BATHURST COURIER - 1856 - 57
supplied by Christine M. Spencer of Northwestern University, Evanston, Il., USA.
NOTE: There probably ARE errors in the below, print is smudged and hard to read. Also, see previous transcriptions of marriages and deaths, the ones below are only the ones I missed previously. PLEASE use the information below only as a starting point and verify any dates by other sources.
Bathurst
Courier, January 11, 1856
Convictions for the Quarter Ending 31st
December, 1855
Assault and Battery:
John McCormick, ten shillings
John Green, one pound
Charles Merrick, one pound
Elizette
Perraut, five shillings
Threatening to Kill:
John
Keho, bound to keep the peace for one year
Assault
William Smith, bound to keep the peace for one year
Abraham Bowland, five shillings
William McAdam, one shilling
John
Donnelly, one shilling
Default of Statute Labor
Walter Elliott, five shillings
Samuel
Thompson, ten shillings
Trespass:
James
Nowlan, five shillings
Leaving Employment:
Joseph
Piche, ten shillings
Neglect of Statute Labor
Martin
Sheady, five shillings
Profane Swearing
Thomas
Ryers
Bathurst
Courier, January 18, 1856
Married, on the 3rd inst., by
Rev. P.P. Pomeroy, Mr. William Sloane
of Perth to Miss Ellen Hawkshaw of
Brockville.
Died, on the 14th ult., at
Ennisville, Rose Ann Wright in the 59th
year of her age.
Married, on the 18th inst.,
by Rev. William Bell, Mr. Francis Allan
to Miss Mary Ann Moodie.
Married, on the 22nd inst.,
by Rev. William Bain, Mr. James White to
Miss Ann Fidlar, second daughter of Mr. Samuel Fidler all of Bathurst.
Bathurst
Courier, Feb. 1, 1856
The house of J. McLaughlin, Jr., of Middleville was destroyed by fire on the 11th
inst. The fire originated in the
upper story of the building which was occupied as a carpenter’s shop and the
building being of wood the flames spread so rapidly that little moveable
property was saved. The premises were not insured.
We understand that the heirs of the late
John Livingston have received from
the Canada Life Assurance Company 1,000 pounds being the sum for which his life
was insured about nine months before his death.
Every man who is at all anxious to provide for his family in case of
accident should insure his life. W.R.F.
Berford, Agent for the Canada Life Company in this town.
Bathurst
Courier, Feb. 1, 1856
Valuable Property For Sale: The subscriber, desirous of closing his business at Smith’s Falls offers the undermentioned for sale:
Village Lot 93 on Main Street on which is erected a two story frame house with kitchen, wash house, brick bake ovens, well and cistern.
Lot 110 directly in the rear of the above facing William Street on which is erected a carriage maker’s shop with frame barn and stable.
Lot 153(?)193(?) on the corner of William and Mary Street on which is erected a dwelling house, kitchen, wash house and other outbuildings.
Henry
Lake
Bathurst
Courier, Feb. 8, 1856
For Sale:
The valuable property at present occupied by the subscriber as a
tinsmith’s shop and dwelling house with other outbuildings.
William McLeod
Valuable Property For Sale:
The lot and premises on Main Street, Lanark Village, at present occupied
by Livingston and Robertson as a merchant’s shop.
Also, one acre of land situated on Main Street, Lanark Village being a
corner lot. It has a new two story frame building 60’x30’ and is an
excellent stand for any kind of public business.
John Craig
Bathurst
Courier, Feb. 15, 1856
On the 4th inst., a little
two year old boy, son of John Craig,
Lanark, while playing in the kitchen fell backwards into a tub of boiling water
and was so severely scalded that he died a few hours after.
A sad warning to parents to be more careful of their children.
A young lad, son of Mr. Burns of Burgess, while at Elliott’s Mills with his
father, approached a revolving shaft so closely that it caught his clothes and
held him fast, whirling him round and striking his legs against the hopper.
The mill was stopped and the boy taken off when it was found both his
thighs and arms were broken. Hopes
are entertained for his recovery.
Bathurst
Courier, Feb. 22, 1856
The Free Church soiree came off
according to the announcement on Tuesday last.
The attendance was good considering the state of the roads.
Addresses were delivered by Rev.
Messrs. Aitken, Cameron McDowell and Grey which were both interesting and
informative. The singing under the management of Dawson Kerr, Jr., was admirable and contributed in no small manner
to the entertainment of the evening. The
refreshments were excellent and served round in abundance.
Died, on the 20th inst., Betsey
Lever, daughter of Peter Lever of Bathurst
Bathurst
Courier, Feb. 29, 1856
Birth, on the 23rd inst., the
wife of John Motherwell, Esq., of
Bathurst, of a daughter.
Birth, in this town on the 26th
inst., the wife of Mr. R.L. Corry, of
a son.
Married, at Lanark on the 8th
inst., by Rev. H. Lancashire, James Dick
to Janet Streach(?).
Married, by the same, Mr. John
McPhee to Miss Margaret Lett.
Bathurst
Courier, March 7, 1856
Married, on the 28th Feb., by
Rev. William Bell, Mr. William Davidson
to Miss Ellen Hunter, both of Perth.
Married, on the 20th Feb., by
the same, Mr. Samuel Reid to Miss
Euphemia Paul, both of Ramsay.
Bathurst
Courier, March 14, 1856
A man by the name of Allan was killed by the falling of a tree while chopping in the bush
in the Township of Ross. He was an
American and has no relations in this part of the country that anyone knows of.
Shakespeare Club will meet next Friday
evening debating the issue “Should we have sectarian schools in Canada”.
A full attendance of members is requested.
Officers: President:
A.W. Playfair
Vice Presidents: T. Jamieson and H.S.
Leckie Secretary:
Joseph Deacon
Treasurer: T.
McCaffrey, Jr.
Bathurst
Courier, April 11, 1856
We understand that the boiler in the
steam mills by Messrs. Eastman &
McEwen in North Gower exploded on the 2nd inst. The buildings were blown to pieces and four men were killed
and seven hurt. The names of the
killed are William Eastman, N. McEwen,
Jas. Barr and a young man named Graham.
In consequence of the 17th
March falling in Holy Week this year the festivities of the Patrol Saint of
Ireland, there was be no celebration until Thursday, 3rd April, when
the Catholics of this place celebrated for the first time their favorite
anniversary in a very creditable and praiseworthy manner and as it may prove
interesting to those who were not present to give some account of the manner in
which the festivities of that day passed over we will endeavor to do so briefly.
First in order, a procession was formed at the old church at 10:00 and
proceeded to the new church. The
day was unfavorable and the streets very muddy which prevented many from
attending that under other circumstances would have been present.
Marshalls on foot accompanied, wearing on their breasts very handsome
badges. In front marched the
children of the Catholic school about 100 in number and next followed the Perth
St. Patrick’s Brass Band, wearing beautiful badges presented them for this
occasion and in the rear from 500 to 600 of the male portion of the congregation
each with a shamrock conspicuous in his coat or hat, the national emblem of the
Irishman. The new church, which is
capable of holding 1,000, was pretty well crowded, seats, aisles and every
available space was filled. A good
sprinkling of our Protestant friends were observable, some, no doubt, attracted
there by the beautiful strains of music from the Band led by their efficient
band master, Mr. Wilson; others again
from a curiosity such a celebration being quite a novelty in our town.
Grand High Mass was celebrated by the Very
Rev. J.H. McDonagh, assisted by Rev. Dr.
Madden, Deacon, the Rev. Mr. Foley
of Westport at Sub-Deacon, the ceremony was grand and imposing. After the service, the procession formed again and marched
back to the old church where they gave three cheers for “Old Ireland” and
three cheers for “Queen Victoria”, three cheers for the “Governor
General”, and three cheers for the “Band”, and three cheers for the
“Very Rev. J. H. McDonagh” and then dispersed for their homes.
Many an Irish heart was gladdened on this occasion.
Venerable men with bleached locks and bended form were visible in the
procession; young men elated with joy at the first and with hopes that it might
not be the last time they would celebrate their national festival.
According to previous arrangement, a dinner came off at Patrick
Doobie’s Hotel in the evening. Seventy sat down to a most sumptuous
entertainment at 7:00 and in fact without exaggeration the dinner was excellent.
The chair was filled by the Very Rev. J. H. McDonagh; on his right hand
sat Rev. Dr. Vaughan and Michael Brown, Esq.; on his left Richard Shaw, Esq., and John
Doran, Esq. The vice chair was
filled by Michael Stanley, Esq. and
on his right Very Rev. Dr. Madden; second vice chair was occupied by James
Lenihan, Esq.
New Boot and Shoe Store
R.
Allan & H. Rupert
Auction Sale Real Estate
The well known stand on the corner of Gore and Harvey Street, owned by the creditors of William Lock will be sold on the 1st day of July at 1:00 p.m. by the order of the Committee
John
Murrey
For Sale or To Let:
Those two superior frame houses on Gore Street, Perth, a few doors down
from the Free Church, presently occupied by Mr.
White and Mr. Botsford; ¼ acre of land attached to each on which are
excellent stables and back premises. Andrew
Walker, Clothier, D’Arcy Street
Return of Convictions for the Quarter
Ending 1st April, 1856
Assault and Battery:
John Connelly, five shillings, municipality of Smith’s Falls
John James, three shillings, six pence
Michael and Edward Leary(?) Lenry(?), one pound
James Morris, ten shillings
Martin Wright, ten shillings
Henry Becket, ten shillings
John Murphy, five shillings
David Fisher, one pound, five shillings
Edward Dowdall, five shillings
Bernard
Cathcart, two pounds, ten shillings
Profane Swearing
Charles
Stewart, one shilling
Threatening to Beat and Abuse
Alexander
Smith, bound to keep the peace for one year
Trespass
John McCreary, one shilling, thre pence
Louis
Hennult, five shillings
Disturbing a School
Robert
Miller, ten shillings
Evading Payment of Taxes
Alexander
McKinley, David Spalding, William Palmer, James Jack, and Robert Charles,
five shillings each
Breach of ByLaws Profane Swearing and Scandal
John
Torran, five shillings and Francis Murray, ten shillings
Assault and Profane Swearing
Isaac
Watt, twelve shillings
Leaving Employ
Felix
Du Frene, two pounds—committed to gaol
Trespass and Damage
Donald
McEwen, five shillings
Furious Driving on the Highway
Stephen Holliday, one pound, five shillings
John
Holliday, four pounds, ten shillings
Assault on the Highway
Michael
Command, ten shillings
Disorderly Conduct
James
Conlan, ten shillings
Bathurst
Courier, April 18, 1856
Sheriff’s Sale of Land:
Writ of Fieri Facias against the lands and tenements of William
Mackie at the suit of John Baird;
seized NE ¼ and SW ¼ Lot 25, 4th Concession Pakenham, 100 acres
Died, at Castleford, County Renfrew 20th
March, after a protracted illness of much suffering which he bore with Christian
fortitude and resignation, Peter O’Neil,
postmaster, aged 51(?) 61(?). The
deceased was a brother of the late highly respected Thomas O’Neil, Esq., and
was a person of assuming and retiring habits feeling a great delight in
communicating with his God in the closet moreso than mingling in the company of
a profane crowd—and was held in great esteem. The late Mr. O’Neil was a zealous member of the Free Church
from which he has been removed by the Great King and head of the Church to the
Upper Sanctuary. G.R.
Bathurst
Courier, April 25, 1856
List of Constables for the Year 1856
Perth:
Anthony Wiseman, High Constable;
William Gill, John McMaster, John Bond(?), John Wright, John Byrne, John Brown,
John Stewart, George Graham, George Curry, William Moore, Nicholas Brown.
Drummond:
James Bothwell(or Bathwell), James
Glen, William Churchill, John Stafford, Thomas Horax, Robert Blair, Coslin
Bathwell (or Bothwell).
North Elmsley: Charles O’Hara, John
O’Hara, John Hogg
Smith’s Falls: John Drew, John
Richey, Robert Girvin, Henry Landon, Edward Chalmers.
North Burgess: Thomas Byrne, Francis
O’Neil, Philip White, George McCullough
Beckwith—David McNab, Waler Scott, Richard Gilully (or Gilhuly), William Nolan,
Hugh Houston, Peter Watson, John Morris, William Gibson.
Ramsay:
John Lang, William Gilmour, Dugald
McEwen, James Rae (or Roe), James Wallace, William Sutherland, John Kilpatrick
Pakenham:
John Ayre, James Otherson, James
Quigley, William Tait
Darling:
John Robb, John Camelon
Pembroke: James Legerwood, John
King, George Curry, Richard Dopson
Lanark:
Jacob Gallanger, Francis Turner,
James Wallace, 13th Line, Alexander
Libbitt
South Sherbrooke: Thomas Mose(?),
Cornelius McMunn
Dalhousie and North Sherbrooke:
Thomas Dunlop, Daniel Geddes
Bathurst:
John Manion, Peter Lever, George
Buffam
Bathurst
Courier, May 2, 1856
Died, on the 28th ult., Duncan
McLean, infant son of John McLean, Drummond, aged six months.
Married, on the 21st inst.,
by Rev. William Bell, Alexander McDonald
to Margaret Crawford, both of Perth.
Hatter and Furrier:
John Bangs
For Sale:
Lots 9 & 10, 2nd Concession North Sherbrooke.
There is a large frame barn and a good dwelling house and other
outbuildings erected on the place. The
land is well watered and fenced. Duncan
McConachie
Boot and Shoe Shop:
Samuel Dyde
Bathurst
Courier, May 9, 1856
Died, on the 8th inst., Duncan
McDonald, son of Duncan McDonald, aged 17 years.
Land For Sale: Lot 21, 6th Concession Elmsley, 180 acres.
Convenient to Oliver’s Ferry and about five miles from Perth.
John Doran
New Tin Shop: Botsford & Godkin
Bathurst Courier, May 16, 1856
Birth, on the 5th(?) inst., Mrs.
William Moore, of a son.
Birth, on the 7th
inst., Mrs. (illegible) Campbell,
of a daughter.
Birth, on the 14th inst., Mrs.
Richard Shaw of a son
Birth, on the 14th inst., Mrs.
J. McLean Bell of a son.
Birth, on the 11th (?) inst.,
Mrs. John McManus of Drummond, of a
daughter.
Bathurst
Courier, May 23, 1856
Married at Lanark Village on the 13th
inst., by Rev. H. Lancashire, Mr. James
Turnbull to Mrs. Andas(?), widow.
Married, on the 16th inst.,
by the same, Mr. James Richardson to Miss
Elizabeth Alstone.
Died, in this town on Sunday, 18th
inst., Agnes Dobbie, wife of David
Dobbie, aged 28.
Died, on Saturday, 17th
inst., Anna Maria Tosh, infant
daughter of John Tosh, baker.
Died, on the 21st inst., Andrew
Sym, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, aged 41.
Bathurst
Courier, June 6, 1856
Birth, in this town, on Monday, 26th
May, the wife of John Deacon, Esq.,
Mayor of Perth, of a son.
Birth, on Friday, 30th May,
the wife of J. H. Field, artist, of a
daughter.
Birth, at the village of Portage du
Fort, on the 31st ult., the wife
of Mr. W.D. Carmichael, safely delivered of a girl and both are doing well.
Bathurst
Courier, June 13, 1856
Died, on Tuesday, May 20 in the 31st
year of his age, Donald G.(?) Frazer,
only son of Mr. William Frazer of Drummond.
Bathurst
Courier, June 20, 1856
Died, Friday last, Andrew Shaw Allan, 27 years, one month
Now we at death must part
How keen, how deep the pain
But we shall still be joined in heart
And hope we meet again.
Bathurst
Courier, July 4, 1856
Birth, in this town on the 30th(?)
ult., Mrs. J.K. Fairbairn of a son.
Bathurst
Courier, July 4, 1856
Married, on the 26th(?) June,
by Rev. William Bell, Duncan McLaren to
Miss Jane Boyd, both of Drummond.
Married, on the 25th ult., by
Rev. William Bain, Mr. Henry Turnbull,
tailor, Easton’s Corners, to Miss Helen
Allan, daughter of James Allan, farmer, Burgess.
Married, on the 26th (?)
ult., by the same, John Frazer of
Drummond to Miss Marjory McIntyre,
youngest daughter of the late Finlay McIntyre, Drummond.
Married, on the 2nd inst., by
the same, Mr. Thomas Caton,
millwright, Lanark, to Miss Mary Bell
of Perth.
Married, on the 19th ult., by
rev. D.C. McDowell, at the residence of the bride’s father, John
Poole, eldest son of Thomas Poole, Esq., Drummond, to Miss Alice
White, of the same place.
Married, by the same on the 27th
ult., at the residence of the bride’s father, William Steadman Jr., of Drummund to Miss Elizabeth Best, second daughter of George Best, Esq., of Elmsley.
Bathurst
Courier, July 11, 1856
Return of Convictions for the Quarter
Ending 1st July, 1856
Trespass:
James Deacon, three pounds, eight shillings
Michael McGinnis, six shillings
William
McCullough, one pound
Congregating and Assembling On The Sidewalk
William
Lowther, Jas. Foster, Edward Jones, John Cox and William Ballantyne,
one pound each.
Assault and Battery:
William Burgess, Sr., ten shillings
William Burgess, Jr., six shillings
Francis Murray, Jr., ten shillings
James Armstrong, one pound five shillings
Moses Armstrong, one pound, five shillings
Michael McGinnis, three pounds
William
Lowther, case dismissed
Assault:
Robert Stone, case dismissed
Alexander
McLeod, five shillings
Disorderly Conduct:
James
Ferrier, five shillings
Obstructing the Street:
James
Mair, Sr., five shillings
Selling Liquor Without a License
M.
Murphy, three pounds, ten shillings
Bathurst
Courier, August 1, 1856
It is our melancholy duty to mention the
death of the late David Dobbie of
this town (tailor). A coroner’s
inquest was held on the body by Robert Muirhead, Esq., Coroner and a verdict
rendered: “That the deceased came
to his death by drowning while in a state of intoxication on or about the 10th
inst.”
Bathurst
Courier, August 8, 1856
Birth, at Lanark, on the 5th
inst., the wife of A.G. Hall, Esq.,
of a daughter.
Married, on the 31st July by
Rev. William Bell, Mr. William Morphy to
Miss Margaret Campbell, both of Carleton Place
Halloways Ointment: By the aid of a microscope we see millions of little openings on the surface of our bodies. Through these, this ointment when rubbed on the skin, is carried to any organ or inward part. Diseases of the kidneys, liver, asthma, coughs and colds are cured. Sore legs, sore breasts, wounds and ulcers, piles and fistulas cured.
Bathurst
Courier, August 22, 1856.
Married, at Lanark on the 6th
inst., by Rev. H. Lancashire, Mr. James
Hamilton to Miss Jane L. McIlraith
I lo’ed a proud lassie—I lo’ed her for lang—
I woo’d her wi’ pipe and I woo’d her wi’ sang’
I woo’d her by streamlet and boony green shaw;
I woo’d her at kirk and at market and a’;
I proffered nae gowd and I offered nae gear,
I proffered her naught but a heart a’ sincere;
But gin’ I came near her wi’ head cast ajee;
She cried “play your pranks wi’ some
ither than me”.
I heaved mony sighs and I shed mony tears
For moments o’ hopes o’ hae towmands o’ fears;
I gazed an’ I gapit wi’ heart loupin’ fu’
My words were sae back that they stuck in my mou’
But her lips o’ coral an’ bosom o’ snaw
Seemed bard on the ice that nae summer could thaw
For ‘gin I came near her wi’ head case ajee
She cries “play your pranks with some
ither than me”.
Last week on the hairst rig we share side by side
I ettled wi’ kindness to soften her pride
I share a’ week for mysel’ and’ her too
An’ left the bit lassie but little to do
But truth how my heart lept when down ‘many the corn
She ask’t me to pick frae her wee hand a thorn
Her head on my bosom fu’ soon fell ajee
She sighs “give your love to nae ither
than me”.
Wi’ deeds, no wi’ words thus I won my sweet bride
For kindness gets kindness as floods swell the tide
An’ he who would marry the lassie he lo’es
May say what he likes but maun mind what he does;
For virtue is midest an’ near kin to pride—
She’s well worth the winning whose head’s cast ajee
And cries “play your pranks wi’
anither than me.”
Bathurst
Courier, August 29, 1856
Married, on the 21st inst.,
at St. James Church, Kemptville, by Rev. R. Lewis, Mr. William McLarin Shaw, Esq., barrister-at-law, Perth, to Miss Eliza
Dunham, daughter of Mr. Lewis Dunham, Esq., of Kemptville.
Died on the 20th inst., at
his residence near Arnprior Township, McNab, Alexander
Goodwin, in the 96th year of his age, a native of Kilsyth,
Sterlingshire, Scotland. The
deceased came to Canada in 1821 with the Dalhousie and Lanark settlers and has
had 16 children, more than forty grandchildren and twenty two great
grandchildren and it is proper to add that he died strong in that faith which he
has long professed and which the Gospel along can give.
Bathurst
Courier, September 12, 1856
Militia Appointments
Sedentary Militia Military District #1, Upper Canada
Third Battalion Lanark
To Be Captains:
Lt. Duncan Campbell, vice Weatherhead, left limits
Lt. Archibald Goodfellow, vice Christie, left limits
Lt. Thomas Cairns, vice Breckenridge, left limits
Lt. Richard Shaw, vice Alexander McFarlane, who is permitted to retire retaining his rank
Lt.
James Holliday vice James Waddle, who is permitted
to retire retaining his rank
To Be Lieutenants:
Ensign James Cameron, vice Loucks, left limits
Ensign James Allan, vice Roy, left limits
Ensign
George McCulloch
Quartermaster William B. Carroll from 3rd Leeds
Charles
Graham Sache and James Shaw, gentlemen
To Be Ensigns:
Rufus S. Collins, vice Stanley, left limits
James
W. Cusswell(?), Daniel Tierney and James Armstrong,
gentlemen
To Be Adjutant:
Lt.
Charles Graham Sache, vice F.G. Sache who resigns
the adjutancy only
To Be Quartermaster:
Arthur
Wall, gentleman
Birth, on the 4th August, at
Harperbay(?), C.W., the wife of Mr.
Archibald Currie, merchant of a son(?).
Bathurst
Courier, October 10, 1856
John
S. Coombs, Chemist & Druggist
List of Letters Remaining at the Perth
Post Office as of October 1, 1856
Allan,
John, Andison, William; Armstrong, James; Balance, Mrs. W.C.; Barrie, George;
Bell, Mrs. Ann; Boyce, Lyman B.; Brush, John; Buckley, Timothy; Buffam, William;
Caldwell, Alexander; Caron, Edward; Carson, Robert; Carter, James;
Chaplain,Dinex; Clark, Robert; Clotin, Mary; Conroy, John; Conway, Patrick;
Cowie, Isaac; Cook, Benjamin; Curry, John; Curry, N.S.; Delne, Thomas; Donovan,
Ellen; Donley, Mrs. Alice; Dawson, Betsey; Ellins, William; Ennis, James; Ennis,
Arthur; England, William; Erven, Thomas; Fairbairn, Henry; Ferguson, John, Esq.;
Forde, James; Foster, James; Gallagher, Hugh; Gallagher, Mrs. John; Gilker(?),
John; Griffin, Patrick; Greenley, Miss Jane; Harrison, William, Oso; Hattie,
Andrew; Henrry, Alexander; Helford, Mr.; Hogan, Richard; Kirkpatrick, Miss
Marion; Kerry, John; Lane, Kessiah; Leland, Joseph (2); Lequedre, Urbein; Leach,
George; Mansfield, George; Mathison, Thomas; Macye, Owen; Michlin, C.; Munson,
John; Millar, Peter; Michael, Ludwig; Miller, Merne; Morron, James; Monroe,
Nancy L.; Morrell, R.D.; Morris, James; Moore, John; Mullin, Michael; Murphy,
Michael; Murphy, Catherine; McLehon, R.; McDonald, Catherine; McCumsky, Mrs.;
McCowan, Neil; McGilvery, Laughlin (3); McKenzie, Andrew; McJackson, Alexander;
McLeod, William; McLaren, Robert; McLaren, Alexander; McLoud, John; McLaren
& Company, William P.; McPherson, William; O’Brien, William; Oliver,
Henrietta; Parker, George, Patterson, Mrs. Manias (2); Peel, James; Pollock,
Margaret; Porter, David (3), Quinn, William; Preston, John, Sr.; Rankin,
Margaret; Rees, Benjamin; Ritchie, Adam; Richardson, Janet; Richards, Samuel;
Robertson, R.; Rodger, John; Robertson, James, Esq.; Rutherford, Miss M.A.;
Ryan, Thomas; Samuel, Matthew; Scott, William; Scott, John; Shuttle, William;
Smith, Gerrard; Smith, John; Smart, James; Spaulding, Francis; Steltan, Andrew;
Story, T.; Taylor, Thomas; Tevin, Patrick; Tensut, W.; Thompson, Henry;
Thompson, Mrs.; Trainer, Mrs. Mary; Ward, John; Wattle, John; Walker, Andrew;
Wilson, Sarah; Wilson, James; Williams, Thomas; Young, Archibald
Bathurst
Courier, October 24, 1856
Married, at Smith’s Falls on the
15thinst., by Rev. V. Aitkon of the U.(?) P.(?) Church, Mr. James Wylie, Esq., of Ramsay to Miss Rebecca Maitland, daughter of James Matiland, Esq., Kilmarnock
Bathurst
Courier, December 12, 1856
On the morning of Monday, 1st
inst., a most melancholy accident occurred.
While two young men, Thomas and
John Gallagher, sons of Thomas Gallather of Bathurst, were walking on the
ice out on the Mississippi River, the ice gave way beneath them and they were
plunged into the cold stream and drowned. It
appears that they were crossing a bay on the river where the ice generally is
worse than in other places. The cap
of John Gallather and an axe he was carrying were found several yards from the
hold in the ice from where they broke in from which it is inferred that his
brother Thomas must have broken into the ice first and that he laid his cap and
axe on the ice and ran to assist his brother out and then broke or slipped in
himself. Both being then in the
water with their winter clothing on and no one present to help them, the day
extremely cold and the water colder, they perished. They were on their way to
Mr. Charles’ and were not to be home until the following Saturday and
consequently were not missed for a whole week. The bodies were both lifted out of he water last Sunday they
appeared when taken out of the water just as fresh as when they had gone down
the week before. The water was
about 14 feet where they were drowned. They
were two young men who were well liked and much loved by their parents who
bitterly deplore the sad and untimely end that snatched away in the prime of
their lives their two sons. Thomas
was 22 years of age and John was 20 being the eldest and second eldest sons of
Mr. Gallagher. The funeral took
place on Tuesday the 9th inst., and was the largest we have ever seen
in Perth for a long time.
Return of Convictions for the Period
Ending November 30, 1856
Refusing to Pay a Servant:
William
Merrick, one pound, ten shillings
Profane Swearing:
William Merrick, three shillings, six pence
Thomas Willoughby, three shillings
Samuel Long, two shillings
Ellen Long, Robert Long, Omer Dillabough, Jacob Dillabough, Robert Murphy, Patrick Fagan, one shilling each
Isaac
Wall, two shillings
Neglect to Perform Statute Labor
James Becket, five shillings
Robert Stoddart, five shillings
William Stoddart, ten shillilngs
Charles
Cheaters, ten shillilngs
Refusing to Perform Statute Labor
Charles
Cuswick, five shillings
Keeping a Noisy, Riotous and Disorderly House in the Town of Perth
On the Lord’s Day
Hugh
McMullin, Innkeeper, License to keep an inn in
Perth abrogated
Assault:
William
Cuswick, three shillings
Charles
Cuswick, five shillings
Isaac
Wall, five shillings
Omer
Dillabough, five shillings
Jacob
Dillabough, five shillings
John
Burrows, ten shillings
Michael
Mulvihill, five shillings
Thomas
Dickey, five shillings
William
Horricks, Jr., five shillings
William
Oliver, one pound, ten shillings
Gilbert
Currie, one pound, ten shillings
Truman
Ingraham, ten shillings
Godfrey
Bell, ten shillings
Hugh
Beverage, one pound, five shillings
John
McNeel, one pound, ten shillings
Finlay
McLaren, ten shillings
O.H.
Gamsby, five shillings
Patrick
Quinn, one shilling
Bernard
Hanlan, one pound, five shillings
Eustache
Blache, ten shillings
Wilson
Rose, one shilling
Bull Running on the Highway, Hogs Running at Large
William
Burgour, five shillings
Rescuing a Prisoner
John
Holoran, five shillings
Breach of Bylaws of Municipality
John
Robinson, Laurence Dowdall, Robert Anderson, John Island, William Hughes, John
Hughes, Alexander McKay and Andrew Lenton, five shillings each
James
Anderson, Causland Bathwell and William Millikan,
ten shillings each
Assault and Battery:
Sarah
Burris, one shilling
George
Hetherington, five shillings
Francis
Hetherington, five shillings
Sevare
Delure, five shillings
John
Hickey, ten shillings
Alexander
Sampson, five shillings
William
Morrow, twelve shillings, six pence
Robert
Murphy, ten shillings
Violent Assault
Daniel
Scully, one pound
Breach of Peace on the Sabbath
Michael Lee, three pounds, ten shillings
John
McGlade, one pound, five pence
Disorderly Conduct
William Finan, discharged
Martin
Hedderman, five shillings
Selling Liquor Without a License
Benedict
Drow(?), one pound
Drunk and Disorderly
Terence
Quinn, discharged
Bathurst
Courier, December 19, 1856
The
Bonnet, Kilt and Feather
A
Song from St. Andrew’s Even
“Wha’ll
Be King But Charlie?”
While round us here of Albindean
Such thrilling memories gather
‘Twere scarcely meet could we forget
The Bonnet, Kilt and Feather
Chorus:
O Dear to me as life can be
The land where blooms the heather
And doubly dear the lads who wear
The bonnet, kilt and feather
When time was young and Adam strong
His leafy garb together
When first were placed the outlines grand
Of bonnet, kilt and feather.
Chorus
Your dandy vaunts his skin tight pants
Just fit such things to tether
But give to me all flow’ glee
The bonnet, kilt and feather.
Chorus
For lourdly hail or courtly ball
Where all those grand forgather
Thinks nothing seen to match the sheen
Of bonnet, kilt and feather.
Chorus
The gorgeousness of Sol’men’s dregs
Put Sheba’s Queen thro’ ither
A proof to me His Majesty
Dress’d in the kilt and feather.
Chorus
Let despots all both great and small
Who wish to save their leather
Beware how they come in the way
Of bonnet, kilt and feather.
Chorus
Let Adam’s height – Bal’clava’s fight
Suffice to show you whether
There is naught to fear for freedom where
Is seen the kilt and feather.
Chorus
At Intermann the Russ’ came on
Like fiends from regions nether
Yet there in blood victorious stood
The Bonnet, kilt and feather.
Chorus
If awe or fear came ever near
The Corsican blood-shedder
It was to scan the battle’s van
The bonnet, kilt and feather
Chorus
On Egypt’s sands they taught his bands
To rue they e’re went thither
At Waterloo immortal grew
The bonnet, kilt and feather.
Chorus
Bathurst
Courier, January 9, 1857
Married, at the residence of William Morris, Esq., Greenlaw, McNab, on the 2nd inst., by Rev. George Thomson, A.M., Mr. George Smith, Esq., of Westmeath to Miss Anne Maria Cameron, daughter of the late William Cameron, Esq., of Ottawa.
Bathurst
Courier, January 30, 1857
Sheriff’s Sale of Lane:
Writ of Fieri Facias against the lands and tenements of James
Byrne, in favor of Michael Stanley
and Philip White, seized NE part and ½ of Lot 15, 9th Concession
North Burgess
Married, on the 28th
isn’t., by Rev. William Bell, Mr. James
Condie of Montague to Miss Mary Ann
Rae of Bathrust.
Bathurst
Courier, Feb. 6, 1857
Married, at the residence of the
bride’s father, on the morning of the 3rd isn’t., by Rev.
Alexander Pyne, A.B., Rector, Perth, Mr. George
Burton Hopper of Nepean to Miss Eliza Watson, third daughter of Mr. Henry
Watson of Drummond.
Married, by Rev. William Bain, on the 3rd
inst., Francis Spalding, farmer,
Bathurst to Miss Margaret Weir,
eldest daughter of Mr. William Weir of the same township.
Birth, on the 30th ult., Mrs.
Archibald Thomson, of a daughter.
Bathurst
Courier, Feb. 13, 1857
An old man by the name of Edward
Balland(?) Rolland(?) who resides about a mile from this town on the 2nd
Line Drummond met his death one day last week in the following manner. It appears that he had gone into town and being of
intemperate habits, got intoxicated, when he managed to get home (he living by
himself in a small shanty) where it appears he lay down on the floor without
covering himself and when he awoke in the morning he found that both his legs
were frozen up to his body and being unable to walk he endeavored to crawl to
the nearest neighbor and in doing so his hands were badly frozen and he died
shortly afterwards. Another
instance of the effects of intemperance.
Bathurst
Courier, Feb. 13, 1857
Married, by Rev. D.C. McDowell, on the 2nd
inst., at the residence of the bride’s father, Mr. John Balderson to Mrs. Mary Houston, both of Drummond.
Married, by the same on the 4th
inst., at the residence of the bride’s father, Mr. Abraham Jackson of Lanark Township to Miss Mary James, youngest
daughter of Thomas James, Esq., of Drummond.
Married, by the same, on the 11th
inst., Donald McIntyre to Miss Margaret
Gould, eldest daughter of James Gould, Esq., all of Drummond.
Ae Gude Turn Deserves Anither
By James Ballantine
Ye maunna be proud although ye be great
The puirest bodie is still your brither
The king may come in the cadger’s gate;
Ae gude turn deserves anither
The hole o’ us rise frae the same cauld clay
As hour we bloom as hour we wither
Let ilk ither to climb the brae
Ae gude turn deserves anither
The highest among us are unco wee
Frae heaven we get a’ gifts the gather
Hoard no, man what ye got sae free
Ae gude turn deserves anither
Life is a weary journey along
Blythe’s the road we wend wi’ ither
Mutual ge’ing is mutual gain
Ae gued turn deserves anither.
Bathurst
Courier, January 16, 1857
A soiree was held in the Wesleyan
Methodist Church in this place on the evening of Wednesday last.
Although the evening was intensely cold the attendance was very large
indeed the church was completely crowded. The
interior of the building had been tastefully decorated with evergreens, flowers,
etc., which had a very pleasing effect. The
refreshments were of the very best description and were handed round in
abundance. The chair was occupied
by J. Deacon, Jr., Esq., and
addresses were delivered during the evening by Rev.
Messrs. Burns, Bell,Gray, Bain and Davis.
The whole meeting was highly satisfactory and gave pleasure to all who
attended. Standard
Bathurst
Courier, January 16, 1857
We regret to announce that the dwelling
house of Rev. W. Burns at Playfair
Mills was entirely destroyed by fire on the evening of Wednesday last, the 4th.
It is supposed that the fire originated from a place which was used as a
receptacle for ashes. It was first discovered about 12:00 on Wednesday night and so
rapid was the progress of the flames that Mr. Burns did not succeed in saving
but a small portion of the contents of the house. Standard.
Bathurst
Courier, Feb. 20, 1857
Dissolution of Partnership:
Ward and Foster
James
Foster
Property For Sale:
The subscriber offers for sale two acres of land in the Village of Lanark
being corner lots on Main Street. There
are two story frame houses on each lot one of them being occupied by the
subscriber and is an excellent situation for any kind of business. John
Craig
Farm For Sale: In Burgess—the farm is well fenced and has a fine orchard
on which are good outbuildings and a dwelling house situated on the Kingston and
Perth macadamized road. James
Byrne
Bathurst
Courier, Feb. 27, 1857
Married, on the 18th (?) 19th
(?) inst., by Rev. W. Thomson, at the residence of the bride’s father, Donald
Ferguson, Esq., of the Township of Horton, to Mary
Ann Prood (?), eldest daughter of Thomas Prood(?), Esq., Councillor,
Township of McNab
Died, suddenly at Renfrew on the 21st
inst., Marion Forrest, wife of William
Dickson, aged 31 years, much and deservedly regretted.
Bathurst
Courier, March 6, 1857
The soiree of the Sons of Temperance
held in the Music Hall came off on Friday last according to notice.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable sate of the weather and roads the
attendance was large and respectable. John
Deacon, Jr., Esq., being called to the chair, after making a few appropriate
remarks explained the design of the meeting.
The preliminary steps being taken, music rose from the Reed and String
Band with a rich and sweet tone. Then
tea and refreshments of the proper kind and quantities were served round by the
waiters who appeared to know what they were about.
Rev. D.C. McDowell and John
Playfair addressed the meeting. The
speeches were eloquent and appropriate, the audience signified in frequent
applause their enjoyment. Mr.
Campbell and his band performed their part nobly—the music was exquisite.
Mr. McFarlane played upon the
bells and contributed much to the evening’s entertainment.
Mr. Allan and choir sang some
sentimental and humorous pieces which afforded much merriment, pleased and
enlivened the evening. Harmony and good feeling seemed to pervade the meeting and
all appeared well pleased with the proceeding.
On the whole, the soiree was very successful.
A very few days ago a man named Slattery
was lodged in the jail here on the warrant of Coroner Wilson, M.D. of Carleton
Place charged with the murder of one John
Lumsden in the village of Almonte, Ramsay, one day last week.
The two men were in Barbeau’s tavern when Slattery charged Lumsden with
having stolen a pair of socks from him. This
caused words and resulted in Slattery’s striking Lumsden and knocking him down
and kicking him when down—one kick behind the ear having proved fatal.
Slattery, we understand, bears a good character and appears to be deeply
affected at the unfortunate occurrence which has left the crime of murder on his
hands.
Bathurst
Courier, March 13, 1857
Married, on the (date illegible) inst.,
James McC - - - - - of S. Sherbrooke to Miss Elizabeth McKerracher of Bathurst.
Birth, on the 24th Feb.,
ult., at Goderich, the wife of Mr. M.
Cameron, Esq., solicitor, of a son.
Bathurst
Courier, March 20, 1857
Died, on the 15th (?) inst.,
Mrs. Margaret McMullen, Perth, aged 56(?) 66(?).
Bathurst
Courier, April 3, 1857
Birth, at St. Andrew’s Manse on the 26th
(?) inst., the wife of Rev. William Bain,
of a son.
Died, at Lanark, on the 25th
March, Elizabeth Creighton, wife of Mr.
William Creighton, Jr., and 4th daughter of Robert Stead, aged
24.
Bathurst
Courier, April 17, 1857
Land for Sale: East ½ Lot 12, 5th Concession Drummond, about 5
miles from Perth. About 80 acres
cleared and well watered with good house and barn and other buildings. Thomas Kelly
Farm for Sale: Lot 8 & 8, 3rd Concession Lanark, within four
miles of the Village of Lanark and within one mile of Gilles and Drummond’s
Grist and Saw Mills. The land is
good and is in a good state of cultivation. Good house and barn.
William Hastie
Sheriff’s Sale of Land:
Writ of Fieri Facias against the lands and tenements of Emma
Taylor at the suit of Dawson Kerr the elder and George Kerr, I have
seized the NE ½ of Lot 20, 2nd Concession Beckwith and the East ½
Lot 19, 4th Concession S. Sherbrooke.
For Sale:
NE ½ Lot 11, 10th Concession Drummond, 100 acres.
The lot is one of the best in the township and lies on the road leading
from Perth to Ferguson’s Falls at the frame school house.
Mrs. McNicoll
For Sale:
Town lot on Wilson and Mary Streets 73 x 150. There is a new house on the lot and stable. Peter McKerracher
Return of Convictions for the quarter
January to April, 1857
Assault and Battery
Roderick
Dewitt, one shilling, six pence
Angus
Fisher, ten shillings
William
Lowther, five shillings
Lawrence
Curley, one pound, five shillings
Michael
Bursosham(?), one pound, five shillings
Hector
McLaren, two shillings
Assault:
William Carberry, two pounds ten shillings
Five shillings each:
Walter Hudson, James Maloney,
William Felleter, James Barnett, Francois Pero(?)
Profaning the Lord’s Day
Henry
Moffat, one pound, seventeen shillings
Refusing to Work
John
Lane, one pound
Obstructing a Street
Robert
Cowie and James Williams, five shillings
Trespass
Nicholas
Brown, one pound, five shillings
Disorderly Conduct on the Highway
Robert
Heddleson, Jr., one pound, five shillings
Disorderly Conduct
George O’Brien, one pound, five shillings
John
Langram, twelve shillings, six pence
Assault and Threatening
John
Langram, five shillings
Profane Swearing in Court
John
Langram, five pounds
Selling Liquor Without a License
Joseph
Perrent(?), Duncan McDonald, Patrick Jordan, five
pounds each
Bathurst Courier, April 24, 1857
Died, on the 15th inst., at
the residence of Alexander Ferguson,
Township of Hibbert, County Perth, his brother Duncan Ferguson, eldest son of John Ferguson, Esq., formerly of
Perth, Lanark County, aged 49.
Bathurst
Courier, April 24, 1857
One of the most prominent and attractive features at present in Smith’s Falls is the new hotel erected by Levi S. Wilson, Esq. It is built of brick with cut stone corners and basement and cut stone round the windows. It is four stories high including the basement story and is a fine specimen of city architecture while the interior is admirably planned both in comfort and convenience. The bar room, kitchen, etc. are in the basement story. The second floor is occupied with large reception rooms—the latter, we suppose, capable of seating 200 people comfortably. The third and fourth stories are composed of family rooms and bedrooms the arrangement of which is for comfort and convenience and is faultless. The hotel as a whole, both inside and outside, we do not think can be surpassed by the best hotel in Canada. Mr. Wilson, the proprietor, is everything that could be asked for in a landlord—attentive and obliging and always ready and willing to minister to the wants of the public.
Bathurst Courier, May 1, 1857
Trial of Patrick Slattery—convicted of manslaughter, three years in the
penitentiary
Married, on the 29th April,
by Rev. William Bell, Mr. John Caplan to
Miss Margaret Beadley(?), both of North Burgess.
Bathurst
Courier, May 29, 1857
Married, at Lanark, by Rev. R.N. Black,
Mr. Charles H. Black to Miss Elizabeth
Hall (?), only daughter of Robert Hall, Esq., London, England.
Died, on the 19th inst.,
Janet, wife of John Moderwell, Esq.,
of Bathurst, aged 38.
Bathurst
Courier, June 5, 1857
An inquest was held on Monday last
before Coroner Sache on view of the body of an infant child which had been left
at the door of Mr. Atkinson early on
the previous morning. It appeared
from the evidence that the child’s mother’s name is Mary Thornton and the
child was dropped by its grandmother. It
died shortly after being taken in. The
jury returned a verdict of “Death from natural causes”.
On the 31st ult., Mrs.
Cuthbertson, a person about 60 years of age, living on the 10th
Concession Drummond, being left at home with a girl about 14 years old, lost her
life (as is supposed) by her clothing accidentally catching fire.
She requested the girl to go and see if the pigs had not strayed into the
fields and after an absence of about twenty minutes she returned and found Mrs.
Cuthbertson on the floor and her clothes nearly all consumed.
There were two pails of water in the house at the time which had
evidently been used by the
unfortunate sufferer—fruitless endeavors to quench the flames.
Bathurst
Courier, June 12, 1857
Died, suddenly on the 6th
inst., at the residence of her son-in-law J.A. Murdoch, Bathurst, Jean Russell, relict of the late Jas. Hale, formerly of Clackamanna (?), Scotland, aged 82 years.
New Saddlery Establishment:
Thomas Jamieson
New Gunsmith: R.C. Catlin
Bathurst
Courier, June 19, 1857
Birth, at Docherty Hall, Ramsay, on the
10th inst., Mrs. William
Docherty of a daughter.
Birth, on the 13th inst., the
wife of James Docherty of a son.
Bathurst
Courier, June 26, 1857
Two boys named Wilton and Cochrane were drowned at Smith’s Falls on Sunday last
while out milling on the river. This
is another warning to Sabbath breakers.
Bathurst
Courier, July 10, 1857
Married, at Carleton Place on the 2nd
inst., by Rev. Mr. H. (illegible), Beckwith, Mr. Finley Sinclair of Drummond to Miss Janet Paterson Wilson, second
daughter of William Wilson, Esq., Surgeon.
Bathurst
Courier, July 17, 1857
Drowned, on the 11th inst.,
while bathing in the River Clyde, John K.
Black, aged 26, son of Rev. John Black of Dunkild, Scotland.
Birth, at Lanark on the 10th
inst., Mrs. George Gillis, of a
daughter.
Married, on the 15th inst.,
by Rev. William Bell, Mr. Jason Halman,
Perth, to Miss Janet McLee, Bathurst.
Bathurst
Courier, July 24, 1857
The Lupsic Journal of Literary Science
and Art published an account of the wonderful discovery of Dr. Graeff on the
diseased of the eye and cures he performed.
He has found the “ball” of the eye to be transparent and by a curious
instrument examines minutely the interior, takes it out and performs any
surgical operation and replaces it without injury to its appearance of vision.
A young girl had been long afflicted with most excruciating pain in the
eye the cause of which the learned could not understand.
Dr. Graeff found in the interior of the ball a worm which he removed and
restored her immediately to health.
We were unable to attend the ceremony of
laying the cornerstone of Victoria Hall the private residence now being erected
of Judge Malloch but we find the
following account of the ceremony in the Standard: “The ceremony was performed by Miss Malloch, the judge’s
daughter. Copies of the four
newspapers published in these counties, several gold and silver coins and
photograph likenesses of the proprietor and his two deceased wives were
deposited. A view of what has been
done has satisfied us that the Judge is having every comfort and convenience
connected with Victoria Hall installed. The
architect is William Coverdale, Esq., and the builders are Francis Ballantyne of
Smith’s Falls, mason; William Carmichael of Perth, carpenter; and J. Allan of
Perth, stone cutter.
Bathurst
Courier, July 31, 1857
On the 5th June last, the
house belonging to Jas. Jackson of
Drummond was burned down under circumstances that lead to suspicions that the
building was set fire to by David York
of Innisville and a warrant was issued for his apprehension but he had left for
parts unknown. He is described as
about 18 years old, 5’4”, light hair, and no whiskers round his features and
rather fleshy. Mr. Jackson offers a
reward of $20 for any information that may lead to his capture.
On the 23rd inst., the
dwelling house of Jas. Armstrong,
Scotch Line, was burned to the ground. The
fire was caused by a spark from the fire place igniting some shavings in the
house which was a new one, not quite finished.
A child narrowly escaped being burned to death in the house.
He was rescued after the bed on which he lay caught fire.
Mr. A. McKinley saw the fire, sent a boy on horseback to Perth and in an
hour the Fountain’s Fire Company was on the spot and did effective service in
saving the barn and outbuildings.
On Tuesday evening last a meeting of
Scotchmen and their descendents was held in the Music Hall for the purpose of
organizing a St. Andrew’s Society in Perth.
Josiah Davies was appointed
chairman and R. Robertson, Secretary. After
the matter had been discussed for some time, a society was organized by the
appointment of the following officers: President,
Hon. R. Matheson; Vice President, J.G. Malloch, Esq.; Chaplains and Reverends
J.B. Duncan and William Bain and J. Cameron; Physicians Drs. Jas. Wilson and J.S.
Nichol; Treasurer Jas. Allan (Merchant); Recording Secretary W.J. Morris;
Corresponding Secretary Jas. Bell; Committee of Management Messrs. John Hart,
John Lister(?), John Spaulding, Josiah Davies, J.K. Fairbairn, Jas. Allan
(Baker), Robert Robertson
Bathurst
Courier, August 7, 1857
Died, at Ross, on the 17th
inst., the wife of Andrew Bulmer,
aged 27. She was the daughter of
John Ferguson of Drummond who lately came to Ross to live. She left a young husband to lament his bereavement.
Married, on the 27th inst.,
by Rev. G. Thompson at the residence of D.T. Browne, Esq., White Lake, Andrew
W. Bell, Esq., merchant, Eganville, to Jane Anderson, daughter of the late
James Gibb, Esq. merchant, Glasgow, Scotland
To Kill Weeds: Take one pound of flour of sulphur and a ten of quick lime;
boil them in an iron vessel with water. Let
the liquor settle, draw off the clear part, dilute it according to circumstances
and with it water alleys and pavements where weeds will grow.
Bathurst
Courier, August 14, 1857
Birth, on the 27th July, Mrs.
Michael McPartland, teacher, of a daughter. (might mean the husband was a
teacher??)
Died, at Texas about two years ago at
Corsicana Navarre County, Rev. Joseph
Johnson. Any of his heirs
making themselves known to be so can make claim to considerable lands which he
owned there by applying to the editor of the Prairie Blade in that county.
Bathurst
Courier, August 21, 1857
A young lad named John Horn, son of Alexander Horn of Hopetown, Lanark, was shot on
Monday evening last by one Matthew Baird, a farmer residing there.
The facts as we have been able to ascertain them are:
the people residing in the neighborhood are scandalized, it is said, at
the manner in which Baird used his family, the details of which are too brutal
and obscene to print. One evening
last Fall, a number of men with blackened faces and otherwise disguised repaired
to Baird’s house, seized and dragged him out, rode him on a rail and gave him
a coat of tar. For this outrage,
Baird lodged a complaint with the authorities here and was taking measures to
have several parties whom he suspected, hauled up and prosecuted.
On Monday evening last a number of persons disguised as before went to
Baird’s home. He warned them not
to enter or he would shoot them. John
Horn, however, went to the door and from the nature of the wound it would appear
he was stopping down, probably to reconnoiter when Baird discharged the pistol
at him; the ball struck him on the chin, passed through the lower jaw bone, down
the neck and the shoulder, through the left lung and lodged against the shoulder
blade on the back. Horn immediately
fell when another lad jumped over him into the house.
The parties inside then closed the door and attacked the intruder.
Those outside heard the scuffle, broke open the door and entering the
house and a general melee ensued during which Baird received a severe beating;
one of his boys was almost killed and a girl had her arm broken.
The intruders then decamped carrying off their wounded companion.
The medical man attending young Horn stated that he cannot recover and
will probably not live more than a day or two.
Baird is represented as a very violent character and a terror to the
neighborhood.
Bathurst
Courier, August 28, 1857
On Monday morning last Bridgett Donaghue, wife of John Donaghue of Ramsay was examined
before His Honor Judge Malloch, J.P. on a charge of lunacy.
Drs. Nichol and Sewell having examined the woman reported that she was
insane beyond a doubt. She is to be sent to the asylum.
Bathurst
Courier, September 4, 1857
Farm For Sale: Lots 8 & 9, 3rd Concession Lanark within four
miles of the Village of Lanark. William
Hastie
Bathurst
Courier, September 11, 1857
A paragraph appeared in our columns a
few weeks ago noticing the fact that a house belonging to James Jackson of Drummond had been set fire to and burned down and
that an affidavit had been made before a magistrate tot eh effect that a school
teacher named David York had committed the offense. The complaint was laid before the Grand Jury at the recent
Court of the Quarter Sessions but as there was no evidence to fix the charge
upon York the complaint was dismissed; it having appeared that the charge was
instigated by malice on the part of a woman at Innisville with whom York had
some dispute.
Bathurst
Courier, September 25, 1857
Died, at Lena Illinois, on the 20th
September, Lois Carolina McCathron,
daughter of S.H. and Eliza Ann McCathron, aged 8 weeks.
Return of Convictions for the Quarter
July-September, 1857
Assault:
Patrick Wade, three pounds
John Barret, three pounds
Assault and Battery:
John Barret and Patrick Wade, committed to common jail for 130 days and bound to keep the peace for one year.
John
Fitzgerald, five shillings
William
McLean, five shillings
Hamilton
McVeigh, ten shillings
Patrick
Cosgrove, ten shillings
Thomas
Tovey, ten shillings
Leaving Employment
Timothy
Mackie, Jeremiah Clary, John Hearel, two pounds
each
Assault With a Scythe
Patrick
Deloughey, two shillings, six pence
Refusing Wages:
Peter
Jacques, five pounds, one shilling, six pence
Obstructing Highway
John
Farrell, one shilling
Trespass
John
McCrea, Jr., five pounds
Peter
Morris, one pound
Benjamin
Morris, one shilling
Absence from Annual Muster Parade
Sgt.
Thomas Horricks, Privates Charles McLanaghan, John Sommerville, Angus Campbell,
John Campbell, William Horricks, John Boyd, John McDonald, Thomas Weir, William
Crampton, John Appleby, Charles Stewart, John McFarlane, Edward McCaffrey,
Malcolm McNaughton, John McNicol, Thomas McDonald,
one shilling each.
Neglecting to Attend Militia Muster of Parade
George
Code, Abraham Code, William King, Thomas Ruttle, Benjamin Waters, Charles
Stewart, Samuel Crampton, George Crampton, James Cooke, Edward Rathwell, James
Jackson, John Scott, Robert White, Thomas White, Donald McIntyre, William Gould,
Andrew Doyle, George Steone(?), Hugh Keys, Joseph Richardson, George Blair, John
Jackson, John Charles, James McIlquham, Tobias Stafford, Henry Richard, Robert
Blair, Donald McEwen, Michael Command, William Ireton, Henry Ireton, Michael
McCaffrey, John McCaffrey, Edward Conners, John Doyle, Edward Sullivan,
one shilling each
To My Wife
The Author is a 27 Year old Irishman
Dying of Consumption
Come to me dearest, I am lonely without thee
Day time and night time in dreams I behold thee
Unwelcome the waking which ceases to fold thee
Come to me darling my sorrows to lighten
Come in thy beauty to bless and to brighten
Come in thy womanhood meekly and lowly
Come in thy lovliness queenly and holy.
Swallows will flit round the desolate ruin
Telling of springtime and its joyous renewing
And thoughts of thy love and its manifold treasure
Are circling my heart with a promise of pleasure
O! Spring of my spirit! O! May of my bosom
Shine out on my soul till it burgeons and blossoms
The waste of my life as a rose root within it
And thy fondness alone to the sunshine
can win it.
Figure that moves like a song through the evening
Features lit up like a reflex of heaven
Smiles coming seldom but childlike and simple
And opening their eyes from the heart of a temple
O, thanks to the Saviour that even by seeming
Is left to the exile to brighten his
dreaming.
You have been glad when you knew I was gladdened
Dear, our you sad now to know I am saddened
Our hearts ever answer in time and in time, love
As octave to octave and rhyme unto rhyme love
I cannot weep but your tears will be flowing
You cannot smile but my cheek will be
glowing.
Come to me dear ere I die in my sorrow
Rise on my gloom like the sun of tomorrow
Strong, swift and fond as the words which I speak, love
With a song on your lip and a smile on your cheek, love
Come, for my heart in your absence is weary
Haste, for my spirit is sickened and dreary
Come to my arms which alone should caress thee
Come to the heart which is throbbing to
press thee.
Bathurst
Courier, October 16, 1857
Birth, on the 8th inst., Mrs.
John Mitchell, D’Arcy St., of a son.
Bathurst
Courier, October 30, 1857
We regret to learn on Sunday night last,
23rd inst., the dwelling house of William
Devlin, 5th Concession Drummond, was destroyed by fire.
About 11:00 the inmates were awakened from sleep by the smoke and
crackling of fire which had by then made such progress that they had barely time
to escape in their night clothes. Nearly
all the furniture was destroyed with the building.
There was no insurance. The
fire, it is supposed, originated from a fire in the cooking stove in the
kitchen.
On Sunday evening last, a young lad son
of Alvah Adams, Esq., and another of Widow
Donaldson of this town got lost in the Long Swamp while searching for a cow.
The alarm was given and a large posse turned out with horses and guns and
after searching till 10:00 the next morning the lads were found much exhausted
from exposure as the night was cold and stormy.
Bathurst
Courier, November 6, 1857
Married, at Lanark on the 16th
inst., by Rev. H. Lancashire, Thomas
Baird to Janet Deuchman.
Married, on the 30th inst.,
by the same, George Glossop to Miss
Maxwell(?) McIntosh.
Died, in the city of Montreal on the 31st
ultime, Maria Esther Mathilda Consitt,
wife of Francis H. Consitt, Clifton, Bathurst, and daughter fo the late Charles
Frederick Lehne(?), Esq., formerly of Pointe Claire, Lanark County.
Died, at Greenlaw, Twp. McNab, Renfrew
on the 27th October, Mary
Wright Morris, wife of James Morris, Sr., registrar of the County of
Renfrew, aged 74.
Notice:
I hereby forbid any persons to credit one W. Myers or any person in my
name. Michael McGinnis
Perth
Courier, November 13, 1857
(NOTE:
Name of newspaper has changed)
We understand that on Saturday night
last a man named Armstrong was
drowned off the steamer “Prince Albert” while proceeding from Kingston to
Smith’s Falls. He was one of a
party of men engaged to work on the B.& O Railway, who, having got supplied
with liquor drank rather freely and a quarrel was the result during which
Armstrong was knocked down on the deck whence he rolled overboard and was
drowned. Although the boat was
stopped and a search was made for him he was not found.
The deceased was a widower and had a small child with him on the boat who
is thus left as an orphan.
Died, at Jefferson, Missouri at the
residence of Mr. June(?), on the 25th October of consumption, Daniel
Campbell, formerly of Canada. Mr.
Campbell for several months was a bookkeeper in this office and during that time
won the esteem or all who made his acquaintance.
He was in every sense of the term an honest man.
The deceased was the son of Peter Campbell, Drummond, and nephew of
William Fraser, Esq., County Treasurer.
Perth
Courier, November 20, 1857
Married, at Pakenham, on the 5th
inst., at the residence of the bride’s father, by Rev. William Aitken, Alphonse
Brooks, Esq., O.E., to Miss Jane McFarlane, second daughter of the late W.
McFarlane, Esq.
Also, at the same place and time, by
Rev. T. Watson, Mr. Donald Fraser, Esq.,
Barrister, Perth, to Miss Elizabeth McFarlane, third daughter of the late W.
MaFarlane, Esq.
Perth
Courier, December 11, 1857
Notice to Debtors:
As the subscriber is about to leave Lanark Village, he requests all those
indebted to him to settle up their accounts. Francis
French
Dissolution of Partnership: Gillies & Smith
Archibald
Gillies
Roderick
Smith
Died, on the 10th inst., Annabella,
youngest daughter of John McFarlane of this town, aged ten months.
Died, on the 8th inst., William
Spaulding (Canwith), youngest son of William Canwith of Perth, aged one
year.
Perth
Courier, December 18, 1857
Married, at Smith’s Falls on the
evening of the 15th (?) November, in the house of Alexander Clarke,
Esq., merchant, by Rev. William Aitken, Elizabeth
Rutherford, relict of James Rutherford, to John D - - - ds, Esq., both of
Smith’s Falls
Died, on the evening of the 16th
inst., Florence Alma Thompson, infant
daughter of James Thompson, Esq., Sheriff, aged two years and ten months.
Perth
Courier, December 24, 1857
Return of Convictions for the Quarter
October to December, 1857
Assault:
William
Davis, one shilling
Archibald
Goodfellow, five shillings
Assault and Battery
Louis
Marcolt, five shillings
Patrick
Quinn, one pound, five shillings
John
Scott, one pound
Joseph
Avery, Patrick Sullivan, Thomas Sullivan, James Kenney, and Edward Bennett, five
shillings each
John
McLennon, Thomas Lett, Jr., John Cochrane, one
shilling six pence each
Disorderly Conduct
J.D.
McBeth, Robert Nollan, Robert Barr, five shillings
each
Evading Tolls
Maxime
Villandrie, five shillings
Disturbing School
Henry
Boyle, and Catherine Boyle, two shillings six
pence each
Aggravated Assault and Battery on Jas. Lainott
Michael Raveney, two pounds
Posted: 09 May, 2005