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Bathurst
Courier, January 6, 1854
Quarter Sessions & County Courts
Queen Versus Richard Burke
The prisoners was one of the parties
engaged in the Charivari and indicted at the previous sessions but did not
appear at that time to stand trial. He
pled guilty and was sentenced to one week imprisonment and a fine of two pounds
and costs.
Queen Versus Michael Stanley
Assault and Battery on the person of James
Armstrong. Mr. Stanley, a
keeper of toll gate #21 on the Bathurst and Drummond plank road.
A dispute arose between them about the toll on some cattle which
Armstrong was driving home on the evening of the last fall fair. This led to the assault.
Stanley found guilty and paid a fine of five shillings and costs.
Mechanics Institute
On Tuesday evening last A.
Dickson, Esq., lectured on geology, his favorite subject which he treated in
his usual lucid manner and illustrated with several geological specimens.
The lecture was very interesting. John
McLean Bell will be our lecturer next Tuesday evening on the “Poetry of
Science”.
Birth, on the 1st inst., Mrs.
David Holliday of a son.
Bathurst
Courier, January 13, 1854
Birth, at Bytown on the 26th
inst., the wife of R. Lees, Esq.,
barrister, of a daughter.
Birth, on the 8th inst., Mrs.
J.W. Fairburn(?) of a son.
Married, on the 4th (?)
inst., by Rev. Robert Boyd, A.M. of Prescott, Mr. Truman(?)
R. Ward, merchant, to Miss Anabella Chambers, both of Smith’s Falls.
Farm for Sale: Scotch Line, three miles from Perth, 160 acres, about 100
cleared. The farm is known to be
one of the best in the settlement and will be sold on easy terms.
Thomas Cuddie
Bathurst
Courier, January 20, 1854
Soiree at Balderson’s Corners
On the Friday last the Drummond Division
of the Sons of Temperance gave a soiree in the Scotch House at Balderson’s
Corners. The house was filled to
overflowing. W. O. Buell, Esq., occupied the chair and addresses were delivered
by Messrs. Playfair, John Campbell, J.
Deacon, Jr., and Rev. Mr. McDowell. A
portion of the brass band were in attendance and also Jas.
Campbell and F. Glascott with violins so there was a pretty good supply of
music for the occasion. The speaker
was good and the refreshments excellent and served round in abundance.
All together the soiree went off well.
Married, on the 13th inst.,
by Rev. William Bell, Mr. James Allan,
Jr., to Miss Jane House(?), both of North Burgess.
Schedule of Convictions for the Quarter Ending 3rd January, 1854
Thomas Wilson, Spiritous liquors drunk in his shop, having only a shop license, 5 pounds.
Christopher Crozier, assault, two shillings.
Duncan McGillivray, assault and battery, one pound
George Stewart, assault and battery, two shillings
Jessie Powers, assault and battery, two shillings
Henry
House, setting off a fire cracker in a public
street, two shillings, six pence.
Bathurst
Courier, January 27, 1854
Married, on the 24th inst.,
by Rev. William Bell, Mr. James Campbell
to Miss Ann Irwin, both of Dalhousie.
Married at the Catholic Church, on the
23rd inst., by Rev. Mr. McDonagh, Vicar General, Mr. Joseph Jackman to Miss Catherine McParlan(?), both of Perth.
Bathurst
Courier, Feb. 3, 1854
Died, on Wednesday 1st inst.,
after a painful illness which she bore with Christian fortitude and resignation,
Catherine Menzies, wife of John
Menzies, Bathurst, aged 70(?) 76(?) a native of Glenlyon, Perthshire, Scotland.
Died, in this town on Monday last, Alexander
Nichol, infant son of Dr. Jas. Nichol.
Died, in this town on Monday, 30th,
Robert Douglas, second son of R.
Douglas, Esq., aged 9 years, 7 months.
Died, at Pembroke on the morning of the
23rd ult., Esther Agnes,
youngest daughter of John Supple(?),
aged 2 years, 22 days.
Died, in this town on Tuesday, 31st
ult., Mary Ann Hicks, wife of Mr.
Richard Hicks, Jr. (no age given)
Bathurst
Courier, Feb. 17, 1854
Married, at Beckwith on the 10th
inst., by Rev. D. Morrison, Mr. Peter
Drummond to Miss Catherine McFarlane, both of Beckwith.
Married, at Perth on the 10th
inst., by Rev. D.C. McDowell, Mr. John
Gallagher of North Elmeley to Miss Emily
Harrenden(?) of this town.
Bathurst
Courier, Feb. 24, 1854
Married, on the 17th inst.,
by Rev. William Bell, Mr. Arthur Tullis
of Drummond to Miss Sarah Stewart of
Bathurst.
Married, by the same on the 20th
inst., John Cameron of Bathurst to
Miss Agnes McConnell of S. Sherbrooke.
Died, at the residence of his son, Port
Sarnia, James Flintoff, Esq., on the 14th inst.
Christopher Flintoff, in the
80th year of his age.
Bathurst
Courier, March 3, 1854
Suicide, on Wednesday morning last, a man named Thomas Brewster, residing on the 3rd Line Bathurst committed suicide by hanging himself. Some person, on going to the barn, in the morning, found him suspended by a rope attached to one of the beams; the body was not cold when found but life was extinct. We have not heard of any cause assigned to the fatal deed.
Bathurst
Courier, March 10, 1854
Married, at the residence of John Smith,
Esq., Renfrew, by Rev. George Thornson, M.A., Donald Cameron, Esq., merchant, Douglas, Bromley to Miss Eliza
Gemmell, youngest daughter of the late Rev. John Gemmell of Lanark.
Died, in this town on the 8th,
Margaret McDonnell, wife of McDonald
McDonnell, late of Paisley, Scotland, aged 72.
Died, in this town on the 25th
ult., Rhoda McKay, relict of the late
John McKay, Esq., aged 67.
Died, at Cobden on the 18th
Feb., after a severe illness which she patiently bore to the end of her
sufferings, Mary Wade, in the 19th
year of her age, regretted by all who knew her.
Bathurst
Courier, March 17, 1854
On the evening of Tuesday last, the
Soiree came off as announced in the Free Church which was tastefully decorated
for the occasion and lit up with globe lamps.
The refreshments were excellent and served round in abundance.
The chair was occupied by Rev. J.B.
Duncan. Addresses were
delivered by Rev. Messrs. Burns of
Kingston; Smith of Ramsay; Wardrope of Bytown and McDowel of Perth. The subjects were interesting and instructive and were ably
handled. In fact, the speechifying
was the best every heard at a soiree. The
vocal music was under the management of J.
Adams and both he and the choir acquitted themselves in a most superior
manner, singing the pieces which were well chosen in fine style and contributing
in no small degree to the entertainment and attractiveness of the evening.
Mr. Adams is deserving of the thanks of the community for the readiness
and willingness which he always manifests to assist on occasions like this.
Although the church was well filled, the utmost order and decorum was
observed throughout.
We regret to learn that a serious mishap
befell our late townsman Malcolm
McPherson, Esq., on his way to Kincardine, C.W. to which place he was
removed with his family. When
within about two days travel of the end of his journey the stable of the inn
where he had put up for the night took fire and his teams and all his valuable
effects which were packed in two sleighs were destroyed with the exception of
one horse.
Bathurst
Courier, March 31, 1854
Died, at Bathurst on the 25th
inst., Charlotte Boulton, wife of
Benjamin Boulton in the 64th year of her age.
Married, by Rev. D.C. McDowell, Perth,
on the 22nd inst., at the residence of the bride’s father, John
Campbell Lindsay, of N. Gower, to Mary
Brown of Bathurst.
Died, on Tuesday, 28th March,
Anne Mary Pyne, eldest daughter of
Rev. A. Pyne, Rector, St. James Church, aged 11 years, 5 months.
True Record of An Unfortunate Experience
There were 16 insiders
And ten outsiders
And the rain came down with a flood
The streets were washy
Sloshy, washy,
With unmistakable mud.
There was Mr. Funke
And Mrs. Pedunk
And Spriggles of Ladego Lane
And great Mr. Boggs
And little Miss Rigs
And the Battlesby sisters twain.
There were Smith and Brown
Who live uptown
And Spencer and Cuttle beside
And Misses Perdu
And their grandmother too
And the man with the hat brim wide.
On, on we dashed
The thick mud splashed
Pedestrians dodged and swore
But the driver cared
Not how they fared
But urged the beasts the more.
Then Mr. Funke
With the ponderous trunk
Said to his neighbor Spriggles
“What if it breaks”
“My eyes, how it shakes”
And twists about and wiggles”
Oh! Over the road
With its ponderous load
The bus with its passengers dashed
With jolt and pounce
And bolt and bounce
And the mud all about it splashed.
With the 16 insiders
And the 10 outsiders
The coach springs creak and totter
The wheels, break, smash
And then with a crash
Down tumbles the bus in the gutter.
Oh! Then such a squalling
Bawling, appalling,
From each unfortunate chap
And Mr. Funk
Came down kerplunk
In the widow Pedunk’s lap.
New store in Middleville:
Seasonable goods. Jas. Guthrie
Bathurst
Courier, April 14, 1854
Died, at her residence in Smith’s
Falls on Friday, 8th inst., after a short illness of four days, Annabella
Dunbar, wife of Neil Dunbar. The
deceased was a highly respected member of the community and leaves a large
family of young children. Her
remains were conveyed to Prescott for interment.
Died, on the 25th March, Elizabeth
Catherine Campbell, infant daughter of Duncan Campbell, Rideau Ferry, 11
months and 7 days.
List of Constables for the Year 1854
Perth and Drummond
John
Brown
George
Doulgass
William
McLaren
John
Riddell
William Smith, 5th Concession
Patrick
Griffin
George Corry (blacksmith)
Christopher Dopson, 3rd Concession
Thomas Horan(?), 9th Line
Anthony H. Wiseman, high constable
William
Gill
John
McMaster
Patrick
Cruggen(?)
John
Byrne(?)
John
Wright
John
Stewart
George Alexander (shoemaker)
William Churchill, 12th Concession
William
Ballence(?)
Darling
David
Barr
John
Camlon(?)
Lanark
Andrew
Craig
Francis
Turner
Henry
Bulloch
John
Jackson, Jr.
Thomas
James
Dalhousie and North Sherbrooke and Lavant
William
Nesbit
William
McInnis
Peter
Cumming
Smith’s Falls
John
Richey
Edward
Gilroy
James
W. Caswell
George
McDonald
Peter
Haley(?)
Thomas
Kelly
James
Johnson
Montague
William
Kulpoil(?)Kilfoile(?)
Elias
Davis
James
Holbroke
William
McCaw, Jr.
Ramsay
Thomas
James
William
Colman
Alex
Leishman
James Gemmill, 12th Concession
Andrew
Smith
John
Murphy
James
Rae
Pembroke
Aaron
Sweeney
James
Ledgerwood
Robert
Murton(?)
George
Curry
Beckwith
William
Gibson
Robert
Leavee(?)
Thomas
Edwards
James
Duncan
John
Graham
John
Murphy
Burgess
George
McCulloch
Philip
White
Stewart
Atcheson
Patrick
Russell
William
McGillivray
Elmsley
John
Hogg
John
O’Hare
John
Couch(?)
John
Elliott
S. Sherbrooke
John
Hughes
William
Robinson
Bathurst
Courier, April 21, 1854
Perth Boarding School and Day School for
Young Ladies: Mrs. McKenzie
Bathurst
Courier, April 28, 1854
The Assizes
The Queen Versus Peter Cameron
Indicted for larceny, having found a sum
of money and applied it to his own use knowing at the time who the owner was.
Guilty. Three years in the
penitentiary. R. Lees for the
Crown, W.M. Shaw for the prisoner
Lawson Versus Merrick Trover
To recover the value of a horse obtained
by the defendant from the plaintiff’s son when drunk. It appears, however, that even if the son had been sober he
had no authority to dispose of his father’s property. Verdict for plaintiff.
Ferrier
Versus Moodie
Ejectment brought by the plaintiff to
recover possession of the west one half of Lot 7. The defendant occupied the east one half of the lot and as no
careful survey had been made in years gone by was in possession of a part of the
plaintiff’s land and as we understand wished to retain in on the grounds of 20
years of occupation. Verdict for the plaintiff.
To be sold, that excellent farm
belonging to the estate of the late Alexander
McLaren, Esq., known as Lot 22, 2nd Concession Drummond, 200
acres about 70 of which are cleared and under cultivation.
There is a good log dwelling house, a large cedar barn, stables and other
out houses on the premises and a well near the house which gives abundantly and
is a never failing source of water. Said
farm is situated on the main road from Perth to Bytown.
Apply to Daniel McLaren, Esq.
Bathurst
Courier, May 12, 1954
Married, on the 5th inst., by
Rev. William Bain, at the residence of the bride’s father, Mr. T.C.
Weatherhead (?), Esq., merchant, Perth, to Miss Susannah
Allan, eldest daughter of William Allan, Esq., of Drummond
New Brick Yard, A. McMillan
To Sell or Let for a term of years, the
yellow house, garden and workshop situated on Grant’s Creek.
Apply for particulars to Mrs. Mary
Fraser, or John Holliday.
Bathurst
Courier, May 19, 1854
Excellent tavern stand for sale of to
let. It is a pleasantly situated
hotel on the head of Muskrat Lake in the village of Cobden, County Renfrew known
as the Cobden House. John Rankin
Married, on the 5th inst., by
Rev. William Bain, Mr. James Scott,
farmer, Goulbourn, to Miss Jessie
Mansfield of Drummond.
Married, on the 11th (?) 14th
(?) inst., by the same, Mr. William
Cuddie, farmer, Gloucester, to Miss Mary
Harkness of Burgess.
New Boot and Shoe establishment
R.L. Corry.
Bathurst
Courier, June 9, 1854
Married, on the 1st inst., by
Rev. J.B. Duncan, Mr. Peter McNaughton to
Miss Margaret McIntyre, of Bathurst.
Died, on the 1st inst.,
Jennet, youngest daughter of Walter Mc – pd - - - , aged 10 months.
Bathurst
Courier, June 16, 1854
Birth, on Wednesday last, Mrs.
James Allan, merchant, of a daughter.
Married, on the 9th inst., by
Rev. Mr. McDowell, Mr. Samuel (last name illegible) of North Gower to Miss Margaret
Skillington of Perth.
Bathurst
Courier, June 23, 1854
James
Morrow of Huntley while riding horseback during
the thunderstorm last week was struck by lightning and instantly killed.
Drowned, a man named McCabe while bathing near Capt. Adams’ Mills on Sabbath last an
accidental drowning.
Bathurst
Courier, July 14, 1854
Drowned on Sabbath morning last, as some
lads were bathing in the River Tay below Messrs Millers’ foundry one of them
named James Cameron got beyond his
depth and was drowned before he could be got out. His friends reside in Bathurst.
Married, on the 3rd inst., at
the residence of the bride’s brother, Peterboro, by Rev. W. H. Pool, Rev.
H. Smith, Wesleyan minister of Berlin to Miss Martha
Blackstock, fifth daughter of Rev. M. Blackstock of Cavan.
Bathurst
Courier, July 14, 1854
Land for Sale Lots 1 & 2, 12th Concession Dalhousie—On the
land are two dwelling houses, barns, orchards, etc.
They are watered and within one mile of Mitchell’s Saw Mill.
Donald McKellar
Information Wanted on Bartholomew McCrerry and Anna McCrerry both about eleven years of
age. (no name, just send
information to Courier office)
Inquest
An inquest was held by Robert Muirhead, coroner, on the body of Henry Brazie of Lavant who it appeared, threw himself into the River
Clyde and drowned himself near to what is commonly called Joe’s Creek.
It came out in evidence that for some time back he had been in low
spirits as a consequence of being embarrassed in his pecuniary circumstances,
and it appeared also that his better half tormented him a little too much.
It might be hoped that poor Brazie’s case will be a warning to married
ladies not to be hard on their husbands, although unfortunate. Verdict: that the deceased Henry Brazie died by willfully
drowning himself in the River Clyde in Lanark on June 9, 1854
Bathurst
Courier, July 21, 1854
Married, by Rev. D.C. McDowell, Perth,
on the 13th inst., Thomas
Jamieson of this town, Ellen Allan
of Drummond.
Married, by the same on the 5th
inst., Arthur Caldwell to Lydia
Skillington, both of this town.
Schedule of Convictions for the Quarter
Ending 4th July, 1854
James Smith, killing deer, ten shillings
George
Blackwell, killing deer, ten shillings
Alexander,
Margaret, Rosanna and Catherine Samson, assault
and battery, ten shillings
Christopher and Charles Miller, trespass, five shillings
David Craig, trespass and assault, five shillings
James Templeton, trespass and assault, ten shillings
William Deacon, assault and battery, six shillilngs
James Powers, trespass, two shillings, six pense
Patrick Brennan, services performed, 15 shillings
Patrick Quinn, assault and battery, two pounds
Alexander Watson and James Glenn, assault and trespass, five shillings
William McDonald, drunk and disorderly, 15 shillings
George McCullough, drunk and disorderly, five shillings
Robert Barr, trespass, 8 shillings
Alexander Fraser, drunk and disorderly, five shillings
John O’Neill, drunk and disorderly, five shillings
James Williams, assault and battery, five shillings
Michael Walsh, drunk and disorderly, six days gaol
Michael Quinn, drunk and disorderly, five shillings
Edward McManus, drunk and disorderly, five shillings
John and Thomas Wark (or Work), assault and battery, two pounds
Moses Thornton, assault and battery, one pound, two shillings, six pence
Hiram Dilabauth, refused statute labor, five shillings
Gabriel Chalmers, neglected statute labor, five shillings
Arthur Fagan, assault and battery, one pound
Bernard Hanlin, assault and battery, one pound
Hugh
McCann, trespass, five shillings
Bathurst
Courier, July 28, 1854
Married, in the city of Hamilton on
Saturday, 15th inst., by Rev. John Hogg, Mr. Charles Appleton Stevenson to Miss Eliza Fraser, eldest surviving
daughter of Col. Alexander Fraser of this town.
Bathurst
Courier, August 5, 1854
Letters Remaining at the Perth Post Office
William
Allan (4)
Mrs.
Barber
Blackburn,
Jno. Clement
Blair,
Robert
Boulton,
Benjamin
Bolton,
George
Bournes,
Robert (2)
Bathwell,
James
Bathwell,
Thomas
Boark(?),
William
Brogun(?),
James
Brennen,
John
Byrnes,
Barnard
Carill,
John
Cameron,
Alexander
Cameron,
James
Cherry,
Albert
Clendenon,
Samuel
Clarke,
John
Currie,
Mrs. John
Code,
James
Cooper,
John
Cuthbertson,
Thomas
Darou,
Cory(?)
Daly(?),
T.M.
Devlin,
Michael
Duncan,
Mrs. Anne
Daudle(?),
James
Docher(?),
John
Donaldson,
Thomas
Donely,
Mrs. Catherine
Emery,
Nelson
Farrell,
George
Ferguson,
Alexander (2)
Ferguson,
Miss Margaret
Findlay,
Alexander
Forsythe,
Mrs.
Foster,
Thomas
Furlong,
James
Green,
Samuel
Grieve,
Alexander
Hay,
John
Hanna,
William
Hamilton,
John
Haughion(?),
Francis
Houton,
Mrs. Mary
Hughes,
James
Imeson(?),
Charles
Johnson,
Thomas
Kerr,
Thomas
Kippin,
Alexander
Kieron(?),
Patrick
Lapan(?),
Thomas
Leonard,
Thomas
Livingston,
George
Lochart,
William
Mayurn(?),
Saluel
Matheson,
Frederick
Maywood,
James
Maywood,
John
Mangon,
William
Meachie(?),
John
Menzies,
John
Michael,
David
Milne,
Miss Isabella
Morrison,
Duncan
Monroe,
Margaret
Morrow,
James
Murry,
William
Murphy,
John
McFarlane,
Alexander
McFarland,
Michael
McFarland,
M.
McGregor,
Alexander
McKim,
James
McIlraith,
Hugh
McKercher
McKinnon,
John
McKinlay,
Peter
Melver,
Duncan
McMillan,
James
McLaren,
Donald
McMullen,
William
McTavish,
Peter
McVeety,
Thomas
North,
Fanny
Oliver,
Widow
Patterson,
George
Pennock,
W.
Publow,
Francis
Radford,
Joseph
Reese,
Benjamin
Richie,
William
Riddell,
Miss Isabella
Sim,
Andrew
Smith,
R.
Smith,
Robert
Smith,
Roseann
Stedman,
Reuben
Thomas,
James
Thomas,
Mrs. Hannah
Thomas,
Joseph
Tosh,
John
Todd,
John
Travis,
Miss Sarah
Walker,
Andrew
Warnuck,
John
Walker,
Oswald
Welch,
James T.
Wilson,
Richard
Young,
Thomas
Young,
James (2)
John
P. Grant, Postmaster
Letters Left at the Lanark Post Office 1st August, 1854
Austin,
Charles G. (3)
Boyle,
David
Blair,
George, Esq.
Burns,
Walter, Jr.
Brown,
Charles
Craig,
Robert
Cumming,
Miss
Campbell,
Alex
Eberson,
G.W.
Fraser,
Donald, Lt. Col.
Goss(“),
Ann Jane
Gonlon,
John
Hustie(?),
William
Halfpenny,
William
Herron,
George
James,
William, Esq.
Jackson,
Jas.
Jebbit,
Mrs.
Jackson,
Marshall, Sr.
James,
Robert
Kenny,
Michael D.
Kenny,
Ann
Lashley,
Miss M.
McRae,
John, Esq.
Miller,
William
McLaren,
Jas.
McNichol,
Jas.
McNaughton,
Teacher
Muir,
John
Navel(?),
Michael
Robertson,
John, Esq.
Stead,
William
Scott,
William
Stevenson,
John, Esq.
Tullis,
John
Tennant,
Thomas, Esq.
Walker,
Oswald
Young,
Alexander
A.G.
Hall, Postmaster
Cure for Diarrhea or Flux:
2 oz. cinnamon; 2 oz logwood, boiled down to one pint.
Strain off and add one half pound leaf sugar, boil again then add one
half pint port wine. If boiled when
the sugar is added, it will keep for any length of time.
Dose from a tablespoon to a wine glass until a change is perceived then
stop taking it.
Dissolution of Partnership:
Richard Shaw, James Dobbie
It is our painful duty this week to
record the removal from amongst us by the inexorable hand of death one of our
most estimable citizens, Thomas M.
Radenhurst, Esq. He was a
leading member of the Bar in Canada with which he had been connected for upwards
of 25 years and held among his professional brethren a Provincial reputation as
a first class lawyer. During his
long residence the Counties of Lanark and Renfrew (indeed from the commencement
of their judicial existence) he gathered many warm friends amongst all creeds
and classes by whom his loss will be long felt and sincerely regretted. His remains were interred in the Episcopal burying ground to
where they were followed in procession by the judges of the county and surrogate
courts, the members of the Bar, the members of the town council, the sheriff and
principal county officers and a numerous and respectable concourse of the
inhabitants of Perth and surrounding county. Standard
Bathurst
Courier, August 25, 1854
J.
Doran, Esq., is erecting a fine three story
building on Gore Street adjacent to his present store.
W. O’Brien is erecting a
stone building on Gore Street adjoining T.
Brooke’s residence. R.
Matheson is putting up another stone building on his property.
J. Robinson has made a large
addition to his new stone house.
On Friday afternoon last an aged woman
named Mary Flett residing in Bathurst
came to her death under the following circumstances:
she had been working in the field all day and in the evening returned to
her house in the country. Her son,
a lad 16 years of age had the occasion to leave the house a short distance.
On returning about 20 minutes later he found his mother on the floor
enveloped in flames. He carried her
to the door and then ran for assistance. On
his return with one of his neighbors they threw water on the woman and carried
her into the house and laid her on a bed but she was so badly burned that she
died in about an hour. It is
supposed that she had been smoking a pipe and a coal from it had ignited her
clothes and being alarmed on running across the house fell against the stove and
was so stunned by the fall as to be unable to rise until her garments were all
in flames. The body was burnt black
and the floor where she lay was burnt an inch deep.
An inquest was held on the body by Dr. J. Nichol, coroner and a verdict
of Accidental Death returned.
Bathurst
Courier, September 8, 1854
Auction Sale Farm Stock and Implements:
My residence, 2nd Concession Bathurst. Duncan
Campbell
Died, at the residence of Mr. Francis
Hall, Perth, on the 5th inst., Donald
McDonnell, aged 73. The
deceased was a native of the Isle of Skye and many years was a resident of
Paisley, Scotland. He came to this
country in 1830 and has resided since that time in this part of the country.
Died, on the 4th inst., William
Robert Brown, infant son of William Brown, Jr.
Bathurst
Courier, September 15, 1854
An inquest was held on the 4th
inst., Dr. J. Nichol, coroner in view of the body of a female child about 16
days old belonging to Thomas McMaster
of this town, It appeared in
evidence that on the evening of the previous day at 11:00 the child was well and
in good health. It was seen at that
time with its mother who was sitting on the floor with her back against the wall
endeavoring to give it the breast but she was so intoxicated as to be unable to
do so. The next morning the child
was dead. A post mortem examination
was made by Dr. J.D.R. Williams, M.C. who gave it his decided opinion that the
child had been smothered – the brain and lungs were filled with blood.
The jury returned a verdict “that the child had been smothered caused
by the culpable neglect of its parents while in a state of intoxication”.
Both parents are now in custody awaiting their trial at the Assizes for
child murder.
Bathurst
Courier, September 22, 1854
On Friday morning last a young man named
William Devlin, son of Michael
Devlin, residing in Drummond, committed suicide by hanging himself.
He was found suspended by the neck from a rafter in the barn.
He is thought to have been laboring under temporary insanity.
Bathurst
Courier, September 29, 1854
The mysterious affair again—The boy
alluded to last week as having mysteriously disappeared has been found.
The lad proceeded to Franktown where he remained until Monday last when
he was brought back to his old place. So
this part of the mystery is cleared up. We
have been requested to state that his master was not at home on the evening of
his disappearance—the difficulty occurred between the boy and his mistress. We perceive by the Standard that one “Alexander Fraser intends prosecuting the proprietor of this journal
for giving publicity to the affair”. We
are no conscious of having libeled Mr. Fraser—his name has not appeared in our
columns that we can recollect for the last twenty years.
If he thinks he is the party to whom we alluded he will have to prove it.
As no name was mentioned and there are at least one half dozen farmers
residing on the 2nd Line Drummond, about five miles from Perth.
Bathurst
Courier, October 6, 1854
Married, on the 22nd
September by Rev. R. Hamilton, Mr. Archibald
Sinclair to Miss Barbara Dewar, both of Perth.
We notice what we consider a new and
highly successful invention in the shape of a pump for watering cattle.
It is made by a son of Peter Young of Ramsay and is so constructed
that the animal wanting water can raise the hull(?) of the trough by its
own weight and the surplus if any be left instead of freezing in the vessel
returns again into the well leaving the pump entirely empty until another animal
walks up for a drink with the water again rises as before.
Farm For Sale: Lot 14, 8th Concession North Elmsley, 200 acres,
90 cleared. Frame barn, frame
stable, stone house and a well within a few yards of the door.
It is within a mile of Port Elmsley. Neil
McTavish
Auction Sale Farm Stock and Implements 3rd
Line Drummond, James Glenn
Bathurst
Courier, October 20, 1854
There will be sermons in the Son’s
Hall on the Sabbath 1st at the usual hour and Rev. John Middleton will be installed as pastor of the Reformed
Congregation in Perth on Tuesday, 24th inst at 2:00.
Rev. Robert Johnston of
Toronto and Rev. David Scott of
Rochester will officiate.
The Carleton Place Herald states that a
man named Alexander Gondie(?) Condie(?)
was accidentally shot in the woods at Pembroke by a companion who was carrying a
gun. The trigger being caught by a
twig, it went off. The unfortunate
man expired immediately.
Notice: We, the undersigned coopers of Lanark and Dalhosie having met this day in the village of Lanark and having taken into consideration the increasing scarcity of timber and the increased value of produce do hereby agree to manufacture the undermentioned articles for the prices herein specified and not less, viz: potash barrels, seven shillings; flour barrel, three shillings; bugger kegs raghooped three shillings; roundhooped three shillings six pence.
William
Jackson, chairman; Robert Carman; Martin Tims; Adam Craig, Secretary; Charles
McArthur; John Campbell; John McNichol; John Craig; Cornelius Kieff; William
Craig
House and Lot For Sale:
one acre land situated on the corner of Gore and Robinson, Alexander
Alexander
Important to All: Judson’s Chemical Extract of Cherry and Lungwort—for
coughs, colds, spitting of blood and all complaints tending to consumption.
Sheriff’s Sale of Lane:
By a writ of Fieri Facias against the lands and tenements of James
Watkins at the suit of Thomas Maclean,
south ½ Lots 223 and 224 in the village of Wardsville otherwise known as
Smith’s Falls.
Bathurst
Courier, November 10, 1854
On Monday evening last W.C.Ballance, a resident of this town, committed suicide by hanging
himself in a shed in the rear of his residence. No cause is assigned for the committal of the fatal deed.
This is the fourth suicide by hanging in this vicinity in the last twelve
months.
Bathurst
Courier, November 17, 1854
New Tinsmith establishment—Joseph
Publow
Partnership of Foster and Robinson
Dissolved—J. Foster, Robert Robinson
Bathurst
Courier, November 17, 1854
Married, on the 9th inst., by
Rev. William Bell, Mr. William Palmer
of Burgess to Miss Elizabeth Westerdick(?)
of Perth.
Married at Lanark on the 10th
inst., by Rev. H. Lancashire, Mr. James
Roberts to Miss Agnes Caldwell, youngest daughter of Mr. William Caldwell,
Esq.
Died, on the 10th inst., Anne
Matheson, wife of the Hon. Roderick Matheson, aged 44(?).
Died, at the residence of James Bryce,
his brother-in-law, Samuel Purdie(?),
Bathurst, in the 85th year of his age.
Bathurst
Courier, December 8, 1854
Return of Convictions for the Quarter
Ending 21st November, 1854
Assault and Battery:
William Levins(?), one shilling
David Brown, one pound, ten shillings
Thomas White, ten shillings
John Sennet, ten shillings
Robert Monahan, ten shillings
Laughlan Colquhoun(?), one pound
Duncan McGregor, ten shillings
Thomas Williams, fifteen shillings
Hamilton McNee, two pounds, ten shillings
David Cameron, one pound
James Robinson, five shillings
Drunk and Disorderly
James Peel(?), five shillings
Joseph Cuddy, five shillings
R. Hedelston, five shillings
Edward McManus, six days in gaol
Henderson Scott, five shillings
R.C. Johnston, five shillings
Daniel
Scanlon, five shillings
Trespass
James Moore, fourteen days in gaol
William Smith, five shillings
Mrs.
Harris, five shillings
Threatening Assault
John
Roach, one shilling
Assault
Margaret Robinson, five shillings
James Robinson, two shillings
James Tierney, three pounds and six pence
James Shanks, ten shillings
Thomas Burke, ten shillings
Matthew Warren, ten pounds
George McLean, two pounds and ten shillings
John McGlade, five shillings
Hamilton
McNee, five shillings
Refusing to work on the roads
Robert
Thompson, ten shillings
Interference with the constable in the discharge of his duties:
James
McAdam, five shillings
Galloping Across A Bridge:
James
Wright, one pound
Pigs Unlawfully Trespassing
J. Rodgers, M. Ryan and A. Linton,
five shillings
Noisy, Turbulent and Disorderly Language:
Hugh
McMillan, five shillings
Noisy and Turbulent Language:
Robert
Cowie, five shillings
Breach of Market Bylaws:
James Allan, five shillings
Roderick Matheson, Jr., five shillings
David Berg, five shillings
David Hogg, five shillings
Daniel
Reilly, five shillings
Unlawfully Taking Fruit:
Alexander Davies, ten shillings
Henry Weeks, ten shillings
William May, ten shillings
John Tuft, six days in gaol
David Mitchell, ten shillingsBathurst
Courier, December 15, 1854
Farm For Sale on the River
Mississippi—Lot 12, 12th Concession Dalhousie on which there is at
present a grist mill, with two run of stones; a good dwelling house and other
buildings. There is an abundant
supply of water and lying in the neighborhood of an extensive pine country now
in an eligible situation for the erection of a sawmill.
John Currie
Land and Farm For Sale:
East ½ Lot 8, 2nd Concession Bathurst, mostly cleared and
well watered with a good frame barn and log house and sheds.
Jas. Scott
Dissolution of partnership—George
Miller, Charles Miller, foundry business and machine shop.
Bathurst
Courier, December 29, 1854
Notice:
All those indebted to Thomas
Crozier (late of the Scotch Line) by note of hand before the 11th
day of January, 1855 are requested to attend at Mrs. McCallum’s Hotel as an
agent will meet them there on that day and present their notes for receipt of
payment.
Married, at Carleton Place on the 27th
ult., by Rev. McMorin, Henry McPherson
and Margaret Wilson, eldest daughter of William Wilson, Esq., Surgeon
Bathurst
Courier, January 5, 1855
The Soiree got up by the Drummond
Division of the Sons of Temperance came off on the 22nd with a pretty
full attendance. John Deacon, Jr., occupied the chair which office he most properly
and efficiently discharged. The
meeting was called to order by Col.
Playfair, the chairman opened the proceedings with a prayer. The Perth Brass Band was in attendance and the meeting was
entertained by their thrilling strains of music at different intervals
throughout the evening. Jas.
Rolle(?) from Lanark was called upon to address the meeting, which he died
in a most creditable manner. After this, refreshments were served round in
abundance and ample justice was done to the good things.
Speakers were Col. Playfair, Rev.
Mr. Hamilton, John Playfair, all of whom gave very appropriate speeches.
Still further, we learn, and it is worthy of note, and to his credit be
it recorded the unremitting attention and services rendered by Mr. Deacon in
going as much as eight miles up to the Scotch Line with his horses and sleigh to
procure part of the musicians and conveying the whole band out and in to Perth.
This plainly shows his interest in the cause of temperance is not
whimsical or imaginary but real and hearty.
It must also be remembered that Mr.
and Mrs. Tooley deserve praise for the pieces of music they so beautifully
performed, he with the violin and she with vocal, both strains together most
harmoniously.
Jas.
Gilbert, former teacher of the Perth Brass Band,
died at Brockville last week. The
Recorder states that he had been indulging rather too freely for several days
before he died.
Died, at Bathurst on the 10th
December, Margaret Shaw Matheson,
widow of the late Alexander McDonald,
a native of Invernesshire, Scotland, after a long and painful illness which she
bore with Christian fortitude and resignation, aged 64 years and 10 months.
Bathurst
Courier, January 12, 1855
Married, at Lanark, on the 1st
inst., by Rev. H. Lancashire, Mr. William
Moorehouse, Esq., to Miss Isabella Hall, eldest daughter—and Mr. James
Rollo, Esq. to Miss Jannette E. Hall, younger daughter of the late John Hall,
Esq., of Lanark.
Married, at Lanark, on the 5th
inst., by the same, Mr. Jas. Clarke
Turner to Miss Christina Hanna, second daughter of Mr. Jas. Hanna, Esq.
Married, at Lanark on the 6th
inst., by the same, Mr. William Rice to
Miss Jane Smith, third daughter of Mr. John Smith, Esq.
Married, at Perth on the 5th
inst., by Rev. William Bell, Mr. Robert
Morrow to Miss Mary Tucker, both of South Sherbrooke.
Bathurst
Courier, Feb.16, 1955
Married, on the 5th inst., at
Perth, by Rev. William Bell, Mr. Thomas
Jackson of Bathurst to Miss Ann (last name illegible, could be maybe Hillis??).
Died, at Renfrew, Sunday, 14th
ult., of water on the brain, (name illegible), son of Archibald Thomas, aged 14(?).
Attachment—Writ of attachment against Alfred
L. Walling, absconding or concealed debtor, six hundred pounds, all of his
estate, real or personal was seized.
Bathurst
Courier, Feb. 23, 1955
A letter was received at this office two
weeks ago containing a notice of the marriage of John McLean of Renfrew. Not
knowing anything about it, the marriage was inserted but it turns out that no
marriage took place. The letter was
signed “James McDonel” and dated
“Renfrew, 26th Jan., 1855”. We have also received a letter signed
“Alexander Allan” dated
“Renfrew, 9th Feb., 1855” containing a notice of the marriage of Jas. Laurie, baker, of Renfrew, but believing it to be a hoax also,
we have not inserted it.
Birth, at Perth on the 17th
inst., the wife of James Thompson,
Esq., Sheriff of Lanark and Renfrew, of a daughter.
Birth, at Perth, on the 17th
inst., the wife of Thomas Reid,
printer, of a daughter.
Birth, in this town on Friday, 18th
inst., the wife of G.W. Eberson,
dentist, of a daughter.
Birth, in this town on the 14th(?)
inst., the wife of Rev. William Bain,
of a daughter.
Married, in Perth on the 16th
(?) inst., by Rev. William Bell, Mr. William
Earnell(?) of North Burgess to Miss Catherine
Lennon of Bathurst.
Married, on the 15th(?)
inst., by Rev. William Bain, Mr. James
McFarland(?), farmer, Drummond, to Miss Mary Mullen of Perth.
Bathurst
Courier, March 2, 1855
Married, at Lanark on the 23rd
inst., by Rev. H. Lancashire, Mr. Matthew
Gould of Drummond to Miss Catherine
Ferguson of this township.
Bathurst
Courier, March 16, 1855
The Bytown Gazette announced the death
of Mrs. Mathilda Powell, widow of the
late Col. Jas. Hamilton Powell, formerly a resident of Perth, and the first
sheriff of these counties.
Married, on the 15th inst.,
by Rev. William Bell, Mr. James Mitchell
to Miss Caroline Warrick, both of Perth.
Died, at Renfrew on the 10th
March, William Donald Ross, eldest
son of George Ross, P.M., Renfrew, aged 5 years, 4 months.
Bathurst
Courier, March 30, 1855
Died, on the 13th(?) inst., after a lingering illness of five months, Miss Jane Ward, fourth daughter of the late Jas. Ward, aged 20 years, five months.
Dearest sister thou has left us
Here thy loss we deeply feel
But ‘tis God that hast bereft us
He can all our sorrows heal
Peaceful be thy silent slumbers
Peaceful is the grave below
Thou will no more join our number
Thou no more our songs shall know
Yet, again we hope to meet thee
When the day of life is fled
Then in Heaven with joy to meet thee
Where no farewell tear is shed
Dust to its narrow home beneath
Soul to its rest on high
They that have seen thy look in death
No more may fear to die.
Bathurst
Courier, April 6, 1855
Married, on the 3rd inst., by
Rev. William Bell, Mr. Benjamin Waters to
Miss Catharine Morris, both of Drummond.
Bathurst
Courier, April 13, 1855
Died, on the 16th inst., at
his father’s residence, aged 21 years, 3 months, George Harris, fifth son of Mr. John Harris, Esq., of Oxford, North
Leeds and brother of William Harris, Esq., of Renfrew.
Schedule of Convictions for the Quarter
Ending 5th April, 1855
Assault and Battery:
Joseph Dilloughboy, one pound five shillings
Jacob Dilloughboy, five shillings
Timothy White, five shillings
William Oliver, five shillings
Robert
Bindlay, five shillings
Assault:
John Fields, ten shillings
Michael Sullivan, two pounds
John
Harold, three pounds, six pence
Misdemeanor:
Thomas
Free, one shilling
Refusing to Perform Statute Labor:
William
Carswell
Malicious Destruction of Property:
George Amor, five shillings
John
Robinson, ten shillings
Bathurst
Courier, April 20, 1855
Died, at Perth, on the 9th
inst., Alexander Sutherland, one of
the first settlers in Perth, aged 69(?), after a lingering and painful illness
which he bore with Christian fortitude. His
loss is most deeply felt and much regretted by those who knew him.
Dissolution of Partnership
Boyd and John Caldwell
Assizes:
Shipman vs Shipman—Shipman, administrator of the late Daniel Shipman
estate, defendant and Norman Shipman,
Plaintiff. These are brothers
between whom a dispute had arisen as to some property of their late father,
which lead to the present action. Verdict for the defendant.
Assizes:
Shipman Administrator Etc., versus Samuel
Shipman. Another action by
plaintiff against another of his brothers owing to a similar dispute as in the
case against Norman Shipmen. Verdict
for plaintiff.
Drowned—On Monday evening last, a man
named John Graham was drowned in the
River Clyde, Lanark Village. He had gone out in a canoe with a gun for the
purpose of hunting muskrat and must have fallen out as the canoe was not upset.
The report of the gun was heard and then a splash in the water and
immediately after his cries for assistance but before anyone could reach the
spot he had sunk to rise no more. It
is supposed that he had stood up in the canoe to fire and the rebound of the gun
against him caused him to lose his balance and fall out.
$100 Reward—Whereas on the evening of
Tuesday, third day of April; some evil disposed person or persons did wantonly
and maliciously set fire to my frame barn at Carleton Place I hereby offer a
reward of twenty five pounds for such information as may lead to the discovery
and conviction of the guilty party. James
Duncan
Married, on the 20th inst.,
by Rev. William Bain, Mr. Abraham Ferrier,
Jr., farmer to Miss Janet Fisher,
daughter of John Fisher of Bathurst.
Married, at the Catholic Church on the
23rd inst., by the Very Rev. J.H. McDonagh, Mr. Jacob
Sorsely to Miss Jane Masterson, only daughter of the late James Masterson,
both of Bathurst.
Sheriff’s Sale of Land:
By Writ of Fieri Facias, against the lands and tenements of William
Youill at the suit of Robert Haley, the west one half of Lot 21, 3rd Concession
Lanark, has been seized and will be sold.
Bathurst
Courier, May 4, 1855
Married, at Lanark, on the 29th
inst., by Rev. H. Lancashire, Mr. John
Robertson, Esq., to Miss Isabella
Currie; also Joshua White to Ann
Gallanger, all of Lanark.
New Firm:
Groceries, Hardware, Staple & Fancy Goods H.S. Leckie &
Stephen Green
Bathurst
Courier, May 18, 1855
Ads:
Barrister and Attorney-At-Law:
J. Deacon, Jr.
Chemist and Druggist: John S. Coombs
Provincial Land Surveyor and Draughtsman: Joseph M.O. Cromwell
Attorney Solicitor & Notary:
Donald Fraser
Physician & Surgeon:
J.D.R. Williams
Tailor: Henry Wake
Harness Trunk & Saddle: J.M.G. Hall(?)Ball(?)Dall(?)
Physician & Surgeon: Edward Q. Sewell
Tailor: George B. Long
Harness & Saddle Shop: David Holliday
Tailor: Andrew Walker
Marriage Licenses: W.J. Morris
Marriage Licenses:
James Bell
Married, by Rev. William Bain, on the 2nd
inst., Mr. John Tosh, baker, Carleton
Place, to Miss Mary Ann Dudgeon, of
Perth.
Married, by the same on the 4th
inst., Mr. Duncan McEwen, farmer,
Drummond to Miss Christina McGregor,
of the same place.
Married, by the same on the 9th
inst., Mr. James Wilson, farmer,
Elmsley, to Miss Ellen Croskery of
the same township.
Bathurst
Courier, May 25, 1855
Married, on the 7th inst., by
Very Rev. J.H. McDonagh,V.G., Mr. James
Stanley, son of Mr. Michael Stanley, Esq., of Perth to Rose Ann Murphy, daughter of James Murphy of Bathurst.
Died, on the evening of the 22nd
inst., Eliza Margaret, wife of William
Hicks, 23 years, she leaves a husband and three children with a numerous
circle of friends to mourn her loss.
Bathurst
Courier, June 1, 1855
Married, on the 22nd May, at
Simcoe, by Rev. Kenneth McLennan, Rev.
George Bell to Miss Ellen Chadwick,
both of Simcoe.
Bathurst
Courier, June 8, 1855
Married, on the 30th May, at
the residence of the bride’s mother, Elmsley, by Rev. J.B. Duncan, Mr. Malcolm
G. Cameron, Esq., to Miss Jessie
Hiddlestone, daughter of the late Dr. John McLean, R.N.
Valuable Mill Property For Sale
West corner of Bathurst, fifteen miles from Perth, 18 miles from the Rideau Canal. Both mills are in working order. The grist mill went through repairs last winter. Also, about 1,000 pine saw logs. Also from 100 to 800(?) acres of land well timbered; a large quantity of pine. Also a town lot in Perth, one acre. There is on the lot boards and timbers for building—a cellar and good foundation for a house and an excellent well.
Alvah
Adams
Bathurst
Courier, June 22, 1855
We understand that a daughter of S.
Blackburn of Middleville, township of Lanark, 18 months old, gives
indication of possessing extraordinary natural musical talent.
She can now sing two Psalm tunes without mistaking a note and on two
different keys. Such development of
musical talent in one so young is rarely found.
Birth, at Montreal on the 12th
inst., Mrs. D. McIntyre, of three
sons.
For Sale:
SW ½ Lot 6 south side of Cockburn Street on which there is a good
dwelling house and outhouses. Stephen
Flanigan
Farm For Sale: East ½ Lot 11 & SE ½ Lot 12, 1st Concession
Lanark, 200 acres. There are good
farm buildings on the lot with orchards and it is well watered and fenced and in
good working order. Thomas
Wilson
Note:
As my wife, Jane B. Hunter, has voluntarily relinquished my care and
protection as her husband, I will not be responsible for any debt contracted by
her. William Hunter
Bathurst
Courier, July 13, 1855
Married, on the 25th (?)
June, by Rev. William Bell, Mr. Alexander
Dobie to Miss Isabella Elliott, both of Bathurst.
Married, on the 11th inst.,
by the same, Rev. James Smith,
Baptist minister of Lanark, to Mrs.
Margaret Barr (widow) of the township of Darling.
Married, on the 5th (?)
inst., Mr. Andrew Shaw Allan, farmer,
Drummond, to Maria Blackburn of
Bathurst.
Died, at Newport, Ireland, on the 1st
June, Mary McDonagh, mother of Very
Rev. J.H. McDonagh of Perth.
Bathurst
Courier, July 27, 1855
Transcriber’s Note: I decided to transcribe the below because I thought it gave a good picture of who was living where as of 1855, many citizens gave to this fund and the donations are according to ward.
Donations made to the Patriotic Fund
(Crimean War)
Centre Ward:
Hon. Roderick
Matheson, ten pounds; Dr. James
Wilson, five pounds; John G. Malloch,
Esq., four pounds; Rev. William Bell,
one pound, five shillings; Thaddeus Weatherhead and Co., one pound and five shillings; R.
Matheson, one pound five shillings; Mrs.
McCallum, ten shillings; Thomas
McNaughton, ten shillings; Robert
Gemmell, ten shillings. The
following gave one pound each: Robert
Robertson, John S. Coombs, Janet Ferguson, James Thompson.
The following gave five shillings each:
David Dobie, Michael Stanley,
E.(?) H.(?) Brown, Edward Dougherty, C. Rice, A. Abbott, C. Neilson, James
Allan, Robert Stone, John Riddell, John Ferrier, William O’Brien, George
Corry, David Halliday, Charles Miller, George Long(?).
Robert Shilson gave two
shillings; Pat McLean one shilling,
six pence; William Allan, ten
shillings, William H. Shaw, ten
shillings; William Butler, two
shillings; Andrew Hope, two
shillings; John Mitchell, James
McPherson, William Kilpatrick, ten shillings; John P. Grant, ten shillings; Francis
McIntosh, one shilling, three pence; Richard
Shaw, three pounds five shillings.
East Ward
John
Deacon, Jr. and John Haggart, two pounds ten
shillings each; John Doran(?)Dolan(?), one
pound, five shillings; Rev. William Bain,
one pound; William Radenhurst and Walter
McDonald, one pound each; William
Spalding, Very Rev. J.H. McDonagh, and W.J. Morris, each one pound five
shillings; John Stewart and John
Jamieson, five shillings each; Thomas
Oliver, three shillings, six pence; Thomas
Cairns, James Allan, John Murray, James Patterson, ten shillings each.
West Ward
James
Mair, Esq., five pounds; George Gardiner and John Bell, each one shilling three pence; Josias
Davis, Matthew Balderson, Robert Balderson, each two shillings six pence; John Thompson and Mary Harper, two shillings each; Lenahen
& Brown, one pound; Anthony
Leslie, Esq., one pound, five shillings; proceeds of a concert by J.S.
Nichol, Mayor, three pounds, ten shillings; Mr.
Field and Thomas Murphy, two shillings six pence each.
The following each gave ten shillings:
George Barrie, William Brown,
Archibald McGregor, Alexander Kippen, John McLean Bell, George Kerr, John
Lister, John McIntyre, F.G. Hall. The
following gave five shillings each: Charles
McClanaghan, James McBeth, Peter McIntyre, John Hart, James Todd, Henry
Skillington, Andrew Walker, Alexander Finlay, John Morris, John Rudd, Thomas
McCaffrey, Jr., John K.(?) Black, John Murphy,
R. Matheson, Jr., and Richard James. R.S. Section Sons of Temperence per
William Kerr, fifteen shillings; J.
Lacy, three shillings, six pence; William
Thornton, two shillings, six pence.
From Messrs. Gilmour & Co., Shanties on the Mississippi:
George
Ferguson, 2 pounds; one pound each from William
McClintock, John Laursdon(?), William McLachlin, John Anderson, William Butler,
Robert Bunyon, Thomas Moffatt, Arnold Ross; ten shillings each from John Bryson, Hugh Cassiday, Francis Cassiday, John Riddle, James
McLaren, William Miller, Joseph Tarman, John Ediston, William Hurley, James
Balantyne, Richard Langham, John Creilay, John Willis, Patrick McGordon;
five shillings each from Donald McDonald,
Edward Allan, Michael Cavanagh, John McDonald, Neil McDonald, John McDonald,
Robert Welch, John Herron, David Geddes, George Hossac(or Hassan), Alexander
Ellis, Timothy Burkley, Thomas Tierney, John Shay, Timothy McGordon, John Burns;
Hugh McKinnon, one shilling, six pence and the same from Thomas
Smith; fifteen shillings from Farquhar
McRae and William Hall; Edward Gurray, one shilling, three pence.
On the 15th June last two
boys, sons of George Oliver, who
reside at Otter Lake, made a little raft and were playing with it on the water
near the shore of the lake when the youngest boy got on the raft and was blown
by the wind out on the lake beyond the reach of the other boy and before
assistance could arrive the little raft went to pieces and the boy sank to rise
no more.
The following recipe is for dressing a
calf’s head, which we clip from an exchange, and will no doubt be understood
by the majority of our readers: take
your head and rub a thick lather all over the face; then pare off with a sharp
instrument—wipe well with a clean cloth and place pieces of starched linen one
half way up the cheeks; lard the crown well with any kind of grease; a few drops
of oil may be an improvement—and your calf’s head will be dressed up in a
most appropriate style!
Married, on the 17th inst.,
at the house of the bride’s mother, by Rev. William Bell, Joseph Gilhuly of Carleton Place to Miss Ann McDonald of Drummond.
Married, by the same on the 20th
inst., John Lavue(?) to Miss Mary Ann
Robertston, both of Bathurst.
Bathurst
Courier, August 24, 1855
For Sale:
Lot 18 Village of Lanark with dwelling house and carpenter’s shops with
horsepower and turning laths. Robert
Drysdale
Valuable Farm For Sale:
Lot 16(?) NE ½ 1st Concession Drummond 40 acres of which are
under cultivation. There is a new
log house, barn and orchard on the premises.
It lies about four miles from the town of Perth.
John McCallum, Innkeeper
I hereby caution any person against giving credit to my wire Hannah Grady on my account as I will not be answerable for any debts of her contracting after this date.
Writ of Attachment against the estate
real and personal, William Lock, an
absconding or concealed debtor, at the suit of Margaret Campbell, 105 pounds, 7 shillings and six pence
Land for Sale: S.W. ½ Lot 10 5th Concession Dalhousie Robert
Porteous
Birth, on the 13th inst., Mrs.
Edward Connelly of a son
Birth, on the 14th inst., Mr.
J. K. Fairbairn, of a daughter.
Birth, on the 14th inst, Mrs.
Charles Patterson of a daughter.
Birth, on the 15th inst., Mrs.
Duncan Campbell (Drummond) of a daughter.
Birth, on the 15th inst., Mrs.
Dr. Nichol of a daughter.
Bathurst
Courier, August 24, 1855
Married, at the residence of the
bride’s father, Pakenham on the 16th inst., by Rev. J. McMarin, Mr.
Daniel Hilliard, Esq., to Miss Jane
Dickson, second daughter of A.Dickson, Esq., Sheriff, Bathurst District
Married, on the 12th inst.,
by Rev. William Bell, Mr. David Calvert
to Miss Ann McDonald, both of North Sherbrooke.
Married, at Lanark on the 5th
inst., by Rev. Thomas Fraser, Mr. James
Baird to Miss Ann Cameron, second daughter of Adam Craig of Cragie-lee.
Bathurst
Courier, September 7, 1855
Militia Appointments, 1st Battalion Lanark
Captains: Sutton Frizell vice Radenhurst, deceased; and Roderick Edward Matheson
From Lt. To Captain:
Samuel Tetlock, Edward Callings,
John P. Grant, Andrew Caswell
From
Ensign to Lt.: John Doran, William
Oscar Bjelle, Thomas Mansfield and John Deacon, Jr.
To Be Ensigns: James Bell, Henry Shaw, Andrew Clark, and Hector Fraser, gentlemen
The following officer has been permitted
to retire from the militia service: Captain
William Fraser, 1st
Battalion Lanark, with the rank of Major
Bathurst
Courier, September 14, 1855
On Tuesday evening last the Perth brass
band gave a concert at the court house – the first since the formation of the
band, and it was pleasing to observe the turnout for the occasion showing as it
did that our citizens appreciate the effort made by the members to keep up a
good band of music in Perth. Owing
to the absence of one of the singers, the arrangement of the pieces was partly
confused but the deficiency was made up by the introduction of other pieces.
The instrumental music was admirably executed and would lose nothing in
comparison with any brass band we have heard.
Mrs. Wilson’s performances were enthusiastically received and
encored. She has a fine voice and
good musical talent to guide it. Mr.
Durgin and Mr. Enkart(?) also acquitted themselves well.
On the whole, the concert went off well and speaks well for the native
talent of Perth.
We regret this week to have to note the
demise of one of our most esteemed townsmen, John Haggart, Esq., which took place at his residence Tuesday
morning. He was one of the oldest
residents in Perth, having come here in the year 1833.
After the completion of the Rideau Canal by contract on which he made
considerable money, which he invested in the milling business in this town,
having at a great outlay erected those extensive premises known as the Perth
Mills which by an unfortunate fire were totally destroyed about 14 years ago; by
energy and perseverance he had attained to considerable affluence.
Mr. Haggart was a native of North Britain and of an unassuming habit both
possessing a vigorous and independent spirit which enabled him to overcome many
difficulties. His loss will be long
felt and sincerely regretted by a number of friends.
Standard
Died, at Perth on the morning of
Tuesday, 11th Sept. John
Haggart, Esq., aged 72.
Bathurst
Courier, September 28, 1855
Died, at Dalhousie on Wednesday, 26th
inst., John Livingston, Jr., Esq.,
merchant, late of Perth in the 29th year of his age.
Bathurst
Courier, October 12, 1855
The undersigned hereby tenders his
grateful acknowledgement of the fire company’s and the inhabitants generally
for their indefatigable exertions during the fire on last Thursday night by
which so much of my property was saved from destruction.
Francis Halliday (or Holliday)
Died, at the residence of her grandson
in Drummond, Mrs. Peter Campbell,
widow, in the 85th year of her age.
Bathurst
Courier, October 19, 185
Died, at St. Andrew’s Manse after a
short illness with sore throat, Sarah
Christine Bain, eldest daughter of Rev. William Bain, aged 4 years and 9
months.
Bathurst
Courier, November 9, 1855
Jno
Hart: House,
Sign and Ornamental Painter, Paper Hanger, Etc., 198 Wilson Street, Perth
Evil Report: Whereas an evil report has been circulating, saying that
James Connor had stolen a ham and it was said that William McLean had accused
him of stealing said ham—I, William McLean deny all such charges and affirm I
never said anything of the kind. William
McLean
Bathurst
Courier, November 23, 1855
Married, on the 16th inst.,
by Rev. William Bell, Mr. James Hephron
to Miss Margaret McLaren, both of Perth.
To His Worship The Mayor, and the Town Council of Perth:
We the undersigned rate payers of the
town of Perth most respectfully request that the Honorable Council will be
pleased to pass a bylaw authorizing the levying and collection of a rate to be
assessed on the said town of Perth for the support of Thomas
McCaffrey, an indigent and infirm and helpless person.
Also, for the raising of such monies as may be considered necessary by
the Council to form a fund for the support of any indigent or helpless person
resident in the said town of Perth:
Jas.
Hicks, John Rudd, Edward H. Brown, James Doran, A.C. Sinclair, John McKerracher,
George B. Long, Severin Farland, Finley McLaren, T. McCaffrey, Daniel Kerr, John
Haggan, John Hart, David Dobbie, William Brooke, Bernard Neenam, Thomas
Patterson, John McDouglas, Cornelius Kennedy, John Carnwith, D. McIntosh, W.R.F.
Berford, Donald Fraze, John Sinclair, John Sterling, William Brown, James Todd,
John Steele, Alexander Kippen, Jeremiah Lacy, Michael Stanley, Patrick Cosgrove,
William Carnwith, John McLaren, Richard Walker, Jr., Edward Dougherty, Jr.,
Josias Davies, R.L. Corry, William M. Shaw, Alexander Shaw, Arthur Meighen,
George Alexander, Thomas Leonard, John Vanizan(?), Samuel Daly, Archibald
Gilles, William Kilpatrick, Charles Gordon, William Scott, Charles Merille, T.
Weatherhead, James Watt, Patrick Griffin, Andrew Lenton, Charles Cheaters, James
Kelly, Benjamin Blair, Stephen Green, James Dobbie, Patrick Crossen,
Thomas Hunter, Thomas Reid, John O’Brian, James Morris, William Walsh, James
Moore, George Barrie, Owen Stanley, James Lenehan, William Fraser, James McCallum,
Peter De Roehe, William Turnbull, William Smythe, John P. Grant, William Henky,
C. Neilsen, J.K.Fairbairn, John McParlan, Jr., Thomas Jameson, Patrick Malone,
Henry McCarneskey(?), John Hefferon, Charles Patterson, James
Mitchell, William McLaren, John Lister, Robert Barr, Thomas Jackman, Samuel
Bothwell, Francis McIntosh, Roderick Smith, Alexander Moore, Joseph Cuddy, James
Thompson, Francis Kelly, Mrs. Isabella McCallum, Thomas McNaughton,
Edward Dougherty, George Corry, David Holliday (or Halliday), James Rorrison,
William Clew, James Williams, Nicholas Brown, Robert Anderson, Michael Brown,
D.W. Campbell, John Bell, M. Harris, John Rodger, Joseph Provo, James Smith,
Henry Wake(?), Henry Holtorf(?), Joseph Murdock, Patrick Brady, Edward Griffice(?),
Andrew Hope, William Butler, Sr., Michael Hartney, William Botsford, John
Butler, Richard Walker, Henry Jackman, William Godkin, William Moore, John
thornton, Bernard Fagen, Peter McKerracher, George Deacon, David Dion(or Dirn?), Andrew Walker, Francis Hall, William Lillie, Alexander
Greeves, R.Matheson, Jr., Owen Cunningham, Thomas Grogan, Michael Canningham,
Richard Code, Bernard Collins, Patrick Dowdall, Michael McParland, James
S. Harper, Matthew Balderson, William Mair, James Mair, Robert Moffat, Robert
Thompson, Lett James, John Publow, Robert Robertson, James Templeton, James
Curtloe(?), Charles Miller, John Gill, Alexander Barrie, Thomas Cuddie, Neil
Campbell, William O. Buell, Owen McCoy, Peter Murphy, Timothy Sullivan,
Michael Finan, John Ferrier, Peter Kilpatrick, Robert Stone, James Stanley, John
McDonald, H.S. Leckie, James B. Duncan, George Publow, Michael Rian(?), James B.
Duncan, Thomas Storey, Robert Croskery, Peter Henretty, A.H. Wiseman, Adam
McTavish, Patrick Doobie(?), John Kerr, Daniel McParland, George Patterson,
Redolf Beckman, Thomas Burke, Donell Martin, John Byrne, William McLeod, James
Peel, Martin Heatherman, Mrs. Jane Wordie, John McMaster, James Costello, D.
Fraser, John Morris, Michael Tole, Stephen McElleve(?), James Murphy, Joseph
Perkins, John Souster(?), Stephen Kaine(?), Misses Culligan, Robert Atchison,
George Atchison, James Morris,
James Hughes, Robert Shilson, Edward
Conley, Hugh O’Rourke, Michael Kilheart(?), Mrs. McMillan, Miss McMillan,
David Mitchell, Thomas Cosgrove, James Hughes, Alexander McMillan, John Deacon,
Hugh Mullin, William Herron, Duncan Kippen, Bernard McGowan, William Griffin,
William O’Brien, Mrs. Hudson, Robert Kellock, John Thompson, William McLaren,
Pat Quinn, John Manges(?), John Herbert, William Stone, William McGowan, William
Armstrong, Thomas Brooke, Charles Rice, John Brown, Bernard Kithcart, George
Graham, William Morris, John Haggart, Moses Thornton, James Robertson, Catherine
Quinn, John Hallaran.
Bathurst
Courier, November 30, 1855
Farm For Sale: Lot 17, 8th concession Elmsley, 200 acres 140 of
which are cleared. There is a good
dwelling house and barn on the premises with other out buildings.
It is four and a half miles from Perth and one and one half miles from
Pike Falls on the plank road. The
River Tay runs through the front of the lot.
Alexander Adams
Farm For Sale: Lot 18, 6th Concession Drummond, 200 acres, 70
cleared. There is a good house and
barn on the property. John Ferguson
Married, on the 27th inst., by Rev. William Bain, Mr. Alexander McLaren, shoemaker, Bathurst, to Miss Elizabeth McMillan, Drummond.
Bathurst
Courier, December 14, 1855
Farm For Sale: Lot 18, 2nd Concession Drummond, 200 acres, 70
cultivated. There is a good house
and barn on the premises. John
Ferguson.
Return of Convictions for the Quarter
ending November 20, 1855
Leaving Master’s Employ, Anthony
Linton
Drunk and Disorderly
Terrence
Quinn, 30 days in gaol
Trespass
James Murphy, 30 days in gaol
James Allan, five shillings
James Lafferty, five shillings
Charles Gordon, five shillings
Charles Rice, five shillings
David Halliday, five shillings
Robert Kelp, one pound
John
Smith, two pounds, ten shillings
Default of Statute Labor
Alexander Stewart, five shillings
William Arnot, five shillings
Richard McCrea, seven shillings
Patrick McEwen, five shillings
James Carson, five shillings
John Coyne, seven shillings
Edward Eady, ten shillings
Thomas Bradley, seven shillings
Donald
Fisher, five shillings
Trespass on Highway
Joseph
Rathwell, one pound
Assault and Battery
James Dobbie, one pound, ten shillings
Patrick Gorman, ten shillings
William Warrington, one pound
James McArty, five shillings
Moses Goodman, five shillings
Patrick Kelly, five shillings
Alexander
Carmichael, one pound
Misdemeanor
George
Healtry, one shilling
Drunk and Disorderly
John
Stewart, five shillings
Assault
Adam
Lamb, two shillings
Neglect of Statute Labor
Alexander
McKilpin, two shillings, six pence
Not Taking Oath of Office
John Fisher, five shillings
Duncan McLaughlin, two shillings six pence
John
Moore, one shilling, six pence
Riding in a Disorderly Manner on the Street
Michael
McGinnis, ten shillings
Bathurst
Courier, December 21, 1855
Birth, on the 10th inst., Mrs.
William Rice, Drummond, of a daughter.
Birth, at Lanark, on the 2nd
inst., the wife of Mr. William Moorehouse,
Esq., of a daughter.
Bathurst
Courier, December 28, 1855
We regret to announce the melancholy
occurrence that took place in this town on Saturday last.
Thomas Radenhurst, third son
of the late T.M. Radenhurst, Esq., was skating on the river above Haggart’s
Mills when crossing some ice not sufficiently frozen to support him, he broke
through the ice and being carried under it by the current, was drowned.
Four hours elapsed before the body was recovered.
The deceased was about 12 years of age, a bright, intelligent lad and his
melancholy end is regretted by all who knew him.
Farm For Sale: On the Scotch Line, East ½ of Lot 15 Thomas McLean
Posted: 16 March, 2005.