BATHURST COURIER - 1852.
supplied by Christine M. Spencer of Northwestern University, Evanston, Il., USA.
On Tuesday, 23rd ult., in the
The following is a description of John Ryan the man
who murdered his wife on the 23rd December last an act of which was
in our last issue. He has not yet
been found and it is believed by some that he has drowned himself in the
1.) Native of
2.) Thirty years of age.
3.) Six feet, two inches tall.
4.) Swarthy complexion
5.) No whiskers
6.) Black, bushy eyebrows
7.) Long, thin face
8.) Well proportioned figure.
An inquest was held at Marshall’s Tannery, 9th Line Ramsay on Thursday, 8th inst., before William Wilson, Esq., Coroner, on view of the body of Thomas Badgely, of the Township of Wolford, who was found between 6:00 and 7:00 the previous evening lying under his sleigh. It appears from the evidence that the deceased who had been in the habit of drinking to excess, was under the influence of liquor before reaching Carleton Place and that having got there he was quite drunk when he left it; so much so that he fell off his sleigh as he went on to the town line of Ramsay a little below the village and it was with considerable difficulty he got on again. Another teamster named John Humphrey wanted to get him to ride on his sleigh but the deceased refused. No one having seen him fall, it is not positively known whether he had fallen off or having got off staggered under the sleigh. By the marks on the road it appeared he had been pushed in front of the runner some distance before it had come on the body. The verdict of the jury was that “the deceased Thomas Badgely came to his death by accident while under the influence of liquor”. George Goff, tavern keeper at Carleton Place at whose house the deceases stopped, swore that the gave him but one glass. Another witness swore that the deceased had drunk three glasses at Mr. Burrow’s tavern at Franktown and one at Rose’s and that he would have known the deceased to have been taken of grog before reaching Carleton Place. Carleton Place Herald
Died, on the 25th inst., at Nepean, Reuben Co - - - - , eldest son of the late Stephen Co - - - - , Esq. He was one of the oldest settlers of the Johnstown District, his family having emigrated from the U.S. to Prescott shortly after the American Revolution.
Married, on the 26th (?) inst., by Rev. William Bell, Mr. James Armstrong to Miss Elizabeth Gilfoyle, both of Beckwith.
New Drug Store: C. Neilson
Farm for Sale: Lot 29, 9th Concession Elmsley, 200 acres, 60 or 70 of which are in good cultivation. A house, barn and stable are on the grounds all of cedar, water to be had at all seasons. James Riddell
The subscriber respectfully informs the inhabitants of Perth and the public generally that he has opened a shop where he is making all sorts of edged tools. Blacksmithing also done. Come up to Harvey’s old stand near Mr. Haggart’s mills where you can get an axe guaranteed to cut hemlock knots and hickory bark. George Corry.
Birth, on the 1st inst., Mrs. William Canwith(?) of a daughter.
Birth, on (date illegible), Mrs. J. F.(?) Fairbairn of a son.
Married, on Thursday, 22nd inst., at the residence of the bride’s father by Rev. Dr. Burn, Mr. Charles Lindsay(?), assistant editor of the Examiner to Miss Janet McKenzie, daughter of Mr. W. L. McKenzie, Esq.
Died, at Montreal on the 26th(?) inst., in the 36th(?) year of his age, Anne Kerr (?), wife of Mr. T. M. Th- - - - - (Thompson?), merchant of that city.
Died, at Smith’s Falls, on (date illegible), Anne Jane McDonnell, daughter of Mr. A. McDonnell, aged 10 months and 12 days.
That much and this is all we know
She is supremely blessed
As done with sin and care and woe
And with her God doth rest.
St. Valentine’s Day
The following Valentine has been handed to us for publication. Its receiver stated that while so much silly, even disgusting trash was posted on the 14th February and would be consigned to merited oblivion it was but right that this one bearing the impression of one “prentice hand” should be made known. He assured us it was bona fide and wished much to become acquainted with the writer:
Perth, St. Valentine’s Day, 1852
As I gazed from my window if happily I might
See an object of whom I could place my delight
Many persons came by but none to my mind
Till the one passed I write to so T - - s be kind.
Cupid’s arrow of silver was drawn to the head
And deep in my bosom the missile hath sped
And each time I have seen thee I frankly confess
Has been full to the flame that has raged in my breast
You’re the first I have loved since my dear husband died
And I will have you till death if you make me your bride
My children are small I have got only five
And with you for their father I know they will thrive
As nature has formed you, I think, for the plough
I have a snug lot of land you can cultivate now
Which I truly believe would suit you much better
Than common school teaching and learning boys’ letters
Now do not disdain this you know ‘tis leap year
And this my first offer I make you my dear
Accept it and fondly towards me incline
And I will be dearest T - - s, your own valentine.
(Transcriber’s Note: See next week’s issue)
Birth on the 18th inst., Mrs. Malcolm McPherson, of a son
Married, on the 17th inst., by Rev. William Bell, Mr. Peter McIntyre to Miss Mary Ferguson both of North Sherbrooke.
For the Bathurst Courier:
Mr. Editor:
In justice I ask you to be kind enough to give a place in
your paper to the enclosed. Did T -
- s think I would give my address after such a flagrant breach of confidence.
Cynthia Berenthia
Perth, 23rd Feb., 1852
Vastly astonished in the Courier of Friday
I saw the effusion I sent in the heyday
Of love to an object once dear
I wrote with a heart throbbing wild with delight
But the note’s next appearance greeting my sight
Didn’t gladden it drew forth a tear
Yes, I wept when I saw that the whispers of love
Should have been under the eye of the public been shoved
And that by that cruel but handsome man
And I vowed that never my fatherless five
By that title so dear while I was alive
Shall call him nor be owner of my land
I know that it is ‘gainst the common rule
To faint after weeping but my heard was a’full
At the thoughts of the treacherous deed
And now when I next come in reach of the man
The nails of my fingers his features will scan
And drop there a line he won’t wish to read
I cannot tell what it has cost me to make
My resolving so fixed a stand to take
And destroy my own castles in the air
To tear the heart’s sweetest of feelings asunder
Bring all to the earth with a crash like the thunder
And leave me a prey to despair.
(Transcriber’s Note: See next issue)
On and after Friday next the Bathurst Courier will remove to the adjoining stone house directly opposite Mr. McCallum’s Hotel—upstairs.
To the Reader’s of the Bathurst Courier:
The Partnership heretofore existing between Thompson and Rice in connection with the public of the Bathurst Courier will cease on and after the 1st of March, 1852. Mr. Rice having purchased Mr. Thompson’s interest in the establishment, after that date by the sale of the Courier to him and it will be issued under his own management and he being the sole proprietor of the Courier it will be under his responsibility. We can assure our readers that although Mr. Thompson is withdrawing from all connection with this journal it will experience no change in its political creed but continue to advocate the principles of progressive Reform which for a number of years have been its aim to promote. It is now almost 18 years since the Courier was established during which period it has had to encounter much opposition and peril but it has followed steadily its aim and has surmounted all problems and secured a confidence in the estimation of the Reformers which it is hope will not easily be shaken.
Mr. Manloch(?) McDonnell of Perth has presented the school in Boyd’s Settlement with a pair of handsome globes. He was so pleased with the interest taken in the education of youth in that neighborhood and with the success of their excellent teacher Joseph Warren. The superior methods presented in that school is now generally acknowledged and we are happy to be able to bring before the public this token of its success which is alike creditable to the donor. Carleton Place Herald
T - - s to Cecilia
In the paper last week your verses appeared
Dear, and in letters of gold should shine
How buoyant new hope how my spirits were cheered
When I read “I am his own valentine.”
Now you have hoisted your banner and boldly come out
With stanzas deemed witty and fine
“My visage she’d claw” and kick me about
And no longer be my valentine.
What a tartar I’ve caught arose in my mind
What a termagent shrew is my shrine
Lacking courage to face her I fully designed
To answer as my valentine.
Redress please the pledge you gave in your last
Whisper into no ears but mine
And to you and your “five” till life’s span is passed
I’ll be kind and a dear valentine.
And when are performed all promises made
On your land we’ll put horses and vines
I’ll plough, scrap and dig with the spade
And keep happy my dear valentine
Perth, 17th March, 1852
Sheriff’s Sale of Lane—Writ of Fieri Facias against the lands and tenements of John Milburn, deceased, in the hands of Martha Milburn, administratrix, at the suit of Joseph Milburn, I have seized the East ½ Village Lots 98, 103, and 105 in the village of Wordsville at Smith’s Falls.
Dr. Locock’s Female Wafers: A safe and certain cure to the large class of painful and distressing diseases incident to females.
Married, on the 15th(?) inst., by Rev. William Bell, Mr. William (last name illegible, maybe Garrat??) of S. Sherbrooke to Miss Catherine - - - ton of Bathurst.
We regret to learn that the barns, stables, sheds, etc., on the premises of Andrew Dickson, Esq., at Pakenham were destroyed by fire on the morning of the 29thinst., between five and six o’clock. The teamsters had just fed their teams and were in the act of eating their breakfast in the dwelling house which is a short distance from the stables when the fire was first discovered but it was then too late to save any of the out buildings which together with 15 tons of hay, seven horses, etc., were totally consumed. It is not known how the fire originated but it is supposed to have been from a candle or pipe used by the men. The buildings were partially insured.
An inquest was held at Teskey’s Mills, Ramsay on the 19th inst., on view of the body of John Ryan, Jr., who murdered his wife on the 23rd December last. Search was made at the time he committed the deed but no trace could be got of him until last Thursday when a son of Robert Teskey discovered the body in a shallow part of the river about 80 yards below the sawmill. It had evidently floated down from about the bottom of the slide; it could not have gone over it as there was not water enough to float it over and until recently there could not have been over an inch or two of water at the spot where it was discovered. The dress which was on the body was the same as that worn by him on the night of the murder except that there were no boots on the corpse it is supposed that he had left them on the ice or shore and that they are now covered with snow. On examination of the body there was found a deep wound as if inflicted with a knife a little below and in front of the left lower rib. In all probability the wound would have proved mortal as it seemed to have penetrated the intestines. The verdict of the jury was to the effect that “he came to his death by himself on or about the morning of the 24th December, 1851 when under the state of temporary insanity.” The testimony of his mother went to prove that his insanity was caused by the whiskey he got at Patrick Lynch’s Bee, he never having recovered his reason after that debauch which was about three weeks before he committed the fatal deed. The jury did not consider themselves warranted in ascribing it to that cause in their verdict as Dr. McDonald who visited the deceased on the 22nd December, that is, the evening previous to the murder, found Ryan laboring under a compression of the brain for which he prescribed a blister on the back of his head but the prescription was not administered as Ryan’s mother was afraid that the pain would make him unmanageable. Patrick Lynch was called up as a witness but his evidence was not taken he was so intoxicated. Carleton Place Herald
Birth, on the 29th ult., Mrs. C. Neilson of a daughter.
Married, on the 19th March, by Rev. Wm. Bell, Mr. Thomas Wilson to Miss Sarah Gibson both of Bathurst.
Married, on the 23rd inst., by the same, Mr. William Sly of S. Crosby to Miss Eliza Sheil of Drummond.
Married, on the 24th inst., by the same, Mr. Moses Goodman(?) to Mrs. Annie Irvine (widow) both of Drummond.
Married, on the 26th ult., by Rev. Wm. Bain, Mr. Arthur Meighen, merchant, to Miss Janet Thompson, second daughter of Mr. William Thompson of Perth.
Died, at Dunkeld Manor on Friday, 5th March, the wife of Rev. T.C. Wilson, long pastor at St. Andrew’s Church of this place.
Died, on the 25th ult., of influenza at her mother’s residence, Drummond, Anne Campbell, daughter of the late Donald Campbell, aged 11 years. During her illness which was short but severe and for a long time previous to it, she gave her friends the pleasing testimony that she knew and loved the “truth that makes the sinner free”.
Died, at the residence of his son-in-law Thomas Moodie, Burgess, on the 27th ult., James Drysdale one of the first settlers in that neighborhood, in the 94th(?) year of his age.
For Sale: Lot 22 and part of Lot 23 on the north side of Peter Street, Caroline Village, containing about an acre of land with a good log house on it. John Doran
To Let for One of More Years: That commodious dwelling house with stabling attached and a good garden situated on Gore Street, Perth, opposite the residence of C. H. Bell, Esq., occupied at present by Josiah Davies. Joshua Adams
Married, on the 6th inst., by Rev. William Bell, James Morrison to Isabella Coutts, both of North Elmsley.
Died, at the residence of William McLeod, Perth, 7th inst., John McLeod in the 86th year of his age. He was a native of the Isle of Skye and came to this settlement in the year 1816 where he has ever since resided.
Died, on the 7th inst., Matthew Gould, aged 88(?), 83(?).
Died, at Bathurst on the 24th(?) inst., Isabella McLaren, eldest daughter of Mr. Donald McLaren.
To Let or Sell: That commodious house known as the “White House” situated at the south end of Perth on three acres of land. Mary F. McLean
Sheriff’s Sale of Land—Writ of Fieri Facias against the lands and tenements of Rufus McCrea, I have seized the East ½ of Lot 12 on the 1st Concession of Montague.
Birth, on the 9th inst., Mrs. Richard Walker of a son.
Married, on the 7th inst., by Rev. William Bell, Mr. James Stewart to Miss Catherine Ferguson, both of Smith’s Falls.
Married, at the Catholic Church on the 3rd inst., by Very Rev. J.H. McDonagh, Mr. John Maguire of Bathurst to Miss Rebecca Suscelly(?) also of Bathurst.
Married, on the same day by the same, Mr. John Cooper of Burgess to Miss Mary McGill also of Burgess.
Married, on the 10th inst., by Rev. William Bain, Mr. Donald McKay of the Township of Kenyon to Miss Euphemia Legerwood, second daughter of John Legerwood of Drummond.
Married, on the (date illegible) inst., by Rev. William Bell, Mr. James Sinclair to Miss Elizabeth Mc- - - ton both of Drummond.
Died, at Bathurst on the 8th inst. aged 64(?) years, after a short illness in which he was greatly supported by the faith and hopes of the Gospel in which he had been long a consistent believer, John Clark, farmer, native of Perthshire, Scotland, one of the earliest settlers in this place and for many years an active and much esteemed Elder in St. Andrew’s Church.
Died, at Drummond on the 11th inst., in the 35th(?) year of his age, respected by all who knew him for his moral and Christian worth, after a long illness which he bore with Christian resignation and fortitude, John Campbell, eldest son of the late Donald Campbell, farmer. “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth; yea, saith the Spirit, that they may (illegible word) from their sabers(?) and their work to follow them”.
Married, on the 24th(?) isn’t., by Rev. William Bell, Mr. Alexander Shanks of Dalhousie to Miss Elizabeth Irwin of Bathurst.
Married, at North Elmsley on the 27th ult., by Rev. William Bain, Mr. William George O’Hara, farmer, to Miss Mary McTavish, second daughter of Mr. John McTavish, farmer.
Died, on the Scotch Line, Bathurst on the 2nd(?) ult., in the 87th(?) year of his age, William Adams, Sr. He emigrated to America in the year 1796(?) and settled in Bathurst at the commencement of the settlement in 1816 where he has ever since resided.
Miles B. Stennett, dentist is about leaving this place to establish a permanent dental business in Hamilton, C.W., takes this opportunity to gratefully return his thanks to the inhabitants of Perth and neighboring villages for the very liberal support and confidence with which they have favored him as a surgical and mechanical dentist.
Sheriff’s Sale of Lane: Writ of Fieri Facias against the lands and tenements of James Jackson, I have seized the village block #4, SW ½ Lot 11, 3rd Concession Beckwith.
Bathurst Courier, June 11, 1852
Married, on the 4th inst., by Rev. William Bell, Mr. Robert Bateson, Dalhousie, to Miss Janet McDonald of Lanark.
Married, on the (illegible date) inst., by Rev. William Bain, Mr. James C – m - - - - , farmer, Burgess to Miss Christina Fisher, eldest daughter of Mr. John Fisher, Bathurst.
Married, on the 11th inst., by Rev. William Bell, Mr. John Stewart to Miss Isabella Stewart, both of Beckwith.
On the 16th (?) inst., Robert Farr(?) Parr(?), Smith’s Falls, committed suicide by drowning himself in the river at Smith’s Falls. He was laboring under a fit of Delirium Tremens at the time. Two or three friends had been sitting up with him the night before---but having their attention distracted from him for a few minutes, he availed himself of the opportunity and dashed down to the river and committed the fatal act. The body was found shortly afterwards.
Valuable Farm for Sale: Lot 19, 2nd Concession Elmsley directly on the road from Brockville to Perth, 200 acres of which 100 are under a good state of cultivation. The farm is well watered—has a running stream through it and a good well of excellent water, a thriving young orchard of choice grafted fruit, two good frame barns 30x40 feet each, stables, etc., and a comfortable log dwelling house. Francis Lambert
Married, on the 18th ult., by Rev. William Bell, Mr. Noble Bennett to Miss Jane Graham, both of Lanark.
Died, yesterday, at the residence of her father at Bathurst, Sarah Darou, daughter of Mr. Benedict Darou, aged 24.
Farm For Sale: West
½ Lot 11, 3rd Concession N. Sherbrooke, 100 acres, 40 cultivated.
There is a good dwelling house, good barn, stables and outhouses.
Duncan McDougall.
Married, on the 16th ult., by Rev. Mr. (illegible name), Mr. John Campbell of Bathurst to Miss Ellen Murdoch, second daughter of Mr. J. A. Murdoch, Esq., Bathurst.
Died, at Brockville on Sunday, the (date illegible) ult., (first name illegible) Flint(?), Esq., in the 78th year of his age.
On the evening of Friday last Robert John Rea lost his life by falling down a well on the farm of Mr. Millions, 9th Line Ramsay, under the following circumstances. The well hole which has been sunk to a considerable depth without obtaining a supply of water is near Mr. Million’s house and that gentleman being anxious to come to water had a hold drilled which was charged with 28 pounds of powder and fired off Friday afternoon; the parties going into dinner after the shot. When tea was over the deceased proposed going to see the effects of it and was almost immediately followed by others of the party; who on coming near the well heard the deceased as if choking when one of them rushed forward and endeavored to catch Rea who had returned to the mouth of the well but that moment he fell back apparently from exhaustion and was precipitated to the bottom where he had to lie for some time before anyone could venture down on account of the gas generated by the discharge and life was extinct before the body was brought out. The deceased leaves a wife and helpless family to deplore their loss. Carleton Place Herald
Died, at Adamsville(?) on the (date illegible) isn’t., George Watt, aged 24(?).
New Tailor Shop Opened: Peter McEwen
Land For Sale: 300 acres of good land Lot 9, 6th Concession and NE ½ Lot 9, 7th Concession Drummond. It is well watered and has a good house, frame barn and sheds, stable and other houses erected thereon and between 80 and 90 acres are cleared. It is within 9 miles of Perth. Finlay McCormack
Murdoch McDonnell, Esq.
The subject of this memoir departed this life at the village of Lanark at about 3:00 on the morning of Friday last. He died from the effects of a fall from his carriage on proceeding to Clydesville in the afternoon of the Sunday previous. The deceased was insensible from the time of the accident until the hand of death relieved him of his suffering. Drs. Nichol and McDonald held a postmortem examination of the body on Monday last and we understand they pronounced the injury concussion of the brain and of such a nature that no human skill or aid could have saved the deceased from his unfortunate fate. The sudden death of Mr. McDonnell and the sad circumstances under which it took place have not only proved an afflictive dispensation to his family and numerous friends but also cast a deep gloom over the whole community—for however one man may differ from another in his views and opinions political or otherwise—sincerity and honesty of aim, purpose are respected where ever those noble traits of character are found. The deceased was largely imbued with these and this may partially account for the distinguished position he held in the esteem of his fellow townsmen. It may not be uninteresting or out of place to introduce something here bearing upon the past life and history of the deceased. He was a native of Paisley, Scotland, born in 1806 and was 46 years of age in the month of May last. He emigrated to this country and settled in the Township of McNab, County Renfrew in the year 1828 but he did not remain much over a year in McNab. He came to Perth in the latter part of 1829 and having received a fair education, obtained a situation as a common school teacher in the Township of Drummond and entered upon his duties in January of 1830. After teaching for some time in this neighborhood, he removed to western Canada and settled at Port Hope, taught a school there for a considerable time and edited a Reform journal at that place. Through the Port Hope Watchman, we think, in the year 1836, he dedicated a series of letters to Mr. Cameron, Esq., then a member for Lanark, on the subject of popular education—a subject highly important at any time but more particularly so then because education seemed to excite little interest in the public mind. He was prompted to this from a knowledge of the practical defects of the educational system acquired while employed under it as a common school teacher. From Port Hope he removed to Rochester—took up the tinsmithing business and in 1840 removed to Perth—establishing himself here to that calling. He finally gave that business up and became a merchant and continued in mercantile life with a very short interval until the period of his demise. As a merchant he was highly esteemed for his integrity and honesty of dealing. But public life seemed to be Mr. McDonnell’s element. He took particular pleasure in seeking to benefit his fellow man socially, politically and religiously. The deceased served the public in the capacity of municipal counselor for about eight years. He represented the township of North Sherbrooke in the District Council for several years and the fact of his having been a nonresident was not a problem as his constituents had such great confidence in his integrity. He also represented the township of Drummond for some time prior to the change in the municipal law. At the establishment of township councils he was re-elected for Drummond and being at the head of the poll was unanimously chosen by his fellow councilors to preside over their deliberations. As a reeve he was efficient and faithful in the discharge of his duties. At the meeting of the reeves in 1851 he was appointed by his fellow reeves to the high and honorable post of Warden of the United Counties—a position which he filled during the period of his office with credit to himself and advantage to the counties over which he was the head municipal officer. As a politician he was prudent and zealous, cradled and nurtured in the principles of reform and popular liberty from his earliest years he was energetic and active in seeking to secure the establishment of those principles and institutions which he considered to be best calculated to promote the happiness and prosperity of the human race. His loss to the Reform Party in which he occupied a prominent position (being President of the Reform Association of these counties) will be deeply felt by the true friends of popular government. But the subject of all others that seemed to lie nearest to the heart of the deceased was the all important one of general education and the establishment of an improved system which would secure to the children of working classes all those advantages which had heretofore been the particular privilege of the rich to enjoy. As soon as he had got fully established in Perth after his return in 1840 he renewed the subject which he had written upon in his letters to Mr. Cameron—he sought to unite the common with the grammar schools but failed in his efforts at that time owing to the want of interest or the inclination on the part of those who had it in their power to forward the move. He was not daunted by the want of success which he experienced—he continued to write and speak on the subject. In the meantime the Board of Trustees for the County Grammar Schools became liberalized by the infusion of some new elements as the deceased among others were appointed to a seat on the board and the legislation in the School Bills of 1849 and 1850 (many of the suggestions in the former were made by the deceased) made provisions for a union of the common with the grammar schools, these things helped to forward the great objective which the deceased had in view and eventually the terms were fixed and agreed upon by the Board of Trustees of the grammar and common schools upon which a union should be effected. As he stood on the cornerstone just laid with Masonic honors of the new edition for the union school on the Saturday previous to his melancholy end he might well and proudly have said in addressing the audience then assembled—“the object for which I have strongly and continually contended in the midst of censure and reproach has been consummated. Now the child of the poorest and most despised in the community can reap the advantage which heretofore were the exclusive province of the rich to enjoy and experience and am satisfied”. The deceased took an interest in every benevolent enterprise which had as its objective the moral and social elevation of mankind. He was an active Son of Temperance and held a high position among his brethren and was several times chosen as the representative of the Perth Division of the Grand Division. The following extract to the deceased is so important in our minds that we take the liberty of borrowing it from the Observer: “Follow we him to the sanctity of home and all its endearing associations and we find him—a kind and devoted husband—a tender and affectionate father ruling over his own house in the fear of God. His surviving partner and family have lost a husband and father.” In closing this imperfect sketch hastily thrown together as it is—we are free to confess that the deceased was not perfect humanly speaking. The predominant trait, however, in his character was sincerity—a desire to do what was just and equitable. He was rather austere in manner and his true character little known in slight acquaintance. It was only those who were permitted to enjoy an intimate acquaintance with him who could appreciate his real worth as a man and friend. The closing scene over his mortal remains on Monday speak for themselves. Who that witnessed the throng that was congregated on that solemn occasion to pay a last tribute of respect to the departed (and the dejected and sad looks that were visible on every countenance) but will acknowledge that a great and good many has fallen. The deceased has left footprints in the sands of time that will not soon be effaced. Requiescat in pace.
Married, on the (date illegible) inst., by Rev. W. Bain, Mr. R. Ni - - - - , farmer, North Crosby to Mrs. Catherine L - - w - - - - of the same township.
Married, on the (date illegible) inst., by Rev. W. Bain, Mr. Donad J. Campbell, farmer of Drummond to Miss Mary McIntyre(?), of the same township.
Married, on the 11th inst., by Rev. William Bell, Mr. Matthew Marks of Bathurst to Miss Mary Anne Armstrong of the township of Oso.
Married, on the 18th inst., by Rev. M. Harris, Mr. John (last name illegible) to Mrs. Stone(?) (widow), both of Perth.
Died, on the 12th inst., George Jordan(?) Jessop(?), aged (illegible)
Farm For Sale: West
½ Lot 11, 3rd Concession N. Sherbrooke, 100 acres, 40 cleared.
A dwelling house , good barn and stable, with outhouses on the premises.
Duncan McDougall
Married, on the (date illegible) by Rev. J. S - - - - , Mr. David (last name illegible) of (illegible) to Miss Margaret B - - - - man of (illegible).
Farm for Sale: Lot 16, 9th Concession N. Burgess, Grant’s Creek runs across the lot. An indisputable title will be given. John Ferguson
A lamentable affair occurred in Smith’s Falls on Monday last which resulted in the death of Mr. Hunt, who was for several years a (illegible word) in Smith’s Falls. It appears that Mr. Hunt’s son and another boy had got into a quarrel and a young lad named McAulay, an apprentice of Mr. Lake, wagon maker, interfered in order to show fair play. After this, Mr. Hunt’s son complained to his father of Mr. McAulay’s interference and Hunt proceeded immediately to Lake’s shop where McAulay was working to punch him. He seized McAulay by the (illegible word) with one hand trying to choke him and with the other hand beat him over the head. In the scuffle, Hunt got stabbed with a (illegible word) with which McAulay was working and when attached whether accidental or intentional is not known but Hunt died a few minutes after. An inquest was held on view of the body by Dr. Barrett(?), Coroner and a verdict returned to the effect the deceased came to his death in consequence of a wound inflicted by McAulay with a (illegible word) while acting in self defense. McAulay is jailed awaiting his trial at the next Assizes.
A man named Cunningham, a laborer in this place who was in the habit of indulging to excess in the use of intoxicating liquor had a wager with a person on Saturday last that he would drink a quart of whiskey without stopping. We are not aware as to whether he drank the whole quart of in part, at all events he drank enough to cause his death—he having died the next morning. This is another warning and another argument for the Maine law.
It is our painful duty to announce the death of our townsman, William Moffatt who left here about 18 months ago in search of a fortune in California. It appears from what we have gathered from those who have returned that he was one of a party of 12 (ten of whom were from this neighborhood) who had been unsuccessfully prospecting for the precious metal in the unsettled regions in the northern part of California. The day preceding the accident they met in with a party of native Indians who were commencing hostilities with another tribe and were anxious to procure the assistance of our adventurers which they properly declined to give. Their close proximity to the belligerent tribes made it necessary for them to continue their march with loaded firearms as a precautionary measure against surprise. As they were thus wending their way south on the morning of the 16th July, toiling up a steep ascent by an Indian trail through the mountains the deceased, being heavily loaded with luggage, was carrying his loaded fowling piece by the muzzle and using it as a walking stick to assist him on his way when by some means the gun went off the charge entering his head at the inside of his eye and passing through the brain and the upper part of the skull. Although he continued to breathe after the accident for nearly an hour he did not manifest during that time any sign of sensibility or consciousness. As soon as life was extinct the party dug a deep grave and consigned the body to its last resting place; and on the head they cut a slab on which they cut an inscription telling his name. About noon the party sorrowfully turned their backs on the scene of the disaster and with heavy hearts made for the settlement. He has left a wife and three children to deplore his loss. Carleton Place Herald
Bathurst Courier, October 1, 1852
Birth, at Burnstown, on the 16th inst., Mrs. George Rochester of a son.
Birth, on the 5th (?) inst., the wife of Mr. Allan McNab, Esq., of a son.
Married, on the 17th inst., by Rev. Jas. B. Duncan, John D - - - ir (or D - - - ie) to Miss Margaret Elliott, both of Bathurst.
Married, on the 18th inst., by the same, Mr. John Rorison(?) of Ramsay to Miss Elizabeth Kilpatrick of Carleton Place.
Married, on the 20th (?) inst., by Rev. William Bell, Mr. Anthony W - - - - e to Miss Isabella Beadle, both of Farmersville.
Bathurst Courier, October 29, 1852
A concert on the evening of Friday last was given by the Grammar School House of the Village of Renfrew by J. Dickson, amateur vocalist of Burnstown, McNab. The pieces selected for the entertainment though somewhat obsolete were, we understand, performed in good style. The audience was composed chiefly of the aristocracy of McNab and Renfrew mustered to something over 20. We would have thought that the assemblage would have been much greater on account of its being anticipated that the honorable gentleman Dugald C. McNab would enliven this entertainment by making a display of his musical genius but it appears through some cause or another Dugald (for a wonder) declined ascending the rostrum. We understand that this Mr. Dickson has created quite a musical stir about Burnstown and a flute band ahs been obtained there; but as Mr. Dickson (on account of circumstances) is able to leave for Scotland the band will in all probability fall under the supervision of Dugald C., who will no doubt do his utmost to inspire the instrumental amateurs with that musical pathos for which he is so much noted. As the concert was got up under the auspices of the Esquires of Burnstown and Renfrew County consequently such rowdyism as was displayed on a previous similar occasion could not be anticipated—so all went off with great éclat.
New General Store Smith’s Falls Alexander McLaren
Married, on the (illegible date) inst., by Rev. M. Harris, Rector, Rev. Ephraim Patterson of Stratford to Miss Jane McKenzie of Perth.
Died, in this town on Tuesday evening, 26th inst., at Mrs. (illegible word) Hotel, of consumption, Edward M - - - - (could have been McFoy?? Or maybe Malloy?), of the firm of Malloy(?) and Brown, merchants, aged 27. He was much esteemed by all who knew him.
Birth, on the 31st ult., the wife of Mr. David Dobbie of a son.
Married, on the 29th ult., by Rev. W. Bain, Mr. John McNee, Jr., farmer, Bathurst, to Miss Janet Clark, eldest daughter of the late Mr. John Clark, farmer, of the same place.
Married, at Smith’s Falls on the 1st inst., by Rev. Solomon Mylne, Mr. George Publow to Miss Sarah Barrie, both of Perth.
Married, on the 4th inst., by Rev. William Bell, Mr. James Bygrove to Miss Mary Gray, both of Bathurst.
Dissolution of Partnership—The firm of a. McArthur and Co. (A. McArthur, Robert Brown and Duncan Currie). It will now be carried on under the name of Archibald McArthur.
The subscriber begs to inform the public that he has opened a private boarding house at his residence in Perth and will be happy to receive any of his old friends or such strangers as may favor him with a call. William Matheson
NOTE: THE BELOW MUST HAVE BEEN A PRINTING ERROR, THE BRIDE IS THE SAME IN BOTH MARRIAGES.
Married on the 4th inst., by Rev. W. Bain, Mr. Henry Armstrong to Miss Margaret Croskery, both of North Elmsley. (see above note regarding this notice and also below.)
Married, by the same on the 11th inst., Mr. David McFarlane to Miss Margaret Croskery, both of Perth. (note see above marriage and the above note.)
For Sale: The
lot and premises on Cockburn Island, Perth, known as the “McKay Property”
being #37 at the west side of Gore Street with the stone dwelling house, law
office, and tailor’s shop, etc., thereon erected, a good stand for business
and to be sold in order to wind up the estate to which the property belongs.
John Deacon, Jr.
Schedule of Convictions for the Quarter Ending 16th Nov., 1852
Assault and Battery:
Michael and Bridget Wall, two shillings, six pence
James Peel, one pound
Hugh McNulty, ten shillings
Patrick Lynch, two shillings, six pence
Patrick Ryan, five shillings
John Stewart, fifteen shillings
Bathing in Public:
William Dobbie, five shillings
Profane Cursing:
William Lowther, one shilling
Mark Hellormar(?), five shillings
William Bell, one shilling
For the Married
Be Ye Fruitful and Multiply
Dr. Larzette’s Juno Cordial
OR
Procreative Elixir
This prescribes as an effectual restorative in cases of debility and/or irregularities of nature. It is all that it professes to be viz.: nature’s restorative and remedy for those in the married state without offspring. Also, a certain remedy for insipient consumption, indigestion, loss of muscular energy, physical lassitude, female weaknesses, etc.
Birth, at Perth on the 22nd inst., the wife of Rev. William Bain, of a son.
Died, at Springtown, Township of Bagot, on the (date illegible) inst., of scarlet fever, Janet McCrea, eldest daughter of Mr. Gerrard McCrea, Esq., (illegible age) years, four months.
Died, at A - - - a(?), Stephenson County, Illinois, on Sunday, 14th Nov., George McEathron, youngest son of the late Alexander and Rosa McEathron, aged one year, ten months and twenty one days.
Died, on the 21st inst., James Jackson, son of Rev. James Gray, Wesleyan minister, Perth, aged 8 months and 8(?) days.
Farm for Sale: West
½ of Lot 13 5th Concession Lanark, 100 acres, 80 cleared.
James McLachlan
Posted: 04 September, 2004.