Births & Marriages - Perth Courier & Others
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Perth
Courier, January 3, 1896
Moore—Birth, on the 16th(?)
Dec., the wife of William R. Moore,
West Stewarton, New Hampshire, of a daughter
Bell—Birth, at Pipestone, Manitoba,
Dec. 13, the wife of Thomas G. Bell,
of a son.
Gordon-Campbell—Married, at the
residence of the bride’s father, North Sherbrooke(?) on Saturday, Dec. 28, by
Rev.Jas. Binnie, Mr. Samuel Gordon of
Barry’s Bay to Miss Nellie J. Campbell,
only daughter of Mr. George Campbell of North Sherbrooke(?).
Sinclair-MacDonald—Married, at the residence of the bride’s mother, Perth, on Dec. 26, by Rev. D. Currie, B.D., Rev. R. C.H. Sinclair, B.A., Oliver’s Ferry, to Miss Jennie MacDonald, daughter of the late Duncan MacDonald of Perth.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
On Thursday, Dec. 26, the home of Mrs.
Duncan McDonald of Perth was the scene of a quiet ceremony when her daughter Jennie
was united in wedlock with Rev. R.C.H.
Sinclair of Carleton Place. Only
the immediate relatives of the contracting parties were present.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. D. Currie, B.D.
Miss Hogg officiated as bridesmaid.
After the supper Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair drove to their home at Rideau
Ferry where they were tendered a hearty welcome at the manse by the
congregation.
Pegg-Dodds—Married, at the residence
of the bride’s mother, Perth, on Jan. 1, by Rev. D. Currie, B.D., assisted by
James Dodds of Knox College, Mr. William
R. Pegg, North Dakota to Miss Maggie
Dodds, daughter of the late Thomas Dodds of Bathurst.
Schofield-Clark—Married at the
residence of the bride’s parents, by Rev. J. Grenville, on New Year’s Eve,
Mr. A.M. Schfield of Detroit to Miss Hattie
J. Clark, of Carleton Place.
Armstrong-McCue—Married by Rev. R.C.H.
Sinclair, B.A., at the residence of the bride’s parents, Oliver’s Ferry, on
Christmas Even, 25th December, Mr. Arthur M. Armstrong to Miss Georgina McCue.
Brookside:
The peaceful inhabitants of the usually quiet village of Elphin were
thrown into a state of intense excitement on Tuesday evening last by the
announcement that a bachelor of the vicinity having become tired of single life
had invaded their corporation and claimed and carried off one of the fair sex
from their midst. The fact that Neil
McVean of the 2nd Line and Mrs.
Hugh Adams had desired to journey through life together and having made
their intentions known to Rev. Jas. Binnie that gentleman most kindly granted
their request to be made one and securely tied the nuptial knot on Tuesday
evening 7th instant.
Perth
Courier, Jan. 10, 1896
Lister—Birth, on Sunday, Jan. 5, the wife
of James Lister of a son.
Stone—Birth, at Perth, on Thursday,
Jan. 4, the wife of Charles F. Stone,
of a son.
Finlay—Birth, at Perth, on Thursday,
Jan. 4, the wife of George Finlay, of
a son.
Earle-Doyle—Married, at St. John’s
Church, Perth on Tuesday, Jan. 7, by Rev. F. Duffus, parish priest, Mr. William
Earle of Carleton Place to Miss Annie
Doyle, daughter of Mr. Andrew Doyle of Drummond.
Young-Scott—Married, on New Year’s
Day, by Rev. A.H. Scott, M.A., at the residence of the bride’s brother,
William Scott, Esq., Scotch Line, Mr. William
Wilson Young of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons to Miss Maggie
A. Scott, youngest daughter of the late William Scott.
Lovell-Chambers—Married at Los
Angeles, California, on Dec. 28, at the residence of the bride’s father, by
Rev. Thomas Hendrey(?), assisted by Rev. T.B.. Chambers, Mr. Barry A. Lovell, Esq., B.A., barrister, Smith’s Falls, to Miss Minnie
M. Chambers, daughter of Rev. T.S. Chambers, formerly of Kingston.
Bolton-Campbell—Married, on Dec. 28,
at the residence of the bride’s father, Mr. George Campbell, by Rev. James
Bennie, Mr. Samuel Bolton of
Barrie’s Bay to Miss Nellie
Campbell.
On January 1, the home of Samuel Darou
was the scene of a very pleasing event when the ceremony was performed uniting
in matrimony his daughter Alice Darou and
John North. At the close of the
ceremony the guests sat down to a table laden with good cheer of the season.
The bride was the recipient of a large number of useful presents,
indicative of the esteem in which she was held by her friends.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr. Viser(?) of Maberly.
Perth
Courier, Jan. 17, 1896
Murray—Birth, at Glen Tay on Dec. 16, Mrs.
John Murray of a son.
McIntyre—Birth, at Lanark on Jan. 3,
the wife of Mr. Alexander McIntyre,
of a daughter.
Murphy—Birth, at Lanark, on New
Year’s day, the wife of Mr. Michael
Murphy of a son.
McArthur—Birth, at Perth, on
Wednesday, Jan. 8, the wife of Mr. A.T.
McArthur, of a son.
Hopetown:
On Wednesday, 8th inst., William
Pretty of this section was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Annie
Code of Drummond, the marriage ceremony being performed at the residence of
the bride’s father during that evening. The
happy couple arrived at their future home about one mile from here during the
afternoon of the following day. Mr.
Pretty very generously entertained a large number of young folk who gathered to
the home and a very pleasant evening was spent.
Closs-Machan—Married, on Jan. 8, at
the residence of the bride’s mother, by Rev. Alexander Macaulay, Mr. John
Closs, Jr., of Lavant Township to Miss Janet
A. Machan, of Lanark Township.
Claxton-McCreary—Married, at the Knox
Church manse on Jan. 14, by Rev. D. Currie, B.D., Mr. Henry Claxton to Miss Roxy McCreary, both of Smith’s Falls.
McVean-Adam—Married, at the residence
of the bride, Elphin on Tuesday, Jan. 7, by Rev. James Binnie, Mr. Neil
McVean of Sherbrooke to Mrs. H. Adam.
Leach-Leach—Married, at the residence
of the bride’s father, Beckwith, on Jan. 8(?), by Rev. A. Elliott, Mr. Edward
A. Leach, to Miss Harriett S. Leach, both of Carleton Place.
McCarthy-O’Neil—Married, at St.
John’s Church, Perth, on Monday, Jan. 13, by Rev. Father Duffus, parish
priest, Miss Margaret O’Neil,
daughter of Mr. Francis O’Neil of N. Burgess to Mr. Michael
McCarthy of Perth.
Moir-Edmunds—Married, on Tuesday, Jan.
7, at the parsonage, Perth, by Rev. G.G. Huxtable, Mr. John Moir son of Mr. Peter Moir to Miss Lottie Edmunds, youngest daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Edmunds,
both of Edmund’s Rapids on the Rideau.
Boynton-McDonald—Married, at the residence of the bride’s
parents, Queen’s Street, by Rev. T.C. Brown, New Year’s Day, Fred Boynton of Watertown, N.Y. to Miss Aggie McDonald, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William McDonald.
Middleville: One of our gentlemen bachelors, believing that it was not
intended for man to live alone, took unto himself one of Drummond’s fair
ladies. On Wednesday last, Will
Pretty was married to Annie V. Code, daughter of the late Jas. Code, Esq.,
of the 3rd Line Drummond, Rev. Mr. Huxtable of Perth performing the
ceremony. Robert Pretty, brother of
the groom, was best man while Miss Code of Franktown was bridesmaid.
About fifty guests were present who did ample justice to an excellent
wedding feast. The presents to the
bride were costly and numerous. On
the following evening Mr. and Mrs. Pretty gave an “At Home” at their
residence near here where a large number of friends of both parties were present
to enjoy a very pleasant evening.
4th Line North Sherbrooke:
On December 28 a very pleasing event took place at the home of George
Campbell when his only daughter Nellie J.
was married to Samuel Gordon.
The bride was very tastefully attired in a fawn colored costume trimmed
with ribbon and fur and was assisted by Miss A. Gemmill while the groom was ably
supported by E. J. Campbell, brother of the bride.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. Binnie
4th Line North Sherbrooke:
On Tuesday, January 7 Neil McVean was married to Aggie
Addams of Elphin and on the following Wednesday George H. Neely was married
to Miss Welsh of Clarendon.
Perth
Courier, Jan. 24, 1896
On the 8th Jan., William
E. Stewart of Mallory, Minnesota was married to Nellie
Playfair, daughter of James Playfair of Playfairville, by Rev. Mr. Bailey.
The bride was attended by Bella McLaren of McDonald’s Corners and the
groom by A.W. Stewart of Lanark.
Simpson-Greig—Married, at the residence of the bride’s mother, 15th Jan., by Rev. A.E. Mitchell, B.A., Mr. William James Simpson of Ashton to Miss Sarah Greig, daughter of Mrs. J.F. Greig, 9th Line Ramsay.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
The Carleton Place Herald of Jan. 21
says: “Last Wednesday afternoon
the home of Mrs. J.F. Greig of Ramsay was the scene of a pleasant gathering when
her daughter, Miss Sarah Greig was
united in wedlock to Mr. William J.
Simpson of Ashton. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Mr. Mitchell of Almonte in the presence of the immediate
family of the principals. Miss
Nellie Greig of Almonte and Mr. John McArton(?) of Ashton were the assistants.
The gifts were many and beautiful”. The mother of the bride was a
native and resident for many years of Oliver’s Ferry.
Harper:
Quite a number around here attended the wedding of David Chaplin if Manion and Bella
Hossie of the Scotch Line on Wednesday, 15th.
The Carleton Place Herald of Jan. 14
says: “Last Tuesday morning William
Earle of Carson and Earle of this town and Annie
Doyle of Drummond were united in marriage.
The ceremony was performed in St. John’s Church, Perth, by Rev. Father
Duffus after which the party drove out to the residence of the bride’s parents
where the marriage festivities were observed.
Miss Hattie Doyle, cousin of the bride, was maid of honor and Thomas
Doyle, proprietor of the Grand Central Hotel was best man.
The guests were many and a pleasant evening was spent. The presents were
numerous and handsome and useful.”
Perth
Courier, Jan. 31, 1896
Frost-Hemming—Married, at
Drummondsville, Quebec, on Thursday, 23rd Jan., Charles
Hamilton Frost, Smith’s Falls, to Miss Marion
Gertrude Hemming of Drummondsville, second daughter of Mr. E.(?) J. Hemming,
Q.C., of Drummondsville.
Kirkman-Davis—Married, at the residence of the bride’s brother, John Davis, Drummond Street, Perth, by Rev. A.H. Scott, M.A., Wednesday, Jan. 22, Ephraim H. Kirkman of Bathurst to Maggie Davis of Perth.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
Brooke:
One of our respected young men, Ephraim
Kirkham, was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Maggie Davis of Perth. We
wish the young couple every success.
Fallbrooke: One of those very pleasing events took place on Wednesday, 22nd
inst., when William Playfair and Mary J.
McQuitty, both of this place, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony.
The contracting parties were driven to Maberly where the ceremony was
performed by Rev. Mr. Vissar(?). The
bride and groom were respectively supported by Miss Maggie McQuitty, the sister
of the bride and Christopher Donaldson.
Chaplin-Hosie(?) Howie(?)—Married, at
the residence of John Hosie, on Wed., Jan. 15, by Rev. G.G. Huxtable, Mr. David
Chaplin of Glen Tay to Miss Bella
Hosie(?) Howie(?) of Bathurst.
Perth
Courier, Feb. 7, 1896
One evening last week Orrin Love, barber, son of Edwin Love of this town married Emma
McKinley, daughter of John McKinley of Brockville.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. John Scanlon, Methodist minister.
McCarthy—Birth, at Smith’s Falls.,
on the 4th inst., the wife of
G.R. McCarthy, hardware merchant, formerly of Perth, of a son.
Morrow-Walker—Married, by Rev. A.H. Scott, M.A. on the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the residence of the bride’s father, Drummond Street, Perth, William B. Morrow, electrician to Ottawa, formerly of Charlottetown, P.E.I., to Miss Lily Walker, youngest daughter of Robert Walker of Perth.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
On Tuesday evening last one of the most
engaging young ladies of Perth, Lily
Walker, youngest daughter of Robert Walker was married to William
H. Morrow of Ottawa. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. A. H. Scott of St. Andrew’s Church at the
residence of the bride’s parents on Drummond Street.
Burchill-McLenaghan—Married, at
Merrickville, on the 29th Jan., by Rev. Mr. Taylor, Mr. Mason
Burchill of Montague to Miss Mary
McLenaghan of Merrickville.
Knapp-Smith—Married, at Merrickville
on the 29th Jan., by Rev. Mr. Taylor, Mr. William Knapp of Hockston(?), to Miss Clara Smith of Merrickville.
Loy-Bennett—Married, on Wednesday last
by Rev. Father Twohey, St. Edward’s Church, Mr. Edward Loy of Stanleyville to Miss
Bennett of North Crosby.
Marcus
Lapointe, one of our best known barbers was
married on Wednesday to Miss Hunter of
Chesterville who was a resident of our town a few months last summer.
Perth
Courier, Feb. 14, 1896
McLenaghan—Birth, on Friday, Jan. 21, Mr.
and Mrs. E.D. McLenaghan of Drummond, of a son.
Alexander
McCallum of Lanark and Miss Watt of Carleton Place were married on Wednesday evening at
9:00 at the residence of the bride’s parents and left at 11:30 by the Toronto
express. They will reside in Lanark
Village.
LaPoint-Hunter—Married at Chesterville,
County Dundas, on Feb. 4, by Rev. John M. Kellock, Presbyterian minister, Mr. Marcus
L. LaPoint of Perth to Miss Francis
Hunter, daughter of the late James Hunter of Chesterville.
Oliver-Allan—Married, on (date illegible), at the residence of the bride’s father, by Rev. G.(?) C. Rock, Mr. James Oliver of Manitoba to Miss Aggie Allan, youngest daughter of Mr. William Allan, Esq., Allan’s Mills, County Lanark.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
On Friday Feb. 28 (note, this must have been a printing error), John Oliver of Rathwell, Manitoba was married to Aggie Allan, youngest daughter of William Allan of Allan’s Mills, North Burgess. The wedding took place at the residence of the bride’s parents and was a very quiet affair. The bride’s presents wee numerous and representative of her many friends. The bride was attended by her cousin Miss Emma Robertson of Perth and the groom was assisted by the bride’s brother James Allan. The bridal couple set out at once for their home in the prairie province.
Riddell-Cassel(?)—Married, at the
manse, McDonald’s Corners, on Wed., Feb. 5, by Rev. James Binnie, Mr. William
Riddell to Miss Charlotte Ann Cassel(?), both of Palmerston.
Foy-Doyle—Married, at St. John’s
Church, Perth, on Tuesday, Feb. 11, by Rev. Father Duffus, parish priest, Mr. John
Foy of Perth to Miss Harriett Doyle
daughter of Peter Doyle of Drummond.
Templeton-Beatty—Married, at Fandonside(?), Streetsville(?), on the 11th Feb., by Rev. J. Campbell Tibb, M.A., Mr. James Gilmour Templeton of Calgary, formerly of Perth, to Miss Edith Helen Beatty, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Robert K. Beatty.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
On Tuesday James G. Templeton of Calgary, son of George Templeton, late of this town, was married to Edith H. Beatty of Streetsville, Ontario, at the residence of the bride’s father.
Perth
Courier, Feb. 21, 1896
McCabe-Wilson—Married, on Feb. 18(?)
by Rev. W. J. Muckleston, rector, Perth, Mr. Peter
McCabe to Miss Rose Ann Wilson, daughter of the late Mr. Richard Wilson, all
of Perth.
Kane-Donnelly—Married, at St. John’s
Church, Perth, by Rev. Father Duffus, parish priest, Mr. Peter Kane to Miss Elizabeth Donnelly, both of Perth.
Croft-Drysdale—Married, at Lanark on
Tuesday, Feb. 11, by Rev. Mr. McIntosh, Mr. William Croft of Middleville to Miss
Maggie Drysdale of Lanark.
Brooke:
A happy event took place in the English Church on the 17th
inst., when Charles Fournier was
united in marriage to Maggie Dickson.
Quite a few young people gathered to witness the ceremony, which was
performed by Rev. C.D. Hague.
Last Wednesday evening Mr. A.C.
McCallum of this town, just now located at Lanark, and Jessie,
eldest daughter of Daniel Watt of this town, were united in the holy bonds
of matrimony, Rev. R. McNair performing the ceremony in the presence of the
immediate friends of the family. The
happy twain left the same night for a short trip. Though the marriage was a very quiet affair, the secret
leaked out somehow and the bride was the recipient of a large number of very
handsome presents, testifying to the esteem in which both she and the groom are
held by their numerous friends. Mr.
and Mrs. McCallum will make their home in Lanark.
Carleton Place Herald, Feb. 18
From a Utica, New York paper we take the
following. The groom is the eldest
son of D.R. Noonan of Perth and a steady, industrious young man.
He learned the trade of printer in Perth and worked at this occupation
both at Utica and Amsterdam, New York and also filled for a time a responsible
position as second foreman in the printing department of the State Asylum at
Utica. “Yesterday morning, 12th
Feb., at St. Patrick’s Church, Rev. William P. Quinn united in marriage J.D.
Noonan and Miss Burberry. Miss
Susie Burberry was the bridesmaid and William Concannon was best man.
A reception was subsequently held at 1302 Bloecker Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Noonan are popular young people.
Both have been for some time employed as attendants at the State
Hospital. They will reside on York
Street”.
Perth
Courier, Feb. 28, 1896
Spence—Birth, at Drummond on Sat.,
Feb. 22, the wife of Mr. John Spence,
of a daughter.
McRostie-Sinclair—Married, at Carp on
Feb. 6, by Rev. John McLaren, Mr. Andrew
McRostie to Miss Agnes W. Knight, both of Carp.
McCallum-Watt—Married, at the
residence of the bride’s father, on Wed., 12th inst., by Rev.
Robert McNair, Mr. A.C. McCallum, of
Lanark to Miss Jennie Watt, eldest
daughter of Mr. Daniel Watt of Carleton Place
Oakes-Morris—Married, at Perth, on the
22nd July, by Rev. W. J. Muckleson, rectory, Mr. Thomas Edward Oakes to Miss Mary Elizabeth Morris, daughter of the
late William L. Morris of Perth.
Barr-Browning—Married, on Wed., 19th
inst., by Rev. Jas. McIlroy, Mr. Jas
Barr, Jr., to Miss Mary Allan Browning, both of south Lavant.
Miss Jennie(?)
Macdonald of Elkhorn, Man., was married a short time ago to John
Sipley of the same place. The
bride was born on the 3rd Line Bathurst on her grandfather’s farm a
mile and a half from Perth on the old McInnes Flett farm.
She is the youngest daughter of the late Alexander Macdonald of Perth who
was a brother of the late Malcolm Macdonald of this town.
Perth
Courier, March 6, 1896
Wade—Birth, at St. Lambert, Montreal
on the 25th Feb., the wife of
A.S. Wade, M.D., of a daughter.
Bell—Birth, on Feb. 22, at 189
Hargrove Street, the wife of Charles N.
Bell, Winnipeg of a son.
Doyle-Doucet—Married, at St. Francis
de Sales Church, Smith’s Falls, on the 18th Feb., Thomas Doyle
of Carleton Place to Miss Maggie Doucet,
daughter of Mr. John Doucet of Smith’s Falls.
Allan-Hendry—Married, at the residence
of Robert Ritchie, South Edmonton, on Tuesday evening, Jan. 28, by Rev. A.
McDonald, Mr. Robert Kellock Allan,
merchant, South Edmonton, to Miss Mary
Hendry, second daughter of Mr. Robert Hendry, Scotch Line, Lanark County.
Cameron-Little—Married, at the
residence of the bride’s father, on Feb. 19, by Rev. R. McNabb, Mr. Archibald F. Cameron, son of Mr. Duncan Cameron, Westmeath, to Miss Annie
Little, daughter of Mr. Thomas Little of Beachburg.
In St. Edward’s Church, Westport, on
Tuesday, Feb. 18, Joanna L. Mulville and
Thomas A. Toppings were united in marriage by Rev. P.A. Twohey.
Miss M.L. Topping, sister of the groom, acted as bridesmaid and the groom
was attended by James J. Mulville, brother of the bride.
The happy couple, accompanied by the immediate friends, returned to the
residence of the bride’s father and were entertained in the evening.
Whig
Perth
Courier, March 13, 1896
Poole—Birth, on the 6th
March, the wife of Alfred Poole of
North Elmsley of a son.
Perth
Courier, March 20, 1896
McLean—Birth, on Thursday, March 12,
the wife of Adam McLean of North
Burgess of a daughter.
Publow—Birth, at Perth on Thursday,
March 12, the wife of G.G. Publow, of
a son.
Devine-Willoughby—Married, by Rev.
A.H. Scott, M.A., Perth, Wednesday, March 18, Mr. Alexander Devine of Wolford to Miss Catherine Willoughby of Smith’s Falls.
Clayton:
On Wednesday, March 4, there was a scene of a happy gathering at the
residence of Mrs. B. Patterson of
Ramsay when her daughter Maggie was
united in wedlock with Laurence Naismith,
a prosperous young farmer of Ramsay. Another
pleasing event took place on Wednesday of last week when Annie Johnson and
William Bolger(?) of Clayton were united in the bonds of matrimony.
They will reside at Clayton.
Perth
Courier, March 27, 1896
Bothwell-Thompson—Married, on
Saturday, March 7, by Rev. J.L. Quartermane(?), Presbyterian minister, Mr. Edward
S. Bothwell, formerly of Perth, to Miss
Clotille(?) Thompson of Marinette, Michigan.
Stacey—Birth, at Perth on March 1, the
wife of Mr. George Stacey, of a son.
McLean—Birth, on Wednesday, March 25,
the wife of John F. McLean, of Ferry
Road, of a daughter.
Campbell—Birth, on March 20, the wife
of Mr. P.M. Campbell, of Drummond of a daughter.
Grunsell(?)—Birth, at North Elmsley on
March 23, the wife of Mr. Thomas Grunsell(?)
of a daughter.
Fournier—Birth, at Bathurst on March
15, the wife of Mr. James Fournier,
of a daughter.
Butler—Birth at Bathurst, on March 17,
the wife of Mr. W. H. Butler, 6th
Line, of a son.
McKerracher—Birth, at Bathurst on
March 10, the wife of Mr. Thomas
McKerracher, of a son.
Wells—Birth, on Wednesday, March 25,
the wife of Mr. H.D. Wells, manager
of Merchants Bank, Perth, of a son.
Perth
Courier, April 3, 1896
McGowan—Birth, on Thursday, April 2,
the wife of Daniel McGowan, Bathurst,
Scotch Line, of a son.
Jackson-Kirkpatrick—Married, at the
residence of the bride’s father, Ephraim Kirkpatrick, on the 25th
March, by Pastor George Cross, Mr. James
Alexander Jackson to Miss Helen Kirkpatrick all of Carleton Place.
Hough-Chaffey—Married, on the 25th
March, at St. John’s Church, Los Angeles, California, Mr. John Stanley Hough, Q.C., Winnipeg to Miss Julia Frances Chaffey, daughter of the late John Chaffey, Esq., of
Newboro.
Saunders-Drummond—Married, on the 25th
inst., at the residence of the bride’s mother, by Rev. A. H. McFarlane, Miss Matilda
Drummond, daughter of the late Jas. Drummond to Mr. William
J. Saunders, all of Beckwith.
Clarke-Hicks—Married, on Wednesday, 18th
March, by Rev. J.S. McIlraith, at the residence of the bride’s uncle, Charles
McNiece, of Prestonvale, Mr. James Clarke
of Balderson to Miss Sarah Hicks,
only daughter of the late Mr. Robert Hicks of Perth.
Best(?)-Kilburn—Married, at the
Methodist parsonage, by Rev. G.G. Huxtable, on the 30th March, Albert
Henry Best(?) of North Elmsley to Miss Edith
Kilburn, daughter of the late Vincent and Ellen Kilburn, of Smith’s Falls.
Ireton-Devlin—Married, at the
residence of the bride’s parents, by Rev. G.G. Huxtable, on the 1st
April, Mr. Osborne Ireton to Miss Sarah
Allen Devlin, daughter of William and Jane H. Devlin, all of Drummond.
Watson’s Corners: A very pleasing incident occurred at the residence of Archie
Proven on Wednesday, March 25 when his sister Miss
Sarah was united in marriage to Duncan
Purdon of McDonald’s Corners. The
bride was assisted through the trying ordeal by her sister Miss Jane while the
groom was assisted by his brother William Purdon.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. J.A. Leitch.
Perth
Courier, April 10, 1896
Hands—Birth, at Drummond on the 25th
March, the wife of Mr. H.J. Hands, of
a daughter.
Condie-Hewitt—Married, at the
residence of the bride’s father on Wednesday, 18th March, by Rev.
J.W. Robinson, Mr. M.A. Condie,
Smith’s Falls, to Miss Mary Hewitt
daughter of W. Hewitt of Listowel.
Althorpe:
On March 26, Miss Maggie Palmer
of this place was united in marriage to H.
Thompson of Bedford. Rev. Jones
of Westport performed the marriage ceremony.
At Drummond on April 1, there assembled
a the residence of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Devlin a large number of friends and
relatives to witness the marriage of their daughter Sarah Ellen, to Osborne Ireton, a prosperous young farmer in the
township of Drummond. The bride and
her attendant were attired in white silk and lace which looked very pretty.
After the nuptial knot was tied which ceremony was performed by Rev. G.G.
Huxtable, the guests repaired to the festive board where there was prepared
everything that could be desired to satisfy the demands of a good appetite.
The bride and bridegroom were attended by their brother and sister Miss
Elsie Ireton and Joseph Devlin. The
presents were numerous and all indeed very handsome.
Perth
Courier, April 17, 1896
McCallum—Birth, on the 11th(?)
14th(?) inst., the wife of
Neil McCallum, of Perth, of a son.
Spaulding-Bothwell—Married, on
Tuesday, 7th April at the residence of John Bothwell of Drummond, by
Rev. G.G. Huxtable, Mr. Francis James
Spaulding to Miss Elizabeth Bothwell of Drummond.
Avery-Ferguson—Married, at the
residence of the bride’s father, North Sherbrooke, on the 8th
inst., by Rev. James Binnie, Mr. A. Avery
to Miss Jessie(?) Ferguson.
Warren-Chaplain—Married, at St.
John’s Church, Balderson on Friday, 10th April, by Rev. S.d. Hague,
Mr. Joseph Warren of Oso to Miss Sarah
Jane Chaplain of the 3rd Line Bathurst.
Mr. W.
J. Healey of the Brockville Times and Maude
McCullough of Brockville were married in the First Presbyterian Church of
Brockville on Friday, 6th, by Rev. W.A. McKenzie,
the bride being a sister of Mr. T.A. McCullough, formerly of this town.
Perth
Courier, April 24, 1896
Osborne-Dennies(?)Dennis(?)—Married,
at Perth on the 22nd April, by Rev. W.J. Muckleston, rector, Mr. James
William Osborne of Perth to Miss Jessie
Dennies(?) Dennis(?) of Renfrew.
Matheson-Darey(?)Dorey(?)—Married, on
the 21st April, at St. George’s Church, by Very Rev. Dean
Carmichael, Roderick Balmacarra(?)
Matheson, Master in Chancery at Ottawa, eldest son of the late William
Marshall Matheson and grandson of the late Hon. Roderick Matheson, of Perth, to
Miss Harriet Anable(?) Darey(?) Dorey(?), daughter of Dr. P.J. Darey(?)
Dorey(?) of McGill University.
Kemp-Scott—Married, at the residence
of the bride’s father, Beckwith on the 15th (?) 16th (?)
April, by Rev. A. Elliott, B.A., Mr. George
M. Kemp to Miss Elizabeth R.(?) Scott, daughter of Mr. Richard Scott.
Deachman-Howe—Married, at the
residence of the bride’s parents, Almonte, on the 15th (?) 16th
(?) April, by Rev. George Rogers, Mr. Robert
Deachman of Carleton Place to Miss Sadie
Howe, daughter of Mr. Henry Howe of Almonte.
Smith-McLachlan—Married, at the
residence of John McGregor, lake Avenue, on the 15th (?) 16th(?)
April, by Rev. Robert McNair, Mr. Andrew
F. Smith of Ottawa to Miss Libbie
McLachlan, second daughter of the late John F. McLachlan of Carleton Place.
Perth
Courier, May 1, 1896
Moulton—Birth, at 7th
Concession Drummond on Sunday, 26th April, the wife of Mr. John Moulton of a son.
Hudson-Paul—Married, at Westport, on
the 22nd April, by Rev. S.S. Burne(?), B.A., Presbyterian Church, Mr.
George A. Hudson of Gananoque to Miss
Maggie Paul of Newboro.
Moynes-Robinson—Married, at the
residence of the bride’s father, Smith’s Falls on the 8th April,
by Rev. Mr. Brown, Mr. Albion Moynes
of Montreal to Miss Edith Mande(?)
Robinson of Smith’s Falls.
The Oakland, Iowa Acorn of a late issue
furnished an extended notice of the marriage of Dr. Ralph G. Smith, son of Robert Smith of North Elmsley to a young
lady of his choice in that town. The
Acorn says: “Married, at the
residence of the bride’s parents on Wednesday evening, April 15, Jennie Freeman and Dr. Ralph G. Smith, Rev. W.H. Smith, pastor of
the M.E. Church, officiating. Seldom
if ever has the Acorn been called upon to chronicle the union of a more popular
and worthy young couple then this one. Both
are well known to the people of Oakland and vicinity and no words on our part
could add to their popularity. Miss
Jennie was born in Oakland and has spent all but part of her life here and by
her amiable disposition and many accomplishments has made for herself hosts of
firm friends and we are glad to have this opportunity to pay this well deserved
tribute. Dr. Smith came here from
Canada about three years ago and started in the practice of his profession both
honest and conscientious in all his dealings, a true gentleman and withal having
a most thorough medical education he has made a success far beyond his most
sanguine expectations and is well worthy of the wife he has won.
The elegant new home of W. H. Freeman where the ceremony was performed
was handsomely decorated with evergreens and roses.
At 8:30, the contracting parties, attended by bridesmaids and groomsmen,
marched into the room to the wedding march played by Miss Ida Morrison and took
their positions in the east window of the north room, in which an arch of roses
was hung and just below were two hearts also of roses and here the vows were
made that launched two lives out on the sea of matrimony and from the look of
happiness on their faces it could not be doubted that both were well content to
embark on it. After the ceremony,
supper was served in the upper room, which was decorated with evergreens and
flags in profusion. The ceremony
was performed in the presence of 84 of the relatives and most intimate friends
of the bride and groom and the presents were many and valuable both for their
intrinsic worth and the feelings that prompted their bestowal.”
Perth
Courier, May 8, 1896
Tweedy-Baker—Married, at St. John’s
Church on Wednesday evening, 30th April, by the Rector, Rev. Rural
Dean Nesbitt, Mr. Byron Tweedy to Miss
Minnie Baker, second youngest daughter of Mr. Richard Baker, all of
Smith’s Falls.
The home of David Bennett, Main Street,
was the scene of a festive gathering on Wednesday evening, the occasion being
the marriage of her eldest daughter, Mary
A. Bennett to John L. McIlquham, son of James McIlquham of Drummond.
The wedding guests included several of the Drummond relatives and others
from Smith’s Falls, Ottawa, Carleton Place, Renfrew and other places.
Rev. Mr. Mitchell officiated. The
bride was attended by her sister Miss Emily Bennett. Both were neatly attired
and bore huge bouquets of white and pink roses presenting an appearance
befitting the occasion. Alexander S. Duncan was groomsman.
The wedding feast was enjoyed by all, the enjoyment being heightened by a
visit from the Citizens’ Brass Band, who honored the twain with a serenade.
Music and mirth reigned until the small hours when Mr. and Mrs. McIlquham
were escorted to the station where they took the Soo train for their home near
Cheyenne in far off Wyoming where the groom owns an extensive cattle ranch.
Almonte Gazette, May 1
Perth
Courier, May 15, 1896
Jordan—Birth, at Christie’s Lake,
Bathurst, on Tuesday, April 28, the wife
of Mr. John Jordan, of a son.
Wilson—Birth, on May 8, the wife
of Mr. J.H. Wilson, of Perth, of a son.
Fife—Birth, at Watson’s Corners, on
the 5th(?)6th(?) inst., the wife
of Mr. P. Wilson, of a son.
Campbell-Warnick—Married, at the
manse, Lanark, on May 5, by Rev. D.M. Buchanan, Mr. James A. Campbell of Dalhousie to Miss Violet Warnick of North Sherbrooke.
McDiarmid-Drummond—Married, at
Carleton Place on the 6th (?) May, by Rev. A.A. Scott, M.A., Mr. John
Duncan McDiarmid of Beckwith to Miss Christina
Drummond of Goulbourne.
Burgess-Dougherty—Married, at St.
James Church, Carleton Place, on the 8th (?) May, by Rev. Archibald
Elliott, B.A., Mr. Robert Burgess of
North Bay to Miss Carrie Dougherty,
second daughter of Mr. James Dougherty of Carleton Place.
White-Shipman—Married, at Tatlock, on
the 8th (?) May by Rev. W.S. Smith, Mr.
Robert White to Miss Nellie Shipman.
McDugall-Gibson—Married, at Watson’s
Corners on the 8th (?) May, by Rev. James A. Leitch, Mr. Stewart
McDougall to Miss Janet Gibson all of Dalhousie.
Stone-Johnstone—Married, at Watson’s
Corners on the 24th (?) April, by Rev. James A. Leitch, Mr. James
Stone of North Elmsley to Miss Eva
Johnstone of Playfair.
Ferguson-McLellan—Married, on the 7th
May, by Rev. Jas. McElroy, Mr. William
McElroy (note, I think this is a printing error and should be Ferguson) to
Miss Mary McLellan.
Gibson-Erskine—Married, at Watson’s Corners by Rev. James A. Leitch, Mr. William H. Gibson to Miss Janet Erskine daughter of Mr. Andrew Erskine of Dalhousie.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
Lammermore: On Friday, W. H.
Gibson thought it was not good for man to live alone so he took to himself a
wife, Janet Erskine.
The bride was dressed in dark blue trimmed with white which was very
becoming. Miss Beatrice, sister of
the bride, acted as bridesmaid while Frank Gibson assisted the groom.
Friends were gathered from every side to spend the evening.
Also on Friday, Stewart McDougall
of Poland was married to Janet Gibson
of this place. The bride was neatly
dressed in crushed strawberry trimmed with lace and ribbon which was very
beautiful. Miss Lizzie J. Gibson
assisted the bride while A. J. McDougall assisted the groom.
Both weddings took place at the manse where Rev. Mr. Leach tied the knot.
A grand super was spread for the happy crowd when they reached the home
of the bride’s parents. A friend
was heard to remark: “Life is
full of care and trouble, whether you live it single or double”.
Perth
Courier, May 22, 1896
Sargeant-Thomson—Married, at the
residence of the bride’s mother, on the 19th inst., by Rev. James
Binnie, M.A., B.d., Mr. Thomas Sargeant
to Miss Mary Thomson, all of North Sherbrooke.
Jackson-McNeeley—Marrried at St. James
Church, Carleton Place on the 29th (?) April, by Rev. A. Elliott,
B.A., Mr. William Jackson of
Beachburg to Miss Harriett McNeeley,
daughter of Mr. William McNeeley, Esq., Beckwith.
Tatlock:
On Wednesday, 13th , Rev. Mr. Smith united in wedlock Nellie
Shipman and Robert White. The
wedding took place at the home of the bride’s foster parents Mr. and Mrs. John
Caldwell. There were a large number of invited guests and the bride
received many tokens of their good
wishes in the shape of presents, both useful and ornamental.
Perth
Courier, May 29, 1896
Bell—Birth, on the 11th
May, the wife of Jas. S. Bell of
Balderson, Drummond of a son.
Miller—Birth, at Elliott on Sunday,
May 24, the wife of Andrew Miller, of
a daughter.
Allan—Birth, at Bathurst on the 4th
Line, on Saturday, 23rd May, the wife of Francis Allan, of a son.
Playfair-Falls—Married, at the manse,
Balderson, on May 15(?) 16(?), by Rev. J.S. McIlraith, Mr. John L. Playfair of Playfairville to Miss Ella(?) Falls, of Fallbrook.
Shear--???—Married, at Arnprior on May
19, by Rev. D.J. MacLean, Mr. Joseph Shear of Lanark to Miss Bella
(illegible last name), daughter of John (illegible last name) of Arnprior.
Stone-Paige—Married, at Mt. Pleasant
House, New Hampshire, on Wednesday,
20th May, Fred Birmingham
Stone, formerly of N. Elmsley to Miss Nettie
Ardail Paige.
Gemmill-Hannah—Married, at the
residence of Mrs. Campbell of Carleton Place, by Rev. John Grenfell(?) on
Monday, May 25, Alfred Gemmill to Miss
Maggie Hannah, both of Carleton Place.
Woolley-Patterson—Married, on May 20 by Pastor George Cross, M.A., at the residence of William Patterson, father of the bride, Mr. Richard T. Woolley to Miss Jennie T. Patterson of Carleton Place
Crawford-Foster—Married, on May
(illegible date), at the Methodist parsonage, Carleton Place, by Rev. John
Grenfell, Mr. Robert John Crawford
son of Mr. George Crawford, Esq., of Carleton Place to Miss Laura
Foster, daughter of Mr. John Foster, Esq., of Ramsay.
Perth
Courier, June 5, 1896
Code—Birth, at Perth on Monday, June
2, the wife of T.A. Code, of a son.
Porter-Conlin—Married, at St. Bedis(?)
Church, Montague on Tuesday, May 26, by Rev. Mr. Waterman, Mr. S.(?)
Porter of Smith’s Falls to Miss Mary
Conlin, daughter of Mr. John Conlin of Montague.
Saunders-Scott—Married, at St. James
Church, Perth by Rev. Mr. Muckleston, on Monday, May 25, Mr. W.
J. Saunders of Smith’s Falls to Miss Sarah
Scott, daughter of Mr. Joshua Scott of Carleton Place.
William
McDiarmid of the Canadian Soo, eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. D.S. McDiarmid, of Carleton Place, was married on Thursday evening last
week to Bertha Cram of Beckwith.
Only near relations of the young couple were present.
Findlay-Cram—Married, at Athol(?) Cottage, June 2, by Rev. A.A. Scott, M.A., Mr. William Findlay, second son of the late Mr. David Findlay, Esq., to Miss Margaret Annie Shaw, youngest daughter of Mr. Peter Cram, Esq., all of Carleton Place.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
The Carleton Place Herald says:
“On Tuesday morning Athol Cottage at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Cram, formerly of Perth, was the scene of rejoicing and merry making occasioned
by the marriage of their youngest daughter Annie Cram and William Findlay of the
firm Findlay Brothers, stove manufacturers.
The ceremony took place at 9:00 in the presence of the immediate
relatives of the contracting parties, Rev. A.A. Scott officiating.
The bride was supported by Miss Bell, as bridesmaid, while David Findlay
stood by his brother. As both
families are among the oldest in town, more than ordinary interest was shown in
the event and the gifts to the young couple testify in adequate measure to the
esteem in which they are held. After
the wedding breakfast Mr. and Mrs. Findlay left by the 11:36 train for Toronto,
Niagara Falls and Detroit and other cities west for a ten day trip.”
Gemmill-Hanna—Married, at Carleton
Place on the 25th May at the residence of Mrs. Campbell, High Street,
by Rev. John Grenfell, Mr. James A.
Gemmill son of the late Mr. James Gemmill of Carleton Place to Miss Maggie
Wallace Hanna of Carleton Place, daughter of the late Thomas Hanna of
Ellensburg, Scotland.
The Arnprior Chronicle says that R.N.
Millicus of the Carp Star was married at the Methodist parsonage to Margaret
Ellen Papps, youngest daughter of Joseph Papps of Maberly.
Perth
Courier, June 12, 1896
Mulholland—Birth, on the 7th
June, the wife of Mr. Michael Mulholland,
Perth, of a daughter.
Ryan—Birth, at North Burgess on the 5th
June, the wife of Mr. Patrick Ryan of
a daughter.
Smith—Birth, at Balderson, on the 7th
June, the wife of Mr. John Smith, of
a daughter.
Clarke-Robertson—Married, on June 3,
at the residence of the bride’s brother, Mr. Hugh Robertson, by Rev. G.C.
Rock, Mr. Wesley Clarke of Perth to
Miss Lizzie Robertson.
The Carleton Place Herald of June 10
says: The home of S.G. Cram in
Beckwith was the scene of a very pretty wedding last Wednesday evening when
Bertha Cram, eldest daughter of Mr. S.G. Cram, and W. J. McDiarmid of Carleton
Place were united in matrimony. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. A.A. Scott in the presence of the immediate
friends. Miss Maud Cram, sister of
the bride, was bridesmaid and Harry Dickson of Chapleau was groomsman.
After the ceremony and playing of the wedding march by Miss Godden an
hour or two were spent in social festivities.
The marriage supper was observed and the happy couple drove into town and
left by the #7 for the Sault.
Perth
Courier, June 19, 1896
Drysdale—Birth, at Drummond, 2nd
Line, on Tuesday, June 9, the wife of Mr.
R.J. Drysdale of a son.
Perth
Courier, June 26, 1896
Wartelaky—Birth, at Lanark on June 22,
the wife of Alexander Wartelaky of a
son. (see also deaths for this
date.)
Devlin-King—Married, at the residence
of the bride’s parents, Oliver’s Ferry on June 17, by Rev. R.C.H. Sinclair,
B.A., Mr. John T. Devlin of Perth to
Miss Julia King, daughter of Mr. Jas.
King.
Kelly-Boyne—Married, at the residence
of the bride’s parents, Lake Avenue, Carleton Place on June 20, by Rev. R.
McNair, Mr. John Carling Kelly of
Montreal to Miss Mary Helen Boyne of
Carleton Place.
Goth-Allan—Married, at the residence
of the bride’s parents on June 17, by Rev. J.P. McQuarrie, Mr. J.M. Goth of Beckwith to Miss
Allan.
Black-Morrow—Married, in the Church of St. Alban the Martyr, Maberly, by Rev. T. Austin Smith, Mission Priest, Mr. J. Homer Black of Sharbot Lake to Miss Lizzie Morrow, youngest daughter of Mr. John Morrow, Sr., of Maberly.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
H.J. Black of Sharbot Lake and Lizzie Morrow of Maberly were united in marriage in the Anglican Church on Wednesday of last week by Rev. T. Austin Smith.
Posted: July 05, 2005.