TRANSCRIPT HUNTINGTON DIARIES 1920 JANUARY 1920 Thursday 1 Louisburg. Cloudy and cold in the morning cleared at about 10 A.M.. Cloudy in the afternoon. Begun to snow at about 4:30 P.M. Turned to rain at about 7 P.M. and continued for a short time. Snowfall about 1 inch. Wind north-west changing to south-west. 20 Steamers in port. Steamer “Coban” arrived. Thomas Hare. Carpenter on board. S.S. Cape Breton, fataly injured by coming in contact with a winch shortly after leaving port, Steamer returned and landed here and had him rushed to Marine Hospital when he died shortly after. Spent the greater part of the day at Havenside erecting a stand for the purpose of photographing the harbour. Attended service in the English at 7:30 P.M. Preacher Rev. L.F. Draper. JANUARY 1920 Friday 2 Louisburg. Cloudy, moderately cold, mild in the morning, begun to snow at about 5 P.M. and continued during the night wind north east. Snow fall about 3 inches. Attended funeral of late Thos. Hare from the marine hospital to the railway station at 3 P.M. Funeral service at the hospital conducted by Rev. R.L. Norseworthy. JANUARY 1920 Saturday 3 Louisburg Fine clear and cold in the morning. Moderated in the forenoon wind changing from north west to south west. Heavy snow squall at about 2 P.M. which lasted for about a half hour after which it cleared wind changing to north west. Cold in the afternoon and night. Min temperature A.M., about 4 above zero. 17 Steamers in port. Drove to Havenside in the forenoon and took photographs of the town and harbour from signal station. JANUARY 1920 Sunday 4 Louisburg Fine clear and cold. Light north west wind. Min temperature A.M., about zero P.M., 4 above zero. Two Greek Steamers arrived for bunker coal and anchored in the upper harbour. Nineteen Steamers in port. Attended service in the Methodist Church at 11 A.M., and 7 P.M. Preacher Rev. R.L. Norseworthy. JANUARY 1920 Monday 5 Louisburg Fine and moderately cold. Attended “Week of Prayer” service in the Methodist Church at 730 P.M., conducted by Rev. R.L. Norseworthy and Rev. D.A. McMillan, sermon by Mr. McMillan. Services to be held alternately in the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches. JANUARY 1920 Tuesday 6 Louisburg Fine clear and moderately cold. Light north west wind. JANUARY 1920 Wednesday 7 Louisburg Fine clear and moderately cold. Light westerly wind. Harbour partly caught over with ice which nearly all broke up during the day. About fifteen Steamers in port. Attended “Week of prayer” service in Methodist Church at 7:30 P.M. Service conducted by Rev. Mr. Norseworthy, Methodist and Rev. Mr. McMillan, Presbyterian. Sermon by Mr. McMillan. JANUARY 1920 Thursday 8 Louisburg Fine. JANUARY 1920 Friday 9 Louisburg Fine cloudy and mild in the forenoon partly clear in the afternoon. 10 Steamers in port. Drove to “Havenside” in the afternoon with Norman McLeod, photographer to point out to him some good positions for photographing the town. Attended “Week of Prayer” service in Methodist Church at 7:30 P.M. Service conducted by Rev. D.A. McMillan Presbyterian and Rev. R.L. Norseworthy Methodist. JANUARY 1920 Saturday 10 Louisburg Fine, clear, moderately cold. Min temperature P.M., about 4 above zero. Wind northerly. 8 Steamers in port. JANUARY 1920 Sunday 11 Louisburg Fine, and cold in the morning. Cloudy in the afternoon. Light snow squalls in the evening. Min temperature A.M., about 5 below zero. Mild in the afternoon. Moderately cold at night. Light variable winds. Attended service in the Methodist Church at 11 A.M., and 7 P.M. Preacher Rev. R.L. Norseworthy. JANUARY 1920 Monday 12 Louisburg Fine clear and cold. Steamer “Maskinonge” and tug Douglas H. Thomas arrived from Sydney during the night. “Maskinonge” has part cargo of steel products which was loaded at Sydney. The balance of the cargo will be loaded here. She came to this port to avoid the danger of being caught in the ice at Sydney. JANUARY 1920 Tuesday 13 Louisburg Fine clear and cold. Light northerly wind an ideal winter day. Steamer “Lingan” “Coban” and “Nevada” arrived for cargoes of coal. Tug “D.A. Thomas” sailed for Sydney. Attended band practice at 9:30 P.M. Attended funeral of infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Luddington at 2P.M. Service conducted by Rev. Ralph Norseworthy. Burial in Methodist cemetery. JANUARY 1920 Wednesday 14 Louisburg Fine clear and cold. Min temperature zero. Light northerly wind. Steamers “Lingan” and “Nevada” sailed with cargoes of coal. Attended choir practice with Methodist Church at 9 P.M. JANUARY 1920 Thursday 15 Louisburg Fine clear and cold. Wind northerly min temperature A.M., below zero. Milder during the night. Norwegian Steamer “Ocean” arrived at about 2 A.M., from Sydney to avoid getting caught in the ice. She is partly loaded with Pitch and will likely finish loading here. John Mullins, Pilot from Low Point was stricken with paralysis on board the Steamer “Ocean” on the way from Sydney to this port last night. He was landed here and sent to Sydney on the 7 A.M. train where he is reported to be improving slightly. S.S. “Cape Breton” arrived, S.S. “Coban” and tug “Cruzer” with barge in tow sailed. JANUARY 1920 Friday 16 Louisburg Fine cloudy and chilly not much frost. Light northeast wind. Light snow squalls in the evening. JANUARY 1920 Saturday 17 Louisburg Cloudy and mild in the forenoon. Heavy snow storm in the afternoon, accompanied by strong easterly wind. Turned to rain at about 8 P.M. and continued for a short time. Wind changing to south west during the night. Snow fall about 5 inches. Steamer “Maskinonge” finished loaded cargo of steel products. JANUARY 1920 Sunday 18 Louisburg Cloudy and mild in the forenoon, begun to freeze at about noon. Wind increasing to a gale from the west. Cold during the night with heavy gale. Norwegian Steamer “Ocean” which arrived here on the 15th inst., from Sydney with part cargo of pitch, docked at the coal pier in the early morning and proceeded to load the balance of her cargo. Work continued throughout the day. Eight Steamers in port. Attended service in the Methodist Church at 11 A.M. and 7 P.M. Preacher Rev. R.L. Norseworthy. JANUARY 1920 Monday 19 Louisburg Cold with gale from west. Min temperature above zero. Max temperature 11 above zero. JANUARY 1920 Tuesday 20 Louisburg Fine clear and very cold. Min temperature about 3 below zero. Max temperature, 5 above zero. Wind north-west. Attended band practice at 9:30 P.M. JANUARY 1920 Wednesday 21 Louisburg Snowed moderately nearly all day. Light south east wind varying to east and northeast. Snow fall about 4 inch. Steamer “Sheba” arrived to load general cargo for Nfld. Attended choir practice in the Methodist church at 9 P.M. JANUARY 1920 Thursday 22 Louisburg Fine clear and cold. Min temperature about zero. Light wind. Steamer “New Georgia” arrived for bunker coal. Steamers “J.A. McKee”, “Cape Breton” and “Lingan” arrived for cargo. JANUARY 1920 Friday 23 Louisburg Fine and moderately cold. Cloudy in the afternoon and evening. Steamer “Hochelaga” arrived for cargo of coal. JANUARY 1920 Saturday 24 Louisburg Fine clear and very cold. Strong north, northeast wind. Min temperature zero. Max temperature 6 above zero. Steamer “Nevada” arrived for cargo of coal. Station Steamer “Vindabona” arrived for bunker coal. JANUARY 1920 Sunday 25 Louisburg Cloudy and very cold. Light snow squalls, fresh north-east wind. Min temperature about 6 below zero. Max temperature about 6 above zero. Steamer “Sheba” at the freight wharf loading general cargo for Newfoundland. Finished at about 6 P.M. Attended service in the Methodist Church at 11 A.M. and 7 P.M. Preacher Rev. R.L. Norseworthy. JANUARY 1920 Monday 26 Louisburg Fine clear and very cold. Light north west wind. Min temperature about 5 below zero. Max temperature about 10 above. Steamer “Sheba” sailed for Nfld. with general cargo. Steamer “Stella Maris” arrived. JANUARY 1920 Tuesday 27 Louisburg Cloudy and mild. Snow squalls during the early part of the day. Turned to mist in the afternoon. Cold during the night. Fresh south west wind changing to north west at night. Norwegian Steamer “Melderskin” arrived with engines partly disabled. Will likely effect repairs at this port before proceeding. Nominations for town elections. The following nominations were filed for Mayor W.E. McAlpine who has held office since 1909, and A.A. Martell. For councillors: Patrick Burke, Clarance Peters, and M.S. Huntington, as there were only three nominations to fill three seats the three candidates for Councillor will be returned by acclamation. JANUARY 1920 Wednesday 28 Louisburg Fine clear and cold. Wind north, north-east. Min temperature below zero. Steamer “War Vixen” arrived for bunker coal. Reid Nfld. Steamer “Glencoe” arrived in the early morning for cargo of coal. First Reid Nfld. boat to arrive here this season. Attended choir practice in the Methodist church at 9P.M. JANUARY 1920 Thursday 29 Louisburg Fine clear and very cold. Min temperature, below zero. Max temperature about 10 above. Tug “Cruzer” with Barge in tow arrived for cargo of coal. Steamer War “Vixon” sailed. Reid Nfld. Steamer “Glencoe” sailed. Norwegian Steamer “Lev” arrived for cargo of coal. British Steamer “General Cochrane” arrived for bunker coal. JANUARY 1920 Friday 30 Louisburg Snowed during the early part of the day. Stopped snowing at about noon. Strong south west wind which banked the snow considerably.