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Perth Courier, January 6, 1899

Althorpe:  Mr. T. Harrington was presented on Christmas with a young daughter.

Middleville:  Mrs. Moir of Almonte is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Croft.

North Sherbrooke:  Johnston Campbell has sold his farm to William Gemmell and is going to Alberta.

J.S. Ireland of Glan Tay, has given us a bunch of Dundee’s famous papers The People’s Journal, which are full of interesting items among them being a sketch of an aunt of Mr. Ireland whose age and generation are striking enough to give rise to a newspaper paragraph.  The name of the lady is Mrs. William Ireland whose age is 97 years and who has lived to see five generations of her family alive at one time.  The journal gave a portrait of a group comprising this remarkable series, the old lady being at one end and a child in arms the last in the representation.

Perth Courier, January 13, 1899

Return of Convictions for the Period Ending Dec. 13, 1898

Petty Trespass

George McGrath, fined $2.00

Napoleon Breard, fined $1.00

Damage to Property:

Alexander White, fined $4

Vagrancy

William Curran, sent to gaol

Thomas Johnston, 15 days in gaol

George Smith, 20 days in gaol

James O’Keefe, $2.00 fine

Elizabeth Mitchell, William Smith, Samuel Snider, Thomas James Prior, Robert McCoy, Archibald McNeill, John Garwood, John Fisher and Henry Plinston, each six months in gaol

Martin Sullivan, three months in gaol

Furious Driving on the Street:

Albert Leaway and William King, fined $2.00

Disorderly Conduct:

William Nicholson, fined $3

Eph. Little, Wesley Hick, Miner Sadler, fined $2.00 each

Ernest Holmes and John Steacy, fined $1.00 each

Assault:

Bernard Trainor, charged by Ellen Trainor, $2.00 plus costs

Arthur Gatfield and John Houston, charged by James Prisley, fined $1.00 each

Charles Maloney, charged by John McArton, Jr. for Mary McArton, fined 44

Robert Armstrong and William O’Meara, charged by A. Bertrand, fined $5 and $1 respectively

J.J. Ennis, charged by R.A. Campbell, fined $1

Insane:

Sarah Trainor, sent to gaol

Neglect to Turn Out on Highway

Thomas Chapman, fined $3

Allowing In Bar

Peter P. Salter, fined $20

Carrying a Pistol

J.D. Colvin, fined $5

Carrying a Revolver

W.J. Price, fined $10

Drunk and Disorderly:

M. Gleason, fined $3

Martin Conlin, fined $5

Keeping Bar Open

P. Grace, $20

Selling Liquor After Hours

George O’Brien, fined $20

Breach of Cattle Bylaws

Andrew Armour fined $2

William Bennett, fined $1

Abusive Language

Hudson Payne, fined $1, charged by Jno Larkins

Mrs. A. Nolan, fined $1, charged by George Herrington

Drunk:

P. Brown, $2

Martin Conlin, $5

Infraction of License Law

E.(?) Lambert, $20

Deteriorating Milk

Michael Curtis, $30

James Roger, $40

Cow at Large

John Daughan, Edward James, Edward Bygrove, each fined $1

Frank Hourigan and William Zelden, each $5

Stealing:

John G. Henly, charged by J. Flett, committed for trial

Albert Quinn, charged by Michael Lappin, committed for trial

Buying Goods On Market before Hours

Thomas Clark, Mr. Bissonette, A. McLean, each fined $2

Cattle at Large:

A Stephens, $1

William Zeldon and J. Bothwell, $5 each

Horses at Large:

Hy. Crate, $5

Fighting:

James Moore and James Morrison, each $1

Horse Running at Large

James Noonan, $1

Perth Courier, Jan. 20, 1899

William Duffy of S. Sherbrooke has sold his farm of 200 acres to Richard Poppelwell of Bathrust for $1,875.

R.F. Nagle of Almonte has shown us two copies of eh Independent Examiner bearing the respective dates of December 13, 1828 and April 30, 1830.  At the first named date, the Examiner was just a half year old having been started in June of 1827 by one John Stewart, a school master not long out from Ireland.  Its first home was in the red building lately occupied by John Adamson as an inn.  This means the Fraser homestead on Craig Street, yet standing and which is a red building still. In April, 1830 something happened with Mr. Stewart for the proprietor now was Thomas Whatcoat in the “house on Gore Street occupied by J. Wylie”.  The price of the paper was then 15 shillings per annum.  The Examiner in 1834 merged into the Bathurst Courier.  It is interesting to note the names that appear in the advertising columns of the Examiner in those early days:  W. and J. Bell, Col. Josias Taylor, Francis H. Consitt, L. Judson, E. Dougherty, James McMaster, col. Marshall, Malcolm Cameron, William Morris & Co., Robert Bell, W. Matheson, John Ellis, J.A. H. Powell, J. McKay, H. James, J.H. Powell, A. Leslie, C.H. Sache, Thomas Rogerson, Thomas Wickham, H. Graham, Roderick Matheson and others whose names and persons were familiar to long ago in the history of the town but who are now only a memory.

A somewhat remarkable family gathering took place on Sunday last at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kirkham of the 6^th Line Bathurst.  On that day there assembled a the parental hearthstone ten children of the now aging couple comprising all of the family but one, Alfred, who though living in the neighborhood was too sick to be one of them.  The whole family had not met together for 17 years and that was when one of the sons, Thomas, was about setting out for the northwest and from where he has just returned for a few weeks visit.  It is remarkable that out of eleven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Kirkham every one of them is yet alive and most of them living near their birth place.  Those present on the occasion were:  James, William J., Thomas F. (Lethbridge, N.W.T.), George L., Ephraim, Alexander, Edmund, Jennie (at home), Mary (Mrs. James Hamill of Perth), and Maggie (Mrs. Stellar).  Only one, Alfred, of the eleven was absent.  The family sat down to a social tea on the Sabbath evening and a pleasant time was spent.

Perth Courier, Jan. 27, 1899

It is proposed to change the name of McDonald’s Corners in Dalhousie Township to Minto after the new Scottish governor general.  There are petitions in circulation both for the change and against and there are reasons on both sides of the question.  Minto is much shorter and is a historic name; McDonald’s Corners was the name the pioneers gave and is endeared to many especially the older people.

Thomas E. Kirkham, after a pleasant visit with his parents and others in Bathurst and town left on Wednesday for his home in Lethbridge, N.W.T. where he keeps a tinware and hardware shop and is prospering.

Perth Courier, Feb. 3, 1899

John Dettrick is pushing a new branch of business. The stone for his large shop is almost delivered.  The building will be 84 feet by 30 feet wide and his intention is to rush it up as it up as soon as the frost is out of the ground.  The machinery part is also getting pushed along.  On Tuesday last his large and powerful bolt header of the latest improved American pattern passed through the town.  These machines are not built in Canada.  The weight of the machines is almost 1,300 pounds.  He also has to put in a large iron planer in his machine shop which, he says, will soon be running day and night during work for the new machine which he has invented.  This machine is for making hot pressed nuts.  He has the large patterns at the Kingston foundry getting castings while the smaller pieces are being cast in his own foundry.  Mr. Dettirck is taking out a patent on this machine and says he will have the best machine on earth.  It will be a sight to see when it is completed.  Mr. Dettrick is a pusher and not afraid to spend the money he made.

Jas. Craig, of Renfrew, brother of Mrs. W.H. Grant of this town, has been elected Warden of the County of Renfrew.  He was present at the St. Andrew’s Church social here on Monday evening.

Perth Courier, Feb. 10, 1899

Just think of it!! James Templeton, of this town, is the grandfather of James H. Young of Perth, who died on Friday afternoon, aged (illegible) and Mr. Young himself was a grandfather for years his son William having four children.  So Mr. Templeton is a great great grandfather.

Elphin:  Mrs. Emmerson has been out seeing her mother Mrs. McVean who is not very well.

Althorpe:  Mrs. J. Noonan of Glen Tay visited her daughter Mrs. G. Badoor(?) here last week.

Ferguson’s Falls:  We are grieved to report that Jas. Hudson is not improving any.

Boyd’s:  (too late for last week)  John Boyd and daughter left on Saturday to attend his sister’s funeral in Toledo.

Wemyss:  Miss Tena Farrell is visiting her sister Mrs. James Dowdall…..Mrs. J. Smith of Smith’s Falls is visiting a few days with her sister Mrs. T.B. Moore…..Miss Lizzie Rice of Lanark visited her sister Mrs. G.J. Richmond last week.

Perth Courier, Feb. 24, 1899

Elphin:  Joseph Bishop and Johnston Campbell have sold their farms and intend going to Alberta from where they have heard very favorable reports.

Watson’s Corners:  Miss Mabel Craig is visiting her aunt, Mrs. John F. O’Neil of Perth…..Mrs. John Disk(?)Diek(?) was very ill last week but is recovering…..Mrs. H. Barrie is still on the sick list…..David McQuatt is seriously ill at present.

Mrs. John Morris has sold her property at the corner of Wilson and Isabella Streets to S.C. Wilson, dentist, for $2,700.  This is a very desirable dwelling and also a good lot.  Mrs. Morris and family will leave here about May to take up residence in Montreal.

The official Gazette, Ottawa, announces that Capt. William M. Kellock of Perth Company 42^nd Battalion is permitted to retain the rank of Captain; also that Lt. James M. Balderson is to be captain in his place.  Capt. Kellock has seen long service in the volunteers having first joined 33 years ago.

W.R. McGee, grocer, of this town, received from Kingston an anonymous letter enclosing a $2 bill and the following words which may be taken as conscience money:  “Many years ago I took from your home $1.  It has troubled me a great deal.  I now return the $1 with interest.”

On Tuesday, Miss Ward, 1^st Concession Drummond, received from her brother James Ward, in the province of Victoria, Australia, a photo of himself and three fine looking daughters.  Mr. Ward left this country 28 years ago going for Australia and has prospered.  He was once well known in this locality.  His mother is yet living on the Drummond farm and though 97 years of age is strong and hearty.  She and her husband came here from Ireland in 1825(?).

Perth Courier, March 3, 1899

Elphin:  Thomas Crawford’s child is very poorly; his case is critical…..Mrs. Neil McVean is not any better.  Her daughter, Mrs. Emmerson of Perth, is helping her until Harriett comes back from the west…..Ellen Stewart is still very delicate…..Maggie Wilson, only daughter of R. Wilson, Esq., was married today to Jas. McKinnon, McLaren’s Depot.

James W. Blair of Bathurst is coming to town to live and in this issue offers his farm for sale.

William A. Code of the post office department, Ottawa, brother of Messrs John and T.A. Code of Perth, was married at Toronto on Feb. 22 to Pearl C. Harris of that city.

Auction Sale Farm Stock and Implements:  Mrs. J. Bishop and Mr. Johnston Campbell have invited me to sell at the residence of Mr. Bishop, Lot 28(?), 11^th Concession Dalhousie, farm stock and implements.  George Campbell, auctioneer

Auction Sale Farm Stock & Vehicle—Archie McLaren, Lot 25(?) 10^th (?) Concession Elmsley

Auction Sale Farm Stock and Implements John R. Robinson, Lot 14, 3^rd Concession Bathurst

Dalhousie Lake:  A new resident has come to the foot of Dalhousie Lake to the home of H.H. Purdon—a charming little girl……Mrs. William McKerrow paid a visit to her sister Mrs. Brownlee of Bathurst last week…..David McIntosh is laid up with la grippe.

Auction Sale Farm Stock and Implements:  Peter Quinn Lot 18, 3^rd Concession Burgess.

Farm For Sale:  James W. Blair:  Front part of Lot 13, 4^th Concession Bathurst; rear west of Lot 12(?), 3^rd Concession Bathurst; rear west of Lot 14, 3^rd Concession Bathurst.

Perth Courier, March 10, 1899

Lanark Links:  The friends of J.H. Manahan met on Friday evening last at a farewell dinner to the departing friend who is leaving for the west.  After an excellent menu, songs and speeches filled up the evening and at an early hour Auld Lang Syne was sung and an enjoyable evening ended.

The rush to the west is on and a number are leaving this vicinity.  Peter Skiffington and family of Dalhousie left yesterday and will settle near Edmonton, Alberta.  They were accompanied by Messrs. James and Alexander Reid of Middleville.

Auction Sale Farm Stock and Implements:  Estate of the late Robert McCullough, Lot 3, 10^th Concession Drummond.

Auction Sale Farm Stock and Implements:  John W. Cameron, Lot 25, 5^th (?) Concession Bathurst.

The hardware and carriage building fraternity of this town will remember a carriage maker named James White, who some years ago was an operator in that business here and left town with no great reputation.  Later he went to Galt and started a carriage works there and carried them on until this winter.  He was a son of a shoe maker and an ex-hotel keeper in Napanee named Thomas (Teddy) White and had a niece named Miss Lena Harbon whose father was once proprietor of the hotel there the Campbell House.  Miss Harbon was for a time a resident of Carleton Place and employed as a milliner in one of the stores there and was left a legacy of 1,000 dollars by her father, who died in Toronto when she was but four years of age.  The accused, James White, became administrator of the estate and has such drew the money from the Governmental People’s Bank.  When urged to do so he failed to account for the money by which this time the principal and interest, Miss Harbon’s solicitor claims, has increased to $6,000.  White was consequently arrested for having stolen property and was released for further trial by giving $7,000 in bail.  Previous to this, Miss Harbon got a judgment against her uncle for the amount of her claim.  The matter will come up again.

J.G. Carswell, 8^th Concession Drummond, has folded his tents and hied him away to Manitoba to settle on a farm near Strathclair(?).

Miss Katie Fraser of Almonte, youngest daughter of the late John P. Fraser of this town came on a visit to town after an 8 year absence and is the guest of Miss Moffatt.

Frank James, son of Thomas James, 2^nd Line Drummond, left on Tuesday to take up land near Percy, Assinibola.  He took with him an outfit comprising horse, wagons, etc.  Mr. James is a young man who deserves success.

Mrs. J.D. Buell whose husband (deceased) was once county attorney for Leeds and Grenville and Liberal M.P. for Brockville, died at New York on Sunday, March 6(?).  She was a sister of W.S. Senkler of Perth and Judge E. J. Senkler

Ferguson’s Falls:  Miss Louisa Young of Carleton Place has been visiting with her cousin Mrs. J.H. Morris.

Elm Grove:  Mrs. Robert Beal of Neepawa(?), Manitoba, was the guest of her uncle Andrew Galligher of Rideau Lake…..Miss Maggie Brownlee, teacher of this place, has gone home to spend a few days with her parents.

Mrs. (Dr.) Ferguson, her daughter Miss Alda(?) and her son Master Boyd have removed from Lanark to Montreal where they will take up residence in the future.

Perth Courier, March 17, 1899

The Brockville Recorder of March 14 says:  “Continued ill health and the suffering intendent thereon, is responsible for a determined attempt last night by a young citizen to end his own life.  The unfortunate young man, Joseph Cuddy by name, is about 27 or 30 years of age and belongs originally to Perth although he has resided here some months.  He is a stone mason by trade and boarded with his brother-in-law on Abbott Street but for some time past has been unable to do any work through illness.  Consumption had marked him for a victim and realization fully his position, became despondent to such an extent that he decided to end his own life.  He had been confined to his bed for some time and shortly before 11:00 last night secured a razor and gashed his throat in a terrible way.  As soon as the family discovered what had been done they sent for Dr. Moles(?) Molse(?) under whose care the patient had been for some time.  Upon his arrival he found Cuddy in bed and the razor still in his possession.  He was bleeding very freely but was still alive the main jugular vein not having been severed although the anterior jugular had been cut. This deprived the unfortunate man with the power of speech but he made signs to the doctor that he had no chance to recover from the disease from which he was suffering and therefore decided to kill himself.  Dr. Molse(?) had the patient removed to St. Vincent de Paul Hospital where his injuries were attended to.  He is still alive at the latest accounts but it is not thought he can recover. “  Note:  The young man referred to is the youngest son of Joseph Cuddy of this town and was here about a fortnight ago visiting his brother.  He was a shoe maker not a mason by trade and some 12 years ago left town to work in the shoe factories in the west.  Courier

James W. Blair has sold his farm on the 4^th Concession Bathurst to William John Palmer for $5,500.  The area is 120 acres and is a clean, well cultivated farm.

Perth Courier, March 24, 1899

Fifty Years Recalled

For the Courier

Huron, South Dakota, March 15, 1899

It does not seem strange that after an absence of a half century the Courier should lose some if its interest yet enough still remains to make its weekly visit welcome.  In the issue of the 3^rd ult., we read all of the proceedings in connection with the dedication of the new St. Andrew’s Church.  The picture of the church (Rev. Mr. Bell’s) is familiar.  The St. Andrew’s, previous to the 50’s, had no spire and the trees were wanting.  The faces of Reverends Bell, Wilson and Bain we do not recognize although somewhat familiar with the individuals.  Probably we knew Dr. Campbell as a boy as we were intimate with the family.  The first church building had a bell which the boys denominated “Seven Pound, Tea”, the sound while ringing seeming to approach these words.  We subscribe to the doctor’s estimate of the parties mentioned and have only this criticism to make that he failed to credit the mothers of Israel for the very important part they had in the matters referred to.  When the roads were bad, the country members often came in carts and they always contained a woman.  The interior of the old St. Andrew’s seems as familiar as if yesterday.  The high pulpit, reached by winding stairs; the precentor’s desk where the Adamses, Spauldings or McDonalds presided; the huge box stoves and long stove pipes and attendant conductors to convey the drippings to the hanging tin pail.  The square pews in the corners used for Sunday school classes will not be forgotten.  An ornament in the center of the ceiling during a severe thunderstorm came well nigh off(?), causing a panic.  The high wind in some way disturbed the covering so that it flopped up and down.  The presence of mind of Pastor Wilson calmed the congregation and he went on with his sermon.  The amiable wife of the pastor will be held in reverence by many of us who used to attend her class on Sunday morning at her home.  Rev. Dr. Bell, outside his regular duties, seemed to monopolize the marriage business with those not belonging to the congregation.  It was the custom of the parties interested with their suit to travel to the parsonage where the ceremony was performed.  The clerks in the stores as the cortege drove into town would make ready and gave the happy pair a salute after they returned.  The speed with which the party was accustomed to drive would scarcely be permitted today in a modern corporation. 

From “An Old Perth Boy”

Watson’s Corners:  Charles Caldwell left last week for Manitoba

Elphin:  D.A. McDougall is very poorly…..Mrs. Neal McVean is no better…..R.B. Wilson is still confined to the house…..James McKinnon has gone west.

Harper:  R. Warren and A. McLaren left on Tuesday for Leeds. Dakota.

Capt. A. Fisher and Mr. H. Layng of Smith’s Falls leave this week for California.  They will be away for several weeks and will no doubt have a very enjoyable trip and will visit with their many friends who have gone out there from these parts.  Smith’s Falls News

Auction Sale Farm Stock and Implements James W. Blair, Lot 13(?), 4^th Concession Bathurst.

Auction Sale Farm Stock and Implements Samuel Dowson Lot 21, 9^th Concession North Emlsley

In the illustrated supplement of the Globe on Saturday, there appeared a portrait of Mr. and Mrs. John Barr of  Hibbert, Perth County, with the description of the 50^th Anniversary of their wedding which occurred on March 2(?) or 3(?).  Mr. Barr who was 78 years old, was born on Govan(?) near Glasgow, Scotland in 1821(?) and came to Canada with his father’s family in 1840 settling in Lavant, Lanark County where a large number of relatives still are living.  Mrs. Barr who is 69(?) years of age, was born in Dalhousie in 1830(?).  Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Hamilton who were natives of Lanarkshire, Scotland and came to Canada in 18??.   47 years ago they removed to County Perth and settled on the farm they yet occupy.  Both are yet in good health being hale and hearty.

The young man Joseph Cuddy who attempted to take his own life, at Brockville, last week, the circumstances of which were given in our last issue, died on March 13(?)15(?) in St. Vincent de Paul Hospital in that town.  The remains of the unfortunate man were brought to Perth and interred in the R.C. Cemetery here the next day, the father going out to Brockville before he died and bringing the body here.  The victim was 33 years of age.  The father has everyone’s pity.

Michael Cavanaugh of Smith’s falls told the Smith’s Falls News a few days ago of a case of smallpox at Oliver’s Ferry in 1837(?).  In that year an Irish woman with two daughters aged 12 and 13 were put off at the ferry from a steam boat.  Margaret, one of the daughters, had small pox and the mother, on landing , went to the hotel there kept by Mrs. Campbell, a widow, and told her of her troubles and that here daughter was in the barn.  The hotel lady gave the Irish woman a tick and told her to go to the barn and fill it with straw and that she could have the warehouse to herself.  There was no doctor in the neighborhood but the good landlady supplied the family with food and for five weeks the store house was their only shelter.  By that time the sick girl was taken to the hotel and soon recovered and no one seemed to be afraid of her.  No other cases developed and soon after the Irish woman and her two daughters moved to Farmersville, now Athens.

Perth Courier, March 31, 1899

As it has been quite freely circulated that Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Somerville were the means of conveying the diphtheria to the home of J. Blair, Bathurst, they wish the false report to be corrected as neither of them ever had diphtheria.  A certificate from Dr. Bradford of Lanark stated that Mr. Somerville was entirely free of it and the doctor who examined Mrs. Somerville’s throat pronounced her free from the disease also.  The disease was, therefore, introduced into Mr. Blair’s household from some other cause.

John Wilson, son of Mrs. John Wilson, near town, and who is a member of a Monsana(?) Infantry Regiment, was sent to the Philippine Islands to help fight the battles of Uncle Sam, and had not been heard from up to a short time ago and his mother became very uneasy about him.  Last week, however, glad news came to her.  In a response to a query sent to the U.S. War Department, an answer came from the Detroit office that up to the 31^st December, last, her son was alive and fit for duty.  Mrs. Wilson was rejoiced at getting the news.

George Murphy of Stanleyville has sold his 200 acre farm, Lot 14, 9^th Concession North Burgess, to his son Patrick Murphy for $3,090(?).  This is an excellent farm—one of the best in the district—and is also valuable for its minerals.  Extensive mica deposits have been worked upon the lot and future works are assured.  Mr. Murphy is retiring from farming and has come to town with his family to live, having purchased that desirous property on the corner of Cockburn and Beckwith Streets from S. Bennett for $1,150.  Here Mr. Murphy intends to take a well earned rest during the remaining years of his life.

Mrs. J.L. Rogers of Gananoque is visiting at her father’s John Riddell.

John H. Ferrier, Scotch Line, was at Cobden this week attending the marriage of his cousin Alexander Ferrier.

C.J. Downey, late of this town, has his tailoring establishment well started in Smith’s Falls and has bright and catchy ads appearing in the town paper.

Wayside:  The funeral of the late Alexander Ferguson passed through here on Thursday and was well attended…..George Devlin is visiting his sister Mrs. Timothy Doyle.

Dalhousie:  James Purdon’s sale on the 17^th lt. came off very well a large crowd being present. The cattle averaged him $26 each.  Mr. Purdon, wife and family are now going to settle on their farm in Manitoba….Mr. George Purdon is now up on his new farm and making things bright again….John Purdon of Bathurst paid a visit here on Wednesday and Thursday last week…..James Fair is home again…..Mrs. A. Fair has gone west to visit her father who is very low.

Watson’s Corners:  Mr. and Mrs. James White, Sr., received the sad news of the death of their daughter Mrs. R. Leith of Montreal…..Word was also received of the death of James Baillie(?) of Lucknow and a former resident of this place, having resided on the 4^th Concession of Dalhousie from his infancy until about twenty years ago when he moved to the west.  Deceased was born in Glasgow in 1818 and came to this place with his parents in 1820(?)1830(?) and consequently had to endure hardships and privations of the early settlers.  He was one of a family of ten of whom there are only two survivors:  Mrs. Alex Craig of Dalhousie and Mrs. Edward Class(?) Closs(?) of Swan Lake, Manitoba.  Deceased leaves his aged partner and two daughters Mrs. Andrew Fair of Dalhousie and Mrs. J. Gillespie of Lucknow to mourn his death but their loss is his infinite gain for he was a meek and lowly follower of Jesus…….Thomas Reid has sold his farm to Matthew Reid of Lavant.  Mr. Reid intends to see Muskoka and Rainey River District this summer……So far, sugar making has been very backward but farmers are tapping their trees and expect there will soon be plenty of sap……Sleighing will soon be a thing of the past….Spring will be welcome as fodder is getting scarce in some places…..Mr. Morgan of Carleton Place was in our midst last week…..Alex Easton and his brother John Easton with their sisters Misses Aggie, Jessie (or Jennie) and Mary of Lammermore visited friends in this section last week.

Althorpe:  Mrs. James Dowdall, her three children, and her sister Miss Lena leave for Portland, Oregon where Mrs. Dowdall’s husband resides, she having spent the winter here at her father’s, Mr. A. Menzies.

Prestonvale:  Miss Edith Richards left last Friday for New York where she will enter the hospital to learn to be a trained nurse; her brother George Richards left on Monday for Burritt’s Rapids where he has secured a position.

A.O. Patterson, eldest son of W. Patterson of Carleton Place, has been appointed by the Home Mission Committee of the Presbyterian Church, to Gleichen in the Calgary District.  He leaves this week.  His brother John left last week for the summer near Alexander, Manitoba.

Mrs. J.H. Mendels is visiting her father Mr. S. Romas(?) Roman(?), Bishop Street, Montreal.

Four young men leave this town for Manitoba most of whom have stopped off at Brandon—Messrs. Milton Elliott, Arthur Bower, Ernest Jamieson and Charles Barr.  They are all youths just budding into manhood.

Perth Courier, April 7, 1899

Auction Sale Farm Stock and Implements:  Peter Farrell, Lot 20(?), 7^th Concession Burgess.

A dispatch from Brockville dated 4^th April, says:  “The remains of Daniel McIntosh of Company ‘D’, U.S. Infantry, which were forwarded from Brooklyn, New York Navy yards reached Brockville yesterday en route to Almonte for burial.  The body was met here and taken in charge of by W.C. Pollack, W.M. of the Almonte Masonic Lodge of which the deceased was a member.  McIntosh was a native of Almonte and joined the U.S. Regular Army five years ago and was killed at El. Caney(?) five miles from Santiago in the engagement of July 8(?) or 3(?).”

W. A. Meighen of this town has passed a creditable exam at McGill University in his medical courses of college.

Middleville:  Hugh McKay has sold his farm of 200 acres on the 7^th Concession Lanark to his brother Thomas McKay and has gone to his new farm in the County of Carleton.

Five young men from the rural districts were ticketed through by W.B. Hart, C.P.R. agent here, for the Northwest where most of them intend taking up land.  They are George Munro, William Shiel, and brother, Drummond and Messrs. Brooks and Flett of Bathurst.  The two last are going to Edmonton, Alberta; the others will et off at the Reston station.  Besides those, Daniel Egan of North Burgess; George Patterson of Sherbrooke; and Miss Beach also left by the same agency for the Northwest, Miss Beach going to Pincher Creek, Alberta(?).

The following students have graduated in medicine after the late exams at Queen’s University, Kingston:  H.(?) D. Menzies of Glen Tay; E.G. Cooper of Lanark; H.A. Hunter of Smith’s Falls; G.S. Sadler of Pakenham; J. Mitchell of Beachburg.  The Chancellor’s Scholarship was won by E.G. Cooper of Lanark.

The body of the late Daniel Cameron formerly of the 2^nd Line Drummond, has been brought back from Arizona and laid to rest in the Arnprior Cemetery.  Deceased was practicing in Arnprior for a time until stricken with consumption when he left for Arizona for relief.  His parents, widow, brothers and sisters reside at Arnprior.

Perth Courier, April 21, 1899

Chief McNab of McNab

In the February issue of the Canadian Home Journal is an article referring to the life and times of Chief McNab of McNab and I thought it might be interesting to readers of the Canadian Home Journal to hear from one who had met him personally and with whom he was on friendly terms and therefore one who saw him from another standpoint altogether than that seen by those who have formerly written sketches of the Chief’s life and character.

In those early days, hotels were few and far between and travelers tried to reach friendly shelter ere night overtook them; and we in this way entertained many a weary traveler, amongst who the Chief was always a welcome guest.

My father (a surgeon in the Royal Navy) always enjoyed the hours spent with the Chief in those meetings as he was always cheerful, entertaining and cordial and most attentive to the children, amusing them with stories and fables.  I admired him exceedingly for he abounded in tales of his home in the Highlands of Scotland, describing most graphically its romantic beauty, its legends, history, songs and folklore.

The Chief had a strong Highland physique, a kind eye, a remarkably fine figure set off to perfection with his gay Highland costume.  In manner, a type of “ye olden gentleman”, genial, gallant, and chivalrous, polite even to children.  I felt the charm, which made me, though a child, feel he was of some consequence in the world and had a place there. 

The Chief’s first place of abode was the Arnprior “Kennel Lodge”, the beautiful site upon which Mr. Lachlin’s magnificent residence now stands.  His next home was “Waba Cottage” (how those names linger in my romantic ear) although “Waba” did not compare with “Kennel Lodge”, still the “old Chief” intended making it as near like his home in his native land as possible.  He spoke so feelingly, so tenderly of his old home beyond the seas that I immediately set him up as my hero.

When grown older and I heard people speaking disparagingly of him it pained me to the heart; and to see the delusion so sweetly elevating, torn thus ruthlessly away was to me unbearable.  For it can be said of the Chief as a lady in defense of Aaron Burr once said:  “he was not all bad”.  It must be remembered that the Chief was brought up to lord it over his serfs and though it was not his right to do so and even in this enlightened day are there not those who abuse the power given to them?  Chief McNab had many good qualities and I saw a great deal of him up to when my father died in 1841 and after that I only saw him once.  He was always the same, interesting and instructive through it all.  It is evident that I knew the chief in his best light as I have since learned that he had many faults though I know he had many good qualities.

“Be to his faults a little blind and to his virtues very kind”.

To me this is inexpressibly sad and to think of him suffering from poverty, alone and dying in a foreign land.  Truly we suffer in this life for our public sins.

When on tour some years ago, I visited White Lake for the first time and staying at the Presbyterian manse with Mr. and Mrs. Bremmer a fine old couple.  The lake itself is rather picturesque, small but nicely formed, hidden away so prettily with shrubbery.  They have a fine, substantial church and are interesting people whose names are linked in my childhood memory.

In one of the homes of the neighborhood of the manse in which lived a relative of the Chief’s, I was shown some relics belonging to him. They consisted of a Scottish blue bonnet, a crimson velvet vest (both of which I had seen him wear), some silver, etc., and a photo, a copy of which he had made, but it did not turn out very well as it was a copy taken from an old oil portrait.  The original oil painting had been presented to Mrs. McDonald of Sand Point by the Chief himself and after remaining in her possession for some years, Mrs. McDonald presented it to a son of the Chief’s who visited Arnprior after his father’s death. 

On my way to Arnprior from White Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Bremmer drove me past the Chief’s cottage and we stood beside the ruins of his old mill on the “Waba” which they told me had never been completed.  Mrs. Bremmer parenthetically said:  “Was it not sad to see how he failed in his life’s work?”  The good old minister turned to me and said:  “You knew him.  Why did he fail?”  “Because he refused to obey the Master workman and thus failed in the purpose for which he was created—to glorify God.”

There are many anecdotes related to the chief and I remember once when he was on the way from Kingston he spent an hour or two with us and told my father he had called upon Sir Allan Mcnab, sending up his card on which was written with a fine flourish the inscription “The McNab”. Sir Allan pm returning the call not to be out done by the Chief, sent up his card on which was transcribed with a flourish “The Other McNab”.  My father and the Chief, who enjoyed the humor of the incident, laughed heartily.

Another anecdote that was related was that at a Mr. Toshack’s of Ramsay they were celebrating the marriage of a daughter to which all the aristocrats were invited.  In those days the roads were almost impassible in the spring time from drifts and pitch holes the depth of which in these days we can hardly imagine possible.  At this particular time, the pitch holes were filled with water and one of the vehicles upset in which was a young lady recently from Scotland and attired in the height of fashion.  The lady looked with dismay at her ruined silks and soiled furs and really frightened, she called to the Chief whom we saw approaching, “Oh, Mr. McNab, extract me!”  “Put ‘Mister’ in your pocket, Madam” said the Chief, but helped her out notwithstanding his wounded dignity at being called “Mister”.

M. Irving, Pembroke

House For Sale:  The stone house opposite the Methodist Church and within a block and a half of the Presbyterian and Catholic churches and separate school.  Hard and soft water.

G. Farmer

Balderson:  J.M. McGregor arrived home Wednesday with his bride after an extended wedding tour through the west.  We are pleased to have them home again…..The friends of E.G. Cooper, our former school teacher, were pleased to see him again the other day and he had not a few around him congratulating him on his success at his final exam for M.D. at Queen’s.

Wayside:  Miss Mary White, Fallbrook, has come to live at George Richmond’s……Mrs. James Tovey of Glen Tay has been visiting her sister Mrs. John Byrnes…..On Monday, James Gould purchased the well known Tierney property in Perth for $1,650.  Mr. Gould will not move to Perth for some time.

Lorne A. Campbell arrived in town on Monday on a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Campbell.  Mr. Campbell is at present a resident of Rosalund, B.C., where he is a manager of Ross Company Water and Electric Power in that town.  The water is brought from Bunnington Falls, 81 miles away and as the Kootenay River on which the falls are situated is fed by mountain glaciers, the supply is inexhaustible.  Mr. Campbell was on his way from Montreal where he was transacting business for the company.

Althorpe:  Mrs. J. Deacon of Bolingbroke is spending a week with her mother Mrs. J. Norris…..Willie Mitchell, accompanied his little niece Ethel Lakins as far as Carleton on her way to Winnipeg where she will reside with her uncle John Mitchell.

Auction Sale Farm Stock and Implements:  Edward Burns, Lot 3, 3^rd Concession Bathurst.

Daniel Cram has purchased the Beckwith portion of the late John Baird’s farm on Glen Isle for $4,500.

A number is going the rounds of the newspapers that General McArthur, commander of a section of the U.S. forces under General Otis at Manilla is a son of a Canadian and a Dalhousie man, a nephew of J.G. Campbell of this town and also Charles McArthur of Dalhousie.  This is a mistake.  The general is none of these, however proud he might be if it were and this error no doubt arose from the fact that Lt. McArthur who belongs to the U.S. Regular Army and who went through the Santiago campaign and is now at Manilla is a nephew of these gentlemen and a recent graduate of West Point.

James Gould of Drummond has bought the neat and well situated lot and dwelling on the corner of Drummond and D’Arcy Streets for $1,650 and after a time will go to town and occupy it.  Mr. and Mrs. Gould will make very desirable residents.

James McCallum has bought the dwelling at the corner of Beckwith and North Streets from Wesley James for $1,500.  The property is well situated and the house neat and well built.

The blue book just issued by the Dominion government gave the names of the following to whom dividends remain unpaid or cash balances credited in the banks named:

(Transcriber’s note, the column headings are:  Merchant’s Bank, Perth; Last Known Address; Date of Last Transaction)

J.A. McCullough, $15, Pincher Creed, Feb. 5, 18??

James Campbell Est. $12, Drummond, April 13, 1898(?)

Janet McPhail, $11.25, McPhail, Jan. 24, 1898(?)

Marg. Rathwell, $100, Perth, Dec. 22, 1898(?)

Isab.(?) and John Richmond, $98, Perth, June 16, 1891(?)

Eleanor Lawson, $200, Perth, March 20, 1895(?)

J.A. Allan, $50, Perth, March 20, 1893(?)

May Gardner, $25, McDonald’s Corners, Nov. 8, 1898(?)

W.E. Moore, $2.25, Maberly, Oct. 13, 18??

Kate O’Connor, $5, Perth, May 21, 18??

A Cameron, $5, Perth, May 21, 1889(?)

B. Neagis(?), $12, Perth, October 20, 1893(?)

J. Cameron, $8.95, Perth, June 30, 1893(?)

Merchant’s Bank, Renfrew

William Temple, $50, Gratian(?), May 21, 1891

William Kennedy, $1,556, Renfrew, July 2, 1891

J. Hanarghan, $400, Mt. St. Patrick, Sept. 30, 1898

Fred Greese(?), $300, Northcote, Feb. 1, 1898

M. McNab, $100, Renfrew, March 30, 1893(?)

L.A. Church, $255, Calabogie, April 5, 1893(?)

A H. Church, $255, Calabogie, April 5, 1893(?)

James Duggan, $100, Mt. St. Patrick, Sept. 25, 1893(?)

James Duggan, $100, Mt. St. Patrick, Nov. 7, 1893(?)

SamsonWalker, $75, Douglas, Nov. 22, 1893(?)

Ann McDonald, $100, Renfrew, Nov. 24, 1894

T. Cuddy, $150, Brudenall, Dec. 16, 1893(?)

Bank of Montreal, Perth:

John Kemp, $5.51, Perth, June 15, 1870

T. Allan, $24.85, Perth, May 4, 1881

J. McMillan, $22.00, Chicago, April 23, 1877

Tennant(?) & Co., $5.63, Perth, June 15, 1870

T. Willoughby, $47.77, Perth, June 15, 1870

K.(?) Samson, $100, Maberly, april 10, 1883

M. Jackson, $149, Harper, Nov. 22, 1888(?)

Elliott & Rogers (trust), Perth, April 15, 18??

Malson’s Bank, Smith’s Falls:

J. Scott, $5, Smith’s Falls, May 12, 1875

S. Road(?), $8.58, Smith’s Falls, April 3, 1877

John A. McConnell, Elphin, a student at Queen’s University is appointed for the summer as a missionary to Coe(?) Hill, a member mission field at the Kingston presbytery.

Hugh Ferguson of McLaren’s Depot, student at Montreal Presbyterian College, is under the appointment for the summer as assistant to Rev. Mr. McLeod of Vankeck(?) Hill.

Perth Courier, April 28, 1899

At the late examinations at Queen’s University, Kingston, Miss Maud Munro of town, daughter of Dr. Munro and J. W. Rawlins son of James Rawlins, near the town limits, won the degree of B.A.  Among others who received this degree at the same time were R. H. Hunter of Smith’s Falls; J.M. Bell of Almonte; J. Duff of Arnprior; W.W. McLaren of Renfrew; O.W. Snell of Pembroke; Miss Eva R. Greenhill of Arnprior. G.H. Dolan of Carleton Place; and Miss Caroline P. Grenfell were awarded the degree of M.D.

Watson’s Corners:  James White, Jr., had a brushing bee last week…..Jas. White, Sr. had a shingling bee on Monday…..Jas. R. White intends building a new barn this spring.

Farm For Sale:  The undersigned offers for sale that desirable farm property known as the “Ottay Lake Fruit and Dairy Farm”, North Elmsley.  The property comprises 200 acres, well watered with springs and adjoining Ottay Lake on the south.  There are 1,500 Maple and 200 Hickory, Oak and fully 1,000 logs and 125 acres of land cultivated.  Fruit of every description is in abundance.  The buildings are A-1 and comprise the most modern arrangement of out buildings in the county.  Cyrus Davis, Perth

The body of Wallace McLaren, Drummond, who was killed on the Ottawa and Parry Sound Railway while acting as a fireman, was brought home on Thursday of last week and buried the next day in the Lanark Cemetery.

A former resident of Bathurst, James Perkins(?) Parkins(?), a shoe maker by trade, was drowned in Garrie(?), Huron County, last week while attempting to clean ice from the dam during the spring freshet.  He was an Anglican and a Conservative and president of the latter association when he died.  He was 64 years old.

William A. Laurie, once of Drummond in this county, is now a foreman in one of the leading bakeries in Grand Forks, Nebraska.

Wayside:  Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jacobs celebrated their Silver Wedding last Thursday evening.  A number of friends and neighbors were present and a pleasant evening was spent……John Farrell, 1^st Line, visited his sister Mrs. T. Poppelwell on Sunday last week.

Perth Courier, May 5, 1899

From Celestials to Britons

The company of six Chinamen who are doing a laundry business in F.A. hall’s building on Gore Street, have by law and practice been transformed into British subjects.  They have all been naturalized; and not only this but all have received Anglo-Saxon names and three of them have volunteered the loss of their pig tails.  Lung Tom who is the manager of the laundry is a very intelligent young man and has worked up a large and growing business here.  His assets have increased from one to five and of these one of them is his uncle and two others are his brothers.  Long’s new name is Thomas Hamilton; his uncle’s is now Gordon Hamilton and his younger brothers are Frederick and George Hamilton.  The two other assets are renamed Harry Johnstone and John Johnstone.  Of these, Thomas and Frederick Hamilton and Harry Johnstone have had their queues cut off and their shiny black hair is shingled in the orthodox Canadian style.  They are learning rapidly to speak English, Ling being the most proficient and they all attend Knox Church regularly.  The uncle, Gordon Hamilton, has opened a branch office on Foster Street for the convenience of their west ward patrons.

On Saturday a man named Michael T. Doyle, a native of Drummond, was sent up for trial before Judge Senkler by H. Taylor, J.P. charged with having criminal intercourse with an imbecile girl daughter of Thomas McMahon of Drummond Centre.  The prisoner Doyle had been living and working at McMahon’s for the past two years and was not an altogether welcome man of all work and he refused to leave at the old man’s frequent bidding who besides of being very old was lame and practically powerless.  A short time ago information was laid against Doyle for the offense and in due time he appeared before Judge Senkler for trial.  His Honor found the prisoner guilty of the offense charged and he, Doyle, was sentenced to three year’s imprisonment in the Kingston Penitentiary.  He was taken away today instead of on Monday.  As far as the old man and the imbecile girl are concerned the case was a pitiable one; and it is felt on all hands that the scoundrel Doyle got none too much punishment for his crime.

Thomas N. Hicks, son of Thomas Hicks, passed his first year’s exam in Applied Science and Arts at McGill in Montreal, coming in fifth out of 150 students who passed and winning an $80 prize.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Cliff of Carleton Place, were called to Ernistown last week to attend the funeral of Mrs. Cliff’s father, Allan Fraser, who had reached his 80^th year.

Mr. John Coutts and family have moved back from Barriefield (near Kingston) to Oliver’s Ferry and will take things easy working only a small piece of ground.  Their old friends welcome them back.

Samuel Ruttle of Drummond left here on Friday for Almeda, Assn.

Perth Courier, May 12, 1899

It is stated on good authority, says the Ottawa Citizen, that Austin Bowen, who is serving seven years in the Kingston penitentiary will be held to stand trial on the charge of murdering Watchman Grey in Almonte last July.  One of the detectives who has been working on the case told a Citizen reporter that the circumstantial evidence against Bowen is very strong.  Bowen was sent down for attempted hold up near Braeside of the pay master of Gillies Brothers, Braeside, on which charge he was arrested shortly after the murder.  The gang of which Fitzstephens, now in the Hull gaol, Thompson Thomas, Wilson and others were members also included Bowen, it is stated, and they were working in and around Almonte at the time of the murder.

Messrs. Peter and Thomas Farrell of Burgess left on Monday for Butte, Montana via the Grand Trunk Railway.

William Henry, an old man of 87 years, died in the Perth gaol on the 9^th inst.  He was committed as a vagrant in 18??.  Deceased was once a well known farmer in Ramsay and was respected by everyone who knew him.  On Wednesday his two sons came and took his body to Ramsay for burial.

W.H. Cram, B.A., Carleton Place, on his final exam in theology at Queen’s University, won two scholarships:  the Glass Memorial valued at $30 and the William Morris Burmary(?) valued at $60.  W. McDonald, B.A. of Blakeney, won a $60 scholarship in old and new testament Apogetics(?).

Wayside:  Farmers here at present are very busy ploughing and putting in their crops…..Some parties here attended the funeral of the late James Freeman near Harper last Thursday…..Mr. John Madden and son, masons, are at present engaged at a building in Bathurst…..Miss Tena Farrell and her brother visited their sister Mrs. James Dowdall on Sunday last…..Mrs. J.W. Watson spent a few days last week at her father, T.B. Moore…..Miss Bridget Leonard, Bathurst and her brother Patrick visited their uncle H. McKumiskey on Sunday last.

Perth Courier, May 19, 2006

Lanark Links:  A number of the friends and acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell, St. Andrew’s Church, met on Tuesday evening at the residence of Mrs. Wright to spend a social evening with them before they leave for Michigan where they propose residing in the future.  As Mrs. Campbell has been long and favorably known in this community and has for many years taken an active interest in church where here many friends too this opportunity to show their esteem for her and their appreciation of her work by presenting her with a pair of gold rimmed spectacles, a silk umbrella and a silver pickle cruit.

Middleville:  Mrs. Thomas Manson presented her husband with a baby girl on the 15^th (?)…..Mr. W. Givans died at Clayton on the 10^th inst., and was buried in the Rosetta Cemetery.  He lived for many years on a farm on the 12^th Line Lanark. He was a Presbyterian in religion.  The Rev. W.S. Smith of Middleville performed the ceremony.

Perth Courier, May 26, 1899

Last week Miss Jean Drummond, daughter of R.J. Drummond, manager, Bank of Montreal in this town, accompanied by her aunt Miss Drummond, of Ottawa, left on a trip to Great Britain, sailing on the steamship Lake Superior.  They took their bicycles along and intend spending at least three months on the grip a good portion of which will be spent meandering through the beautiful parts of Great Britain on their wheels.  They may also make a brief visit to the continent.

Robert Meighen, of Lake of the Woods, was in town Monday.  Mr. Meighen is a strenuous advocate of an improved system of transportation from Ft. William to Montreal and of canal enlargement on the St. Lawrence and upper lakes waterways. In Fact, Mr. Meighen was one of the first to seize upon the importance of these as trade and commerce factors in Canada.  Consequently he and the Dominion Government are in accord on the policy they have adopted on the internal transportation question.

Perth Courier, June 2, 1899

A few years ago R.T. Moodie son of Thomas Moodie, North Elmsley, and Miss Mary McLenaghan, daughter of John McLenaghan of this town left here as missionaries to China under the auspices of the China Inland Mission.  Both had their career preparation study and their work in that land of heathen darkness and both withstood the trials and hardships of the work allotted to them and of the changed conditions of living among such people and are both alive and well today. We have the further pleasing things to say about the youthful missionaries and that is that the young couple were made man and wife on the 8^th of March and that their work as missionaries has now the comfort of companionship in that country where there are so few English speaking people to talk to or associate with.  We have been permitted to make extracts from a note received from the city of Pao Ning now so interesting to the young couple.  “The happy event took place on Wednesday, march 8 at 10:30 am.  The friends in Pao Ning were exceedingly kind sparing neither trouble or expense to make everything pass off pleasantly.  They are English church people in Nao-Ping and the service was all according to the usage of the Anglican Church.  The marriage took place in the church and the church was beautifully decorated with cherry blossoms and evergreens.  While the wedding march was played, the bride arrived and was met by Mr. Cassels who led her up the aisle and gave her away.  The ceremony was performed by Bishop Cassels and there were eleven persons present at the service—that is all the foreigners in Pao-Ning.  They sang the very beautiful hymn “The Voice That Breathes O’er Eden.”  The bishop spoke very beautifully from the text “God Hath Joined Together”.  After the service the company were taken away in chairs, to Bishop Cassel’s house where the wedding breakfast was prepared. The dining room and table were beautifully decorated with ferns, cherry blossoms, violets, etc. and the table laden with good things.  There were roasts of mutton, roast chicken, chicken pies, fried sweet potatoes, turnips, carrots, celery, salad, and other vegetables.  For the second course there was plum pudding with almond sauce, mince pie and jam torte.  Then came cake, jellies of all kinds, orange and lemon jellies, colored white, yellow and pink chocolates making a very pretty variety of colors.  Last but not least came the bride’s cake which looked quite imposing in the centre of the table with its ornaments and flower decorations.  The table was laden with silver and china and glass and the linen was spotless and elegant.   Bishop Cassels is rich and does not live in the way missionaries have to.  The bride’s cake and wedding breakfast was given by him and his wife and other missionaries in Pao Ning.  He would take no wedding fee nor would anyone take anything for all the trouble and expense of the occasion.  It was the greatest joy of them to be able to serve their fellow man.  Besides this, Bishop Cassels gave the young couple a nice sedan chair.”

Perth Courier, June 2, 1899

 John Dunlop of Pembroke Township, we regret to hear, is troubled with a cancer in the lower hip.  Mr. Dunlop is about 83 years of age but apart from the cancer is in excellent health.  Mr. Tennant of Chalk River who, a couple weeks ago, treated Charles Cornwith so successfully for the same condition, came down on Monday and hopes to effect a cure in Mr. Dunlop’s case in a short time.  Observer

Perth Courier, June 9, 1899

The following students from this section have passed successfully at the recent law school exams at Toronto:

First Year:  J.O. Caras(?) and W.M. Ewart of Smith’s Falls; C.A.R. Dulmage of Almonte; T.A. Burgess (nephew of Mrs. A.W. Bell of this town); E.P. Gleason, Ottawa, the well known athlete.

Second Year:  W.N. Munro of Carlton Place with honors and a $40 purse.

Finals:  R.G. Affleck, formerly of this place and J.C. McIntosh, brother of Messrs Collin and W. McIntosh of this town, the latter having since been called to the Bar.

Among the successful students in the exam of third year candidates at the late convocation were E.B. Mitchell and Miss Laura Mason of this town.

A fatal case of diphtheria occurred on the Scotch Line Tuesday night the victim being an 11 year old son of Robert Brash.

According to an old resident of Fitzroy, at one time, when that locality was first settled by pioneers, there was but one darning needle in the whole county and not another procurable in the whole county nearer than Perth, 50 miles away.  That needle was a public possession, nearly twenty different housewives depended upon it for coarse sewing and mending and each separate household had the use of it for one day every three weeks.  Upon one occasion the woman having temporary use of the needle stuck it in a holder in the apron pocket and set off on a long journey to the grist mill riding with her bag of grain on horse back.  The road was rough and the needle jolted out.  It was a public calamity and women and children went out to search the forest for the needle.  The task seemed hopeless but at length a small girl spied the treasure and old Fitzroy turned out to rejoice.  We can scarcely realize such privation now though no doubt our pioneer grandmothers could tell us many a strange story of similar lack of actual necessities.  Almonte Times

Fallbrook

For the Courier

Fair Fallbrook I loved thee, I loved thee!

Thy hills and thy vales are dear to me still

And oft in my dreams I wander besides

Thy sweet flowing streams and sparkling river.

I visit again the silent old mill

With ponderous wheel far back in the wood

And watch the lithe minnows desporting below

Or start at the sound of fluttering brood

I hear the glad songs of children at play

Beneath the trees by the school on the hill

With garlands bedecked they carol their rounds

To the rumbling sound of the mill.

Thy wildflowers bloom on upland and lea

Over hillside, valley and glade

While bright waters flash in sunlight at noon

And thy warblers sing in the shade.

The wild deer starts at the sounding horn

And bounds for the forest afar

While hunter and hound now follow a hunt

And return with the evening star.

The Indian brave with his dusky maid

Silently seeks his wigwam retreat

In birchen canoe he threads thy bright stream

And rests where the waters meet.

I follow each pathway traversed or old

With the pines and the larch overhead

I hear the same songs that were sung to me then

And a tear trickles down, a tear for the dead.

Perth Courier, June 16, 1899

Many of our residents will recollect “Christmas” or John Shaw, who has been a resident of Perth off and on for some years.  The Smith’s Falls Record says:  “Among the different people who have been attracted to Smith’s Falls from outside places during the past few weeks is John Shaw, who came here from Carleton Place.  He is commonly known as “Christmas” and leads rather an irregular life.  He works about sawing wood or any odd jobs he can get and for a day or two this week was at work in the dump at Victoria Park.  Last night at 10:00 he was anxiously trying Dr. McCallum for more work in the park; this morning comes word from Perth that he is heir to a quarter million dollars.  A rich relative in Dublin, Ireland just died and left him that amount.”

On Wednesday of last week at the noon hour while the men were at dinner, the steam sawmill at James Cameron’s, Harper, was found to be on fire.  Before the men could get back, the fire was beyond contest and the mill was destroyed.  The neighbors and many in town rendered financial aid in assisting Mr. Cameron to meet his loss.

Lt. Leslie McVicar, 19^th U.S. Infantry, was in town for a few days this week the guest of his grandmother Mrs. Robert Lochead.  He had recently come from active service in Puerto Rico and in a short time will go with his regiment to the Philippine Islands.  He brought with him a number of the Mauser rifle cartridges used by the Spanish which were taken from the Spanish dead and left half a dozen in our office.  He is a son of Peter McVicar, of Bruce County, formerly of Drummond.

Last Wednesday afternoon, when the air was extremely sultry, a thunder cloud passed over us, suddenly and without warning, burst with a terrible crash, striking terror into the bones of all nervously disposed.  The delivery wagon of Messrs. Mitchell and Cram, laden with egg cases ready for shipment, was standing before the Summit store and when the clap came the pony started and dashed across the street, colliding with the screen door of Mr. Knox and smashing a large pane of glass in Mr. Swann’s window and spilling several boxes of eggs on the sidewalk.  The horse then dashed across the street to Mr. Shaw’s, colliding with the electric light pole and overturning and smashing the wagon.  Some 60 dozen eggs were broken in all, besides other damage.  Carleton Place Herald.

Perth Courier, June 16, 1899

Wayside:  Miss B. Herlehey visited her sister Mrs. J.E. Dowdall on Sunday

Miss E. Baillie of Toronto visited her aunt Mrs. Weatherhead.

Henry Brown, of Clarkston, Michigan, is visiting his sister Mrs. James Bailey in town.  Mr. Brown left here 36 years ago for Michigan but always enjoys the visit to the old town.

Mrs. John McGrayne and 2 children of Detroit, took the early morning train on Tuesday for home after four months visiting with her mother Mrs. T. Reid and visiting around among friends in town.

J.M. Poole and bride of Toronto have been spending a couple days with friends in Carleton Place on their return from Montreal.  Mrs. Poole’s father, Adam Austin, was at one time a resident of Carleton Place but it is a generation since the time the Caldwell mill was built.  Carleton Place Herald

Gilbert Cannon has been in very poor health of late.  He has heart trouble and is under the care of a physician.  Mr. Cannon has been a familiar figure in town for a couple of generations or more and since his illness became severe he surely has been missed from our streets.  His many friends hope that his strong constitution may yet weather the gale.

Boyd’s:  Robert Willows of Lanark is visiting friends here.  William Sommerville of Quebec is visiting his sister Mrs. T. Jackson.

Perth Courier, June 23, 1899

A frightful blunder will often cause a horrible burn, cut, scald or bruise.  Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, the best in the world, will kill the pain and promptly cure it.  Cures all sores, fever sores, ulcers, boils, felons, corns and skin eruptions.

Wayside:  On Tuesday, the funeral of Mrs. Salway(?), daughter of Jacob Power, passed through here and was largely attended.

 Christie’s Lake:  Well, Mr. Editor, with your permission I will enter my sanctum and give you a rough account of what is going on at the lake.  R.W. and Joe Marks, May A. Bell,  Mrs. R. W. Marks and Master Georgie of Marks’ Brothers Co., #2, are enjoying a three month vacation at the lake.  They are reorganizing their company in September, either at Perth or Ogdensburg, N.Y. and will tour the western states next season, playing the large towns and cities.  Rev. Father O’Brien’s picnic at Elliott on Saturday was well patronized.  They report a good time.  His Reverence must have ordered the day as it was nice.  Mack, Ernie and Joe Marks took in the picnic at Joe Davis’ grove, Oso, given by Rev. Mr. Smith (Anglican), Sharbot Lake. Ho, for a bicycle!! What can compare to a bicycle rum from Perth to Christie’s Lake on a fine day and then cool off with a stroll over the green hills or a stretch under a nice, shady tree; or better still, a pull on the lake.  But oh! What an appetite!  Won’t you relish one of Mrs. Anderson’s wholesome dinners.  Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Marks are enjoying their beautiful cottage, Red Cedar Villa and will give an “at home” in the near future.  Ed Williamson, the genial clerk of the Hicks House and Mrs. Ed Williamson and family have rented Nicholas Andison’s beautiful little cottage on Fern Cliff and are enjoying a two week outing.  The sailing canoe “Marvel” purchased by Joe Marks at Peterboro is a beauty and skims over the lake like a swan.  Messrs. Drummond and Farrell of Perth, called at the upper end of the lake on Sunday.  The Christie’s Lake House is in for a big run this season.  Numerous applications have come in for room and board.   Mr. Anderson, owing to an increase in patronage, is obliged to erect another building with six spacious sleeping apartments.  On the top of this building there will be a deck or look out with a rail on which hammocks will be swung and easy chairs for the comfort of the guests.  Mrs. S. Hart and family, Toronto, have applied for rooms again this season.  Mrs. Mendels, Perth, with friends from Montreal, will be among the guests.  H.M. Shaw, merchant, Perth, has arranged for a party of ten and numerous others are looking for accommodations.  The parties who broke into Mrs. Drummond’s cottage, Ruby Island, and helped themselves to working utensils, etc., should have been thoughtful enough to return them to the cottage and not leave them lying around the island.  Mrs. Drummond would be very much obliged if they would return the hatchet.  Fred Hicks will be a patron of the lake this summer. We hear that Fred is going to build a cottage on his island.  Several of the young ladies drove to the Christie’s Lake House Saturday evening after Father O’Brien’s picnic and enjoyed a nice social hop in Anderson’s dancing hall.  Joe Marks has selected a building lot on the little bay opposite Red Cedar Villa, commanding a splendid view of the lake.  Joe calls I the “Bachelor’s Retreat” and will be erecting a cottage on it shortly.  Fishing is good on the lake at present.  John R. Patterson joined the great majority on Friday, June 9 after a year’s sickness.  The funeral was held here on Sunday, June 11.  His remains were interred in White’s Church cemetery.  Mr. Dickson, Sharbot Lake, performed the last rites.  Well, Mr. Editor, as soon as the corn gets advanced enough to attract the coons we will write you to come out to join us in a good old time coon hunt.  At present we are obliged to forgo the luxury.  June 19, 1899 Rusticus

Mrs. David Lucas of Smith’s Falls, seems to be one of the strong minded women of the land and she underwent a trial on the 10^th inst., before Judge Senkler in the court house here for assisting Dr. W. J. Anderson, also of Smith’s Falls, while visiting her house professionally.  The woman seemed to have an antipathy for the doctor and when he was leaving the house, gave him a hearty push which threw him violently to the ground, hurting him considerably.  The doctor seems to not be blamable in any way in the matter; and in considering the case, after the evidence, the judge found the prisoner guilty and she was ordered to give a bill in two sureties of $200 each to keep the peace for two years.

The Perth Infantry Company left for their two weeks drill at the camp at Niagara on Tuesday afternoon by the 1:00 train via Sharbot Lake and Kingston.  The officers and non commissioned men were:  Capt. J.M. Balderson; 1^st Lt. J.M. Hall; 2^nd Lt. Robert Mitchell; Color Sgt. Redmond; Sgt. Armour, Leaver and Dorway; Corporals Hughes, Deacon, Bateman and Barr.  Sgt. Dorway and Corp. Barr and a dozen or so privates belong to the Lanark section of the company.  Bandmaster William Irons goes out in charge of the 42^nd Battalion Band and his brother David Irons of Montreal also a very competent musician goes out as one of the clarionette players.  Ex-Capt. W.M. Kellock left with the company as guest of the officers.  The company comprises a rather superior lot of men this year, there having been no difficulty in getting recruits for the Niagara camp picnic.  The men looked particularly smart and bright in their new, scarlet uniforms which all seemed to be a good fit.  The volunteers were taken to Kingston on a special train after the departure of the afternoon trail from the east and were carried from there to Niagara by steamer.  The train on arrival here had on the Almonte, Carleton Place, and Smith’s Falls companies of red coats—mostly young men full of fun and noise.  Lt. Col. McKay of Carleton Place is in command of the battalion.

Mrs. T. Blair of Clayton is visiting at her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Thompson in town.

Mrs. Thomas Jerome after a visit of some weeks wither parents here, Mr. and Mrs. John Scott, left for home at Nelson, B.C. by the Imperial Limited.

Mrs. W.W. Howe of Worcester, Mass., arrived here on Thursday afternoon for a visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. A.F. Consitt, Scotch Line.

Gentlemen are you bald?

Don’t miss seing Professor Dorenwend’s famous Art Hair Coverings demonstrated by him.  He will be at the Hicks House, Perth, on Friday, July 7 with toupees and wigs that are so perfect in construction that when placed in position on any bald head will defy detection.

Perth Courier, June 39, 1899

W.B. Hart, ticket agent at Perth for the C.P.R., sold tickets to the following for passage on Tuesday to Manitoba points and return:  Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allan, Scotch Line; George Palmer, North Burgess; Mrs. Walter Cunningham, North Elmsley; Mrs. James Shaw of Drummond; James Nichol, Calgary; Miss Ritchie of Bathurst (to Crookston, Minn.); and on Wednesday to Mrs. W.A. Moore, Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Jamieson to St. Paul and return.

Scotch Line:  Where is your last year’s correspondent that he is not keeping you and your readers who are interested in us posted up with what is going on here?  Rather than have you not know I sent you a few items.  There are still some improvements this year again here:  Andrew Sym put up a barn on the lot he bought from F. Spalding’ Robert Hughes is putting up a bank barn on the lot he is living on; A. Consitt put up a good kitchen to his dwelling house; William Allan put up a good kitchen to the miller’s house and raised the ceiling upstairs which made a great improvement; William Thompson is fixing up a house likewise which looks well; John Fraser finished up an ice house and cold storage this spring to keep his Saturday night and Sabbath milk in with fresh meat, butter, etc.,--it answers the purpose well and he is now building a silo for his corn; and our neighbor Archie McLean is also building a silo and shed to his bank barn; James W. Moodie is shingling his barn anew; James Taylor has shingles laid down for his barn and shed.  Robert Allan and wife started on Tuesday morning on a trip to Dakota to see their daughter Mrs. J.McKerracher and to Manitoba to see his brothers James, Francis and Alexander and other friends and acquaintances.  Our cheese factory is still doing well with J. Wiltse(?) has cheese maker.  This is his 9^th consecutive year with us. We had a nice steady rain on Wednesday for which we should be thankful as it was getting pretty dry here.

Althorpe:  The social held here on Wednesday evening, 23^rd, was a decided success and our young people are indeed worthy of praise for their good work—the program being the best part of the evening and was read as follows:  A selection from the chair; reading by Miss Sadler; address by Rev. Mr. Bryon of Westport which brought down the house with laughter; quartet with Miss Sadler, Miss L. Dowdall, Messrs. W. Dowdall and W.A. Norris “While Shepherd’s Watch Their Sheep”; recitation by the pupils, chorus by choir; reading by Miss Bertha Dowdall; wand drill by the scholars; solo by Miss Sadler and Miss Dowdall; recitations by three little girls, Laura Norris, Violet Dowdall and Billy Dowdall—What Little Girls Are Made Of; chorus by the choir; dialogue by four girls—Misses H. and K. Norris, Miss H. Byrne, teacher and Miss L.E. Fournier—The New Sunday School Scholar; recitations by Georgina Norris; duet by Misses Sadler and Dowdall; tableaux.  The program was lengthy yet well prepared.  Many from a distance were present.

Fred Fulford informs us that there will be but very little honey this year owing to the lack of nectar in the flowers caused by the dryness of the season and many severe frosts.

Watson’s Corners:  Miss Emma Scott has returned after spending a couple weeks with her sister Mrs. D. McKerracher of Fallbrook.  Thomas Davidson got kicked by a horse last week.  Mrs. D. McQuat is now able to drive out.  John Easton is recovering.  John Paul is also recovering.

Posted: 10 March, 2006.