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Newspaper & Documents write-ups about Carleton County People

The Carleton Sentinel, The Dispatch and The Press Newspapers were published
in the Town of Woodstock, N.B.

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Press Newspaper Feb 5, 1905
Bristol ( excerpts)
While working on Florenceville bridge, one cold day last week, Thomas Darkis froze his feet quite badly, but was not aware of it until he undressed his feet at night. His feet are now in a bad condition, and it is feared that both great toes will have to be amputated.
Miss Annie I McLean, daughter of A J McLean and George L Caldwell were married on Wednesday last at the residence of the bride's father. The ceremony was performed by Rev J H Anderson assisted by Rev A H Hayward, in the presence of about a hundred relatives and friends. The bride received numerous valuable and useful presents. The happy couple will reside in Bristol. Among the guests who were present from a distance, were Mr. and Mrs. Beni Kilburn, Kilburn; Mr. and Mrs. W Wright, Four Falls; D W Kyle and family Woodstock; J A Barter, J E Barter, and S G Barter and families Avondale; Mr. and Mrs. R. Dole, Mr. and Mrs. H H McCain, Florenceville; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lewis, Centreville.
While out driving on Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Delong lost a parcel containing Sixty dollars and some valuable papers. It was picked up by a Mrs. Kinney and returned to Mrs. Delong on Wednesday.
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Press Newspaper Feb 20, 1905
J A Milmore, son of J C Milmore, is now employed at mining at La Cananea, Lonora, Mexico, and has been most successful.
Walter N Everett, a farmer resident of this place, but now of Montana, is visiting his old friends and relations in Carleton Co.
David G. Good, third son of J A Good, who moved to Bridgewater last spring, is receiving congratulations upon the arrival of a daughter in his home.
Mr. George Wasson and family returned to their home in Dakota last week after spending a couple of months with his parents, here. His brothers James and Walter, preceded him west a week ago.
Israel Churchill the plumber, has bought the livery stable on Connell St., owned by Mrs. Daniel Lee, and will enlarge the space in the building, used by his plumbing business.
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Notes from the Observer thanks to Judy Tribe

Observer 1910

June 24 -- Obit: Sidney Hubble, at his residence in Upper Brighton, on Saturday morning, June 11, after a long illness, at age 75. Wife died 10 months ago. Leaving 4 daughters: Mrs. Henry Derrah of Middle Simonds; Mrs. Gordon Laskey of Hartland, N.B.; Mrs. Alfred Nason of Woodstock; Mrs. Albert McKinley of Upper Brighton; and 1 son: William of Ashland, ME. Rev. J.M. Mallory officiating in the Primitive Church.

July 15 -- Local Topics

The marriage of Eva Agnes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith of Summerfield, to John Leck of Truro, N.S. This took place at Fredericton on Tuesday.

Sept.16 -- Obit: George S. Biggar, at Biggar Ridge, Aug.29, of paralysis of the heart, 2nd son of Harvey and Minnie Biggar, 15 years.

-- Bath: The marriage of John Squires of Upper Kent to Miss Evelyn Smith took place at the residence of the officiating minister, Rev. J.H. Puddington on Friday.

Oct.20 -- Obit: At his home in Brookville, Car. Co., Sept.7, after a lingering illness of heart trouble, James DeLong, 87 years old. He was the eldest son of John Nesbet DeLong and Mary Ann Lunn DeLong of Shefield. Born 8 August 1824, married 10 Nov.1849, Rebekah, daughter of James and Sarah Tilley, also of Sunbury.

He was a carpenter and mason until 1847 when he moved to Bloomfield where he bought the farm now owned by A. Strong. He sold that farm in 1866 and purchased a farm in Brookville. Member of the Bloomfield Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife; 2 sons, J.W. at home, and Bertman at Silver Mills, ME.; 4 daughters, Mrs. M.A.Ross, Monticello, ME. (widow of James Ross); Mrs. S.M. Silver (Charles Silver), Silver Mills, ME.; Mrs. Willa M. Tompkins (W.), Royalton; and Cady E., wife of D.A. Lunn, Littleton, ME.
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The Courier

COMMUNICATION.

(For the Courier)

SCENERY ON THE ST. JOHN

REFLECTIONS - WOODSTOCK

(A Letter from Fredericton)

6 Oct. 1832

The coolness of the declining day enabled us to hurry our pace a little, and we soon came in sight of the Indian village. Passing the neat farms of Mr. Phillips and Mr. Jones, we noticed a great and recent improvement in the appearance of the dwelling of the latter. If many who build large houses and allow them to rot down from the inability to buy paint, would just imitate Mr. J., by the application of a little lime and a few hours labour, I venture to affirm, and for proof I refer them to his house, they would gain by it in the end--and surely their farms would look better . Naduct Point, a fine tract of about one hundred acres of intervale, has no doubt, been the scite of an Indian encampment, long before the discovery of America, as has also Fredericton, and most other flat points on the river. At present a part of it with a sufficient quantity of adjoining high land, is occupied by the Indians, where they have built about fifteen huts, all of bark, with one exception the most permanent residence their families have. ....

... and as I have already given him an example of industry in another country, I will furnish him with one of enterprise in our own. I was raising my head from a contemplative position as the Caledonia mills burst upon my view. The reason and origin of the name is very obvious. Not many years since I passed along here, and all that marked the depth of the stream was the apparent strength of the bridge, a slovenly house and barn having no attractions to the traveller. Now the whole mill establishment, consisting of a saw, grist, and oat mill and kiln, a carding and fanning machine, a turning lathe and grindstone, turned by water, under one continuation of connected roofs, together with about a dozen buildings of various descriptions, including the proprietor’s neat dwelling house, would, with the appendage of a Church come within the description of a Yankee village. The situation of the mills is romantic - the creek runs thro’ a large body of intervale and an Island in front appears to shut out its entrance to the river; the whole valley is fertile, and at present is well cultivated; the noise of the water and the occasional sound of the crowbar gives to the whole a business - like appearance. All this is the work of a few years. Mr. Gibson, the enterprising proprietor, has at his own expence made a good landing and road from the river, rendering the access by land or water easy. The mechanical genius displayed by the youngest urchin about the mills, together with the long residence of Mr. Gibson in this country, connected with our prejudice, would lead us to think some share of invention and originality, or rather enterprise, is due to the rising generation. At any rate it may support the doctrine of Johnston, that " something may be made of a Scotchman if he be only caught young "; be this as it may, the whole reflects great credit upon the owner, and if it were in the other Province, Mr. Howe would devote to it a whole page of laudation. Doubtless he would see it, for he is not like our gentlemen Editors, confined in his operations to the town he dwells in. Rising from the intervale, the land is flat, the banks high, the soil light and sandy, and well adapted I should think to the application of gypsum for manure. A great improvement has been made in the appearance of the neat farm, the buildings, the fences, and the large dwelling house has been thoroughly repaired - the present occupier preferring the woeful ornaments of paint, oil, and glass, to the whole parade of old hats and trowsers with which the windows in 1829 were bedecked. Turning to my companion I enquired the cause of this very great change; did you not know, quoth he, that in the overturn of 1826, this property was taken by the Sheriff, sold, and purchased by a merchant in St. John for his brother then in Scotland, who now lives on it. Well, said I, if they should be the means of so settling and improving all the farms sold at their instance, it would in some degree be an equivalent for the lamentation, mourning, and woe brought upon a many a houseless family. It was twilight when we arrived at the ferry, for here the road re-crosses the river to Mr. Fraser’s beautiful farm. The whole country on the opposite side seemed to offer an entirely new scene. Our delay in waiting for the scow led us to think one on each side, kept by seperate ferrymen would be no disadvantage to expeditious travelling.
(To be continued)
The Courier articles were a donation. Does anybody know who the author was?
Contact Judy Tribe
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Press Newspaper Jan 30, 1905

Hotel Arrivals
Arrivals at the Carlisle last week:
Miss Katharine Bruce	Houlton
Mrs. F W Mann	Houlton
Mrs. C P Tenney	Houlton
T H Cook	Boston
A H Baird	Andover
J H Hatheway	Rochester, N. Y.
R B Hagerman	East Florenceville
A B McLeod	Berlin, Ontario
P G Massen	Quebec
M D Gillies	St. John
J M Queen	St. John
T A B Wilson	St. John
T H Belyea	St. John
W L Stewart	St. John
L Smith	St. John
J M Powers	St. John
J R Haycock	St. John
W H Horn	St. John
James Johnston	St. John
F A Lawson	St. John
J W Lawlor	St. John
C H Nelson	St. John
C W Cowan	St. John
Fred McLean	St. John
E L Phillips	St. John
E W Henry	St. John
E W Knowles	Toronto
V S Josey	Toronto
V L Leslie	Toronto
W C Bland	Toronto
R T Mack	Vanceboro
A J McIninch	Vanceboro
W V O'Brien	Montreal
V G R Vickers	Montreal
W B Bishop	Montreal
J R Smith	Sussex
L M Track	Yarmouth
S T Thompson	Halifax
G A Whelpley	Halifax
H H Webb	Halifax
Arthur W Smith	Woodstock
Fred J Hall	Woodstock
I E Sheasgreen	Woodstock

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Press Newspaper Jan 2, 1905

Officers Installed
The following officers of Woodstock Lodge, No. 11, F. & A. M., were installed on Tuesday evening by D Munro, P D G M, assisted by G H Harrison, P M , as grand director of ceremonies:

John McKenzie	I P M
George W Gibson	W M
John A Lindsay	S W
D W Kyle	J W
Williamson Fisher	Treas.
Donald Munro	Sec'y
Dr. G B Manzer	S D
E W Mair	J D
Dr W N Hand	S S
Dr. M G McLean	J S
Wallace Gibson	I G
F C Denison	D of C
E L Hagerman	Tyler
James Drysdale	Chaplain

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Press Newspaper Jan 2, 1905

Hotel Arrivals
Carlisle :

C R Creighton	Woodstock
J C Gibson	Woodstock
J A Gibson & wife	Woodstock
B B Manzer & wife	Woodstock
G B Manzer & wife & children	Woodstock
G H Harrison & wife and Master ; George Harrison	Woodstock
Fred Clark	Woodstock
H E Palmer	Montreal
Geo Fowler	Sussex
F S Gillis	Sussex
P Willaims	Sydney
E R Teed	St. Stephen
Murray Russel	Houlton
Gladys Brewer	Houlton
Miss Mary Maid	Houlton
H Black	St. John
S Hoyt	St. John
Fred S McLean	St. John
W L Ogle	Toronto
R Dole	East Florenceville
James Reid	Good's Corner
T J Carter	Andover
Fred LaForest	Edmundston
A S W Wyman, M. D.	Beechwood
W W Shaw	Hartland
H F Perkins	Hartland
E R Orr	McAdam
T R Branscombe	Dorechester, N. B.

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Press Newspaper Oct 8, 1900
Words of Sympathy
The following expression of condolence was received and presented to Frederick Burton on the sad occasion of his beloved wife's funeral, by the Rev. Jos. E. Flewelling, accompanying it with a few touching and well chosen remarks of his own. They were feelingly given to Bro. Frederick Burton from his brethren of L. O. L. No. 66 Benton, N. B.
We have learned that our Grand Master in the court above has summoned your dear wife to labor in His most immediate presence. While we are thankful that her sufferings are at an end, shall we feel sad when we think of you being deprived of a loving helpmate.
We know that human sympathy is helpful so we render that cheerfully. We also know that Divine Sympathy is more precious we therefore pray that the good God above may "lift up the light of his countenance upon you and give you "that peace" which passes all understanding. The place where we stand is holy ground for God has been here and taken a loved friend therefore with bowed head and uncovered feet we approach his throne and say "Thy will be done" We trust Brother you will not be too despondent_Rise up and take life's work and live for the sake of the dear children which God has given you and by so doing you will best show your love for the memory of the dear departed.
We know how cold words seem at this sorrowful time so we shall not multiply them simply reminding you that as her faith sustained her and her hope buoyed her up, so now by charity she has been brought home to God so " be still and mumur not." Once more commending you to God.
We remain your sympathizing brothers.
Signed on behalf of the Lodge.
John Boyd
Worshipful Master
Benton, Sept. 21st, 1900.

At a recent meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Oak Mountain, the following resolution was adopted regarding the loss sustained by the death of Mrs. Burton.
To Frederick Burton;
WHEREAS: It has pleased Almighty God to remove from our midst by yhe cold hand of death our beloved sister therefore.
RESOLVED: That we place on record our profound sorrow at the loss sustained by our society in her death and that we tender you in this your time of bereavement our unfeigned sympathy and counsel you to sorrow not as those without hope. An earnest worker in our society, a large hearted woman, and for her to die was gain, but for her departure from this sphere of labor causes a deep sadness, especially among us with whom she labored so ardently and cheerfully. Our hearts are filled with sorrow for the bereaved home. The saddened hearts so suddenly called upon to mourn elcit our deepest consosence, which we most sincerely offer. We most humbly counsel those bearing the burden of sorrow to look to Him who is the God of consolation and who alone is able and willing to wipe away all tears from our eyes.
Yours Sincerely,Mrs. Thomas Forest, Pres.
Mrs. Wm. F. Johnson, Sec'y.
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Press Newspaper Oct 1, 1900
SOUTHAMPTON
A very pretty Wedding took place at the Baptist Church at this place on the morning of Wednesday 17 th inst. The contracting parties were Miss Almeda Schriver and Mr. Edwin Fox.
The Church was profusely and tastefully decorated.
The Bride was charming, gowned in a costume of pale grey, shot with blue silk, and trimmed in white Satin and blue velvet and wore a handsome white picture hat, and carried a boquet, and maiden hair fern.
Little Miss Pearl Oldham, dressed in white, and also wearing white picture hat and carrying a boquet, attended the bride as maid of honor.
Long before the hour appointed for the ceremony the church was filled and many admiring eyes followed the fair and graceful bride as she led to the altar by her cousin , Mr. Austin Patterson.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr. Clarke of Woodstock. The ushers were Mr. Harry Freeman and Mr. Alfred Schriver.
A reception was given to the Wedding party at the home of Bride's aunt Mrs. H. Patterson where about 40 guests were served with an elegant tea and bountiful luncheon.
The bride received many useful and valuable presents.
Amid showers of rice and innumerable wishes for future happiness the happy couple took their departure for the station en route for St. John where they expect to spend a few days before settling down in their home.
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Press Newspaper Aug 5, 1901
PERSONALS (excerpts)
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Churchill of Montana, have been spending a few weeks with Mrs. Churchill's brother, Mr. G. W. Vanwart.
Mr. George Beckwith of Boston is spending a few days in town. Mrs. Beckwith, formerly Miss Nan Bull, and child have been here some time.
Dr. Bearisto of Lakeville has just returned from Prince Edward Island, where he visited his old home. His brother George, who has been in ill health came back with him.
Frank Churchill formerly of Woodstock and vicinity, a buyer for one of the largest commercial houses in Butte City, was visiting his relatives here recently.
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Press Newspaper Dec 10, 1900
OUR WANDERING BOYS
Where; Oh, Where Are They, Nobody Seems To Know.
Letters have been received recently by friends and relatives from the boys with Lieut. Good in South Africa. Robert Welsh wrote to his mother from Hopestadt, the letter reaching Woodstock the middle of last week. The writer said that the boys were there, all together, excepting four, who were sick and had left for England. We are looking for the return of Robt. Hughes, but hitherto had no news of any other of the Woodstock quota being invalided. It seems that Hopestadt is not far from Pretoria.
A quite recent despatch from Ottawa says: - No news had been received by the militia department of the departure of the Canadian Artillery and Mounted Rifles from South Africa, although it was announced last week that they would leave about Dec. 1st. It is believed here that Kitchener is endeavoring to keep them a little longer. No doubt the general, realizing the magnitude of the task before him, and appreciating the courage, endurance and resourcefulness of the Canadians, would be very glad to have them remain under his command. It is one of the great merits of Lord Kitchener that he knows, in the military sense, a good thing.
In Thursday's Telegraph appeared the names of a number of invalided soldiers who had arrived on the Parisian, at Halifax, and on the list was the name "Pte. S. Hughes R. C. A." It further added that Pte. Hughes was sick when he arrived and was obliged to go to the hospital. John Hughes of this town had some idea that this might be his son, and asked Col. Vince to telegraph to an officer at Halifax and, if possible find out. The colonel did as requested.
Mrs. Glew had a letter from her son, George, dated Oct. 6th, and which reached Woodstock a couple of weeks ago. At that time the Woodstock lads were at Kimberley, but they expected to join a "flying column," and putting all things together, it now looks as if they may be, really, on the pursuit of DeWett. DeWett is slippery, but, if our long and strong friend Bob Smith of Lakeville should get his arms once around this flying Dutchman, he'd be apt to stay put.
The Mayor reported for the committee, at Friday evening's meeting of the council. They met with a few of the citizens of the town and talked the matter over. It was decided that when the quota arrives, the mayor and council meet them, that they be presented with an address, and that a meeting of the public be held, in the meantime to make further arrangements for a suitable reception.
Coun. Dibblee suggested that to the report he added that the warden of the county be invited to be the guest of the town when the quota arrive, and that it be suggested that the county council present an address, and, further, that the Hartland Band be invited to assist at the reception. There suggestions were agreed to and the report adopted.
Coun. Dibblee moved that the mayor and council meet Bombarder Hughes when he arrives, and that the Band be asked to join in, and that further a reception be given him in the Opera House and that His Worship be a committee to take charge of the whole arrangements. This was found agreeable to the council.
Col. Vince received word from Col. Irvine that the Hughes who arrived on the Parisian was not Robert.
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Press Newspaper Jan 14, 1901
The Blaine, Maine, correspondent of the Bangor Daily News, in the issue of the 4th inst. says:
Rev. Joseph Noble of Woodtock, N. B. was in town a few days ago, the guest of his son, W. A. Noble. He is a brother of the late Deacon Enoch Noble of this town and will soon be 88 years of age, the oldest active minister of the gospel in New Brunswick. Entering the Free Baptist ministry in his early manhood, he has constantly devoted his time to that service for over 60 years, enjoys good health and looks upon a drive of 40 or 50 miles with the temperature below zero as a play spell, and recently returned from a trip to New York. As a preacher in the pulpit he is a ready, offhand speaker, and delivers his sermons with force and energy and is highly respected by the clergy of all denominations throughout a large section of New Brunswick. His religion, is of the good old fashioned kind from his standpoint, and no half way Christian can have a celestial bank deposit. A few years ago he was presented with a valuable gold headed cane by the citizens of Woodstock, the mayor of that town making the presentation at a notable gathering of clergymen and members of the F. B. Church.
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Press Newspaper June 24, 1901
Body-Snatching in Maine.
N. Y. Sun: A gang of body-snatchers is believed to be traveling over eastern Maine robbing country cemeteries. Two graves have been robbed in the Tilden cemetery this spring, and the body of an aged woman, who died in Aurora under peculiar circumstances, was dug up the night following her interment.
The carriage which was supposed to contain the body was traced as far as Ellsworth, where it was discovered in a livery stable, but the body could not be found. It is believed to have been sent to Boston on a coasting schooner.
About ten years ago a law was passed by the Maine legislature which it was hoped would satisfy the demands of medical students and others for cadavers. The law provided that the bodies of paupers and criminals who died in public institutions without surviving friends to bury them should be sold to the medical colleges for dissection. Statistics showed that such an arrangement would provide about 200 cadavers a year.
No sooner was the law in force than there was a great outcry about the cruelty of dooming a person to the scalpel for no other reason than his poverty, and the law became practically inoperative, and most of the subjects had to be imported from Massachusetts and New York.
It is said that a great cadaver trust has been lately formed in New York city, which has advanced the price of subjects beyond the the reach of poor students, compelling them to resort to the robbing of graves in order to obtain a liberal education. About twelve years ago the body of an adult could be purchased for $100 or less. Now the body of a child ten years of age brings from $100 to $150, while the body of a person who is full grown costs more than $300.
The high rates brought by cadavers in Maine led Robert Clark of Lakeville to sell his body to a Penobscot County doctor three years ago for $125 cash in hand, Clark retaining the use and control of the property during his life. Papers were drawn up to that effect, and the doctor paid over the money in the presence of witnesses, taking a receipt for the same.
Clark found paying employment for the doctor's property for more than a year, cutting cordwood and clearing land. Then a large tree which he was chopping fell across his back, compelling the tenant to move out inside of a week. When the doctor came with his contractor to get his own, Clark's sisters disputed the title, and after giving the remains a fitting funeral, buried the body in the family lot in the cemetery, though the doctor made a legal battle to prevent them.
As no sheriff could be found to stop a funeral procession, the body was dug up by orders from the doctor. Before he could send it away a sheriff arrested him on a charge of body-snatching, and the case was kept out of court with much trouble when the doctor had surrendered the cadaver, and paid the expense of two funerals.
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Press Newspaper Feb 18, 1901
A quiet St. Valentine's Day wedding was celebrated Thursday afternoon, when Lillia Dises, only daughter of Mr. George Kitchen, and R. Grover Lee, of Jamaica Plains, Mass., were united at the nuptial altar. The happy ceremony was performed at 2 o'clock by Rev. J. D. Freeman at the home of the bride's brother, Mr. Coles Kitchen, Campbell street, only the immediate relatives and mutual friends of the happy couple being in attendance. The bride was charmingly gowned in heliotrope silk and was unattended. After the customary exchange of congratulations to the newly wedded pair the happy company sat down to a recherche luncheon. The bride was the recipient of numerous beautiful and costlt gifts and her father and brothers each presented her with substantial cheques. The groom's gift was a solid gold watch and chain. Mr. and Mrs. Lee left upon the C.P.R. express at 4 o'clock that afternoon for their home at Jamaica Plains, accompanied by the best wishes of their many friends and the inevitable shower of rice and old shoes.-Fredericton Gleaner.
(Mr. Lee is a well known Woodstock boy, the son of the late John Lee, and brother of John S and George Lee of Woodstock.)
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Press Newspaper July 12, 1910
WEDDING
Smith __Currie
Maple Grove the home of Mr. and Mrs Andrew Currie, Richmond, was the scene of a brillant wedding on June 27th, at three o'clock, when their eldest daughter, Josephine Merrithew, was united in marriage to H Norman Smith of Woodstock.
The ceremony was performed by Rev A W Teed on the lawn under a floral bell, in the presence of a very large number of friends of the contracting parties. The wedding march was played by Miss Alice Tracey.
The bride was attired in cream Frivol satin, bridal veil with wreath of syringa and carried a boquet of Scotch roses. After congratulations a sumptuous supper was served in the dining room, which was decorated for the occasion. The bride was the recipent of many costly and useful presents. The groom's gift to the bride was a gold brooch with opal setting. The happy couple left the same evening for their future home in Woodstock, carrying with them the best wishes of their many friends for future happiness.
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Press Newspaper July 13, 1911
BORN
Smith.-At Woodstock, on Sunday June 11th, to the wife of Norman Smith, a son.
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Press Newspaper June 7, 1927
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Smith announce the engagement of their daughter, Helen Gertrude, to Mr. Walter McCrea, of River de Chute, the wedding to take place the latter part of this month.
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Press Newspaper June 13, 1911
MARRIED
Fairweather-Simonds.- On June 7, at St. John's Church, Richmond, by Rev. A. W. Teed, Rector, Gertrude Ellen Simonds to Charles Stewart Fairweather, both of Elmwood, Car. Co.
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Press Newspaper Feb 11, 1901
Lumbering In Madawaska
A Woodstock man Who is Doing Big Work on the Horton Stream.
Mr. A. F. Fawcett is not generally noticed on our streets, when there is anything to be done in the wood business, whereby an honest dollar may be turned. It will be remembered that for several years he was in the last-block business in Canterbury, and that he only gave up the business when the U. S. tariff laws prevented it being profitable. He has now turned his energies in another direction and is the chief manager and director of a big job away up on the Horton river, which empties into Temiscouata lake. Mostly everyone who knows anything worth knowing, is aware of the big business done at Cabano by Mr. Donald Fraser, or more properly speaking, by the firm of D. Fraser & Son. A lumber city is rapidly springing up there, and this summer D. Fraser & Son expect to cut 20,000,000 of lumber at their mill in Cabano. Mr. Fawcett is under contract to supply this mill with 2,000,000 spruce of this 20,000,000 feet of lumber, and he is rapidly filling the bill, with a crew of 50 men, whom he has working on the Horton branch of the Temisquata. His camp is about 30 miles off the line of railway, on the east side of Lake Temiscouata. There are four or five camps and everything is conducted in the most up-to-date fashion. Mr. Fawcett gets on well, with his men, and he feeds them with a bill of fare which the best hotels might imitate. That the grub is so good is largely due to the cook, Mr. Grey of Orland, Me., who has been in the business for many years, several of which have been spent in Mr. Fawcett's employment. He is really an expert and that may in some way account for the fact that the men are more than usually contented. There are a number of men in the camp from this locality. Edward McIlwain of Canterbury may be said to be boss teamster. Edward Macfarlane, brother of John Macfarlane of Woodstock is one of the crew. The foreman of the camps is Isaac Burton of Orland, who is said to be a regular hustler. In fact, Mr. Fawcett is bound to have hustlers with him, and apparently he has succeeded. The hauling this winter has been fine up to within a few days ago, anyway, the teams were hauling from the stump, and Mr. Fawcett had 14000 pieces of spruce in the yards. Mr. Trecartin of Farmer Settlement has a team, and James Dugan, son of Oscar Dugan, young Gibson of Northampton and many others from this section of the county are engaged at this rushing camp. Other operators on the same river are Walter Tompkins of East Florenceville, Wesley Atwaters of Stickney, and James Christie of Middle Simonds. Archie Fraser of D. Fraser & Son, is a thorough business man and the success of the great enterprise is largely due to his energy. The lumber after being sawed at Cabano, is shipped to River du Loup, and from there goes direct to the old country. Mr. Fawcett expects to get through his operations about the end of March. In summer and fall there is good fishing in this district, and in winter the men cut holes in the ice and get all the trout they want.
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Press Newspaper Aug 27, 1900
The shooting season for Moose, Caribou, Deer and Partridges opens Sept. 15th and for partridges on the first. Large game must not be shot on the west side of the river. Licenses will be issued on application to George Saunders Game Warden.
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Press Newspaper Nov 26, 1900
Capt. Dexter W. Saddler died suddenly at his home at Long Island, Tobique on Friday the 16th instant. He was quite well and attending to his usual avocations through the day and died about 5 o'clock in the evening. He was 67 years old. He leaves four sons and two daughters. His eldest daughter is the wife of Senator Baird of Andover. Capt. Saddler moved up the Tobique river about twenty-five years ago and has since resided there. The body was interred at Andover Tuesday.
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Press Newspaper July 30, 1900
Union Corner (experts)
Mrs. Edminister, formerly Miss Ida Shepherd, after a few weeks visit has returned to the western states.
Mr. Renfrew Sypher and his good lady of Lowell Mass., are taking a few weeks vacation visiting at his old home. His many friends and old associates are pleased to see him and enjoy his company again for a time.
Our new neighbor, Greely Hillman finding it was not good for man to be alone, especially on a farm, went away a short time ago, and came back accompanied by his bride. We wish them all the happiness imaginable.
A phonograph is a very fine thing to entertain-we are pleased to have one in our midst.
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Press Newspaper July 23, 1900
Kirkland (excerpts)
The 12th was celebrated in this place; the day was cool, with a few dashes of rain towards evening. The Orangemen paraded the street about eleven o'clock with J. Leslie Kennedy W. M. as their leader. In the afternoon Revs. Currie and Turner made eloquent speeches. Several were present from North Lake, Debec and other places.
J. W. Crawford had a barn raising on the 17th; between thirty and forty persons were present, they raised a barn 30 X 40.
There was a select party at the residence of Fred Saunders on the 18th. Candy, peanuts and soft drinks were passed around, and various jokes and small games were indulged in until a late hour when all left for home.
George Jackson is agent for the Deering mowing machine, wagons and other implements in season; the is very obliging and is a hustler at the agency business.
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Press Newspaper July 23, 1900
IN THE TRANSVAAL
Letter From Robert Hughes Of E. Battery.
Robert Hughes in a letter to his mother dated June 17th at Campbell with the Canadian Contingent in South Africa says:
I write again to let you know that I am alive and well. We are having a very fair time now : we are all left here to garrison Cempbell: that is all of the boys from home and the Newcastle boys. Capt. Good is here now in charge of us. The boys from home are all well but sorry ? were not in the fight. Harly Dysart and I were the only ones in it from Woodstock; the rest were all left at Belmont with Capt. Good; they came up here a few days afterwards. I suppose mother you thought I was one of the dead boys. Well, so I thought myself at one time, but I came out all right, thank the Lord. It was a hot place to be in; the bullets went flying around as thick as hailstones. There were 2? of our boys lying dead that were sleeping beside us an hour before. Oh it was hard to see them: but some of us had to meet death and why not I as well as they; but God had ordered it otherwise that time. As long as I live I shall never forget the 29th day of May 1900. I expect we will have lots more of it, but I don't think it will be such a hard fight as that was. Sir Charles Warren who is our general now said it was the hardest fight he had. We were taken unawares as we were all asleep when they crept up on us. But it did not take us long to get to work. Some jumped to horse and some to guns and we were into it in a few minutes. We never had a bite to eat while the fight lasted which was from 6 to 10 o' clock but eating was the last thing we thought of that day.
We do not have a word from the war in Pretoria for we are so far away from there that you would hear the reports of what was being done there before we would. I think we will be back to Woodstock before the year is out any way. So don't worry too much. Since I have come safely through three fights I am beginning to think I may get back home all right. But of all hard countries on man and beast this is the worst, for there is not a blade of grass, and all our horses have is about two handfulls of oats at a meal.
We can't get a stamp nor a bit of paper to write on so you will see what kind of a place it must be. It is a lonesome wilderness with nothing but a farm every ten miles or more. We were at Faber's farm at the big fight, but as you have read of it all long ago I need not say any more.
We were on the march last night and it was raining hard; we came to a little church and I and some others crept in and laid on the floor. It was a fine shelter.
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Press Newspaper Feb 25, 1901
A despatch from Vancouver, dated the 19th, inst., reads:-
Mr. J. F. Garden, Independent, defeated R. MacPherson, Opposition labor candidate, in the provincial by-election today by 320 votes. The voting was; Garden, 1941; MacPherson, 1621. Mr. Garden, born in Upper Woodstock brother of Garden Bros., has been some time a prominent man out west. At the time of the Rebellion of 1885 he was in active service and was wounded in action. After the war, he went to Vancouver, and has been Mayor of the city for two years. At the last general local election he was elected member for the legislature for Vancouver. He resigned to contest Burrard for the Dominion parliament and was defeated in November. At the last moment he was persuaded to be a candidate again for the election made necessary by his resignation, with the above result.
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James Ford Garden

Excerpt: Vancouver Sun newspaper, date unknown.
Article by John Mackie.
A rifle used by one of Vancouver's early mayors during the Riel Rebellion is off to a new home at Fort Steele in the Kootenays.
The Winchester carbine belonged to James Ford Garden, a native of Woodstock, N.B., who was elected mayor of Vancouver for three one-year terms ( 1898, 1899 and 1900 ). He also served as a Conservative member of the provincial legislature from 1900 to 1909.
Garden was a lieutenant in the intelligence unit of the North-West Mounted Police during the Riel Rebellion. He was wounded in the arm during the decisive battle at Batoche, Saskatchewan, on May 9-12, 1855, and received a medal for his efforts.
He left the force a year later and came to British Columbia, where he resumed his civilian occupation, land surveying. Sometime before his death he donated his old police rifle to the Provincial Land Surveyors Corporation, where it has been displayed in the Victoria headquarters for the last century or so.
But new federal firearms regulations made it hard to register the gun, so the association decided to donate it to a museum. Fort Steele ( which is just outside Cranbrook) was chosen because it is a restored hertiage site with a strong North-West Mounted Police display. (Garden surveyed part of the town of Cranbrook in the 1800's.)
Garden's name is inscribed on the rifle that was donated to Fort Steele. It is a relatively rare weapon, one of a special order of Winchester Model 1876s that were made for the Royal North-West Mounted Police. Albert historian George Kush said North-West Mounted Police rifles are popular with American collectors, and usually sell for 4,500 to $5,000, depending on condition and provenance.

Photo by Peter Battistoni / Vancouver Sun
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Press Newspaper Oct 22, 1900
A SOLDIER'S RETURN
Gunner Frank Brewer Received A Hearty Welcome Home
Gunner Frank Brewer, of the Woodstock Field Battery was one of the volunteers who went out to South Africa under command of Capt. Good. On account of failing health he was invalided home; and he arrived here Thursday evening. He came by way of Quebec, and was so ill for a few days before arriving at that port that he had to remain a while in the hospital to regain strength to reach home. He came down from Quebec by way of Edmundston, and when he arrived there he was tendered a reception at the Royal Hotel, and was presented with an address.
On his arrival here by the C. P. R. express Thursday afternoon he was met at the station by an immense crowd of citizens. A coach was in attendance and as he stepped out of the car a loud cheer went up from hundreds of voices, and some of his old companions took him on their arms to the coach, while the band played " The Soldiers of the Queen." In the coach were Cols Vince and Dibblee who escorted Gunner Brewer to his home.
In the evening a public reception was given the returned soldier in the Opera House. The house was crowded, when at 8 o'clock Mayor Murphy took the chair.
After a short introductory address and while the band was playing "The Soldier's of the Queen" Gunner Brewer was brought in on the crossed hands of two of his comrades, and seated at the right of the Mayor. Eloquent addresses were delivered by Judge Hannington, and L. A. Currey and C. N. Skinner.
Mr. G. H. Williams sang a military song, Piano accompaniment by Mrs. Mitchell. The speakers were frequently interrupted by enthusiastic applause. The programme was concluded with "God Save The Queen."
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Press Newspaper Feb 18, 1901
Ed. Bailey of Bailey Bros., boot, and shoe dealers, has gone to the Muskoka, Santitarium, near Gravenhurst, Ont., for treatment for lung disease. The Sanitarium is on a high elevation surrounded on three sides by a pine forest, and in front one of the lakes. The air is dry and cold and the patients spend about all the day in the air. It is directly opposite theory of the warm climate idea for those with weak lungs, and is said to have resulted in many cures. Everyone will trust that Mr. Bailey may profit much by the treatment.
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Press Newspaper Feb 18, 1901
Mr. John Kilburn, the well known lumberman, has returned from a month's trip to the scene of his lumbering operation at the head waters of the St. John river. He says that the weather conditions this season have been favorable to lumbering operations, there being just sufficient snow for the business. The cost of getting lumber out is this winter greater than for several years owning to wages and provisions being high. Mr. Kilburn will bring out about 10,000,000 feet, including 2,000,000 hung up last spring. The total cut on the St. John above Grand Falls he estimates at, between 90,000,000 and 95,000,000 feet.- Gleaner.
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Press Newspaper Jan 23, 1905
John Scott a well known farmer of Hartford was taken suddenly ill last week. There is no hope entertained for his recovery.
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Press Newspaper Jan 23, 1905
While skating at the rink on Wednesday evening, a lad named Lambert was taken suddenly ill with heart trouble. Two doctors were summoned and he soon recovered sufficiently to be driven home.
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Press Newspaper Jan 23, 1905
Mrs. Chas Wiley of Jacksonville, who was in Fredericton attending the funeral of her brother the late John Lipsett, returned home Wednesday morning.
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Press Newspaper Jan 23, 1905
A very pretty wedding was celebrated at the French Village church on Tuesday, when Rev. Father LeBlanc united in the holy bonds of matrimony Miss Nellie Foye, of Hanwell, and Fred McCanna, of Canterbury Station.
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Press Newspaper Jan 23, 1905
Death of Mrs. Rose
The community heard with regret of the unexpected death at 7 o'clock on Friday evening, after a brief illness, of Mrs. Fred Rose, of Calais, Me. The deceased a few weeks ago came from Calais to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John McIninch. She was the only child and the parents are heart broken over their irreparable loss. The deceased became the wife of Mr. Rose about a year ago; a nine day old infant survives. Mr. Rose was notified by telephone of the sad death of his wife and he arrived here on Saturday. The remains will be taken to St. Stephen today for interment. The bereaved parents and husband have the sympathy of all in their great sorrow.
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Press Newspaper Jan 30, 1905
Happily Wedded
A very pretty wedding of two of our popular young people took place at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jones on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Rev. W B Wiggins was the officiating clergyman. The interested parties were Annie Jones, the sister of Mrs. Jones, and Guy E. Arnold, son of Mr. and Mrs. J C Arnold. The bride attired in white silk, looked charming. The happy couple were unattended. The presents to the bride were numerous and costly. Mrs. A W Jones and Mrs. A P Jones, of Caverhill, York county, relatives of the bride, attended the pleasant function. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold will make their home with Mr. and Mrs. John C. Arnold on Richmond street.
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Press Newspaper Jan 30, 1905
Obituary
Wm. Pace
William Pace, who owned and cultivated a farm for many years near this town, died in Boston on the 18th inst. after a brief illness, aged 76 years. Upon receipt of the news of her father's serious illness a married daughter living in Hodgdon, Me., went to Boston and accompanied the body here., where his wife is buried, arriving Monday afternoon and the interment was made immediately after the arrival of the train. The deceased soid his farm here several years ago and has resided with his children in Boston. In recent years death claimed the boys in rapid succession. Henry, the last of them, dying two years ago.
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Press Newspaper Jan 30, 1905
An Open Letter to the Public
Gentlemen:-
I thought it was time you heard from me as you generally do about this time of the year. You know there is always a rush in the spring in getting all kinds of work done, especially so in getting your carriages painted. Now to avoid the rush, and to insure yourself a good job, it would be to your advantage to bring your carriages in early to McKenzie, who is bound to please you. Last year was the banner year for customers, and everybody, so far as I know, are thoroughly satisfied, all agreeing they had received good work and fair treatment. When you come in with your wagon and don't happen to know where to go, ask anyone where McKenzie's paint shop is and he will tell you on King st. next to Woollen Mill. No more this time.
Respectfully yours,
John McKenzie
Carriage Painter
Woodstock, Jan, 1905-4-33.
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Press Newspaper Jan 23, 1905
The people of Hartland and vicinity hardly realize the amount of business B F Smith of East Florenceville, is doinh here in Hartland. Day after day car loads of hay are being shipped from this place by Mr. Smith. And it not only speakes well of Hartland to outsiders, as an great export town of hay and produce, but which ought to be appreciated by the people of Hartland as it brings the town greatly before the public eye, and also gives steady work to a number of men of this place. He ships on an average of 21 tons every day.- Advertiser.
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Press Newspaper July 15, 1901
CONTENTIOUS GRAFTON
Another Lawsuit Between Good People of The Village Opposite Woodstock.
The County Court was in session at Upper Woodstock most of the week. His Honor Judge Stevens presiding.
Among the cases disposed of were the following:-
Mattias Meagher vs. Charles Crockett, action for account for hay sold. Verdict for plaintiff for $80.58. F. B. Carvell for plaintiff, A. B. Connell for defendant.
C. E. Gallagher vs. Wm. Grant and Wm. Grant jr., action on account, verdict for plaintiff for $42.06. Frank Carvell for plaintiff, J. C. Hartley for defendant.

Jas. W. Dalling and Alice W. Dalling vs. Robt. McElroy, action of tort; damages being claimed for injury to a sleigh and harness and to plaintiff Alice W. Dalling herself.
The first witness in the case was the plaintiff, Mrs. Dalling.
She has resided in Grafton for ten years past, defendant came there, she thought after she did. She had driven by the mill repeatly. She had to pass McElroy's mill in going to town. To defendant's attorney she said there was a road which the witness might have taken if she hadd liked. The greater part of the public travelled the way she had travelled. She explained that on the day in question she was coming from Woodstock in her sleigh. McElroy's horse with a chain was standing out from the mill on the road with a chain attached; In passing her sleigh and harness were smashed, and she received injuries, and was afterwards in the doctor's care.
She thought this particular road by the mill was the best to go by. The main road by the mill has been continuously blocked up by lumber ever since McElroy has been operating the mill. Some years ago her husband was road commissioner , It was between two and four years ago. To her knowledge there was no difficulty between her husband and McElroy. Everybody knew that the commissioner was trying to clear up the road. She did not hear a great deal about it. There were lawsuits connected with it. The road is about the same now as it was before the lawsuit. There is about as much obstruction as ever.
Asked if the road going up from the ice to the main road was a public road, she said that it was a public road, or at least she supposed so. If she had known that this was a private road, she would not have driven on it. At the time of the accident she was travelling over the ice, Mr. Frank Rankin was just ahead. Mr. McGuire was passing the post near the mill as defendant came along the main road. He turned out and allowed her to pass. From the post to the place where the horse was tied was a distance she could not judge. She was no judge of distances. It was not Mr. McGuire's team which forced her out of the road, although if she had not met McGuire, it perhaps would not have been necessary to run up against the chain. She passed within two or three feet from McGuire's load. She had just passed the hind end when she was on the chain. She did not see the horse till the sleigh struck the chain and the horse started. Both her horse and Mr. Rankine's were simply jogging along. She did not think the horse was pulled off his feet and thrown. When she passed the chain, her team caught, and she was thrown out of her sleigh. McElroy's horse sprang one way and hers another. Nobody made any effort to stop McElroy's horse. Her sleigh was caught on the end of the chain. She noticed McElroy's horse prancing in every direction and her horse in the air. If anyone tried they could have saved her sleigh. McElroy was so excited with the fun, that he did not run to her relief. She would not say that he (McElroy) would wish her hurt or killed. She did not make a habit of driving too close to McElroy's mill.
Frank Rankine was the next witness.
He was driving up the hill and saw Mr. Dalling coming. He said the main road by the mill was obstructed. There was a passage way a horse and chain was sticking out from the end of the mill. The horse was on the main road. It was McElroy's horse the same horse he had seen there a dozen of times. The horse participated in the accident. He drove toward the horse and kept to the east side to pass. A cordwood team was coming and he had to go zig zag in order to get by both teams to the east to get defendant's horse and the west to get by McGuire. For a number of rods the road was filled with lumber of all descriptions. The road was usually that way. This chain was lying across the road and he took his chances of driving on it without its cataching him. He heard a crash, glanced back and the teams seemed to be all mixed up. He gave the reins to his daughter rushed back and Mrs. Dalling was at the head of her team holding the horse. The sleigh was standing on the post which was about three feet high. He did not see anything which led to the sleigh getting on the post. Practically the harness was stripped from Mr. Dalling's horse. He thought the present mill encircled 12 or 14 feet more than the old mill. According to his information a Judge had decided that the mill was well on the road.
Witness said that he and defendant had no communication. They did not speak to each other, they used to. He wanted to have nothing to do with him. There was no dealings of any kind between them.
Jas. W Dalling said the sleigh broken was one that he paid $65 for. He valued it at $45 or $50 the day of the accident. Last fall he was offered $40 for by Nicholas Lester.
After the accident he had the sleigh brought to town. It was all torn to pieces. The harness when it was new was worth $25. It would be worth about $15 at the time of the accident.
To Mr. Hartley witness said at the present time there is not more than ten or fifteen feet of road when the mill is in working order. There is only 37 feet between the post and the corner of the mill. McElroy's horse was ptiching logs down the slip at an early hour the day of the accident.
Robt. McElroy, defendant stated that on the day in question he saw Mrs. Dalling sitting in her sleigh and his horse was down on its side. It jumped up and started off carrying the sleigh with it. The horse had a chain attached and was being used for twitching logs.
Abraham Stone was called as a witness after noon adjournment. He lives in Grafton and is a land surveyor. he made a plan showing the way in which things on the ground are located. The plan produced was one made from actual measurements. To Mr. Carvell he said his son assisted him in making the plan. His son was not sworn. He was not told to put it on the plan.
The defendant resumed his evidence. He claimed there was over 22 feet of a road way, aside from any lumber that might be along the road. Shortly after the accident the commissioner, Gilford Appleby, came to look over the road. He (defendant) had been sawing some special timber for two weeks. The only obstruction was certain lumber he had been sawing. On that day there was a good fair road to travel. He believed on that day a 22 foot road through Grafton. His horse was standing at the corner of the mill. To Mr. Carvell witness said the mill was closed down on Friday morning, the day Mr. Stone made the measurements. The mill shut down on the 4th of July and did not saw till Monday. The road was in as good a condition on the 18th day of March as it is now, or even better. It was not in better condition that day, than any other day since he had been running it. In putting out the slabs, we generally haul them as fast as we turn them out. He made the measurements having a lawsuit view. He had been willing to leave the matter to arbitration, but Mr. Carvell intimated that he told witness he could not advise plaintiff to agree to the arbitrators he named.
Isaac Nevers said he was at McElroys with a load of logs. He was going to get his dinner at the mill and saw Mr. Rankine and Mrs. Dalling coming along. he saw plaintiff drawing in towards the mill. He thought she was going to pass Mr. Rankine. McGuires load of wood was standing in front of Mr. Montgomery's. It was there when he went and came out of the store. McElroys horse was standing by the mill. Reins whiffletree and a chain were attached to the horse. The reins had a big knot in them. Mrs. Dalling 's runner caught in the knot of the reins and this pushed down McElroy's horse. After the accident he ran to plaintiffs assistance. He asked was she hurt and she said " not a bit. I have been expecting this. " He had been at the mill for about an hour before the accident, he was going to the engine house when this occurred. He did not notice any other teams in front of McElroy's store.
Alonzo Clarke lived in Southampton and he was present at the time of the accident. He was in with a load of logs. He was standing on the platform in front of McElroy's store. Mrs. Dalling rig caught in something and the rig was upset.
Mr. Carvell recalled witness Nevers and he said that he hadn't told him about the reins catching the pung in a private conversation they had.
Mr. Hartley __And did you tell Mr. Carvell that there wasn't much that he could say that would help plaintiff's case.
I did tell him that.
This ended the evidence in the case. The jurors were Frank R. Shaw, J M Hay, C E Hayward, Alex Bell, Murdock McKensie.
F B Carvell and J C Hartley council respectively for the plaintiff and defendant addressed the jury after which the Judge delivered his charge. He said that the law of negligence was one of the most important branches of the law. In this particular case a few points must be borne in mind. To maintain an action for negligence the act must be wilful or the result of negligence. It was not contended that the former case applied and to secure a verdict there must be affirmative proof of negligence. In this case the alleged affirmative proof was the fact that the horse with a chain attached was standing in the roadway. The jury should consider these questions: - Was the chain as described in evidence or the way in which it lay likely to produce an accident ? Was it negligence on the defendant leaving the chain and horse as given in evidence ? Was the chain to which the horse was attached on the highway ? Could Mrs. Dalling have avoided the chain, if she knew the chain was there and that it was likely to be dangerous to go up over it, and not withstanding this chose to drive over it, there being room in the road to avoid it ? He added that the mere fact that there was room on the road to have passed without going over the chain would not excuse defendant from liability, if the plaintiff was driving on the highway and the accident occurred by reason of the chain being in the road.
After deliberating for some time the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $1. One Jury-man failed to agree with the verdict.
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Press Newspaper June 10, 1901
THROUGH PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN
A New Brunswick Boy Who Served With Uncle Sam, Now Visiting in Woodstock.
A Fredericton boy who has seen something of the world is Story McLauchlan, now on a visit to his cousin John McLauchlan of this town. He left Fredericton twelve years ago, and engaged in the printing business in New York City. Afterwards he moved to Maine, and conducted the Narraguagus Times in Cheryfield. He enlisted with the 4th New Jersey, when the Spanish American war began. The heavy work was over when the regiment got to Cuba but they did serviceable duty. After the Cuban campaign was over, Mr. McLauchlan enlisted in the 20th U. S. Regt. under orders for the Philippines.
The regiment arrived at Manila on the 23rd of February, 1899, Col. Wheaton afterwards brigadier-general in command. Mr. McLauchlan was in 12 general actions, besides a number of small affairs. He was severely wounded in a street fight on the outskirts of Manila something less than a year ago. In assisting to put down an insurrestion he was heavily clubbed on the side and from that time until a short time ago has been in the hospital. He was invalided home and was for some time in the army general hospital in Presidio, Cal. Quite recently he was discharged with a surgeon's certficate of disability; The wound injured ligaments about the heart, and Mr. McLauchlan has to be exceedingly careful of himself.
In an interview with him, he says that his attention was called to the number of Canadians serving Uncle Sam in the Philippines. He was on good terms with an officer and on making enquiries found it to be a fact that an unusual large percentage of his regiment were from Canada, and what is even more to the point, about every Canadian was at least a non-commissioned officer. He himself held the rank of corporal.
Respecting the duration of the war or rather the time that it will be necessary to keep a large force on the islands, Mr. McLauchlan says that it will be necessay to keep 30,000 troops there for the next ten years.
When his regiment landed at Manila, Mr. McLaughlan saw the sunken hulls of the ships which Dewey put to the bottom. Without detracting from that admiral's brilliant achievement, he says, that the Spanish ships were not much better than old tubs. The Reina Christina was the best and it was an iron ship, a second class cruiser. He says there is no doubt that the friendly action of the British admiral in Philippine waters saved the United States from serious complications with Europcan powers.
Mr. McLauchlan had served in the Infantry School at Fredericton from 1886 until 1889 and was discharged as corporal.
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Press Newspaper Feb 18, 1901
Friday last was the birthday of Mr. Thomas Boyer the well known and well liked proprietor of that favorite and comfortable hotel, the Victoria. A number of his friends took advantage of the occasion to present him with a gold headed cane, Ex- Mayor Murphy doing the honours. Mr. Boyer was muched touched with this tangible evidence of friendship.
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Press Newspaper Feb 18, 1901
Word was received in town on Saturday of the death at his home in Pokiok, of Jacob Allen, who has been ill for some time with cancer. He belonged to an old family in that district. His mother was a Miss Ellegood, sister of Rev. Canon Ellegood of Montreal. Mr. Allen was a close relative of Mrs. J. T. A. Dibblee of Woodstock, and Mr. Chipman Hazen of Upper Woodstock. He leaves a widow and two sons. The only daughter died about a year or to ago.
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Press Newspaper July 29, 1901
James Ferrie a well-known character about town met with a serious accident one day last week. He was on the approach to the river bridge when he was overtaken in an epileptic fit, something to which he was subject, and fell from the bridge some distance to the hard bed below, breaking his hip. Dr. Sprague is rendering medical attendance.
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Press Newspaper July 29, 1901
The examinations for matriculation at the U. N. B. show that the following Woodstock students have passed; in Division II._ Mary W. Winslow, Division III._ E. G. Wetmore, Edmund S. Dibblee, Mabel C. Sherwood.
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Press Newspaper July 29, 1901
The results of the closing examinations for teachers shows the following from this county to be successful. Grammar School license, Perry B. Perkins, Centreville. July examinations, Alonzo B. Boyer, Lower Wakefield, Emily S. Crispe, Arthur P. Davis, Jacksonville, Ruel E. McClintock, Centreville.
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Press Newspaper July 29, 1901
A crowd of Fredericton and Woodstock boys have gone to the Y. M. C. A. Boys' camp. They will go to Robinson's Point, Grand Lake, where they will be joined by about 40 boys from St. John and other points. They will spend the next two weeks in a delightful and healthful outing under prudent guidance and restraint. Ten boys went from Woodstock. They are Fred Clarke, Albert Smith, Will Dalling, Arthur Smith, Arthur Glidden, Allie Jones, Wilmot Lister, Garnet Baird, Bernard Grant and Malcolm Munroe.
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Press Newspaper July 29, 1901
The death occurred Tuesday night at the home of her son-in-law, Mr. Isaac Peabody, St. Mary's, of Mary A., widow of the late Matthew Stead, an architect well known in his day, of St. John. The deceased lady was in the 86th year of her age. She leaves one daughter, Mrs. Peabody, and one son. Mr. Herbert Stead, of Woodstock. The funeral took place from the residence at 8 o ' clock on Friday the remains were taken to St. John for interment.
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Press Newspaper July 29, 1901
Judge Gregory left upon the C. P. R. express Wednesday afternoon for Victoria B. C., to visit his son, Col. Frank Gregory. The Judge's family have been somewhat concerned of late regarding his health and he will spend a few days at Banff, a famous health resort, while enroute.
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Press Newspaper JUly 29, 1901
Mr. E. Moore of Meductic, well known as an inventor, has recently taken up the practice of magnetic healing, and claims to be meeting with great success. It is asserted that Mr. Moore has effectd many remarkable cures and all without the agency of medicine.- Gleaner.
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