Perth Courier Obituaries
supplied by Christine M. Spencer of Northwestern University, Evanston, Il., USA.
Transcriber’s
note: There
probably are errors in dates,
etc in the below transcriptions. Please
use the below information as a starting point only and verify by other sources
Perth
Courier, July 6, 1894
Clark—Died, on Saturday, 23rd
June, John Clark, eldest son of Mr.
James Clark, 5th Line Bathurst, aged 34(?) 31(?).
The Carleton Place Herald, speaking of
the death of Daniel Wilson of Lanark
Township on the 25th (?) June, says: “Mr. Wilson was 68 years of age and was born on the farm on
which he died. In 18?? He was
married to Catherine Halfpenny and to them ten children were born:
Mrs. A. Cochrane and Mrs. Angus Sutherland, Jr., Ramsay; Thomas G. Wilson
of Fitzroy; Robert C. Wilson of Almonte; Jas. W.S. Wilson of Fitzroy; Sarah
Jane, William, Lewis, Howard D. and Hattie H. and Mamie at home who with his
wife and two brothers are left to mourn his loss.
Mr. Wilson was of a retiring disposition and never came to prominence
before the public in any official capacity but as a quiet, earnest, and
consistent Christian he won the highest esteem and respect of those who knew
him. He was a member of the
Presbyterian Church
Perth
Courier, July 13, 1894
Gillan—Died, at Renfrew on Saturday,
30th June, Elizabeth Lester
Gillan, wife of Mr. John Gillan, aged 72.
Sullivan—Died, at Pembroke on the 24th inst., Nancy Davidson Sullivan, relict of the late Timothy Sullivan, formerly of North Elmsley and Perth in her 77th year.
(Transcriber’s
note: See the Comings and Goings
section of the July 20 issue also.)
Brace—Died, at Muskegon, Michigan on
the 24th June, of diabetes, Charlotte
Brace, beloved wife of Mr. Timothy Brace, formerly of Scheneaux(?) Rapids,
Renfrew County.
Donegan—Died, at Chicago on Tuesday, 3rd
June, Charles Donegan, formerly of
Perth, son of Mr. Patrick Donegan, Smith’s Falls, aged 27.
McDonald—Died, at Ramsay on the 9th
July, Margaret McDonald, daughter of
Mr. Lachlan McDonald, aged 24.
Wilson—Died, at Carleton Place on the
10th July, Alexander Wilson,
aged 44.
Gilmour—Died, at the residence of her
son-in-law, Alan Naismith, Ramsay on the 7th July, Jane
Lindsay Gilmour, wife of Mr. John Gilmour, (New England), aged 79.
Alexander
Condie, son of Mr. Malcolm Condie of Smith’s
Falls, farmer, died at Deloraine, Manitoba from the effects of a bowel complaint
on the 15th June, aged 38.
On Monday last a telegram from Clinton to E. W. Smith of this town conveyed the melancholy tidings that A.H. Manning, barrister of that town had died the previous day. The late Mr. Manning was born in Wales on the 8th August, 1856(?) and was therefore in the 38th year of his age. More than twenty years ago he with the rest of the family became a resident of this town and remained here until he left to complete his law studies which he began in the office of the firm Jamieson and Grieg. The deceased was gifted far beyond the lot of ordinary men and excelled both as a platform speaker and as a vigorous and polished newspaper writer. He was an active member of the Methodist Church and took a lead both in temperance and other social questions that had for their objective the material, moral and religious improvement of the people. He was in politics a strong Liberal and did yeoman service for the Liberal cause in West Huron not only as president of the Reform Association but also as a platform speaker having few superiors as a campaigner. In 1880 after completing his legal studies he settled down to practice his profession in Clinton as a member of the firm of Manning and Scott. The disease that led to his death was lung trouble to which he had been more or less subject for years. Two or three years ago he contracted a cold which took so deadly a hold on his lungs that not even a residency in Florida for some time availed. His remains were interred at Clinton on Tuesday. He leaves behind him a widow, two children, the mother, one brother (Walter, who also lives in Clinton), Mrs. J.N. Smith of Ramsay and Mrs. Dr. Amos of Exetor. Almonte Gazette
Perth
Courier, July 20, 1894
Gemmill—Died, at Perth on Tuesday morning, 19th July, Robert Gemmell, in his 85th year.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
We have just time to announce before
going to press the death of our aged townsman Robert
Gemmell which occurred about 2:00 on Thursday morning from an attack of
diarrhea. He was born near Glasgow,
Scotland, 85 years ago and was a resident of Perth for over sixty years. He was one of our best residents and most respected citizens
and was head of the firm of R. Gemmell and Son, woolen manufacturers.
Code—Died, at Boyd’s Settlement on the 14th July, Albert Code, aged 38.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
The Carleton Place Herald of the 18th
July says that Albert Code of
Boyd’s Settlement, son of Thomas Code, Sr., died Friday morning.
The deceased was married and leaves a wife and family.
He was only 38 years of age.
Latimer—Died, at Carleton Place on the 12th July, James Latimer, aged 33(?) 35(?).
Elsewhere in the same paper:
The death of James Latimer which occurred on Thursday afternoon last about 3:00 was one of the saddest it has been our duty to record for some time. In fact, it is hard to realize that he, so genial, so healthy, apparently so strong, has departed forever but it is so. Mr. Latimer was ill only a fortnight but few outside the family knew of the sickness until a few days previous to his demise when his condition became serious. The fatal disease was typhoid fever which took a violent grasp upon the strong man from the first and baffled medical skill. The deceased was the youngest son of Robert Latimer and was 35 years of age. During the past four years he has held the position of warper in the Hawthorne Woolen Mill and was held in the highest esteem both by his fellow workmen, his employers and his companions for his manly virtues and kind disposition. He leaves a wife and three children, one son and two daughters to mourn his loss as a loving husband and affectionate father. The funeral took place on Saturday morning to St. Fillian’s Cemetery and was largely attended the members of the Mississippi Lodge of A.O.U.W. of which order the deceased was a member turned out largely and headed the procession. The pall bearers were Messrs. J.M. Masson, W.R. Campbell, H. Kemp, George Wedge, D.L. Henry and H. McArthur. The services at the house and grave were conducted by Rev. A.A. Scott of whose congregation Mr. Latimer was a member. Carleton Place Herald (The deceased was a younger brother of W.F. Latimer of Perth)
Riley—Died, at Prospect on the 10th
July, William Riley aged 60 years, 6
months and 10 days.
McLaren—Died, on Tuesday, 17th July, Frances Thornton McLaren, relict of the late Mr. William McLaren, North Elmsley, aged 81(?) 84(?).
Elsewhere in the same paper:
On Tuesday of this week another of our
oldest residents Mrs. William McLaren
of North Elmsley at the town limits passed away at the age of 84 years.
The deceased was a native of County Kilkenny, Ireland and came to Canada
with her parents in 1823. Her
maiden name was Frances Thornton and her father on coming to this local, settled
on a farm in North Elmsley towards Port Elmsley.
It is just about two months since she lost her aged life partner and an
extended obituary notice published then will apply to a great extent to her case
also. Soon after the death of her husband she had two falls and
these hastened her death perhaps by some years, as her health and constitution
had been remarkably good before this for one so old. Her funeral to Elmwood Cemetery on Wednesday afternoon was
largely attended and the services were performed at the house and grave by Rev.
D. Currie of Knox Church. Her
family are eleven in number all of whom except one (James) survive.
There are few now left of the old settlers.
Jones—Died, at Balderson on Thursday
morning, 19th July, Alice
Butler Jones, relict of the late Joseph Jones, aged 61(?) 64(?).
Arkinson—Died, at Millerton, New York, on the 13th (?) 15th (?) July, George Arkinson, only son of the late Robert Arkinson, aged 27.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
On Wednesday last the sad news came to
town to his mother that George Arkison,
only son of Mrs. Robert Arkison, had died suddenly in his bed in Millerton, New
York during the previous night from apoplexy.
The body was brought to Perth on Wednesday and buried in Elmwood Cemetery
at 2:30 that afternoon it being in charge of A. Phillips.
The deceased was a young man only 27 years of age.
Morris—Died, at Perth on Wednesday, 18th
July, Hanna Morris, widow of the late
James Morris, aged 71(?) 74(?).
The Brockville Recorder of the 14th
July gave the following obituary notice of the late William Fitzsimmons of that town, uncle of John Cox and Miss Cox of
the Tay Canal Locks. He died on
Friday last: “The deceased was
born in Donegal on the 4th March, 1819 and came to Canada with his
parents in 1823. His father who had
served in the Peninsular War, had received his discharge and came to Canada and
settled in Perth where he lived for 27 years.
In 1851 he removed to Brockville living with his son, now deceased.
William Fitzsimmons at an early age attended the district grammar school
and at the age of 12 left to enter the employ of Malcolm McPherson of Perth, a
contractor, where he remained until he was 18 years of age after which he worked
in Kingston, Ogdensburg and other cities. In
18?? He married Anne Taylor of Kingston and the result of this union was a large
family namely: Mrs. John Taylor of
Rochester; Mrs. W. A. (illegible last name); the late Mrs. Fred Drury; Miss
Harriett, Miss Susie, Herbert and Charles A. Fitzsimmons of Brockville; Mrs. H.
Starns(?) of Montreal; Mrs. Quartermaine of Renfrew; William A. Fitzsimmons of
British Colombia. In 1841(?) he
settled in Brockville and successfully carried on business as a contractor and
builder and became a prominent figure in public affairs.
In connection with the late Col. Wylie and the late Dr. Reynolds, he
assisted in pushing to conclusion the effort to improve the public school
buildings and the Victoria School is one of the results of his labors.
In 1847 Mr. Fitzsimmons was elected to the town council known then as the
Board of Police and occupied a seat there for many years.
Eight years ago he was mayor. He
represented the riding eight years in the Ontario legislature and it was he who
so narrowly defeated C.F. Fraser in 1867(?).
In 1871(?) he was re-elected, his opponent being the late J.D. Buell, but
in 1875 was defeated by Col. Cole. In
1878 he was elected to the House of Commons and at the conclusion of his term
was appointed postmaster of the town of Brockville to succeed the late John
Crawford which position he has filled to the satisfaction of the general public. In 1872 Mr. Fitzsimmons died and some ten years ago Mr.
Fitzsimmons married the widow of the late James Denny and she died about a years
since. Though a strong Conservative
in politics Mr. Fitzsimmons numbered his many friends among all classes and he
death is deplored by all alike.”
On Thursday, 12th July, the remains of one of the oldest residents of North Sherbrooke Hugh Adam, were laid to rest in Crawford Cemetery. The deceased was born in Paisley, Scotland in 1804 and with his wife and family came to Canada in 1858 settling on a farm in North Sherbrooke. He has lived with his sons up to the month of March when he went on a visit to his son-in-law David F. Ferguson. While there his health which had begun to fail, continued to go rapidly downhill and on the night of the 10th July he passed peacefully into his rest at the ripe old age of 90 years and 3 months. His faculties wee good up to the last. In religion he had been from boyhood a member of the Presbyterian Church and in politics a Reformer.
Perth
Courier, July 27, 1894
McCraig—Died, at Dalkeith, Ontario on
the 12th July, the wife of Mr.
John McCraig and daughter of the late Neil McVean, North Sherbrooke, aged 30
years, 4 months and 2 days.
Barber—Died, at Perth on Friday, 20th
July, Mary Barber, aged 83.
Ferguson—Died, at Manitou, Manitoba,
on Tuesday, 17th July, John
Ferguson, formerly of Montague, aged 53.
Rice—Died, at Drummond on Monday, 23rd
July, Edward Rice, in his 69th
year.
W.
F. Bolton of Newboro, suffering from cancer, died
on Tuesday last. He was 80 years of
age.
Two aged members of the Labron family, Mrs. George Cox of Ramsay and Mrs. James Morris of Perth died last week at advanced ages. The family came from Yorkshire, England.
(Note:
From the next issue of the Courier:
In reference to the death of two elderly people mentioned in the last
issues, a few errors crept in. A
relative furnishes us with the facts as follows:
Mrs. George Cox was a daughter of the late Thomas Labron.
Mrs. James Morris was Hannah
Trueman daughter of the late Samuel Trueman, formerly of Perth.
She was a sister of Mrs. Dowson of Perth.)
Transcriber’s note: The following obituaries in this issue were previously transcribed:
Robert
Gemmell
Edward
Rice
John
McCullough
Edmund
Spellman’s children
Mrs.
James McLeod
Perth
Courier, August 3, 1894
Freeman—Died, at Bathurst on the 29th
July, Mary Freeman, youngest daughter
of Mr. Jas. Freeman, 9th Line Bathurst, aged 16.
Lambert—Died, at Perth on Monday
morning, 30th June, Joseph
Xavier Lambert, infant son of Mr. Frances Lambert, aged 4 months.
Code—Died, at Scotch Corner’s
Beckwith on the 26th July, Jane
Morris Code, widow of the late George Code, aged 86(?).
Ferguson—Died, at the Derry on the 18th
July, Mary A. Ferguson, daughter of
the late R.N. Ferguson, aged 32.
Chapman—Died, at Ironwood, Michigan on
the 25th (?) July, Margaret
Elizabeth Chapman, daughter of the late Mr. John Chapman of Ramsay, aged 26.
Jones—Died, at Balderson, Mrs.
Jones, relict of the late Mr. Joseph Jones and sister of Messrs. George and
William Butler of this town, aged 64.
Second Line Drummond—Again death has
visited us and claimed one of its own. On
Saturday morning, Mrs. Richard Cullen
after a brief illness passed away at the age of 67.
A short while before her death she went to visit her brother Michael Bell
where she took sick and died. The
deceased was a daughter of the late Capt. Bell.
She leaves behind her a husband and three sons Henry, Christopher and
Alfred all grown to manhood the second oldest being married.
The funeral which was large, took place from her brother’s residence on
Saturday to Elmwood Cemetery, Perth.
Watson’s Corners—It is our painful
duty to chronicle the death of Miss Mary
Lorimer on Wednesday last. The
deceased had been in poor health the past ten or twelve years but though very
poorly at times the end came very suddenly.
The funeral on Friday was very large.
Rev. J.A. McConnell and Rev. J.M. McIlroy conducted the funeral services.
Mr. Jas. Young of Lanark took charge of the funeral.
The deceased was very highly esteemed by all her acquaintances and will
be very much missed. Although an
invalid for so long, our loss is her infinite gain for she was a child of the
King. So He giveth His beloved sleep.
McGregor—Died, at Victoria, British Columbia on the 15th July, Fortune McGregor, beloved wife of the late Peter McGregor, aged 86.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
The Central Canadian says: "Mrs. James McGregor received a letter from Victoria, B.C. on Monday morning informing her of the death of Mrs. Fortune McGregor who about 17 years ago moved away from Carleton Place with her stepson Archibald McGregor, who some time before had been burned out in the little old frame shop where Mr. Cole’s hardware store now stands. They went to Winnipeg and enjoyed the great blessings of the boom. Then they went on to Victoria where he is in the hardware business. Two years ago the old lady, being about to return downstairs in the dark after her glasses which she had forgotten, fell to the bottom and dislocated her hip bone since which time she has been slowly failing. Mrs. McGregor was first married to Mr. Grant in Innisville. She next married Squire McGregor who owned and occupied the Thackaberry, now the McNeely farm on the lake shore. She had three children by her first marriage, Mrs. Archibald McGregor, Mrs. John McLean and John Grant. There was one daughter by the second marriage Mrs. Peter McEwen who lives in Dakota.”
Also elsewhere in the same paper:
Mrs.
Peter McGregor died in Victoria, B.C. last week
and was buried there on the 25th (?) July. She was one of the pioneer settlers of Beckwith and was a
woman of remarkable vitality until a few years ago when an accident brought on
an illness that caused her death.
The news has reached us of the death in
Arnprior on Sunday afternoon of Jas. H.
Adams, formerly of this town. Mr.
Adams had a severe attack of typhoid fever last year which brought other
troubles in its train, partial paralysis resulting. Mr. Adams has suffered a long time. The funeral will take place this afternoon.
Mr. Adams was insured in the Odd Fellows Relief Association.
Carleton Place Herald
Last evening Mrs. Joseph Gascoe who has been in feeble health for some time
gently passed away. She is one of
the oldest inhabitants of town and was well known
for her kindness of heart and genial disposition.
Mrs. Gascoe was a Shamiour, sister of Mrs. John McKechnie and Miss Julia
Shamiour. She was first married to
Mr. Woods, a farmer in the Athens district and her children from this marriage
are Mrs. A. Bean of Watertown, New York and D.F. Woods of this place.
Her second husband was Joseph Gascoe and Miss Gascoe is the only
surviving child of this marriage. Mr.
Gascoe is also confined to his bed and his recovery is very doubtful.
He is also one of the oldest inhabitants having made axes with R.S.
Collins at the time the canal was made. Smith’s
Falls Echo, 31st July
Perth
Courier, August 10, 1894
Childerhouse—Died, at Horton, on
Thursday, 26th July, Mr.
William Childerhouse, aged 83.
Burrows—Died, at Prospect on the 27th
July, Dotta(?) Parks, beloved wife of
William Burrows, aged 27.
Wrathal—Died, at Bathurst on
Wednesday, 8th August, Mr. George
R. Wrathal, aged 81.
Abercrombie—Died, at Montreal, on
Tuesday, 7th August, William
Abercrombie of North Burgess, aged 62.
Adams—Died, at Arnprior on Sunday, 29th
July, James H. Adams, aged 38 years
and 6 months.
McDonald—Died, at Ottawa on Sunday, 29th
July, Hugh Andrew McDonald, eldest
son of James McDonald of Arnprior, aged 28.
Perth
Courier, August 10, 1894
Buchan—Died, at Dalhousie, on the 17th
July, William Buchan, a native of
Crieff(?), Perthshire, Scotland, aged 83.
Ferguson—Died, on Sunday, 29th
July at 11:30 am at the General Hospital, Winnipeg, Robert Stanley Ferguson, Bouris, Manitoba, formerly of Almonte, aged
32.
Rosamund—Died, at Almonte on
Wednesday, 3rd August, James
Rosamund, Sr., in his 90th (?) year.
Warnock—Died, at his home in Dalhousie
on Monday, 6th August, Alexander
Warnock, aged 40.
Perth
Courier, August 17, 1894
Balderson:
The late Mrs. Jones passed
away on Thursday morning 19th July at the age of 64 years.
She had lived in our midst about 7 years and leaves a son and two
daughters to mourn her loss. She was a sister of Thomas Butler, 6th Line
Bathurst, and William and George Butler of Perth.
The Renfrew Mercury published the death
notice of William Childerhouse of
Horton at the age of 83. He was
born near Limerick, Ireland and came to Canada in 1832.
The Lapeer, Michigan Democrat of the 8th
August contains the following obituary of a lady who was formerly a resident of
the 2nd Line Drummond, Mrs.
McHose of that city. The
deceased was the youngest daughter of William Leaney(?) of Perth.
“One of the most sad and sudden deaths in Lapeer for some time, that of
Mrs. McHose, occurred at the resident of merchant John MacLennan last Saturday.
Death came so soon and unexpectedly that her friends were shocked, many
hardly realizing that she was even seriously ill.
She was taken with a slight sickness on Monday, which developed into
inflammation of the bowels and after suffering the most excruciating pain almost
continuously she died the following Saturday. The best of medical aid was constantly in attendance but fate
seemed against recovery. The
deceased had been for a number of years a popular young dress maker in this city
and always had a host of friends. Her
maiden name was Hattie Leaney and she was 30 years of age.
The funeral was held at the house on Monday, Rev. Mr. Trevitt officiated
and the remains placed in the vault at Mount Hope Cemetery.
The funeral was attended by a large concourse of friends and a large
number of flowers were sent.”
Jas. Rosamund, Sr., Dead
Almonte’s Oldest Citizen Goes To His Reward
From the Almonte Gazette
A week or two ago we announced the
illness of James Rosamund, Sr., little expecting we would so soon be called upon
to chronicle the news of his death which took place on Wednesday morning.
The old gentleman attended the Orange gathering here on the 12th
July and owing to the dampness of the day contracted a cold which was followed
by an attack of bronchitis and other troubles and after the wear of so many
years his constitution had not the vitality to withstand the attack of the
disease and shortly after midnight the end came calmly and peacefully.
Mr. Rosamund was born near Ballinamore,
County Leitrum, Ireland on the 14th Feb., 1805.
His parents were Bennett and Fanny Rosamund and his father followed the
three fold occupation of reed maker and linen weaver and farmer.
The subject of this sketch came to Canada in 1827 with his brother. The latter died at Prescott seven or eight years ago.
For about two years after coming to Canada, Mr. Rosamund lived at
Ogdensburg, New York where he learned the distillery business. In 1830 he
removed from New York to Carleton Place. In
1831 he was married to Margaret Wilson of Ramsay, a lady who although of
naturally an amiable and retiring disposition, has proved a faithful wife and
helpmate for one who has led such an active life as her husband.
Some years ago Mrs. Rosamund met with an accident from which she suffered
considerably for some time and which prevented her from going out much among her
friends but she is still hale and hearty although beyond the allotted three
score and ten years. Their marriage
has been blessed with seven children, four of whom survive namely Bennett, Mary
Ann (Mrs. A. Bell), William (of Cobourg), James and Rosaline (Mrs. De Hurd).
After coming to Carleton Place, Mr.
Rosamund was engaged in the distilling business for about three years and then
went into the sawmill and gristmill business in partnership with John McEwen.
Their mill was the only one in this section of the country at that time.
This partnership lasted for four years when it was dissolved and a new
one formed with Messrs. R. Bell and Company.
The new firm determined to extend their business and had a carding and
cloth – dressmaking establishment also the only one in this part of the
province. The firm rented the mills
in Carleton Place from Mr. Bolton for 16 or 17 years and continued for that time
in business in that village, which was then known as “Morphy’s Falls”.
In the course of time Mr. Rosamund went into the spinning, weaving and
manufacturing of such goods as satinettes, etoffes, etc.
These enterprising early manufacturers kept constantly adding to their
machinery and increasing their business and towards the close of their lease
wanted to buy or rent the water power but the owner Mr. McLaren of Beckwith
would do neither. Just then an
employee of Mr. Rosamund came to Almonte—at that time called
“Waterford”—and succeeded in forming a company known as the Ramsay Woolen
Manufacturing Company. Among those who held stock in this company were John Scott
and the late John Patterson who about the year 1853 or 1854 one year after the
company was formed, went to California but before going, disposed of their
shares in the company to Mr. Rosamund. The
mill was burned shortly afterwards.
In 1856 Mr. Rosamund moved to Almonte
and bought his present residence from Edward Mitcheson. After the mill was burned, a sale was called and the
site—the one on which the #2 mill is built—was knocked down to the late
Albert Tesky for about 90 pounds. Mr.
Tesky afterwards repented of his bargain and sold the water power to Mr.
Rosamund who built the #2 mill on it moving his machinery from Carleton Place to
Almonte in 1857. The #2 mill was
built in 1856 and additions were made to it afterwards by Messrs. Bennett and
William Rosamund who put in more machinery and gradually increased its capacity. In 1861, too close applications to business beginning to tell
on Mr. Rosamund’s health, he leased the business to his sons Bennett and
William and afterwards sold to them. In
1860, Mr. Rosamund and his sons formed a joint stock company with capital of
$100,000 to build a large mill which resulted in the erection of #3 mill.
When Mr. Rosamund retired from active business he retained an interest in
the #1 mill and at the time of his death was still a share holder in it.
He was also fro some time in the tanning business his tannery being
situated on the site of the present dye room of #1 mill.
Although always widely and actively engaged in business, Mr. Rosamund did
not forget his obligations as a citizen and was always ready to assume his share
of public duties. He was a member
of the Carleton Place School Board from 1833 until he removed to Almonte.
He has been an active and useful member of the Almonte School Board for
about 35 years and occupied a seat there ever since he came to town, with the
exception of a year and a half (about the year 1869) when he moved to Vineland,
New Jersey for the benefit of his health. He
has filled the position of Justice of the Peace for the County of Lanark
continuously for over a half century. He
was also a life long member of the board of the Ottawa Protestant Hospital.
Shortly after Mr. Rosamund took up residence in Almonte, he took an
active interest in the union Sunday school which was attended by churches of all
denominations. Later on he founded
St. Paul’s Sunday school of which he was superintendent for over twenty years.
He has always been a devoted member of the Anglican Church and was for
many years church warden or lay representative to the Synod for St. Paul’s
Church. He was an enthusiastic Orangeman, a strong Conservative in politics and
a great admirer of the late Sir John MacDonald.
Though Mr. Rosamund attained to a ripe old age he retained to a wonderful
degree the use of his mental as well as physical faculties, his mind to the last
being clear.
Perth
Courier, August 24, 1894
Brown—Died, at Perth on Wednesday, 22nd
August, Mary Ann Rose Brown, wife of
John Brown, aged 86. The funeral
will take place today the 24th inst., at 2:30 from her husband’s
residence on Craig Street to St. James Church and thence to Elmwood Cemetery.
Wright—Died, on Monday, 20th Aug., John Wright of Lanark Village, aged 79.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
Lanark Links: It is our sad duty to announce the death of John Wright, one of Lanark Village’s oldest residents.
The funeral took place on Tuesday last to the village cemetery and was
largely attended.
Middleville: John Rodger, son
of our esteemed townsman William Rodger, Esq., who has been ill for some months,
died on Wednesday last at his father’s house aged 30 years.
He was a excellent young man and bore his illness with Christian
fortitude. The funeral, which took
place on Friday, was a large one, to Rosetta Cemetery.
An impressive service was held at the house by Rev. Mr. Smith.
Perth
Courier, August 31, 1894
McDonald—Died, at Perth on Wednesday
morning, 29th Aug., Miss Catharine
McDonald. (no age given)
Borrowman—Died, at Saginaw, Michigan
on Sunday morning, 19th Aug., William
Leslie Borrowman, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Borrowman, aged 4 months and 26
days.
Free—Died, at North Elmsley on the 28th August, James Free, son of Mr. Rice Free, aged 19(?) years.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
Mr. Rice Free of North Elmsley is sadly bereaved this week by the death of his son James Free which occurred on Tuesday morning after a week’s illness from pneumonia of the lungs. The deceased was an exemplary young man and very popular among his acquaintances. The funeral took place yesterday, Thursday.
Ledger—Died, at Perth on Monday, 27th
Aug., Elizabeth Best Ledger, relict
of the late William Ledger, Esq., aged 93.
McFarlane—Died, at Perth on Tuesday
morning, 28th Aug., Tena
McMunn McFarlane, wife of Mr. John McFarlane, aged 22(?).
September
7, 1894
McGillivray—Died, at Ardoch, North
Dakota on the 28th (?) August, Margaret
Simpson McGillivray, relicet of the late Laughlin McGillivray, formerly of
the Scotch Line, aged 79.
Hicks—Died, at Perth on Tuesday
morning, 4th Sept., Robert
Hicks, aged 79.
Wright—Died, at Dalhousie, on
Wednesday evening, 5th Sept., Margaret
Wright, beloved wife of James Miller, aged 67 years.
Lanark Links: Death has again been in our midst. On Saturday last Mrs.
Doherty passed away. The
funeral was on Monday to the village cemetery.
Playfair:
We are sorry to record the death of Mrs.
Avery, which took place on Wednesday evening last.
Mrs. Avery was a daughter of Elijah Playfair of this village and was a
consistent member of the Methodist Church
Middleville: Mrs. Watts, an old
and respected resident of Middleville, died on Saturday last after a short
illness. Her husband predeceased
her about ten years ago. Both
taught in the public school here for several years.
The Rev. J.S. McIlraith of Balderson, in the absence of the pastor,
preached the funeral sermon in St. Paul’s Church.
The body was taken to Hopetown for interment.
Perth
Courier, September 14, 1894
Colligan—Died, at Perth on Saturday
morning, 8th September, Miss Ellen
Colligan, 78.
Deacon—Died, at Perth on Friday, 7th
September, Jane Griffith Deacon,
widow of the late George Deacon, aged 73.
Watson—Died, at Ottawa, on Saturday, 8th
September, Mr. George Watson, aged
47.
Robertson—Died, at Perth on Wednesday,
12th September, Mr. John
Robertson, aged 78. The funeral
will take place at 4:00 pm today, Friday, from the late residence on Gore Street
to the old Presbyterian Burying Ground.
The Herald says that Henry S. Young, 8th Concession Ramsay, died on Friday
last aged 71 years. He was born on
the sea while his parents were crossing the Atlantic to Canada, the family
settling below Appleton. The
deceased served his apprenticeship as a blacksmith in Perth afterwards removing
to Carleton Place and then to Ramsay. He
was twice married the first time to Rachel Dogherty and after her death to
Henrietta Price. Six of his sons
live in the States and two in Ramsay. He
was a Methodist and a Conservative.
Lanark Links: It is our sad duty this week to announce the death of Mrs. Jas. Miller which occurred on Wednesday, 5th September. The funeral took place on Friday afternoon to the Lanark Village Cemetery.
Her many friends from that section
regret the death of Mrs. James Miller of Dalhousie on Wednesday last after a
short illness. The deceased was a
sister of Benjamin Wright of Perth and was born in County Armaugh, Ireland in
1827 coming to Canada in 1844.
Robert
Hicks of this town died on Tuesday last after a
long period of ill health at the age of 79 years. He was a native of Enniskillen, Ireland and came to Canada
many years ago. He was deputy reeve
of Drummond for some years having lived at Innisville in the 80’s and was
assessor of Perth a few years ago. He
was a brother to William Hicks and uncle of Messrs. T.A. and John Code all of
Perth. He was a Methodist and a
Conservative.
Perth
Courier, September 21, 1894
Watson’s Corners—It becomes our
painful duty to chronicle the death of Alexander
Paul, which took place at his home Saturday night last.
Mr. Paul had been in poor health for more than a year, consumption having
claimed him for a victim. His
parents, brothers and sisters but especially his young wife and two children
have the heartfelt sympathy of the community.
The funeral took place today and was one of the largest ever seen in this
place. Mr. Young of Lanark took charge of the funeral and the Orange
Order to which the deceased belonged held their services at the grave.
Rev. J.A. McConnell, pastor, preached the funeral sermon from Romans
6:23.
Holliday—Died at Ardoch, North Dakota
on Thursday, 6th September, Ruby(?) Elliott Holliday, infant daughter of George W. and Isabella
Holliday, aged 3 months and 20 days.
A telegram announced the death of Dr.
W.J. Belton(?) of Conway, North
Dakota, and was received here on Monday last.
No particulars were given except that he died there.
Few young men were better known in the counties of Lanark and Renfrew
than Dr. Belton(?). He was born and
brought up at Clayton where his parents and some of the family still reside.
For quite a number of years the deceased taught school at Darling and
White Lake and Douglas in Renfrew County. Dr.
Belton(?) was a member of the Court Brookdale of the I.O.F., Clayton, the
beneficiary certificate being in favor of Miss Belton his sister who recently
went to Japan as a missionary. Dr.
Belton(?) was a comparatively young man being about 40 years of age. Almonte Gazette
John
Robertson, whose death was briefly announced in
our last issue was born in the village of Neilston near Glasgow, Scotland in the
year 1815 and came to Canada in 1842, having been a resident of this town for
the past 52 years. He was a
carpenter by trade and worked on many of the public and private buildings here.
He was twice married, his first wife being Lydia Fraser, sister of John
Fraser, ex reeve of Drummond; and his second marriage was to Catharine Morris,
who survives him. His eldest son Alexander Robertson and daughter Mrs. Labron
were his children by his first wife. The
deceased was a member of St. Andrews (Presbyterian) Church and a staunch
Liberal, an excellent citizen, respected by everyone.
We regret to learn of the death from
consumption of Mrs. Robert Beckett of
Smith’s Falls on Tuesday this week in her 36th year.
The deceased was the eldest daughter of John McCallum of this town and
formerly of North Elmsley and a sister of Messrs. Neil and Jas. McCallum of
Perth. The Echo says the deceased
was a woman of refinement possessing an amiable disposition with many shining
virtues.
Perth
Courier, September 28, 1894
Imeson—Died, at Glen Tay on the 21st
September, John Alexander Imeson,
twin son of Mr. George Imeson, aged 6 months, 2 days.
Mackie—Died, at the township of McNab
on the 14th (?) inst., Mrs.
David Mackie, 79, mother of Thomas Mackie of Pembroke.
James—Died at Benson(?) Mines, New
York on the 19th September, William
Mathies James, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. James, formerly of Darlilng, aged
21(?) days.
Duffield—Died, on Sunday morning, 16th
September, Margaret Moodie Duffield,
formerly of North Burgess, wife of George Duffield, Lombardy, aged 48(?).
Bell—Died, at Bathurst, on Thursday,
20th September, Esther
Wrathall Bell, wife of Mr. Thomas Bell, aged (illegible).
Gallagher—Died, in North Burgess on
Monday, 24th September, Annie
M. Gallagher, wife of Mr. John B. Keays, aged 23(?). (Transcriber’s note, I often see instances like this where
it looks like the maiden name is give as the deceased.)
Perth
Courier, October 5, 1894
Thompson—Died at Drummond on Thursday
morning, 4th October, Annie M.
Thompson, daughter of John R. Thompson, in her 18th year.
The funeral will take place at 1:00 Saturday afternoon from her
father’s residence 7th Line, to the cemetery.
Creighton—Died, at Dalhousie on the 21st
Sept., Henry Creighton, Lanark
Township, aged 29.
We regret to announce the death of Harry
Glein of Winnipeg on Tuesday, 28th September.
The deceased was a brother of John Glein, 3rd Line Drummond,
and left here for Winnipeg 19 years ago. His
death was caused by hemorrhage of the brain.
He was 51 years of age.
Clarke—Died, on Monday, 24th September, Samuel Clarke of Drummond, aged 89.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
One of the oldest residents of Drummond,
Samuel Clarke, 8th
Concession, died on Monday, 24th last at the age of 89 years.
Deceased was born in the township of North(?) of Irish parentage and was
married to Mary Horricks, daughter of an old English soldier who settled near
his parents. He leaves seven sons and two daughters, one son being Samuel
Clarke, carpenter of this town. He
was a Methodist in religion.
Graham—Died, at Perth on Tuesday, 2nd October, Richard Graham, aged 65(?).
Elsewhere in the same paper:
On Tuesday a quiet and worthy citizen Richard
Graham, grocer, died after a brief illness at the age of 63(?) years.
The deceased was a native of County Westmeath, Ireland and came to Canada
in 1846 living in Perth ever since. He
leaves a wife and family. Mr.
Graham was a member of the R.C. Church and always voted with the Liberals in
politics.
Harper—Another well known and respected residents of the 8th Line quietly passed away on Thursday, 20th September. The deceased was Mrs. Thomas Bell, mother of Alfred and Christopher Bell and Mrs. John Bowes and lived on the Line for 41 years.
One by one our loved ones lowly,
Pass beyond the bounds of time,
One by one among the holy,
Sing the victor’s song sublime.
One by one we shall gather,
Not as we have gathered here,
Bowed and broken—but they rather,
In eternal youth appear.
One by one our ranks are thinning,
Thinning here but swelling there,
One by one bright crowns are winning,
Crowns they shall forever wear.
Goodbye mother! We have loved thee
Tears and joys are ours today
You have gone, but we, the others,
Hasten on the shortening way.
Balderson—On Thursday, 20th
inst., Mrs. Thomas Bell an old
resident of the 8th Line Bathurst, passed away.
Besides her husband she leaves a family of five children all of whom are
settled in life.
Perth
Courier, October 12, 1894
Althorpe—Death has again visited in our neighborhood and has called away Ella Dowdall, daughter of Thomas Dowdall, after a long and lingering illness. Also, Mr. and Mrs. John Dowdall have to mourn the loss of their infant Stella May Dowdall taken away very suddenly.
Safe in the arms of Jesus
Safe on his gentle breast
Safe with the angels in Heaven
Our darling is gone to rest.
Watson’s Corners—It becomes our painful duty this week to chronicle the death of Mr. and Mrs. P. Fife’s youngest child which sad event took place on Monday morning at 2:00 after a couple of weeks of intense suffering from dropsy of the brain. Little Mary Hazel Fife had only seen three summers but she had endeared herself to very many beyond the family circle. She was an unusually bright and intelligent child full of life and vigor. This is the fourth child of Mr. and Mrs. Fife have been called to part with but what has been the loss to the parents has been the gain to the children.
Again I will hear those dear little feet
Pattering by which
Their music is thousand fold more sweet in the sky!
O Joy! To think their Father’s care
That holds them safe till I meet them
By and By.
Perth
Courier, October 19, 1894
Stewart—Died, at Innisville, on the 10th
September, Walter Stewart, aged 78.
McCallum—Died, at Carleton Place on
Wednesday, 10th October, Ann
Douglas McCallum, wife of Lachlin McCallum, aged 56.
Sutherland—Died at Perth on Wednesday,
17th October, Thomas T.
Sutherland, aged 16.
Perth
Courier, October 26, 1894
Jacobs—Died, in Numegate(?), on
Saturday, 13th October, Sarah
Blanche Jacobs, third daughter of Thomas Jacobs, Smith’s Falls, aged 23.
The Pilot Mound Sentinel of the 19th
October records the death of a former resident of Lanark Township and of Pailsey,
Ontario: “This week death has
removed Mrs. Blackburn at the age of
75(?) 73(?) years. She and her
husband were among the first to settle in Pilot Mound 15 years ago.
She was a friendly and excellent woman of amiable character and kind in
disposition and was respected and appreciated for her good qualities.
She died on Monday, 15th inst., after a short illness.”
Griffiths—Died on Friday, 19th October, Eva Griffiths, daughter of the late Thomas Griffiths of Drummond, aged 19 years and 8 months.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
Last week Miss Eva Griffiths, 2nd Line Drummond, slipped down the cellar
stairway and the accident started bleeding of the stomach which was said to be
ulcerated; and the sufferer died on Friday. Her funeral took place on Saturday to Elmwood Cemetery,
Perth, and was one of the largest seen from Drummond in many years.
The father of the deceased was killed by lightning last summer and Eva
was with him in the barn at the time and tried to drag his body from the burning
building. The deceased was only 19
years old.
Lanark Links—It is our sad duty this
week to announce the death on Tuesday last of James
McIlraith of Darling. The
funeral took place on Monday to Hopetown Cemetery, Rev. J. McIlraith of
Balderson and Mr. Stewart McIlraith of this village are sons of the deceased.
Lanark Links—On Tuesday last William
Stead, father of Mrs. William Craig of this village, passed away at the ripe
old age of 93 years. The funeral
took place on Saturday to Middleville where services were held in the
Congregational Church. A large
number of friends from here attended.
Watson’s Corners—We are called upon
to record the death after a few days illness of Mrs. William Bateson in her 80th year, which sad event
took place at her home on Saturday, 18th inst.
The deceased was well known and very highly respected.
She was a follower of the meek and lowly, Jesus, and has only gone home.
Watson’s Corners—We also record the
death of Caroline Penman in her 19th
year after a short illness of congestion of the brain.
The deceased, although of a quiet and retiring disposition, was very
highly esteemed and will not soon be forgotten by those who had the pleasure of
her acquaintance.
Perth
Courier, November 2, 1894
McCallum—Died, at Carleton Place on
the 10th October, Anna Douglas
McCallum, wife of Lachlin McCallum, aged 56.
Wedge—Died, at Black River, Michigan
on the 10th October, of inflammation, Joseph
Wedge, formerly of Pakenham, aged 27.
One of the old landmarks is gone from
the township of Darling in the person of James
McIlraith who died at midnight on Saturday, 20th October after
little more than a day’s illness caused by injuries from falling while he was
running after a sheep in his orchard. Dr.
Duff of Middleville was summoned soon after the accident and did all in his
power to relieve the sufferer. The
injuries sustained however, were of such a nature that little could be done
beyond allaying the pain and he gradually sank until he died just 36 hours from
the time of the accident. Mr.
McIlraith was born in Johnston, a pretty country village in the south of
Scotland in 1816. He came to Canada
in 1821 and settled with his parents on a farm on the 3rd Line of
Lanark where he spent his childhood and youth enduring all the hardships to
which the first settlers were exposed as for instance, carrying their wool or
wheat on their backs to the mill and going to Brockville with oxen after the
roads had been cut in the woods. He
took part as a volunteer in the Rebellion of 1837. After peace was restored he purchased the farm on which he
lived until his death. Being a
careful manager, frugal and industrious, he amassed a considerable wealth.
Mr. McIlraith married Edith Stuart in 1840 who survives him having had a
period of almost 55 years of married life.
He had a family of 14 children, six sons and 8 daughters all of whom grew
to adulthood except one daughter who died in infancy.
The eldest son is Rev. Jno McIlraith of Balderson and two George and
Stuart McIlraith, are elders in the church, the former at Darling and the latter
at Lanark. In religion, Mr.
McIlraith was a Presbyterian and held the office of ruling elder in the church
at Darling for many years and was at the time of his death elder for the session
and congregation with a seat in the Presbytery.
He took a lively interest in public matters. He was a member of the township council for 30 years.
In politics he was a Reformer. He
took quite a keen interest in the matters pertaining to agriculture and was a
director of the Lanark County Agricultural Society, whose exhibition each year
he regularly attended and was a large exhibitor and prize winner of Lanark
Horticultural Society and also of the North and South Lanark Agricultural
Societies so much so that a sample of his wheat sent to the World’s Fair in
Chicago was highly commended by the judges.
It was the church, however, that was so dear to him and where he will be
greatly missed. The new church at
Darling, erected little over a year ago, was built largely through his efforts
and generosity. He ever took a keen
interest in the church welfare and everything that tended to advance the moral
and spiritual interests of the community. He
was present at the church on the Sabbath previous his death and assisted in
dispensing the communion of the Lord’s Supper.
On the succeeding Sabbath he lay cold in death at his home. His funeral on Monday, the 23rd was the largest
ever seen in Darling. The services
were conducted at his house by his pastor, Rev. W.S. Smith, assisted by Rev. Dr.
Smith of Queen’s University, Kingston and Rev. J.A. McConnell of Watson’s
Corners. (Transcriber’s note,
there was more which was not transcribed, which detailed relatives attending.)
Mackler—Died, at Perth on Saturday,
October 20, Alfred Josyan(?) Mackler,
infant son of John Mackler, aged 4 months.
Jackson—Died, at Perth on Sunday, 21st
October, Carlyle Connally Jackson,
second son of Rev.Dr. (?) Jackson, aged eleven years and five months.
Lambert—Died, at Drummond on the 26th October, Maria Lambert, eldest daughter of Francis Lambert, aged 35(?).
Elsewhere in the same paper:
Francis
Lambert of Drummond, mourns the loss of his
daughter Maria, who died from heart
failure on Sunday last. She had
been ill with inflammation of the lungs from which she was recovering when a
sudden change took place and death came suddenly.
Her funeral to the Catholic Cemetery, Perth, was a large one.
Fairbairn—Died, at Toronto on the 26th October, in her 73rd year, Grace Cunningham Fairbairn, relict of the late J.K. Fairbairn, formerly of Perth.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
We have to record this week the death of
one well known to the people of Perth through having been a resident in our
midst for twenty years. This is Mrs.
J.K. Fairbairn, who died at Toronto on Friday last at the age of 72 years.
The deceased, whose maiden name was Grace Cunningham, was born at
Brosbund(?) near Edinburgh, Scotland and was the daughter of Archibald
Cunningham, who lived in North Elmsley many years after leaving Scotland.
Having married the late J.K. Fairbairn she settled in Perth, her husband
carrying on a bakery here for about twenty years.
Removing to Brockville about 1863(?) the family resided there for about
thirty years and the deceased, after losing her husband a few years ago, went to
live with her son in Toronto. She
was a member of the Baptist Church. The
remains of the deceased were interred at Brockville on Monday and her funeral
was attended by her sister Mrs. R.A. McLean and nephew Walter McLean of Perth
and her brother Walter Cunningham and wife of North Elmsley and all of her sons
who could reach here in time. Her
sons are: John K. Fairbairn, manager of the Toronto branch of Wardon
King & Sons store, Monteal; Archibald C. Fairbairn, M.D., Minneapolis,
Minnesota; William L. Fairbairn, commercial traveler, St. Louis, Missouri; Frank
E. Fairbairn of Brockville; Alfred W. Fairbairn of Montreal.
Kelly—Died at Ramsay on the 25th
October, James P. Kelly, aged 42.
Baird—Died, at Glen Isle on the 23rd
October, Janet Hislop Baird, wife of
John Baird, aged 57(?).
Smith—Died, at Port Hope on the 21st(?)
inst., Minnie Casey Smith, widow of
the late W.J. Smith of Carleton Place, in her 30th (?) year.
The Arnprior Chronicle on the 26th
October details the death of a former resident of Lanark Village:
“We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Robert
Drysdale, Esq. of Renfrew which took place at his home in that town on
Wednesday morning at the ripe old age of 72 years.
The deceased was a native of the township of Lanark, where he was born in
1822. His parents, who had
emigrated from Scotland, were among the early pioneers of Lanark. About a half century ago the deceased removed to Renfrew
Village where he has ever since resided. For
nearly twenty years he held the position of clerk of the municipality and was
held in the highest respect by all who knew him, for his probity and integrity.
He leaves a family of nine children, viz:
Mrs. Thomas Moodie of Gloucester; Mrs. Henry Moore of Douglas; Mrs.
William F. McCormack of Pow - - - - ; Robert S. Drysdale of Arnprior; Mrs. F.E.
Saunders of McGregor’s Corners; Mrs. George McArthur and John, James, Alice
and Thomas Drysdale of Renfrew.
Lanark Links: On Tuesday last Robert Drysdale of Renfrew passed away after a lingering illness caused by cancer of the tongue and throat. He leaves four brothers in this village. For many years he was the town clerk of Renfrew and was highly respected.
Perth
Courier, November 9, 1894
Browning—Died, at Beckwith on the 1st
November, Martha Machan Browning,
widow of the late John Browning, aged 61.
Bain—Died, at Winnipeg on the 5th November, William Gregor Bain, barrister-at-law, son of the late Rev. William Bain, D.D., Kingston and formerly of Perth, aged 28.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
William
G. Bain, barrister of Manitoba Supreme Court died
of typhoid fever at Winnipeg after a long illness. The deceased was the third son of Rev. Dr. Bain long pastor
of St. Andrew’s Church here and was born in Perth. He had a bright promise before him but death cut him off very
early in his career.
Code—Died, on Monday, 5th
November, at 39 Sullivan Street, Toronto, Janet
Elizabeth McGregor Code, wife of James R. Code, aged 28(?).
Moodie—Killed, in North Elmsley on
Wednesday, 7th November, Joseph
Moodie, aged 53.
Robert
Wood of Kingston, 91 years of age, died on Monday
of paralysis. The deceased was a
native of County Cavan, Ireland and was for many years a resident of Augusta,
Grenville County, then Prescott where he kept a grocery store and finally he
removed to Kingston about six years ago. He
was a Liberal in politics. He owned
400 acres of land in Grenville and Fontenac Counties besides property in
Maitland and Prescott. His son
David Wood lives at Snow Road, K&P Railway where he owns and operates a saw
mill.
Perth
Courier, November 16, 1894
Livingston—Died, at the residence of her daughter, Syracuse, New York, on Saturday, 10th November, Mary Keays Livingston, widow of the late Simon Livingston, aged 75.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
The body of the late Mrs. Simon Livinston, who died in Syracuse, New York at the home of
a married daughter was brought to Perth on Monday and buried in the old burying
ground here. The deceased was a
sister of Mrs. George Smith of this
town.
We regret to learn of the death last Monday of Mrs. Code, wife of James Code, barrister, Toronto. The deceased was married just a year ago. She was sick only a short time and died very suddenly. James Code is a brother of our townsmen Messrs. John and Thomas.
Perth
Courier, November 23, 1894
Kehoe—Died, on Wednesday, 21st
November, Mary Kehoe, daughter of Mr.
Michael Kehoe of Drummond, aged 20(?).
Francis—Died, at Cork, Ireland on the 1st November, Isabella Armstrong Fraser Francis, wife of Mr. J. Harvey Francis, Pakenham, aged 22.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
The remains of the late Mrs.
J. Harvey Francis were brought home on the 12th inst., and were
interred in St. Andrew’s Church Cemetery, Pakenham.
Deceased died at Cork, Ireland on the 1st November while she
and her husband were on their wedding tour they having been married in southern
California. She was a daughter of
Alexander Fraser, the wealthy lumberman of Westmeath, Renfrew.
John
Baird, proprietor of the woolen mill here, died at
his home on the 8th Line Ramsay on Saturday last, aged 74.
He had been ill for a couple of years and for months past was quite
helpless. He had not been able to
come to town for nearly a year prior to his demise.
The deceased was born in Glasgow, Scotland and came to America with his
parents over sixty years ago. His
father settled on the 8th Line shortly after arrival and he lived
there with his family until his death about 25 years ago.
The family was among the most prominent and respected in that township.
The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon, the remains being interred
in the 8th Line Cemetery. Rev.
Mr. Mitchell officiated. The mill
here has been closed since Mr. Baird’s death but will resume operation next
week. Almonte Gazette
The Smith’s Falls Echo of Tuesday
says: “Alexander McGregor, a well known man of leisure around town died
about 5:00 yesterday afternoon. In
his younger years he was very industrious and saved and accumulated a great deal
of money which he appears to have kept in the bank. For a few years past he has lived in town and about a year
ago he put up a small house south of the canal in which he lived alone.
He followed no calling and as is invariably the case, idleness begets bad
habits and he took to drinking a great deal lately.
When it came to the ears of the Relief Committee they sent medical
attention and placed a man to look after him.
The strain on the constitution, however, was too great and death came as
specified. He was about forty years of age, unmarried, and leaves his
mother, three sisters and two brothers, who reside on the old homestead in North
Elmsley to mourn his loss. The
Chief was looking after his effects in the interest of his relatives after his
death and found two deposit tickets for $3,100 (or $5,100).
This may be only part of what he possessed.”
Perth
Courier, November 30, 1894
Dow—Died, at the residence of Rev. M.
Magillivray, Kingston on the 10th November, Eliza Harriett Cheesbro Dow, relict of the late Thomas Dow, Esq.,
Whitby, aged 73
McKinnon—Died, on Friday, 16th
November of dropsy, John McKinnon,
eldest son of Mr. Randolph McKinnon, 11th Line Dalhousie, aged 17.
Berford—Entered into rest at Brockville on Sunday, 25th November, Susan Powell Berford, second daughter of the late James Hamilton Powell, Lt. Col., 103rd Regiment and widow of the late W.H.F. Berford, Esq., of “Riverview”, Perth, in the 88th (?) year of her age.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
On Monday night there died at Brockville Mrs. W.R.F. Berford, undoubtedly the oldest resident of Perth and perhaps the whole Ottawa district. The deceased removed to Brockville a year of two ago but from the earliest days of the Perth settlement was a resident of Perth. Her maiden name was Susan Powell, and she was the eldest daughter of the late Lt. Col. James Hamilton Powell of Ireland, an officer of the 103rd Regiment who came to Perth about the year 1816 but who returned many years afterwards to Ireland and died there. The deceased was married to the late W.R.F. Berford, clerk of the peace of this county and county clerk and was the mother of seven children, of which the late W.W. Berford, attorney and late clerk was the only son. She had five daughters who survive: Mrs. Hume, Mrs. McLean, wife of the manager of the Bank of Montreal at Brockville; Mrs. Stephenson of Frankville, widow of the late Rev. F.L. Stephenson, rector of St. Peter’s Church at Brockville; Mrs. Rev. Cairns of Newport, Vt. Her remains were brought to Perth and interred besides those of her late husband in the graveyard on Wednesday.
McIlquham—Died, at Drummond on
Wednesdya, 7th November, Allan
J. McIlquham, son of W.S. McIlquham, Drummond, aged 2(?) years, 11 months.
Frizell—Died, on Monday morning, 26th
November, William J. Frizell, eldest
son of Ebeneezer Frizell, North Elmsley, aged 23(?) 25(?).
Wayside: We regret to learn of the death
of Miss Mary Kehoe, daughter of M.
Kehoe, 5th Line Drummond. The
deceased was a young girl with a very endearing disposition and was beloved by
all who knew her. While attending
school, her gently and kind disposition made her a favorite with all her
schoolmates and since then she has gained many more friends.
But this bright, promising life was brought to a close.
She was in the best of health until a few months ago when she took a cold
which was so slight that she did not attend to it at once but after some time,
she found it was more serious than she had at first thought.
About a month ago, she was confined to the house.
During her illness the same sweet disposition prevailed, never one murmur
or complaint escaping her. Although
very weak she was conscious to the last and on Wednesday morning called all of
the family to her bedside and there one by one she bade them goodbye and had a
parting word for each of them. The funeral took place on Friday, 23rd November,
proceeded to the R.C. Church and from there to the cemetery.
It was very largely attended. She
was only 19 years of age. The
family were all at home at the time of her death except one brother, Henry, in
Chicago, who was on account of business unable to come home.
Perth
Courier, December 7, 1894
Palmer—Died, at Perth on Friday, 30th
November, Mary Ann Catherine Cassell
Palmer, relict of the late James Palmer of Bathurst, aged 89.
Watson’s Corners: It is our sad duty this week to be called upon to record the
death of Mrs. William Park, Sr., who
departed this life on Friday morning last after a serious illness of five or six
weeks. Mrs. Park was born in
Dalhousie on the 20th June, 184?(last number illegible) and moved to
Hopetown, Lanark Township with her parents when four years of age.
She married William Park, son of Andrew Park, about 31 years ago.
Her husband died 17th July, 1878 leaving a widow and eight
children to mourn his loss. One of
the children died eight years ago after a lengthy illness.
The others are five sons and two daughter, left to mourn the loss of
their only remaining parent. The
deceased had been in poor health for a number of years though at times enjoying
a fair measure of health. Mrs. Park
will be much missed in our village having been a resident over thirty years.
Perth
Courier, December 14, 1894
Middleville: We are sad to have to announce the death of Robert Affleck who died at his home at Braeside near Renfrew on
Saturday last. He was the eldest
son of our respected townsman Archibald Affleck, Esq.
For some years previous he was a resident of Darling where he was held in
high esteem. His funeral took place
on Tuesday.
Perth
Courier, December 21, 1894
Gamble—Died at Bathurst on Saturday,
22nd December, Andrew Gamble,
aged 78(?).
Palmer—Died, on Friday, 11th
December, George Palmer, 9th
Line Burgess, aged 75 years, a native of the borders of Scotland.
Perth
Courier, December 28, 1894
On Saturday, 22nd December,
another old settler of Bathurst passed away at the age of 78 years.
Andrew Gamble was a native of
Ireland and came to Canada when very young.
He was a Presbyterian and a Conservative.
He was well known in the township and much respected and leaves a large
number of children and grandchildren behind him.
James
Croskery of Westport died on Monday last aged
about sixty years. He was the son
of the late William Croskery of North Elmsley and was born on the homestead farm
in that township on Jibb’s Creed Road. The
deceased removed to the County of Renfrew many years ago.
Messrs. Robert and John Croskery are his two eldest sons and both left on
Tuesday to attend the funeral.
Porter—Died, at Almonte on the 8th
December, S.D. Porter, aged 58(?).
Houston—Died, at Appleton on the 7th
Dec., Ann Moore Houston, beloved wife
of John Houston, Sr., aged 60(?) 66(?).
Stoddart—Died, at Carleton Place on
the 9th inst., Ann Buchanan
Stoddart, wife of Daniel Stoddart, aged 50(?)
Wemyss:
Death has been in our midst and claimed Miss Ellen Ellers(?) who has been living with Messrs. Knorr and Gamble,
our popular storekeepers, who did all in their power to alleviate her
sufferings. But death claimed its
victim and her remains were interred in the Burgess Cemetery on the 29th
inst.
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