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Full text: T DECEMBER, 1861 - APRIL, 1862 67 shedding forth new buds, and if the weather continues mild a few days longer the new leaves will be fully blown out; new shoots from my Rasp- berry bushes have reached the height of five inches, which appears to me very remarkable, not having witnessed the like before. Tuesday, 31st,—This evening the old boys and young boys are firing away the old year out and the new year in: The Lutheran Church Bell toll'd the old year out, and with a merry peal rang the New year in. Serv- ice was held in St. John's Church this evening. The Methodists, as usual held their Watch night, that is by commencing Service in their Meeting House at 10 O'clock in the evening and ending at Midnight. February, 1862 Wednesd. 5th,—The Volunteers now muster 100; a drill Sargeant is hourly expected from Halifax to put them through their facings. March, 1862 Tuesday, llth,—A crushing Machine arrived from Boston for the pur- pose of crushing up the gold quartz. Twenty passengers also arrived, bound for the "Ovens" to try their luck at Gold digging. Three Vessels out of this port are missing, namely; the Schooner "Scotia" which sailed from here the beginning of December; and owned by James Eisnor & Charles Morash; The Schooner "Ocean Wave" which sailed the beginning of January, owned by Lewis Anderson; The Schooner "Emma Anderson", owned also by Lewis Anderson; All these Vessels were bound for the West Indies; the first two have not been heard of since their departure from here; the last one arrived out safely, and left the West Indies for home forty days ago; slight hopes are entertained for the safety of either of these Vessels. April 1862 Tuesd. 1st,—A Concert took place this evening at "Temperance Hall", got up by the young men of this place for the benefit of the "Lunenburg Rifle Company". The Singers were dressed as Negroes and sang a number of "Nigger Songs" which were interpe'rsed with Nigger dances. The Characters were well sustained and the performance throughout very good. Tuesd. 8th,—This afternoon, to the great joy of several women, in this town, who already began to consider themselves widows, the arrival of the Schooner "Emma Anderson" at Antigua was announced by Telegraph; this Vessel, it appears, left the West Indies, (as mentioned by me on this page) and not long after encountered a severe gale, in which her rigging and Sails was so much damaged that she was obliged to put back for repairs. <