The Record News, Smiths Falls - Newspaper Articles - 7th section
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-Wedding bells were heard ringing in our midst on
Wednesday afternoon on the occasion of the marriage of Mr. William
Bates and Miss Margaret Bradford of Jasper.
The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Jna Webster in the
Frankville
-Mr. George Robinson of
Local News
-Miss Allie Kellogg of
-Mr. Geo. McDonald,
assistant in the
-Miss Lizzy Carley, who has been spending her vacation at her home in Franktown, returned last Wednesday.
-Rev. Mr. Weeks, late
of
-Mr. N. Robertson, B.
A., late principal of
-The many friends of Mr. Harry
Coolican, of
-The remains of an old lady named Mrs.
German were brought down yesterday from
-The Central Canadian says: Mrs.
Simpson, the sprightly lady of one hundred and three years, who still knits and reads
without spectacles, drove over from her residence in
-Miss Stackhouse from
St. Andrew’s, Que., and Miss Drummond,
of
Married
Johnston – Heddleston – At the Methodist parsonage, on the 2nd inst., by the Rev. A. McCann, Christian Johnston, of Smiths Falls, to Agnes Heddleston, of North Elmsley.
Chalmers – Phillips – At the residence of the
bride’s father, Wolford, Mr. Jas. Chalmers, of
Bates –
Local News
-Miss Wylie, of Almonte, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. A. Clark.
-Mr. W. Gould left on Monday to take a course in the Kingston Business college.
-Miss Minnie Clark left
last Wednesday for
-Rev. Eber Crummey,
whose home is near Frankville and who is well known here, goes to
-Mr. Alex McCallum,
formerly of
-Rev. J. A. K. Walker,
pastor of the Baptist church, Almonte, for the past 8 months, is about to remove to
-Mr. DesPardes, of
-The little two and a half year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Brodie died on Sunday morning after a lingering illness of some weeks. The funeral took place on Tuesday and was attended by a large number of friends who sympathize with the bereaved parents in the loss of their little one.
-A child of Mr. Robert Reynold’s was buried last Sunday. It was taken sick during the week with croup, and only lived a few days.
-A number of Smiths Falls boys – John Sharpe, James Edmunds and Robert Harper – left last week for a course in the Brockville Business college.
-Mr. A. McGillivray
advertises his farm for sale in this issue. We
believe it is Mr. McGillivray’s intention to remove to
Born
Covell – In South Burgess, the wife of John Covell, of a son.
McCallum – At
Died
Brodie – On Sunday, the 8th inst., Agnes Isabell (Brodie), daughter of R. J. Brodie, aged 2 years, 5 months and 18 days.
Local News
-Miss Mills, of
-Miss Annie Shields
returned to the
-Miss Nellie Slocum, daughter of Mr. J. Slocum, clerk in the Indian Dept. Ottawa, is spending a couple of weeks with her aunt, Mrs. Stevens.
-The funeral of Mrs. A. Code,
of Montague, last Sunday was largely attended. Rev.
Mr. Delong, of Jasper, conducted the obsequies in the
-Mr. F. A. Armstrong,
late of Wood’s mills, has secured a more lucrative position as manager of the new mills in
-Word was received here yesterday of the death of Mrs. W. W. Foster of Deseronto, after an illness of a few weeks. Deceased lady was a daughter of Mr. William Kerfoot of Montague, and was well known and highly esteemed in this part of the county. The bereaved husband and friends have the sympathy of all in their affliction
Frankville
-Mr. Delmer Kilborn, of Plumhollow and Miss Hattie Sliter, of Lynhurst, were united in marriage on the 11th. We offer our congratulations.
Born
Conlin – At Smiths Falls on Thursday the 12th inst., the wife of J. Conlin, of a daughter.
Died
Code – In Montague, on Thursday evening,
Merrickville
-Mr. Hiram Crain is going to build a handsome brick house in the spring.
-Mr. Clayton Kerr, son
of Mr. John Kerr, merchant here, left on Wednesday morning for
-Mr. Thomas Burchill,
of the
-Mr. Joseph Quinn and
Miss Julia McGill were united in the bonds of holy wedlock on
Sunday evening the 22nd inst. at
-Mr. George Cranson,
who was here on a visit to his many friends and relations has returned to his adopted city,
Frankville
-An old and respected citizen in the person of David Stewart Esq., passed away on Wednesday morning last. Deceased had been ailing for some time. The family and relatives have the sympathy of the whole community.
-M. D. Marshall and Joseph Coad were appointed assessors for Kitley for 1888.
-On Sunday while Mr. Elisha Mattice, of Forfar, was on a visit to his son-in-law, Wm. Ennis, of Kitley, he was taken suddenly ill while sitting in his chair and expired almost instantly. Mr. Mattice was a well known and highly respected citizen and leaves a large circle of friends.
Local News
-R. N. Leach has moved
into his new store on
-Dr. Hugh Bain,
formerly of
-Rev. Mr. Osborne, of
the church of England at Frankville has been removed to Clayton in the
-Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graham
left on the morning train for a visit to Mrs. Graham’s home in
-Mr. P. Maitland, who
has been seriously ill in
Matrimonial
-Our genial and popular townsman, Mr. P.
Ryan, was married last Tuesday morning to Miss Theresa Ward,
daughter of Mr. T. Ward. After the ceremony,
which was performed in the R. C. church by the Rev. Father Stanton, the bridal party drove
to the residence of the bride’s parents, Montague, where a sumptuous wedding breakfast was
partaken of and a social time spent until about
-The pupils of St. Andrew’s Sunday school who were to receive a gold dollar from Mrs. Mylne for correctly answering forty questions in the shorter catechism have been given their rewards. Their names are Lizzie Sharp, Martha Good, Mary Wadsworth, Ida Moore, Bertha Wilson, Robert Hunter, Ezra Graham, and Alfred Splane. Examination was held in the Manse on the 10th inst., by Mr. Fleming, student of Queen’s college.
The Nuptial Knot
-One of Merrickville’s popular young bachelors,
Mr. Wm. Kirk, was united in marriage with Miss Frances
J. Gilroy of this town last evening in
-Miss Carrie Reynolds is at present on a visit to her sister, Mrs. C. D. Spry.
-A large funeral procession followed the remains of Miss Louisa Robinson, daughter of Mr. Ezra Robinson, to their last resting place on Tuesday. Miss Robinson was a young lady held in high esteem by those who knew her, and the family have the sympathy of the people in their bereavement.
-Death has again entered the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Gardiner, of Wolford, and taking away their much beloved youngest
son, aged 28 years. He was a young man of
sterling worth and good morals; he was the hope of his parents in their old age to whom he
was very kind and very much attached. By the
influence of the Holy Spirit under the preaching of Rev. John Webster he was led to see his
need of something more than a moral life if he would stand accepted in God’s light.
Hence he sought God with all his heart and was soon led to a knowledge of sins
forgiven. He at once united with the
Local News
-The new minister of Public Works for
-Mr. Charles Tallman,
of
-Mr. Peter Maitland who has been ill in Montreal for some time came home on Thursday and after taking dinner here went on to Kilmarnock, his boyhood home, where he hopes, and all his friends hope, he will soon regain his wonted health.
-Miss Georgina Baird
left for
-A little girl of Geo. Ryland’s near Jasper met with a painful accident a few days ago from which her recovery is doubtful. She was playing with matches which took fire and burned her severely before being extinguished.
Married Down by the Sea
-Mr. Foster, of the
firm of Graham & Foster, was married on Monday at
Born
Harper – At
Condie – In Montague, on Friday, 27th
Jan., Mrs. Chas. Condie, of
Died
Jasper
-The seven year old daughter of Joseph Ryland, who was badly burned some time ago died last Sunday from the effects of the fire.
-Miss Lena Robinson has
returned to
-Our teacher, W. H. Easton,
is visiting his sister, who is reported as being very ill in the
-Mr. T. Robinson,
lately from
-Dr. Lavell, warden of Kingston Penitentiary, has been in town this week visiting his sons, J. R. Lavell and Dr. Lavell.
-Mr. George S. Foster, of Bathgate, Dakota, was in town last week and part of this, renewing old friendships. Mr. Foster is in the real estate and loan business in which he has been eminently successful.
-Mr. and Mrs. J. Boyd
returned from their wedding tour last Friday. They
will remain here a couple of months before leaving for their home in
A Much Afflicted Family
-Another death has occurred in the much afflicted Moran family, of Mohr’s Corners, the father, Mr. Francis Moran, having passed away on Saturday evening last, after a long illness. This makes the fourth death in the family within four months, two of the sons having died from suffocation in a Chicago hotel while coming home from Dakota to visit their sick father, and John, the eldest son, having died of a fever contracted in Dakota while out in that territory looking after his dead brother’s estate. – Arnprior Chronicle.
Born
Nixon – At the Manse, Smiths Falls, on Sunday, the 5th inst., the wife of Rev. T. Nixon, of a son.
Died
Frankville
-Mr. George Edgers, of
-Mr. Henry Crummy of
this place was married to Miss Delia Abels on Feb. 1st.
Mr. Crummy has purchased the farm of Mr. Robert Howe near
Local News
-Mrs. Dr. Parker died
at her home in
-Mr. W. H. Barr has taken a position as salesman in J. McGillivray’s store.
-Mr. Edward Shepherd, of Port Hope, Ont., is spending a few days at his old home here.
-Miss Wylie, of Almonte, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. A. Clark, returned home on Tuesday.
-A. T. Kerr, familiarly
known as “Gus” has been arrested at
-Mr. Timothy Foley, formerly of Foley Bros., of Almonte and Pakenham, who has been railroading in Minnesota for the past few years, was elected president of the First National Bank in St. Paul, a few days ago. Mr. Foley was born in Ramsay Township and is said to be worth about a million.
Golden Wedding
-Mr. and Mrs. Rupell Andrews of Burritt’s Rapids, celebrated their golden wedding on Tuesday the 7th inst. About seventy friends were present. An address was presented to the aged couple by their pastor, Rev. S. Bond, on behalf of the company, at which time Mr. Andrews was presented with a magnificent god medal and cane and Mrs. Andrews with a pair of gold spectacles. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews presented the pastor’s wife with a ten dollar gold piece. Many were the congratulations and expressions of respect they received. A sumptuous dinner was served at 5 o’clock and the whole affair was most enjoyable.
-Mr. A. G. Tregent, formerly manager of Molsons Bank, Smiths Falls, and Mrs. Tregent, had a narrow escape from being burnt to death in a recent large fire on Cottage Avenue, Chicago. On becoming aware of the fire, Mr. Tregent told his wife to take the baby and make for the outside, and he would follow on with their clothes. Mrs. Tregent went into the hall, but was driven back by the flames. Finding no other way of escaping they got through windows of the third story on to the roof of the next building, and made their way down through the skylight. They escaped in their night clothes saving no other clothes but what they snatched up on their way out.
-David Collinson was killed in his sawmill at Seely’s Bay on Saturday. In adjusting the belting he was caught by it and pulled among the machinery and horribly mutilated. He was taken from the debris dead.
Local News
-Mr. J. T. Fairgrieve, Port Elmsley, will go to Scotland in a few days.
-Dr. Easton was away a few days last week attending the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Leeson.
-Mr. D. P. Hamilton will soon leave for Cornwall where he goes to work on a new Methodist church being built there by Mr. Gilmour.
-William Cassidy, a former head master of the Farmersville public school, who started for China as a missionary in November last, contracted small pox on his voyage and died in Japan on the 9th of January.
-Word has been received from Monte Carlo, of the death of Mr. Rosamond, president of the Cobourg Woolen Manufacturing Company who was married last October. Mr. Rosamond is one of the Almonte family of that name.
-A new bakery is to be started by Messrs. Hodge and Hunter, of Cardinal, in the rear of J. D. McBeth’s flour and feed store. Work on a new oven will be commenced Monday.
-Mr. B. Goodfellow, of Detroit, spent a few days with his mother and friends during the last week. Fortune has been kind to Mr. Goodfellow since going to Detroit, and it must be said he wears his honors easy. He began as a clerk in the largest retail store in Detroit and today he is a partner and head director. He was surprised and greatly pleased at the progress Smiths Falls has made during the past year and said he would scarcely know the place. Like many others, who visit us, he looks confidently forward to the time, and not far removed, when the town of Smiths Falls shall be lost in Rideau City. Mr. Goodfellow returned to his adopted home on Tuesday.
-Conductor Pike’s sister of Toronto is dead. He is at the funeral.
Merrickville
-Mr. Johnson and Miss Eda Culbert, daughter of our esteemed merchant, Mr. Thomas Culbert, were married at Oxford Mills on Wednesday the 15th inst.
Easton’s Corners
-Mr. Robert Soper, traveling agent for G. F. Fulford & Co., Brockville, is at home owing to the illness of his wife.
Jasper
-Mr. Aaron Cross and family of Ardock, Dakota, are spending the winter at his father’s, Mr. George Cross, merchant of this village.
-Wm. Bates, of Wolford, has purchased from W. N. Chester, the property formerly owned by Jas. A. Pearson who as removed to Renfrew.
-Abraham Willoughby has leased his farm to Mr. Wm. Cross for a term of years, as he intends moving to Smiths Falls where he has built a dwelling during the past year.
Born
Emerson – In Montague, on Wednesday the 15th inst., the wife of John Emerson, of a daughter.
Married
Brann – Meredith – At the Methodist parsonage, by the Rev. A. McCann, on Thursday 16th inst., Mr. J. D. Brann, of Smiths Falls, to Miss Eviline J. Meredith, of R….(?)
Merrickville
-Mr. William Miskelly returned last week from Mount Forest where he has been on a visit to some friends and relatives.
-Mr. Ed. Wickwire contemplates going to the far west once more to try his fortune; he intends locating in Dakota where he spent three years of his life in the early boom days.
Frankville
-Miss Ida Fair, of Lansdowne, has been spending a few days here as the guest of her uncle, Mr. Wm. Hanton.
-It is with deep regret that we report the death on Thursday last of Mr. Robert Parker, Sr. His sudden death, after only a week’s illness of pneumonia, has cast a deep gloom over the community. The funeral services were conducted in the Methodist church, here on Sunday by the Rev. L. Conly. The burial was postponed until Monday, awaiting the arrival of his son, Mr. Wm. Parker, of Brandon, Man.
Local News and Other
-Mr. H. L. Kerr, of Greenbush, and Miss Eaton, of Frankville, were married on Tuesday at the residence of the bride’s parents. The happy couple have gone to Montreal on the wedding trip.
Local News
-Mrs. McEwan, wife of Rev. Mr. McEwan, died on the 22nd of February at her home in Lakefield where Mr. McEwan now has a congregation. The Rev. gentleman was well known in this district as the Secretary of the Sabbath School Association.
-Mr. M. Crean, who has been train dispatcher here, left on Wednesday to take a similar position in the Chicago and Alton Railroad. A farewell supper was tendered him by Mr. Wardrobe of the Wardrobe house, where Mr. Crean boarded, on Monday evening to which the other gentlemen boarders were invited. Toasts and speeches followed supper and a most enjoyable evening was spent.
-Mr. J. Washburn was summoned to his old home at Lyndhurst on Monday by a telegram conveying the sad intelligence of the death of his father. He was stricken with apoplexy and passed away in a few hours after without regaining consciousness. The funeral took place yesterday.
Born
Stitt – In Smiths Falls, on Tuesday, February 28, the wife of W. J. Stitt, of a daughter.
Croley – In Smiths Falls, on Saturday 25th inst., the wife of F. Croley, of a daughter.
Pimperton – In Smiths Falls, on Friday, the wife of C. Pimperton, of a daughter.
Garvin – In Smiths Falls, on Thursday, the 1st inst., the wife of R. Garvin, of a daughter.
Died
Washburn – At Lyndhurst, on Monday, 27th February, Alonzo Washburn aged 76 years.
McGillivray – In Smiths Falls, on Wednesday, February 29th, Mabel Cora (McGillivray), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. McGillivray, aged 2 years, 8 months, 21 days.
Merrickville
-Mr. James Telford, son of Mr. Walter Telford, of Montague and whose mother is near unto death’s door, arrived home on Saturday night from Rock Island, Quebec, where he is employed by Jondro & Goodhue noted for their Rock Island boots as chief cashier and general manager of the above firm.
Local News
-Mr. Mitchell formerly assistant in the High school here, was in town on Saturday for the purpose of removing his family to Welland. They left on Monday morning.
-Mr. H. McCullough, for a long time foreman for contractor M. Ryan, left on Monday for California. He was a 1st class mechanic and Mr. Ryan was loath to lose him. Mr. Hugh McNabb succeeds Mr. McCullough.
-Train dispatcher George Spencer is in Toronto having been summoned there on Monday by telegram announcing the sad intelligence of the death of his little girl. Mrs. Spencer went to Toronto on Friday for a visit and the little girl was taken suddenly ill after reaching there and died on Monday. The deepest sympathy is expressed for Mr. and Mrs. Spencer among their many friends.
-General regret was felt and expressed on the streets and places of business on Monday when it became known that little Charlie Ridley, son of Mr. Ridley, of the firm Baxter & Ridley, had died during the preceding night. He had been suffering but a few days from quinsy and at no time, even a few minutes before he breathed his last, was death expected. He was one of the brightest and politest boys of the town and was a great favorite among business men and others who knew him. Mr. and Mrs. Ridley have the sincerest sympathy of all in their bereavement.
-Mr. Hugh Campbell, North Elmsley, near Moore’s Crossing, sold his farm of 150 acres to Mr. John James, of the Adams farm, for $4000. Mr. Campbell has bought a house and lot in Smiths Falls, where he intends removing this week.
Born
Haley – In Montague, on Saturday 3rd inst., the wife of Peter Haley, of a daughter.
Kerfoot – In Montague, on Monday, 5th inst., the wife of Geo. Kerfoot, of a daughter.
Mea – In Smiths Falls, on Sunday March 4th, the wife of J. F. Mea of a son.
Died
Johnson – In Montague, on Saturday, 3rd inst., Fletcher Johnson, aged 46 years.
Ridley – In Smiths Falls, on Sunday, March 4th, Charles Barker Ridley, eldest son of W. Ridley, aged 12 years.
Married
Hare – Khich – at the Methodist parsonage, on Tuesday, 6th inst., by the Rev. W. H. Graham, Mr. Wm. Hare to Miss Ruth Khich, both of Wolford.