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Perth
Courier and Bytown Gazette, March, 1835
Died, in this town at the residence of
his mother, on
Drummond Street
on Saturday morning at
9:00
Mr. Alexander Cameron,
in the 36th year of his age. He
had been during the last three months constantly confined to his bed and bore
his sufferings with the utmost resignation and gave evidence of that happy and
great change which must pass upon all before they can be called Christians.
He retained the perfect use of all his faculties to the last and died
full of hope, and peace and joy in believing.
His funeral was one of the largest we ever saw in this place, for he had
many friends.
Perth
Courier and Bytown Gazette, April, 1835
Died at
Kingston
on the 27th inst. Kate
Henry (Clarke), infant daughter of Assistant Com. Gen. Clarke, aged
14 days.
Bathurst
Courier and Bytown Gazette,
June 12, 1835
Died, at
St. Thomas
on the 26th ultimo, Frances
Elizabeth (Ackland), youngest daughter of Mr. G. Ackland, late of
Perth
, Bathurst District,
aged 10 months.
Bathurst
Courier and Bytown Gazette,
September 25, 1835
Died at his residence in Beckwith, U.C.
on the 12th of September, the Rev. Dr.
Buchanan, in the 74th year of his age and the 45th
year of his ministry. His sufferings
previous to his death which were long and painful he bore with great patience
and Christian resignation to the will of his Heavenly Father.
By his death the church has lost an eminent Presbyterian minister—and
his family an indulgent parent. He
was indeed a faithful servant of Christ and he left a widow and nine children to
mourn their loss.
Perth
Courier and Bytown Gazette, March, 1836
Died, on Wednesday 6th inst.
On the 8th Concession Bathurst Elizabeth
West, wife of Richard West, age about 50 years.
Bathurst
Courier and Bytown Gazette,
July 1, 1836
Died on Tuesday last on the 8th
Concession of Drummond, Mr. Michael Steadman,
aged about 34 years.
Bathurst
Courier and Bytown Gazette,
October 20, 1836
Died At Ramsay on the 2nd
inst. Andrew (Canon) youngest son of William
Canon Esq., Surgeon R.N. in the fourth year of his age.
Bathurst
Courier and
Ottawa
Advertiser,
Jan. 17, 1840
Died—On Sunday morning last, Norman
James (Haggart), infant son of John Haggart, Esq., aged 7 months.
Died—On the 16th October at
her father’s residence, E. James, Esq., Llenoley,
Wales
, Johanna (James), the
beloved wife of Rev. E. Morris, visiting clergyman for the
Johnstown
and Bathurst District.
Bathurst
Courier and
Ottawa
Advertiser,
February 21, 1840
Among the mortalities that have occurred
in the
West Indies
it is our painful duty to announce the death of William
Charles Reade, Lt. West Indies Regiment and son of G.H. Reade of the
medical staff of the garrison who died at
Tobago
, 23rd December, aged 21.
Three different times had he struggled with that most dreadful malady,
fever, which has carried off thousands, but owing to a natural good constitution
and remarkable steady habits he regenerated after long illnesses, sufficient to
be able to spend a fortnight with the Lieutenant Governor who resided in the
country, for the benefit of a change of air and only left with a promise to
return the ensuing week to pass his Christmas with his family but on the second
after returning a relapse ensued and five days later he breathed his last.
There are circumstances connected with the death of Lt. Reade which
rendered his death more affecting to his disconsolate parents.
Leave of absence from the Horse Guards had been actually obtained for him
by his father but from some neglect in other quarters the application for the
leave was never forwarded and thus when his family was daily expecting a meeting
with him their fond hopes and expectations were cruelly and forever blasted by
the painful intelligence of his untimely end.
His remains were interred with military honors.
Bathurst
Courier and
Ottawa
Advertiser
March 6, 1840
Died, on Wednesday morning last, after a
short but severe illness, John McKay, Esq.,
Treasurer of the Bathurst District, aged 48 years.
Bathurst
Courier and
Ottawa
Advertiser,
March 13, 1840
Died, on Thursday morning last, George
Stone, of pleurisy, aged 35, a native of the
County
of
Deray
,
Ireland
.
Bathurst
Courier and
Ottawa
Advertiser,
May 22, 1840
Died at Elmsley on the 15th
inst. John McLean, Surgeon, Royal Navy, a
native of
Dumfries
,
Scotland
, aged 52. During
his life he was much esteemed and respected by all who knew him as a man of
sincere piety, of great integrity, and benevolent disposition.
Bathurst
Courier and
Ottawa
Advertiser,
June 12, 1840
Died in the
township
of
Drummond
on Sunday the 31st ultimo, Miss Mary
Ann Kerr, deeply lamented by her relatives and all who knew her for
her mild and unaffected temper of life and conversation.
She died in peace and hope of her acceptance with her Redeemer.
Bathurst
Courier and
Ottawa
Advertiser,
September 25, 1840
Died, Mr. Archibald
McNee, whose misfortune we noted a short time since, died on Saturday
morning last, from the effects of the injury received, which caused the lock
jaw. We did not anticipate when we
penned the former article that it would have fallen to our lot to be the
recorders of the lamentable end of one so generally esteemed for honest, sober
and persevering habits – taken off in the prime of life and in the midst of
worldly comfort and prosperity. The
deceased left a wife and two children to grieve his loss.
His age was 37 years and a native of Balquhkker,
Perthshire
,
Scotland
.
Bathurst
Courier and Ottawa General Advertiser,
March 5, 1841
To the editor of the Bathurst Courier:
Sir The painful duty has
evolved on me of communicating to the public through the medium of your useful
journal the account of a melancholy catastrophe, which occurred in the vicinity,
on Friday last, on the 19th inst., which resulted in the death of two
children the eldest a girl of about eight and the younger a boy about two years
of age.
About four miles from this village on
the road leading to Ramsay, resides an individual by the name of Robert
Jamieson, whose wife has been for several years past afflicted with an
aberration of the mind often extending to perfect insanity, which has rendered
her entirely incapable of attending to the domestic affairs of her household,
consisting of the husband, herself and six children the oldest about ten years
of age. The nature of the man’s employment prevented him from attending to his
wife and family at all times being often impelled by stern necessity to go
abroad on business and not being in circumstances that will allow him to keep
any person in the house to look after and take charge of them when he is absent
himself; on account of her insanity the children have been much neglected and of
course left to a great measure to follow their own inclinations and when
children even under the best guidance will often evince a wayward disposition as
those who have family will frequently observe; so it is not to be wondered at
that in the instance before us, destitute as they have been from the tender
guidance arising from maternal solicitude, and deprived of the father’s
attention on account of his frequent absences from home, that they should have
contracted habits that they would not have done if placed in more favorable
circumstances. The usual and common
attractions of home, with which most of us have been intimate, when children,
were as a matter of course, few and enticing and more especially so when the
father was absent, and from this resulted a wondering inclination, which they
frequently indulged by visiting their friends in the neighborhood, there always
sharing the comforts which these friends enjoyed and of which their own home was
most destitute; ‘home’, as I have already stated, having few attractions,
was only thought on as a last resource, and to the inclination to return there
may be traced fatal consequences which ensued.
Mr. Jamieson left his abode on Tuesday
last, to go a considerable distance with his team, not expecting to return for
several days, and on Friday forenoon three of the children, the two mentioned
above and a girl nearly six years old, left home and went to Mr. John Smith’s
(their grandfather) a distance of little more than a quarter of a mile, where
they frequently visited and as a matter of course always received the kindness
of their good old grandmother who was well aware of their need for these
attentions and made it her study to minister to them in those little arts of
kindness which but for what we have stated they ought and would have received
from their own maternal parent. On
the day mentioned they remained with the grandmother till well on in the
afternoon and at her recommendation, as the rest of the family did not then know
where they were, they left her house to proceed home, the oldest girl carrying
the young boy, to whom she had acted as nurse since he was but a few days old.
According to the statement of the
surviving child, it appears, however, that they had not proceeded far, till the
eldest said she would not go home but would stay in the woods all night.
She led them off the main road by a tract that had been made in taking
out firewood and after proceeding only a few yards they appeared to have lain
down in the snow with scarcely any covering, with no shelter but the tall trees
around them, and in a night of severe frost.
The consequences may be easily apprehended.
They were found the next day about
noon
. Their
disappearance having caused a search, their tracks led to the spot where the
oldest girl and the child were found quite dead and strange to say, the other
girl sitting beside her deceased brother and sister, not only alive, but so
little injured that she walked to her grandfather’s without assistance and she
is already quite recovered.
An inquest was held the next day on the
bodies and before John McIntyre and John Hall, Esqs. two of Her Majesty’s
coroners for the district, and after a patient investigation of all the
circumstances the jury returned the following verdict, viz:
It is the opinion of the jury that the oldest girl, Flora
Smith (Jamieson), having had an aversion to go home, for some cause
known to them, did voluntarily of her own accord, go off the main road into the
woods, with the intention of remaining all night, taking her younger brother and
sister along with her and that she and her brother Robert
(Jamieson) died during the night from the severity of the cold.
It is worthy of remark that no blame is
or can be attached to any individual, and the melancholy affair has caused great
grief to the family members. The
mother alone seems quite unconscious of her loss, deplorable must that
affliction be, that can make the tide of a mother’s affection cease to
flow—which can estrange the sympathies of natural affection, and dry up the
fountain of tears for her loss of those whom in ordinary circumstances she would
have loved as her own life and had lamented beyond power of description.
Alas! Alas!
when glorious reason vacates her throne and dominion in the temple of
humanity man is reduced below the level of mere animal creation, for even these
many a useful lesson may be learned: Go
to the ant, thou sluggard, and consider her ways and be wise.
The jury and others assembled on the
occasion, considering the peculiar circumstances of the surviving portion of the
family generously offered to contribute a little, in part, to alleviate the
distress in which they are at present thrown and Mr. Robert Craig and Mr. John
McLaren, Jun. were appointed to a committee to collect donations of the
charitable and to superintend the expenditure of what might be collected and it
is hoped that a generous and sympathizing public embrace the opportunity of
experiencing the pleasure arising from the consciousness of having contributed
to lighten a load of misery which has been bearing down until it has well nigh
crushed the spirit of an honest and industrious man, who may well say in the
language of the Scripture, ‘I am the man that has seen the affliction”.
Bathurst
Courier and
Ottawa
Advertiser, June, 1841
Died on Monday last, Peter
(Ferguson), son of John Ferguson, Esq., aged 19 years, of consumption
Bathurst
Courier and
Ottawa
Advertiser,
March 1, 1842
Died – At his residence in Drummond,
on the 22nd February, Admiral McCormick,
a native of Keatyre,
Argyleshire
,
Scotland
, aged 60 years.
Bathurst
Courier and
Ottawa
Advertiser,
March 29, 1842
Sudden Death—We understand that on
Friday evening last, a son of William Morris’,
in Drummond a few miles from this place, suddenly expired, under unaccountable
circumstances not having had previous symptoms of illness.
As we have been informed, he was helping his brother into the house with
a back log for the fire, when he dropped his end of it; a dimness had come over
his eyes and on being asked what was the matter, stated that he “felt faint”
after which he immediately fell and died. The
young man was about 20 years of age and the awful suddenness of his call from
time into eternity must be a sad trial to his bereaved friends and relatives.
Bathurst
Courier and
Ottawa
Advertiser,
April 5, 1842
Sudden Death—We have another instance
of sudden death, in its most awful form, to record this week. On
Tuesday morning last, about
8:00
, John Williams, cooper,
an old resident of this place, was discovered by his daughter-in-law, on going
to the room where he slept, lying on his face, dead; his two hands were placed
under his face and his feet were outside of the bunk his head and a part of his
body inside. It appeared he had been
intoxicated the previous night and it is supposed, to have died of a fit.
An inquest was held on the body and the verdict returned was “Died by
the visitation of God”.
Bathurst
Courier and
Ottawa
Advertiser.
May 10, 1842
Died, at the house of Mr. James
Campbell, near Middleville,
Township
of
Lanark
, on the 5th inst. after a few days illness, Mr.
Hugh K. Foster, teacher, a native of
Yorkshire
,
England
.
Bathurst
Courier and
Ottawa
Advertiser,
May 24, 1842
Effects of Ardent Spirits—On Tuesday
last a fine boy, son of John McCallum of
Drummond, was prevailed upon by two boys to drink some beer and after having
done so was induced to take some whiskey which he also did and was immediately
overcome by it in such a manner that he was obliged to be carried to a
neighbor’s house; he fell asleep and all the exertions that could be made
proved fruitless in awakening him from that sleep or saving him from death.
He died on Friday evening.
Bathurst
Courier and
Ottawa
Advertiser,
June 14, 1842
Died on the 1st inst. at the
residence of his son-in-law, Mr. Wm. McClelland of Bathurst, at the advanced age
of 84 years, after a tedious illness, borne with pious fortitude, and cheered
and supported by Christian hope—Mr. John Denison,
formerly of the County of Leitrim, Ireland.
Bathurst
Courier and
Ottawa
Advertiser,
July 19, 1842
Died—In this town at half past 5 p.m.
on Friday, 10th June inst. Ann,
the beloved wife of the Rev. James Currie, Wesleyan Minister of this place, in
the joyful hope of future blessedness, after bearing with Christian patience a
protracted illness of nearly eight weeks.
On Saturday morning last, Helen
(Holliday), infant daughter of Francis Holliday, aged 6 months and
four days “Of Such is the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
”.
Bathurst
Courier and
Ottawa
Advertiser,
July 26, 1842
Died on Sunday last after an illness of
some months, Charles Miller, saddler, long
an esteemed resident of this place. He
was a native of
Kirkintulloch
,
Scotland
and aged 56 years.
Bathurst
Courier and
Ottawa
Advertiser,
August 16, 1842
Died—at Glen Isle, Beckwith, on the 13th
inst. Jane Hill, the wife of Captain Thomas
Glendenning, aged 42.
Bathurst
Courier and
Ottawa
Advertiser,
September 27, 1842
Died at
Perth
, on the 6th inst. Anne
(Wilson), youngest daughter of the Rev. T.C. Wilson, aged 14 months.
Bathurst
Courier and
Ottawa
Advertiser,
February 27, 1844
Died On Sunday morning last, after a
short illness, Francis Allan, Esq.
Postmaster of this place, age 51. The
death of Mr. Allan is a source of great grief to his numerous friends and
family. The deceased held the office
of District Land Agent and performed the duties thereof satisfactorily as well
as that of Postmaster. He had also
lately been appointed by the District Council to the important trust of County
Superintendent of Common Schools which, had he been spared, we have no doubt he
would have performed. His demise is
sincerely regretted generally and a loss to this place.
The funeral takes place today at
2:00
.
On Wednesday evening the 21st
inst., Mr. Samuel Boyd, innkeeper, departed
this life at the residence of his brother-in-law Mr. W. McLellan,
Bathurst
. Could the
affectionate attention of those with whom he resided have prolonged his
existence—the friendly had not mourned as they mourn now—yet theirs is not
the sorrow unassuaged by hope.
Bathurst
Courier and
Ottawa
Advertiser,
April 9, 1844
Died – On Friday the 5th
inst. In Drummond, near Ferguson's Falls, after a lingering illness, Mrs. Mary
wife of Mr. Alexander Ferguson, formerly of Glasgow, Scotland.
At Lanark, on the 14th inst.
in the 82nd year of his life, and 53rd of his ministry,
the Rev. John Gemmill, the minister of the
Presbyterian congregation, Dalhousie; formerly minister of the associate
congregation of Original Seceders at Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland.
At Lanark, on the 8th inst.
Mrs. Helen Mason, wife of Mr. Robert Mason,
Teacher, formerly of Cambrislang, near
Glasgow
,
Scotland
, in the 60th year of her life.
Perth
Courier
October 19, 1888
Deceased:
The Almonte Gazette of last week contained a lengthy obituary notice of
the late Mr. Jonathan Francis of Pakenham
village which took place on Sunday of last week Deceased was of 68 years.
Deceased was a native of
Wolford
Township
,
Grenville
County
, and came to Pakenham 40 years ago, engaging in a successful
lumbering business there. He married
Miss Margaret Carswell, daughter of the late Allan Carswell, and had five
children, all of whom are yet living. He
was a strict Presbyterian and staunch Reformer.
The funeral was a large one.
Perth
Courier
June 5, 1896
The Late Mr. John
Korry—After a lengthened illness, the result of la grippe, Mr. John
Kerry, of
North Sherbrooke
, died on Saturday last at the age of 75 years.
Deceased was the son of the late Mr. Isaac Kerry, and was born in
Bathurst
, near
Sharbot
Lake
, in the year 1821. He
carried on the lumbering and saw milling business when he grew up and prospered
and at the time of his death had charge of the government dam at and above
Bob’s
Lake
. He leaves two
sons—Isaac, reeve of South Sherbrooke and saw miller at Maberly, and George,
merchant, Bathurst station—and four daughters, all married.
The deceased was a Baptist in religion and a Conservative in politics.
His brother George, of
Perth
, is now the only survivor of seven brothers.
Mr. Correy left an estate valued at $40,000.
His funeral on Monday was about the largest ever seen in the township
with more than 100 teams joining in the procession.
The remains were interred at
Bolingbroke
Cemetery
Fatality in Michigan—The Tuscola
County Pioneer, published at Vissar, Michigan, in its issue of May 29, contains
an account of the destruction caused by a terrific tornado that visited that
section on the previous Monday. Besides
the destruction of farm homes, barns, shops, trees and fences in Gifford
township, several people were injured and sadder than all this, one life was
lost amidst the horrors of the cyclone. The
victim, Mrs. Joseph Malburg, was husband of a
granddaughter of Mr. James Holliday of this town and daughter of the late Mr.
John Holliday who was born on the Scotch Line and removed to
Michigan
many years ago. The
circumstances of the tragic event narrated are intensely saddening and we copy
the particulars from the Pioneer: The
only fatality incident to the cyclone was the awful death of Joseph
Malburg. He was standing
at the window in his home with his wife, watching the terrible storm without
when, without an instant warning a piece of black ash board, about five feet in
length and ten inches wide, was driven through the glass striking him directly
in the breast, passing down through his lungs and liver and nearly severing his
shoulder and arm from his body. His death was instantaneous.
Not a board was torn from his building and the fatal missive driven by
the awful cyclone with lightning rapidity, which caused his death must have been
carried some distance. Mr. Malburg
was about 33 years of age and leaves a wife and one child.
He was a son in law of the late John Holiday of Tuscola and a brother of
Mrs. W. U. Worden of Vassar. The
funeral was held at the house on Wednesday and the remains brought to this place
and interred in
Riverside
. The friends and
neighbors in the vicinity have rendered the stricken family all the aid and
comfort in their power and the day following the cyclone over 50 farmers
assembled and put up fences and repaired damages from the storm as far as
possible.
The Late Elijah
Drew—A friend in
Lena
,
Illinois
sends us the following interesting obituary section:
Mr. Elijah Drew, a resident of
Perth
from 1827 to 1851, died at his residence,
Lena
,
Illinois
on Friday evening, February 21st.
He was a native of Glengarry,
Ontario
and of Scotch parentage.
At his last birthday, Dec. 14, he was 80 years of age.
Up to within a few days of his death he was able to be up and around and
in good health and spirits and conversed quite freely with your informant about
old associations in your town. He
was a carpenter by trade and was associated with Malcolm McPherson, Robert
Douglas, Alexander Kippen, John Jackson, Robert Kellock and others on many of
the edifices of your town. He did
quite a large part of the work on the Court House.
He also worked on the Tay Canal Co. steamer,
Enterprise
. On
Nov. 2, 1829
he married Miss Anna Dart, who died
April 13, 1845
. He was married
to Miss Caroline Smith on
July 14, 1846
, who died at
Lena
,
Illinois
on
Sept. 10, 1888
. He was the
father of twelve children, seven of whom survive.
Under the pasturage of Rev. Mr. Carrol he was converted and was an
honored member of the
Methodist
Church
, in which body he maintained a consistent Christian life
when he removed to
Illinois
. He was an
intimate friend and associate of Father McGrath, one of the pioneer Methodists
of Perth. In the year 1851 he moved
to
Illinois
and worked on a farm until 1876 when he moved to
Lena
, where he ever since resided.
During his later years he liked to talk of his youthful life and it may
be interesting to relate an incident of his boyhood.
He as well as many of the boys and girls used to attend a Kirk in
Glengarry, walking 8 miles and listening to a Gaelic sermon in the forenoon and
an English one in the afternoon. In
summer they used to carry their shoes and stockings until they reached a stream
near the church, where they washed and dressed their feet before entering the
building. On one occasion, he found
a pair of ladies hose and was wont to humorously remark concerning the
disappointment of the loser.
The Kingston Whig publishes the obituary
of the late Mrs. John Kelly of Glenburnie,
Frontenac
County
, whose death occurred on the 20th May.
She was born in Smith’s Falls in 1839, her maiden name being Elizabeth
Geagan. She was married
when 25 years old, the couple removing to Palmerston in
Frontenac
County
, whence they moved to Glenburnie in 1889.
She has a married daughter living in
Perth
. She was a Roman
Catholic in religion.
Perth
Courier,
July 15, 1892
The deceased lady mentioned below was
the wife of Mr. Alex J. Fraser, cousin of Mr. O.E. Armstrong of this place:
News was received here yesterday of the death at
Regina
yesterday of Mrs. A. J. Fraser, aged 33 years.
Mrs. Fraser was Miss Emily Chaffey,
daughter of the late Elmwood Chaffey, formerly of
Brockville
and
Toronto
. She resided in
Brockville
from the time of her father’s death in 1863 until 1881,
when she married Mr. A. J. Fraser of
Regina
, formerly of
Ottawa
. Mr. Fraser is
now chief clerk in the interior department at
Regina
,
N.W.T.
Mrs. Fraser
leaves six children, the oldest seven and the youngest a few months old.
Her mother, Mrs. Elmwood Chaffey, who was with her at the time of her
death, only went out there a few months ago.
Mrs. Fraser during her residence in
Brockville
was one of the most popular young ladies in
Brockville
and her death is much regretted by her many friends.
The remains will be brought here for interment.
Died—Robb—At the residence of his
brother-in-law, Mr. R. J. Drummond,
Perth
, on Friday 8th inst., Mr. Thomas
H. Robb of
New York
, aged 68 years.
Died—Scott—At Almonte, on Tuesday,
July 5th, John Scott, aged 82
years.
Died—
Campbell
-At his brother’s residence near
Ferguson
’s Falls, Drummond, Mr. James
Campbell of
Carleton Place
, aged 70 years.
Died—McGregor—In Beckwith, 31st
May, Janet King, relict of Duncan McGregor,
of
North Elmsley
aged 70 years.
Died—Foran—At
Aylmer
, Que., July 3rd, Mary
Isabella McDonald, wife of Mr. T. P. Foran, Advocate, in her 32nd
year.
Perth
Courier,
February 4, 1898
Mrs. J. J.
Lally—This lady, wife of Mr. John J. Lally of the post office
department,
Ottawa
, formerly of
Perth
, died in that city on Monday.
She left three children motherless.
Mrs. Thomas
Rutherford (Mary Love)—This
venerable lady, perhaps the only pioneer settler remaining of the North
Sherbrooke settlers, died on Jan. 21 in the 83rd year of her age.
She was born in
Glasgow
,
Scotland
and came out in 1821.
Mrs. Henry
Murray—The White Pigeon (Michigan) Journal, for Dec. 24, contains
an obituary of the late Mrs. Henry Murray, formerly of Middleville, Lanark
Township, sister of the Messrs Rogers of that township.
The Journal says: “Died,
Monday, Dec. 20, at the home of her son James H. Murray, in
Cadillac
,
Mich.
, Mrs. Henry Murray, aged 81 years, 8 months and 17 days.
Mrs. Murray was born
April 3, 1816
in
Edinburgh
,
Scotland
. When 17
years of age she moved with her parents to
Middleville
,
Canada
. In the year of
1852 she was married to Henry Murray. To
this union was born two children, one son and one daughter, of which the latter
has preceeded the mother to the other world, leaving only the son still
surviving. At the age of 20 she
united with the First Presbyterian Church of Middleville, of which she was a
faithful member until her removal to White Pigeon in 1881, at which time she
jointed the Presbyterian Church of this place and still held her membership here
at the time of her death. Shortly
after uniting with this church, she again moved with her son to
South Boardman
and thence to Cadillac, where her death occurred.
During her last illness she often longed to be at rest with Him in whom
she so long trusted. She passed
quietly away Monday evening at
11 o’clock
.
Died—
Rutherford
—In North
Sherbrooke
, on
January 24, 1898
, Mary Love, wife of the
late Thomas Rutherford, aged 82 years. Deceased came with her parents from
Glasgow
,
Scotland
in the year 1821, and had been a resident of the place ever
since. Her husband died 47 years
ago.
Perth
Courier,
March 6, 1898
Richard J.
Dougherty—The funeral services of the late Richard J. Dougherty
were held on Jan. 27th, at
10:00
at the cathedral, interment being at the Catholic cemetery.
Mr. Dougherty, who was well known throughout
Montana
, died at
Wallace
,
Idaho
last Thursday. Before
his death he expressed a wish to be buried in the family plot at
Helena
beside his brother. The
remains were therefore brought here accompanied by Mrs. Dougherty and her infant
daughter. Richard Dougherty was born
at
Perth
,
Ontario
, on March 17, 18??, and attended the public school of that
place until he was 14 years of age. He
then entered college and graduated at the age of 19.
In 1882 he came to
Montana
, where for several years he was employed as accountant and
bookkeeper for various companies and firms.
In 1885 he married Mary G. Hillger, second daughter of Judge and Mrs. N.
Hillger of
Helena
. Five years
later Mr. Dougherty moved with his family to
Idaho
, locating at Berke, where he was employed as assayer and
bookkeeper for the Poorman mine until the works of that mine were destroyed by
fire in 1897. He was then
transferred to
Wallace
,
Idaho
, where he was employed by the Mammoth mine of Gem, the
office of the company at Wallace. Mr.
Dougherty was with the company at the time of his death, which was caused by
nervous prostration. A wife and four
children survive—the eldest eleven and the youngest five months.
In the death of Mr. Dougherty his family has the sincere sympathy of all,
and in the loss of a kind husband and father, a just and generous friend who
thought no sacrifice too great for their common good.
He never shirked the responsibilities of life but with hope and courage
assumed every burden as it came. Called
in his prime of life when it seemed he could not be spared it still feels that
the world is better for his having lived and to those who knew his genial,
kindly nature it seems indeed sad to loose him,
NOTE: The above is taken from
a Helena, Montana paper. Deceased
was born in Drummond and was a son of Mr. Michael Dougherty, once of that
township. Deceased attended the
Perth Collegiate Institute before leaving for the west.
Perth
Courier
January 28, 1898
Mrs. Ralph Davidson—Another old
resident of this locality, Mrs. Ralph Davidson, bid farewell to this world on
Monday last, full of years and the quiet contentment of a Christian life.
The maiden name of deceased was Margaret A. Swan,
who when young married Mr. Ralph Davidson, of
Bathurst
, who followed the calling of carpenter and who died some
years ago. Mrs. Davidson left a
family of one son, Samuel, in Mallory, Minn., and three daughters, Mrs. John
McKerracher, Mrs. A. Wilson, both of Perth, and Miss Saidee Davidson of
Johnstown, N. Dakota. The funeral
took place to
Elmwood
Cemetery
on Tuesday, the Rev. Mr. Hughes of the
Methodist
Church
, conducting the services.
Death of Mr. William
Drennan The Saginaw
Michigan News of January 20, contains a death notice of Mr. William Drennan, of
that city, who passed away on Tuesday morning, 18th January.
The late Mr. Drennan was the eldest brother of our townsman, Mr. M.
Drennan and was well known in North Burgess, where he lived from boyhood up and
in
Perth
, where his face was once familiar.
He was an esteemed and respected citizen while in this locality and his
good reputation was well kept up in the west where he prospered in honest
dealings. He was a continuous
subscriber to the Courier the whole of his quarter century’s stay in
Michigan
and never allowed his payment to fall behind.
His brother Michael, town, was present at the funeral.
The News says: William
Drennan, aged 57, who has been a respected citizen of
Saginaw
for the past 24 years, passed away this morning at
10:30
at his home,
123 Howard St.
, of an affliction of the heart which he had long been a
patient sufferer. The deceased was
born in
Tipperary County
,
Ireland
and left with his parents when but six years of age to
settle in
Perth
,
Ontario
. In September,
1874, he moved to
Saginaw
, and has resided here ever since.
He embarked in the real estate business and has amassed a considerable
fortune at the time of his demise. He
was a faithful attendant at St. Mary’s Church and was a generous helper of the
needy and afflicted. He has always
been a liberal contributor to
St. Vincent
’s Orphan home and in his will it is understood, leaves
that noble institution a handsome bequest. He had traits of character that
endeared him to many friends and his demise will be deeply regretted.
He was a member of Branch 12, C.M.B.A. and also of the Knights of St.
John, No. 169. Two brothers, Thomas
C., of Syracuse, N.Y. and Michael J. of Perth, Ont. and two sisters, Mrs.
Catherine McGill and Miss Ellen Drennan, both of this city, survive him.
The next day’s issue contained the following: St. Mary’s church was
filled this morning with a sorrowing throng of friends who assembled to pay the
last tribute of respect to all that was mortal of William Drennan. The Knights
of St. John from all over the city and Branch 12,C.M.B.A. attended in a body.
The solemn services were conducted at
2:00
by the Rev. Father Dalton and Leferre and those who acted as
pallbearers were Messrs. M.D. Ryan, T. C. Hines, J. M. Roberts, W. M Heagany,
P.A. O’Donnell and James F. Adams. The
interment was at
Calvary
Cemetery
.
Death of
Dr. Kellock.
The Sabbath day had a dismal ending to a great many of our townspeople
this week, for before it closed, the tidings were spread around that one well
known to all and dear to most of them, Dr. Kellock, had died suddenly, while
engaged in attending to an urgent professional call.
His death occurred in this way: Mrs.
John W. Adams, while going to Knox church shortly before
7:00
in the evening, slipped at an icy place in the sidewalk at
Bailey’s Corners and suffered some injuries.
She was taken into Mr. Bailey’s house, and Dr. Kellock sent for.
He attended to her hurt and hailing a cutter driving past by a young man
named Mr. Heddlestone, had him drive Mrs. Adams to her residence on Brock St.
He followed at a smart walk and arrived there in time to assist her out.
As he was doing this, he suddenly fell back and groaning once or twice,
apparently breathed his last there and then.
He was quickly driven homeward and when opposite the
Methodist
Church
, a messenger was sent in for Dr. Hanna, who on examining his
late brother physician saw that he was dead.
The body was then taken to his own house, where the terrifying news was
broken to his widow, who was completely overwhelmed by the event so unexpected
and afflicting. Few knew it, but it
transpires that Dr. Kellock was aware that his heart was weak and that such a
death as this might befall him some time. And
he was not unprepared for it. Few
led more blameless or exemplary Christian lives than he.
He was a devoted Christian a deacon in the
Baptist
Church
and took a keen interest in various religious schemes and
enterprises outside of his own denomination.
He was a staunch and independent Liberal, in politics, a man of wide and
varied information, a close student to his last day and a clever and facile
writer. His writings have often
graced the columns of the Courier on local matters and in advocacy of temperance
and prohibition, and he was also a contributor to the epistolary pages of the
Canadian Baptist. He possessed, as
will be seen, a sterling character of the unobtrusive kind and during his long
practice he had won the affection and confidence of a large proportion of people
in the neighborhood who came in personal contact with him, apart from others who
esteemed him more for general knowledge and relations.
Perhaps there is no other member of the community who could be so ill
spared both as a professional man and a respected and useful citizen.
John Kellock
was born in the town of
Perth
in November of 1835, son of Robert Kellock who came to
Canada
in 1832, a native of
Fifeshire
,
Scotland
, and Alicia MacDonald of
Paisley
,
Scotland
. He received his
education in the schools of
Perth
and the Normal School,
Toronto
and subsequently studied medicine at Queen’s College,
Kingston
, graduating with honors in 1852.
He immediately began to practice in
Perth
and continued this until his death being for many years the
oldest practitioner in the place if not the county.
He became a member of the school board in 1864, goal surgeon about ten
years ago, C.P.R. surgeon and county coroner.
He filled the office of Secretary of the Perth Auxiliary Bible Society
gratuitously for many years, and in that position also died in harness.
For some time he had been a director of the Mechanics Institute or Public
Library and an invaluable member of the Library Committee for which his fine
literary tastes and habits especially adapted him.
The doctor visited the land of his forefathers on two different occasions
and each time told of his impressions and travels through our columns.
His wife was Miss Margaret Brown, a native of
Scotland
, to whom the public sympathy will go out in all sincerity.
Now that he is gone we cannot think his memory will be forgotten soon,
for his qualities were such that no can do them justice or satisfy the claims of
deep affection that exist. The
funeral took place to
Elmwood
Cemetery
at Tuesday afternoon at
2:00
and was on that wintry day a very large one attended by a
great many from outside the town as well as our own citizens.
The Board of Education attended in a body and sent a floral crown to be
laid on the coffin as their object of respect.
The Almonte Times of January 22 says:
Word has been received that Mr. Thomas Brown,
a former resident of
Lanark
County
, had dropped dead of heart disease at
Hamilton
,
North Dakota
, on the 8th inst.
The late Mr. Brown was born at
Bathurst
,
Lanark
County
, in 1818, and was married to Miss Elizabeth Johnson of North
Gower in 1853 and took up his residence in
Carleton
County
, where he resided for 36 years.
He was for 21 years superintendent of Union Sunday School at
Kars
and for 36 years an active member of I.O.I Number 35.
He raised a family of four boys and three girls.
Mr. Brown moved to
Hamilton
in May 1880 (?)
Posted: 12 February, 2003.