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Perth Courier, July 3, 1896

This week John G. Campbell got word of the death of his sister Mrs. Roderick McKenzie at her home in Wabashaw(?), Minnesota.  Deceased left here for the west many years ago.

Farm For Sale:  East ½ Lot 21 and NE ½ Lot 22, 10^th Concession North Elmsley, 240 acres.  The farm is situated within one mile of Perth and the Tay Canal runs through one corner of it.  On the premises are erected an excellent stone house, two large frame barns and other outbuildings.  The farm is well fenced, well watered and suitable for growing grain and hay or raising stock.  The undersigned wishes to retire from farming.  Robert Smith.

Early on Monday morning one of the boarders at J.H.Young’s Hotel heard groans in one of the adjoining rooms and in looking in it was found they came from another boarder, William Queen, who was found in agonies of spasms and convulsions.  Mr. Young was called and after giving the sufferer a slight shake asked the cause of the trouble.  The answer was “Let me alone.  I took it myself.”  He further stated he had taken two grams of strychnine with the intention of ending his life.  Mr. Young at once sent for Dr. Grant and went himself for James Spalding, Jr., of whom he had been an old employee.  When the doctor arrived the unfortunate man was dead of his agonies having endured  for a short time.  On examining his effects, the strychnine papers were found and inquiry at the drug store revealed the fact that he had on Saturday bought the drug with the ostensible object of poisoning a dog and had duly signed his name in the register kept for that purpose.  As the facts of his death were manifest, no inquest was held and the victim was buried the next day.  The suicide victim was a long resident in town having lived here 50- or 60 years, his age being 73 years.  He was a native of Ireland and a Protestant.  He was given occasionally to drinking and these sprees he indulged in ran away with both is wages and latterly the means of earning a living. Though commonly called Quinn, his real name was Queen.  He was an inoffensive man and well liked by his employer and acquaintances.

One of the saddest accidents that has occurred in this neighborhood in many years took place on Wednesday.  Samuel B. Wrathall son of Mrs. Samuel Wrathall of this town spent the national holiday at the home of John Bowes of Bathurst, beyond Harper.  He and a young son of Mr. Bowes took a rifle each and went out on the farm for a hunt and during their progress stopped to rest.  Deceased set to work to stack the rifles in Indian fashion and in doing so one of the rifles slipped down and struck the hammer of the other the only rifle loaded, setting it off. Young Wrathall happened to be leaning over the muzzle at the time and the exploded charge entered his head at the nostril and burying itself in his brain killed him instantly.  His right nostril and eye were somewhat blackened by powder but when his face was washed off no mark whatever was visible, externally, of the wound, though his face had been covered with blood from internal hemorrhage.  Dr. Kellock of Perth who happened to be in the neighborhood was called in but of course the poor victim was past all human aid.  The shock to his friends and especially to his mother was terrible.  Deceased was about 20 years of age and was a bright, amiable young man and the only son of his widowed mother.  He was a clerk in John Hart’s bookstore and was well liked not only by his employer but by his fellow employees.  His body was brought into the stricken home on Thursday morning and the funeral will take place today (Friday) at 2:00 pm.

Return of Convictions for the Period Ending June 9

Vagrancy:

William Hinds, 12 months in gaol

William Henry, 3 months in gaol

Susannah Bennett, 3 months in gaol

Edward Sullivan, 6 months in gaol

James Nolan, 30 days at hard labor

William Jackson, 15 days at hard labor

Daniel McCarthy, 30 days at hard labor

Robert Bradley, 30 days at hard labor

Selling Liquor During Prohibited Hours

Peter McKenzie, $20 and costs

Mansell McVeigh, $20

Obscene and Abusive Language

John Truelove, $1 plus costs

Selling Liquor Contrary to Law

James H. Young, Frank Lambert, John Wilson, $20 each and costs.

Using Obscene Language:

Henry Wilson, and John Salter, $1 and costs

Abusive Language

George Kenyon, and Patrick Kane, $2 each

Furious Driving on the Streets of Perth:

John Smith, $5 plus costs

Drunk and Disorderly:

Edward Chatfield, $10 and costs

E. Slattery and Jas. O’Mara, $1 each plus costs

Drunk and Disorderly on Public Streets:

George Nolan, $5 plus costs

Disorderly:

John Lang and Michael Lang, $2 each

Loitering:

Alf. Clarke, $1.50

Trespass:

Fred Lee, $2

Hawking Goods Without a License:

Mark Kent, $29 and Harry Anderson, $20

Shouting on a Public Street:

William Ferguson and Thomas Darou, $1 each

Damage to Trees

William Farrell, $2 fine and $6 in damages

Nonpayment of Wages:

J. Gemmell, complainant Peter Quinn, $14.25

Perth Courier, July 10, 1896

North Elmsley:  D. McKian and Miss A. McKian visited their sister Mrs. O’Grady of Almonte.

Middleville:  Harry Mather’s new barn is up and when completed inside will be one of the largest and more substantial in this part of the country.  Its length is 104 feet and its width is 50 feet.

Middleville:  Master Willie Forgie(?) Forgis(?) of Toronto is visiting at his aunt’s Mrs. Albert Cunningham.

Christie’s Lake:  Mr. Munro, a cadet from West Point Military College, New York, and grandson of Mrs. G. Gray, spent a few days at the Christie’s Lake house.

To the Editor of the Perth Courier:

Sir:

Being a comparative stranger in your town, I would be pleased to know from you whether that part of town in the East Ward recently named after our worthy doctor is within the limits of the corporation or not.  Strolling along the western end of Harvey Street and Park Avenue a few days ago, I for a moment imagined that I had gotten into some large cattle ranch judging from the number of cattle running at large.  If there is a cow bylaw why is it not enforced?  These cattle are certainly a nuisance.

One of Them

Peter McRae, commission merchant, Ottawa, his wife and little son were drowned in Lake Deschenes(?), an enlargement of the Ottawa River at Aylmer, Quebec on the evening of July 2.  They went out in a small boat about 7:30 but a squall coming up suddenly their boat was upset and all were drowned.  The bodies were since recovered.  Mrs. McRae was a daughter of A.W. Bell of Carleton Place and was related to E.G. Malloch, James Bell and Mrs. Archibald Campbell of this town.

A.F. Wilson, son of George Wilson of Drummond was among the graduates at the Guelph Agricultural College last week.

Perth Courier, July 17, 1896

Normal Whitlen, who some 17 years ago left Lanark for Manitoba, turned aside from the course of business to renew old acquaintances and recall the scenes of bygone days.  He is now comfortably settled in Pilot Mound, Manitoba.  Mrs. Whitlen who is a daughter of William Robertson (at one time reeve and postmaster of Lanark) was with 11 of a family permanently residing in the prairie province while Mr. Whitlen during the shipping season makes Schreiber his center and has charge of the transfer of stock to Montreal.  Mr. Whitlen said he was especially pleased to observe the marked improvements that have been made in Lanark since he left.  He leaves today for Schreiber.

Dr. Ingles, medical superintendent, Winnipeg, with his wife, was in town this week visiting at Joshua Bothwell’s.  Mrs. Ingles is a daughter of Saunders Watson of Calgary, once of this town.  The doctor is on his way to England to take a hospital course.

Mrs. William Watson, whose maiden name was Maud Boyle, formerly of Lanark, died and was buried at Schreiber last week.

Superior Farm For Sale

The subscriber offers for sale his farm in North Elmsley the east ½ Lot 21, and northeast ½ Lot 11 in the 10^th Concession North Elmsley, 240(?) acres.  The farm is situated within one mile of Perth and the Tay Canal runs through a corner of it.  On the premises are erected an excellent stone house and two large frame barns.  The farm is well watered and fenced and suitable for growing grain and hay or raising stock.  The undersigned wishes to retire from farming.  Robert Smith.

Wayside:  On the departure of Miss Nellie Henrietta for Rochester, New York, on Tuesday last, Wayside has lost one of its most popular young ladies.  She is about to enter the noble profession of trained nursing.  She was accompanied as far as Smith’s Falls by her brother Jack and her cousin Annie Frizelle.

Perth Courier, July 24, 1896

Ferguson’s Falls:  Mrs. Templeton, Scotland, who for the first time in over fifty years has been visiting her brother Robert Craig, left on Saturday for Toronto where she expects to meet her son of whom she has not heard for over eight years.  Since his mother came to Canada Mr. Templeton has been advertising in the Glasgow papers for her address; a copy was forwarded to Mrs. Templeton by a friend and she immediately communicated with her son in Chicago(???).  Truly truth is stranger than fiction.

Mrs. A. Baird of Middleville is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Jackson.

Watson’s Corners:  Miss F. Bell of Toronto is visiting her sister Mrs. W. Jackson.

Middleville:  The home of George Taylor was gladdened by a new arrival, a baby boy, on Monday last.

Harper:  Mrs. O’Brien, sister of Herman Shirley and formerly of this place, but now a resident of Michigan, is at present renewing acquaintances here.

Harper:  Mrs. H. McFarlane of Sarnia is visiting her father Malcolm Fisher.

House and Lot For Sale:  Corner of Drummond and Halton Streets; also building lots on the corner of Beckwith and Halton Streets.  Mrs. M. Hartney

Lot For Sale:  There is offered for sale the lot on the west side of Drummond St., Perth, bordering on the canal at the east end of the Long Bridge.  This is a desirable property. For information apply to J. Allan

There are now 21 prisoners in the Perth gaol, a good share of them who are there in connection with criminal cases and those and others are found during the day on the stone piles earning their board by cracking limestone.  There are also tramps, vagrants and old people who find a house of refuge within its walls in their last days. Among the latter arrivals are Henry Lyon, and James Clark; Robert Mullan of Ottawa, charged with burglarizing D. McDiarmid’s store in Carleton Place; Michael Allan and James Cassels(?), charged with having criminal connections with Caroline Elizabeth Scobie of Carleton Place, under 14 years of age.  The prisoners expect to be able to prove that the girl was over 15 years old.  Wellington Baker, of Smith’s Falls, is charged with assaulting Edward Williamson, hotel keeper and formerly of the Revere House, Perth, with intent to do bodily harm.  Baker is subject to epileptic fits and it is said his mind is some what  unhinged.  Henry A. Cross is charged with entering the Baptist parsonage in Smith’s Falls and stealing articles from that place.  All these prisoners await disposal by the county judge.

Miss Maud Sibbitt, Brantford, is in Perth visiting her aunts Mrs. G. Findlay, Sr., and Miss Brooke.

Mrs. D. McGregor of Eureka, Humbolt County, Caifornia, is in Perth visiting her brothers Messrs John and William Ferrier.

James Duncan and son James of Grand Rapids, Michigan are in town visiting Mrs. Duncan’s sister Mrs. J. Bower.

Archibald Thomson of Perth, Clerk of the Renfrew County Court, and Mrs. Thomson spent Saturday and Sunday at his cousin’s Mr. and Miss Grenier of North Elmsley.

Miss Ethel McCallum is visiting her aunt Mrs. Henderson, Cardinal, Ontario.

Mrs. J.C. Suter of Crystal, North Dakota, is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith of North Elmsley.

Besides Misses McEwen, Kehoe and Wilson from this vicinity the following candidates graduated from the Ottawa Normal School at the close of the late term:  Miss Agnes A. Haight, Miss Ivy M. Hutton and Miss Fanny M. Robinson of Smith’s Falls; Miss Carrie Parkinson and George A. Conley of Kemptville; Miss M. Raleigh of Almonte; Miss Edith Airth of Renfrew; Mr. Thomas W. Waterson; Miss Airth of Renfrew passed with honors.

The Brockville Times says:  “Chief Wilson of Carleton Place was in town Saturday on his return from Watertown with a prisoner named Cassels in charge.  The prisoner who is a young man, is charged with a serious crime on a little girl alleged to have been committed last May.  Cassels stoutly denied the allegation.  After his arrest in Watertown he consented to return without extradition proceedings.”

Perth Courier, August 7, 1896

Farm For Sale:  Broken Lots 20 and 21 1^st Concession South Burgess two miles west of Portland.  E.R. Sherwood

Mrs. Frederick Adams late of Victoria B.C., has removed to town where she will live with her mother Mrs. John Jamieson.

Perth Courier, August 14, 1896

Mrs. P.M. Campbell and little daughter Louise of Balderson left on Tuesday to visit her father S.E. Mitchell of Pembroke.

Mrs. Dr. McIntyre and two children of Chicago are visiting at their aunt’s Mrs. McLean; also Miss McIntyre.

We regret to learn that Earnest Mendels son of Isaac Mendels formerly of Lanark, and brother of J.H. Mendels, merchants of that village, was drowned at Beaconsfield(?), Quebec near Montreal on Tuesday.  He was yachting with two friends and learning to swim by holding on to a rope thrown from the boat   For some reason he let go of the rope and immediately sank.  His companions and others tried in vain to save him.  Deceased was 22 years of age and much esteemed in Montreal.

Bernard McDermott once of Bathurst and Perth and now chief constable of Renfrew was visiting his cousin Mr. M. Lappin last week.

William Hickey, an Athens blacksmith, died suddenly of heart disease whole on the lake in a boat.  He was 66(?) 56(?) years of age and was born in Perth but had been a resident of Athens for the past 30(?) years.

On Thursday of last week Mrs. O. W. Tallman of Smith’s Falls was brought up to Perth for trial before Judge Senkler charged with persistant annoyance and abuse of Miss Tero of that town and finally assaulting her.  The Echo says this persecution arose from Mr. Tallman driving Miss Tero to Merrickville by orders from his boss to bring her mother from there to town.  The case was tried before Judge Senkler on Saturday and the charges were proven but as the matter was not a serious one the judge told Mrs. Tallman to go but hereafter to keep both her tongue and her hands off Miss Tero or stand the consequences.  All parties then went back to that smiling and peaceful burg Smith’s Falls.

North Elmsley:  A few Sundays ago, when the people were returning home from church they noticed two elderly gentlemen from Perth lying under shade trees in a certain grove and drinking liquor to a certain extent.  Now we would like to inform these parties that Elmsley is a civilized place where people believe in the Christian doctrine and think it is a scandalous site to see some indulging in such work on Sunday.  We cannot call it anything but scandal……..Visitors:  Mrs. D. Nagle of Bathurst visited her daughter Mrs. D. McTavish; Mr. and Mrs. Tennant Clayton visited her sister Mrs. R. Gamble.

Perth Courier, August 21, 1896

Brooke:  A visitor has come to stay at Neil Blair’s—it’s a boy.  Neil is all smiles.

Hopetown:  On Thursday evening last Mrs. Stephen Baird, having milked several cows, was returning to the house when she was taken suddenly ill and had to be carried inside.  Mrs. Baird had seemingly been quite well during the day and naturally her sickness has caused much alarm among her neighbors and large circle of friends.  Although at present she is not much improved, we hope she may rapidly recover her former health.

Elphin:  A load of campers at Dalhousie Lake spent last Monday at Mrs. Wilson’s.  Mr. and Mrs. D. Geddes, their daughter Mrs. Vasserman and her daughter Maggie were visiting at Mrs. Wilson’s and returned home last Friday.

J.M. Walker, watchmaker, Ottawa, was in town over the weekend staying at his aunt’s Mrs. Weatherhead.

Miss Ethel McCallum has returned from a visit to Smith’s Falls accompanied by her cousin Miss Lena Bechett.

Mrs. Alexander Barr of Westport is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Thompson of Bathurst.

Two of the finest barns in the county today are in the village of Middleville.  Both are new and the finishing touches have yet to be put on.  One of them is owned by John Somerville, Jr., and is 60 x 70 feet with a stone wall foundation 8.5 feet high which encloses the stables, cow-byres, root houses, etc. and is furnished with windows and ventilators.  Upon the wall rests the barn proper which contains immense mows for hay and straw and storage for grain, implements, etc.  Haying forks and attachments and slings make the unloading of hay or grain a matter of only a few minutes.  Three dips of the fork unloads a large rack full of hay.  This fine structure costs about $1,000, a substantial plank and timber gangway leads up from the ground to the floor above the stabling.  The other barn on the other side of the village is the property of Henry Mather, another prosperous farmer in the locality.  The building is somewhat larger than the first mentioned and is probably the largest in the county.  It measures 80 x 100 feet and like the other, is built in the latest approved style and with all the newest and best appliances.  The pattern of the two barns is pretty much the same.  Both structures would bewilder the pioneer settlers were they here to see them.

Farm For Sale:  Lot 21(?) 5^th (?) Concession North Elmsley, 90 acres.  On the farm is a good brick house and kitchen, log house, blacksmith shop, byre, barn and stables.  Two good spring wells and a young orchard are on the premises.  Duncan or David Campbell.

Rev. William M. Poole, brother of the late James Poole of the Carleton Place Herald, died August 7 in Detroit.  He was a minister in the Methodist Church and was an ardent believer in the theory that the people of Great Britain are descendents of the lost ten trives of Israel.  He wrote a book to prove this theory.

Perth Courier, Aug. 28, 1896

Wesley McFarlane of Toronto, after visiting for some time at his uncle, Robert McFarlane, Drummond, leaves for home on Saturday.

Miss Craig of Arnprior is visiting at her sister’s Mrs. W. H. Grant.

Mr. and Mrs. P.C. Macnee of Picton have been visiting Mr. Macnee’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Macnee, town.

Mrs. Edward Hudson of Chicago with her daughter, are visiting at her brother’s James Tovey of Drummond.

Robert Templeton, druggist, Belleville, was visiting at his mother-in-law’s Mrs. Arthur Meighen, this week.

Miss Jessie Stewart who has been visiting her uncle Robert Stewart for a time, left for her home in Cleveland on Wednesday.

Miss Maud James of Detroit, after spending two weeks vacation in Perth visiting her sister Mrs. Jas. Foote, returned to Detroit on Tuesday.

Clydesville:  Being married in the last leap year and after enjoying a connubial bliss of four years, Mrs. Jas. Roberts, Jr., presented her husband with a leap year gift on Saturday, August 22 in the person of a handsome daughter weighing 8 pounds.  Both mother and child are doing very well.

Wemyss:  We greatly regret the departure of William J. O’Brien who was called away last week to the better land.  He leaves a wife and small family.

The Lanark Era says:  “As a result of an attack of inflammation of the eyes in infancy, the three year old daughter of James Donaldson has since been unable to do more than distinguish light from darkness.  On Friday last Mrs. Donaldson took the little patient down to Dr. Buller, the famous oculist, who confessed that it was impossible for him to improve her site by an operation as the optic nerve had degenerated beyond restoration.

Balderson:  We learn that G. Morris’ illness has taken a somewhat serious form but we hope to see him around again. 

Lanark Links:  We are sorry to record the death of the infant daughter of Mr. B. McAllum.

On August 10, Mr. and Mrs. H.F. Bland, the former an esteemed pastor of the Methodist Church here some years ago, celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary at Highview, a summer resort 20 miles above Pembroke.  They were duly remembered by friends on the festive occasion.

Harper:  We are sorry to hear of the illness of Mrs. Joseph Warren but we hope that she will speedily recover.

4^th Line Sherbrooke—Mr. and Mrs. Campbell expect their daughter Mrs. Samuel Gordon and baby home on a visit.  Both should be pleased to see their little grandchild it being the first to gladden their hearts.

Perth Courier, Sept. 4, 1896

On Monday night or Tuesday morning one well known in town Edward (or Teddy) Chatfield, came to a dreadful end a few miles beyond Mt. Grove on the C.P.R. Railway track.  He had been at work in the gravel pits near that station last week and went up to Perth to get his cheque.  He and a companion having got their money were not long in laying in a supply of gin at Mt. Grove and Teddy got very drunk so much so that on his way to Mt. Grove he either could not walk any farther or was too stubborn in his inebriety to push on so he laid down on the track and there went to sleep his chum keeping on his way.  Hear a passing freight train found Chatfield and the wheels running over him he met a speedy and horrible death.  His body was almost divided in the middle and his arm was cut off.  The remains were brought to Perth on Wednesday and entered in the old Presbyterian burying ground no inquest having thought to be necessary.  The victim was an Englishman and came to Perth as a laborer when the railway or canal was under construction ten or more years ago.  He was a good workman, a quiet and well behaved man when sober but the love of drink seemed ingrained in his system and he generally drank when he could get it.  He was married to Maggie Johnson, Beckwith Street, and he leaves her with two or three children who are practically helpless.

Lanark Links:  The following is taken from last week’s British Whig:  “Mrs. William Mulligan and Mrs. Connell, Omemen(?) Twp. And Mrs. Webster of Toronto, sisters, and three others are said to be heirs to a fortune of three million dollars.  The fortune is an estate in Ireland which is now held in Chancery awaiting a claimant.”  Mr. Webster, our genial “peeler” is a son of the fortunate Mrs. Webster.

Drummond Centre:  Mrs. John Robinson and baby spent a couple days at her father’s Henry Ireton.

Balderson:  A very sad event took place on Saturday when Archibald Stewart, the youngest son of Archibald McTavish died somewhat suddenly.  (Transcriber’s note, perhaps Stewart was a middle name, but that is how it was written.)  The little fellow, in eating an apple, had got part of the shell which covers the apple, lodged in his windpipe and on the advice of the local doctors the parents took him to Montreal where he underwent an operation.  He was under chloroform for some time which seemed to be more than his tender age could stand and about four hours after the operation he succumbed to its effects.  The little fellow was a very healthy and promising child.

Brooke:  Mrs. Jos. Fleming is spending a few days wither daughter Mrs. William Beatty of Perth.

Perth Courier, Sept. 11, 1896

Miss Lizzie McLaren of Carleton Place denies that she eloped with Hophnil(?) Grier of Brier Hill, New York, as alleged by New York state papers.  The statement was without foundation. 

Drummond Centre:  A little stranger at John Shaw’s.

Prestonvale:  Mr. and Mrs. John Draper of this place have been at Westport on account of the death of Mrs. Draper’s mother Mrs.Grodyer of that place.

Prestonvale:  Master Fred McFarlane of Carleton Place who has been at his uncle’s William McFarlane’s, here, returned home last Monday.

Lanark Links:  Mrs. William Dorway has returned from visiting her son who resides at Garden River.

In the Surrogate Court yesterday, application was made for letters of administration of the estate of John Leslie, Ottawa, merchant, deceased, to James A. Leslie and Jennie Leslie Code of Perth, only children of the deceased.  The value of the estate is $77,300 being realty of $61,600 and personally $15,700.  The application was reserved as was another for letters of administration of the estate of Elizabeth Leslie, widow of the late John Leslie, deceased, to James A. Leslie and Jennie Leslie Code.

Miss Annie Stanley, daughter of D. Stanley of this town, has been appointed instructor in critics at the Illinois State Normal School, situated at Normal, Illinois, 125 miles south of Chicago.  She left for the scene of her duties on Tuesday.  This is an important position and there were a host of applicants which speaks well for Miss Stanley’s character and abilities.

The store and building and outbuildings and corner lot on William and North Streets has been sold by Roderick Matheson to George Thornton for $2,650.  The purchaser will use it as a salesroom and store house for his pianos, organs, sewing machines and bicycles and also for his flour and grain business.

Perth Courier, Sept. 18, 1896

Mrs. R. Sommerville presented her husband with a baby boy last week.

Mrs. A.A.B. Campbell and her little daughter Norah are visiting at her father’s D. Kippen.

The contract for the new vault at Elmwood Cemetery has been let to the architect, Mr. Martin of Smith’s Falls for $800, he to furnish plans and materials and to supervise the work of building and placing the edifice completed, in the company’s hands.  Peter McGregor has the sub contract for doing the mason work for $160.  Both Ottay Lake and Beckwith stone will be used in its construction.

The undersigned offers for sale his store and an acre of land also his store of dry goods and groceries.  W.O. Jones

Farm for Sale:  Farm of the late John D. Campbell, Lot 5, 6^th Concession Drummond, 75 acres, 25 of which are bush and 50 cleared.  Charles McLenathan, Balderson Post Office

Elk Grove, Burgess:  Mrs. Samuel Grierson gave birth to a daughter on the 3^rd inst.

Lanark Links:  We are pleased to see W.J. Scott, M.D., in our midst again.  He has spent part of the summer searching for medical knowledge in the old country and visiting some places of note on the continent returning home by way of New York.  He will now resume his former practice and many of the sick and suffering in Lanark will reap the benefit of his experience.

Hopetown:  It is reported that Mr. and Mrs. George Thurlow of Carleton Place are both very low with typhoid fever.  They were formerly residents in this vicinity but moved to Carleton Place four or five months ago.

Port Elmsley: On Wednesday of last week, Thomas Stone went to Montreal Hospital to have an operation performed.  We are glad to report the operation was successful and that he is expected to be able to return home soon.

Perth Courier, September 25, 1896

Miss May Morris of Ferguson’s Falls spent exhibition week with her sister Mrs. Jno. Griffith.

Lt. H.S. Gallagher of the 6^th U.S. Cavalry and a graduate of West Point is, with his wife, visiting at his grandfather’s Edward Lee of Bathurst; also at his aunt’s Mrs. G.A. Consitt of town.

Rev. Donald McPhail of Picton son of Donald McPhail, occupied St. Andrew’s Church pulpit on Sabbath morning and preached an excellent sermon.

R.L. Richardson, M.P. for Lisgar(?), Manitoba, spent Sunday with his brother Thomas at Balderson and left again for Ottawa on Monday.

J.N. Breese, now of Montpelier, Idaho, who left Balderson about 20 years ago, arrived there Thursday of last week on a visit to his friends.  He looks hale and hearty and hearty and holds a responsible and lucrative position in the railway service of the land of his adoption.

Harper:  The funeral of the late Hugh McGowan passed through here on Monday.  Deceased was a young man and well liked and had been ailing for some time past.  He leaves being a father, two sisters and two brothers to whom we extend our sincere sympathy.

Perth Courier, October 16, 1896

Miss Blanche Sibbitt, who has been visiting her aunts, Mrs. Finlay and Miss Brooke, has returned home to resume her studies at the Brantford Ladies College.

McDonald’s Corners:  Definite word has been received by Donald Ferguson of N. Sherbrooke concerning the death of his son John from Dr. Talson(?) of Melville, Louisiana, who attended him in his last illness.  He died of malarial fever and his body was interred in the Methodist Cemetery in that place.  He was engaged in the fishing business on the river with his partner Thomas Drury.  It is a source of great relief to his parents and friends to receive this account of his death as nothing definite was known up to this time except the fact that he had died.

I desire to express my sincere regret for having used words imputing that Francis Lambert and John Foy(?) Fay(?) of Queen’s Hotel, Perth, had cheated me out of some money and I hereby apologize for the same.  I desire further to take this opportunity to state that there was no foundation whatever for such statements as I had been under a misapprehension of the facts.  James McLaren

Auction Sale Farm Stock and Implements:  Estate of the late Mrs. Janet Gray, Lot 4(?) 1(?) 3^rd Concession Bathurst.

Middleville:  Mrs. (Rev.) John McIlraith of Balderson is the guest of her father, William Croft, Sr.

Middleville:  George Stead has purchased the farm of Andrew Baird near Hopetown.  Mr. Baird expects to become a resident of Middleville.  William Langstaff has purchased the farm of George Stead.

The farm of Adam Morris, Drummond Centre, 5^th Concession , was bought by mortgage sale on Saturday last by James Shaw of Drummond for $2,700.

Auction Sale Farm Stock and Implements:  James Robertson, Lot 11, 1^st Concession S. Sherbrooke.  Mr. Robertson has sold his farm and everything will be sold without reserve. 

Mrs. P. M. Thompson, Scotch Line, and Ernest A. Croskery, North Elmsley, left for Queen’s University on Monday.  Miss Laura Mason left this week to attend Toronto University.  J.M. Hall has gone to resume attendance at the legal headquarters at Toronto and his brother Fred went at the same time to take a course at the School of Pharmacy in Toronto.

On Sunday, 27^th ult., Mrs. J.C. Luteman presented her husband with a fine baby boy.  This accounts for J.C.’s looking so happy this week.

At the sale of property belonging to the estate of the late Thomas Baird, Mr. S. Deachman purchased the lot near Deachman’s bridge and Miss McLellan purchased the house opposite J.F. Jackson’s carriage shop.

Return of Convictions for the Quarter Ending September 8,

Assault:

Matthew Flood, charges brought by Mary M. Flood, fine $2 plus costs

Howard and Bower Douglas, charges brought by Mary Jane Sleiran, fine $1

F. McGregor, charges brought by Jas. Codere, fine $2

William Moore, charges brought by Thomas Lowery, fine $2

K. Murphy, charges brought by John LaFontaine, fine $1

George Smith, charges brought by John Smith, fine $5

James Nolan, charges brought by G. Ginge, fine $1

John Larkin, charges brought by Mrs. Gilligan, fine $3

Allowing Persons to Be Present in Bar Room During Prohibited Hours

George A. Jackman, $20 plus costs

Selling Liquor During Prohibited Hours

James Presley, $30

Peter Salter, $20

Richard McLaren, $20

Disorderly

S. Beck, Elizabeth Jones, Fred Lee, fined $2 each

Frank Foray, and Margaret O’Brien, fined $1 each

John Lynch, fined $5

Disorderly Conduct

John Walter, Jr., and Archibald Watt, fined $5 each

Breach of Veterinary Act

Ira W. Behn(?), $25

Owning an Unlicensed Female Dog

John Gilmour, $3

Trespass

Thomas Malone, charges brought by John O’Neil, 25 cents

Donald McIntosh, $1

Breach of Public Health Act

John Duncan, $20

Gambling

James Pepper, $20

Breach of Liquor License Act

P. Reilly, M. Dixon, Thomas James, John Kelly, P.C. Dowdall, $20 each

Carrying a Pistol

William Moore, $5

Swearing

Norman Gibson, $1

Vagrancy

Frank Pilt(?), Joseph Edwards, Willilam Reid, Thomas Morgan, each, four months in gaol

Edward Wilson, fifteen days in gaol

William Harper, James Ayer, Rosanna Jamieson, six months in gaol

Driving Horse Faster Than Six Miles and Hour Through Public Streets

John Code, $5 plus costs

Drunk and Disorderly

William Kelso, $1

Aggravated Battery

Joseph Nixon, charges brought by William Conners, fine $5

Malicious Injury to Cattle

Thomas Erwin, charges brought by Margaret Mars(?) $3 fine, plus costs

Perth Courier, October 9, 1896

The Assizes:

Queen Versus George Black

On the evening of the 24^th May last, the prisoner, a young man, was proceeding home to Smith’s Falls with Minnie Lambert, a young woman, in a buggy and when about a mile from Perth the young man made improper advances to the girl, when she screamed and jumped out of the buggy.  Two men drove up at the time in a buggy and saw the state of affairs, Miss Labert refused to proceed any further with the prisoner unless one of the men would accompany her.  This one of the men agreed to do.  The three then drove on to Smith’s Falls .  Next morning Miss Lambert went to a magistrate and lodged a complaint against the young man for assault.  The jury, after hearing the evidence and the remarks of councils and the judge, seemed to take a lenient view of the case and returned a verdict of not guilty.  The judge, in discharging the prisoner, gave him a severe lecture on the impropriety of his conduct and warned him to be careful in the future.

The two year old child of G.W. Gordan, barber, Newboro, got hold of a bottle of carbolic acid and burned its throat so badly it died.

Clayton—J. Rae of Manitoba is visiting his sister Mrs. J. Affleck, at present.

Ferguson’s Falls:  A number of the villagers attended the funeral of N. McLenaghan of Drummond on Sunday.

Ferguson’s Falls:  For some weeks past John Poole has been an inmate of the Ottawa Hospital, suffering from a sore caused by a splinter of redwood which accidentally entered his cheek.  Though the wound was received many years ago, it has continued to be troublesome.  Mr. Poole is reported to be ready to be sent home.

Lanark Links:  The property owned by Mrs. Robert James has been purchased by Emmanuel Kay.  His purpose is to repair the dwelling house and occupy it himself next spring.

The week before last a half witted resident of Carleton Place named Robert Shaw, known as “Christmas” was brought in on a charge of kissing the young ladies of that town and the judges gave him three months in the Perth gaol.  Shaw was a resident of Perth at one time.

James Rawlins, Jr., North Elmsley, left last week to attend Queen’s University, Kingston.  His place as teacher at Fallbrook has been taken by Isaac Dodds of Almonte.  Robert Mitchell of Perth has gone to take a course at Toronto Unversity.

Farm For Sale:  West ½ Lot 11, 9^th Concession Drummond, Charles McNiece, Prestonvale

Hopetown:  We are pleased to knot that Thomas McIlraith is improving rapidly and has begun to move about.

Karl’s Clover Root will purify your blood, cleanse your complexion, regulate your bowels, and make your head clear as a bell.

Brightside:  John Bulloch who is employed a cheesemaker at Barrievale, passed through here on the 14^th inst., on his way to the wedding party at Jas. McInnis’ in Dalhousie where his daughter Catherine is to be united in the holy bonds of matrimony with James Black, Esq., of Darling.

Brightside:  David Camelon has gone to Pakenham to visit his daughter who is very low.

Perth Courier, October 30, 1896

.Middleville:  We are sorry to learn of the illness of Daniel McKay, who went to Manitoba about two months ago.  We hope to hear of Dan’s speedy recovery.

Tatlock:  The funeral of the late Mrs. G. Robertson on Thursday last week was largely attended.  Rev. J. Morris McLean of Blakeney conducted the services at the house.

Ferguson’s Falls:  Miss A. Lally of Perth visited her sister Mrs. P. Doyle this week.

John Rae has bought from George Whateley the property on west Wilson Street opposite Alexander Kippen’s where he has for some time been carrying on the business of blacksmith and carriage maker.  Mr. Rae intends tearing down the old blacksmith shop and rebuilding it lower down on the side street and will erect in its place a brick dwelling for himself.  He will fit the present carriage shop thoroughly and renovate the whole place.  He has sold 33 feet across the rear of his lot to William Headrick whose property adjoins this property.

Joseph Tysick has purchased from the Janet Grey estate thirty acres of land on the 2^nd Concession Bathurst border on the river for $1,000.

The tract of land in the east ward known as the “Powell property” containing three acres of vacant land was sold by St. John’s Congregation here a few days ago to Stephen Bennett for $1,200.  Mr. Bennett will divide it up into building lots and put them on the market.  This was a somewhat noted property in olden times.  It was granted by the crown as early as 1816 to the late Col. Powell the first sheriff in this district who erected on it what was considered at the time and long afterwards a most pretentious residence.  The building was torn down some years ago and now the very name of the property is not among the things that were.

Mr. and Mrs. James Tovey and family of Minneapolis arrived in town with the intention of making Perth their future home.  Mrs. Tovey is a sister of James Conlon of Glen Tay.

Miss T. Gertrude DeWitt, formerly of Bathurst and a graduate of the Rockford, Illinois trained nurses institute, has secured a position on the Eye and Ear Infirmary of Chicago.

Perth Courier, November 6, 1896

George Farmer of this town was in Arnprior last week at the marriage of his younger brother Edwin Farmer.  The Watchman of Oct. 30 has this notice:  “the marriage of Edwin Farmer and Emma Johnston, daughter of Mrs. (illegible) Johnston took place at the home of the latter on Victoria Street on Wednesday last, the Methodist minister Rev. Mr. Cairns(?) officiating.  The bridesmaid was Miss Kenny while the groomsman was R.A. Jenison(?).  Mr. and Mrs. Farmer boarded the night train for Monteal and other parts to spend their honeymoon.”

Auction Sale Farm Stock and Implements:  Lot 16, 8^th Concession North Elmsley, John Allan

Auction Sale of Farm Stock and Implements:  Lot 31(?), 5^th (?) Concession Bathurst, Francis Darou.  Mr. Darou is giving up farming.

The Arnprior Chronicle publishes the following:  “At an early hour on Monday morning, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mathieson of the Mathieson House, who had been away for two months on a trip to bonnie Scotland arrived home and during the day had many callers to welcome them back.  In the evening the Independent Band called around and the hotel was the scene of much merriment.  It was the Labrador on which the popular hotel man and his wife made the outbound voyage; coming back on the Scotsman.  Arriving at Liverpool after the outgoing voyage they proceeded by rail to Glasgow, Mr. Mathieson’s native city.  He left when a boy 38 years ago five years before Mrs. Mathieson came to this country.  It was there they spent most of their time and their friends were untiring in their efforts to see that loneliness did not seize them, holding parties in their honor nearly every night at which Mr. Mathieson, of course, played some of his best airs on the violin.  He found the city vastly changed from what it was when he left it and speaks in glowing terms of its greatness.  Visiting the theater he saw “Rob Roy” played and heard the cream of the Scottish songs.  At Paisley they witnessed the unveiling by Lord Roseberg of the Burn’s monument.  The report made some weeks ago that Mr. Mathieson found his mother alive and well was untrue; she had passed away about six months before his coming.”

Middleville:  Dr. Rattan holds out no hope for the recovery of John Adams of Darling whom he has been attending for some time.

Middleville:  Word was received by Mr. A.R. McIntyre of the sudden death on Wednesday last at Arnprior of Mrs. Tomlinson of Ottawa, who was visiting her daughter Mrs. W.K. Yuill of Arnprior.  The event is doubly sad as Mr. Yuill’s mother died suddenly last August when on a visit to her daughter Mrs. A.R. McIntyre.  Mrs. Tomlinson was about 70 years of age.  (Transcriber’s note:  I was so confused by this I nearly decided to leave it out but am putting it in as printed.) See below;

*** Explaination of above:     Mr. Alexander Robb McIntyre is married to Jennie Wait Yuill (mother -Grace Buchanan McNab).  Jennie's brother is Walter K. Yuill, who is married to Mary Ann Tomlinson. ****

French Settlement: Mrs. Leon Ranger is visiting at her father’s Mr. J.A. McFarlane.

Lanark Links:  F.W. Lindsay, jeweler, received a telegram last week intimating the death of his mother.  He left at once for Kemptville to attend the funeral.

Lanark Links:  William Connors, carpenter, received a telegram on Tuesday stating that his brother Henry, a brakeman on the C.P.R. had met with a fatal accident.  He left for Ottawa to bring the body back for burial.

Hon. Peter McLaren arrived home from Virginia where he is interested in iron mines.

Peter Gordon, who has been living with George Oliver, leaves tomorrow (Friday) for a visit with his relatives in Scotland.  He sails from Montreal on Saturday on the Parisian(?) of the Allan Line.

Prestonvale:  Robert Richards had a husking bee on Monday evening which was well attended by our young folks who did up the corn and enjoyed themselves.

White:  Peter Murray, who has spent some months in the prairie province, passed through here last week on his way to his home in Brightside.

White:  John Abram, Jr., died at his home in Darling on Thursday, Nov. 5.

North Elmsley:  Frederick Huddleston took a few weeks departure from us to the states and returned home with a handsome young bride who we all welcome to this country.

North Elmsley:  We are sorry to hear Mrs. John Murphy is sick at present but we hope for her recovery.  William Woods has also been confined to the house for some time with quinsy but is able to be out again.

North Elmsley:  Visitors:  Joseph Armstrong is visiting his brother William Armstrong; Henry Chaplin is visiting his uncle Robert Gamble.

Lanark Links:  Mr. D. Park of Lavant was in the village this week having so far recovered from a serious illness of blood poisoning caused by a splinter piercing one of his fingers.

Lanark Links:  William Baird, shoe maker, has taken a partner into his business.  The happy partner is Miss Rintoul of Darling and the ceremony was performed by Rev. D.C. McIntosh.

Lanark Links:  A surgical operation was performed on Mr. George Avery here by Dr. Scott, assisted by Drs. Bradford and reeve, removing some matter which had lodged in his side.  Mr. Avery has been ill for some time but is doing as well as can be expected.

Middleville:  The farm of Sam Yule better known as the McArthur property, was sold last week to John T. Somerville for $700.

Perth Courier, November 13, 1896

Middleville:  Tom Fleming was married last week to Miss Drummond by Rev. J.S. McIlraith.  The ceremony was held at the residence of George McIlraith of Darling.

Middleville:  We congratulate George R. Love on his success in winning the Buchan(?) scholarship of $70 recently at the theological matriculation examination at Queen’s College.

Ferguson’s Falls:  A bee followed by a dance at William Finlayson’s was a success.  It was attended by “great and small” and the report of one of the three from here states that gooseberry wine was served on the way home.

Dr. J.P. Warren of Fisher, Minnesota is visiting at his sick mother’s at Harper.

Mrs. R. A.. Watson of Brockville is visiting at her mother’s Mrs. W..F. Devlin.

E.D. Lowe, Carleton Place, was in town on Tuesday attending the wedding of his sister Minnie Love.

James Lochead of Warren, Ohio, is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lochead.  He leaves today (Friday) with his mother for New York.

Mrs. Matthew Lochead of “Oaklands”, Sarawak, on a return from a visit to Scotland, her native land, spent a couple of days  last wee at St. Andrew’s Manse.  Mrs. Lochead is a daughter of John Ronald, Esq., Paisley, senior member of the well known country firm of Ronald, Jack and Co., maker of the celebration of Belgravia Rugs.

On Monday night November 2, after the midnight hour two men came to the door of Thomas McEwen who lives on what is known as the Sandhill on the Perth/Maberly road and asked in a very distressed manner for a light, stating that they had broken their buggy and would like to fix it.  Mr. McEwen got up and lit a lantern and opened the door when he received a violent blow on the forehead with an axe in the hands of one of the ruffians which made a great gash.  Before another blow could be struck, however, he closed the door and the parties went away.  The wound bled freely and the loss of blood greatly weakened him.  McEwen is an old man and a bachelor having always lived alone on the place.  He finally went to the nearest neighbor Mr. Duffy who went for Mrs. Perkins, a cousin of Mr. McEwen’s.  Mrs. Perkins took him to her house and dressed the wound which was some inches in length and he has slept there at night ever since.  He is known to be “well fixed” financially and the ultimate objective of his assailants was no doubt to force him to give up some of his money.  Although the assailants are not definitely known MeEwen is convinced they were not strangers to the place as they went to his wood yard and got his own axe with which to slay him.  They may yet be brought to justice.

An unmarried woman named Catharine Hogshaw died in gaol on Friday from a stroke of apoplexy which seized her while taking her tea.  Dr. Kellock was telephoned and arrived a few minutes after but all he could do could not restore life.  Her age was 45.  She was placed in the gaol for vagrancy and came to the gaol from Almonte, having come originally from the states.

R.J. Illingsworth, once of Carleton Place, was shot through the heart and killed instantly on Oct. 30 by a man named T.S. Gardner(?) at Devil’s Lake, N.D.  The two had an altercation about a gambling transaction.  Both were prominent citizens.

A Dublin solicitor Henry B. Fitzgerald advertised in this issue for the next of kin of the late Mrs. Annie Woods late of that city and formerly of this town.  Mr. and Mrs. Woods lived for many years on Harvey Street in the house now occupied by Joseph Cuddhy.

The property owned by George Hossie, Scotch Line, at the limits of the east ward corporation was sold on Friday to Robert Jamieson for $2,000 which consisted of a stone dwelling and 25 acres of land. 

Perth Courier, November 20, 1896

Hopetown:  Miss Agnes Taylor is visiting her sister Mrs. Rintoul of Darling.

French Settlement: (too late for last week)  A visitor at Leo Laroque’s, it’s a boy.

Harper:  Dr. Warren, who has been attending to his sick mother for some time, has returned to Fisher, Minnesota.

Narrows Lock:  Charles Thompson and sister are here visiting their father John Thompson who is very ill with little hopes of recovery.

Brooke:  George O’Brien is very ill at present.  He is a very old man and not expected to get better.

Farm For Sale:  Lot 25, 1^st Concession Bathurst, 200 acres, Francis Spalding

Richard P. White, for the past few years cheese maker at Watson’s Corners, has removed to Perth.  He may attend the School for Dairying at Kingston for a time this winter.

This week Charles Simpson effected the sale of Alexander McGarty’s farm on the 10^th Concession Lanark to John Erskine of Ramsay for $3,000.  Mr. Erksine will move onto the farm shortly.

The farm of Frank Darou, Harper’s Corner, was sold on Monday to W. J. Wilson, son of Gilbert Wilson of the Scotch Line, for the sum of $3,500.  The farm comprises 66 ½ acres and there is a good brick dwelling house and barn on the premises.  Mr. Wilson is now moving to the place.

Watson’s Corners:  Mrs. John Easton, Sr., has been on the sick list for some time and we are sorry to learn she is not improving very much…….The funeral of John Robertson of Lavant took place to our village cemetery on Sunday last and was largely attended.

Almonte in Other Times

A interesting figure in town this week was Jahoida Shipman who is visiting his sister Mrs. R - - e (Rose??) and his niece Mrs. (Dr.) Raines(?) and Mrs. Coates(?).  Mr. Shipman is the son of the late Daniel Shipman and was born  sixty years ago.  In 1821, as Almonters are aware, a Mr. Shepherd completed a saw mill and a grist mill here and gave the place its first name: Shepherd’s Falls.  A little later Daniel (Jahoida’s father who came here in 1823) bought out Mr. Shepherd and it was renamed “Shipman’s Mills” after him.  Mr. Shipman had a large family.  Mr. Jehoida Shipman is a miller—he learned the trade in the old grist mill here.  34 years ago he left Almonte and spent some time in western Ontario and then went to St. Joseph’s Island where he and his family reside.  He has a saw mill there as well as a farm and is doing well.  This is his first visit to town since he left it and he sees some wonderful changes.  Mrs. Rose(?), is his eldest sister, and the  earliest of the pioneers of Almonte now living, has been quite ill with rheumatism at the home of her daughter Mrs. Faines.  For six months past she has been confined to bed.  A visit to her induced Mr. Shipmen to come to town just now.  Almonte Gazette

Brooke:  Many of our neighbors are on the move these days.  William Warwick has bought a farm from Jas. Fournier and moved there with his family.  James Kirkham has moved back to his own farm and Michael Fleming to the place lately bought from him by William White.  Brooke visitors:  Miss Jennie McEwen, Pembroke, at her uncle’s Thomas McEwen.

Joseph A. Code, 6^th Concession North Elmsley will have an auction sale of his farm stock, etc., on Monday, Dec. 1, Mr. Devlin auctioneer.  Mr. Code thinks of going to British Columbia.

Watson’s Corners:  Miss Mary Reid had a visit to her parents on Sunday last accompanied by her cousin Thomas Duncan of McDonald’s Corners.

Hopetown—Mrs. Stewart who has since her return from Manitoba been visiting her son John arrived here on Sunday and will for some make her home with Thomas Stewart.

Lanark Links:  Thomas Baird of Dutton(?)Sutton(?) is visiting at his brother William’s, at present.  He is proposing taking a trip to British Columbia shortly.

James R. McLaren of Sinclair, Manitoba, arrived from that province about a week ago and will stay for the winter at his brother’s Daniel in Drummond.

Farm For Sale:  Andrew W. Miller, Lot 1, 1^st Concession Bathurst, 150 acres, also Lot 21(?), 1^st Concession S. Sherbrooke, 100 acres.

Jas. W. Robertson of this town and late of Pembroke and Renfrew has gone to Winnipeg to take a position in the typograph department of the Tribune.

Perth Courier, Dec. 4, 1896

Rev. J.C. Watt, son of Robert Watt of Lanark, has been ordained to the pastorate of the Congregational church at Brandon, Manitoba.

Prestonvale:  Thomas Richards attended the funeral of his uncle, Mr. Keith, on Friday last and returned bringing with him Mrs. Keith who is 99 years of age……We are sorry to hear of the illness of Mrs. John Richards and hope she may have a speedy recovery…..Mr. and Mrs. Gemmell spent some time with her parents Mr. and Mrs. George McFarlane before moving to Lanark where Mr. Gemmell has started a bakery.

Lanark Links:  Robert McFarlane of Forest spent a few days with his brother, James.  He taught the public school in Middleville for about five years about thirty years ago where he trained the young people in vocal music.

Lanark Links:  Mrs. Robert Robertson of Pilot Mound, Manitoba is visiting her sister Mrs. J.T. Robertson, who is ill at present.

Stanleyville:  James Curtis is seriously ill and not expected to recover.

Andrew Robertson, 11^th Concession Bathurst, met with a fatal accident on Saturday, Nov. 28.  He was engaged in sinking a stone when a stone fell on him badly fracturing his leg.  The injury itself was not such as to cause his death but the shock so affected his heart that he died on Monday morning.  A wife and five grown up children are left to mourn his loss.

The 75 acre farm belonging to the estate of the late John D. Campbell, 6^th Concession Drummond, has been sold to James S. Bell of the same township for $2,500.

Elm Grove:  William Gallagher has arrived home from Deloraine, Manitoba after an absence of five years.

Perth Courier, Dec. 11, 1896

Lanark Links:  William Knowles of Ashland, Wisconsin, is visiting his parents in Drummond after an absence of about six(?) years.  Rumor has it he will be accompanied on his return by one of our Lanark ladies.

Middleville—Our town is again without a medical practitioner.  Dr. Ruttan has bid us farewell.  Mrs. Peter Morris is at present in Lanark at the home of her daughter Mrs. Hamilton.

Mary McLenaghan of this town of the China Inland Mission has arrived at Yokohoma, Japan.

Perth Courier, Dec. 18, 1896

Brooke:  Quite a number of people attended the Turkey Fair and reported very low prices.  Some brought their fowl back home.  Chopping bees are all the rage around here.  Richard C. Whyte has purchased a new team and he cuts quite a swell.  Visitors:  Misses Ethel and Nettie McGregor at their uncle’s Mr. George White; Mr. James Warwidk at his home.

Middleville:  A distressing gun accident happened here Saturday night by which George Macaulay, aged 19, nephew of Rev. Alexander Macaulay lost his life.  It seems he left William Rogers’ house where he had been stopping for over two years, on Saturday afternoon, to go into the woods on Saturday afternoon to hunt partridge.  Not returning when darkness set in Mr. Rogers went out in search of him and he found him laying close to a fence which he had evidently been in the act of climbing when his gun in some unexplainable way went off and he received the full charge in his forehead.  He was still alive when discovered but unconscious and died at 5:00 Sunday morning.  George was a fine lad and greatly respected by all who knew him.  He was a member of the Sons of Temperance and the brotherhood turned out in large numbers at his funeral.  The services were held in the Congregational church by Rev. W. S. Smith, Presbyterian minister.  Much sympathy is felt for Mrs. Macaulay and the young man’s relatives in Scotland.

On the last night of the Turkey Fair here, Allan Barr, a farmer living on the 3^rd Line Bathurst about two miles from town, was found laying on the side of the road unconscious and dying.  His horse, loosened from the buggy, was found further on, the buggy broken and everything pointed to a runaway and an accident to the unfortunate man from that cause.  He was brought to town still living but died shortly after his neck being broken.  No inquest was held as no foul play was suspected.  He was somewhat under the influence of liquor when he left town and the liquor was responsible for the fatality.  Deceased was a native of Ireland and came to Bathurst from South Elmsley near Lombardy only a few years ago.  He had a daughter, Mrs. Robert Brown, living three miles out of Smith’s Falls and word of the accident was sent to her.

The Carleton Place Herald of December 15 says:  A dreadful affair took place in Franktown last Thursday when a son of Archibald Gillies named John Gillies, aged 13(?) obtained a gun, loaded it with powder, placed it upon a chair, pointed it towards an open door and discharged the weapon.  The weapon rebounded, striking the child in the abdomen.  The father, hearing the report, entered the door just in time to see his son pulling himself to a lounge.  The little fellow recognized him and said “Father I am dying” and expired.

Perth Courier, December 25, 1896

Lanark Links:  Mr. and Mrs. Dick Dunn of Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, are visiting at his father’s, William Dunn.  They have been away for nine years and though there have been many changes during that time they are pleased to meet so many former associates.  We are glad to learn from them of the success of another Lanark boy, James Strang, (or Straug) who is running a blacksmith shop in that place.

Watson’s Corners:  Mrs. George Fair, who had been suffering from cancer had an operation performed on Tuesday last by Dr. Scott in Lanark, assisted by Drs. Reeves and Bradford of the same place.  Mrs. Fair is doing as well as can be expected.

Watson’s Corners:  John Scott, Jr., has returned to his home from Algoma after an absence of about three years.

From the Echo of Dec. 22, we learn that Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Malcolm of Smith’s Falls lost their fine little boy to diphtheria caught, it is said, from a Brockville child.  The death occurred on Tuesday.

Prestonvale:  John Waddell has returned from his home in North Gower to his sister’s Mrs. McNiece, here. 

Posted: 07 August, 2005.