13 JANUARY 1915

Jan. 11th

Mr. W.H. Pierce is again very low.

Miss Josephine Gates made a business trip to Middleton on Saturday.

Mrs. H.L. Bustin spent a few days [at?] Bridgetown during last week.

Mr. W.H. Phinney left on Saturday for Truro, after spending a short time at his home in Melvern.

A few of the young people from here are planning to attend the carnival in Kentville this (Monday) evening.

D.M. Outhit, County Treasurer, is attending the Municipal Council which meets in Annapolis Royal during this week.

We are glad to hear such encouraging reports from Mr. C.C. Chute, who is still in the hospital in New York, but on the road to recovery.

The Rev. Mr. Wheeler, who has been suffering from a bad cold during the past week has so far recovered as to be able to fill his appointments on Sunday.

The members of the Ladies’ Aid Society, together with invited friends, held their annual supper and entertainment at the parsonage on Wednesday last. A good programme was provided and a very enjoyable evening spent by all present. May they all meet again next year.

This rather quiet community was somewhat startled during the early part of Wednesday evening last, when the message came over the telephone that Kingston was on fire. As nearly every home here has a ‘phone, the news spread rapidly and in an incredibly short time teams were coming from all directions loaded with men, boys, buckets, etc., a regular fire brigade, en route to Kingston Station. The fire proved to be a big blaze in the house occupied by Mr. Willis Rhynard, just east of the Valley House. At one time it was thought the whole block would go, but the flames were extinguished, however, after giving the inhabitants of Kingston a good scare, and “something doing” in the way of excitement.

SOURCE : “Melvern Square”. The Weekly Monitor and Western Annapolis Sentinel, no. 40, vol. 42,  13 Jan. 1915, pp.2. Canadiana, https://n2t.net/ark:/69429/m01j9765c24s .

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