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Perth
Courier,
Dec. 13, 1878
Acquitted—We learn that Mrs. Elliott submitted to
trial by Judges Frost and Fontec (?) for stealing clothes from a line in Mrs. Henry
Baird’s yard, has been acquitted by the judges as the articles were still on the
premises and she was not seen to take them so the law could not regard it as a proven case.
Perth
Courier,
Feb. 7, 1879
We are happy to learn that Mr. Jas. Dowdall
of the Law Firm Macknell and Dowdall, Almonte, passed very creditably his final exam before
the Bar at Osgoode hall in
Toronto
last week. Mr. Dowdall has
already given evidence of very superior abilities and we hope that he may be long spared to
wear the gown.
Perth
Courier,
Feb. 21, 1879
Mr. George F. Cairn,
Perth
, passed his primary exam before the Law Society at Osgoode Hall in
Toronto
a short time ago. George has
entered the law office of Mr. F. A. Hall to complete his course.
Perth
Courier,
March 7, 1879
Mr. George Couch of the 10th line
North Elmsley
, having sold his farm, leaves for
Manitoba
in the Spring to take up land there.
He will offer his farm implements for sale by auction on Friday, 14th
inst., W. H. Grant, auctioneer.
Perth
Courier,
March 14, 1879
On To
Manitoba
seems to be the cry among the farmers of this region.
Auction sales of farm stock and implements are all the rage and the main difficulty
for each one is to find a day on which one or another of his neighbors is not going to sell.
On Tuesday next Mr. George Goghlan, 3rd Concession Kitley will put
up his farm equipment, having rented the place to Mr. Cyrus Davis.
On the 15th inst., Mrs. Elias Brown will dispose of her effects,
the family intending to leave for the prairie province in about a week.
On the 29th inst., Mr. Cornelius Murphy, 1st Concession
South Elmsley, sells and Mr. Robert Patterson, 2nd Concession on the 26th
inst.
Perth
Courier,
March 28, 1879
Insolvency—Mr. Alexander Hunter of
Huntersville, Ramsay, woolen manufacturer, has gone into insolvency.
He never got over the fire that destroyed his factory some years ago.
The Reverend Archbishop Jamison,
Clear Lakes
,
Iowa
, is in town this week on his way home from N. Gower where he had been
visiting his mother who is dangerously ill. He
left for the West again on Sunday.
Smallpox—Mrs. Roderick McDonald of the
cheese factory, Gillies School House, Beckwith, died of smallpox a short time since and was
buried on Monday. Her husband had been in
Ottawa
not long before where he contracted this loathsome disease.
His was a slight case, however his wife, catching it from him, died as stated above.
The neighbors are taking every precaution to prevent the further spread of this
dreadful disease. It would be a good idea if
people would revert to the system of vaccination, the same as was practiced about eight
years ago.
Perth
Courier,
April 4, 1879
Auction
Sale
—Mr. W. H. Grant, auctioneer, will offer for public sale at the
residence of Mr. Richard Finlay,
Lot
3, 2nd Concession Beckwith on Wednesday next, 9th
April, a lot of farm stock, implements, etc. Mr.
Finlay is going to
Manitoba
and must dispose of his property at any price.
Smith’s Falls—Smallpox—The woman McDonald,
Gillies Corners, mentioned last week as having smallpox, has since died of this disease.
It is rumored that during this week it was spreading, and other families in that
section being affected but after careful inquiry we can find no foundation in fact for this
rumor. A young member of McDonald’s family has
been going in and out of the village freely, which conduct is reprehensible, endangering as
it does the life of the entire community. Mr.
McDonald himself, we are told, went to
Perth
and entered public places immediately after the death of his wife.
Perth
Courier,
April 18, 1879
Closed Up—Mr. James Smith, grocer,
Gore Street
, has been compelled to put on his shutters on account of the pressure of
his creditors. His business has been a weak one
for some time past.
Larceny—The Carleton Place Herald of Tuesday says:
On Thursday last Mr. Edward Jawood and Mr. George Gardiner were brought
up on a charge of stealing and upon examination they were committed to the county jail to
stand their trial.
Perth
Courier,
April 25, 1879
Mr. Alfred E. Morris, son of Mr. Jno Morris,
has passed his exam as a surveyor and is now ready to do business on his own account.
His office will be at his father’s residence on
Wilson Street
.
Mr. W. H. Grant, auctioneer, will offer for sale at
the residence of Mr. Thomas McCormack, Lot 11, 7th Concession Bathurst, a
good farm and lot of farm stock and implements, etc., on the 1st May.
Perth
Courier,
June 13, 1879
New Monument
Mr. Henry Shellington brought home with him a
monument for his late wife that has been set up in
Elmwood
Cemetery
. The material is real
Peterwood (Scotch) granite and comprises a tall, cylindrical column mounted on a square
pedestal of the same material.
Fatality—On Friday last, Mr. William Palmer,
S. Sherbrooke
, was killed by a tree falling upon him.
Dangerous Illness
The gentleman referred to in the melancholy clipping
from the Brockville Recorder was the brother-in-law of the late Mr. Donald Fraser,
Esq.,
Perth
, and well known in this town. Mr.
J. Brooks, contractor, at one time a resident of
Brockville
, has been dangerously ill for some time past at his home in
Cornwall
. Mr. John Ryan
this morning left for
Cornwall
, having received a telegram to the effect that Mr. Brooks was not
expected to live but a short time, his illness having taken a turn for the worse.
He has many warm friends here who will much regret his loss.
Perth
Courier,
June 27, 1879
Sale of Farm—The excellent farm belonging to Mr. Henry
Kehoe, Lot 10, 2nd Concession Bathurst, will be offered for sale by public
auction by Mr. W. H. Grant, auctioneer on Tuesday, 1st July at the Town Hall,
Perth. The farm contains 200 acres of land with
good buildings and anyone wanting a first class farm can get this one cheap.
Mr. Kehoe’s reason for selling is continued ill health.
For British Colombia—On Monday morning last Mr. Benjamin
Wright left town for British Colombia, his object being restoration of his health that
had become impaired by an attack of bronchitis. He
intends returning again when this end is gained. Mr.
Wright has been employed with Mr. Kippen, contractor, for the past 27 years.
Perth
Courier,
July 4, 1879
Educational—Mr. John Balderson,
Perth
, a pupil at the High School here, has succeeded in carrying off a second
scholarship in mathematics in the third year of his course at the
Toronto
University
– valued at $100. This is
the second scholarship obtained by Mr. Balderson since his matriculation.
Perth
Courier,
July 25, 1879
The
New
Bridge
—Mr. Andrew Lister has commenced work on the new side bridge
between the East and Centre Wards and has the old one utterly decimated and nearly all
carted away.
Military—We are pleased to state that Captain
Douglas has recommended that Mr. James Motherwell, of our office, be appointed
Second Lieutenant in his Company Number 3, 42nd Battalion.
Mr. Motherwell will make a good officer.
Perth
Courier,
August 1, 1879
Mr. Patrick Holinger, bricklayer,
Ferguson
’s Falls, has removed to
Dakota Territory
,
U.S.
Drowned: A
young man named David Thorbera, son of Mr. Adolphus Thorbera, was drowned
while bathing in the
Mississippi
at that village yesterday. The
deceased was a cousin of Mr. Berryman, student in Mr. F. A. Hills law office,
Perth
.
Sad News—We learn that Mr. Charles Durgis,
formerly of this place, met with an accident in
Manitoba
about a month ago whereby he lost one of his legs.
Perth
Courier,
August 8, 1879
No Amputation—We have learned with much
pleasure since last week that the report prevalent here for the past two or three
weeks that Charles Durgis had lost one of his legs in an accident in Manitoba is
incorrect. Though injured in one or both of his
legs by the accident, no amputation was necessary and Charlie is now about as usual.
Fatal Accident Middleville—On Thursday, 31st
July, Alford Bowen was accidentally killed. While
engaged in taking out stumps on the farm of Mr. William Miller,
Lot
14 in the 7th Concession Lanark, he fastened his chain on a
stump that was 6 feet high. It is supposed the
team started before he was ready. Be that as it
may, the top of the stump struck him with great force on the back.
He rose, and went a few rods to the spring, where he bathed his head and took a drink
and spoke a few words in reply to questions put to him by Mr. Miller but in less than one
half hour he was dead. The deceased was the son
of Mr. David Bowen. His sudden death has cast a
gloom over the entire neighborhood.
Perth
Courier,
Aug. 15, 1879
License Inspector—The salary of Mr. Code as
License Inspector of the Ottawa District is $1,500 per year plus expenses.
Three assistant inspectors have also been appointed:
Messrs Gorman of Pembroke and
R. B.
Park
of
Ottawa
.
Mr. Robert H. Douglas, late of J. Brewer
& Co., drug store, has gone to
Winnipeg
where he has secured a situation in a drug store there.
Mr. James Allan left here on Wednesday with
another carload of horses for
Manitoba
.
Perth
Courier,
August 29, 1879
W. R. Wylie of
Carleton Place Woolen Factory, will have a “big show” at the Provincial Exhibition at
Ottawa
this year.
The last issue of the Canadian Gazette contains the
notice of the appointment of Mr. James W. Motherwell to the 2nd
Lieutenancy of the Perth Infantry Company.
Perth
Courier,
Sept. 5, 1879
Miss J. Riddell
will re-open her private school on Monday next.
The third term of Professor McDonald’s
dancing class will commence on Monday evening. As
time is limited, the week will not be devoted to organization but the class will start on
that evening. All who wish to attend are asked
to be present next Monday evening.
Death of a Nun—Last evening, Sister McGowan,
in religion Sister Mary Angel Guardian, died at the Home Providence, of which institution
she had been a member for three years. She was a
native of
Perth
. Her ailment was consumption
and she was ill for about a year.
W. H. Grant will hold the following auction sale of
farm stock, produce, implements, etc., at the residence of Mr. Henry Kehoe,
Lot 10, 2nd Concession Bathurst, on Monday the 8th inst.
Extensive sale of farm stock and implements will also take place at the residence of
Mr. John Ryan,
Lot
5, 10th Concession Lanark on Wed., Sept. 14.
Perth
Courier,
September 12, 1879
Man Killed—A man named
Carmichael
was run over by a train of the St. L. & O. Railway near Kemptville
on Friday last and had both feet cut off. He
died in great agony the next day.
Perth
Courier,
September 19, 1879
Mr. Duncan McLaren,
Carleton Place
, has gone to
Manitoba
with the object, it is said, of taking a bird’s eye view of the limits
in that section and of purchasing some land, perhaps.
Perth
Courier,
October 10, 1879
Masonic—We see that Messrs. J.G. Campbell
and J.F. Kennedy both of the Carleton Place Lodge A.F. & A.M.,
Perth
, have been appointed to the offices of Grand Steward and Grand Assistant
Organist, respectively, in the Grand Lodge of Canada.
Left for Pembroke—Mr. J. H. Howard,
watchmaker, is about removing to Pembroke, there to carry on the same business.
Farewell Dinner—A farewell dinner was given in
O’Connor’s Hotel,
Lanark
Village
, on Tuesday evening 30th ult. to Mr. John Ryan, Esq.,
of
Lanark
Township
and Reeve on the occasion of his removal to
Dakota Territory
. The dinner was got up by
the leading men in
Lanark
Township
and Village and was a very successful affair.
The Chair was occupied by Mr. W. C. Caldwell, Esq., M.P.P. who filled the position
assigned to him with affability and judgment. After
the table was cleared, toasts and speeches followed, the farewell one being by Mr. Ryan
himself. He alluded to his long stay in the
township, to the positions of responsibility assigned to him by the Council and to his
hopeful prospects for the future in the
Far West
. He was heartily cheered
upon returning to his seat. The company broke up
about
2:00 am
.
New Distillery—Messrs. James Spaulding and Robert
Stewart intend going into the manufacture of malt whiskey in the building known as
Spaulding Brewery. This will not, however,
interfere with the manufacture of beer.
Not Sold—The woolen factory of Mr. A. Code
in
Carleton Place
was put up for sale by auction on Wednesday last and a bid of $12,000
was made upon it. As Mr. Code thought it was
worth more than that amount, and no other bid was in the offing, he withdrew the factory
from sale.
Retired—Mr. Joseph Coombs, who has carried
on in the drug business in Smith’s Falls, for nearly 25 years has retired from the
business and sold out to Mr. William Johnston, who has been in his employ for a
number of years.
Sudden Death—The residents of
Ferguson
’s Falls and vicinity were thrown into a state of excitement by the
report that Mr. Edward O’Connor had been found dead in his buggy on the morning of
the 1st inst. Deceased had been in
the
Village
of
Lanark
the evening previous and started for home apparently in good health.
Nothing more was heard of him until the following morning when a member of his family
discovered him lying dead in the bottom of his buggy. Death
is supposed to have come from heart disease from which he had been suffering for some time.
His family has been unfortunate. Something
over 25 years ago his father and mother and one or two children were burned alive by an
accidental fire in their own home and now poor Ned has followed them.
Mr. O’Connor was well known to all his neighbors and called himself “Ned the
Stone Lackey” alluding to the labor bestowed
by him many a weary day picking the small boulders off his farm.
His funeral was largely attended.
Arrested—Two boys named Oliver and Baird
were arrested by Chief Constable Stone on Wednesday for throwing and striking a woman who
was washing at the river. These boys, with
other, report to the old boil factory and fill their pockets with the small iron nuts, which
are found there in abundance. Then they amuse
themselves by pelting them at people and at windows, sometimes doing considerable damage.
A large amount of glass has been broken in this way.
The boys above mentioned were confined in the lockup for a short time and then
liberated with a warning as to future consequences.
Perth
Courier,
October 17, 1879
Mr. William Cryderman, insolvent, offers 42
cents on the dollar secured to his creditors. It
will probably be accepted.
For Michigan—Mr. P. D. Noonan, late of the
firm Noonan and McGarry, merchant, intends taking up his residence in Michigan and will
start at once.
From
New York
—Dr. W. A. Lafferty has been brought to his parental home at
Perth
from
New York
and now lies in a very low position.
Eminent physicians in
New York
say that he has a tumor of the brain and there is no remedy and no hope
of recovery.
For the
North West
—The other day Mr. William O’Brien shipped to Messrs Purcell
and Ryan,
Thunder Bay
, 13 cases containing in all 312 pairs of men’s boots.
They will be used for laborers employed in the railway being laid beyond
Fort
William
.
Drowning—A grandson of Mr. Michael Stanley,
Burgess, named Michael P. Stanley was drowned in the River St. Clair about two months
ago and the body has just been found. His death
is a sore bereavement to his friends.
Delicate Operation—On Wednesday morning
last Dr.
Stewart, the well known
oculist, assisted by Dr. Kellock, performed what is called the “latest operation”
for cataract on the eye. Mr. Archibald
McLaren, living just east of this town, was operated on and the operation was successful
and is an effective test of the doctors’ skill and nerve.
Returned—We had a call yesterday from Dr. W. H.
Malloch who has returned to
Perth
from his European tour, having spent a most glorious summer in
Britain
and the Continent. His trip
embraced
England
,
Scotland
,
Ireland
,
Holland
,
Belgium
,
Germany
,
Switzerland
and
France
and took in the famous trip up the
Rhine
and a look around the
Swiss
Mountains
, glaciers and valleys. In
the
Shetland Islands
, north of
Scotland
, he purchased three thoroughbred Shetland ponies from the Earl of
Londonderry’s stock farm and he brought them with him as far as Smith’s Falls.
Assizes—The Fall Assizes open here on Tuesday next
before Judge Cameron. The docket is heavy in
particular in libel suits. The Almonte Gazette
has a small one on hand but as the editor paid $10 into court in mitigation of the alleged
offence it is probable justice will be thereby satisfied.
Mr. James Poole of the Herald has brought one against Mr. Thomas Greig,
barrister and Mr. Greig has entered a counter suit against Mr. Poole.
Smith’s Falls—Among the list of names of
students attending Normal School at Ottawa for the present quarter we find those of the
following ladies and gentlemen:
Ladies: N.
Frost and M Anderson and H. Lamb of Smith’s Falls.
L. Turnball and
L.A.
Campbell of
Perth
E.F. Bosch and R.
E. Fisher of
Oxford
Mills
A. S. Creighton of
Almonte
L.A.
Wickwire of Pakenham
Among the gentlemen:
J. M. Connerty,
Jasper
C.A.
Campbell, Montague
P. Bart,
Perth
J.D. Houston,
Carleton Place
A.G. McFarlane,
Almonte
R.G. Code,
Innisville
W.A. Graham, Lanark
R.D. Irvine,
Kemptville.
Perth
Courier,
Oct. 24, 1879
For
Manitoba
: Dr. Hugh U. Bain has
gone to
Manitoba
where he will probably commence a practice.
Illegal Liquor Sales:
On Thursday, 16th inst., Messrs. Stewart and Code of
Carleton Place
were brought before Messrs. Robert Bell and Michael Murphy, J. P.’s on
information laid by Mr. Henry Stafford, License Inspector, charged with selling
illegal liquor without a license.
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