. Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development . dsome structure, beautifully situatedand well managed. Visitors are admitted by an order fromthe resident physician. The walk or drive to it along CastorsValley, as the little brook is called, is very pleasant. TheVictoria Park and the Riverhead Cemetery are passed onthe right. On the road leading to Quidi Vidi, on the outskirts of thecity, is the penitentiary ; a solid granite building surroundedwith a high fence and rather grim of aspect. Opposite to it,a short distance from the road, is the general
. Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development . dsome structure, beautifully situatedand well managed. Visitors are admitted by an order fromthe resident physician. The walk or drive to it along CastorsValley, as the little brook is called, is very pleasant. TheVictoria Park and the Riverhead Cemetery are passed onthe right. On the road leading to Quidi Vidi, on the outskirts of thecity, is the penitentiary ; a solid granite building surroundedwith a high fence and rather grim of aspect. Opposite to it,a short distance from the road, is the general hospital. It isan excellent institution and admirably managed. In commem-oration of the Queens Diamond Jubilee in 1897, a new wingwas added to the hospital, called the «Victoria Wing,» for theaccommodation of women and children. It is fitted up with allmodern improvements. The ladies of St. Johns initiated andcarried out the movement which led to the erection of thisfine wing, but subscriptions came from all parts of the island. The chief business interests of St. Johns are, of course,. Rev. H. P. Cowperthwaite, Methodist.
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