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278 SPOUT COVE
w^hich opened in 1913, as well as a summer dispensary and nursing station. (Although residents had built their first school by 1883, it was opened only on those occasions when a teacher could be obtained). The women of Spotted Island Harbour became known for their handicrafts and particularly for skin boots, which the Grenfell organization marketed all over the world to raise funds for the mission.
By 1935 the resident population of Spotted Island had peaked at 88. In the next few years half the people left for work in the lumberwoods at Port Hope Simp¬ son. The establishment of a Royal Canadian Air Force radio detachment squadron at Spotted Island during World War II provided some local wage employment, and since that time Spotted Island has continued to play a role in communications, as it is at the point where the Labrador coast "turns the corner" and trends northwest. A radar station was built there in I960 and, although it soon became obsolete, a radio beacon and repeater station was later established on the site at the northeast corner ofthe island.
In the summer of 1965 it was estimated that there were 170 people living at Spotted Island in the sum¬ mer months: seven stationers from Cupids, 23 from St. Brendan's (at Griffin Harbour) and 15 from Happy VaUey. Ofthe 125 who were considered more or less resident, 40 wintered at Porcupine Bay. At the end of the fishing season the community was resettled — to Cartwright, Happy Valley and South River, Concep¬ tion Bay — with many of those resettled to Cartwright continuing to go out to the island for the summer fishery. A few families refused to be resettled and continued to winter at Porcupine Bay, but eventually reconsidered, and the last family was resettled to Happy Valley after the summer of 1970. Spotted Island Harbour and Griffin Harbour continued as summer fishing sta¬ tions, with 10 crews being recorded there in the summer of 1990. RW. Browne (1909), A.R Dyke (1969), Larry Jackson ed. (1982), J.B.K. Kelly [1870], H. Robinson (1851), Census (1857-1961), Obituary on the Labrador Coast Fishery (1992), Sailing Directions Labrador and Hudson Bay (1974), Statistics: Federal Provincial Re¬ settlement Program (1975?), Them Days (June 1988; Jan. 1991), Archives (A-7-4/36, VS 113). rhc
SPOUT COVE (pop. 1966, 4). An abandoned fishing community on the north shore of Conception Bay, ap¬ proximately 10 km northeast of Carbonear, Spout Cove was named for a small waterfall or spout which is clearly visible from the sea. Nearly everyone who lived in the community was either a Trickett or a Kelloway. In the early 1800s John Trickett of Christchurch, Hampshire established himself in Spout Cove as a planter, with his fishing room in nearby Kingston qv. Conducting busi¬ ness with fishermen in surrounding communities, he married Elizabeth Rose of Salmon Cove. Their daughter married Michael Kelloway of Perry's Cove, and raised a family at Spout Cove. By 1857, the year Spout Cove first appears in the Census, there were 32 people involved in the shore fishery and small-scale farming. Most people belonged to the Church of England, and had a small
Spout Cove
chapel at the tum of the century. John Trickett is said to have been a teacher for his family in the early years of the community. A schoolhouse had been built by 1884. In later years, some children attended the Meth¬ odist school in Broad Cove.
The population of the Conception Bay north shore boomed in the mid-1800s. The pressure on fishing grounds and useable shore space encouraged partici¬ pation in the Labrador fishery, and Spout Cove was no exception, with 15 men fishing on the Labrador in 1891. The peak population recorded at Spout Cove was 112, in 1921, but by this time the Labrador fishery was in decline and it had all but disappeared by 1930. Many families moved away in the early years of the twentieth century, especially to the Boston area, while others either returned to the shore fishery or found work as miners at Bell Island or Cape Breton. By 1945 the population was only half of what it had been 25 years earlier, and 10 years later the settlement was abandoned except for one Trickett family. E.R. Seary (1977), George Trickett (1967), 1/5/ of Electors (1948; 1966), Census (1857-1966). acb
SPRAGUE, SAMUEL WILLIAM (1814-1893). Cler¬ gyman. Born England. Married Jean Manson Currie. Sprague came to Newfoundland to work with the Car¬ bonear firm of Slade, Elson & Company. He was con¬ verted to Methodism, and became the first candidate from Newfoundland to be ordained by the English Con¬ ference. From 1838 Sprague spent 20 years in Methodist circuits, including Grand Bank, Island Cove, Burin, Port de Grave, Harbour Grace, St. John's and Brigus. In 1858 he moved to the Maritimes and worked in all three provinces. Chairman of districts in periods between 1855 and 1872, Sprague died at Hampton, New Bmnswick in May 1893. Gertrude Crosbie (1986); Charles Lench (1916); ^ Century of Methodism in St. John's, Newfound¬ land, 1815-1915 {1915). LBM
SPRATT, HERBERT AUGUSTUS (1921-1942). Con¬ victed murderer. Born St. John's, son of Annie (Trelegan) and James J. Spratt qv. On St. Patrick's Day, 1942, the body of 18-year-old Josephine O'Brien was found in the home of Herbert Spratt's brother. She
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| Transcript | 278 SPOUT COVE w^hich opened in 1913, as well as a summer dispensary and nursing station. (Although residents had built their first school by 1883, it was opened only on those occasions when a teacher could be obtained). The women of Spotted Island Harbour became known for their handicrafts and particularly for skin boots, which the Grenfell organization marketed all over the world to raise funds for the mission. By 1935 the resident population of Spotted Island had peaked at 88. In the next few years half the people left for work in the lumberwoods at Port Hope Simp¬ son. The establishment of a Royal Canadian Air Force radio detachment squadron at Spotted Island during World War II provided some local wage employment, and since that time Spotted Island has continued to play a role in communications, as it is at the point where the Labrador coast "turns the corner" and trends northwest. A radar station was built there in I960 and, although it soon became obsolete, a radio beacon and repeater station was later established on the site at the northeast corner ofthe island. In the summer of 1965 it was estimated that there were 170 people living at Spotted Island in the sum¬ mer months: seven stationers from Cupids, 23 from St. Brendan's (at Griffin Harbour) and 15 from Happy VaUey. Ofthe 125 who were considered more or less resident, 40 wintered at Porcupine Bay. At the end of the fishing season the community was resettled — to Cartwright, Happy Valley and South River, Concep¬ tion Bay — with many of those resettled to Cartwright continuing to go out to the island for the summer fishery. A few families refused to be resettled and continued to winter at Porcupine Bay, but eventually reconsidered, and the last family was resettled to Happy Valley after the summer of 1970. Spotted Island Harbour and Griffin Harbour continued as summer fishing sta¬ tions, with 10 crews being recorded there in the summer of 1990. RW. Browne (1909), A.R Dyke (1969), Larry Jackson ed. (1982), J.B.K. Kelly [1870], H. Robinson (1851), Census (1857-1961), Obituary on the Labrador Coast Fishery (1992), Sailing Directions Labrador and Hudson Bay (1974), Statistics: Federal Provincial Re¬ settlement Program (1975?), Them Days (June 1988; Jan. 1991), Archives (A-7-4/36, VS 113). rhc SPOUT COVE (pop. 1966, 4). An abandoned fishing community on the north shore of Conception Bay, ap¬ proximately 10 km northeast of Carbonear, Spout Cove was named for a small waterfall or spout which is clearly visible from the sea. Nearly everyone who lived in the community was either a Trickett or a Kelloway. In the early 1800s John Trickett of Christchurch, Hampshire established himself in Spout Cove as a planter, with his fishing room in nearby Kingston qv. Conducting busi¬ ness with fishermen in surrounding communities, he married Elizabeth Rose of Salmon Cove. Their daughter married Michael Kelloway of Perry's Cove, and raised a family at Spout Cove. By 1857, the year Spout Cove first appears in the Census, there were 32 people involved in the shore fishery and small-scale farming. Most people belonged to the Church of England, and had a small Spout Cove chapel at the tum of the century. John Trickett is said to have been a teacher for his family in the early years of the community. A schoolhouse had been built by 1884. In later years, some children attended the Meth¬ odist school in Broad Cove. The population of the Conception Bay north shore boomed in the mid-1800s. The pressure on fishing grounds and useable shore space encouraged partici¬ pation in the Labrador fishery, and Spout Cove was no exception, with 15 men fishing on the Labrador in 1891. The peak population recorded at Spout Cove was 112, in 1921, but by this time the Labrador fishery was in decline and it had all but disappeared by 1930. Many families moved away in the early years of the twentieth century, especially to the Boston area, while others either returned to the shore fishery or found work as miners at Bell Island or Cape Breton. By 1945 the population was only half of what it had been 25 years earlier, and 10 years later the settlement was abandoned except for one Trickett family. E.R. Seary (1977), George Trickett (1967), 1/5/ of Electors (1948; 1966), Census (1857-1966). acb SPRAGUE, SAMUEL WILLIAM (1814-1893). Cler¬ gyman. Born England. Married Jean Manson Currie. Sprague came to Newfoundland to work with the Car¬ bonear firm of Slade, Elson & Company. He was con¬ verted to Methodism, and became the first candidate from Newfoundland to be ordained by the English Con¬ ference. From 1838 Sprague spent 20 years in Methodist circuits, including Grand Bank, Island Cove, Burin, Port de Grave, Harbour Grace, St. John's and Brigus. In 1858 he moved to the Maritimes and worked in all three provinces. Chairman of districts in periods between 1855 and 1872, Sprague died at Hampton, New Bmnswick in May 1893. Gertrude Crosbie (1986); Charles Lench (1916); ^ Century of Methodism in St. John's, Newfound¬ land, 1815-1915 {1915). LBM SPRATT, HERBERT AUGUSTUS (1921-1942). Con¬ victed murderer. Born St. John's, son of Annie (Trelegan) and James J. Spratt qv. On St. Patrick's Day, 1942, the body of 18-year-old Josephine O'Brien was found in the home of Herbert Spratt's brother. She |
