Grows Worse

The freshet along the St. John river, grows worse. Frédeílcton, N. B., was in darkness f or several days, the gas works being submerged. The schools and chnrclies are all dosed. Tliere is great i sulïeriiig In Uooded districts, and the goverinm-nt has sent one of the Fredericton steam ferry boats to assist in removlng live stuek to high lands. Meltlng show on the upper St. John is feeding the liood. The loss to lumberman is very heavy, one man losing over 100,000.