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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Dispatch
Newspaper Jan 2, 1907
Probate
Court
Last week the will of James Kennedy late of the Parish of Woodstock
was proved in the Probate Court. The witnesses were Hugh
Montgomery and John R Ronald. The executors are Leslie Kennedy
of
Richmond and George
Cottle of
Houlton. The probate value of the estate is $5,000 D McLeod Vince
proctor.
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Dispatch
Newspaper Jan 2, 1907
Dickinson__Blackie
A quiet wedding took place at the Queen Hotel on Thursday,
December 20th, when Miss Nellie B Blackie was united in marriage to
Wm McKay Dickinson,
the Rev George D Ireland officiating. Only the immediate friends
of the contracting parties were present. The bride received many
beautiful presents. Mr. Dickinson is a telephone manager in
Concord, N H, where the young couple will reside.
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MARRIED
Dispatch Newspaper Jan 2, 1907
Sharp__Gerow
At the
Vendome Hotel, Woodstock, N. B., Dec. 26th, by the Rev. J. Gravinor, Norman W. Sharp of Pembroke, and Miss Mary F. Gerow, of Woodstock.
Dickinson___Blackie
On Thursday, 20th Dec., at the Queen Hotel, by the Rev. G. D.
Ireland, Mr. Wm. McKay Dickibnson, of Concord, N. H., to Miss
Nellie B. Blackie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Blackie.
Hazlett___Roberts
At the residence of Nevers Dow, Columbia street Houlton, December
24th, by Rev. J. A. Ford, Barton Hazlett to Mrs. Gussie Roberts, both of Woodstock.
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Dispatch
Newspaper Jan 2, 1907
Major Troy
is the proud father of two boys who sing very well indeed, and
one of whom, six years old, does a very nice act on a violin that
he has had only a week.
Dispatch
Newspaper Jan 2, 1907
Charles F.
Rogers has built a pretty cottage in the grove at the upper end
of the island
near the bridge. At present Mrs. Rogers uses it for her
dressmaking establishment and in the summer they expect to live
in it, as it will be cooler and more convenient to town than
their residence at the other end of the island.
Dispatch Newspaper Jan 2, 1907
Mrs. Charles English fell on the sidewalk near Miss McLeod's store last Friday afternoon and was
picked up unconscious.
John J.
Hayward of
Bristol who was operated on at the Carleton County Hospital last
week for appendicitis is said to be progressing favourably toward
recovery.
Dispatch
Newspaper Jan 2, 1907
Mr. and
Mrs. George Gee
of New Brunswick were arrested in Fort Fairfield Thursday night
for drunken and disorderly conduct, and placed in the lockup.
They were tried the following afternoon before Judge Fessenden,
who imposed a fine of $5 and costs upon each, both fines and
costs amounting to about $23, which was paid. Mrs. Gee is the
mother of George Gee that was hanged at Woodstock two or three
years ago for murdering his cousin Miss Millie Gee.___Fort
Fairfield Review.
Dispatch
Newspaper Jan 2, 1907
Miss Vita
Brewer,
who has been acting as book keeper at the Singer Sewing Machine
Co's office here for the past year, has resigned and will go to
her home in St.John in a few days. Miss Brewer during her stay in
this city made a large number of friends who will regret her
departure.____Fredericton Herald.
(Miss
Brewer is a daughter of Mered Brewer and is well known in
Woodstock.)
Dispatch
Newspaper Jan 2, 1907
Geo. A.
Shea has
recently purchased the interests of all who were connected in the
ownership of the Houlton
Foundry and Machine Company's plant and is now sole owner. He will make some enlargements
and improvements to the plant in anticipation of the increased
business that will naturally follow the proposed 145 mile
extension of the Bangor and Aroostook R. R. through a new timber
country.___Houlton Pioneer.
Dispatch
Newspaper Jan 2, 1907
Golden
Wedding
Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Trafton of Woodstock, N.B., celebrated their golden wedding
on the 20th inst.
Brother and Sister Trafton are the parents of Rev. G. B. Trafton,
the grandparents of Rev'ds M. S. and P. J. Trafton, and Mr.
Trafton is a brother to Rev. A. H. Trafton. We cannot now tell how many more
preachers there will be in the fourth generation but the
prospects are good, as there are several bright boys to be heard from, King's Highway.
(At the celebration there were many friends present. Mr. and Mrs.
Trafton were presented with $70 in gold. Addresses were made by
the Rev. S. A. Baker, Ex-Mayor Hay and others.)
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Dispatch
Newspaper Feb 1907
We have
received the announcement of the marriage of James A. Tweedie and Miss
Laura Conn,
at Butte, Mont., on Thursday, January 24th.
Lillian, aged 11 years and five months, eldest daughter of Charles and
Jennie Barker,
died at her home on January 30th, after a short illiness of
scarlet fever.
Charles
Comben, barrister,
has taken a lease of the store in Mrs. Never's building, at
present occupied by Mrs. W. D. Camber, and will have it fitted up
as his law office after May 1st.
Letters of incorporation have been granted to J. Frank Tilley, Andrew Myles, J.
Albert Hayden, A Wilmot Hay and Arthur L. Burpee as the Woodstock Cold Storage
Company Ltd., with a capital of $15,000.
Last week William
Armstrong bought
25 head of cattle from a man in New Denmark, Victoria County.
They were four or five years old and each was estimated to dress
from 600 to 800 lbs. Mr. Armstrong is said to have paid $987.00
for the lot.
Harry F.
McLeod will
be a candidate for Mayor of Fredericton.
Fred
McLean has
purchased
the business of T.
V. Monahan,
and will take charge this week.
J. W.
Dalling has bought the Dr. Connell house on Connell
Street. He will sell his residence in Grafton and move to
Woodstock.
Mrs.
McKeen sister of the late Charles A. Miles of Fredericton, with whom she
lived, is removing to Edmundston tomorrow to reside with her sister, Mrs. Dayton.
Donald
Nicholson,
who has just finished a course in the American Fashion School of
New York, has returned home and is prepared to cut, fit and turn
out clothes of the lastest fashion.
Dispatch
Newspaper Feb 6, 1907
BORN
Blackie.__At Lincoln, Placer County,
California, to
the wife of J. A. Blackie, formerly of Wicklow, a daughter.
MARRIED
Clark-Gray _At the residence of the
bride's father, Good Corner, Jan 30th by the Rev. B. S. Freeman, Miss Bessie G. Gray to Lee
Burton Clark,
of Centreville.
DIED
Barker. __At Woodstock, on January 30th,
Lillian, aged 11 years and five months,
eldest daughter
of Charles and Jennie Barker.
Dispatch
Newspaper Feb 6, 1907
Miss Ellen C. Luce announces the engagement of her daughter, Bessie Belle Luce, to Mr.
Herbert S. Dennison.
The announcement is of special interest to Woburn's social
circles, as no two young people are more popular or occupy a more
prominent place in the community. Mr. Dennison is a member of the
enterprising firm of young druggists, McLaughlin & Dennison.
He is a substantial and progressive young business man and a
member of the Towanda club. His bride-to-be is an attractive
young woman of excellent qualities. Her accomplishments are many
and she occupies a high position in Woburn's social sphere, which
has been looking forward for this formal announcement. Woburn
Times.
(Mr.
Dennison is a Woodstock boy, and clerked for a number of years in the drug
store of Mr. H. P. Baird.)
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Dispatch
Newspaper Feb 6, 1907
Merton G.
McLean, D. D. S.
Graduate
of Philadelphia Dental College and
Garretson Hospital of Oral Surgery,
MODERN
METHODS -EMPLOYED
IN ALL BRANCHES OF
DENTISTRY.
PAINLESS EXTRACTING A SPECIALTY.
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Office:
Cor. Queen & Main Sts,
Over Gibson & Ross.
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Dispatch
Newspaper Feb 6, 1907
Late B. A.
Everett Left Estate Valued at $15,250.
The will of the late Benjamin A. Everett has been admitted to
probate and letters of administration have been issued to his son Mr. Albert Everett who are named executor and
executrix.
The estate was sworn at $15,250, of which $2,500 is personal
property and the balance real estate. The real estate which is
the Long's
hotel property on King Street, is subject to a mortgage of $5,000.
Under the terms of the will the property is to be divided into
seven shares one of which is bequeathed to Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
Everett and the remaining son and the five daughters of the
testator are to receive the residue of the estate. The will is
dated November 23rd, 1903, and is witnessed by Messrs. J. W.
McCready and F. W. Porter. Mr. McCready is the proctor for the
estate.___Fredericton
Herald.
Dispatch
Newspaper Feb 6, 1907
Carleton
County Orange Lodge.
The annual session of the Carleton County Lodge, L. O. A. was
held in the hall at Woodstock on Tuesday January 29th. Returns
from the different lodges in the jurisdiction showed the order to
be in a prosperous condition. Some important officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
W. R.
McCready, County Master.
J. H. Hay, D. M.
Wm. Nicholson, Chaplain.
C. M. Shaw, R. S.
A. F. Lockhart, F. S.
A. E. Plummer, Treas.
James T. Montgomery, D. of C.
J. H. Forrest, Lecturer.
J. A. Lindsay and D. O. McIntosh, Dep. Lecturers.
Carleton
Sentinel Newspaper May 3, 1879
Charles H.
Giberson, M. D
We copy the following obituary notice from the Brooklyn (N.Y.)
Daigle Eagle, of April 19th.
The deceased, well known to, and respected by, many of our
readers, was a
son of the late Murphy Giberson, Bath:
Charles H.
Giberson, M. D., one of the most popular and prominent physicians
of Brooklyn, died at
about three o'clock this morning, at the residence, No. 98 Remsen
street, corner of Henry. The sad announcement will be a
melancholy surprise to most of his friends. His last illness was
only of a few days' duration. On Monday last, although suffering
from a severe headache, he drove around to his patients as usual,
returning in the evening much chilled. On Tuesday morning he was
unable to leave his room, but it was not until late in the
afternoon that medical assistance was summoned. Peritonites set
in, and the disease made rapid progress, in spite of the utmost
skill and attendance. On Friday his life was despaired of, and
this morning he passed peacefully away, retaining consciousness
till near the close. There are few members of the medical
fraternity whose loss will be more severely felt than that of Dr.
Giberson.
Although a young man__being in his 41st year, and having practiced in this
city only ten or eleven years__he had, succeeded in building up
an immense practice, and was one of the most honored members of
the various medical societies. As a surgeon he had few superiors,
and he was remarkably successful in that line of practice, some
of his operations being specially important. He was much beloved,
not only as a physician but as a man, and his sudden demise will
be mourned far beyond the limits of the domestic and professional
circles.
Dr.
Giberson was born in the year 1838, in Bath, Carleton County, New
Brunswick,
in which he received the first rudiments of his education. After
leaving home, at an early age, he began the study of medicine at
Fredericton, whence he went to the Medical University at
Burlington, Vt., from which he graduated, with high honors, in
the 20th year of his age.
At the breaking out of the war of the rebellion he came to New
York and offered his services to the Goverment, and after passing
a most creditable examination served as surgeon with the
troops stationed on Backwell's Island. Soon afterward he was
appointed surgeon on board the Tennessee, from which he was transfered
to the Mississippi. He saw considerable hard service
in the latter vessel, having been present at the capture of New
Orleans, and attached to her when she was burned before Port
Hudson.
Directly after the close of the war he sailed to South America in
one of the United States war vessels, and on his return was
surgeon at the Naval Hospital.
Eleven years ago he resigned his commission and settled in this
city, steadily securing a practice and acquiring a reputation
which few physicians have secured in such a brief time. He took
warm interest in the advancement of medical sciences, and was an
active member of the King's County Medical Society, Physicians'
Mutual Aid Association, New York Medical Historical Society, and
the Brooklyn Pothological Society. For several years he has
likewise been attendant surgeon in the Brooklyn City Hospital. He
was also a member of Kane Lodge, F. and A. M., of New York.
Deceased was a member of rev. Dr. Storrs' Church, from which the
funeral will take place on Monday afternoon at 3 p. m. He leaves a wife and four
children, all daughters.
Carleton
Sentinel Newspaper May 3, 1879
Mrs. F. W.
Bull, with her musically, remarkable children Eddie and Morice, assisted by Mrs. E Phair, of
Fredericton , presented a very pleasing programme, to a delighted
audience, which, considering the state of the weather, was large,
on Wednesday evening. Master Eddie, 8 years old, who has been declared
in other places where he has appeared a wonder, and is undoubtedly a child
possessing a phenomenal natural genius for music, played in a
variety of duets (with his mother) and solos on the piano,
showing great energy and precision of touch as well as an
accurate ear, and sang alone and also with the younger brother Morice (4
years old)
several pieces, including Captain Jinks, in character. Master
Morice as " Admiral Dot " and " The Little
Shoemaker," took the house by storm; he has a fine voice.
Carleton Sentinel Newspaper May, 1879
J. T.
FLETCHER,
Architect and Builder,
Residence,
Waterville.
Having a thorough practical knowledge
of Constructive Architecture in all its details,
I am prepared to furnish Plans, Specifications, Bills of Items
and Estimates for all kinds of Buildings,
her public or private, on reasonable terms.
A specialty made of first-class work.
REFERENCES,
BY PERMISSION:
Hon. S. B. Appleby, Woodstock.
Lieut. Col. C. R. Upton, Florenceville.
G. W. Boyer, Esq., Victoria Corner.
D. W. Smith, Jacksonville.
Waterville, May 11, 1875_1y-20
Carleton Sentinel Newspaper May, 1879
SIDNEY
SMITH,
Brick Manufacturer,
UPPER
WOODSTOCK, N. B.
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ON and
after the first day of April, 1879, the subscriber will make an
advance on the present price of BRICK.
S. SMITH.
March 6, 1879 __3m-10__pioneer 3m
Carleton
Sentinel Newspaper May 17, 1879
Sad-A correspondent kindly furnishes
us the following:
Lakeville, May 15, 1879.
Mary Eliza
Shaw, a girl about 20 years of age has been living for the last
three years with
James Savage,
Williamstown; she
was a niece of Mrs. Savage. The girl went about her work on Tuesday,
apparently as well as usual , her health good and, although she
was noted for her quiet disposition, she was as cheerful as usual
on Tuesday. On Wednesday morning , Mr. Savage intending to leave
home, rose from his bed about three o'clock.
Mrs. Savage also got up and went to the girl's bedroom to get a
lamp.
When she opened the door she found the bed clothes turned down
and one of her children who was in the habit of sleeping with
Mary E. Shaw, in bed alone. Mrs. Savage told her husband that
Mary was gone, when they commenced a search about the place, and
a further search among the neighbors, until about 6 am..
They found that she had taken but a few articles of clothing with
her; the dress that she had on the day before being in her
bedroom. Continuing to search, they found her shoes on the on
the opposite side of the road from the house, on a path leading
towards Haney's
lake. The
circumstances led them to the lake, and after a short time they
found the body of the unfortunate girl in the water close to
shore.
King was informed of the circumstances at once went to the place
and held an inquest on the body of deceased.
The
following verdict was returned :
That the deceased, Mary
E. Shaw, came
to her death by
wilfully drowning herself in Gowan's Lake, so called, on Tuesday night,
the 13th inst., the hours of 11 o'clock p. m., and 4 o'clock m.,
of the 14th inst.
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Carleton
Sentinel Newspaper May 3, 1879
Selling
Rocks For Hay
Mr. R. T.
Worden lately purchased
some hay which came from Carleton County, and yesterday, on opening a
bundle of it, found
two rocks in the centre. These were found to be 100 lbs. in weight, and
taken from the 250 lbs. which a bundle of hay is supposed to
contain, makes it about double the price to a man who is so
unfortunate as to buy hay from persons who dispose of it in such
a manner. A man in Fairville, who purchased four bundles from the
same person as the above came from , also had to pay for a number
of rocks.
This item we cut from the Telegraph of last Saturday. We had
occasion to notice the discovery of a similar trick by one of our
teamsters a few weeks ago.
We are exceedingly sorry that the fair fame of this County should be made to
suffer by the dishonesty of a few individuals, and we trust that the guilty
parties will be traced and made an example of ; in this result
every honest farmer in the County is interested, for buyers will
become so suspicious that they will not care, without particular
inspection, to purchase turkeys, hay or any other article raised
in Carleton County which can be loaded with sand or rocks.
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Carleton
Sentinel Newspaper May 3, 1879
Another
exodus from our County took place on Monday. The following left by
train for Colorado, namely :
James H.
Carr and wife, Miss L. Fisher, Messrs.
Wm. Gartley, Wm. McClellan, Alex. Bell, Herbert Carr, Henry Carr,
Michael Sharkey, Wm. Wilson, ___Thompson, Horace Hand. The last named from Bedell
Settlement; all the rest from North Richmond.
The whole party are young, able and intelligent; material that
Canada can ill afford to lose.-
But they have gone from ills they know to experience ills and
successes they know not of.
We hope they will not be disappointed. It is not a small matter
the loss from County of the means necessary for the
transportation of those who leave us. It will cost this party,
some $600 for their tickets alone, and their expenses on the
journey will scarcely be less than $100 more. The party was
joined by three more from Houlton.
Dispatch
Newspaper Jan 16, 1907
The will of James Sherrard late of the parish of Wilmot
was proved on Monday. The witnesses were E K Connell of Woodstock
and Eugene W McClary of the parish of Wilmot. The executors of
the will are Allison B Connell K C and D'Bearisto of Lakeville. The Estate is valued at 11,300 E K Connell Procter.
Dispatch
Newspaper Jan 16, 1907
Over two
hundred teachers and scholars assembled in the basement of the
Main Street church when the United Baptist Sunday school was
organized.
The following officers were elected:-
Leslie
Hawkins, Superintendent;
Charles R. Watson, Assistant Supt.;
Miss May Watson, Secretary;
Miss Inez, Treasurer
Miss Violet Fisher, organist
Fifteen classes were organized.
Dispatch
Newspaper Jan 16, 1907
Mrs.
Charles Trafton, of Woodstock, visited her grandson, Rev. P.
J. Trafton, over New Year's. His mother, Mrs. A. H. Trafton, of
Port Maitland, Nova Scotia, his sister, Miss Annie Trafton, of St.
John, and his brother, Harold, of Mars Hill, were also Rev. Mr.
Trafton's guests at the same time. Thus for a few days there were
four generations in the house of the host.__Fort Fairfield Review.
Dispatch
Newspaper Jan 16, 1907
Judson
Briggs of
Lindsay is seriously ill of rheumatism. He has not been able to
come to Woodstock for some months. Dr. Grant is attending him.
Frank
Carpenter of
Weston, a
son of John Carpenter the customs official, while coming into town
with a load of hay some days ago was running beside his load when
he fell and broke his arm.
In the Carleton County Probate Court last Wednesday, in the estate of Mrs. Eliza S.
Connell
late of the town of Woodstock letters of adminstration were
granted to Mrs. Helen E Smith. The probate value of the
estate was $7,800.
Dispatch
Newspaper Jan 16, 1907
Henry Ward
B. Fletcher died
at the home of his mother Queen Street South , Monday morning
January ?th at the age of 42 years. He was the son of the late
John Fletcher. He leaves a mother, one sister and a wife. The
funeral was held on Thursday afternoon at his old home,
Waterville. The services was conducted by the Rev. R. G. Fulton.
Dispatch
Newspaper Jan 9, 1907
The other evening when going into a neighbor's house, Mrs. R. B. Porter fell and broke
her hip.
Joel
Tompkins of Hartford, slipped on the ice and fell, breaking himself
up very badly on New year's day. Dr. Kierstead is the attending
physician.
William J.
Davis of Waterville Corner fell and broke his ribs and injured himself internally
on New Year's day. Dr. Kierstead is in attendance.
Mr.
McCarten, janitor of the Armoury, fell in the building on Friday
and cut his head so badly that Dr. Kierstead had to take five
stitches to close the cut.
John H.
Watt, the well known railway mail clerk, has been confined to his bed
for some days with heart trouble and is not expected to be out
for a week or two.
Lewis
Purrington
has sold
his farm
at McKenzie Corner to
Richard Kennedy
and has taken the store at Richmond Corner formerly conducted by Nelson
Turney.
George
Scovil, of Wicklow,
will be up before the police magistrate at 2 o'clock this
afternoon charged with burning the buildings on what is known as the Joseph Giberson farm in Wicklow.
L. R.
Seeley
went to Yarmouthville and Portland Saturday to visit his cousins the Messrs.
Gerow, the
well known horsemen. He will be gone about a week, and will bring
back with him a highly bred mare in which he has for some time
owned a half interest.- Fort Fairfield Review.
Arthur
Bailey is
confined to his home through illness.
Capt. H. W.
Bourne, town treasurer, has been ill and confined to his house for
some days.
Dr.
Griffin who broke his leg a week or two ago was able to be out for a drive
on Saturday.
William
Simmons, son of Cyrus Simmons of Bloomfield, who has been in the west for a
number of years, returned yesterday.
James Carr
has bought the Drysdale Woodworking factory from J. N. W. Winslow and converted it into a saw mill.
Mrs. John
Jardine of
Rexton, died suddenly without a moment's warning at the residence
of her brother-in-law, Hugh Jardine, Moncton, last Wednesday. She was Miss Laura Doherty and had frequently visited
Woodstock as the quest of Mr. and Mrs. George L. Holyoke. She had
a number of friends here who were shocked to hear of her death.
Mr. J. J.
Hayward of Bristol
who was operated on for appendicitis at the hospital was reported
on Monday evening to be resting easily and making fair progress
toward recovery.
Last Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs. Clinton H. Gray of Caribou brought the body of their little
girl, two
and a half years old, down to Hartland and on Friday morning
buried it near Mrs. Gray's old home in Middle Simonds.
Alexander
Dunbar & Sons are now running their machine shops by
electricity
obtained from the dam company. The work requires three motors one
of 20 horse power and two of 15 horse power. They will soon
introduce the electrical power into their foundry and this will
require another 15 horse power motor.
At a meeting of the liberals of front Kent held at Bath on Friday
evening, Frank
Doherty, Matthew Bohen and John Farley were elected delegates to the convention to be
held in Woodstock. The
substitutes are Dr. Commins, A. J. McLean and Frank Grant.
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Dispatch
Newspaper Jan 9, 1907
Vanwart -
Vanwart
Miss
Dracilla A. VanWart
left Woodstock last Thursday evening on the express and on Monday
the 7th at Medicine Hat she was united in marriage to John G. VanWart, of Calgary, who went there to
meet her. Miss VanWart who is the daughter of the late Charles
VanWart
has been very prominent in the work of the Free Baptist church
and will be very much missed there. John G. VanWart was for many
years a resident and prominent merchant of Woodstock and was one
of the early settlers of Calgary and first mayor of that city.
Dispatch
Newspaper Jan 9, 1907
Hazlett -
Roberts
At the home of the groom's sister, Mrs. Nevers Dow, Houlton,
Maine, on December 24th, Barton Hazlett, of Benton, N. B., and Mrs. Augusta Roberts, of Meductic, York County, N. B.,
were united in marriage by the Rev. J. A. Ford. Only the near
relatives were present.
Dispatch
Newspaper Jan 9, 1907
Births,
Marriages and Deaths
The Division Registrar for Carleton County has returned to the
office of the Registrar General, Fredericton, the following
registrations of Births, Marriages and Deaths, for the six
months, ending December 31st.
Births...............48
Deaths.............28
Marriages.......129
Total................205
Dispatch
Newspaper Jan 9, 1907
Carr -
Gilligan
Sabine L.
Carr, youngest son of James Carr of Woodstock, was united in marriage at Bellingham, Wash., on
Wednesday January 2nd to Miss Claire Gilligan of that city. The ceremony took
place in the episcopal church in the presence of a large audience.
Mr. Carr learned the drug business with Mr. Sheasgreen and later
studied at the Ontario College of Pharmacy of which he is a
graduate. He
was always a very popular young man in social circles in
Woodstock.
About a year ago he went to Bellingham where he became senior
partner in one of the most prosperous drug establishments in the
city. His many friends in Woodstock will congratulate him
heartily.
Dispatch
Newspaper Jan 9, 1907
Carleton
County Court
The criminal case, King
against John, Robert and Jonathan Shannon, three brothers who
live in Greenfield,
for assaulting
Joseph Holmes,
was opened in the armoury on Friday. The assault was committed in
a row over the ownership of a piece of land. His Honor Solicitor
General Jones appeared for the crown and A. B. Connell, K. C. for
the prisoners. The prisoners pleaded guilty on the second count,
that of assaulting Holmes by throwing stones at him.
Mr. Connell made a strong plea for the prisoners, pointing out
that there was bad blood between the parties and Holmes provoked
the prisoners in the assault.
Mr. Jones
briefly addressed the court.
His honor addressing the prisoners said, "In the community you men
have the reputation of being desperadoes. Your neighbors would
not believe you under oath. I would be justified in sending you
to Dorchester for three years; but, I do not believe in dealing
harshly with any prisoner if there is a chance for him becoming a
good citizen. You men should be good citizens. The three of you
are well to do, having good farms and a valuable stake in the
county. You must remember that you cannot do as you like; the law
has arms long enough to catch you. Your cousel said everything in
your favor that he could have said. He even asked that a fine be
imposed. A fine would be no good in your case for you would pay
it and continue, your bad conduct.
"I will give you one more chance. I do not want to have your
farms neglected at this time of year. I will impose a sentence
upon you and when you do wrong the solicitor general will see
that the commitments will be issued. I will sentenced each of you
to the common jail for six months but now let you go after you
jointly and severally, enter into recognizance for $2,000 to keep
the peace for two years."
The court
then adjourned to meet at the court house on Monday. The judge
said he would not go there but for the fact that the larger room
was required for conve?ing the juries.
In the King
against Fred Ivey
and Susie
Cullins charged with stealing a horse pung and robes from various
people from, the poor farm to Bloomfield Corner, the grand jury
found a true bill and the prisoners were tried on Monday and
Tuesday. His Hon. the Solicitor General appeared for the crown
and T. C. L. Ketchum for the prisoners. The jury brought in a verdict of "guilty"
and Judge
Carleton sentenced
Ivey to three years in the penitentiary with hard labour and the
girl to two years.
Dispatch
Newspaper Jan 2, 1907
Up For
Theft
Fred Ivey and Susie Cullins of Richmond are in jail awaiting
trial on a charge of theft. They were up before police magistrate
Dibblee on Monday and he sent them up.
The Hon W P Jones appeared for the crown and T C L Ketchum for
the defendants. The evidence went to show that Mr. Ivey and Miss
Cullins were in town the day before Christmas and hired a horse
from Gallagher Bros. The next morning the horse was found stand-on
the floor in the livery stable but the young man and young woman
were not to be found.
The other
part of the story is that on Christmas eve, during the time Ivey had the
livery horse out,
Rainsford McClary of
Bloomfield lost a pung and harness, Frank Black of the same vicinity lost a
horse, a
man named Gallivan
lost a robe and whip. The matter was brought to the attention of
Sheriff Foster who got after the culprits and at length with the
aid of a United States officer he found them down near Bangor.
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Dispatch
Newspaper Jan 2, 1907
Lakeville
Items
Rainsford
McCleary
had a valuable horse stolen from his barn Christmas eve. The run
away couple who took the horse were arrested near Bangor and the
horse returned to its owner after a few days tracing by Sheriff
Foster and Customs Officer Carpenter.
Mr. McCleary had been confined to his room for some time with a
cut foot and it is evident the culprits were aware of the fact.
The same evening Frank
Black of
Bloomfield
lost his pung and Albert Gallivan his robes, which now await identification
at Woodstock. One of the party had formerly received the
hospitality of Mr. McCleary for weeks when in need of a home.
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Newspaper Jan 2, 1907
A change
of Grooms
A pretty
and romantic wedding took place Monday afternoon at the home of
the bride, when Miss
Lena Burtt, daughter
of W. Burtt, of Jacksonville, was married to Norval Brittain, and the happy couple left the
same evening for their future home in Enderby (B.C.).
Before the
departure of Mr. Brittain for the west some years ago, he was
engaged to marry Miss Burtt. The correspondance between the young couple
continued until recently. In the meantime Miss Burtt became engaged to a
prominent young business man of Woodstock, and the wedding was arranged
for yesterday.
An announcment card was sent to Mr. Brit. in Enderby. He promptly
sent along some presents to the bride-elect, but just as promptly
followed the presents.
Arriving
here a few days ago he arranged another date, one day prior to the proposed
wedding with the Woodstock man, and carried his lady love off to
his western home. Large crowds were at the train to bid the
couple good bye. The groom is in the employ of F. H. Hale, ex. M.
P., of this county, now in business in British Columbia.