The Record News, Smiths Falls - Newspaper Articles - 6th section
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Merrickville
-Mrs. Dangerfield of Dakota is visiting at her daughter’s Mrs. S. Pearson.
-On Thursday the 15th inst., there died in this village Mrs. John Duke. A woman of very quiet, sedate manners and highly respected by all who knew her. She was buried on Saturday. The Rev. Mr. Houston of the Episcopalian Church officiating the obsequies.
-On Sunday, the 18th inst., Mrs. Richard Gravelle was buried in the 86th year of her age. She was an estimable Christian lady and died full of the faith. She was mother-in-law to Mr. Robert Bates, merchant of this place, and one of the oldest Methodists in Canada – being converted quite early in the history of Methodism in this country.
Frankville
-Mr. S. S. Davis has moved into his new residence.
-Wilton Pratt has returned from Queen’s college for his Christmas holidays. This is Mr. Pratt’s fourth year in medicine. We congratulate him on his success so far and predict for him a bright future.
Local News
-Mr. John Grey is home for the holidays.
-Miss Jones, of Mitchell, Ont., is visiting friends in town.
-Mr. Fred Gilroy will leave next Tuesday for Montreal where he has secured a ? position as traveler for a ? in ? city.
-The foundries were closed here last Monday afternoon to allow the employees to attend the funeral of the late Mrs. Ower.
-Mr. J. G. Templeton, late of Toronto and a graduate of the Toronto School of Pharmacy, is in W. A. Lavelle & Co., a drug store.
-Mr. A. Sheperd, pitcher of the Toronto baseball club, who has been visiting at his home, returned to Toronto on Monday.
-Miss A. Craine, of Kingston Medical College, is home for her vacation.
-Mrs. Dickenson, of Kemptville, spent a couple of days this week with her brother Mr. B. E. Sparham.
-Mr. Simpson Gould passed his examination successfully and was awarded a diploma on the completion of his course in the Montreal Business College. He arrived home yesterday.
-Capt. Chas Rabb, of Wolford, (late of Los Angeles, Cal.) was married to Miss Eliza McAllister, daughter of Alex. McAllister of Montague, on Tuesday evening at St. Andrew’s Manse by the Rev. S. Mylne.
-Mrs. W. M. Gamble of Brockville, has lately inherited $50,000 from her uncle, Andrew Brophy, a very rich old bachelor of Gananoque, who died several years ago, and left a will, so conditioned that it could not be administered until his youngest niece became of age. Eva Brennan, the youngest niece concerned in the will, reached her majority in September last, after she had been married to a well-to-do merchant of Brockville, W. G. Gamble by name, for nearly three years. She has a sister in Chicago who will get a similar amount. They were apprised of their good fortune last week and the Chicago lady is now in Brockville with her sister to take the necessary steps to secure the money.
-Sudden Death
Last week the Record spoke of the serious illness of Mr. John Ower, omitting to mention that Mrs. Ower was also unwell. A few days previous to that (Thursday) Mrs. Ower had been taken with inflammation of the lungs, induced by a cold caught while waiting on her sick husband, and despite every attention and the best of medical aid, she grew gradually worse and died on Saturday after less than a week’s sickness. Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Ower had relations in this country, out of the place of such was well fitted by the Oddfellows, of which order Mr. Ower is a prominent member. The Lodge here did everything that could be done for both while sick, and by their kindness and solicitude in this once instance, if never before, won for themselves an undoubted justification for their existence. The funeral service of the deceased was conducted by Rev. Mr. Nixon of Union Church at her late home on Monday at two o’clock after which the remains were followed to the cemetery by a large number of friends. The obsequies were managed by the Oddfellows who attended in a body as did also the A. O. U. W.
-From the Cavalier County Courier, published at Langton, Dakota, we take the following obituary notice referring to a brother of Mr. D. Gilday of the firm of Lindsay & Gilday, town – “Mr. James Gilday of this town, departed this life on Tuesday morning, November 29, aged 28 years. Mr. Gilday was an upright and industrious young man, always ready to lend a helping hand to relieve the needy. When taken ill he went out into the country hoping to recruit his health, but the disease proved fatal. After an illness of five weeks he died of typhoid fever at the residence of Mr. James Bowie. In the early part of his sickness he became convinced of the exceeding sinfulness of sin and was lead to accept Christ as his savior. His end was peace. The deceased leaves an aged mother near Smiths Falls, Ont., and two brothers in this section besides numerable friends to mourn his loss. The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon, when a large concourse of friends met and followed the remains to Rosa Lake Church, where the Rev. S. Newlove preached a very appropriate sermon.
Born
Sutherland – at Smiths Falls, on the 11th inst., the wife of A. Sutherland, of a son.
Snow – At Smiths Falls, on the 20th inst., the wife of H. Snow, of a daughter.
Kirkland – At Smiths Falls, on the 22nd inst., the wife of H. Kirkland, of a son.
Married
Rabb – McAllister – At St. Andrew’s Manse, Smiths Falls, on 20th December, by the Rev. S. Mylne, Mr. Chas. Rabb of Wolford Co., Grenville to Eliza (McAllister), daughter of Mr. Alex McAllister of Montague.
Hyslop – Moore – In Kitley, on Wednesday 21st inst., by Rev. T. Nixon, Mr. James Hyslop to Miss Agnes Moore.
-Henry Gibson, a G. T. R. brakeman, was killed at Brockville Monday. He fell between the cars.
Merrickville
-Mr. Almerin Whitney is visiting his father, Mr. D. Whitney of Montague.
-Messrs. Willie Bell and Hugh McGuirl are here on a visit to their numerous friends. They have been engaged in the moulding business in Geneva, N. Y. the last two years.
-We are pleased to see the smiling countenance of our old friend, George Cranson once more with us. George has been engaged in the furniture business in Winnipeg for the last five years. He took advantage of the cheap excursion, all-round trip to visit his friends once more. He will be with us for about three weeks, when he again returns to the scenes of his labour.
-There died in Montague on Wednesday, the 27th inst., Minnie Ward daughter of Mr. David Ward of said township at the early age of 19 years. She was a young lady of many accomplishments, cultured and highly respected by all who knew her. She died of that fell disease, consumption. This makes the fourth daughter that has died in this family of the same disease. She died happy in the Lord Jesus, being a member of the Methodist Church for some years. She was interred in the Wolford cemetery. Rev. Mr. Card officiated at the burial service.
-Mr. Jimmy Cranson is in the receipt of a valuable Christmas present, consisting of a gold watch and chain presented to him by his cousin, Mr. George Cranson, of Winnipeg. Jimmy feels quite proud of the gift, and is the envy of all the boys in town.