and home in Newport. About the year 1775 he yielded to what he considered the claims ol the New Testa- ment and became a decided Baptist. He lalso was accustomed to preach the Gospel timd lived to a good old a^e in the love and fear of his •God, and then, with a Joyful heart, passed up to receive his reward. The chapel In which Mr. Dimock begn>a the Baptist church in Truro, stood by ArchibaJd's Mill, near Salmoin River bridge. It was erected 8th July, 1833, a.nd was formally opened by Rev. James Man/ro, the father ol E. F. Mumno, Judge oif Probate, then in charge of the Onslow church, about that year. Mr. Burnyeat, who had subscribed five pounds to the building, ga.ve up his service to go 'with his co/ngrega)tIon and hear Mr. Mumro's dedicatory sermon. Mr. Dimock continued to preach in this buildioig till 1870, when the fine lookimig edifice on Prince street, since worshfipped in by this pcjople was ready to occupy. Its eirectiom is due to the good cause, which Mr. Dimock was lairgeiy Instrumental under Ood, In building up, while in charge of the Truro church. In 1873 Mr. Dimock resigned his charge aind was succeeded by the Rev. J. E. Goucher, the second and present minister. . Mr. Goucher first »njyaged In pastoral work in Upper Gagetowin, New Brunswick. He was »*rdained in 1859. In 1860 he remo/ved to Berwick, Cornwallis, N. S. During the eight months of his ministry ithere he baptised fourteen.. The next five years he spent with the churches of Port Medway and Mill Vil- lage, where abomt sevemty persons 'were baiptlzed by him. In September 1866 he accepted a call to ithe pastorate of the North rhurch, Halifax. There he laboured six years, baptized 186 and receiv- ed by letter 100, ia> all 286. During the first seven years of Mr. Goucher's mlailstry in Truro he baptized 166 persons, which Is abuindant iproof of the usefulness of his labours iin> the church of his choice in this bowin. Several of these facts «re from '•Bill's History of the Baptists, a late work oif great merit. From let. paper read by Slmom B. Dunn, at Methodist Vestiry, Truro, 56 August 22, 1882, eJb ih% ddntennial ceiebfatlorti »f thtS intWdti«tldii ot Methodiam IrntD Novai Scotia by the Rev. Willliam Black, wd leaom that early lin the present century, aa the Fathers ot Methodism passed through Truro, an occasional sermon was dellT«red by some of them. The Bev. John Snowball (father of Mrs. Lucius Dickson) Is said to have preached the first. In the old Court House at the common, and the Rev. Henry Pop«, first was known to preach and baptise here, at a very early date. A Wesleyan Mission was opened here by the Rev. John (now Dr.) Mc- Murray, on the 18th July, 1834. The first Baptist church. Just then completed, which stood at the corner of the old Front street and Acad- emy Laine, near the Salmon River Bridge, was kindly granted for Wesley- an clergymen to preach In, which they did from time to time during that summer. The first Methodist Church Was formed ini August, 1834. The Masonic Hall, erected at Bible Hill in 18^5-6, was then hired by this people, and was occupied by them for ten years. The fiirst Methodist Missionary meeti.nig in behalf of f^orelgn Missions Was held by Rev. Richard Knight, (late Dr. Knight oT Ne\t- Brunswick) and the Rev. Mr. McMurray, in the Maso«aic Hall at Bible Hill, in Novembtfr^ 1834, when the sum of £12 was contributed In aid ot the fUnd. The first Methodist Chapel was built on the east side bf ArcHlUalid's Mill Race, on the Back street, formerly so called, and made ready to o'c- CTipy In 1844. It was noit completed, however, till September, 1848, oa the 10th oif w^hlch month It was fotrin/tilly o^ned by ^le Rev. t^rtederick Smiallwoiod, who holds a supeiraumerary relation with th* Charlotte- town Church, and who Is one of a few «urviving members oif a band of Btpdnig men of a generation that is fast passiag away, whose praise is still in 'all the churches. This Chapel comtlnueJ to be used as a place of worship, amd for holding a Sunday School, till the third Sabbith of -December, 1871. The railway to Plctou cut off the mill r-ace that flow- ed by Its west side, the street ini front received the name Oif Prince Htreet, im honor of the visit of His Royal Hlghmess on the 8th of August, l860^ and Waddell street has since been opened, skirting its eastern exterior, While the building Itself has been converted into a store, at present own- ed and occupied by James W. Johnson, Esq. Dn June, 1869, a,t the request of the Rev. John Reijd, the mlnistesr In charge of the circuit, measures were adopted which resulted Ifl the erection of the Pleasant Street Methodisit Church,' at a cost of $8,8120 including the organ, manufactured by Rich'air'd Slade, William R. Mul- Iiiolland, to whom Truro is Indebted tor the fine architectural appear- ance lof nearly every miodern structu' e '.\i the town, was the ariChltect who drew the plans and superintended the building of the church by Ro*i- ert BrowBi, the master builder. On Sunday morning, 24th December, 1871, the church was pifbiiciy dedicated to the worship of Almighty God. At the morning servlde the Rev. Matthew Ritchie, D. D., gave out the fiirst hymli; id t?tte old hyinn- book "Oh, for ^a■ thousanid tongues to sing My great Redeemer's pi^aifM, The glories of my God aad King, The triumphs of his grace." "57 wlilcli waci BVLog by the choir and cofiigregatlon to the tune of "Corona- tion," and afterwards preached a most eloquent discourse, highly aippro- priate for the occasion and delivered with much of the spirit ainid unction oif his best tiiays, from BpheslaoM V, pas have been gleamied, "furnished music of a high order." Since the time Methoidiism was established in Truro, many well' kimown and honored names In the den om!in>altlon have had charge of the circuit, which at first was very extensive, and was noit restricted to the bounds of the town^ and country set tlemients immediately adjoining, as It has been for the last nine years. Amtqng these may be mentioned John Mc- Murray, Robert Cooney, James R. Narraway, Thomas Smith, Jaines Buck- ley, George Oxiey Huestis, Thomas H. Davis, A. B. Black, Rolaiffd Mor- ton., John Read, Job Shenton, .labez A. Rogers, R. A. Temple, and S. B. Dunn. One of these. Rev. Thoimas Smith, in writing to the "Wes- ley^a" in Sept., 1861, . s'tated "that after a lapse of a quarter of a ceaitury, hte had lately returned toi the farmer scene of his liabors In tills (place, and that his thoughts naturally reverted to. the past. That he believed he •was the siecond minister aippolinited to preach regularly In Truro, wlilch them Included the Shu bemacadle, nqw Maltland, circuit, ex- teaUlng from Upper Rawdon to Greenfield and Londonderry." If time permitted, ma»ny pleasing clrcumstamces relative to the rise antd progress of Meihodlsm* in this circuit, might be given, a* well as some biographical qotice^ o'f the Founiders of Methodism* in this part of Gold's vlmeynrd. But the time at our disposal preven/ts- us from enlarg- ing. We must hotwever. In passing, pay a tribute of respect to the mem- ory ot three of the honored standard bearers among the lalty, whose loss 58 the church feels toi this day :— Joseph Oroiwe, Samuel Scatfc Nelson, and JameH William Killer— mea who were aind though not as large and stylish as some oif the more recently constructed' edifices, it is quite an ornament to that part of the town. After Mr. Martin; the Rev. George W. Steward, oif Musquodoboit, preached for the people once a month. Mr. Steward's literary qualifications, attractive address and pleasing man- ner, mad)e him a most acceptable mlmlster, and did much to Improve a cauHe Mir. Martin had found but small and feeble. Afterw^urds Rev. Wm. Philip, a most popular preacher, resided in Truro, and supplied the pul- pit o>f the Kirk till he accepfted a call to Albiom Mines, from which place he removed a few years sinc« to take charge of a church in Scotland. Rev. Thompson and Rev. D. M. Gordon ot Pictou, who accepted a call to the Kirk Church of Ottawa, have also to be named among the early mitnisters of this church. Rev. am Foigo came Im August, 1868, land remained until Febru- ary, 1869. Mrs. Fogo opemed the existinig Sundjay School 1st Novem- ber, 1868. It was composed of two teachers and twelve scholars. The school now numbers nineteen teacheTS and over one hundred scholars. Mr. Fogo was succeeded im March, 1860, by the Rev. Willlody to which hp belongs, wae In- ducted pastor of the Kirk church of Truro. He is still In charge, great- ly respected by his people. The in>ame Kirk, however, has ceased to (apply to this f louirishlng con- eregatiom, since 1875, when the Presbyterian bodies In Nova Scotia uuited a8 one church. Mr. McMllloin's congregation is calledi "St. Paul's church." The last mission established "here was the one In connection with the Church ' IiIh eminent sons ; of the birch rod dominies of eau'Ly days ; oj the firs: Djj- tors, Trom Jolin Harris, who represented the to'wa iu tlio AMnLiiuoly oite hundred {years ago; to Samuel Muir, u leading practitioner in Nova Sco- tia, who died ln< 1875, and of the repi-esemtatives of the to^wnship to the House 'of Assembly from Major Da.vid Archibald la 1766, to Alex- ander L. Archibald, the last elected, in 1846, a- tive town<. Had time permitted it was also my iintentlon to give som« account of the temperance movement, but on this sul>Ject will only remark that the worthy gentleman, Richard Craig, Esq., to whose resolutloii iu i!ie Tow(n Council we are indebted for today's proceediugs. Is al>out tlie oldest atad strongest advocate of the igood cause in Truro. Heveuleou years ago this month, the late John Edward Starr in an address as Worthy Paitriarch of Truro Division No. 41, Sons of Temiper-ance, men- tioned him as follows : . . '■This brother Craig cosmopolite, ao country claim can he. His cradle rocked by mouiatain wave, his birth was oa the sea,, . On wide Atlantic's stormy deep, fa.r fro.m loved Er.i.i'.s Isle The light first streamed upon his sight, first saw his mother's smile. We 'ueed no longer wonder much that rum he so detests When water Is his hailing place, where billow novor rests; The love for country strong It Is, ino matter where it lies, , . Craig can be nO' exception to tba,t rule that never die^." *v 00 In IV- And by the novel house that wan luBtratiiig Truro' paut and present, the great dry goods establishment blacksmith lu 1860. But the seer bouse does not lie In the fact that th thoit he Mras always tenvperate In parts afid great energy, could not fa to make the sparks fly. drawn In the pfocessfon toda/, fl- we are reminded that the founder of of Wm. Cummlngs & Sons was a et of the 'wonderful success of thlH elir founder was a blacksmith, but his ha,bit8, aoid possessed oi good 11 to rise Ip the world) a^d continue Of him Mr. Starr said in the same address ; "The blacksmith race la noted stro>ng, I claim, cbat pedigree. And )well can vouch for friend Cummlngs and speak a mind most free ; The heavy hammer weilded long great strength irlvestO' his frame, And now orrayed against our foe, no sully stains his name." It m«iy alsoi be regarded as equally true, th'at if the BlamchardSr whose exhibition. In the ptrocession was very creditable, had niot been life-long 'temperance men, their imposing emporium would not be such an attractive place oif resort for the lair daughters of Truro as It Is. I also .i^-Toposed speakLng about th^e great changes thajb have taken , place In Truro during the last 121 years, but on this point let one illus- tratioin suffice. Of the eighty-odd first settlers who took up la>ads, Wm. E. Logan of Queen street, Is about the only descendant residing on the OTlginal grant of his ancestor and greait grandfather, Wm. Logan. Having said so* much, I must thank you for the patient hearing given to my disjointed references to farmer days, and not attempt fur- ther to trench on time set apart for a variety of other exercises in com- memoratlon x)t Truro's Natal Day. In closing I would like to adopt las my own a portion of the beauti- ful a.ddress delivered by Sir William Young to the grand inquest of thi» CTounty, 2nd October, 1860, on taking his seat for the first tlmie upon the bench of the Supreme Court, as Chief Justice of Nova Scotia. It irefers to the loyal welcome given by the people of Truro to their future King in the 100th year of the bistorty of tbe town^ in word» and thoughts that do credit to the head and heart of our ex-Chief Justice, "I say it not In flattery, but in sincerity ol feeling, th:at I could not re- tinain from admiring the classic designs and the delicate finishing of your airclfes, amd the fountain that embellished your square. I was delighted at the matrnly greeting of your yeomevi, at the smiles of your women, at the meloidy of your childreni's voices ; while all arouod were pictures of rural beauty and plenty ; the rich plains of your intervales, the feathery- elms thait adorm your marshes. Long mjaiy you lire to enjoy the bless" inga of your position under the British crowin." nl rl 61 MINUTES OF COMMITTEB MEBTINQ. Towih Council Room, Truro, November 20tb, 1882. Meetlmg ^f Nbital Day cqipmlttee. Presemit, Councillor Craig, (chalr- mmta,) J. B. Calkin, Alexander Miller, Israel Loauflrworth, Henry T. Lau- rence, f the committee, be paid, viz : Monnlng Chronicle $6.75 ; W. B. Alley 60 cenits ; R. McOonnell 50 ceaits ; In all $7.95. Resolved'— That the committee be autlioTized to publish by tetnder and comtract, 500 copies Natal Day Proceediings. Resoilvied— That the chairman be >»uthual ways wise. Not to the male sex all th« honor give, . The *wlve8 and daughters should a part receive ; They toned the morals of the risiing race By teaching early both of sirn and grace; They wrought In reference to futurity. We now enjoy the rich maturity. Their Joys amd sorrows we can scarcely gauge. Who left us such a noble heritage. Then let us heax the voices of the past. Nor Vain, or idle live, or lire too iaat. Yaln|y of noble siires we make oiwr boaat. If we like them are mot— only almost. If epeakine still the dead, 'we should tslve ear, It Is a sllen/t voice, but souls can hear. We should out-distemce out forefathers' pace. And ishio^ Impirov«ment im the human race ; Not them In vain this Anmivereary day. Let nbit Its saored memories pass away. .\i 1 G. O. H. 64 » .. , CENTENARY MINUTE OF TRURO PRESBYTERY. "The Preebytery oi Triiro was first orgfartilzed at Truro, on the sec- oni'il day of August, In the yeai* of our Lord oioe thousand seven hundred omd elghty-slx. A previous informial m«etiug was held at the house of the Rev. Daioiel Cock, Truro, on the twenty-sixth day of June preced- ing, to miaJce the necessairy arrangements foir the organization of the Pres- bytery. The original members of Presbytery present at the meeting, on the aforesaid second day of August, were the Rev. Daniel Cock, minister oif Truro, the Rev. David Smith, minister of Lomidonderry, the Rev. Hugh Oraham, mlniister ol Cornwallis, and John Johnston and John Baimhill, Tuliing elders of Truro and Londonderry, respectively. The Rev. Gteorge Oilmore, of Windsor, was present at this meetiinjg as a ooirrespoudent member. The Rev. Dr. James McGregor^ of Pictou, also was preseiat and took part in the de^-otional exercises. After appropriate prelimimary re- ligious ser/Ices, the Presbytery was duly canstltuted with Mr. Cock as Itfl first moderator and Mr. Smith as it« first clerk. This was the first Presbytery formed Im connection with' amy branch of our now happily umlted Presbyterian Church in Can- n da. In the course of a few years afterwards the names of the Rev. James Munro, the Rev. John Waddell and the Rev. Matthew Drlpps were add- ed to the Presbytery Roll. Early in the presenrt; century the Rev. James Bobson, minister of a congregation in Halifax, was for some time a mem- ber of the Presbytery. When the Synod ol the Presbyterian Church in Nov-a Scotia held Its first meeting at Truro, on the third day of July, one thousand eight hundrea and sevorit^en, the ministerial members of th'C Presbytery were the Rev. Hugh Graham of Stewiacke, the Rev. Jolin, Brown of Londonderry, the Rev. John Waddell of Truro, the Rev. John Laldlow of Musquodobolt) the Rev. Thomas S. Crowe of Douglas, the Rev. Robert Blackwood of Shubemacadie, and the Rev. Robert Douglas of Onslow. Of the ministers whose names appear In the Presbytery Bec- onds about half a ceiatury ago only o'liie survives— the R6v. Dr. MoCul- loch. All i>he others— the Rev. johmi Drown tof Londonderry, the Rev. Andrew Kerr of Economiy, the Rev. Thomas S. Crowe of Douglas, the Rev. Robert Blackwood of Shubanaciadie, the Rev. John, Sp»rott of Mus- quodoboit, the Rev. Dr. Ja.mes Smith of Stewiacke, and the Rev, John I. Baxter of Omslow— after long years of faithful service In the work of the mlmilstTy have passed) awHy to their r?st aiiid reward. When the Presbytery was organ iised a century ago, it was the day •t small things in the hlstoi-y of Pre'sbyteriatnism on tbls si^e of the At- 65 ERY. ^ fche sec- liuudred house of i preced- the Pres- et Ingf, on minister iv. Hugh Baipnhill, • George pondent Jeiat and Qary re- Cock as he first happily la.Titlc. Within the bonnds of the Presbytery alone, comipirlslng only a small part o( the wide territory over which the Presbytery orlgimally «xteinided, we have at present fifteeta piastoral charges and five mission Jitatloin«. Wlthla the bounds oi out church la- the Dominion there iire mow thirty-nine Presbyteries, six Theological Seminaries, seven hun- dred 'aiuid seventy-three reported pastoral charges, eevea hundred and forty-eight enrolled ministers, sixty- eight >a.ddltlt)nal ministers, and a large baind of Catechlsts laboring in the Home Piclid, and a goodly num- ber of misslonarJes abroad preaching the Gospel to the heiathen. Tire pirogress which our church has thus made during the past hun- flred year« is marvellofus. It calls for the deepeet gratitude of every heart that beats true bo the interests of >ouir beloved Zion. OtUer men labored, and we are entered into their labors. The Lordihath bean mind- ful of us ; he will bless us. Now shall It be said of Jacob and Israel, wJiat hath God wrought 5" • James [■e add- James I mem- irch in July, ►ers o(f . John John . the las of Rec- toCul- Rev. the Mus- hn I. f the day At- REV. WILLIAM McCUIJ^OCH, D. D., Born at Fictou in 1811 Third Minister in charL-e of the Fiot'Pr. sbyterian C mgrejiation, ''^ruvo, in 115 years, and Pantor Emeritus or the Cnurch, whose luiilee as a good Minister of Jesus Christ was ttttingly colebnted at Truro, Thursday, February 14th, 1889. CENTENARY CELEBRATION OF THE FIRST PRBSBYTEKIAN CHURCH, TRURO. ORATION By REV. DR. WILLIAM McCULLOCH, The Third Minister in Charge of the Congregation. The folloAvlug Is, in substance, the oratioin delivered by Dr. McCulloch, on this memornble occasion, to a very large amd deeply Interested aud- ience ac^semble;! the 13 th Septembe'r, 1S70, in the old/ Drill Shed that st()();l on Dominion street. The size of the gathering may be Inferre^l •fron the f ict that the lailies of the ocuig-'egation dined over 2000 per- si;ir.« present, among whom the utmost harmoiay and good will prevailed. The day Avas further eventful, and roa.;Iie gladsome to the heart of the ven- erable pastor, by the receptioia of seventeen adults into- the fellowship of the church by baptism. "The history of a; comgregation Ins little to attract atteintlon be- yoiad its own narrow bounds, and the ireasoins for this are obvious. It is simiply the history oif the family, only om n larger scale, with its localiz- ed aufectioiais and interests with which a straager Is not expected to sym- pathize or iinterii'ftddle. In the well /regulated home everythiing has, for eveia its feeblemoM membeir, an attractiveness superior to that of the more stirriing affairs of common life— an attiractivendss increasing in intensity n;nd acquiring richness and raellosvness as years glide away. The hallow- ed remicmbrances oif the past, the associates cf a loved home as they rise to recollection., gathered around the family hearth or kneeling reverently arouiDid the fajnily altar ; the sure but painful hour of separation, perhaps ©ever la^ain to meet on earth ; the result ot life's struggle of eiach with the difficulties airnd trials ; the failures or success marking the way; aind perhaps the lonely and distant grave. All these have an intensity of interest for those within that narrow circle that knows no superior except lo the higher relations in the family of God. We, as a branch of Ithe ChUTCh of Christ, a member of the Great Christian Brotherhood, oc- cupy Just such a position today. Oomnected with the great, widely ex- tended and Rapidly increasing Presbyteriaia system, wlw)se character- 68 Istic Is Intelligence aa the basis of stabintjr and efement of real prog-- resB, an'd whose footsteps have ever beea ma-rked by the estentlon and' power of Chrl»tlaa knowledige, and whose history is connected with maoiy of the fiercest struggles and grandest triumiphs of religious and civil liberty, as a small part of this- world-wide system, what is- there about us, to attract even Christian curiosity, much les» tlnat of the woirld ? While cherishing to the great Christian family, those senti- ments which a common brotherhood -authoTizes and requires, and the ChriBtian loves to cherish and foster, our real world o/ thought, of feel- ing, of activity, lies mainly within ourselves. This, with recognl2;&d con- nections with those who aire without, and hence what toothers may seem, insignificant in the mighty mass of general Christian effoirt, is to us of general int'Crest, as awakening pleasant and {painful memories of the- past—^recalllng happy hours of Christian intercourse with those now gone —marking the origin, progrress, success, or failure of the effort wliich our fathers and their fathers have maide— efforts running over one hun- dtred years, and the benefits of which we now enjoy. Today we meet to commemorate the day on which, one hundred year^ ago, those who have long slept in the dust, assembled to secure the existence, and by Gkid's blessing, arrange for tlie perpetuity of tliat Faith and order which they loved so well, a;ntd without which all their worldly success would haive been mere failure. To commennorate that daiy, to (revive and freshen, before their children and childr^t's eblldrenr the memory of those noble hearted men, an admiring appreciation of their struggles, and of their faithful adherence to the church of their fathers- may beget a similar firmness in adhering to the church of their youth — miay lead them to enquiire after the good old way and walk therein. To traice briefly our fathers' efforts, to revive their memories, scat- ter flowers upon their graves, enjoy Chrlstiaai social intercourse, hallow- ed, not begloomed, by the recoUectloms of the past, and sanctified and elevaited by the anticipations of the future, aiad all in deep thankful- ness to the great Head of the Church acid prayer for His blessing that we may (rejoice with humility. This is the object of our assemblinii? : and may it be the object ainid aim of each to contribute his mite to swell the sum of mutual affection and mutual joy. My object, now, is to give you as brief a statement of our congrega- tional history as material I have at my disposal will permit, avoiding: many details which, though highly interesting, are not dierctly connect- ed with our objects. Early In the last century there were numerous French settlements on the Bay of Fundy, and ouir own locality, beatrs traces of the fact in spots and names originating in, or connected with, such settlements. The hand of wad* desolated those peaceful homother of Mrs. E. S. Blan- cha>Pd, i,n>formed me that it required all tiie help of the settleniient to (raise the frame, aiD>d she, with others of lier sex, handled the raising pike an that memorable occasion. That the erectioia took place at this early day is coia.fiTmed by the minutes of a meetiiag ' July 28, 1770, to con- sider vvhivt repairs were needail, as worship could not be iield in barns in winter. How these God-fearing mea kept the altar fire burning is unknown. They soon felt the lnsufflcl©.icy oi tlie means, and their hearts turned to the remembrances of home, and longed for the old hallowed services from one set aii)art to proclaim Clirist and administer His or- di,nance8. It miay be interesting to note that, as already stated, the first death was only elr^ht days afta." their arrlval,( Mrs. Miller( ; the first birtli was on the 24th October, 1761— William Kennedy, although there is a tra- dition tiiat the first birth (in Truro ! !) was lin a boat somewhere be- tween Savage's Island and Soitwr's Heaid. The first marriage was oia December 6, 1763— that of James Dunlaip and Mary Johnston, both of Lower Village; and the first magistrate ainid representative in Parlia- ment was Major David Archibald. It is fuirther a tradltiom) that the settlers were at one time compelled to use the youagj beech leaves to eke out their scaiaty supplies. But mainy other details highly intereisting we must omit. The first strictly church action was in 1763— a petition to the Asso- ciate Presbytery of Glasgow. But it never, though forwarded, reached its destiination. This was followed by amother, dated May 21, 1764, and submitted to the Synod in Edinburgh, Maiy, 1765. Tbe petiticiaiers, after stating a variety of facts regarding their comdltion and that of the ProTlmce, declared their earnest desire of a pure form of Gospel worship that the doctrinies of God's woi d be preached, particularly the Justifica- tion of a sinner through the imputed righteousmess of Christ alone, and sanctification through His Holy Word a £1, 5s ; a year aid hog, 10s ; a sheep 5s. and so om. Mr. Cock beling a. settled pastor in Scotland., certain formalities were necessary in demitting his charge ere he could, be settled in. Truro, a.nd as communication with Britain was, in those t(ays, tedious and un- certaiin Mr. Cock was not loosed from his charge anid settled in Truro till 1772. In the meantime Mr. Smith arrived, and though Mr. Cock had ere this been called, it so happiened that thirough an unavoidable delay, Mr. Smith was the first Presbyterian mlnisteir settled In Nofva Scotia. In VI 1785 Mr. Grtthnm arrlvftd, "wntl on the Hecomd of August, 1786,— a day that will ever be meinoirable lini the history of Nova Scotiaja PreHbyter- lainlHiu— the first Presbytery wan formeil to Trurou Mr. Oock preached In the forenoon. In the afternoon Mr. Gllmore of Haoiits led In praise a;ni:l prayer, succeeded by Mr. Graham of Stewl'acke, Mr. (afterwards Lr.) McGregor oif Plctou, amid Mr. Smith of Lomdonderry. After the beoe- dictlaa Mr. Cock was chosen Moder at otr, and Mr. Smith Clerk. The KoU ccmalsted of Messrs. Cock, Smith, McGregor, Graham and. Glllmore, min- isters—the latter only as a eorrespimding member ; and John Johnston, of Truro, a»ni;l John Barnhlll of Lon;Ioinderry, Kullng Elders. The Mod- erator thea constituted the Presbytery, declarimg it so, as constituted oini the Ifootin-Tf of Presbyterian principles, as foundled on God's word, ami set forth In the Confession of Faith, Catechism (larger aiaid shorter,) Ffirra of Church Government, Directory for Worship, Govermment and Dlscipllrae, as practiseil by the Church of Scotlaiaid in her purest days— • by '.lame of Associate Presbytery of Truro. From this time the brethran, continued to laibor with diligence, ac- ceptance and success. About thirteen years thereafter the Presbytery of Plctou ^vaB coinstituted. These two Presbyteries were formed on the basis oif the diversity of view of the Burgess oath prevalent In Sentlaind, a diversity which transmitted to Nova Scotia, greatly imped- €;1 the 'pnogress oS Presbyteriainism, an'd was happily terminated thirty- two yea.'rs after, by the Uiaion of 1817, amid the inauguration of the Sy- inod of the Presbyterian Church of Nova Scotia. The first minister of Truro, the Rev. D. Cock, was a nati ve of iClydesdale, Lama^rk, Scotland. O! his paireiatage, early years and education, little is known. Before he wan settled 'as a pastor he was clerk of the Presbytery of Gl'BiSgow, attd of the Associate Synod of Sterling, a fact that shows that he held mo mi- nor position among his brethren. In 1752 lie became a member of Sy- nod in virtue of his settlement at Carlsdyke, aind was chosen Moderator In 17rj5. Mr. Cock took a deep interest in all matters affecting the church of Christ, 'ai.n*yn.od let ray laist en'tl be like his." After :a coinslderable period, which, from Mr. Waddell's eaniditlon, might Hlmoist be called a vacancy, a call was first giveini to the Rev. Robert Blackwood, and then t« a probatioimer. For reasons Immaterial to our present purpose, both were unsuccessful. In the yea>r 1838 your pirese?;c paistor was called, preaching his first sermon on the 11th of Sep- tember, just 32 years agoi last Sabbath, and was settled on the 14th of February, 1839. Then, the congregatian was comparatively small, and the Church a mile from the caatre of ipopuliation", and> influx of strang- ers from without ; aisd from the dil'apldated condition of the church, it w>a8 deemed necessary to erect a new church 'and place it In the village, AS the most central spot ; and hence, about 17 yeaSrs ago, the existing l)ullding waa erected. From the causes already mentioned, together with Increasing Pro- 74 vlnclfil prosperity, the houHo wan snon fnnn;l to he too Hmirill, nnd 20 ft. were fi:l(le(l to It, and today tliere 1h n lack of adeiiiiate accommodation. In 1«39 the number of housen In and about Truro village was tO or 50; today nearly, If not over 300. Some years ago It was foivnd neceHsary to set off Old B;irins (now Clifton) as a HejitjratiJ cnngrG^atlon, anil to- day the propriety awd succbsh of the movemeiat. thougli once oa.lled In questlom, Is too evident for doubt. Recently, ^nctlon has bf>'*n taken to divide the congregation anew, by the erectloa of the eastern part Into a Reparnte charge, and In the course of a few yewar<. If tlie future be Ilka tlie past la' proajress, !t will be botli seir-Hustalnlng and impoirtant. If we caiTi call duty an honor. thH congre<;at:(.ia has the honor of the first Bible Society hi British America, founded during Mr. W iddeir.H ministry, in 1810; ond of the first Bible Class, and first Missionary Concert for Prayer, at least In the Presbyterian church. The communion roll in 18.18 numbered 179; oif these oin'ly 68 survive. At prescint the congregation extemds from Clifton on the west, to Kemptown and Riversdale on the east; lanid from Onslow ]Mountnin on the •north, to Logan's on tlie Old Stewiacke Road, aad .Johnson's Crossing on the south. It nurabeo-s about 260 families, comprising, say 1800 souls. The commu/ni cants' roll contains over 500 nanies, for God has greatly blessed us, arid is blessing still— like the huiodred year Aloe, causing us, In. this one hundredth ye'ar, to rejoice amd blossom as the rose. Of the elders at my settlement, all but one, our venerable Father, Mr. Kent, have passed away— the father of the ses'-'nin. and congregation, a man whose character I need not eulogise. Oi he secoind election of the eldeirs, three Oin'.y are alive, and of these one o.nly— Mr. D. W. Archibald— Is now amo.nig us. The others are Dr. Wad;I«ll, so.a af my p/redecessor, now of St. Joh,n, N. B; and Samuel J. Arc.ilbald, of Musquodobolt. Of the pres- Cuit session I need not speak, exceptLng to say tliat they aire worthy of the entlire confidence of the congragatlOin. Durl,ng la ministry of 32 years I have marrifid 40^ couples ; baptized 726 persons, and of these, during the last yea.r abojifrso- a striking proof of the hold of the good w'a.y wn. the comgregati.on^and in those 32 years I lave burled 513. Further I need not speak of myself, excepting to say that while life remialns, I shall never forget, or fail to feel d^ply grateful for, mainy substaintlal tokens of kindness, and especially for deep sympathies whea Providences were dark. May God return this a thousand fold. Befoire this congregation- from its posltiom, its character, its ability, its by-past efforts, am. I trust I may s^ay Its ipiety— there lies a future of Influence second to none in the church,, im its bearing upon the Intel lectual, social, moral .n-ad religious eri-idltlon of the Innd. Though your pastor, amd It may seem like boasting, I u.nhesltatingly say this to lead you to thiink how God has blessed you, ar.'d what you may yet become and do, if true to your graiad old Presbyterian principles— if walking In the good old way, taking good heed to the gloirious Go.spel of .Tesus Christ — mai.ntalning sternly and decidedly the puTity and discipline of the House of your God ; strengthening the ha.mds and encouraging the heart trf your Ipastor, and holding up the ha.n'ds of your elders. Tolerate no- tnlimg in your sanctuary Jbut what is clearly the mlmfl o( God— no time aervlmig, no expediency, mo novelties, mio cowa/rdice, no divisions. Stand t£)«ether, amd toi^ether stand by the Faith loi:ice deliveired to the saints,' mad what has been done will be little compao^ed "with, what, by God's 75 blesHlUig on the wiUlii)? lie.iirtM an J hnin(l« of brethren dwelling In unity, you will be cihle to tlo. And that Goil may blesH and p-roHper you a thouHMtnd fold, make you a irralHeLa HIh Church and a gliory In His n,fiiue ; and that your children may be uh olive plants round about your tablen—your houscH aboilen of r;gitteouH,neMH and pence— little Htreuiiia that go to Bwell the volume anil IncreaHC the power Oif the river of our Croil ; laoiid that to tho«e who come after you niiay tram^rait, intact and uiiwullled, the honoT of your Master, Ih the euriaest prayer of your at- tached paHtu>r. ~I|«IHI 1^1" II II ~l' "I I HISTORY OP EDUCATION IN TRURO. Prize Essay by Miss Aggie McKay of Grade IX, Model School, Winner of Governor General's Silver Medal, December 3rd, 1885, The HChool system exJHtlng at prewoat is very different from that which existed a. ceatury ago. One of the earlleMt Hchools waH taught by Gavi'a Jahnson, about 1775, I'D a Bcho^ol house which stood on the hill, where Mr. Readling's residence oow HtanJB. This hill waa original ly known as "Joe Moore's Hill." A'notheiT early school was held la a. little schofol house near where the Ho'ai. J. B. Dickie now idsides, ami w'hlcli we will term, the "Prince street schoioi." Mr. George Dill tuiuglib here about the year 1804. DiU- wcirth's spelling book, and the "English Rea.der" were the O'nily books used until the scholars were sufficiently advanced to iread from the New Tes- tament. A stofy is told at Mr. Dill's expense, and I mention It to show that "tiricks" playedi at school mow do nob compuire with those of former days. Mr. Dill had some distance to Avalk to school, and being lame, it fatiguetl him exceedingly. It was a very familiar sight for his pupils to see him pull liis chui|r up before the fire-place aiad perch his feet upon the "criame" to rest himself. While thus situated, he geiaet-ally had a succes- siofa o.f "naps." On one occasion lie went sounid asleep ; when the boys, laoticlng this, tledi all thelT slate-cloth*: together, amd with this rope hur- riedly lmii)rovised, secured his feet to the or'ainie and then went out to play. Notwithstamidlng all Mir. Dill's trials amid tribulations, he taught, more oj less, for twe\aty-five years, until he waa appoltiiteid; Prothonotary ol the Supireme Court iD< 1831. Mrs. Fauikiner taught, about 1809, oin "Jo« Moore's Hill." She re- maiinied here for some time, when she removeld to Upper Pritnfle street. The trustees at this time were Messrs. Edward S. Blanchard, George Dill, ainid Hugh Moore. Mrs. Faulkner subsequently estaibllBhed a privatB school, which was taught iini heir own home. Elizabeth Milleir, a nilece. Miss Nainicy Smith and Alice Moioire, were successiveliy teachers Im thl« school. Mr. Jamea Irvlmg taught on Priiaice street ; ' thorough teacheir. , . , a . . i.i i , . . , , , ref About the ittime time, or n little later, Mr. WirrTaraC. iTatom. ajicff of our li>r corner of Queen and Church Htreetu ; the finrmer teaehln^ the langu)ig;t'.-t, KtngllBh giruiumar ami Geography; tlie kitter, the slmipler l^igliHh brutnchea and Book-ke«ii)lng. Mr. I»uuc Smith haH kl^idly Mlio'wn me «< book, made by stltchLniK to- getliiar a few Hheeta of fooUicap, and cotveiretl with browm pu.per, vvlilcli W'UM UMOd by hlra ut thiu sciuool, while learning book-keeping. The book Itt still In good preservutlott. On the cover upi>eart» the word "Ledger, ' pri'nted In clear, round letters, by Mr. Eiv.Um, while (directly under, were tbe wordta, "Commeoced A. D., 1810/' wrltteia In a Bmaller hanJi by Mr. Smith. Mr. James Waddell alHo taught imi thin schioioi bouse. In 1811 a school was held In a house 'OAviaed by Captain William Cock^ ata^d subsequently by John Dunlap, whom mniny will remember as a wor- thy citiseta<. This bo^use stood wheire J. H. Ciroscuip & Co's. store now #ta(Qkls. Th'fl school was taught by Mr. Guyle, and was attended by about twftaity scholars. We, who are accustomeKl to the hai!Hi»oinie school buildings of Truro of tine preseoit day, hear wltb amazemetmt that in 1812 Mr. Pryor taught schoiol iin a barn. This structure st.ooid opposite thie new Plctou road,. om the site alterwards occupied by a buiUU'ng knoiwn as the "Old Lodge." In winter, bali of a shoe-mtaker's sUop serveKl the purpose of a school iroomi. Between the years 1812 aod 1820 we find Mr, Young, Mr. Jonathan G aoiJd Mr. Carrigom. teaching. Mr. Yoiiumg taught on Bible Hill, iiiu the second story of Mr. Samuel Airchibalid's bouse ; amid afterwards otn; "Prince street." He also taught for a short time on the corner of Que«ta and Church streets. Mt. Grieves taught on Bible Hill. Mrs. Upham taught iin> an old bouse, wbich stood, neiar tbe site of the presetmt Henderson place; and at another time carried one on In her own bouse, situated on' the land now occupied by the reeidenice od I. Sv John- Boni, Esq., Prince street, Mrs. Uplham had a remarkably hasty temper. A story is told of the late Peter S. Archibald, who, haivimg matde hi» appearance at school without knowing his lessons w^as kept in. aold co!!iipelled to learn "a task." Lni order to keeip Master Peter a, lomg time and punlsb him thoroughly, Mrs. Vphann requested him to memorise am entire chapter from the New Testametnt. Having twice hurriedly read it througta, the embryo colonel presented himself before his frowmlng teacher and repeat- ed the chapter word for word. Being deeply annoyed at Peter's suc- cess she dealt him a sharp blow oui tbcrsiideof the bead wltb a book, amd said "Go." Mr. Richard Carrigoni, an Irlshmaioi with an eyie to buHloesB^ tubse- ( «tow, aticrc- Nt<»f)ii la „ »'e Mlli. At thern tar , on tlu» langimge.H, * i:ia|;llHti chlaiig to-^ >er, \vlil(!ii The book "Lodger, • l«r, wero^ li by Mr. fw a wor- ore now Idea by of Truro P taught 3U road» le "Old ose of a ona,than Samuel taught 8 of the er own b John- >Id of schioot ara "a 1 him liapter 1^, the etpea,t- 8 8UC- k,aod lubse- qiiPintly innL-rled the HChoiol- teaching widow iwA went to live In hlH wife's litdine, wheire he opemed up d Hchool '(jia hln o(wn account; hl« wife acting an uHHiHrttunt. A little Hchiool houne Htooj, where St. PniUl's manse now etanda. MrH. De TrleMcheint taught here, aoul afterwuirds In an old houHe north of Cobequld Hnll. She led a very Lmnely life outalde of ttchool houra. Of liier It IH related that she set her table to accotntnodate flv^e or hIx IiertwjiiMJ ; «Jid during the meal would Herve thewe Iraiaglnary gueatH with to'i .:"nl cake, or whatever el»e hier hoHpltable b(j.i«rd afforded, while keep- lag uip a lively co a house then owned by Mr. Joiseph McNa«ghto(ai, situated oppoislte the preseait residence of J. B. CalkLni, Esq. SchooJ was carried an here for a year, when Mr. Cum- mi/ngis buiilt a. house, in which he taught school for miaoor years and lived the remialiader ol hl8 days. Mr. Jolm CumjnlD*^-, t«nr., the father of the subject of this sketch, waa also a teariie; }.m iiiro, and one of the earliest of whom we have emfy reaorid^ given aiway, comm Odious Dickie's ■:•''' ' c o., traJ Pr .uce street school h'aivlmig served its daya, wa» ns)?d I :; some time ais a carpemter's shop, while a more !ir "Take your books." Mr. Wm. C. Eaitoni succeeded Mr. Delapey ; and was in turn succeeded by Mr. Miller. ' ThomiaB Stewart Crowe Smith, afterwairds a elergymaim in Maryland, 78- amid who died there, next had charge o;f this school ; aii/tI\vTa8 considered" ati" excel len Kirk on Cobequid Registry . Oraiig'K 2tl, on the [cCully la etat, Mur- Spelllng' as being nmar. Brown's writing ;. er ; and- lie after- schiOlar g to the reading 9,t laoon. t6acherK lyetd for llowing :e Thos, n/di we- ns, and !Ut, rs. 79 'Thus the list was continued. The teachers were also supposed to take wliat waft called a "poor •scholar" to every eight or teim "payiing scholars." To be very precise. I ^should »a.y that very ofteini those "paying schiolaTs" did not pay ; and the teacher wais, !ia. some Instances, compelled to 'accept his salary Iq kind, viz : gralini, vegetables, and other lU'eoessairies of life. During wlnt-er the scliolars had to supply the fuel. A inumber had their portlaa sent fromi home, but others, laot so fortunate, were com/pel- Jed to gather wood, along the road oa their w.ay to school. In sufficient siuantities to heat the school room for the day. During the first half of the presieat century, the profession of •school teaichDnig had fallen into tlie hain/ds oif those who, incapable of succeeding in 'anything else, adopted teaichimg ais a last resort. But, we are also glad to be able to say that there were bright exceptions to this rule. Notwlthstaraiding tlie very imperfec* Hystem that prevailed up to this t:nie, miniy o.f the men who figured so pToniiniently nnd successfully in public life, bmth at home atnid abroad, received their early educationi In these schools. Meainwhile 'the Academy" had been esta.blished on what Is now called Walker street, and was a marked impipovement on all preceeding schools. It was presided oiver by a head teacher ainkl an assistant; the foTmer teniehing Greingraphy, History, English G-raimmar, Mathematics, Algebra, Natural Philosophy, Navigations Classics, aimd French ; while the assist- T.n;t taught the common English branehes. ^Ir. PoTter, formerly a. teacher iini the ol'd Prinee streist school, be- "ca.mie heaid teacher itar the Academy. This gen.tlemnn was a thorough .schola.r, araid the school soon gained a. good reputatlonu Scholars flock- ed from the surroTwiidlng country and tlie ban<5he.s were soion filled. In- tending pupils wej-e required tO' paiss am examination before entering. This school afforded classic traimiing of a high order. Many of the older citizons ol Truro owe their knowledge of G-reek and Latin to< the tharough moiid painstaking care of Mr. Poirter. He twais succeeA.led by ^lir. .Tames Walddell ; Edwnrd BlamiChard, who tJLught Toir a few years, beitnig then o'nly sixteen years of age, was his as- >^Ist.tir.t. Messrs. Robert McCurdy, Ri;ndiall Richardson, and Jonathan Biincha.rd foil owed in succession. The Itavttwr taught fromi 1848 to 1851, "\vhen, Mr. Rlward Blanchard resumed lamd became head master. SoTOie of the studem/ts of the AoatTemy bamded together and Issued a little nK^wspaper, which they called "The Academy Critic." They had n.ni editor, poetical editor, and other officials ; but there Is mio record of thait important official of the present 'day, "the printer's devil." There was /no fixed price set upon the paper, but 'whea the "newsboy went abroad to sell It once a week, some would give him as mucih as a shil- ling, others six pence, and so on. This Is said to have beeia/the first news- j>aper issued Iia TrurOk The Provlmclnl Normal School was opened November 14th, 1855, with Dr. Po'rrester n« prliMJlpal. During tJie first twelve years the arerage attendance was sixty-three 80 pupils, aind since tlien it lias bean increaisiicg gradually, until it now num- bers oiver two huindred. The first Moidel School was opemietl in June, 1857. It consisted of three graUes, or departmeats, incluJJiag 'aibout one hundred and fifty childipeai. The first teachers i.n thlH scho'ol were Mr. J. B. Oa.lklini, Mr. Jo- seph Webster, and Miss Christie, now the wile of Rev. Chns. B. Pitblado. Durlmg the first week In June, 1857, Intending pupils were exiamined by the three teachers. The pareints accioimpaiaied the children to the school atad while they were in the library for exaim!ic:atIon the parents remain- ed im thie High school room. Miss Christie taiught the primary depaii'tmietnt, and had ninty-seven pupils. Mr. Webster, the Iintermediate, aiail Mr. Calkin the High school. The fees, per pupil, for the primary departmiant, were one dollar and twenty-five cents ; foir the intermediaite fifty caats moire was required ; amd foir the High school, one dollar extra. In winter an additional twen- ty five caats was requLredi for fuel. This ccin.tlnuea until No'vembeir, 1864, when the free school system came Lnto farce, wlhlch was at once a decided Imiprovemept foir both teaehers 'a.ad pupils. Tlie teachers, as a matter of oou.rse, had t3 ba very strict. Mr. Web- ster, who was considered one of the ktodest a.nd best of teacheirs, used to mjakie his pupils sit with "heels togetlner laiald toes out," "hands on the kinees" anid back without touching the chair. At three o'clock, those who hia>d beam fortunate enough to keep the cnimra'aiiide, stood up and were al- lowed to go; while those uinfortuaates who hall broken, them, were de- tainel foir a time. Eveiry morning amid evening the children were march- ed firam the other depQirtmooits to a la>rge gallery iia the High school room,, for religious exercises. Im the imonndng they had a Bible leswon, Itn the evening pirayers. Either "good! old Dr. Fjrrester or Mr. Oa.lkiini con- ducted these lessonH, Q,nd they left a laistJag Irop'ression upon the childiren. Iin the tfe-aT 1875, the present Moidiel sclno'jl was opened. Mr. Calkin, h'a'viinig been appointed to a position la the Noirmiail school, wiaa succeed- ed by Messrs. Edward Blainchard, Harper, Hugh MacKeinzIe, E. M. Ches- iey, W. D. Dlmiock, McVioar, McKi trick, aiad Smith, our present te^jcher. In. the next girafles were Messrs. Webster, Miller ainid Little ; Robinson Cox also taught for a short time iia this depiartmieiat. In the primary de- partmentt Miss Christie was succeeded by Miss McLeod, Miss Faulkner, Miss LeaJce, Miss Russell, Miss McC lure, and Miss Lewis. We baive alreadly said that at the opaning oii the Model school In 1857, it ooin'Slstea oif three de(plartm,ein.ts, with about one hundlred and fifty pupils. Iia 1865 the a-ttendanee durling thie summer term wais two huittdred and fifty-llve, and during the w^aitwr term^ two hundred and fifty- oiuB. In 1875 tJie numbeir ol marais^ ireglstered during tlie year was seven' hundred. In 1880 the number reached elevem hundred and four, fanifd In 1884, the last year of wfhich we ha.ve a recoridl, the wum- ber wtas tan hundred and eighteen; While the teachers had Icicreased from Uhiree to twelve. Halvlmig thus djBscrlbed the "Rise and Pirogress oif the schoolfl of Truro for the laat ceintury, we are Intpressed with th)elir steady aad cantinued growth from year to year ; but Im no instance can the progress be com- 81 pn,r«a with that made slmice 1864, T^rhon. the tree school system waa firnt established. We hiavTe eveiry reasoim to feel proud oif our advancement ; proud of our Free School System.; ala>d proud of the mien who atllvocated that policy ;i,i:itl had the couirage to carry it into successful operatioint. Note.~Abou* the yeatr 1828 Mahew T. Smith tonght a school Ln, tlie loft of ^he building now used by Loinigworth & La.yton as a law office. Mr. R:cliar:l Craig recollects attein*liing this old Truro High School. For .-(ime time about 1854 Mrs. Peany» a. ta4e^Qlteld English lady, wife of Artliur E. Piiany, an English gehtlemia^n farmer who formerly resided in 'T:nro, t;i,ugl t aa advanced school fo,r young laddies in a house off Young street, but fronting towards Prince street, which afterwards became the residence of Wm. Faulliner, Esq., and was burnt and replaced by his present dwelling. The medal for this essay was presented by BicliiaJd Craig, Esq., chair- rni.nn oif the School Board, in Mr. Little's 'room. Jn je the visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to America, I860. ^DE ON THE DEPARTURE OF THE PRINCE OF WALKS. (J^rom Pundi.) (If thte Laureate woa't do his work. Punch must J Auspicious blow, ye gales, And swell the RoyaJ sails That waft the Prince of Wales, Xn a vessel oif tlie line. Away to Canada, Across the ocean brine i As the son of his Mamma, His weather shrwld be fians. What trnnspOTts the Canadians will evince Whem they heboid our youthful Priincei Nnt ours laJone, but also theits, E:i:ch colotny with England shares In Protestant Sophia's heirs; How aill the l>ells will ring, the caimnonB roar 3 AiKd they >vho/ never saw & Britnce before, H3h 1 won't they fieiaist hLm> an d caj^ss him \ Waylay him amfl address him. His Royail Highness— bless him 1 Their demoiMitrationB possibl y may hoir«. ■I 82 They'll make, no doubt, a gre;i,ter fuss Thirnrii'what in usually niadie by us In some o-f our remoter piirts, Wheire coHiTitry corporations see, Foir the fifst time. Her Majesty— (May she be destined long to reign !) Wheia by her Parliament set free. She travels by a stappi/aig train, Ba-itanjiiu's triira.p, the Qur>:i.i oif Heairts, But still more piressiinjg cerem ).niy "walta The Prince in the Uniteid States ; What roiOibs will his hotel beset A sight of him in- ho'iies* to get ! What niiUltitutles deraaind To sh.ake him by the hani,l ! Hosts of reporters wiJl his iiciotsteps dog, (As Biaffoii; Renfrew though he gd'es, "incog.") • Take down bin every word, Desciribe his mouth uiakl nose, A'n\d eyes, .and hair, and clothes, With la, mittutenesja quite absurd. Ye free atnid easy citizens, be not rude, Disterb in'ot your young Prince's rest; Upom hi« moirning toilet dont intrude; Wait till he's dres't.. Oil ! 'will tlvat Yan-kee not be blest To 'wliom the soia of England's Queen shall say "Out of the wiay ? " And' oh ! to touch a tendetr theme- How will the faiir arouinld him throng A'n/d try, fo'rgettlng all their shyness, To salute hl« Royal Highiaiess, Tne irealizatioRi o4 a happy dream I The foiree of lovlitess is strong. A sipark's a spark, aiad tinder tinder, A'nid certain things in Heaven aire written ; A'Dd :« there any cause to hinder The Pirilice ol WMes from beiing smitten ? Tra.nscendent cha.rms thrive ever.i im'onairchs frantic, A Grermaia Princess must he marry ? Aind who ca,n say he may not carry Onie o>! Columibiia.'s fascinatinig idla.ughters O'er the Atlantic ? Truth miaimy a man might foirce to owia, Hopes thtxlt to hieir the kerchief niaiy be flung, To the ultimate exaltatioini oif a youinig American) lady toi the Briti* O.) THE PRINCE AT TRURO. August 8th, 1860. Our vill'age O'f late like a bee-hive hais beeiir— Mem putting up atrches and ni:iiklinig streets clean ; Such Tubbing and scrubbing, such clearading and clearing— A>n'd all (lone with joy l"o.r the Priinice's nippearing. Old f€)aces they hid by new plaiated treeii. The good omma weire painted 'i'l- whitewa.shed to please. Same ruiiaed old buildings were moved iin a.n hour ; In their place stood, more sightly, a fence or a bower. Tlie hou»es were decked wltli ga.rlaiaids miost gay, Aiu^d the flags oiverhead waved iin goiodly array. The fiine ur/che.r) of spruce were formied with great care, Adoinned with bright garlaittds from the hands of the fair ; Some bore odi their summits a oroiwin nicely made, Icwtead of choiee diamonds with veridure array'd — With motto's of welcome coi.-iispicuDus to see, All becom'-ng the gove-ru'd, the haippy, the free ; But oiae for the Prince made our warmest love move— "A place iui thy memory,"— was vsiritteia above On the vei'y Ivist arch adoTining the street ; A touching aippeal his warm heairt to greet. We expected the Prince as gay as a rose ! But lo ! he appea>red in a sui* of plai.a "dothes ! "Oh! where is our Priince?" all the multitude cried ; Oh, it is tha.t yoaing man by the Govena'or's side. Why is that the great Prliace, so modest and meek ? Oh, how we would lov€ to hear the Prince speak : A mind kind and gentle his fair visage shows ; We wish we ooulid heu.r him his goo'd thoughts disclose. We almoBt couldi eavy those choice omes around, Who nearer access to his Hlghniese haive found, Aind look something lairger to thiink they are near The son of "Victoiriia, his acoentts to hear. The village looked made for a gala-day show— . No fairer thaini 'purs Nova Seotia'.nis can know— The hand of strong labor liaid decked it with care, But inlature has made it in lainidisoape mioist fair; But mever such beauty we salw iia the scene AiS 'wheitt in oxtr squiare stood the soia of the Queen ! Our lojyalty them, was with Strang love entwined, Atod the dear gentle Prince iin our hearts aye enshrined ! Amiomg tlie good clergy no disputiinig was found Of 'which shofuld walk foirwalrd ajnid have the choice ground, But thoee that were different were placed side by side- To tlieir moinlairch and Prince «,!! ae«lnnH Rlifpid. 84 'Twos pleasant tO' see that loA'e ruleij the dh;rr f If ha!t« had beent there it must halve haate/il away 7 i. One look at the Pirlnce wouM hnl\ie baialf^hed It aooitr ' AnH loyalty hai\'e put oU heairts Imto t le, p To sliag the griaold anthem. "Lnmg live oiu flrnorl Queen Amid the Prince that we have oin Aoadla'a Hliores seen."" The childTen' were clad in theiir fialrest array, Aind en,cli was adomied with the choicest boquet ; With rl will, we thiak, fondly view The crowds that have hailed them, the scenes they passed througis From their owia smiling lips our Mo-march shall hear^ How ciuch we eeteem her— ho«w much we revere ; Hoiw warmly we thlmk oif her owin noble son, How BOOH, he .rejoice'd us a.uld ia\ll our hearts won ; Tluat no' spots on eairth feel m;oTe glaidly her reigm Than those that lie far o'er the roiugh rolliaig nualn ; But inver that oceam our w lairm feeliin|gs move Im pi •layers for rich blessings om the mjonoirch we love, T. H. D. 85 CHIEF JUSTICE YOUNG ON THE PRINCE'S VISIT TO TRURO. SupirenDe Court, Truro, October aafl, I860. At eleveini o'clock, a. m.. Chief JuHtice, the Huimorable William Young, who was) gazetted 4th August »f thabyeair, took his place ota; the bench, and the buHin/ess of the term commenced. Subsenuemt to Homis preilmLn- ary pToeeediimigH, the Grand Jury were sworn, a.nJ after apj)o!nt!ng Deacon Wilil'iLni Kan,neiJ5r, ol Pleaaant Valley, Brookfield, their foremmi.:, were ar from the French, and which had ex- pelled the Aca/diano of that place, there were a number df Irish, mainly friom the Provi-nce of Ulster, who YuikX aniy recently mn*1e a settlement ip Ame'riciau Whilst in tlie perform a»nce oif their mdlitary duties in Nova Scotia, these Irish people would haive a. good apportundty of observing" how superior, in every respect, tihe alluvial latnds around the head waters of the Baftr of Fundy were, in compairisoin with the rugged bills of New Ham'pshiire. Iia the Autumn of 1759, aibout twemity mien of this New Hampshire Irish coloiny, mia/de an excursion to Cobequid, to itnformi themselves more thoroughly as to the character of the coumrtry. Tlie explioiria.tion was sa.tisfactoiry ; and immediately before, fxr laiterwardB, but sometime dur- i'nig 1759, the intending settlers 'applied to thie Nova Scotia Govennment for grants of two Townships, eventually called OinJSloiw and Tiruro. Iti 8^ i»:itt'. loVlo-W !(!!,% Xtttnmn (1700) ;in;l :n the fngiworth's I'lirm. be'i:!? the Jow lanUs Afhlch lie betweein Prince street weHt a.nd Ro- ble street. As wris usnal In snch cases, the first oip«riat'oin of the new settlers was t.o bull;! a. Btoccaded fort aa ft protectlim t fr(j:m the Crown. This grant Is m'.i,f.ie t^o fseveiaity gra.ntees, tliere being '.'.It thiit time al).>ut saventy families Ii.:. tlie Township, It compris- '■es abtnit eighty thouKar.d acres. It is niiiire iiberuJ In its terras than jimy other grant of equal extent In the Provl'r.ce of Novti Scotia, since It .res?rv*>s to the Crowa nothing whatever. All mi'aeral substances con- t;'..ie;l within it go to the grantees. U'luf.ortunately it is not rich in min- ^I'lil ilepceits. It is difficult for us of the pireserjt day to conceive the isoLatl/an! which this eairly settlement niaist haive expiericnced. The ojily mode Off reaichlng Halifax, then, as i :iow, the ciiipital of the I'Tovince, was hy wa.ter, quite around the great westtorm peninsula of the Province. As 88 yet there WJi« nmt even a woodland trail to Pictou. As early as 1700 we flrJiltlie Trurojans petitioning the Prmviacl'il (iovernment for asslHt- ance In cutting out a roail from whib became afterwardB kmown nn "Fletcher'M .like," to S.ickvllle, at the heiid of Bedford basin. The Gov- ernment declined to u.fford any assist ;);;ice, exoejjt to feed tiie men whilst chopping out the projected rouid. L'.iiok of me.iins was alleged to. be the re:iBt;in for denying other aid. The route which these petitioners sought to complete wub via the Cobeiiuid Di;y, yhubetnacadle river and lakes, to Fletcher's L'aike Just meuitloned, thence by kiind to Sackvllle, and thence by water to Halifax. Wlthla a few ye;iirs, this bit oif road (Fletcher's to S:ickville,) was completed and was long known as "the old Cobequld road." For soiu'^ ya.xrs after Its completion It was used as a,a expire.ss route, by ■r»me iindivlduiuls from Truro, who tlius fu'rwairded the goods, chatties, and persons of their Cobequld neighbors to and from Fletcluer's and Sack- vllle. This was probably the first venture of a stage-coachicg character at- temipted liO' any part oif Nova Scltia. •>- It Is to be remembered that the Ulster Immigrants did not all re- m'ove firoiu New Ei,:igln.n,.l to Nova ScutJa.. These mew Truro settlers, tor linista,ncft, left many relatives and pers^itntil friends In the older colo- ailes to the wcstwiiird. Wiien the Kevolutlcnairy War broke out and these thirteaa colonlen diecliired their Indensndence, it was nut to be much woLiulored a.t that these Irlwh, l,n Nova Scotia, sho'uld be fouiaid sympathis- Img with their fellow countrymen and relatives In New England. Further, It is certila that emissaries were despiatched fipora New Eagland to Nova Sooti'a to stir up the laiew wettlers to rebelli'Oini. These enilsHarles met with but Indifferent success. .Still, evt/nts occuirre'd a.t Cobequld and Chlg'necto which almost sufficed to ere ite a briief panic at Halifax, the Pru'vlinicliail capital. In Truro, a I.lberty-pole wLas erected upom the ^jonumom, now Victoria' S(iuare ; ani at leasfoine insurrectionary meeting was held, oir attenfliJted, I'a a liouse up'iMa what Is now Prince street. This aesembliage was, however, speedily put ^o igniominlous rout, through the uina.lded prowes's of one .TanieH Wright, am. old soldier of the Britlslii army, ain/l a devoiut loyalist. There was 'mo further overt net at rebellion. In 1777 ooimmlssloners were sent up from Hialifax to admin/ister the oath of allegla'nce to the men of Truro, Onsl oiw^ lamld Londonderry. All of them except five refused to taike tliis oath. Coineequently, when their repre- seataitives presented themselves at the .niext meeting of the Provincial Leglslinitwre, they were not allowed to ta.ke their seats. As a further inieaaura la anticipation of insurgent movenieajts, ai company of soldiers from the Halifax garrlsom was sent up to Truro, uiaWer the comnia'nd of oiae, Captain Haniilltoin, to keep the Trurojia.n's and their neighbors in urder. There were iniO' further insuirrectloinlary ittdiications. I liiave described the first travelled route from Truro to Hialifax. The first through li'nll of roihid between these points left by way of what is inioiw called Youu^ sti'eet, formerly called Youing's Road. Outside of Truro this highway was called the "Muckle Heniry Miller Road." This Hemry Miller Is believed to have made it to some exteiat, so far as it could bq salid to have beem made. Ha lived upnin it near the base line which now miakes "Johason's Crossing. The next through line of roa,d: to Halifax, as 1700 r aSHlHt- l"AVn IIH The Gov- in whMHt •o be the M HOUOfllt id lukea, d thence cher'8 to tl roiul." 'Jute, by BhiittleH, Hi Sack- cter at- all re- set tiers, er colo- ut and be mucli ipathlH- 'Mirtlier, o Nova BH met Id and ax, the om the iiPdting it. ThiH igh the k army, Ion. In 3ath of f them repre- vlncl:t;l nrther ohliers I'Dd of rs In :. The at Is de of This could 1 now llfax, 89 ^auran out far to the west of that ln«t dCBorlbed, and seemH to have been laid out specially with ami eye to the coimvenlence of the Lower Village people. The first sect IiO(n.— Truro to Brookfleld— of the third aiad la«t. a. level llriie to Halifax, was oipened lin 1884, 'a.n'd the whole line w.its completed, from Halifax to Plctou, lin. 'about 1842. Tlie Towia Meetlnt; has been said tu be themucleus of the British Paxil- •amein.t. Matters discusHCd and d^^alt with Im the old Truro Annuiil Town Meetlin^, were not usually of a very momentous character. 1 hey con- ■s'.Htoil malm.ly o* making pirovlslon for the poior who were "n% the town," as It was calle'd; arraiagemients for towin 'aSHeasmients ; and the appoint- meat oif ceirt.xin necessary town officials. The miost Impo>rt;twTt of these officials was the Towm. Clerk. He not omly lici/d to ke3p records of the Town Meeting proceedings, but he was obliged to register every birth, marriage, an,d death, which took place iin. the Township^ The following Is the list of those who haive held this posltlan. : William. Flsheir Bnmuel Archibald, M, P. P, Robert Archibald, M, P. P, James Archibald, M. P. P. Jahm Hiurris, M, D,, M. P.P. Oaivini Johnson, David Archibald, Alexander Miller troim 1V61 to 1771. 1772 to 1779, ** 1780 to 1781, "' 1782 " 1788 to. 1790 lT91tol798. "' 1799 to 1802. *• 1803 to 1834. There wais a small f«e to be paid fiotr every reglstratloin of a birth, m.it the customy formerly pur- xued Iin Truro, olf registering the births, mairriiages am/tl deaths; also for makimig the Town Cletrk of Incorporated Truro, for the tlm« beiioig, the custoidiaia of tlie old book of Town Becards. The transition Is natural from the Town Meeting to the lirovlnciail "r.egislatuipe. The first strictly Parliia.meinitanly body which had lt« being In No'via. Scotia, was callfttli together Im the year 1758 ; and it waa the fiirst PaTllamielnt which sat in any pairt i-»i the British Coloiriial Bmpire. Truro halid ino sipecial representation itn. this first "House of Assembly," 'as It was called, in>or did It have any until 1765. Bn 1761, Cobequlid, some yeairs subcequeinitly called Oolchester, was all aianexed ta{muel Archibald, 1765. liroim 1766 to 1669. " 1770 to 1774. « 1775toil77». IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 iiii: I.I 11.25 121 |2.5 m — 6" Hiotographic Sdences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STRUT WEBSTM.N.Y. 14510 (71«)S72-4503 •ss V \ ;\ 4 ;\ '^ .5i' ^^ ^ i° ^'w % o^ 90 pi v'fj '3 ^ ■ P-.-y. M mi Dr. Johni Hiaorls, « 1780 to 1784. Matthew Airchibald, « 1785 to 1798. Slraoni Bra/dstreet Bobie, « 1799 to^ 1806. ThoimiaH Pfiarsomi, tt 1807 to 18X1. Jiam«s Ke«>t, (< 1812 to 1818. Williiam Dicksc.u, << 1819 to 1825. Charles D. Archibald, i< 1826 to 1829. Alexawfler L. Art.Ibald, 1830 to 1842. Wllllaim Flemminis, 1843 to 1846. Alexander L. Archibald, 1846 to 1851. About this time some people begam naughtily to talk oil the three old vowoships of Truro, Onslow and LiciniJonderry as "rotten boroughs," amd they were deprived -al tliair special represeiatatlon, so that Truro aloine ceased to have a member. Thens is a. tradition- that Mr. Fisher, M. P. P. fiirst presented himself In the Leglsla.tive halls Iitt "shank moc- caaiine. No discredit to Mr. Fisher, bufc a cha.ract€ri8tic oif the timej. FcT a I6>nig time it seemeM to be 'H< (luestioia whether Truro or Onslow was to have the hoaor of being the coiuaity town ol Colchester. The CouTtB were held IkI' Onslow, down to the yeair 1800. There toio was the Jail arfd the Registry oif Deeds. At lerngth. In 1799, a Coiuirt House was built ut the top otf the einOmence to the T&xr of Bible Hill. The Pictou ro-ad, upon which it fronted, on the wtesb s'.die, has ever siaoe baen call- ed by way of distiwctlon, "the old Court House roaid." la 1S03, how- ever, this Court House wiaa moved bodily to the Tiruro commooi, or pa; na^de, aiad placed directly in frant .o>f the spiot where the presetoit Court House st.xnids, where it remained until 1844, when the edifice now In use was erected. The first Truro jail w.ie built Ija 1803, nearly upon the site oif the present Registry of Deeds .and Pro/thonotary's office. It waa burnit in 1817 and rebuilt the followimg yeair, to be replaced by the existing structure In 1865. , The fpaime of the first church :in Truro was erected Iia 1768, upon a site H'ow included within the limits oif the old cemietery. We aire told that the timber employed was so heavy that the whole mak for ImipTovemeiait In the habitb o'! the pieople. Up to the yeair 1829 (jpiiTltuous liquor wa« used at fuierals. This year none was offer- ed at the I'Diteirmeut of the Late Ebenezer Archibadd.. The rensoini may be fouiad in the Isuat that the citizens were beg!in.ning to haive their milnds im- piressed with the greiait Impoirtaia^ie of temperiaioee from an agitation of a public character itai its favoir which stairted a year or two previously. Amioing the foremost advocates in th€ iincept!3ir rij^hts aiad privileges. The wGirk dooe for the oaufse of tempernamce by the pioneer society of Trupo, broi jJetneil the views- of many ioiq the ptatramount Importance of the gce to take decided action on this tail IraipoTtaiu* question. To the West Blvetr of Plctoa beloioigs the hioinolr of halving formed In January 1828, the flirst Totad Abstlinienco So- ciety hai Niovia Scotia, being the secomld In Britlsb Amerlcar-one in On- tiiirlo havltng been organlaeid a few moiaths ealrlier. The Beaver River So- ciety oif Yuinnouth couiaty, dating lt» exidtamce from April 25t>h, 1829,. wiaH the seC'CDd to organize, and a thi'r the Installation of the Dlvlfllon a. number of people formed themselves Into a'*Tempera.nce Wa.tch Club," which woirkeid liathe liin:e oif temperance for a considerable perioclu Om the 2nid O^-.tobeir 1857, the Oolchesteir Temperance Society was or- g/aiaizedw It had a useful career for la few years amoBg those who pre- ferred aiDi oipen public teanperance society to one that doeeid its doors to all but miembers. A few yeaiTB la.teT the orgaJn.isBatloni o4 "Gooid Templai's" came upon tlie Bceae a.nd oyened one or t-wo lodges in Truro, duing good work with- In. the rectoillection of all. la. n'OticIng thus cursorily a few of the t«m)peiraDce bo,d/ies from an eatrly period down to Truro's first "Natial Day," we believe all will admit that a lairge debt oif gratitude for the headthy seatlment which now previadls oia the great question, Is due to the smiall ba.nld' oif devoted men who espouseld the cause hat Its struggllag Infancy, and by thei/r faithful walk ain/d eairneet counsel, gave life and vlgoir to the operations of Truro's first temperauce society, fo:rmed at a time when, alcohol was Kittig, and temperance had no such foothold in the community laiced, or grow,, upou their graves. The Proviinciai Normial School wais fouinded in Truro In 1855, succeed- ed lin 1857 by the first Model School. The laidvainitages derivable from thesie institutions, both by the Province t&t lairge, aimd by Truro in partic- ulair, are'simply incalculable. The secoinid Model School wias opened in 1875. 'These Model Schools comm&niced with oine hundred laiud fifty pu- pils, bu/t the^atnnual attendance is now upwiair'ds of oiae thousand. These Noirmiail ainld Model Schools, with their beautifully laid out grounds, rich Im foliiage add flowers, are not only on/e oif t'ae nuany, but one of the most sightly attractions of Truro. Trupo has always— ©vea when but .a tlil-rily scattered) village— been noted for the beauty of Its situation ainid sarroundlngs, and tor the taste with which Its people baive added to the 'nritural attractions of the place. Time has ilnicreased, mat lessened these lattpactloins. Truro has no "back slums," lainid never had. As a rule, the buildiirags, both public a.nd private, aire substainrtial and: in good taste, anid oerttaiinly never approach the squalid. The streets are regularly liai'd out, level, airy, amd for the most piairt, plainted with ornamental trees, laiidd the drives in the environs,, whatever directlota is taken, are chaTmimg. Its Park, of about one hun- dred 'acres. In the southern suburbs, has already become riiioted. There carriage drives aiad labyrinthine footpia/ths, wVnId for miles by dizzy heights aimd shady glens, by Imipetuous waterfalls auiid placid stream, over smooth mealdiow and through native forest, the view ever varyliajg, but always delightful. This Park is yet iniew, but with tlime laiad the contemplated 94 4\ I m Improvemenffl, It -will beoome une of the most attractive place«( of itr- kinii In the Doim.lnlon. From its earliest settlemeiat down to about 1855 the growth o! Truro as a busliaiedH centre, hoid been but Hln;w. Theni, through a. diiverslty of Causes, it mrtered upio,n a comparatively -active career. During those, earlier years, It had been' almost wholly dependent upon the Ip«ning up of railways, of which Truro became the centre. It was- d-lscorvered that Truro could beconye a' maiaiifacturing townh Strunge to sa,y, the pioneer iu this class of Industry— the once well kniown Truro Boot and Shoe Fac- tory— h'ae utterly collapsed. Who fcrncws why ? There n-re others which have miot collapsed. Among the niost imip«oirtajit of these may bo named the followimg :— Hat Factoiry, Hopper's Last Factofy, Lewis & Sotn's Last aimd Peg Factory, Truro Iron Fouiadry .and Machine Works, Hill's- Fuinalture Factory, Spencer Bros & Turimer's- WooA House Furnishings, Truro Condensed Milk and Canning Co, Stia.nifleld's Woollen Factory and Knitting Works, Vlctorlia. Fe^d and "Flour Mills, Truro Sonp' Works, Cham- bers' Electric Light amfcl Potwer Co., Some of these, however, liave sta-rt- e>d slin^e the first Nata,l Day. I oainnot, within the limits of tbls brief sketch, (describe eaich of these matniufacturing establishments In detail, inor eoulid it be' expected that their respective proprietors would/ aiutlvorlze me to make statements as to the extetat •and proJIts of their business. I will only venture to say that each a;nrd all of them appear to be in a. satisfactorily thrlvlmig condition^ Truro is amply provided with Electric lights. The town dierlves itn water supply from two sources. First, there is the waterous process, by which the water I* pumped up from the Salmota River, which- forms the northern boundary of the town. Secoiiudly, witivin the Park llmit», there is the ipeservoir, formedi by the dainml>ag of the Falls brook, also known as- Boyd's Brook, atnd from which the water is coiaveyed through iron pipes- Into the town. The growth of Truro since 1854 has been, healthy and rapid. By the census of last year, (1881,) Its populiatioin. wias returned as a715. It ma|y be well to caatirast these figures for the town, with the entire or- thographical returns of the census takers for the township, dnring the years 1770 and 1771 ; to be found in .a fairly good state of preservation aimcing the Provincial Archives. Should these names and figures possess little Interest to the general reader. It is to be ^opeid that they may serve us la peg, for some local aatiquarlan, upom which to hang an unwritten, chapter of county history ; or prove Imstrumental In saving from obliv- ion some good biographical sketches of the men who Uvedi Ln this piart of Nova Scotia better tham. a century ago, CENCUS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF TRURO. NAME. FAMILY. Matthew Taylor 11 Charles McKay 7 David Archibald, Esq., 8 NAME, FAMILY. John Savagd * Sa,msoim Moore DP" Wldiow Jamie Gemale 8 195 8 9 4 6 « 4 9 1 1 I i 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 The vcrJoue Tint'.onalitles of tlie inhabitantB of this Tovrnship are snminer!zE':l as follows : 1770, Eingl!.8h, none ; Scotch, 11 1 Iir!8li, 40; American^ 221; Acadian 7. 1771, Br.igllsh, none ; Scotch, 11 ; Ir'.sh, 41 ; Amerloain* 231 ; With lt« evldttaces of rapid growth -amd profiperitjy, It was natural that Truro shonlJ seek to become an, i/nicorporatPd Anunlcipality. It was InlcoiripoTated accordingly in 1875, by 'a- Special Act of the Provlmcial Leg!sl::!t\iire. S!tnat««:l as it Is, in. the midst of a beautiful and exceeding- ly fertile agricultural oouintry, being the centre of a. railway traffic which exoeOds that oif any other town in the Prcvlnce ; and studded with 'thrlpimg raanufnctuTlng establishments ; there seems every reasota to hope 3\in»d believe that Trnroi will long cont!;-,ivid DIcKey •John Loggan Winianu Loggan John Fulton John McKeen Gemrge Scoitt • John Archibald Robert Archibaiia Thomas Archibald -James Wliiddeiii Robert Huinter Alexander Millar John Johnson Jannes Diunllap James McOabe -lames Joliinson 'Thomas Gourlle 13 5 2 4 10 ^ 1 5 7 13 5 6 5 8 S B 4 4 7 4 6 13 8 Ja^e^ings 9 toll Requisition to Mayor Bent 11 Me^'ting of Truro Ratepayers 12 Col"he8ter Sun's Rporr of MeetiiiK I3 Sun's Report of General Cummittee Mfoting 13 Placards and Programme, et** 14 Oorresp indnnoe with I O R. Offic'als and Governor Archibald 15 Town Clerk's Letter- Id INCIDENTS OP THE DAY. Oolchester Sun's Report 17 Morning Chronicle's Report 24 Morning Herald's Report 27 The Recorder's Report 27 SPEECHES. Address of the Lieutenant Governor 29 Address of Israel Longwprth 43 Micutes of last Meeting of Commitfef>e 61 APPENDIX. V Our Country's Natal Day-by R v G. O. H 63 Centenary Minute of Truro Presbytery 64 Portrait of Rev Dr. Wm M-Culloch. 66 Oration by Dr. McOullocb at (he Centennial of his Congregation 67 History of Educabioarbur»' of the Prince of Wales for Canada 81 The Prince of Wales a» Trur », by Rev. T. H. D 83 Chief Justiee Young's AHdre-H a' Truro 85 Histo'-ical Sketch of Truro by R. Craig, E-q 86 8 ». 6 7 8 ... 9 toll 11 12 13 13 14 16 Id % 17 24 27 27 29 48 61 68 64 66 67 76 81 83 8S 86