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“...ANTIGUA
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among which are, two massive silver candlesticks over
two hundred years old. They were the gift of one Peter
Lee in 1704, and bear the inscription : “ Donum domini
Petri Lee ad Templum Divi Johannis in Antigua."
Government House is an unpretentious building
beyond the cathedral, not far from the hospitable New
Club. Opposite to it is the Prison, which occupies a
building erected in 1735 for the troops. It is one of the
most commodious in the West Indies and is a model of
cleanliness. The inmates comprise long-term prisoners
from all the islands of the federation. The St. John’s
Training School for boys, which has replaced Skerret’s
Reformatory, does a good wtork, and deserves a visit.
Many of the lads are now being apprenticed to various
master-craftsmen in the town. The Lunatic Asylum,
which stands to the east of the Training School, accom-
modates patients from all the various Presidencies. The
gardens are noted for the extraordinary luxuriance of
the bougainvillea, and are...”
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