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Newspaper& Documents write-ups about Carleton County People
The
Carleton Sentinel, The Dispatch and The Press Newspapers were
published
in the Town of Woodstock, N.B.
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Found Dead on
the Newburg Road
Carleton Sentinel
Newspaper Jan 17, 1913:
An inquest as to the death of Charles Cummingham, who was found dead on the Newburg road
Thursday, held by Cornoner Lindsay, was completed Saturday
morning.
Patrick Montague, Harry McElroy, Robert McElhinney and Leverett
McElhinney all gave evidence which tend to show that deceased had fallen off his sled,
probably while asleep, and had been dragged some distance causing his head to come in contact with
the road, and badly bruised. Dr. Sprague testified that in his
opinion deceased fell off the sled and was either hurt badly or
got under the team and died from exposure.
The jury returned
the following verdict:
From the evidence presented, we the jury find that the said Charles Cunningham, Junior, came to his
death by accidentally falling from his sled while on the way to his home at South
Newbridge, on the evening of January 9th, instant, that he was
dragged under the sled for a considerable distance and that
severe bruises and exposure caused his death, Woodstock, N.B.,
January 11th. 1913.
Besides his parents, deceased
is survived by three
sisters, Mrs. Frank P. Gallagher, Stacia and Katie, and three
brothers, Joseph, Thomas and Harry. The funeral which was very
largely attended, as he was a man having very many friends, was
held on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. After services in the
church, conducted by Rev. Fr. Bradley, the burial was made in the Newburg cemetery.
ATTACKED
BY UGLY STEER
Mrs.
Stairs Meets Terrible Death
Rushed to Hospital but Dies
Without Recovering Consciousness
Animal Apparently Tired Out Made Sudden Charge
and Knocked Woman Down-Was On Her Way Home at the Time
Awful Death Saddens Whole Community
Carleton
Sentinel Newspaper Sept. 25, 1914
The tragic
death of Mrs. Charles Stairs who was gored by a steer on Monday has deeply stirred the
whole community. She passed away Tuesday morning, at the
hospital, without regaining consciousness.
From accounts given it would appear that Fraser Richardson, a
well knowm and respected resident of Upper Brighton was driving
some cattle to town where they had been sold; it being a very
warm day one of the animals laid down in the road appartently too
tired to get along any further, Mr. Richardson left it to get a
team to haul it the rest of the distance. While he was away Mrs.
Stairs passed on the way to her home and in going by the animal
it made a sudden charge and knocked her down, and fracturing her
skull and goring her frightfully about the body. Mrs. O. R. Estey
who lived near where the accident occurred went to the door and
seeing Mrs. Stairs lying on the road went to her assistance. The
steer was still near the injured woman and in a ugly mood. Mrs.
Estey then went to her home, telephoned for Dr. Rankin, who
arrived promptly on the scene. He at once placed Mrs. Stairs in
his automobile and rushed her to the hospital. Everything
possible was done for the patient but all to no avail.
The deceased lady was in her 66th year and was well known and
respected in the community in which she lived and her violent
death was a great shock to her relatives and friends.
She is survived by her husband and two sons, Chester of Lynn,
Mass., and Stuart, of Caribou, Me. One daughter, Mrs. James
Bragdon, of Boies, Idaho. John Cronkite, of Northampton, is a
brother.
The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Frank Orchard
offciating. Interment was in the Grafton cemetery. the pall
bearers were C.B. Snow, Fred Sharpe, Elizah Bradgon and Cook Hall.
Boston
Divorce
Woodstock Pair
Carleton
Sentinel Newspaper Nov. 1st. 1912
Boston, Oct. 24--A divorce was granted to a
Woodstock (N.B.) couple by the court.
Amanda J.
Johnston and John J. McLean Johnston were married in Woodstock in
September, 1890,
and came to Boston five years ago. They lived together for some
time until husband went to British Columbia. The libellant
testified that her husband used to swear at her, and frequently
told her to get out, that he did not want her any longer and he
also threatened to kill her. Johnston was a street railway
conductor.
Richmond
Carleton Sentinel Newspaper March
25, 1893
With our horse
trainer, Johnnie
Flemming, there is
no need of having unruley horses or colte. If your horse has any
ailments of any kind, give our
Vet. George Prichard a call,
as he is now in the business.
John Johnston, while crossing the railroad track with a
load of bark, got stuck on the rails, and while the train came
along and immediately removed his load off the track; fortunately
he was able to get his team out of the way. Little damage was
done, except to the sled.
Another one of our
old inhabitants has gone to try the realities of another world,
namely Mr. Thomas
Kirkpatrick, who
lived to the good
o'd age of 87 years.
Some of our divines prophesied that Richmond would furnish fifteen for the
tomb this year;
nine or ten of that number have already gone.
East
Florenceville High School 1936
Principal G.B.Mackenzie
Graduates
D.S. McLennan
D.M. Bishop(f)
A.L. Lewis
Y.A. Boyer(f)
E.R. Cullins
G.P. Fowler
H.A. McIsaac
D.J. Blackie
P.S. Lloyd
F.F. Estabrooks
C. Fraser(f)
R.J. Trafford
K. Foster(f)
C.D. Burnham
ARGYLE
Professions
Servicemen:
World War 1
Ralph Wiley-killed in
action
Earle
Whitehouse
George Harvey
George Bevan-presumed killed in action
Servicemen:World
War 2
Ernest Anderson...Attle Boyd...Ralph Boyd...Herbert Bradley...John
Bradley-killed in action...Paul Branscombe...
Frank Condren...Claude Corey...Victor Crabbe-killed in action...Walter
Fisher...Bruce Harvey...Chalmers Harvey
...Albert Hovey...Claude Hovey...Frank Hughes...Harold Hughes...Vincent
Lunnie...Douglas Olmstead...
Edward Olmstead...Zemro Alexander White...Clifton Wiley.
NURSES
Nellie Anderson...Jennie Currie...Gaynell Hartley...Bertha
Hemphill...Martha Jamieson...Katie Skinner...
Ada Smith...Jennifer White...Elizabeth Wiley...Isabel Wiley...Mabel
Wiley
TEACHERS
Ina Campbell...Katharine Crabbe...Florence Crawford...Carolyn
Hartley...Isabelle Hovey...Ferne Wiley...Barbara Wilson...Catherine
Wilson...Isabella Wilson
Ministers
Judson Corey, Jr...Jack McKenzie...Malcolm McKenzie...Wilfred
McKenzie
Taken from
History Of Argyle & Vicinity
by Annie Currie Dyer & Herbert Bradley
Sad
Tragedy at Johnville
Carleton
Sentinel Newspaper Oct.28, 1899
The people
of Johnville are mourning over the dreadful tragedy which
occurred there early on Monday morning. An old man by the name of
James
Sweeney was burned to death in his own
home. He was 74 years old, a native of
Tyrone County, Ireland and came to Johnville 34 years ago. At the time of the fire everyone
was in bed.
Mrs. Sweeney heard the crackling fire and, seeing smoke, gave the
alarm to her husband, son and grandson who were the only persons
in the house at that time. They all got up and the son, rushing
the others to the front door,
started into the kitchen to see the amount of damage done. He
found the smoke coming from the shed and opening that door out
poured the smoke and fire so that the son had trouble in escaping
by the opposite door. The son then started saving the contents of
the other rooms and did not think but all hands were safe.
However, after a short while, the father was missed and the
search was made everywhere for him, but he could not be found,
and it was not till the side of the house fell in that his
whereabouts was known. There lying across the stove hearth was
the burning shape of the poor man 's body. After the fire cooled
off, the remains were gathered together and made but a small
amount to be buried. It is thought that after the son had pushed
the father, who was almost cripple, to the door and turned to go
back, the father, seeing his nakeness, started after him to get
his pants and some money which he had, but but when the son
opened the shed door and fire and smoke chased him out, it also
smothered the old man who, being very lame, fell onto the stove
and never made an outcry, but between the smoke and fall was
powerless and made a sorrowful feast for the flames.
The fire, probably, occurred from an ash barrel in the shed,
where ashes had been dumped the morning before, and the same
barrel has taken fire several times before, but always noticed in
time. Coroner Commins visited the scene and heard the stories but
decided that there was no cause for an inquest.
Rev. D.
J. Gallagher Dead
Carleton Sentinel Newspaper Nov.4,
1899
Rev D J Gallagher
pastor at Silver Falls, St. John, died on Monday morning of
typhoid fever, aged 31 years.
Father Gallagher
was born at Johnville in
this county and was
son of Chas E Gallagher.
The mother and a sister of deceased was with him when he died.
Beside his parents he is survived by five brothers and two
sisters.
The body was taken by train on Tuesday to Bath and the funeral
was on Thursday at Johnville.
Deceased was educated at Memramcook and at the Grand Seminaries
at Quebec and Montreal; was ordained priest in 1894.
Fatal
Accident
(By Telephone)
Bristol,
Oct 25, 1899
Carleton
Sentinel Newspaper, Oct.28, 1899.
A man named McKenzie
age about 35,
who was stopping at Hector McIntosh's about four miles up the
Glassville road, went out shooting yesterday afternoon. As he did
not return that night, a party went out to look for him and found
him shot dead. Coroner Welsh went to the place this morning to
hold an inquest.
Carleton Sentinel Newspaper, Nov.4, 1899.
Suicide
The jury summoned by Coroner Welsh to hold an inquest on the body
of Alex
McKenzie,
found dead in the woods near Glassville, on the 26th. ult. found
a verdict of death by suicide. It appears that deceased had tied
the gun to a tree and fastened a string to a trigger which he
pulled.
The shot went through the heart. About $60 in cash was found upon
his person, and a bank book showed that he had $500 in the bank.
He had been a British soldier and had served under Wolsley.
BRISTOL
David
Jones probably built more buildings in
the village than any other man. He was a builder, Justice of the
Peace, School Teacher, General Store Keeper.
Ransford Giberson
was a carpenter, at times even built his
own mouldings and windows by hand.
A man prominent in village work at the beginning of this century
was Mr. Joe
Curtis. For many years he was active in
school business, the Curtis Road named for his family and he ran
a large farm on that highway.
The Phillips family in Bristol: Edwin Phillips operated
a general store. His son Alva
Phillips continued the store for some
years until he sold it to Otis
Dingee years ago, who ran the store and
in addition operated a garage.
Charles Phillips,
brother of Edwin, ran a store just above the railway crossing.
Later he ran a hotel and livery stable. His son Winnie Phillips
continued the store and at different times had a general store
and a hardware store in another building.
Mr. Winnie
Phillips was a very progressive man.
Until 1916 there were no electric lights in the village. All used
kerosene lamps and lanterns. Winnie Phillips bought a stationary
gasoline engine a belt driven generator and made his own
electricity to light his store. It worked so well he also lit his
home, the Baptist Church and the Hall.
Mrs. Barton
Rogers lived in a log camp , five
children born, lost one child by Diphtheria, it was known as
" putrefied Sore Throat."
Mr. Michael Welch
was one of the biggest lumberman, lived
in the village, his mill at Foreston.
Dr. Marcus
Atkinson, besides his practise as a
doctor he became an M.P., his funeral largest seen there at that
time.
Dr. G. W.
Somerville came to Bristol in 1896, he
gave 40 years of service to the people of this area. He had
several driving horses before 1915 and one convenyance he used a
lot was a two horse buggy. In 1936 he died leaving his widow and
10 children. His wife also established a record for the village
for she was 101 years old at her death.
Mr. Edgar Marich
came in 1913 to work in the Bank of Commerce. He was active in
village life until his death.
Allan McLean was
a blacksmith. He was one of the founders of the Presbyterian
church in the village.
Dr. Donald
Somerville, graduated in 1925 as Doctor
of Dental Surgery, practised for 50 years.
Miss Ethel Bell a
dressmaker and Sunday School Teacher.
The Meed family
moved to Bristol from Geary, Sunbury Co. in 1884. Charles Meed
had a shoe shop as a side line he pulled teeth for 10 cents.
Excerpts taken from an article about Bristol , written by Marcus
E. Meed.
BENTON
The first
Post Office was opened in 1863. Some of the postmasters were a
Mr. Laverty, W. H. Murchie, Eugene Smith, Ernest Griffin, Kennth
McElroy, Mrs. Hayden Anderson.
Mrs.
William Sharpe
kept a
Millinery store. She made and sold ladies hats.
There were three shoe stores in the village. One of them was
operated by George
Austin, a cobbler who
made and sold his own shoes.
A Mr.
Ferguson had a tub factory. He made washtubs, butter tubs, and any kind of
wooden tub you might need.
Allan
MacElroy began the first saw mill which was taken over by P.O. Rankin and subsequently by Sawyer and McAdam. The mill closed in 1896.
A saw mill
was built by James Murchie and Son ( an uncle of W.H. "Billy"
Muurchie) in 1868, destroyed by fire in 1870, rebuilt in 1871,
and abandoned in 1915.
Archie
Murchland operated a saw mill for a number of years until
1945 when the last
operator was Otto Gray.
Arthur
Smith of Canterbury was the last to operate a mill in Benton, which was on the site of the
old tannery around 1953.
The first
tannery, one of the largest in Canada, built in 1859 by Samuel
Arscott and Company
of London, Ontario, was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1880.
The first
frame house in Benton was erected as a boarding house for the mill
workers in 1855.
The railroad reaching and going beyond Benton in 1862. At this
time Benton
was known as Rankins Mill. A passenger service, four trains per day, two
each way, was established which travelled daily, except Sundays.
The last passenger train left Benton October 26, 1963, following
one hundred years of service. The station was closed November 5,
1965, and subsequently demolished. The Bolger family worked as
section men, with the next two generations as conductors,
telegraph operators, and brakemen.
UnVeiling
the Soldiers' Monument
at
Jacksonville, N.B.
The Woodstock Press, May 25, 1920.
Considering the
very busy time for the farmers, quite a large number were present
at the unveiling of the Monument erected at Jacksonville,
Carleton County, May 24th, to the memory of the gallant men who
gave up their lives in the great war of 1914-18.
The monument is placed at the turn of the road leading to
Waterville and is grey granite; the site is well chosen on the
east side of the road, and will attract the attention of
Travellers. On the side next to the road are the following
inscriptions:
Harry W.
Havens, 26th Battalion, killed Nov. 6th, 1917, Passchendale, age
30 years.
Clarence E. Havens, 8th Battery, killed Sept. 30, 1916 near
Albert Somme, aged 24 years.
John W. Judkins, 48th Battery, killed October 9th, 1916, near
Albert Somme, aged 22 years.
Charles S. True, 7th Battery, wounded at Cambrai September 2nd,
1918, died September 4th at Inchy, aged 24 years.
On the east end is the inscription to the memory of Daniel P.
Whalen, 10th Battery, died of wounds at Corcellette, October 2nd,
1916, aged 20 years.
On the west end is the inscription to the memory of Percy
Townsend, 10th Battery, killed at Amiens, August 10th, 1918, aged
20 years.
The meeting was
presided over by the Rev. Mr. Fenwick, and the speakers were Hon.
F. B. Carvell, T. C. L. Ketchum Esq., Rev. Mr. Harrison, who all
made suitable remarks for the occasion
German
Gun for Town
The Woodstock Press, July 22, 1920.
T. W. Caldwell, member for
Carleton-Victoria, finding that there was a number of war
trophies consisting of field guns, machine guns, shells, etc., to
be distributed among the various towns of Canada, made
application for a field gun for Woodstock, and, although the
supply was limited, he was fortunate enough to secure a field gun
for Woodstock, which will be very appropriate to go with the
splendid monument to be erected of the fallen heroes of Carleton
County, on the county lot in Woodstock.
Fisher
School Woodstock
Grade 1 1920
Names of 16 students for Perfect Attendance
Enrolled 54
Gertrude
Macquarie
Norah Macquarie
Muriel Mair
Irene Colwell
Alice Welch
Mary Montgomery
Virginia Tompkins
Annie Wort
Louise Hammond
Helen Fitzsimons
Perry McIntyre
Wallace Stairs
Robert Stevenson
Charlie Lenehan
Everett Black
Howard Ackland
The Press Newspaper June 15 1920
Sad
Death of Bert Gardner
Carleton Sentinel Newspaper
July 2, 1920
The Community heard with
the deepest regret of the death of Bert Gardner at Edmundston on
Monday. He was assisting some of the brakemen when the engine
bumped into the car and he was thrown between the tender and the
car, wheels passing over his body. He was almost instantly killed.
Mr. Gardner entered the employ of the C P R when a young man and
by close application to his duties was rapidly advanced to an
engineer.
He is survived by his wife and four small children.
The funeral was held Wednesday under the auspices of the I O O F,
and was very largely attended. Rev Samuel Howard and Rev Harry
Harrison officiating. The pall bearers were: Thos. Baker, Harry
Stevens, Phillip Saunders, Coles Vanwart, Maurice Craig, Wm King.
Interment was in the
Methodist cemetery.
List of
Letters
Remaining in the Woodstock Post Office
March 15th, 1856
Henery S
Bulyoa
Catherine Crawford
Emma C. Clements
Andrew Connor
James Clark
Ronald Campbell
John Cluff
Samuel Crawford
G. Cochan
Edward II. Degrass
Robert Doak
Nathaniel Fletcher
Anthopy Fitzpatrick
Father S Golding
Henry S Grant
Mellssa Gerow
John Ham
A. C. Hammond
Stephen Jennings
Williams Johnston
Timothy Murphy
Ellen Malony
John May
John Martin
H. M'Leod
A. McArthur
Eliznbeth M'Lean
Edward M'Daid
Marin Nites
Andrew Nichols
Sarah Perkins
William Ross
Mallory Raymond
J McNeil
Adelaide Stewart
John Smith
Tolford & Co.
Anron Tompkins
John Watson
Samuel Watson
James Whitney
Vocational
School Graduates
July 2, 1920
Carleton
Sentinel Newspaper
Home
Making
Laura
Banks, Florenceville
Helen McCain .........do
Bertie Graham, Hartland
Beatrice Tompkins..do
Mary McPhail, Woodstock
Hazel Robinson........do
Helena Smith ...........do
Typewriting
and Stenography
Geneva
Clark, Woodstock
Merilia Colpitts.........do
Katherine Dunphy.....do
Beatrice Fields..........do
Mrs. Marsten............do
Hazel McConchie......do
Dorothy Mooers .......do
Marion Marsten .......do
Vera Walden, St. Andrews
Clara Dalling, Bellville
Laura Banks, Florenceville
Beatrice Tompkins, Hartland
Certificates
The
following received certificates in Typewriting and Stenography:
Ruth
McManus, Woodstock
Kathleen Turney.....do
Pauline Reardon.....do
Elva Scott................do
Annie Brown ..........do
Helen Riordan.........do
The
Press Newspaper
December 28, 1908
Kirkland:
Our
blacksmiths,
James Carr
and David Dykeman
are kept
very busy, owing to so much icy roads.
David
Hipwell from Woodstock has been in this
place on a business trip.
Central
Waterville:
Asa Cole has quit traping and gone to the
woods.
Peter
McElwain wears a valuable jacket, one his
grandfather used to wear and says he can't afford to get another.
Wilmot
Lewis had
a big law suit this fall; he hopes to gain the day.
Dick Fex is looking for work and hoping
he won't find it.
Wat Stairs is delivering White Rose Oil; he
says this oil is the best going ; he says he intends to out sell George Bartlett; fetch on your cans, for the
White Rose Oil
The
Press Newspaper
March 4, 1907
Benton
Ridge:
Melvin McElroy lost a very valuable horse last week.
Perley A. Graham,
son of Robert Graham,
will leave in a few days for Fredericton where he will attend
business college.
Robert Hemphill has a horse that can go seven miles in
ten minutes .
Killoween:
Hubbard Williams and sons are making their fortune getting timber
and logs this winter.
The Kinney Bros. have returned from the woods and the Budrow boys.
Kirkland:
Meta Slater contemplates going to Boston to work at
the millinery trade.
David Kennedy an aged resident of this place died six o'clock in the morning on Feb.
21.
Charles Nicholson is very sick at the home of A J Slater, he has slow fever.
Andrew Bustard has a very sore leg, he has had the
Doctor two or three times.
Danville
Siding :
Frank P. Gallagher,
Newburg Junction,
has returned from Monticello, Me., on account of illness.
Mrs. John Hourihan left to attend the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Daniel Rice who died at her home in Centreville.
The funeral of
Master Archy Sparrow, aged five, second son of Mr.&Mrs.Walter
Sparrow, passed
through here on Tuesday last remains being interred in the
Pembroke cemetery.
Springfield
:
John D. Porter is
the oldest man we
have in our place, he is 88
years old this
month.
We are pleased to hear that G.
W. Rogers is able
to be out again, he has been laid up with a sore throat.
Bellville:
Feb. 23rd was Mrs.
Thos McBride's 80th birthday.
Mrs. J C Watt was called to Fort Fairfield last week
owing to the death
of her mother Mrs. Armstrong.
The engagement is announced of Miss Lillian Mott, eldest daughter of Mr.&Mrs.
George A Nevers of
Grafton to William
Montgomeay of the
same place. The marriage will take place at five o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon, March 27, at the home of Mr.&Mrs. Nevers.
The
County Council
Annual Meeting,
Jan. 12th, 1864.
Council met this day: present the following members:
Woodstock--Dibblee and Hartley.
Richmond--Kilburn and Kirk.
Northampton--Clowes and Shea.
Wakefield--Gallop and Kearney.
Brighton--Shaw and Stickey.
Wicklow--Lloyd and McCain
Simonds--Merritt and Scholey.
Aberdeen--Farley and Simpson.
Kent--Ahern and Bell.
Peel--Hartley and Tompkins.
Anthony Kearney was
duly elected Warden, and Hugh McLean, Sec-Treas.
Carleton Sentinel Jan 16,
1864.
1907
Carleton County High School Graduating Class
June 27th.
Edith P
Dalling
Margaret N Dibblee
Pearl R. McKinney
Mary K. Porter
Jean C. Sprague
Burdett W Harmon
R. Pearly Hartley
Reginald M McLean
J Chesley Stevens
Press
Newspaper Woodstock July 1
The Dispatch Newspaper
Arthur Grey,
the Woodstock haberdasher, opened on Main St.,
in March and at once captured a large trade. He has acquired the
reputation of keeping in stock the finest lines of all those
things a young man needs in order to be called well dressed or
dressed at all, infact . Mr. Grey has made it his business to get
the patronage of the young men by keeping on his shelves the
newest, the nobbiest and best goods. Hats and caps, collars and
cuffs, neckties, linen shirts, underwear and ready made clothing are some of the lines that he is all
right on.
Wallace W. Hay is
one of the best known men in
town and county. He always wears a beaver hat, and
doesn't know the feel of any other kind of head piece. He is one
of the well known dry goods firm of Hugh Hay & Son. Mr. Hay has taken
quite an interest in political and Municipal affairs. Last year
Mr. Hay was unanimously nominated for the office of Mayor at a
citizen's meeting, and was elected without opposition. It is more
than likely that he will have a second term.
Lines on
the death of John Bunting :
On the banks of Eel River.
On a cold November day
John Bunting lay down
To die and pray.
With a dog for a companion
The wind howling round
Beside a cedar stump
His body was found.
He roamed threw the woods
All day haunted by fears
But he was not a man
To shed woman's tears.
When he thought his home
He never more would see
Oh God how could such a thing be
With no one to see him die but thee,
In a churchyard lot
There is a vacant spot
In a little mound
The body of John Bunting may be found.
R B.
The Press newspaper, Woodstock, Febuary 4, 1907.
First
Class to Graduate
1907
Graduating Exercises of the First
Class of Nurses from Woodstock Hospital was a
success.
The opera house was fairly well filled with friends of the
Hospital, on Friday evening, when the first class of nurses from
the Carleton County Hospital. The following three clever young
ladies have taken the entire course and were presented with their
diplomas :-
Miss
Alice Pearl Mitchell
Miss Rebecca McBeth Gamble
Miss Annie Isabella Gillis
At 8:30 the seven white robed nurses entered the
opera house amid applause and occupied the front seat. On the
stage were his Worship Mayor Munroe, who was chairman,
Revds Dr. Kierstead, R. G. Folton, H.G. Allder, A. H. Kearney,
Drs. Kierstead, Sprague and Ranklin, Judge Carleton, U S Consul
Denison, W.B. Belyea and others.
The Press Oct. 7, 1907 --Mayor Munroe, Hon. John L. Carleton and
Dr.W.D. Rankin Addresses ; Musical Program were written up in the
newspaper.
First Telephone
H.V. Dalling,
Watchmaker and Jeweller, was the maker of the
first telephone to be used in Woodstock. In
1886, this mechanical genuis made and
installed two telephones: one in his store, the other in his
residence. It was purely a private telephone
exchange for the use of himself, wife and family. The wire was
strung on trees from his home on Connell Street. But it's success
soon became known to the Bell Telephone Company of Canada, who
sent a representative to Woodstock to make an investigation. Mr.
Dalling was threatened with a law suit for infringing on the
Company's patent. But a compromise was reached. The Bell Company
opened a small exchange in Mr. Dalling's store, using a twenty
line switchboard and Bell instruments, with the Woodstock
innovator as agent and manager.
Seven Suits of Clothes per Week
Mr. Simon
McLeod- Whose establishment is on Main Street,
and who commenced business in 1876. Mr. McLeod was one of the
unfortunates burnt out in May last. He then occupied a shop in Mr. Hayden's building. Immediately after the fire he put up a
building of his own on a site a little further up the street,
suitably arranged for his present business. His store is 17 1/2 x
50 feet and upstairs his workroom is the same size. The amount of
capital invested is $1,500; that is what we call permanent
capital. Numbers of hands employed, 10; wages paid, $125 per
month, or $1,500 per annum. The annual quantity of material used
by Mr. McLeod approximated to 4500 yards of cloth, and trimmings
to the value of about $1,876, the total probable value being say
$7,500. The products of this establishment are about seven suits
of clothes per week, or 364 per annum. Mr. McLeod runs two sewing
machines. He also, keeps on hand a large and varied assortment of
imported ready-made clothing, furnishing goods, & c. Carleton
Sentinel 1878.
New Building
Mr. J.C.
Cole, was one of
many who lost heavily in the fire of May last. Not stopping to
mourn over the inevitable, Mr. Cole pretty soon commenced to
rebuild on his old site. Connell Street, and he now occupies his
new quarters, from which, we hope he may never again be chased by
fire. Mr. Cole's new building is of brick, two storeys, 40 x 55
feet. The ornamentation is neat, and with the black mortar used
in laying the brick gives the structures an attractive appearance.
There is a cellar, divided into two compartments, under the whole
building. On the ground flat are two stores, each 18 x 53 feet,
with 12 feet ceilings, and a hall with stairs leading to the
second storey. The stores are plainly but neatly finished, well
adapted for the grocery or provision trade. Mr. Cole occupies the
east one, the other, we learned is to be fitted up by Mr.
D. Groves as a Temperance Restaurant. The upper flat contains a hall 38 x 38
feet, with 12 feet ceilings, with two committee rooms, and a
small room , entered by the stairs from the store below. The
Hall, with the two rooms mentioned, have been leased by the
Woodstock Temperance Reform Club, who purposes it will answer
well. The whole building is heated from a furance in the cellar. The mechanics employed in its construction were J T. Lawrence, architect;
Michael Kelly, Masonry; P. Scully, carpentering: S. H. Wade,
painting.
Carleton Sentinel Jan 26 1878.
Forgot Their promise
Mr.
Hamilton and Mr. Arnold, blacksmiths, have
forgotten their promise to furnish us with their figures.
Carleton Sentinel Jan 26 1878.
Blacksmith Shop
R.S. Piper- Established himself in business here in 1874. He was burned out in last spring fire and lost largely without insurance. His new blacksmith shop a very neat and well appointd one is on Harvey Street. Amount of capital invested 400. Number of hands employed (he works at the forge himself) 1. Wages per month $36, or $432 per year. Value of raw material used, $490 annually. The chief item of his business is horse shoeing and the aggregate in value of the work done amounts to about #1500 per annum. Carleton Sentinel Jan 26 1878.
Horse Shoeing
John
Kerrigan- In a little shop"round the
corner" near Mr. Ryan's establishment, is Mr. John
Kerrigan's shop, where for a quarter of a century at least, he
has devoted himself to the business of Horse Shoeing, working
constantly himself, at which he is an expert of widely
established reputation.
Among of
capital invested, $800. Number of hands employed 1. Wages $26 per
month, or $312 per annum.
Raw material used-iron and steel, 3 tons; coal 3 tons; horse
nails, 400 lbs.
The number of horses fully shod is 1200 annually. Carleton
Sentinel Jan 26,1878.
Notable Industry Blacksmithing
P. Ryan's-Mr. P. Ryan's establishment, at the Lower Corner, is has been for
many years well known. He has been in business some 30 years, and
during that time has at some periods manufactured extensively.
The natural law by which business some 30 years ago, and during
that time has at some periods manufactured extensively. The
natural law by which business seeks centralization has greatly
affected the Lower Corner; the business has to a great extent
moved to Woodstock proper. Mr. Ryan has now invested in his
present business $1,000. Number of hands employed 2. Wages paid,
$60 per month, or $720 per annum. The value of raw material used
in, iron, steel, bolts, &c., is some 1,000 annually, iron
work generally, amount in value to say $2,500.
Mr. Ryan devotes a good deal of attention to sources of revenue
outside of his blacksmith business.
Jan 26, 1878. Carleton Sentinel
TinSmith
Woodstock,
Carleton sentinel, January 26, 1878.
Mr.Wm.
Hamilton- Established himself here as tinsmith in 1858 and lost building and stock in last
spring's fire. He immediately rebuilt on the former site, Main
Street, and now occupies a large and convenient shop and wareroom.
Amount of capital invested, $1,600. Number of hands employed, 2
boys. Wages, $328 per year. Raw material used, in value $800.
Value of article manufactured per annum $1,600. Carleton Sentinel
Jan 26 1878.
Starts his own Business
J. McAffee- having
graduating from the establishment of Small & Fisher as a master workman in "tin", commenced business for himself in 1872.
He was burnt out and lost heavily in the big fire. He erected a
brick-cased building on Main Street, on the site of Small &
Fisher former building, and has a fine shop and wareroom.
Amount of capital invested, $1,700. Number of hands employed 3.
Wages, $64 per month, or $786 per year. raw material used- Tin 75
boxes; sheet iron, 8 tons; galvanized iron, 1 ton; wire 1,300
lbs; Russia iron, 1,000 lbs.;trimmings and stamped ware, $200;
all equal in value $1,746.
The annual value of the products of this establishment is $8,500.Carleton
Sentinel Jan 26 1878.
THREE
DIE IN BRISTOL TRAIN-CAR ACCIDENT
Carleton Sentinel Newspaper 1947, Jan1
Three Carleton County men
died early Monday afternoon in one
of the worst railway-automotive accidents in this district in
years, when their car was crushed by a north bound train at a
crossing about a mile from Bristol. The men, George Pryor,77 of Williamstown; Percy
Pryor, 52 of Williamstown; and Isaac Gallagher 54, of East Centreville, were struck down when their car
was within a few yards of its destination.With the death of the
three prominent Carleton County men, the death toll from railway
accidents was brought to five in the two fatalities in less than
a month near Bristol.On May 6, two trainmen were killed when a
Canadian Pacific Railway freight train was derailed near that
village. No witnesses were believed to have observed the tragedy
which occurred as the sedan turned from the main highway into the
driveway of the home of S.N. Banks. The train, the St. Stephen-Edmonston express,
struck the car with terrific impart. As the car crossed the railway tracks which intersect
the drive, the express roared through, shattering the vehicle
completely. The victims were thrown from the car and landed
within a few feet of each other, 75 feet away.
Hit Side-on
Hit almost side-on by the train engine, the car
was crumpled along the track and left a pile of twisted wreckage
beside the railway. Percy
Pryor, owner of the car, was
believed to have been driving when the tragedy took place at
approximately 1:50 p.m. With
his father, George Pryor, and Mr. Gallagher he was en route to confer with Mr. Banks, a business associate. Investigators said the main
highway and railroad run parallel and that a clear view of the
crossing and approaching trains is possible. Although there were
no known witnesses, neighbours heard the crash and raced to the
scene. Dr. Thomas E.
Nugent of Bath, coroner, was
called to the scene with Corporal
C.R. Prime of the East
Florenceville detachment R.C.M.P. While R.C.M.P. and C.P.R.
investigators immediately commenced a probe of the fatality, the
bodies were taken to the Britton Funeral Home at Hartland. Engineer Thomas Smith of St.Stephen,
and Conductor Robert Nixon, also of St. Stephen, were the train
crew. It was reported the train
was approximately 30 minutes behind schedule at the time. A
coroner jury was enpanneled at Bristol on Monday afternoon and an
inquest was set for Friday. Members
of the jury are Marcus Meed, William K. Davis, Pearl Green, David
Rogers, Max Rogers, Guy Welch and Dewey Kinney. The three victims had been scheduled to meet with Mr.
Banks on the holiday to discuss the opening Tuesday of the
Carleton Co-Operative Creamery in Bristol, of which they were
directors. Percy Pryor was secretary-treasurer of the Carleton
County Co-Operative. With Mr. Gallagher, who was a prominent
farmer, the Pryor were leading figures in establishment of the
creamery first such co-operative organization in the northern
part of the county.
Recognized as an outstanding Holstein cattle breeder, Mr.
Gallagher was one of the county leading farmers. He is survived
by his wife, the former May Gunter of Fredericton, two daughters,
Marion of Ottawa and Mary at Fredericton, two sons John of
Guelph, Ont., and Charles at home. There are also two sisters Mrs.
G.W. Densmore of St.George and Mrs.Frank Perley of Bangor,Me. And
a brother John of Montreal.
George Pryor was pre-deceased 16 years ago by his wife, the
former Emma Nelson of Waterville. Howard Pryor of Williamstown is
a brother and there is one sister, Mrs. Littie Tapley of Bristol.
His son, Percy Pryor is survived by his widow, who was formerly
Beatrice Anderson of Williamstown: two daughters , Mrs. Francis
Perkins of Chipman and Mrs. Jake Legere of Centreville, and three
sons, Lee of Williamstowns, Blair of Ottawa and John at home.
Courtesy of Duane E. Crabtree.
Horse Breaks Away
May 30-Henry Crabb, South Richmond
,Carleton County,
1 June 1881 D.T. Woodstock,
met with a sad accident last Monday in the town of Houlton ,Maine.
4 June, 1881, Saturday, Carleton Sentinel Newspaper.
Mr. Crabb, of Debec, met with a serious accident, at Houlton, Thursday of
last week.
His horse becoming frightened ran away, throwing him out upon his
head. When picked up he was unconscious, and lay in that state
for some hours. Finally he was restored to consciousness and on
Saturday, he was taken home where, we believe, he still suffers
much from his injuries.
NEWBURG
CARLETON COUNTY
Around 1820-1830, immigrants arrived from Ireland and settled in
Newburg.
Martin Hale, Peter Gallagher, William Monahan, John Martin, James
and George Frame, Frank Montague, Charles Cunningham, John
McGuire, Frank McCarron, and others.
Newburg's C. P. R. Station , Late 1800's
Demolished in 1908.
In the photo is the Family of Patrick and Kate Owens.
Standing: Agnes, Ada, Mother Kate, Dick and Annie,
Sitting on the right: Minnie and Lizzie, other people waiting for
the Train.
Patrick Owen was the Section Forman and his son Dick, was the
Telegraph Operator -Station Agent
Tom and Ellen Hannigan lived in this building after it was closed
by the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Section hands used to eat
their lunch in this building at the time Tom and Ellen lived here.
TO BE
SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION
At the Court House in Woodstock,
on Saturday, the 7 day of August next, between the hours of 12
and 5, o'clock, P.M. ALL the right. Title and interest which JOHN CRABB has, and had at the time of filing a memorial of
judgement. Of in and to all that certain tract or lot of land,
situate, lying and being in the parish of Richmond, County of
Carleton, known as part of Lot No. Nine in the fourth teir of
lots in South Richmond, granted to John Crabb, and bounded as
follows: On the north by
land owned and occupied by William Crabb; on the west by,
land owned and occupied by Kirkpatrich, on the
south by land owned and occupied by John Wills;
on the east by part of said Lot No. Nine, now owned and occupied
by James Malone-containing
one hundred and twenty acres more or less- the having been taken
by execution issued out of Supreme Court against said John Crabb.
Woodstock Jan26,1858
JOHN F. W. WINSLOW, Sheriff.
FOUND
LETTER
Military Settlement Survey
To Mr George
Morehouse
Deputy Surveyor~
Pursuant to the Order in Council
of the 2nd of May last directing that the Block of Land between
Presque Isle and the Great Falls and lying on both sides of the
River Saint John be appropriated for the settlements of disbanded
Troops.
I am directed by His Excellency the Lieut Governor to cause the
vacant land in the said block to be surveyed and laid out into
Lots or parcels - you are therefore hereby required and directed
to proceed without loss of time and execute that Duty with all
possible expedition, in which you will adhere to the following
Instructions.
1st. You will procure the
requisite number of Assistants for Chain Bearers and Axe Men
& not exceeding five in the whole on the lowest Wages that
you can agree for bearing in mind that a Ration of Provisions
will be allowed to each man.
2nd. You will also procure a Canoe
to attend you, either by purchase or hire - as you may judge most
expedient.
3rd.You will lay out into lots of
forty rods front at right angles to their sides all the vacant
unimproved land that you may find fit for cultivation on each
side of the River Saint John in the district above described not
exceeding 300 lots in the whole, the Survey to commence on the
East side at the Sicktahawk River and on the West side about one
mile above the discharge of that River - see annexed plan No. 1.
also the plans No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. No. 5. which shew all the
Grants and Surveys already made in the said extent.
4th. For such persons as you may
find already settled and improving and have Families you may lay
out Lots of 300 acres with ninety rods front, and for such single
men of age as you may find settled and improving you may lay out
lots of 200 acres with 60 rods front, which surveys must be made
at their own expence (sic) and placed in their true positions on
the general plan of your survey.
5th. On the 4th. of September 1801
an allotment was made to Neville
Bernard for himself and his tribe of Melicete Indians on the East Side of the River Saint John, begining
opposite to the Tobique Rock and running up Stream until it comes
opposite to the Mouth of the Restock [Aroostock?] River, you must
therefore lay out the same accordingly and lay it down on your
plan - the side lines to be arranged East and no encroachment to
be made thereon.
6th.In the progress of your survey
you must pass over any tracts of land that you may (on carefull
examination) find unfit for cultivation, the fronts of such
tracts must be surveyed and measured, so as to enable you to
place them on your plan and to continue a general plan of the
river.
7th.The lots must be regularly
numbered and marked upwards on each side of the River Saint John
commencing with No. 1 on the East side and No. 1 on the West side
- the side lines must be ranged East on the East side and West on
the West side, and three trees marked, or three durable marks
placed on each line not less than 12 rods asunder - you must note
and report the quality of each lot as near as you can estimate.
8th. As the expence (sic) of this
Survey will be defrayed by Government you must keep a regular
daily Journal noting down the duty of Service performed each day
- to be vouched by oath if required - and return a copy thereof
to me with your report.
And you will make due return hereon with all possible speed to
any Office annexing the requisite plan to a Scale of forty chains
per Inch and returning this warrant.
Given under my hand this 4th
Day of July in the year
1817.
Geo Sproule
Surveyor General
Warrant of Survey to Mr Geo Morehouse Deputy Surveyor for
Disbanded Officers and Men between Preque Isle and the Great
Falls.
Norman DeMerchant came across the
above document hidden in the back of a Primary Letter book of the
Surveyor General. What he finds odd about this document is its
date in relation to the date of the letter book. The letter book
is located at PANB, RS637 1a.Primary Letter books 1. 1785-1789.
The above Warrant
of Survey is for the Military Settlements in Carleton County in
July of 1817, immediately after the disbanding of the regiments
which saw action in the War of 1812.
He wonders why this warrant was written in the back of this
particular Letter Book with information pertaining to 1785-1789? This was the original "warrant of
survey" for the Military Settlements in York County, (now
Carleton and Victoria). He has taken a photocopy and transcribed
it for the interest of everyone.
Courtesy of Norman DeMerchant.
The
Carleton County Vocational School
Woodstock, New Brunswick
Class of 1934
Class Motto:
"Let Me Be A Friend To Man"........Class Colors: Purple and Gold
Class President, Alexander
Pert; Vice-Pres.
Doris True; Secretary, Thelma Hetherington
Agnes Babkirk*
..............Pauline Jewett.....................Lyla Barrow
Stena Bird .......................Louise Kerr........................Marion
Brown
Elsie Brewer ..................Verna Kinney......................
Elsie Campbell
Lillian Brody*.................Marion Lutz........................
.Madeline McFarlane
Irma Clark.......................Madeline McBride................Cora
Kitchen
Lillian Clark ...................Hazel McElhinney*............. .
Katherine Lowney
Kathleen DeWitt.............Vera Meehan..................... ...Beatrice
McCloskey*
Jeanne Emery..................Ruth Melville......................
..Foncie McGrath
Glenna Gardiner..............Marion Monteith................. .Alice
Morey
Marion Graham*.............Nancy Peabody*................ ..Florence
Rees
Marie Hayden* ...............Etta Shaw*
..........................Doris True
Thelma Hetherington*.....Mary Watson*......................Ruth
Wort
.........................................Ruth Webb.............................................
Bryant Bragdon................Charles Montgomery...........Douglas
Bagley
Orville Dalling...................Alexander Pert....................
Thomas Everett
Lewis Demerchant............William Stevenson*..............Harold
Hall
Donald Dunbar..................Linwood Tapley..................Harold
Thompson
Robert Folkins.............................................................Alexander
Wilson*
* With Honors
PRIZES: Agriculture..... 1st year, Oswald Williams
.........................................2nd year, Alexander
Wilson
..............Homemaking ...................Beatrice McCloskey
COMMERCIAL:
General Proficiency........Thelma Hetherington
English............................Hazel McElhinney
Shorthand.......................Etta Shaw
Bookkeeping..................Nancy Peabody
Marriage
Announcement's
Kenney/Crabb(e)
John Kenney of the Parish of
Wicklow in the County of Carlton and Sarah Crabb of the Parish of
Northesk, County of Northumberland, were married by Licence, this
third day of December One Thousand Eight-Hundred and Thirty-five
by me James Souter, Min of NewCastle
This marriage was duly solemnized between us
John Kiney Sarah Crabb
In the presence of James Whitney, Ruth Ann Whitney. Filed
in May 1836.
Northumberland Co. Marriage Cert., 1831-39, shelf 52, cert. #1902.
Chatham Gleaner, January 5, 1836:
Married by the Rev. James Souter, A.M., Mr. John Kenney of the
Parish of Wicklow, County of Carleton, to Miss Sarah Crabbe of
the Parish of Northesk. Courtesy of Duane
Crabtree .
BROOKS /
DYER - Hartland, Jan. 8th 1928.
A quiet wedding took place at Bath,NB on Dec. 23 (1927) when Rev.
G.A. GIBERSON united in marriage Mr. Dana BROOKS of Bath and Miss
Dora DYER, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard DYER of Bristol, NB.
Telegraph Journal - Evening Times Globe Courtesy of Suzanne
Lisson
Cogswell/Crabb-19
July 1856
Carleton Sentintal newspaper
6 inst., Baptist Chapel, Simonds (Carleton Co.) By Rev. Wm.
Harris,
Wm. Cogswell and Miss Elizabeth Crabb both of Wicklow.
LEWIS /
MULLEN - Digby, NS, Oct 15th ,1928.
A very pretty wedding was solemnized on Wednesday Sept. 26th (1928)
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. MULLEN of Woodstock, when their
daughter Amy Marie became the bride of Russell Lee LEWIS , of
Danvers, Digby County. The ceremony was performed by Rev. T.
GORDON in the presence of about 60 guests. The bride was
becomingly gowned in a dress of white crepe de chene with veil
and orange blossoms. Both bride and groom were unattended.
Following the ceremony refreshments were served, after which the
happy couple motored to Danvers where they will reside.
Telegraph Journal - Evening Times Globe Courtesy of Suzanne
Lisson
McGuire--Crabb-
1919,
Carleton Sentinel Newspaper
On June 11, a pretty wedding took place at the Parish Church at
Debec, when Rev.Father McLaughlan united in Holy Bonds of
Matermony, Miss Jane(Jennie)Crabb and Mr. James McGuire. The
bride was becomingly dressed in a suit of blue silk with bridal
veil and hat to match. She was attended by Miss O'Donnell and
Harold McGuire was best man. A reception was held at the bride's
home where a large number of relatives and friends extended
congratulations for a long and happy partnership. Many pretty and
costly presents were received. The bride is a niece of John
Murray Keefe, a barrister, Grand Falls. Mr. and Mrs. McGuire took
a short trip to Boston and New York. On their return they will
reside on Connell Street, Woodstock.