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The Carleton Sentinel, The Dispatch and The Press Newspapers were published
in the Town of Woodstock, N.B.

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Carleton Sentinel Newspaper April 29, 1882
MARRIED
On the 25th March, at Rincon, Donna and County, New Mexico, at the residence of the bride's father.
Mr. John W. Briggs, by Levero Juranillo, George W. Wilson, M. D., of Baltimore, Maryland, to Miss Josephine M. Briggs, formerly of Woodstock, N. B.

At the ministers's residence, 26th. inst. by Rev. G. N. Ballentine. Mr. Allan Walton, of Charleston, C. C. and Miss Alberta Kitchen, of Wilmot, C. C.

Carleton Sentinel Newspaper April 29, 1882
DIED
At South Richmond, on the 17th, Randolph, eldest child of William A. and Georgia L. Flemming, aged 2 years and 11 months. " Suffer the little children to come unto me. "

At Keene, Iona, on the 4th Febuary last after being confined to his bed eight days. Warren Snow, aged 90 years, 8 months and 3 days. The deceased was born, June 1st 1791, in the Township of Granville, County of Annapolis, Nova Scotia.
He professed religion when thirteen or fourteen years of age and came to New Brunswick in 1814, and after that moved to Mirimachi, and after that he moved to and lived in Wakefield.
He left New Brunswick Sept. 1831 for Upper Canada, then so called, and settled in the Township of Blenhe m, County of Oxford, where he resided for some twenty-two years; after this he resided with his son-in-law, Charles Taylor, Keene, till his death.
He passed away without a struggle, we trust in good hope of eternal life having been, as the preceding dates show, a professor and we we trust a possessor of religion about seventy-seven years. He was baptized in the earlier times by Rev. Thomas Handly Chipman. It may be added that Mr. Snow was strictly temperate in all his habits.

Carleton Sentinel Newspaper Jan 28, 1882
Woodstock Carnival
1882

Woodstock's first Carnival passed off very successfully at the Rink last night, Wednesday. The night, which was clear but frosty, gave a good opportunity for visitors to attend the performance. The Rink was tastefully decorated with festoons of evergreens; and very well lighted. Mr. Carr's prompt attention and oversight was rewarded by the whole affair passing off in the most agreeable manner.

At 7:30 p. m., the masqueraders began to appear on the ice, and the number was augmented until an hour later when full number must have been skating. The costumes, the majority of which were hired from a dealer in those articles in St. John, were rich and showy. The disguises were in most cases, perfect and, to the majority of those in attendance, much amusement was afforded in attempting to penetrate the guise of the skaters; It is generally customary to note the excellencies of a few skaters at carvinals, but your reporter believes that where all did so well, it would be invidious to particularize. The splendid music furnished by the 67th Band added much to the entertainment of the audience. The number of spectators was very large, and the spacious promenade course round the Rink was at times uncomfortably filled. Some supposed there were nearly one thousand persons in the Rink at one time during the evening. At 9:30 the skaters unmasked and were joined by some of their civilian friends, the whole body presenting a fine array of skating ability.

Mr. Carr will no doubt, ere long, furnish us with another Carnival, when the same success which attended this one is likely to follow.

The list below of the masqueraders was obtained from slips of paper having the name of the individual and his costume that were presented at the ticket office. In some cases the name alone was given, while in many, instances neither was handed in, and as the rules prevented any one naturally shod from appearing on the ice, your reporter was prevented from obtaining the necessary information. At the next Carnival this should be avoided, and all skaters should be careful to hand in their names and characters represented carefully.

Carleton Sentinel Newspaper Feb 25, 1882

A sad tragedy occurred at Windsor, on Friday last, when an old man, John Campbell, aged about 60 years, committed suicide. It appears that, unknown to his neighbors, he has been suffering from extreme proverty, and had become very much depressed in spirits. His wife had been absent visiting among neighbors for the past week, and the only persons in the house were Campbell and his two children, the oldest about 7 years of age. An inquest was held upon the body before Coroner W. H. Moorehouse, when the following, in addition to the above facts, came out:
Campbell deliberately loaded his gun, pouring the powder into the barrel from the flask, and putting in two bullets; he then told his oldest child that he was going to kill himself, and the child left the house and went into the yard; almost immediately he heard the report of the gun, and looking in the window saw his father lying on the floor. Going to the nearest neighbors, who lived some distance away, the boy related what had taken place, when the neighbors hurried to Campbell's, reaching there about an hour after the tragedy occurred, to find the old man lying cold and dead in his own blood.
He had evidently placed the muzzle of the gun to his heart and in some way pulled the trigger, thus causing instantaneous death. The youngest child was found sleeping peacefully by the stove. The sight was a sad and sickening one, such as once seen can never be forgotten. Campbell originally came from the lower part of the St. John River, and had resided in Carleton County some twenty years. He was always of a retiring disposition, rather shunning all intercourse with his neighbors.

Carleton Sentinel Newspaper March 22 1882

Mr. Geo. E Caldwell lost a very valuable driving horse on Friday night under the following circumstances:
He was driving over the river to his house in Grafton, when one runner striking a hillock of ice thrown up by the frost, the sleigh was overturned throwing the occupants out and causing the horse to run away. The animal crossed the river to the eastern shore and then turned and went up the road at a furious gate until he came to that portion of the structure undergoing repair and from which the draw had been removed. Here, unable to stop, , the horse plunged down the opening, falling to the water below, a distance of some thirty feet. Mr. Caldwell secured help and got the poor brute upon the solid ice, but he only lived about half an hour.
While the bridge is undergoing repairs, the approaches to it, at night, should be closed; had this been done on the evening in question , Mr. Caldwell would not now have to suffer so severe a loss.

Carleton Sentinel Newspaper Feb 4, 1882
A sad and fatal accident occurred at Tidlie's lumber, Presque Isle, Aroostook, on Monday afternoon. A young man named Have Upham, whose friends live some 20 miles below Fredericton, was helping load logs on to a sled. While the top log was being rolled into position, Havelock holding the top end with his handspike, it swung round knocking him down and crushing in his temple. Death was instantaneous.
Mr. Tidle had the remains brought to Bridgewater and coffined, and from thence conveyed to Mr. S. Shaw's, Lower Wakefield, Mrs. Shaw being the deceased's aunt, from whence on Thursday morning they were sent down river to his friends.

Mr. Andrew Ritchie, of Benton, while falling a tree at Bristol Siding, on the N.B. & C. Railway on Monday, was very seriously injured. The tree he was chopping, as it slipped from the stump caught his foot crushing it on a rock, and holding it there until relieved by the chopping down of an adjacent tree on which the first mentioned tree had lodged. The injured man was brought to his home at Benton where Dr. Colter amputated a portion of the foot and is in hopes to save the remainder.

On Sunday morning last the store of Mr. J. S. Leighton was entered by burglars, a panel of the door being removed to give admittance, and $60 stolen from the safe, the door of which had been left unlocked. It was discovered on Monday that some young lads were flush of money, one of whom upon being questioned, gave such information as led to the arrest of three boys, aged from thirteen to fifteen years, namely, Frederick Delong, Barry Brown, and Hanford Deboice. The boys were examined before Police Magistrate Dibblee on Tuesday and committed for trial at next session of the County Court.
After the lads had stolen the money they exhibited a very liberal spirit, having given several boys $9 each. Some $33 of the amount stolen was regained.

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Carleton Sentinel Newspaper March 18, 1882
A pair of runaway horses belonging to Mr. J. A. Thompson, on Tuesday, ran over a little boy, son of Mr. David Nixon, Lower Brighton, who was coasting near his father's door, injuring the lad very seriously. Dr. Nevers of Hartland was called.

For Montana
We are sorry to have to record such an item as the following:-
Some 70 persons, including five families, have proposed to emigrate to Montana as early as possible.
Special arrangements have been made with the various Railway Companies for transportation. One or two first -class passenger cars will leave here on or about the 2nd of May next.

Mr. J. A. Lindsay of this Town, in 1873, invested in some town lots at Winnepeg. During the past week he has sold them at a very handsome advance on the price paid for them.

Carleton Sentinel Newspaper March 4, 1882
Mr. Frank Travis, of McCaffery Settlement has a valuable cow that was taken very ill some six weeks since, and continued growing worse until last Saturday, when, having swollen up so much as that she was just, able to enter a double stall, she fell apparently in the last stages of life, and remained in that condition until Sabbath morning, when Mr. Benjamin Delong tapped her on the side and removed, by measurement, 14 pails of water. The cow immediately got upon her feet, went to eating, and is now apparently getting well.

Mr. Theodore Kearney, one of the old and respected settlers of the County, who has been unwell for some months, died suddenly, at his residence, Jacksonville, of heart disease, on Sunday morning. He had arisen in his ordinary health, and after partaking of his breakfast; sat down on a lounge and immediately expired.

During the time of the strong wind, a fortnight ago, the flagstaff, that had stood for over twenty years in Upper Woodstock was by the force of the gale levelled to the ground. It was erected during the time of "The Trent" embroilment, when the British soldiers passed through here to the Upper Provinces.

The following persons left here on Wednesday morning for Manitoba: Geo. Bull, Jas. Munro, Jesse Foster and Thos. McGibbon. Four smart, steady, intelligent young men, just such as our Province needs; it is too bad to see them go, but still the Sentinel wishes them success.

On Monday, while Jethro Grass, son of Edward Grass, Waterville, was weighing a bundle of pressed hay, he fell and, the hay coming down upon him, broke the bones of one leg. Dr. Colter was called.

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Carleton Sentinel Newspaper April 1882
The proprietor of the Queen Hotel informs us that his stable, destroyed by fire a short time since, has been replaced by a new one, and that he is now fully prepared to take care of all teams.

On Monday afternoon fire caught in the roof of Bourne's steam mill, but was extinguished without the aid of the engine and without doing much damage.

The following left last week for the United States, to seek more remunerative fields of labor: Patrick Donovan and brother, Thomas Cluff and John Day.

At an early hour on Tuesday morning, an old building, owned by Mr. James Jordan, located a short distance below Upper Woodstock, and known as the old Sisson house, was burned down. A colored family was living in the building at the time. No insurance.

Mr. John T. Lawrence, Architect and Builder, who has for many years resided in this town, left on Tuesday to join his family in Wakefield, Mass. where they take up their residence.

Among the exodians this week from this County were Messrs. John and Frank Kearney, of Jacksonville and M. Cummin of Mount Delight. A large number of young men have this week also left Houlton, and that vicinity, for the west.

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Carleton Sentinel Newspaper Feb 18, 1882
The dwelling house of Matthew McCafferty, Dickens, parish of Wilmot, with it entire contents was burned between the hours of 5 and 6 o'clock, Saturday morning. The inmates barely escaped with their lives, in their night clothes. Nine firkins of butter were stored in the ell of the house, and in attempting to save this, Mrs. McCafferty succeeded in rescuing five firkins but in doing so dangerously froze both her legs from the knees down. She is under the care of Dr. McRae. The neighbors set to work at once and speedily had contributed and collected clothing sufficient to meet the present immediate wants of the family, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. McCafferty and two children. Mr. McCafferty had no insurance and his loss is a severe one.

We direct attention to the professional card of Dr. Sprague, in this issue. The Doctor has concluded to locate at Hartland; we welcome him to the County, and feel justified in introducing him as a gentleman in every way worthy of the confidence of the public; he brings with him testimonials of the most flattering character.

Jottings Feb 18, 1882
John Ring, of Grafton, old and ill, who it will be remembered was not long since sent to the Penitentiary, has been pardoned.

Mr. Henry Hamilton has a very handsome specimen of a Clydesdale colt, 1 year and 8 months old, which tipps the scale at 1000 lbs. All who have examined the animal pronounce him an extraordinarily fine colt; many go so far as to say that it is the finest colt in the Dominion.

Mr. Geo. Strickland, formerly a resident of Woodstock, died at St. John on Monday last, aged 56 years.

A couple of bricks fell from the upper part of the brick building, occupied by Mr. W. S. Saunders as a store, on Monday, in their decent coming very near the heads of two gentlemen passing at the time. It is said that the thaw has loosened other bricks in the same building, rendering them liable to fall at any time. If such is the case they should be made secure at once.

Centreville Items Feb 7, 1882
Mr. D. Irvine, left home on the 5th, enroute for Ottawa; we hope he will feel at home there.

T. L. Nicholson, John Gilland and W. E. Reed left here last week for Leadville; the two first named have been there before. Nicholson took some ore with him, procured from the Eastern side of the St. John; he is to have it tested, and if it proves good he will return and try and open up the mine.

Carleton Sentinel Newspaper Feb 18, 1882
About midnight of Thursday of last week, fire broke out in a double tenement house, on the south side of the creek, owned by Dr. Smith and Wm. M. Connell, Esq., and occupied by Messrs. A Cole, John Emerson, John Lockhart and John Powers. The fire caught in the upper part of the house, and the dense body of snow on the roof, kept the flames from making such headway as otherwise would have been the case until the steamer got to work. The whole of the upper story of the building was destroyed. The tenants we believe; largely owing to the efforts of the U. P. C., saved most of their effects.
Dr. Smith and Mr. Connell's loss, is estimated, respectively at $800; insured, the former, in the North British, $500; the latter for $450 in the Western.

Mr. Colin Campbell has leased the old "Gibson House," and intends opening it to the travelling public, about the 1st March.

The site of the new Post Office is now, we suppose, fixed for a certainty. The deed conveying the land for that purpose was executed by David Munro, Esq., on Wednesday. The lot is on the Corner of Main and Richmond streets; 55 feet on the former, 90 feet on the latter.

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Carleton Sentinel Newspaper March 11, 1882
As will be noticed Mr. Colin Campbell has reopened to the public, under the name of the "Queen Hotel", the Caldwell House, recently occupied by A. Gibson & Son. We had the privilege on Wednesday of going through the building which has been put into a most thorough state of repairs; the floors have been newly laid; the wood work freshly painted and a large portion of the walls newly papered, giving the interior of the house a new, clean and attractive appearance. Mr. Campbell knows how to run an hotel and doubtless will receive a generous share of patronage. We wish him and the Queen' success.

Messrs. Shaw Bros, are about to build a steamer, somewhere in the vicinity of Woodstock, for use in conveying their own bark and freight on the River St. John.

F Shaw & Bros are to apply to the Legislature for an act to allow them to erect and maintain a pier near the mouth of the Poquiock to enable them to stretch a boom to either shore to form an ice bridge in winter time.

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Carleton Sentinel Newspaper April 1882
Upper Woodstock Items March 30, 1882
Rev G. T. Hartley advertises his farm, situated below the village on the road to Woodstock, for sale. Occuping such a contiguous position to the town, it would appear to be an eligible farm to buy, and to the owner might, in the sudden extension of the town, prove as remunerative as some Winnipeg lots.

Mr. F. P. Sharp has erected, and will, soon have in active operation, quite an ingenious wind-mill for the purpose of grinding bones of all kinds, from "brudder bones " down to the bone of a shad. The bone dust is to be applied as a fertilizer to the different orchards of the promoter, and will, no doubt, yield a gratifying increase. We owe much to Mr. Sharp in pomology, and this last introduction

Mr. Stephen Jones continues to run his mill daily. He turns out a large quantity of sawed lumber. Judging from the large quantity that passes here, our farmers must be doing considerable building.

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