Mon. Jan. 10, 1921
WEDDING BELLS:
COLBERT – CULLEN
A very pretty wedding was solemnized at Torbay on Dec. 26th, when Mr.
P. J. COLBERT, the popular Principal of the Boy’s School at that place, was
united in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony to Miss Mary CULLEN, daughter of the
late Peter and Mrs. CULLEN. The bride looked very attractive in a dress of
anxe blue silk with hat to match. She was attended by her sister Margaret,
one of Torbay’s most popular young ladies, whilst the duties of best
man were ably performed by Mr. J. J. RYAN. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. J. Ashley. After the ceremony, the bridal party and guests drove to
the home of the bride, where a sumptuous repast was served. Amusements of
every kind were then indulged in until the early hours. The Bride received
many valuable gifts from friends far and near, testifying to the esteem in
which she was held. We wish Mr. and Mrs. COLBERT
“Bon Voyage over the Sea of life.”
BROWNE – PARSONS
On St. Stephen’s Day after Mass, the Church of the Assumption, St. Kyran’s,
was the scene of a very interesting ceremony, when Miss Annie PARSONS of Clattice,
and Mr. B. BROWNE of Tack’s Beach were united in holy matrimony by their
Pastor, Father FLYNN. The Bride, who is eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
PARSONS, wore a very pretty dress of cream silk, also wearing bridal veil and
orange blossoms. The bridesmaids were Misses Christine CONNORS and Laura PARSONS,
the groom being supported by Messrs. Leo and Neil PARSONS, brother and cousin
of the bride.
The following night, a large party of friends was entertained at the home
of the brides parents. Dancing, songs, music, etc., made the night pass all
too quickly, not the least part of the enjoyment being the very dainty suppers
which were served at intervals during the early hours. The groom, who is well
known in Placentia Bay, has the good wishes of many sincere friends for a happy
and prosperous voyage through life for himself and his fair bride.
“ONE WHO WAS THERE”
Fri. Jan. 14, 1921
BIRTHS:
EVANS
On January 13th, a daughter to W. J. and Mrs. EVANS, 31 Prince’s
St.
MARRIAGES:
MOORE-GEAR
By the Rev. E. W Forbes, marriage of Irene, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph MOORE, to Ernest F. GEAR, was solemnized on
the afternoon of January 12th.
DEATHS:
MONROE
-Passed peacefully away yesterday morning, Daniel MONROE. Funeral Saturday
at 3 p.m. from 203 Gower Street.
MacDONALD
-Passed peacefully away this morning after a lingering illness, Daniel
MacDONALD,
a native of Antigonish, N.S. Funeral on Saturday from the residence of John
PEDDLE, 16 Queen Street. R.I.P.
PETERS
–Passed peacefully away last evening, Katie Isabel, eldest daughter of
Mrs. and the late Hon. H.J.B. WOODS, P.M.G., and beloved wife of Arthur C. PETERS,
funeral on Saturday at 2.30 p.m. from her late residence, 17 Gower Street.
KENNEDY
-Yesterday morning after a long illness, Annie Condon, beloved wife of Daniel
KENNEDY, leaving a husband and three sons to mourn. Funeral on Saturday at
2.30 p.m. from her late residence 48 Springdale Street. Friends please attend
without further notice - R.I.P.
ENGLISH
-On Thursday, January 13th, after a lingering illness Elizabeth
(born) ENGLISH, relict of the late Joseph ENGLISH, aged eighty-seven years.
Leaving two sons and three daughters to mourn their loss. Funeral on Saturday
at 2.30 p.m. from her late residence 136 Water St. Friends will please attend
without further notice.
Thur. Feb. 10, 1921
OBITUARY:
EUGENE B. THOMPSON
No Habour Gracian is better known in the city or Conception Bay than Mr.
Eugene B. THOMPSON, Chemist and Druggist, and since the death of his
father the late W. H. THOMPSON, J.P., Manager of the Anglo-American
Office in the second city. A few days ago his serious illness from pneumonia
was reported. Yesterday morning at 3 o’clock he passed away. Mr. THOMPSON
was born in Carbonear on June 29th 1856. He received his education
under Principal RODDICK at the old Grammar School in Harbour Grace, and on
October 19th, 1870, entered the service of the Anglo-American Telegraph Company
as assistance to his father. In 1875 he was transferred to Heart’s Content Cable Station
remaining there till August 1877 when he returned to the Harbour Grace office
to assist his father. Mr. H. F. SHORTS was his colleague. The same year he
entered into Partnership with his father in the well know drug business, of
which he was principal at the time of his death. His connection with the Anglo-American
extended over a period of 48 years. Speaking of him, one who knew him intimately
said –“Mr. THOMPSON was a star telegrapher, probably on of the
ablest Morse telegrapher Newfoundland ever produced”. In this testimony
every operator will concur. A most obliging official and business man, genial
and hospitable, Mr. THOMPSON was on of the most popular of Newfoundland sons.
He was prominent in everything that made for the well being of Harbour Grace
and of his native land. He leaves a widow, formerly Miss RUTHERFORD, and
one daughter. A son died a few years ago. Dr. Ainley THOMPSON of London,
Ont. and Dr. W. E. THOMPSON of Yukon are brothers. Mr. Ian M. THOMPSON, Lecturer
on Anatomy at McGill University is a half-brother. One sister Mrs. EDWARDS,
resides in Montreal. Mr. THOMPSON was a staunch member of the Presbyterian
Church and prominent in the Freemasonry and in all social and philanthropic
work. Harbour Grace has lost one of her foremost and most valued and respect
citizens, to whom as well as to his widow, daughter and relatives the sympathy
of the public will go forth in their bereavement. The funeral will take place
to-morrow afternoon at Harbour Grace.
Thur. Feb. 24, 1921
MR. WILLIAM GREENE DIES SUDDENLY
Mr. William GREENE, of Jackman and Greene grocers, died suddenly at his residence,
Freshwater Road at 8.30 o’clock last night. Mr. GREENE had been engaged
shoveling a path from his stable to Freshwater Road during the day and at
5 p.m. visited his store where he remained for an hour serving customers.
He returned home soon after six o’clock and a half hour later partook
of supper. About 7.30 deceased was suddenly seized with vomiting and sever
internal pains and asked his wife, who was present in the dining-room, to
hurry for Priest and Doctor as he feared he was dying. Both were summoned,
Dr. ROBERTS arriving a few minutes after the vital spark had fled and Rev.
Dr. CARTER a minute or so later. Deceased who was a native of Placentia was
widely known in the city, where he was resident for upwards of twenty years.
For some time he held a position in Mr. E. J. SINNOTT’s grocery store,
and later at J. J. St. JOHN’s, retiring from the later employ to enter
partnership of Jackman and Greene, which business since the New Year has
been conducted by himself. For many years Mr. GREENE took deep interest in
our annual Regatta and had the reputation of being one of the best amateur
oarsmen that ever rowed on Quidi Vidi. Left to mourn beside his mother in
Placentia, are a widow and two children in the city, to whom general and
sincere sympathy will go out in their hour of trial.
OBITUARY:
MRS. ELIZABETH R. CARNELL
At 5 o’clock yesterday, Mrs. Elizabeth Rixon CARNELL, widow of the late
John T. CARNELL, passed away at the age of 76 years. The end came after an
illness of three days. It was not till last Sunday that Mrs. CARNELL was taken
ill. She was daughter Of the late J. W. McCOUBREY, Editor of the Times, and
leaves five sons to mourn their irreparable loss, Edward, Director of Edgar
Abbott & Co., Chicago: Andrew of the Carnell Carriage Factory, St. John’s,
Hugh, of the Syme Eagle Co., Chicago, Frank accountant in the Royal Stores
Ltd. St. John’s, and Dr. Arthur of this city. To these and the many friends
of Mrs. CARNELL and her family the News extends sympathy in their Time of sorrow.
Wed. May 4, 1921
OBITUARY:
JOHN RYAN, SPANIARD’S BAY
There passed away here on Tuesday, the 13th inst., John, the second son of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward RYAN. The deceased was only twenty-two years of age.
Four years ago it was seen that he was not in his usual robust health, though
it was thought the matter was not serious, and that home care would make
him all right again in short time, everything it was possible to do for him
was done. It was all to no purpose. The end, which had been looked forward
to for dome time, came on Tuesday morning last. Jack was a general favorite
among those of his own age, and his manly disposition won the confidence
and respect of people of older years. The funeral took place to the R. C.
Church on Thursday morning. Requiem Mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father
DINN, after which all that was mortal of our young friend was laid to rest.
His parents, also a brother and a sister are left to mourn their sad loss,
and these avail themselves of the opportunity to thank their many friends
here and elsewhere for wreaths, messages of sympathy, and the various acts
of kindness shown then in the time of their bereavement
Spaniard’s Bay, April 20th, 1921.
(NOTE: This next entry is transcribed as published)
MRS. MOSES WALSH, THE GULLIES, BRIGUS
At the Gullies, Brigus, on Friday April 22nd at the age of 78 years, Mr.
Moses WELSH passed peacefully and almost suddenly from this life to the world beyond
the grave, Mr. WELSH was one of the old stock-sturdy , plainspoken and independent,
but quite and unassuming. His funeral took place on Sunday and was very largely
attended by the citizens of Brigus. The service was conducted at the Methodist
Church by the Rev. O. JACKSON, who preached a plain practical sermon from II
Cor. 5 verse 4. Mr. WELSH leaves to mourn his death a wife, one daughter, Mrs.
Jas. NORMAN of Coley’s Point, and two grandchildren, who extend grateful
thanks to all who by sympathetic and helpful acts comforted them in their sad
loss, especially, Mr. and Mrs. John LeDREW, Miss Violet WHELAN, Mr. and Mrs.
Nath. BARTLETT, Mr. Wm. HISCOCK, Sr., Mr. Wm. HISCOCK, Jr. Wm. John FIELD,
and Mr. Albert ADAMS.
ARTICLE:
BOY INSTANTLY KILLED.
The Minister of Justice has received a message from Western Bay the Samuel
MILLEY, age 14 years, has been instantly killed there on Sunday by coming in
contact with a live wire. No further particulars are given.
Thur. May 5, 1921
WEDDING BELLS:
SHAW – BREEZE
The mother of the bride, Mrs. Dudne BREEZE, nee Miss Helen MUNN of Harbour
Grace is well known in this city and the “Daily News” joins
with the many here and elsewhere that wish the fair bride and the gallant
bridegroom very many happy years of married life together. The following
account of the wedding is taken from the Winthrop (Mass.) Sun of April 7th,
1921.
Monday evening, March 28, was the date of the wedding of Miss
Constance Stanley BREEZE, a younger daughter of Mrs. Dudne BREEZE, of 144 Circuit Road, and William
J. SHAW, only son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. SHAW, of 45 Pleasant Street. The
ceremony took place at 8 o’clock in St. John’s Episcopal Church,
the Rev. Ralph M. HARPER, Rector of the Church, officiating in the double ring
ceremony; the organist, Eugene P. WHITTIER, presiding at the organ.
The bride’s gown was oyster grey silk crepe (with elbow sleeves) embroidered
in self-toned silk and silver thread with tulle hip drapery, and a huge bow
of tulle in grey, with wreath of pink and yellow flowers, and she carried yellow
marguerites.
The best man was Elmer SOMERVILLE, a close friend of the bride-groom’s.
Following the wedding ceremony at the church, which had been witnessed by
about fifty relatives and close friends, a reception was held at the bride’s
Circuit Road home, and amid congratulations, the bride slipped away and donned
her going-away suit of woodsy brown, with hat of fancy brown straw, faced with
the Harding blue crepe, and she bade adieu to the guests from Medford, Malden,
Dorchester, Brookline, New York, Winthrop, her husband also saying good-byes
as he hurried her away.
Mr. and Mrs. SHAW spent a week in New York and returned this Monday to enjoy
their cozy home at 45 Pleasant Street, in which their many handsome wedding
gifts, including two fine engravings from the firm she was employed by, and
the handsome dinner set given by his firm, have found their places, as have
their many gifts of silver, linens, and cut glass.
Mr. SHAW spent two years in the Field hospital work in France.
The young couple have the good wishes of many friends.
Wed. May 11, 1921
POEM:
NEWFOUNDLAND
“On a day in June I set my sail
for Newfoundland’s fog-abound shore,
Across the banks, where many man
Passed through Death’s open door;
The coast is hid in a falling midst,
No ship my eye can trace.
And yet I hear Thunderous sounds
Of the breakers of Cape race.
It’s many a year since Cabot first
Behold this New-found-land;
The friendly Beothucks came forth
And offered him their hand;
Alas! Their trust was soon betrayed–
Now all have passed away.
The selfsame shameful story
Of the white man’s ruthless day.
My eye rejoices in the view
Of the rugged, storm-tossed coast.
With here and there a verdant hill,
To guide some ship, half lost:
At last, I’m near St. John’s the gate,
I hardly dare believe
That this is not a phantasy,
The joyous to deceive.
I still recall the subtle charm
Of pretty Topsail beach,
And of Torbay, where fisherfolk
The art of fishing teach;
Where all the world seems young and fair.
Made just for sport and play;
My youth comes back in memory,
Of the surf, at Logy Bay.
But, oh, the sailing long the shore,
To far-off Notre Dame,
By Twillingate and Fogo,
Of sweet, melodious name.
Fast Leading Tickle and the Point,
Now starboard and now lea;
Here every Bay and every Arm
Holds “Toilers of the Sea.”
Yet further still, pass the Exploits
And the far-famed Belle Isle Straits,
Where sealers have their rendezvous,
While others lie in wait;
Here icebergs of gigantic size
Wreck many noble ship;
Whilst at the Harbor Mission
I end my Northland trip.
Go hunt for Bear and Caribou,
A wild but manly sport,
And seek the king of salmon,
Or where the trout holds forth;
Your soul will grow as you come near
To nature’s untouched heart,
In this Newfoundland wilderness
Man plays the lesser part.
I wander over farm and field,
Along the southern bays,
Placentia and Carbonear
Bring home Newfoundland ways;
Of never-ceasing industry
And grace, from Heaven sent;
I end my journey with a sigh
As I leave Heart’s Content.”
Hartford, Conn, U. S. A. Feby 2nd 1921
Fri. May 13, 1921
ARTICLE:
DEAD AT SEA
On Wednesday evening when midway between this port and Halifax, Mr.
Albert Edward REID chief cook of the Sachem died suddenly of heart trouble. Deceased
had complained previously of being unwell and was obliged to take to his berth,
where despite the care and attention of Dr. BAXTER, he passed away at 4 p.m.
on the evening stated. His demise came as a shock to his comrades with whom
he was a general favorite. Mr. REID had been employed as chief on the Sachem
ever since she was transferred to this service and the many friends who made
his acquaintance whilst traveling on the ship will regret to learn of his sudden
and unexpected passing. He leaves several married sons and daughters at Liverpool,
which is his home town, but his wife pre-deceased him several years ago. On
arrival of the ship last evening, the body was given in charge to undertaker
CARNELL who had it placed in a handsome casket and conveyed to his Mortuary
Rooms. The funeral takes place this afternoon and interment will be at the
C. of E. Cemetery.
Tue. May 17, 1921
OBITUARY.
MRS. T. W. ATKINSON
The many friends of the late Mrs. ATKINSON will learn with profound sorrow
of her passing, which took place yesterday morning, at the age of 76 years.
Mrs. ATKINSON was a lady whose gentle influence, beauty of character and
sweetness of disposition endeared her to all who knew her. She was the
daughter of the late Dr. THOMPSON of Harbour Grace, and sister of the late
Dr. THOMPSON of Hermitage and the late W. H. THOMPSON, J. P., of Harbor
Grace. Her first husband was the late Mr. GILLARD, Principal of one of
the best known, and most successful, business firms in Conception Bay during
the 70's and 80's. A few years after his death she married to the Rev.
T. W. ATKINSON to who in his deep sorrow and irreparable loss, the sincere
sympathy of his colleagues in the ministry and his numerous friends throughout
the Island well be extended. The funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon
from the residence at 119 Quidi Vidi Road.
MRS. J. J. MULLALY
The whole community will sorrow with Acting Mayor MULLALY in the sudden passing
of his wife, which occurred just a few minutes after one o’clock yesterday
afternoon. Deceased showed no signs of illness up to an hour or so before
passing and the end came as a great blow to Mr. MULLALY and many friends.
For many years the deceased lady has taken a very important part in matters
social and had been unsparing in advancing every work that tends to improve
social conditions. In this respect her passing will be felt and the loss
will be great. Mrs. MULLALY was a granddaughter of the late Capt. Henry ANDREWS,
of sealing fame, and daughter of Captain RICHARD.
DEATHS:
MULLALY
-Suddenly yesterday Tryphena Mary, beloved wife of John J. MULLALY. Funeral
to-morrow (Wednesday) at 2.30 p.m. from her late residence, 136 Bond Street.
ATKINSON
-On Monday, May 16th, Mrs. ATKINSON, wife of Rev. T. W. ATKINSON,
aged 76 years. Funeral to-morrow, Wednesday, from her late residence, 119 Quidi
Vidi Road, at 2.30 p.m.
Mon. May 23, 1921
ARTICLE:
A SOLDIERS OBSEQUIES
FROM S. S. ROSALIND AT 4 P.M.
By the S. S. Rosalind to-day the body of Pte. CHIPMAN, who gallantly fought
in the ranks of the American army for his motherland and adopted country, arrived
by the S. S. Rosalind. He fell at the last engagement in which the American
troops to part.
Mr. Levi CHIPMAN has arrived in town to accompany the remains of his brave
boy to his native Spaniard’s Bay. At 4 p.m., the G. W. V. A. with many
citizens probably including the American Consul and staff will assemble at
Harvey’s Pier, to conduct the remains to the Railway Station. At Spaniard’s
Bay to-night and to-morrow the body will rest in the Church, at which the friends
and local veterans will assemble to pay the last tributes and the last honors
to one who by his courage and devotion has done honor to Spaniard’s Bay
and the Island. The funeral procession, there, as here, will be a military
one, and a gun-carriage is being forwarded to convey the hero to his last resting
place. Mr. Levi CHIPMAN has passed through deep waters. In the spring of 1914
one boy was lost in the Southern Cross, and another was killed in the Navy
in the earlier months of the war. To him and his family the sympathy of the
public will be generally extended. The funeral arrangements are in charge of
undertaker CARNELL. The public is asked to attend the obsequies at the wharf
at 4. p.m. Any one who wish to send wreaths to adorn the casket may send them
to the G. W. V. A. office, where they will be taken care of. The train leaves
for Spaniard’s Bay at 6 p.m.
POST MORTEM HELD
Saturday morning a post mortem was held by Dr.TAIT on the body found in a
cellar in Tessier Place the day previous. The body was in a to far advanced
state of decomposition to tell whether the child male of female or how long
it had been dead. The police are continuing their enquiries in the matter and
hope to make an arrest within a day or so.
Wed. May 25, 1921
OBITUARY:
MARK HOWELL
There passed away on Friday May 13th one of our
respected citizens in the person of Mr. Mark HOWELL son of
the late Nathaniel HOWELL formerly of Carbonear. The early part of Mr. HOWELL’s
life was very active one he having been for about twenty years connected with
the Bank fishery of Heart’s Content
sailing out of the employ of the late George MOORE of which all but one year
he was one of their most reliable and successful captains. In the Newcomb however,
he saw the end of the Banking industry some eighteen years or more ago. For
many-years passed Mr. HOWELL had been a great victim of Asthma, his health
having been greatly impaired through up to his death, he was well enough to
be about his work with an unusual amount of energy and vigour. On Tuesday,
May 10th he was seized with an attack of the heart trouble, which
confined him to his bed. Although, very weak he was quite conscious right up
till he passed well prepared into the Better Land. Deceased was age 64, and
leaves to mourn him a wife, daughter Beatrice and two grandsons, Chester and
Ralph SMITH who resided with him, also three daughters Lizzie, Annie and Jessie
all married and living in Boston as well as three sisters, Mrs. Wm. LEVER,
Mrs. C. G. RENDELL, of Heart’s Content and Mrs. Wm. MITCHELL of Toronto.
(The only brother Peter died in Halifax August 1921). The late Mrs. Isaac ROWE,
Mrs. Robt. PIERCEY and Mrs. Wm. U. HOPKINS, were also sisters of deceased.
His body was to rest on Sunday, May 15th, in the Methodist Cemetery, of which
he had been a devoted member since his early boyhood. The funeral was a very
large one, beside the mourners and friends it was attended by the Orange Order,
deceased having been an Knight of the Black Preceptory of that Lodge. The Rev.
Dr. SAINT preached a most convincing and inspiring sermon on Immortality from
the text found in Job XIV verse 14 “If a man die shall he live again,” At
the close of which he referred very reverently to the departed Brother.
Heart’s Content, May 18, 1921
Tue. May 26, 1921
WEDDING BELLS.
BARTLETT - PIERCY
At 7 o’clock Thursday morning, in the Church of England Cathedral, Mr.
Llewelyn BARTLETT of Trinity, was united in marriage to Miss
Nellie PIERCEY,
one of the popular young ladies of our city. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. J. BRINTON in presence of many of the relatives and friends of the
newly wedded couple. The bride was given away by her father, Mr. Joseph PIERCEY,
the bridesmaid being Miss Kitty PIERCEY, the bride’s sister, whilst Mr.
William PIERCEY, the bride’s brother, was the chief attendant on the
groom. After the ceremony a wedding repast was partaken at the home of the
bride’s parent’s, Boncloddy Street, where the usual functions were
extended to the young couple. They were also the recipients of many valuable
gifts. The groom’s gift to the bride was a gold piece, to the best man
gold cuff links and to the bridesmaid a prayer book. Then by the express which
left the city at 1 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. BARTLETT left for Trinity, where they
will make their future home and where the best wishes of all follow them for
a happy and prosperous career.
TUCKER-PICCO.
A very pretty wedding took place at Bell Island Mines on the Evening of April
30th., when Mr. John C. PICCO of Portugal Cove led to the Altar in
the sacrament of matrimony Miss Minnie TUCKER daughter of Archibald TUCKER,
Thorburn Road , St. John’s and niece of Mr. Algernon TUCKER, Assistant
Paymaster of the Dom. Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Wabana. Miss TUCKER who was
the guest of her uncle at Wabana was given away by him and was attended by
Miss Pauline PICCO, cousin of the groom and Nurse at the N. S. S. S. Co.,
Surgery. The ceremony was performed at St. Bonifice C of E Church by the
Rev. John STEAD; after which the happy couple drove to the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Algernon TUCKER, Dominion Avenue, Wabana, where supper was served,
and the health of the newly wedded couple heartily honored. The bride and
groom left for “The
Cove” where the honeymoon was spent after which they left for St. Phillip’s
on a visit to friends. After the Honeymoon they take up residence on the
Portugal Cove-St. Phillip’s Road and the News joins with their many
friends in wishing them a long and happy wedded life.
Thur. June 2, 1921
BIRTHS:
STEVENSON-On Sunday 29th, at Harbour Grace, a son to Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. STEVENSON.
DEATHS:
RYAN - On Thursday May 26th, suddenly, Margaret
RYAN, age 52 years, beloved wife of John RYAN of Dominion East Mines;
formerly of Spaniard’s Bay,
leaving a husband four sons and three daughters to mourn her loss. Funeral
took place at Bell Island on Friday May 27th.
Requiescat in Peace.
HICKEY-There passed peacefully away this morning, June
1st, Michael HICKEY (late of the Newfoundland Boot and
Shoe Factory), son of the late William and Esther HICKEY leaving three sons
and one daughter to mourn their sad loss; he also leaves three brothers residing
in the city. Funeral takes place on Friday, June 3rd, at 2.30 p.m. from his
late residence, 222 Water St. West.
May his soul rest in peace.
NOTE OF THANKS
Mr. John RYAN and family of East Wabana, Bell Island, desire to thank the
many kind friends who so materially assisted them in their recent bereavement
of wife and mother in the sudden death of Mrs. RYAN, especially the following:– To
the Dominion Fire Brigade, Workman Co-operative Co., G .W. V. A. Mrs. Nathan
COEN, Mrs. J. A. HUGHES, and Mrs. A. NOSEWORTHY for wreath to adorn the casket.
To the Rev. Fr. RAWLINGS, Dr. H. A. GIOVANETTI, Mr. A. McDONALD, Manager of
D.I.S. Co. Sergt. J. A. McLEAN, D.I.S.C., Mr. Joseph MORLEY, Mr. M. J. McNEI,
Mrs. Ambrose BROWNE, Mrs. John BROWNE, Mrs. Daniel DENNIHY, Mrs. QUINLAN, Mr.
Patrick SWEENEY, Mr. Edward SWEENEY, Mr. Thomas CONWAY, for many acts of kindness
done, and to Mr. R. J. FINN and Mr. E. RYAN, Spaniard’s Bay for telegrams
of sympathy and to Capt. J. M. GREENE, C. C. C., for letter of sympathy.
Fri. June 3, 1921
OBITUARY
MICHAEL HICKEY
In the death of Mr. Michael HICKEY, son of the late William HICKEY, Master
Cooper, St. John’s, has lost one of its most widely known and respected
residents. He enjoyed good health up to a year ago when he had an attack
of paralysis, and despite all that medical skill and kind nursing could do
the end came. He was in his last moments surrounded by the members of his
family and passed away after a useful life, fortified by the Rites of Holy
Church of which he was a devoted member. Just a little over a year ago he
suffered a great loss in the death of his daughter, Helen, a young life of
promise, which weighed heavily on him to the end. In his early days he carried
on a successful boot and shoe business but latterly joined the staff of the
Newfoundland Boot and Shoe Factory and was on of its longest and trusted
employees. He was one of those who made friends and held them and left no
enemies. His wife, who was a daughter of the late Mr. FITZGERALD, Butcher,
Cochrane Street, died some years ago. He leaves to mourn his great loss,
three sons, John T., of Hon. J. D. RYAN’s Office, ex-Lieut. Leo of
the H. M. Customs and Michael and one daughter, Mrs. W. A. BROWNE. To his
sorrowing family we extend our deepest sympathy in their sad hour of bereavement.
The funeral takes place this afternoon.
Sat. June 4, 1921
OBITUARY
MRS. JOHN RYAN OF BELL ISLAND
On Thursday May 26th there passed to her eternal reward at
east Wabana, Bell Island, Margaret RYAN, aged 52, beloved wife of John RYAN
of Bell Island, but formerly of Spaniard’s Bay. Mrs. RYAN was well and
favourably known at both Spaniard’s Bay and Bell Island, and her funeral,
which was held on Friday morning after Requiem Mass had been sung by Rev. Fr.
RAWLINGS was very large, and testified to the esteem in which deceased had
been held on the Island. Her death came as a very sad blow, both to her husband,
family and friends, as she was ill but a few hours, being taken with a stroke
of Paralysis on Wednesday evening and passed away Thursday morning. The late
Mrs. RYAN was noted for her charity amongst her neighbors and surely no better
virtue could she possess. It was while on a charitable mission that she was
stricken. It appears that a neighbour’s child met with an accident
while playing, and Mrs. RYAN ran across the street to render assistance;
but the rush proved too much for her and as she reached the neighour’s
house she fell and never regained consciousness. Mrs. RYAN was a great Church
worker, and was a member of St. Peters Guild at the Mines R. C. Church. She
is survived by four sons, Messrs, James, Edward, Richard and Thomas all at
home; by three daughters, Mrs. DUGGAN New York, Mrs. Thos. FITZPATRICK, and
Miss Katherine on Bell Island and by her Husband Mr. John RYAN, to whom we
join in expressing our deep sorrow. Interment took place on Bell Island,
and there in the quite little R. C. Cemetery overlooking the Bay of Conception,
is laid to rest the remains of a devoted wife and mother and good Christian
charitable woman. R. I. P.
Bell Island, May 31 1921.
MRS. GERALD O’BRIEN
The funeral of the late Mrs. Gertrude O’BRIEN, who died
at Bell Island took place at Topsail on Thursday May 19th,
and was largely attended. Requiem Mass being celebrated by Rev. Fr. KELLY.
The deceased lady who was in her 38th, year was a daughter of the late Charles
McCARTHY of Harbour Grace and is mourned by a large number of relations and
friends.
May she rest in peace.
Thur. June 9, 1921
OBITUARY
JAMES GOODWIN, NEW MELBOURNE
A tribute of respect to the memory of James GOODWIN who passed
peacefully away on May 24th, at the age of 55 years.
On the 13th of February he was taken ill and was consequently unable
to attend to his various duties. He gradually began to get worse and a doctor
was called and found him to be suffering from the dreadful malady, cancer of
the stomach. His family and friends advised him to go to the hospital for treatment.
Although he felt within his mind that no good could be done for him, yet to
satisfy his friends he left for St. John’s on the 9th day of April in
a weak condition. He spent two weeks at the General Hospital, then returned
home on April 24th to spend his remaining days with his family,
the doctors at the institution having decided that he was beyond medical aid.
Kind friends from far and near visited him and always found him bright and
cheerful, and it was a pleasure for them to sit by his bedside and converse
with him, as he was conscious to the end. On May 26th his funeral took place
and was one of the largest ever seen here. People from all the neighboring
places came to pay their last respects to him. The Orange Society, of which
he was a member for thirty years, and the Sunday School scholars preceded the
corpse. The funeral service was conducted by the Rev. E. BROUGHTON, his beloved
pastor, assisted by the Rev., Dr. SAINT of Heart’s Content the Rev. gentleman
taking his text from Mark 26:8 and Revelation 22:3 & 4. At the close of
the service the Dead March in Saul was played and his remains were taken to
the cemetery and committed to Mother Earth. His Orange brethren performed their
burial service and as a last token dropped their emblem on his coffin. The
deceased was well known to the writer, having been a companion from boyhood.
As a man he was loved and respected by -----??? (Part Missing) past.
The battle fought, the race is won And thou art crowned at last. E. B. New Melbourne, May 28 1921
Fri. June 17, 1921
JUNE BRIDES
BAIRD - CARTER
The wedding of Miss Margaret Anderson CARTER, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. H. D. CARTER, and Mr. John Poole BAIRD, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh BAIRD
was solemnized at St. Thomas Church at 3 p.m. yesterday, the ceremony being
performed by the Rev. A. CLAYTON. The bride was given away by her father, and
was beautifully gowned in white charmeuse trimmed with lace, and white carnations,
and maidenhair fern. She wore a court train, trimmed with silver brocade, and
orange blossoms, the train bearers, being BAIRD Jr. who was dressed in white
masters Hubert HERDER and James satin olive twist suits. The bridesmaid was
Miss F. B. ROGERSON who looked charming in a gown of megenta shot taffeta,
with a black toque, and carried a bouquet of White Carnations. The two little
flower girls were Misses Margaret and Gordon BAIRD who looked very dainty in
their White Satin dresses. They carried old fashioned bouquets of Carnations.
The groom was assisted by Mr. Fred CARTER, brother of the bride, whilst Messrs.
F. BENNETT, W. GOODRIDGE, H. P. CARTER and A. B. BAIRD were ushers. The Church
was beautifully decorated with white hydrangeas, and snapdragon, and was filled
to capacity with guest and friends of the happy couple. As the wedding party
left the church, the wedding march was played by Professor STIRLING. After
the ceremony a reception was held at “Hawthorne Dell”, the country residence
of the bride’s parents where the usual toasts were duly honored. During
the evening the happy couple motored to Topsail where they will stay at the
summer residence of Mr. Hugh BAIRD, until the sailing of the S. S. Digby,
when they will leave for their future home in London. The presents received
were both costly and numerous, and included several very substantial cheques.
The News joins with their many friends in wishing Mr. and Mrs. BAIRD many
years of wedded bliss.
JOHNS-STEELE
The home of the bride’s parents was the scene of a quite but
pretty wedding on Tuesday evening the 14th inst. at 8 o’clock when Miss
Isabel STEELE, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David STEELE, of Mill Road, was united
in the bond of holy matrimony to Mr. M. A. JOHNS, Manager of the Bank of Montreal
at Curling. The wedding was performed by the Rev. Mr. MORRISON, Pastor of
the Presbyterian Church, Grand Falls, in the present of several immediate
friend of the contracting partied and a goodly number of invited guests.
The ceremony took place in the drawing room, which was beautifully decorated
for the occasion, the bride who entered the room to the strums of Lohengrin’s
Bridal Chorus splendidly executed by Mrs. LITTLE, leaning on the arm of her
father taking her place with the groom under a floral bell specially arranged
for the happy event. The bride was gowned in white georgette over stain embroidered
with crystal beads in star design and wore a bridal veil with a coronet of
orange blossoms and carried a shower bouquet of white carnations and sweet
peas. Miss FITZGERALD was her only attendant dressed in coral pink georgette
relived with hallo with black tulle picture hat. Mr. LONSDALE, Manager Bank
of Montreal, Grand Falls, supported the groom. Following the ceremony refreshments
were served during which the health of the bride and groom was ably proposed
by Mr. LONSDALE while the same office in respect of the bride’s parents
devolved upon Mr. HARRIS, Director of the Anglo Newfoundland Development
Company Ltd., who was very graciously performed the duty. Many handsome presents
were received, notably amongst them being a cabinet of silverware from the
guests at the Staff House, where the groom during his residence here was
a popular and honored associate and there together with numerous messages
of felicitation speaks in volumes of the high esteem in which both bride
and groom are regarded by a large circle of friends. The groom’s gift
to the bride was a necklace of diamonds and pearls, to the bridesmaid a Cameo
Brooch with pearl settings, and to the groomsman a Pearl Stick Pin. Amongst
the invited guests were Magistrate FITZGERALD, M. B. E., and Mrs. FITZGERALD,
Doctor and Mrs. SCOTT, Mr. and Mrs. LITTLE, Mr. and Mrs. MacPHERSON, Doctors
MOORES and DWYER, Messrs. LAYCOCK, T. F. JUDGE, James JUDGE, BERWICK, EMERSON,
BETHUME, LILLY, HARVEY, WINDELER and others. Mr. and Mrs. JOHNS left on the
early express this morning for their future home at Curling.
Grand Falls, June 15th, 1921.
Tue. June 28, 1921
OBITUARY
MRS. CATHERINE RUSSELL
Bay Roberts is poorer but Heaven the richer for the passing of Catherine
RUSSELL, and her entrance with rejoicing into the Palace of the King. Mrs.
RUSSELL or better known as “Aunt Kate”, went to her church some
three weeks ago, with the hope of hearing the Word and meeting at the Lord’s
Table in Christian fellowship. At the first service she was seized with an
attack of paralysis, as her husband, the late Edward RUSSELL was similarly
visited while worshiping God in the same sanctuary some years ago. The kind
friends moved her to the vestry and thence to her home where after a fortnight
of waiting for her Lord, she was perfected through suffering. It has been
the lot of very few to serve their generation with such consistency and love
as the departed. She was the friend of all and the enemy of none. She had
attained the age of 86 years. Her home was ever home of the people of God,
a veritable heaven of refuge, where they resorted for kindly help and advice
and encouragement in times of trouble and seasons of perplexity. Her relations,
friends and neighbors love her. A number of young ministers, as Revs. John
M. PIKE, John REAY, Charles FLEMMINGTON and others, lived under her roof
and benefited by her sane and kindly counsels. As long ago they wept when
Dorcas died, even do there was at the home great manifestation of sympathy
and tears on the day of the funeral. Revs John REAY, Samuel BAGGS and Charles
LENCH officiated at the funeral obsequies. After a brief service at the home
of the deceased the procession wended to the church where an impressive service
was held. The pastor Rev. Samuel BAGGS conducted the service, and Charles
LENCH an old pastor preached on “How wilt thou go in the swelling of
Jordan”, Rev. John REAY was overcome with emotion as he spoke of the
splendid godly characteristics of the departed. He had been taken into her
home when he came to Newfoundland 56 years ago. She had been a mother, friend,
adviser and guide to him, for many years she had been a great factor in the
life of the community. Everybody loved “Aunt Kate.” She was the
adviser for all who came to her with their troubles and she never divulged
their secrets. If it is the prerogative of the lips of the priest to keep
knowledge then in every deed she has been a priestess to her people. She
will be greatly missed in the community. The large concourse of people who
followed her to her last resting place are a sufficient testimony to the
respect in which she was held. She rests beside her life’s partner
in God’s acre until the morning of the resurrection. Of her it may
be truly said, “She hath done what she could”. We extend our
sympathies to Mrs. DROVER, of Green’s Harbour, her adopted daughter
and her relatives and sorrowing friends.-Com.
Mon. July 4, 1921
OBITUARY
IRENE SPENCER
Just after Capt. N. SPENCER and his son Allan had left for sea, his
much prized daughter, Irene was taken down with Tubercular
Meningitis, which, after a few day, the 23rd of June,
brought her to the gates of death, and also of the beautiful land beyond. Loved,
apparently more that any other children, of which there were several, she was
of a beautiful disposition, and very promising in school attainments. On June
25th, a large number of her school mates with other friends, attended her funeral
from the home at Beach to the Methodist Cemetery, where we committed her once
beautiful form to a quite resting place, where, we feel assured that her sleep
will be as peaceful as her unbroken calm that slumbers on the everlasting hills,
and from which she will awake in the sweet Bye and Bye, as fresh as God and
as beautiful as the morning- We have seldom seen so much genuine affection
as was shown to this lovely child of 13 years, lovely in life and lovely in
death, when in her last moments she asked her mother to meet her in heaven.
She will be missed in the home and school and the news will be most sorrowful
and unexpected to her father and brother when they hear of it on their arrival
in port on the other side of the Atlantic. The coffin was completely covered
with wreaths and natural flower given in kindness by several friends, to
whom Mrs. SPENCER and family present many thanks.
“Safe in the
Arms of Jesus.”
F. G. WILLEY.
Carbonear, June 29, 1921
Wed. July 6, 1921
WEDDING BELLS.
McGRATH - RYAN
The Oratory of the Sacred Heart, Mercy Convent, was the scene of a
very pretty wedding, at 11 a.m. yesterday, when Miss Edith Mary McGRATH eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. McGRATH, of the Registry of Shipping Office,
was united in Matrimony to Mr. James Vincent RYAN of the despatching staff
of the Reid Newfoundland Company. The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Dr. CARTER, in the presence of the immediate friends and relatives of both
parties. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked charming in
a dress of white silk, with wreath of orange blossoms, and carried a bouquet
of white carnations and smilax. She was attended by her sister, Miss Dorothy
McGRATH and Miss Winifred RYAN, sister of the groom, both of whom looked
very attractive in dresses of pink silk, with picture hats to match, and
carried bouquets of white carnations and maiden hair fern. The flower girls
were little Misses Gemma and Bessie McGRATH, sisters of the bride, who looked
sweet in dresses of white silk, and carried bouquet of flowers. The duties
of the best man were very ably performed by Mr. James BUCKINGHAM. After the
ceremony, a reception was held at the residence of the bride’s parents,
35 Monkstown Road, when the usual toasts were gone through and the health
of the newly married couple duly honoured. Mr. and Mrs. RYAN were the recipients,
of many valuable and costly presents, testifying to the esteem in which the
young couple were held. At noon the wedding party drove to Waterford Bridge,
where the happy couple, boarded the outgoing express for Boston, where the
honeymoon will be spent. In common with their many friends the News wishes
Mr. and Mrs. RYAN many years of wedded bliss.
Thur. July 14, 1921
ARTICLE:
FLATROCK FISHERMAN LOSES HIS LIFE
A Very sad drowning accident occurred off Flatrock at noon yesterday, when
Mr. Thomas HICKEY, youngest son of Mr. Thomas HICKEY of that settlement,
lost his life on the fishing grounds. The drowning occurred under peculiar
circumstances. It seems that young HICKEY together with his elder brothers
Michael and Patrick, left in their motor boat yesterday morning to tend their
trawls on White’s Ledge, about 8 miles off the land. Arriving on the
grounds the motor boat was anchored and left in charge of Thomas, whilst
the two elder brothers took the small punt and started to overhaul their
twine. The weather was clear and fine, with a moderate breeze blowing when
at noon the occupants of the smaller boat saw the schooner “Sally W
Freedom “ bound from this port to Twillingate with salt and kerosene
cargo, bearing down on the anchored motor boat with its loan occupant, Michael
HICKEY immediately shouted to the crew of the schooner to “hard down”,
but it is believed the helmsman misunderstood what he said as the helm was
place “hard up” with the result the vessel struck the boat near
the engine room, cutting it in two, and driving it under water. The Freedom was making about 8 knots at the time of collision and it is believe young
HICKEY was killed by the impact, as he was never seen after the accident
occurred, it is also said they were very little lookout being kept on the
Freedom and those onboard did not see the boat which was painted white, till
it was to late, to avert the disaster. A very careful search was made after
the accident by the heart-broken brothers of the victim, who witnessed the
drowning of their brother, as well as the crew of the Freedom, but without
avail, the only thing found being part of the motor boat. This was brought
to Flatrock, by the schooner during the evening. Head Const. BYRNE was dispatched
to Flatrock to hold an enquiry into the accident, when the statements of
the crew as well as the brothers of the deceased were taken, the vessel resuming
her voyage at 6 p.m. The tragedy cast a gloom over the settlement where the
young man was well known, and esteemed, during the evening the residences
of Flatrock made a through search for the body, but were unsuccessful. Deceased
who was 20 years of age leaves father, mother, two brothers and a sister
to the sudden and unexpected passing of their dear one comes as a severe
blow.
BIRTHS:
BASTOW
- To Mr. and Mrs. Hugh BASTOW, on July 13th, a son.
RUSTED
- July 12th. The Rectory Upper Island Cove, the wife of the Rev. E. E. RUSTED,
a son.
MARRIAGES:
EDGECOMBE – BURSEY
On Tuesday, July 12th, at 10.30 a.m. by Rev. D. B.
HEMMEON, Lizzie, the youngest daughter of Elizabeth and the Late Reuben EDGECOMBE,
of this city, to Frederick BURSEY, of Catalina.
DEATHS:
DAVIS
Yesterday after tedious illness James DAVIS, native
of Pictou, N.S. Leaving four sons and two daughters to mourn their sad loss.
Funeral takes Place on Friday 16th inst. from his son’s residence 49
Alexander St. Friends and Relations please accept this the only intimation.
Fri. July 15, 1921
WEDDING BELLS:
O’REILLY - BAIRD
A wedding of social interest took place on Tuesday July 12th,
when Dallas Victoria, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. BAIRD became the wife of Dr. J. Bertram O’REILLY. Rt. Rev. Monsignor
McDERMOTT officiating. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home
of the bride’s
parents Bryn MAWR. The bride looked charming in her wedding dress of cream
lace over satin. A court-train of gold brocade was fastened to the shoulders
with pearl clasps and had three feathers tied with gold ribbon on one corner.
She carried a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley white carnations and
sweet peas. Miss Helen ANDERSON acted as bridesmaid wearing a gown of primrose
taffeta and hat of brown tulle. The train was carried by the bride’s
small nephew and niece, Master Jim and Miss Margaret BAIRD. Mr. Jack PATERSON
was the best man. The honeymoon is being spent at Salmonier, and with their
many friends the News joins in wishing Dr. and Mrs. O’REILLY, many
years of wedded happiness.
Thur. Aug. 4, 1921
ARTICLE:
SERIOUS MOTOR ACCIDENT.
ARTHUR OXFORD SERIOUSLY HURT,
THREE OTHERS RECEIVE MINOR INJURIES
A serious motor accident, as a results of which Arthur OXFORD lies at the
General Hospital, suffering from concussion of the brain, and three other
occupants of the car are suffering from minor injuries, occurred on Topsail
Road near Mr. Peter COWAN’s residence at 6.30 p.m. Tuesday. The car,
which was a Brisco type, was owned by Mr. OXFORD, who with Messer. John WILLIAMS,
Maurice CARBURY and Percy ROSS, coloured, had been countrywards are were
returning to the city, when the accident occurred. At present the particulars
of the accident are vague, but from information so far gleaned, it seems
the car was being driven by ROSS and was coming along at a fair rate of speed,
when near COWAN’s which is about 4 miles from town, the springs gave
out, causing the car to turn turtle and roll into a ditch at the side of
the road. . ROSS managed to get thrown clear of the car and beyond being
slightly bruised, was unhurt. OXFORD, WILLIAMS and CARBURY got caught under
the car, the former being badly bruised, especially about the head and face,
whilst the others were also cut, and received a severe shaking up, but were
able to extricate themselves, and with the assistance of residents of the
vicinity, to get young OXFORD from under the car. It was immediately seen
that OXFORD was seriously injured, and he was taken to the Sanitarium, where
his injuries were attended to, afterwards being taken to the General Hospital,
where he remained unconscious till late last night, when he showed signs
of improvement, and there is every hope of his recovery. His three companions
were feeling the effects of the accident yesterday, and were confined to
their beds, but will be none to worse after a couple days. The car was smashed
almost beyond recognition, the body, completely out of shape, with the forepart
crumbled up like paper the front seat meets the back and there is nothing
left of the front wheels, and one of the rear ones, whilst the engine and
other parts are also destroyed, and the machine is beyond repair. It is miraculous
how the occupants escaped with their lives, as it is seldom that such a wreck
as occurred without fatal results.
Thur. Aug. 11, 1921
OBITUARY:
MRS. ELIZABETH JOYCE TAYLOR
The friends of the late Elizabeth Joyce TAYLOR will learn with regret
of her passing, which occurred on Tuesday night at the ripe old age of 74 years.
The passing was a painless going from this world into the home beyond the
cares and troubles of this life as a child lapses into the quite sleep of
rest. Deceased was the relict of the late Geo. B. TAYLOR, whose death occurred
little more that an year ago. Since that date she had been ailing but not
confined to her bed until quite recently, when she fell and injured some
internal organs and despite the very great care and attention which she received,
the vital spark fled at the time mentioned. Deceased bore the trial of her
illness with sweet resignation and passed away quietly in the “sure
and certain hope.” Left to mourn are three sons, George, and Theodore,
both residing in Pittsburgh, U.S.A. and John of this city; two daughters,
Mrs. Arthur PARSON’s and Miss Flora, two sisters and one brother. The
funeral takes place at 2.30 p.m. this afternoon from her late residence.
St. John’s, Aug. 10th, 1921.
MRS. ALFRED MOAKLER
The many friends of Mr. Alfred MOAKLER, cashier at Messrs.
A. J. Harvey & Co.
will sympathize with him on the death of his wife, which occurred at the
Sanitarium Tuesday morning at the early age of 25 years. Deceased, who was
the daughter of Lawrence and the late Julia CORCORAN, had been ailing for
months-past, and despite all that medial skill and attention could do, the
end came as above stated. Well known in the city, a large circle of friends
will miss her many acts of kindness, but the greatest loss will be felt at
home, where besides a loving husband, three little one are left to mourn
the, fond care of a loving wife and mother. The funeral takes place this
afternoon from her late residence Central St. To the sorrowing family the
News extends sincere sympathy.
Tue. Aug. 16, 1921
OBITUARY:
JAMES ROBIN STICK
Mr. J. R. STICK, who was suddenly called away from the mist of the
living, while taking a health rest at Seal Cove, Conception Bay, was one of
the best know man in the Newfoundland trade. Sometime ago he had a sharp stroke
of paralysis, but not one of the hundreds who knew him intimately ever contemplated
the fact of his quick Summons. In business he had the reputation of his countrymen
for honesty, integrity and reliability. A child could do business with him
and obtain the same results and as the keenest and shrewdest customer. The
deceased came from good old West of England family, and was born in Truro,
in Cornwall, on Feb. 19, 1856. He entered the employment of Messrs. Bowring
Bros. in 1884 and shortly afterwards transferred his labours to Messer.
Job Brothers & Company, now the Royal Stores Ltd. where his energy and capabilities
soon lifted him to the trusted and confidential position of buyer and manager.
This position brought him in contact with businessmen locally all over the
Island and abroad in Great Britain, Europe, Canada and the United States,
and earned for him the splendid reputation that now shines as a halo over
his life’s work. Outside of his large and patriotic family he leaves
many warm personal friends who will miss is kindly greeting and open and
pleasant smiling face. His three sons served in the War and to one of them
falls the honour of being the first to enlist when the Call came to Newfoundland.
Another went through the horrors of two years in a German prison camp, but
through his tact, escaped and arrived safely in Aberdeen, Scotland. His daughters
were also engaged in the War Work, in fact his spirit inspired his whole
household with untiring devotion to the cause of the Empire while the great
crisis was hanging like a face of doom over it. Old times cricketers of the
seventies and eighties will remember with pride and hallowed enthusiasm his
participation in the great game of the period played by Avalon Terra Nova,
Shamrock and Zingaree Clubs. Mr. STICK was one of the best exhibitors of
the skill and finesse of England’s greatest national sport. His wife
predeceased him 6 years ago. He leaves to mourn a family of 5 sons Joseph,
Robert, Moyle, Len and Ralph and three daughters May, Emma and Beatrice.
To all of these the sympathy of the community goes in the dark days of mourning.
“GAIDHEAL”.
WEDDING BELLS:
SHEA - DARCY
The Oratory of the Presentation Convent Cathedral Square was the scene
of a very pretty wedding on yesterday afternoon when Miss Elizabeth
M. DARCY,
daughter of Michael J. and Mrs. DARCY, New Gower Street was united in the
Holy Bonds of Matrimony to Mr. George Leo A. SHEA of Water
Street. The ceremony was performed by the Rt. Rev. J. J. McDERMOTT, V.G.,
Administrator, in the presence of a large assemblage of relations and friends
of the bride and groom. Precisely at 4 o’clock the bride who was charmingly
attired in cream satin with overdress of Irish lace, veil with coronet of
orange blossoms, and carrying a bouquet of carnations and asparagus fern,
entered the Oratory leaning on the arm of her brother, Mr. J. M. DARCY, the
father-giver, to the strains of Mendelssohn’s Wedding March. The bridesmaids
were Miss Emma REID and Miss Margaret MARTIN, whilst little Agnes KENNEDY,
niece of the bride made a very picturesque flower girl. The duties of best
man were attended to by Mr. J. C. PIPPY. After the ceremony the wedding party
drove to Smithville where a sumptuous repast was served in the well-known
Smithville style, the usual toasts duly honoured and dancing indulged in
until midnight. The groom’s present to the bride was a gold wristlet
watch, to the bridesmaids gold cameo rings, to the flower girl a gold signet
ring set in pearls and to the best man a gold signet ring. The wedding gifts
were many and costly proving in ample manner, the popularity of the bride
and groom, and esteem in which they are held by their numerous friends. The
happy couple motored to William’s Hostelry, Bay Bulls, last night where
the honeymoon will be spent. The News offers felicitation and wishes Mr.
and Mrs. SHEA many years of happiness and Prosperity.
HISCOCK - LeDREW
At Carbonear on Monday the 8th, the marriage of Miss
Vida J. LeDREW
of Cupids to Mr. Richard HISCOCK of Grand Falls took place at St. James Church
at 2p.m. The Rector Rev. H. V. WHITEHOUSE officiating, The Church had been
decked with Additional flowers in honour of the occasion. The bride was attired
in traveling Costume of saxe blue with hat to match and carried a bouquet
of white carnations and maiden hair ferns and was attended by the groom’s
sister, Miss Netta HISCOCK. The groom was attended by Mr. Harry HOLLANDS
of Heart’s Content. Mrs. M. J. HAWKER presided at the organ and rendered
the “bridal chorus”. After the ceremony the party motored to
the McCarthy Hotel where a delightful breakfast was served, presided Over
by Mrs. McCARTHY, assisted by her amiable daughter Mrs. LEE. The toast was
proposed by the Rev. Mr. WHITEHOUSE, who referred to former friendship of
the groom, while in Grand Falls and the kindest of wishes to him and his
wife. The groom responding said his chief reasons coming to Carbonear to
be married was to have the Knot tied by his Rector and friend and he was
whelmed with the kindness of his Carbonear friends of only a day or so. The
party, consisting of the bridal party, Rev. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. and Mrs. HAWKER,
Mr. and Mrs. LEE, Mrs. McCARTHY, Mr. John DUFF. Mr. H. HAYWOOD, Hon. J. J.
MURPHY motored to Harbour Grace to join the train going to Trinity where
the honeymoon will be spent.
AM----???
CARBONEAR, AUGUST 11, 1921
MARRIAGES:
SHEA – DARCY
On August 15th at the Oratory of the presentation
Convent Cathedral Square, by Rt. Rev. J. J. McDERMOTT, V.G. Administrator,
Miss Elizabeth M. DARCY to Mr. Leo A. SHEA, both of St. John’s
DEATHS:
GILES
Passed peacefully away after a short illness, Martha, widow of the late
Samuel GILES, aged 51 years, leaving 2 daughters and 1 son to mourn their
sad loss. Funeral today, Tuesday, from her late residence, 15 Howe Place.
Friends and acquaintances will please accept this the only intimation
STICK
–At Seal Cove yesterday morning after a short illness, James
Robin STICK.
Funeral to-morrow, Wednesday, at 2.45 p.m. from his late residence, 5 Devon
Row.
McGRATH
Died at sea on June 26th. Thomas B. McGRATH,
son of the late Thomas and Alice McGRATH and grandson of Mrs. John THOMEY,
Harbour Grace. The deceased was a 2nd Lieutenant in the First Newfoundland Regiment
and was one of the first to volunteer. He leaves to mourn their sad loss his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John THOMEY, Harbour Grace, two aunts, Mrs. Edward
MORIARTY, Harbour Grace, and Mrs. Frank MAHER, Carbonear, an uncle Mr. Stephen
J. MURPHY, Reid-Nfld. Co., St. John’s and a host of relatives and friends.
Impassionate Lord Jesus grant him Eternal Rest.
Thur. Aug. 18, 1921
“THEY REST IN THE GARDEN OF GOD.”
THE EMPIRE’S HEROIC DEAD 1914-1918.
Who shall make them, this numberless army? We know not their number or name, But we know from the sign on their foreheads through great tribulation they
came; No calender blazons their triumph with service of vigil or feast, And he that was greatest among them is even as he that was least; They were men in the might of their manhood, or boys in the beauty of youth, We shall see them no more to our sorrow, they are rapt from the sphere of
our pain, And the sword and the fire and the bullet shall sear nor slay them again; Priest and poet, clerk scholar and craftsman, sea toilers of the sons of
the sod- From earth, air and ocean up-gathered, they rest in the Garden of god.
Their shrines stand on every highway, whose lamps of remembrance abide Fed with love from the heart-springs of Britain and lit from the torch of
her pride; Upon hill-slope by hamlet or homesread, they shine through the darkness
undimned.
Morn and eve, neath the Christ bowed above them, the glimmering caresses
are trimmed.
By their angels, who pass unbeholden–so close hangs the curtain between, Veiling heaven; for the things that we see not are more than the things
that are seen.
Now, Lord, for the nation’s uplifting–since this is the noblest
we know.
In Thy name to the help of the helpless through death and through darkness
to go- For our country who spread not her children, for mother, love, sister and
wife Who endured what is deeper that death-wound, who gave what was dearer than
life For the pure and wise and godlike, who flocked to Thy banner unfurled,
For the sinful–Thy saints in the making–we deemed but the waste
of the world,
for the builders of wood, hay and stubble–the foolish, the faithless,
the cold Whose dross Thou hast purged in the furnace, and touched them and turned
them to gold, For the fearless of heart, and the fearful who trembled but came to Thy
call, We bless Thee, we thank Thee, we laud Thee, we love Thee. O Father of all!
JAMES RHOADES
Fri. Aug. 26, 1921
WEDDING BELLS
KEAN - MOULTON
A very pretty wedding took place at St. Thomas’s Church on August
24th the contracting parties being Dr. C. D., youngest son of Capt.
and Mrs. A. KEAN and Miss Lelia, daughter of Mrs. and the late Thos. MOULTON.
At 4 p.m., the bride was led to the altar by her uncle Mr. Geo. MOULTON.
The officiating minister was her cousin, the Rev. C. A. MOULTON. The bride
was beautifully attired in white satin with a bridle veil, carrying a bouquet
of carnations. She was attended by the groom’s sister, Miss A. KEAN,
the groom’s
was supported by his brother Dr. S. G. KEAN; Mr. STERLING presided at the
organ. After the impressive ceremony the party repaired to the Anchorage,
the home of the groom’s parents, where a reception was given. The toast
to the bride was proposed by Mr. H. Y. MOTT and responded to by the groom,
Captain A. KEAN and Rev. Mr. MOULTON made appropriate speeches. After the
reception the bridal party motored to Donovan’s where the honeymoon
is being spent. The bride was the recipient of many valuable presents and
the groom received many congratulatory messages attesting the esteem in which
they are held. The groom’s present to the bride was a silver tea service.
We wish Dr. and Mrs. KEAN many years of happy marriage life.
HISCOCK - SPICER
Tuesday, August 16th, was the occasion of a very pretty
wedding solemnized at St. Luke’s Church, Winterton, when Mr.
Ambrose HISCOCK led to the
altar Miss Lizzie SPICER. Promptly at 4 o’clock the
wedding part entered the church accompanied by the strains of the “bridal
Chorus”.
The bride entered the Church leaning on the arm of her cousin, Mr. E. J.
SANSOM, J.P., and looked charming in a dress of silk georgette with hat to
match and carried a beautiful bouquet adapted to the occasion. The reverend
Llewellyn GODDEN was the officiating clergyman. The ceremony was witnessed
by a large and admiring congregation, which alone was typical of the esteem
in which the happy couple was held by the community. After the ceremony the
wedding party repaired to the pier of the Fishermen’s Union Trading
Company, where a dainty and tastefully decorated motor boat was waiting to
convey the bride and groom to the home of the bride’s parents where
a dainty and tastefully decorated table was prepared to cater of the wants
of the “inner man”. The groom’s present to the
bride was a substantial cheque, while the many costly and pretty presents,
(too numerous to mention) received by the happy pair testified in no small
way to the popularity of the contracting parties. The bride will be missed
greatly by the Anglican population here as she was closely connected with
the C. E. W. A., was a Sunday School teacher, and a member of the choir,
and generally was a valuable asset to any community work that she found herself
connected with. The groom holds a lucrative position with the A. N. D. Co.,
Grand Falls, but before going there served with His Majesty’s forces
practically for the duration of the war. Mr. and Mrs. HISCOCK spent Wednesday
with the bride’s parents
receiving the many congratulations of their numerous friends and on Thursday
morning entrained at Heart’s Content for Grand Falls their future home.
We must not forget to mention the bridesmaids, Miss Sarah SPICER, sister
of the bride and Misses Agnes PARROTT and Violet HINDY, also Messers Newman
J. HISCOCK and Louis PARROTT, who contributed in no small way to the success
and pleasure of the evening.
The artistically decorated table was the work of Mrs. E. J. SANSOM and Mrs.
E. LANG, who also catered to the requirements of the many guests present,
assisted by the bridesmaids, the bride’s mother and Miss Beatrice PIERCEY,
a life long friend of the bride. May Mr. and Mrs. HISCOCK live long to enjoy
their married life is the sincere wish of your CORRESPONDENT.
Winterton, August 22nd, 1921.
Tue. Sept. 6, 1921
ARTICLE:
PRISONERS ARRIVE
Sergt. GOODLAND arrived from St. George’s by yesterday’s express
with two prisoners, named James FURLONG and Arthur
YOUNG, who have been sentenced
to serve terms in the Penitentiary for burglaries committed at Port au Port
and Stephenville Crossing. The prisoner FURLONG is only ten years of age,
but despite his youth, has been before the Magistrate on several previous
occasions. He is an incorrigible, and has been a terror in his neighbourhood.
Amongst his many acts, burning barns and hay ricks, was a specialty, and
his last offence for which the term of three months has been imposed, was
breaking into the Royal Bank of Canada building at Port au Port. Admittance
was gained through a window at 7 o’clock in the morning, but beyond
damaging the property and some of the office furniture, he failed to get
any cash. The young chap was found on the premises, and was brought before
Magistrate McDONNELL, who, taking his age into consideration, passed sentence
of 3 months’ imprisonment. The man YOUNG was given six months for entering
the Log Cabin at Stephenville and taking clothing to the value of $300, the
property of Mr. C. E. PENNEY, manager of the Stephenville Butterine Factory.
Constable MARTIN of Grand Falls also arrived by yesterday’s express,
bringing a prisoner to serve 6 months in the Penitentiary for stealing $140
from a resident of the paper town. On being arrested, $90 was recovered and
being tried before Magistrate FITZGERALD, was sentenced to 6 months.
Wed. Sept. 14, 1921
OBITUARY
THOMAS DWYER
It is with deep regret we have to chronicle the death of one of Bell
Island’s
oldest and most respected citizens in the person of Thomas DWYER. Born at
Bell Island of Irish parentage 89 years ago, he spent nearly all his days
in his native home. A very successful farmer and fisherman and a man that
up to his going to his rest, it was a pleasure to converse with as his anecdotes
of the old days on Bell Island were piece and parcel of history, his was
a type that was worthy of emulation. Content, honest and with a fund of good
feeling towards neighbor and stranger alike, Thomas DWYER was a worthy citizen
and a man whose word was his bond. He leaves a wife, three sons, Denis and
Edward of the D.I.S. Company, and John, farming, and four daughters. Thomas
DWYER’s death removes from Bell Island a great landmark that shall
never be replaced.
BRIDGET DWYER
On Sept. 9th, there passed to the great
beyond the oldest resident on Bell Island Mrs. Bridget DWYER,
at the ripe old age of 92. Mrs. DWYER was Irish born and of that great Irish
family the O’CONNOR’s, and was a
native of Galmagee, County Kilkenny, Ireland. Bridget O’CONNOR, a bright
eyed Irish colleen, came to Newfoundland in the year of 1846 and landed on
July 9th while the great fire was raging. The following year, she came to
Bell Island and for 74 years laboured, and was a splendid type of Irish-Newfoundland
woman. She undoubtedly saw a great evolution of Bell Island and some of its
many hardships. But her bright Irish nature ever gave the smile and the rich “brogue” ever
soothed the carking complaints of care. For many years Mrs. DWYER has been
ill and suffered with that resignation that her country women were famous
for. She leaves one son, John DWYER and a daughter, Mrs. James PENNY of Hr.
Main. She was an aunt of Mr. John O’CONNOR, superintendent of the Scotia
pier. Mrs. DWYER is the last of the old country stock that came direct to
this Island. F.F.J
Wed. Sept. 21, 1921
ARTICLE:
GETS 18 MONTHS
The degenerate Joseph GIBBS, charged with unlawfully and
indecently assaulting and illtreating a seven year old girl on August 24th,
and committing a similar offence on two other children of the same age on
August 25th, appeared before Judge MORRIS in the Magistrate’s Court
yesterday morning, and was sentenced to 18 months with hard labour. The case
was one of the worst to come before the police authorities in years, and
throughout the city there was great indignation aroused over the crime. GIBBs,
has a bad record, and citizens, generally, and especially parents, will be
glad to learn that for a time at least, this undesirable character is safe
under lock and key.
Sun. Sept. 24, 1921
ARTICLES:
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
The Municipal Council Report which is official, will be read with interest.
There are difficult times facing the city, as well as other section of the
Island this Winter. The sympathetic and timely manner in which the Commission
is considering the position inspires confidence. All the public asks and
expect, is that every cent expanded shall find an equivalent in service rendered,
and that the wanton waste of Last spring shall, under no circumstances, be
repeated. That the Auditor General is taking cognisance of the Road-de-Luxe
scandal is satisfactory; but no inquiry can be through unless the Commission
is directly represented. Citizens are looking to Mayor MORRIS and his colleagues
for protection, and not to Mr. JENNINGS.
FURTHER ROBBERIES
OFFICE AND DRY GOODS STORE BURGLARIZED
The daily list of burglaries still keeps mounting up and up to the present
the police have been unable in many instances to bring the perpetrators to
justice. In some cases, however, arrivals have been made and the crime brought
home to the guilty parties. At yesterday Magistrate’s Court the young
chap WOODALND, who broke into the U. S. P. Co’s Store, and also entered
the cabin of the schooner Flora some time ago, getting away with cash and
goods to the value of $500, pleaded guilty to the charge, and sent to the
Penitentiary for 12 months with hard labour. Head Byrne and his staff landed
the culprit in this case through the finding of two valises on the South
Side Hills containing the stolen goods, as well as papers belonging to the
Captain of the vessel. The latest burglary took place on Thursday night,
when a West End Dry Good Store was entered and a quantity of goods stolen,
the thieves gaining an entrance through a side window. This is the second
time within a few weeks that this store has been robbed. Probably the most
daring of all the robberies so far reported with the exception of the safe
burglary, occurred yesterday during dinner hour, when an uptown commerical
office was broken into, and the cash drawer rifled to the extent of over
$200. The office hands were all to dinner at the time, and the culprit was
evidently fully acquainted with the place, and waiting his chance, captured
the loot and made good his escape. The robbery was carried out in broad daylight,
and the loss was not detected till the cashier returned shortly after 2 p.m.
The detective staff are certainly having a busy time, as the present epidemic
of crime is probably the worst in the history of the city.
CUSTOMS OFFICIAL DROWNED AT ST. JACQUES
A very sad drowning fatality occurred at St. Jacques on Thursday last when
James YOUNG Customs tidewaiter at that port, lost his life whilst in the
performance of his duties. According to messages received by the Customs
Department the schooner Eileen Lake arrived from Halifax with general cargo
and tidewaiter YOUNG proceeded to the vessel in his dory. He was about to
board the schooner when he was seized with a paralytic stroke, and falling
overboard sank to the bottom before help could reach him. Deceased was well
known on the coast, being a very obliging and well know official and his
sudden and tragic passing comes as a severe blow to his family. His body
had been recovered.
OBITUARY
CHARLES BLANCHRD BLACKIE
At 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon Charles Blanchard BLACKIE passed
away at the General Hospital. Probably no man was better known throughout
the country. For a score of years his duties brought him in contact with
men of all districts, and it is a standing testimonial to his character that
by employers and employed alike he was held in the highest esteem and friendship.
His duties were both responsible and difficult but he performed them with
such tact and efficiency as to smooth the rough edges, and avoid the angles.
Born forty-four years ago in Annapolis Royal, the old town which so recently
passed through the furnace, and where his parents still reside, he was educated
there, and on leaving school joined the staff of the Dominion Iron and Steel
Company, with which to the day of his death he was identified. In 1904 he
married Miss Josephine McGRATH sister of Sir Patrick McGRATH, Mr. T. R. McGRATH
and Mrs. C. F. TAYLOR of this city. About a month ago Mr. BLACKIE was taken
with illness, which from the first assumed a serious character, so that severely
through the blow had fallen upon his family, its imminence was realized.
Mr. BLACKIE ‘s friends were marly, by all of whom his passing will
be deeply regretted. His genial smile and pleasant greeting will be greatly
missed by those with whom his duties brought him in frequent contact. To
his widow and son, Charlie, a student at St. Bonaventure’s College,
the News expresses the general sympathy. The funeral takes place from his
late residence, Kimberly Row, Henry Street, this afternoon at 2.30 o’clock.
MRS. MAHALA SNOW
After a lingering illness Mrs. Mahala SNOW, wife of Mr. Abram SNOW, of Casey
Street, passed away last evening. Mrs. SNOW was a native of Carbonear, and
before her marriage to Mr. SNOW, was the widow of Mr. Robert MOORE, of that
town. For some years she had been in indifferent health, her illness taking
an aggravated form in recent months. She leaves a husband and several relatives
in the city and Carbonear. The funeral will take place on Sunday afternoon
from her late residence.
Fri. Oct. 7, 1921
ARTICLES:
SHIPPING GOES ADRIFT IN THE HARBOUR
For some time back the weather man has been promising and although on several
occasions, we were within almost hailing distance of a storm, nothing very
serious came our way. Yesterday morning however, a strong breeze from the
south west sprang up shortly after 3 a..m., and increased in velocity as
the dawn broke being at its worst between 6 and 8 a.m. Along the country
roads in the vicinity of St. John’s the gale was severely felt, poles
in many cases were broken off, trees were uprooted, barns and outhouses,
and in many cases residences were damaged. In the city also it became dangerous
for pedestrians with bricks, slates and chimneys being smashed and falling
into the streets. At the corner of Springdale and Charlton Streets an electric
light pole came crashing to the ground, escaping a nearby residence by a
small fraction, while in several places live wires were reported to be down
and the employees of the Electric Light Company were kept busy during the
early morning. In the harbour, shipping began to drive from their anchors,
and tugs were sent to their assistance, but had great difficulty in handling
the situation. In the upper portion of the harbour the trouble began when
the Cape Pine went adrift. This vessel drove down the harbour until she reached
SHEA’s premises where she became entangled with the schooner Roy
Bruce and both held together until last evening when the gale subsided. The S.S.
Edmund Donald next got adrift and fell across the schooner Cape
Pine, Evelyn and Dobbie, and all four became mixed up and kept pounding against each other
throughout the forenoon the Donald had a hole punctured in her smokestack,
whilst part of her upper works were also damaged, and the schooner also suffered
from the collision. The large three masted A. B. Barteau, which was anchored
off GOODRIDGES’s premises also got adrift and taking the tern schooner
Herbert Fearn with her, picked up a small schooner and all three drove across
the harbour until they brought up near Harvey’s coal hulk, where they
rode out the breeze. It is not yet ascertained if these vessels were damage
to any extent. On the South Side shipping also went adrift and the sealing
steamer Neptune, to which was moored the barque Madeline Constance, turned
completely around on their anchors and began to drive down the harbour. For
a time it looked as if a serious smash would result from those ships, but
with the assistance of tug, lines were passed to the shore and both vessels
held their moorings. The gale was experienced right across country and along
the coast. The Reid Company reported their lines out of order up to last
night and at present the extent of the damage caused is unknown. Along the
coast the gale was severely felt, and already one wreck has been reported
in the straits and another at Cape Broyle, while two men are missing (rest
missing)
A SAD FATALITY
SCHOOL GIRL ELECTROCUTED BY FALLING WIRE
A sad fatality occurred on the Torbay Road, near Mount Cashel, yesterday
morning, shortly after 8.30a.m. o’clock as a result of which little
Miss Margaret SKINNER, daughter of Mr. Walter SKINNER, was electrocuted and
several others had narrow escape. It seems, the fatality was caused directly
as a result of the gale, which caused a pole to break off near Mr. KING’s
residence at the junction of the roads, running towards King’s Bridge
and Cove Road. The wire fell over the fence out of way of traffic, and when
discovered burning in the early morning, the matter was reported to the sub-station.
At first the grass was set fire in the vicinity, but the wind brought the
live wire in contact with the fence, which became charged with electricity.
Little Miss SKINNER who attends school on the Baily Halley Road and taking
a short cut, across the fields between the cottages of Messrs. KING and RENDELL
came in contact with the fence and was killed instantly. Her sister who was
accompanying her, ran to her assistance and also received a shock, whilst
endeavouring to extricate little Margaret. She, however got her clear of
the fence, but life was extinct. Several women in the vicinity also witnessed
the occurrence and proceeded to the scene, and two young men named TILLY
and COLE had narrow escape from death. TILLY opened the gate in order to
reach the field and was knocked unconscious, COLE was more severely burned,
but not seriously, and it will take some time before he gets over the effects
of the shock. Drs. KNIGHT and MacPHERSON, as well Rev. Frs. O’CAALLAGHAN
and McGRATH were called, but their services were not required. It is a wonder
that others were not fatally injured, as it never occurred to those passing
the fence had become electrified. Mr. KING and his family, were the only
ones in apparent danger, hence very little precaution was taken otherwise.
The Light Company’s officials were on the scene, shortly after the
tragedy occurred, and had the pole removed and repairs effected. In other
countries a pulmotor has been used in cases of this kind, to great advantage,
especially in New York and other American cities. They are needed mostly
in cases where people become gassed, electrocuted or even in drowning cases,
and have proved successful. They cost very little and it is hope the authorities
will see that the police are provided with this most necessary instrument
as in cases like yesterday’s they are of invaluable assistance. The
affair is a very sad one and the Sympathy of the community goes out to the
parents of the little girl who was so suddenly cut off from life, on this
very threshold of young womanhood.
SCHOONER WRECKED
The Assistant Collector received the following message from the sub-Collector
at Flower Cove, yesterday: “Schr. Effie M. Prior, 138 tons
and owned by Kirby Brothers Belloram, ran ashore at Savage Cove with 1100
quintals of green fish on board. The Vessel will be a total loss but the
crew are safe. The schooner evidently went ashore in yesterday’s gale,
which was felt so severely along the coast. A message to inspector General
HUTCHINGS was received from const. King of Flowers Cove as follows:– “Banking
schooner Effie M. Prior, from Fortune Bay, went ashore on Wreck Point, and
became a total wreck. The schooner carried a crew of twenty-four men including
Captain BRENTON and 1100 quintals of fish. The crew reached the shore in
their dories early this morning.”
TWO MEN MISSING
The sub-Collector at Ramea reported yesterday to the Deputy Minister of
Customs, that John BAGG, and William WARREN, left Dog Cove Wednesday in an
open boat, and have not been seen or heard from since. The message further
states that the big gale was then blowing which would make matters very uncomfortable
for the missing men. A search party will be arranged as soon as the weather
moderates.
PERSONAL
The Rev. J. G. JOYCE, B. A., of Britannia, accompanied by his bride from
Prince Edward Island arrived by the S. S. Rosalind, and proceeded by motor
to-day to Carbonear, where a few day will be spent before entering upon circuit
work. Mr. and Mrs. JOYCE, subject to the approval of Conference, preside
at the Wesley Parsonage after July next, in response to a cordial invitation
from the Wesley congregation. Mr. Robinson PEACH, of the Western Union Cable
staff at Heart’s Content, who recently underwent an operation at the
General Hospital, is rapidly convalescing, and will probably leave the institution
this week. Mr. and Mrs. Cyril J. FOX returned by the S. S. Rosalind yesterday.
Mr. Wm. F. COLLINS, who had been ill at his home, returned to work at Messr.
Bowring Brothers Ltd., yesterday.
Mon. Oct. 10, 1921
WEDDING BELLS
BASTOW - STAFFORD.
On Saturday morning at the C. of E. Cathedral, Mr. Herbert G. BASTOW, eldest
son of Mr. M. A. BASTOW, was united in Holy Bonds of Matrimony to Miss
Amy STAFFORD, eldest daughter of the late Dr. STAFFORD. The officiating clergyman
was the Rev. Canon JEEVES, Rector of the Cathedral. The bride entered the
Church leaning on the arm of her uncle, Mr. HITCHCOCK, to the strains of
Hoffman’s Wedding Procession artistically played by Organist F. J.
KING. The groom was ably supported by his brother Mr. W. A. BASTOW, Miss
Winnie REID and Miss Marjorie BASTOW acceptably did the honour of bridesmaids,
whilst Mr. HITCHCOCK, acted as fathergiver. After the Signing of the Register
the bridal party left the church to the strains of Mendelssohn’s Wedding
March and motored to Donovan’s for breakfast to the residence of the
bride’s parents, Allandale Road, where a most enjoyable times was spent.
The bride and groom left by the S. S. Rosalind for New York where the honeymoon
will be spent. The bride was the recipient of many useful and costly presents,
testifying the esteem of her many friends.
Thur. Oct 13, 1921
ARTICLE:
ACCIDENT ON LeMARCHANT ROAD
The promptness of a chauffeur and the presence of mind displayed by a young
girl was responsible for averting what would probably have been a double
motor fatality on LeMarchant Road yesterday forenoon. As it is, Miss
Alice BROPHY, employed as a domestic in the home of Mr. H. GITTLESON. Is in hospital
badly, though not seriously, injured, and Mr. GITTLESON’s little 4
year old daughter is at home suffering with a broken leg. It seems that shortly
before 11 a.m., two cars, driven by Messrs. T. CONNORS and Max CHAMBERS,
were proceeding west along LeMarchant Road, CONNORS leading, when near Mr.
H. BUTLER’s residence, Miss BROPHY and her charge started to cross
the road. CONNORS immediately brought his car to a standstill, to allow a
safe passing, when CHAMBERS, not aware of what was happening in front, proceeded
to pass the other car, which brought him in full view of the road, and close
upon the two girls. Seeing an accident was inevitable, CHAMBERS immediately
threw over his wheel and brought his car to a standstill across the road.
Miss BROPHY also realized her position, and seeing the car coming upon her,
thought only to her little charge, and with great presence of mind, threw
the little girl in the ditch, close to the roadside, but was unable to reach
safety, before the car struck her and she was thrown heavily to the ground,
sustaining injuries about the face and head. The two victims of the accident
were placed in the car and CHAMBERS rushed them to Dr. TAIT’s surgery
on Patrick Street, where on examination, Miss BROPHY was ordered to the hospital
for treatment, and the little girl GITTLESON was taken home where it was
found her leg had been broken, evidently by falling in the ditch. Last evening,
both were doing as well as could be expected, and all should be thankful
that a more serious accident was happily averted. No blame can be attached
to CHAMBERS, who did all possible under the circumstances, and in bringing
his car up so suddenly, both back tires were blown out.
Tues. Oct. 18, 1921
ARTICLES:
THE HISCOCK CASE
ACCUSED FOUND “NOT GUILTY”
The case of the King vs Peter HISCOCK charged with entering the King Café on
the morning of Sept. 9th with intent to steal, was heard in the Supreme Court
yesterday before Mr. Justice JOHNSON and a special jury. The case occupied
both the morning afternoon and night session, and did not conclude until
1 o’clock this morning when the Jury brought in a verdict of not guilty.
Mr. J. A. BARRON appeared for the crown, whilst Mr. G. W. R. AYRE represented
the accused. In all the prosecution called ten witnesses, including Sergt.
BENNETT and five constables, all of whom identified accused as being the
person they saw in the vicinity of the Café on the night of the alleged
breaking and entering. Against these defence had six witnesses, including
the accused’s wife, his brother Arthur and his and his brother’s
servant girl, all of whose evidence went to show that on the night in question,
the accused was not in a fit condition, being incapable through drunkenness
to find his way along Water street, and was in bed at the time the store
was entered. In the course of Arthur HISCOCK’s evidence he made a statement
when questioned regarding his brother drunkenness that he had no difficulty
in getting two “script” from Hon. Dr. CAMPBELL, which caused
the Judge to remark on the manner in which the Prohibition Law was being
evaded. Other witnesses for the defence gave evidence concerning his condition
and also regarding the cloths and boots that he wore. The whole case therefore
devolved upon the defence to prove an alibi and the Judge in his address
to the Jury impressed upon them that in case they found any reasonable doubt
as to the guilt of the accused, they must give the benefit of the doubt to
the prisoner. Both Mr. BARRON and Mr. AYRE able addressed, and at 12.30 a.m.
The Jury retired, returning at 1 a.m., and through their foreman Mr. Gordon
WINTER, announced a verdict of “not guilty”.
HARBOUR GRACIAN REVISITS OLD HOME TOWN
Mr. J. Fletcher APSEY, of Baltimore, Md. (who came here on Monday week on
the mournful duty of seeing his aged mother laid to rest by the side of her
husband, and who returned to St. John’s the afternoon of the same day),
returned on Friday last to see his old friends–the schoolmates and
boys of his day. Very few of Mr. APSEY’s are left–some having
gone out in the world, and many to the Great Beyond. His friends were pleased
to shake his hand renew acquaintances and recount many of the incidents of
his boyhood life in this town. Mr. APSEY left here in 1880 for Baltimore
to pursue his studies there. From the college he went to engage in his chosen
work, Civil Engineering ,and since has lived in Maryland. He settled down
and is a citizen of the great Republic. Mr. APSEY came across the country
and was much struck with the scenery on the route, especially along the Humber-scenery
that surpassed the best that can be seen in the sunny south. The scenery
was such that if it was made known to the travelling public of America, there
would be a flood of tourists to Newfoundland every season. Mr. APSEY was
compelled to leave here on Saturday evening to connect with the steamer from
St. John’s on Monday, after a brief visit to old friends and the town
where he spent his boyhood’s days. His old friends were pleased to
see him and regretted the sad occasion of his visit:---
Harbour Grace Standard.
Tue. Nov. 1, 1921
BIRTHS:
McLEOD
– On Sunday October 30th at 280 Theatre Hill, to Mr.
And Mrs. Ernest F. McLEOD, a daughter.
DEATHS:
BAGGS
– Passed peacefully away this morning, Solomon BAGGS,
aged ?? years, leaving wife, 4 sons, 2 daughters to mourn their sad loss. Funeral
on Wednesday at 2:30 from his late residence, 117 Long’s Hill. Friends
will please accept this the only intimation. (Chelsea, (U.S.A.)) papers please
copy.
Fri. Nov. 11, 1921
WEDDING BELLS.
NEWBERRY - MAUNDER
A very quite but pretty wedding was solemnized at Cochrane Street Methodist
Parsonage at 8 o’clock yesterday morning, when Miss Violet
M. MAUNDER,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George R. MAUNDER, Parade Street was united in Hymen’s
Bonds to Mr. Charles NEWBERRY, of the Daily News Staff. The wedding ceremony
was performed by Rev. C. H. JOHNSON in the presence of the immediate relatives
and friends of the contracting parties. The bride was given away by her father
and was attired in a pretty traveling costume with hat to match and carried
a bouquet of maiden hair fern. The bridesmaid was Miss Florence Maunder sister
of the bride. The duties of best man were performed by Mr. Harvey PIKE, Co-worker
of the groom. After the ceremony, the wedding party proceeded to the home
of the bride’s parents, where a dainty breakfast was served and the
usual toasts honoured, after which the happy couple proceeded to the station,
where they entrained for Upper Gullies, where the honeymoon will be spent.
The presents were many and costly, testify to the popularity and esteem of
the happy young couple. The groom’s present to the bride was a gold
piece and to the bridesmaid and best man, a gold broach and diamond stick
pin, respectively. The management and staff of the NEWS joins with the numerous
friends of the happy couple in wishing them many years of wedded bliss.
OBITUARY
THOMAS A. PIPPY
The passing of Mr. Thomas A. PIPPY, early yesterday morning, removes
from life’s activities one of the most generally and most deservedly esteemed
of citizens of St. John’s. Mr. PIPPY had been in failing health for
some years. His illness assumed a more serious phase a month ago, and the
end was not expected. An engineer by Profession, the late Mr. PIPPY had won
a foremost place, and enjoyed the respect and confidence of all with whom
he came into business relationship. As a citizen his influence was always
for good. Whilst he took no part in public life, preferring the quire paths
of endeavour, his advise was sought by many, to who weather in business or
private life, he was ever ready to lend aid. In earlier years he was associated
with the late Hon. James ANGEL in large engineering works conducted by him
in the 80' and 90's, leaving the firm to establish the business, which he
successfully conducted until illness compelled his retirement. He is survived
by his wife, one son, Wilfred, a veteran, who during the war, was connected
with the Royal Army Medical Corps, and one daughter, Mrs. F. F. FERTEAU,
to all of whom the NEWS voices the sympathy of his and their many friends.
Mr. PIPPY was attached to the Methodist Church, which loses by his passing
a valued member and supporter. The funeral takes place this afternoon at
2.30 from his late residence, Duckworth Street.
Wed. Nov. 23, 1921
DEATHS:
KEARNEY
This morning after a short illness, Mary, relict of the late Richard KEARNEY,
leaving a son, one daughter, and one sister to mourn their sad loss. Funeral
on Friday, at 2:30 p.m., from her late residence 15 Cavell Avenue off Quidi
Vidi Road. R.I.P.
HEWARDINE
On November 22nd after a lingering illness, Rose
HEWARDINE (NURSE) aged 75 years. Funeral on Thursday, at 2:30 p.m., from her late residence,
6 Charlton Street. Friends will please accept this the only intimation.
Sat. Nov. 26, 1921.
TRAGEDY AT BISHOP FALLS.
3 CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH
The Justice Department, received word yesterday morning from Magistrate
FITZGERALD, Grand Falls, of a dreadful tragedy which occurred at Bishop Falls
at 4 p.m. Thursday, when three children named WISEMAN, whose ages range from
two months to three years, were burned to death. Few particulars of the terrible
happening have been received as yet, but it is understood the parents of
the children were absent from the house at the time it caught fire, and with
its contents was totally destroyed. The high wind blowing at the time, caused
of the flames to spread rapidly, and before the Residents nearby could make
an attempt to save the little children, it was impossible to do anything
owing to all available entrances being cut off by the flames. It is under-stood
Magistrate FITZGERALD is holding a through investigation into the dreadful
tragedy and fuller particulars will shortly be received.
Sat. Nov. 26, 1921
DEATHS
MCGRATH
Last evening Catherine, widow of the late John MCGRATH, a native of Bessborough,
County Kilkenny, Ireland, leaving two sons to mourn their sad loss. Funeral
on Sunday, at 2.30 p.m. from her late residence, No. 6 Convent Square. Boston
papers please copy.
NOTE OF THANKS
The WALSH family, The Goulds desires to thank kind friends who sent wreaths,
telegrams and letters of sympathy during their recent bereavement in the
loss of their dear mother.
Mon. Nov. 28, 1921
WEDDING BELLS
ANGEL – STRANG
One of the season’s prettiest weddings took place on Saturday afternoon
at George Street Methodist Church, that of Marjorie Alison daughter of Mr.
And Mrs. John ANGEL and John Jocelyn, son of Mrs. John C. STRANG. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Mr. FAIRBAIRN and the organist Mr. Gordon CHRISTIAN
gave a splendid rendition of the wedding marches, and during the signing
of the register, Miss Elsie HERDER’s voice was heard perfectly in “Beloved
it is Morn.” Miss ANGEL made an exquisite bride in a gown of white
satin trimmed with lace and orange blossoms and carried a bouquet of white
Chrysanthemums and maiden hair. She was attended by a matron of honour, Mrs.
H. DICKENSON, who was beautifully gowned in yellow shot taffeta, with a brown
velvet hat, and carried a large bouquet of yellow and bronze Chrysanthemums.
Miss Margaret BAIRD and Master Jim BAIRD acted perfectly in the role of train
bearers, followed by Miss Mary ANGEL and Miss Helen ANGEL, the flower girls,
whilst Miss Joan HICKMAN, sweetly solemn, carried the ring on a satin cushion.
Mr. Frank BENNETT supported the groom as best man and the ushers were Mr.
H. DICKENSON, Mr. Heber ANGEL and Mr. Duke WINTER. After the ceremony, a
reception was held at the home of the bride’s late grandfather, where
the usual toasts were proposed and honoured. The large display of beautiful
presents seen, affording tangible proof of regard. Mr. and Mrs. STRANG left
after the reception for Donovan’s from where they entrain for Canada
and the States on the wedding tour. They departed amid the chorus of good
wishes, and in these far wider circle heartily join.
Thur. Dec. 1, 1921
TWO FATALITIES REPORTED
BY FALLING THROUGH NEWLY FORMED ICE
Already two fatalities have been reported through persons using the newly
formed ice as yesterday the Deputy Minister of Justice received the following
message from Magistrate FITZGERALD of Grand Falls: - “Enos
DIAMOND, aged twenty-six, single, of Burnt Arm, was drowned there on Sunday afternoon.
The deceased was walking on the newly formed ice in the Arm, when he fell
through. The body was recovered 20 minutes later.”
Another message was received from Magistrate J. W. JANES of Greenspond:
- “Rev. Mr. HUMPHRIES has wired me to say that Richard
FARWELL of Salvage
Bay, aged 32, was drowned in a pond inside the bay yesterday. The deceased
was crossing the pond on his way home, when the ice gave way. The body was
found this morning about 100 yards from the shore.” Every year at this
particular season, accidents of this nature occur, through persons taking
the risk of crossing ponds and harbours on thin ice.
Thur. Dec. 1, 1921
ARTICLE:
GOLDEN WEDDING
MR. AND MRS. JABEZ LEGROW
Perhaps the first Golden Wedding ever celebrated in the District of Bay-de-Verde,
was that of Mr. and Mrs. Jabez LeGROW of Broad Cove, in whose home a reception
was given on the evening of November twenty-second, in honour of the anniversary
of their marriage fifty years ago. A large and unbroken family circle together
with about one hundred guests, including relatives and friends from near
and far, assembled for the notable occasion. Limited space prevents the naming
of all who attended, but amongst the honoured guests were Capt. And Mrs.
RUMSEY of St. John’s, who only a few weeks ago had the happy privilege
of celebrating their Golden Wedding.
Many, however who were invited found it impossible to be present, but though
distant from the scene of celebration, sent their messages, and letters of
congratulation and hearty good wishes to mingle with those of the guests
in attendance. A very lengthy message was sent by Mrs. PAYNE, matron of Grace
Hospital, Winnepeg. Mrs. PAYNE is the eldest daughter of Capt. and Mrs. RUMSEY.
The numerous messages and the many beautiful gifts received, are tokens of
the esteem in which the Jubilee Pair are held.
In the Reception Rooms golden decorations were beautifully arranged. Particularly
noticeable and handsome was the artistic Jubilee Motto, designed and presented
by Dr. A. RUMSEY of St. John’s. The illuminated golden letters shining
above the happy bride and bridegroom of the same evening half a century ago,
helped in a large measure to make the wedding golden indeed.
Mr. and Mrs. LeGROW entered the race of life together in 1871, and although
like most others, they have had their days of joy and sorrow, sunshine and
shadows, prosperity and adversity, there is on all sides evidence that Fortune
has from a golden horn showered golden blessings upon their pathway. Their
bark has been wafted upon a golden sea.
Mr. LeGROW is well known throughout Newfoundland as a very successful business
man. The keenness, foresight and perseverance, which characterized his days
of young manhood, and made his business the success that it has been, still
remains to a remarkable extent with him. Although his sons, Mr. Peter and
Mr. Gilbert LeGROW have taken over the responsibility of the business, yet
the father, it seems, is as active and keenly interested as ever.
Mrs. LeGROW was Miss RUMSEY of Broad Cove. During the days of her girlhood
and young womanhood she won the respect and goodwill, of those who knew her,
and throughout the fifty years of her married life has been held in the highest
esteem by those among whom she lived.
A remarkable blessing for which Mr. and Mrs. LeGROW are very grateful is
that there is not a broken link in their family circle. Their five children,
Mrs. A. VATCHER, Messrs. Gilbert, Peter, Tasker and Arthur LeGROW are living
quite near the parental home, in the same community.
It was truly delightful to see the large family circle, father and mother,
the daughter and her husband, Magistrate VATCHER, the sons and their wives,
and the nine grandchildren, amongst whom is the eldest grandchild, Rev. Ron
VATCHER, together on such an occasion. A beautifully worded address expressing
tender and loving sentiments, was read by the son, Mr. Peter LeGROW, in behalf
of the family circle, and from them to the father was presented a gold-mounted
walking-cane, and to the mother, a gold brooch with Jubilee engravings. The
presentations were made by Master Chester LeGROW and Miss Pearl LeGROW, two
of the little grandchildren.
Following the presentation, addresses fitting the occasion were given by
Mr. Allen HUDSON, of Lower Island Cove, and Mr. J. M. NURRAY of Adam’s
Cove.
Then there were musical selections very beautifully rendered by Mrs. Patrick
DUNN and Miss Gwendolyn LeGROW. In music, song and pleasant conversation
the hours flitted by all too quickly.
Dainty refreshments were served, and at the close of the evening the following
Toasts were given: -
“Our King and Empire” – Rev. Geo. B. PICKERING. Followed
by the National Anthem.
“Our Dominion – Newfoundland” – Rev. J. W. WINSOR.
Followed by “Newfoundland Ode”
Response – Mr. William BAGGS
“Our Guests” – Mr. Isaac KING
“Our Host and Hostess” – Mr. W. H. BUTT
The singing of “Auld Lang Syne” brought to a close a very enjoyable
reception, and one which will not be soon forgotten.
We felicitate our respected and venerable friends on having reached the
golden age maturity, and trust that it may be many long years before they
snap the golden link that bound them together. We hope to have the privilege
of attending their Diamond Jubilee in 1931.
November 26, 1921
OBITUARY:
DAVID NEARY, PORTUGAL COVE
Swift as a shaft of light, the Angle of Death stooped down and bore away
to the Great Beyond a life that was without guile. On Friday, November
25th,
in an instant, David NEARY of Portugal Cove was stricken down. Crossing from
Bell Island Friday morning in the best of health; at 2:30 p.m. he was dead.
David NEARY was the eldest son of Peter and Mary NEARY (nee BOLGER), two
families that were always looked up to as being of true honesty and integrity
and the oldest stock in Portugal Cove. Coming from such stock, David NEARY
early promised to follow in his progenitors’ footsteps. Just turning
23, he was a splendid type of manhood; deep sympathy is widespread for his
parents and relatives. In himself was embodied a great promise. Un-assuming,
gentle and kind and fighting silently and uncomplaining the malady that at
length conquered him, he won the esteem of those that knew him and kept it
unsullied.
But death whom kings and beggars dispatches cut short the psalm of life
and leaves after him a jangled anthem that shall never again be atune. He
leaves after him a sorrow stricken father and mother, two sisters, Mrs. F.
F. JARDINE, Bell Island, Miss Agnes nursing in Boston, and two brothers,
Austin and Joseph at home. Burial took place at Portugal Cove, the Rev. Fr.
GOUGH, P.P., reading the last prayers proceeded by a few beautiful and touching
words. A special steamer crossed from Bell Island at 2:30 bringing the Knights
of Columbus and many citizens of Bell Island to attend the funeral. David
NEARY is dead and no panygeric could benefit him one jot or tittle of praise.
He was a kind and generous gentleman, and a splendid type of native born.
Following the sublime teaching, he lived to forgive and be kind. He was a
man without guile.
JOHN MURPHY, CARBONEAR
There passed peacefully away on Friday, 25th inst., an aged citizen in the
person of John MURPHY of this town. The deceased, who had outlived the allotted
span, being 82 years old, was ill for a week before the final summons came.
He received the last rites of Holy Mother the Church, being attended by the
Rev. M. F. DINN, who administered all the holy and consoling aids that make
calm and peaceful the exit of the Spirit to the life beyond. The deceased
was held in much respect by all who knew him. He was the type of citizen
that all true men strive to be – industrious, honest, God-fearing and
true. For more than forty years he was prominent in the Sacred Heart Union.
His wife predeceased him some 9 years. He leaves to mourn him two sons, at
home John and Joseph, one in America, Patrick. Besides his wife, 3 sons and
as many daughters predeceased him. To his relatives, the sympathy of the
community goes forth in their bereavement. His funeral took place on Sunday,
being largely attended, showing the respect in which he was held. High Mass
and Office was celebrated on Monday in St. Patrick’s Church by His
Lordship Bishop MARCH, assisted by Rt. Rev. Mgr. McCARTHY, Reverends M. F.
DINN, and T. O’NEIL. May his Soul rest in peace. – COM.
Carbonear, Nov. 28, 1921
MRS. MARY JANE OSMOND
On November 18th there passed peacefully
away Mary Jane OSMOND at the ripe old age of 85 years and six months. Deceased
was sick but a very short time. She leaves to mourn two sons and two daughters,
George of Carbonear, Richard of Chelsea, Mass., Elizabeth EARLE of Toronto
and Julia JACOBS of Northern Bay South with whom the deceased was living at
the time of her death. She also leaves ten grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
Her remains were sent to Carbonear by Monday’s train to be laid to rest
in mother earth to await the Resurrection morn.
“’Tis hard to break the tender cord,
When love has bound the heart,
‘Tis hard, so hard to speak the words,
We must forever part,
Yet again we hope to meet thee,
When the days of life are fled,
And in heaven with joy to greet thee,
Where no farewell tears are shed.”
Northern Bay South, Bay de Verde, Nov. 23rd, 1921
Sat. Dec. 17, 1921
MADMAN MURDERS HIS WIFE WITH AXE
NEWFOUNDLAND WOMAN THE VICTIM
(Sydney Records)
North Sydney, Dec. 10– "My wife has gone away and is not
coming back, I don’t know who did it or anything about it.”
This is the only statement that can be obtained from Dan D. McDONALD, of
Ross Ferry, who was brought to North Sydney jail at 4 o’clock this
morning charged with the murder of his wife during a fit of insanity, late
on Thursday afternoon.
According to police information, McDONALD waited until a lady guest had
left the house, locked two of his small children in a room adjoining the
kitchen, where his wife was nursing a nine month old baby, crept up on his
wife from behind and killed her with two blows of an axe, later concealing
the body in the cellar.
One of the children who witnessed the tragedy through the keyhole, gave
the alarm, neighbors gathered and searched the house and found the body.
Chief of Police Dan COWANS was summoned from North Sydney 18 miles away.
McDONALD offered no resistance and denied all knowledge of the crime, saying
simply that his wife had gone away, would not return and that he dose not
know where she is.
The murdered woman was formerly Miss Sarah Ann McDONALD, and was a Native
of Newfoundland. Several years ago she married Dan D. McDONALD and they resided
for a time at North Sydney where they acquired a property on Logan Street.
He was employed first in No.2 Scotia colliery and afterwards in No.3 mine.
What Started it.
George FORAY, North Sydney jailer, who now has McDONALD in custody, says
that he worked with the prisoner in the pit several years ago, and that McDONALD
was struck on the head by a fall of rock and has never been same since.
About 1917, McDONALD went absolutely insane and was confined in a provincial
hospital. Two years ago he was released and cured, and has since been living
on a farm at Ross Ferry. Neighbors say that from time to time he developed
moodiness and “Queer streaks.” For instance it was a favorite
stunt of his to run through the house with a keen knife, which he would drive
into the walls.
They spoke to his wife about it but she refused to make complaint, saying
that her husband was harmless and that he would not hurt a chicken. She declared
that he had not the heart to kill the family pig in the fall and that they
had had to get someone else to do it.
For the past day or so Miss Alice COUSINS, of North Sydney, also formerly
of Newfoundland, has been a guest of the McDONALDs. Thursday afternoon Miss
COUSINS started for the post office, leaving McDONALD seated in the kitchen
with his wife, who was nursing the baby.
Missed Mrs. McDonald
On her return, some time later, she missed Mrs. McDONALD and asked McDONALD
where she was. He replied that she had gone to a neighbors. The young woman
noticed that her hat and coat were still in the house and remarked upon it.
"Oh well,” said McDONALD, “she is out with one of the
neighbors.” and he went on wood-cutting.
The crying of children in an adjoining room attracted Miss COUSINS attention
and on opening the door two little tots came out and told her that McDONALD
had locked them in there after Miss COUSINS left the house, and through the
keyhole they saw their father kill their mother with the axe and drag the
body down cellar.
Miss COUSINS at first though it was a child’s imagination, but went
looking for Mrs. McDONALD among the neighbors. The alarm spread and fifteen
or twenty men gathered, but took pains not to arouse the madman’s suspicions
because they feared he was armed.
The first to arrive was asked what he was looking for and replied that he
had lost two cattle, “this is a strange time to have cattle out,” said
McDONALD. However he went into the home, and others arriving took away a
gun which hung on the wall.
Very careful search was made for the body of the women who had disappeared.
McDONALD stated that “Sally Ann,” as he called his wife, had
gone away. Search was continued everywhere, but so carefully was the body
concealed that it was not found till around eight o’clock or later
in the evening in the cellar between two walls.
The body was forced into this narrow space and rocks and earth pulled over
on it. Above this was straw and hayseed, giving the place all the appearance
of a spot where vegetable had been covered to keep away the frost.
There was evidence of two blows having been struck one behind the ear and
the other in the back of the head, crushing the skull.
Attempts were made to get a Constable from Baddeck, which is nearer than
North Sydney, but a 9 o’clock a message was put through to Chief COWANS
who came out in an auto with Officer MADDOCKSs.
Meanwhile McDONALD and his neighbors lingered about the house, each apparently
afraid to make any move until the police arrived. McDONALD did not offer
any resistance, merely denying all knowledge of the crime.
He was handcuffed and brought to jail, and his preliminary hearing will
probably begin at once, unless the surgeons pronounce him insane.
McDONALD is 40 years of age, and had five children. Strange to say, the
baby the mother was nursing when she was killed was not harmed by the frenzied
maniac.
(NOTE: I wasn’t able to obtain the Year of Events from the microfilms,
but John was able to get them in St. John’s, thus the Year of Events
were not proofread.)
MARRIAGES OF THE YEAR
1920
DECEMBER
Dec. 26. - P. J. COLBERT and Miss Mary CULLEN, Torbay.
R. BROWN, Tack’s Beach, P.B., and Miss Annie
PARSONS, Clattice Harbour.
Dec. 27. - George F. AYRES, Point Crew, and Miss
Hilda M. HILLIER, High
Beach, Lamaline.
Dec. 28. - Harold LEVERMAN, Halifax, and Miss Beatrice
M. WALKINS, St. John’s,
at Annapolis Royal, N.S.
Dec. 30. - Stephen HUNT, Harbour Grace, and Miss
Ida NORMORE, Bell Island.
1921
JANUARY
Jan. 6. - Alfred Sidney PEARCE, Bishop Falls, and Miss
Rita FLYNN, Harbour
Grace.
Felix HOGAN and Miss Monica HOGAN, Northern Bay.
Jan. 12. - Ernest F. GEAR and Miss Irene MOORE.
Jan. 15. - Norman BUTT, Spaniard’s Bay, and Miss
Mary KELLY, Bareneed.
Jan. 19. - Capt. TUFF and Miss Anna COOK.
Jan. 20. – D. WILLIAMS, Bay Bulls, and Miss
Anna Maria KEOUGH, St.
John’s.
Jan. 29. - Peter TUCKER, St. Phillip’s, and Miss
Pearl SMITH, St.
John’s.
Jan. 30. - Michael O’BRIEN, Placentia and Miss
Mary McGRATH, Argentia.
FEBRUARY
Feb. 1. - James RYAN, Spaniard’s Bay, and Miss
Mona BRENNAN, Bay Robert’s.
Feb. 2. - John T. AYLWARD and Miss Madge CROWDELL.
Feb. 6. - Patrick M. WADDEN and Miss Bessie FURLONG.
Feb. 8. - Charles A. LEVERMAN and Miss Chrissie M. KEOUGH.
Feb. 12. - Robert BYRNE, New York, and Miss Annie
McGRATH, Colliers.
MARCH
Mar. 5. - John J. POTTLES and Miss Mary J. THORNE
Mar. 10. - Leonard BUTT, Freshwater, B.D.V., and Miss
Clarissa T. WINDSOR,
Carbonear.
Mar. 19. - James J. HICKEY and Miss Blanch Long
ATTELL, at Harlow, Florida.
Mar. 23. - Kenmuir BLAIR and Miss Anna May DAVIS, at Houlton, Maine, U.S.A.
Dr. Ernest J. GORDON and Miss Daisy Margaret GOODYEAR at Ottawa.
Mar. 27. - Frederick COLBOURNE and Miss Teresa
R. WHITE.
Mar. 29. - Ex-Sergeant Horatio GROUCHY, Pouch Cove, and Miss
Mamie READER,
Bonavista.
Mar. 31. - Charles LEVITZ and Miss Katie SWEESKY
David G. KEOUGH and Miss Cecelia J. BROWNE, at Brooklyn, Mass.
APRIL
April 6. - Leo James DALY, Dearborn, Michigan, and Miss
Esther Victoria LANNON, S. E. Army, Placentia.
April 7. - William J. SHAW and Miss Constance Stanley
BREEZE, at Winthrop,
Mass.
April 12. - Capt. Harold BARTLETT, Brigus, and Miss Mable Blanche MAUNDER.
April 14. - J. C. BROWN and Miss Nora BUTLER.
April 21. - Freeman SHEPPARD and Miss Annie NOEL, South Side, Harbour Grace.
April 30. - John C. PICCO, Bell Island, and Miss
Minnie TUCKER, Thorburn
Road.
MAY
May 11. - L. HICKS and Miss A. PENDERGRAST, Avondale.
May 24. - Llewellyn BARTLETT, Trinity, and Miss
Nellie PIERCEY.
Harry FOOTE, and Miss Maisie RUMSON, Carbonear.
May 25. - Capt. Douglas BURDON, Carbonear, and Miss
Bertha SPOONER, Brigus.
May 26. - W. D. SIMPSON and Miss Doris WHEATON at Halifax .
JUNE
June 1. - Ex-Sergeant Arch PEARCE, Clarenville and Miss
Nina TUCK, Hant’s
Harbour.
June 2. - Clifford Lea DOGFROY and Miss Marjorie
Pitts AYRE, at Truro, N.S.
June 4. - Capt. Reginald Grant PATERSON, M.C., and Miss Margaret Eleanor
COUSTON.
June 6. - Jonathan BRETT and Miss Helen Edith HUNT.
June 7. - Martin SEAWARD and Miss Laura MAHONEY,
North River.
Russell McNEIL and Miss Annie WALSH, Placentia, at New Aberdeen.
June 8. - Cecil R. PUDDESTER and Miss Ethel WHITEWAY.
Dr. C. P. HUNT, Barrister, Fenwick, M.C., and Miss
Jacqueline McCULLOUGH at Toronto.
C. E. HUNT, Barrister, and Miss Signe Augustine
LINDAL, Grand Falls, at
Whitbourne.
June 9. - Charles PARSONS and Miss Lilian Mary
RANSOM, at Topsail .
June 14. - M. A. JOHNS, Curling, and Miss Isabel
STEELE, Grand Falls.
June 15. - Edward KENNEDY and Miss Marion O’BRIEN.
June 16. - John Poole BAIRD and Miss Margaret Anderson
CARTER.
June 18. - John BROWN, Brownsdale, T. B., and Miss
Maude LAKE, Fortune.
June 20. - Thomas KENT and Miss Polly MALONE.
June 21. - James E. RYAN and Miss Phyllis GERTRUDE, Wakeley at Barnstaple,
Devonshire.
June 23. - Walter P. PYKE, Toronto, and Miss Jannie
ASH.
June 25. - Hubert Edward JOHNSON and Miss Margaret
Eleanor STEER at West
Hartford, Connecticut.
June 27. - Capt. Walter J. BARNES and Miss Gladys
L. W. PETERS.
June 28. - Hubert R. PARSONS and Miss Margaret R. PAUL.
June 29. - Frank MURPHY and Miss Bride DOBBIN.
Rev. Henry GORDON, M.A., Cartwright, Labrador, and Miss
ASPELL, England
at Cartwright
June 30. - D. A. McRAE and Miss Mary C. JACKMAN.
Walter B. LAURENCE and Miss Carrie Cowan CROCKER.
Weston Kimball KEEPING and Miss Valette KEAN, Brookfield, B.B. at Toronto.
JULY
July 5. - James V. RYAN and Miss Edith Mary McGRATH.
July 12. - Capt. C. Sydney FROSY, M.C., and Miss
Gertrude R. HAINS, Yarmouth,
N.S.
Fred BURSEY, Catalina and Miss Lizzie EDGECOMBE.
Dr. J. B. O’REILLY and Miss Dallas Victory BAIRD.
Nicholas P. HUNT and Miss Clarice Andrews PICCOTT.
July 14. - Archibald Roy KENDALL and Miss Alice
WHITE.
July 19. - W. S. BOWDEN and Miss Ethel Anna Jessie
BARNES.
July 21. - Mr. HILLIARD and Miss Laura TALOR, Carbonear.
July 23. - Thomas NEWELL, Pittsburgh, and Mrs.
Emma MILLER, Topsail on S.S.
Rosalind.
Francis R. ROBERTS and Miss Mary Jane GUY at Chelsea, Mass.
July 25. - Nicholas J. McDONALD and Miss Elizabeth SAVAGE.
AUGUST
Aug. 2. - Raymond Chesley WELLS, Bay Roberts, and Miss
Jeanette Edgar COULTAS,
St. John’s
Aug. 4. - Thomas A. HORAN and Miss Nellie GRANT.
Aug. 8. - Richard HISCOCK, Grand Falls, and Miss
Vida J. LeDREW.
Aug. 9. - Capt. Hugh C. NIGHTINGALE, M.C., Kenya, to Miss
Mona Murray FRANKLIN,
at Nairobi, British East Africa.
Aug. 10. - Reginald W. BENNETT and Miss Martha
Monteith KEPPLE.
Aug. 11. - Gilbert NOFTLE and Miss Ethel BROWN, Bonavista.
Aug. 13. - Capt. Wilson R. RIGGS, Grand Bank, and Miss
Sophia Daisy DEWEY,
Glovertown, B.B.
Aug. 15. - George Leo A. SHEA and Miss Elizabeth
M. DARCY.
Aug. 16. - Ambrose HISCOCK and Miss Lizzie SPICER, Winterton.
Aug. 17. - T. J. CLEARY, Bishop’s Falls, and Miss
Annie POWER, Harbour
Grace.
Aug. 18. - Leonard TAYLOR, Carbonear, and Miss
Nellie BARTER, St. John’s.
Aug. 21. - Charles KELLY and Miss Agnes SPURRELL.
Aug. 23. - Harold PIKE and Miss Ethel NOFTALL.
Aug. 24. - Dr. Cecil D. KEAN and Miss Lelia MOULTON.
Aug. 29. - John JOHNSON and Miss Bes (?) MEANEY.
Peter PETTIPAS, Whitbourne and Miss Etta GOSLING, Bonavista.
Aug. 30. - Cyril James FOX, M.H.A., and Miss Mary
CASHIN.
Aug. 31. - Edwin J. GODDEN and Miss Gertrude DAWE, at Topsail.
Thomas P. McCARTHY, Grand Falls, and Miss Anna
McCARTHY, Carbonear.
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 2. - C. C. ROBERTSON and Miss Edith ARCHARD,
at Halifax.
Sept. 3. - William M. C. WILLCOCK and Miss Alice Mary COOKE.
Sept. 6. - William J. CHAFE and Miss Madeline Mary CURTIS
Thomas Monroe MOTT and Miss Annie H. GOSSE, at Halifax.
Sept. 8. - William BEMISTER, New Perlican, and Miss
Myrtle WHELAN, Cupids.
Sept. 10. - Capt. Harold FREEMAN, M.C., and Miss
Jessie JOB.
John A. BARRON and Miss Anita Mercedes DELGADO.
Sept. 13. - Allan G. CARTER and Miss Eda PITTMAN, Topsail.
Sept. 14. - Patrick J. HAYES and Miss Catherine
Mary WALSH.
Rev. J. G. JOYCE, B.A., and Miss Susie M. CARLTON at Souris, P.E.I.
Harold HOWELL and Miss C. TAYLOR, Carbonear, at Revere, Mass.
Sept. 15. - John D. O’DRISCOLL and Miss Madeline
O’DEA.
Sept. 21. - Walter DROVER and Miss Lilian SNOW, Clarke’s Beach.
Sept. 22. - Kenneth ATTWOOD, Safe Harbour, and Miss Maggie PRETTYMAN.
OCTOBER
Oct. 7. - Capt. Kevin KEOGAN, M.C., and Miss Evelyn
HUMISTON at Willoughby,
Ohio.
Oct. 8. - Herbert G. BASTOW and Miss Amy Stafford.
Oct. 11. - E. J. GOFF, Carbonear, and Miss Lizzie DUNN.
Oct. 20. - Michael SAVAGE and Miss Margaret Eileen WALSH.
James J. EVERARD and Miss Alice MURPHY.
Oct. 26. - Capt. C. B. DICKS and Miss Elsie Grace
EDWARDS.
Oct. 27. - Luke WALSH and Miss
Madeline LAWLOR.
Oct. 28. - R. G. INGLIS and Miss Doris TAYLOR, at Montreal.
NOVEMBER
Nov. 3. - Thomas R. MURPHY, Benton, and Miss Kate McLEAN.
Nov. 10. - Charles NEWBURY and Miss Violet M. MAUNDER.
William Robert BOONE and Miss Susie Evelyn PORTER, Kelligrews.
Nov. 14. - Malcolm J. YETMAN and Miss Florence
Linda ROWE.
John Robert SIMMS and Miss Lillie GARLAND, Gaultois.
Nov. 15. - Harold OXLEY and Miss
Mary Eugene BARRON.
Thomas MAHAR, Flat Rock, and Miss Carman R. MERCER.
Nov. 16. - Patrick KEARNEY and Miss Catherine DUFF.
Nov. 17. - Gerald O’BRIEN and Miss Gertrude
CAHILL, Carbonear.
Nov. 21. - Patrick HARRINGTON and Miss Margarette
FITZPATRICK, Carbonear.
Nov. 26. - John J. STRANG and Miss Marjorie Alison
ANGEL.
Nov. 30. - Kenneth STAMP and Miss Annie MOAKLER.
DECEMBER
Dec. 2. - Llewellyn SAUNDERS, Norfolk, Va., and Miss
Gertrude McDONALD,
Salvage.
Dec. 5. - Jesse BUTT and Miss Minnie BUTT, Western Bay.
Dec. 6. - Ernest Frederick PETERS and Miss Katherine
Althea KENDALL.
Dec. 8. - John ST. JOHN, Pontypidd, Wales, and Miss Emeline Florence JOLIFFE.
Dec. 10. - William James CHURCH and Miss Ruth Margaret
ORR.
Dec. 14. - Arthur Chesley HOLMES and Miss Fan B.
ROGERSON.
Dec. 15. - Alfred MARS and Miss Jessie RUSSELL.
Charles H. PALMEN, Sherbrooke, P.Q. and Miss Helen ANDERSON.
Dec. 19. - John BARRETT and Miss Gladys G. WHITEWAY.
Dec. 20. - Hayward CLARKE and Miss Eliza HUMPHRIES.
Dec. 21. - John WINSOR and Mrs. G. W. SOPER, Carbonear.
Dec. 28. - Lawrence MULLALY, Northern Bay and Miss
Mary KENNY, Conche.
NECROLOGY
1920
Dec. 22. - Richard GRIFFIN, Conception Harbour, 67
Dec. 30. - John McLEOD, 63.
Dec. 31. - Bernard CAMPBELL at Glace Bay
1921
JANUARY
Jan. 1. - Mrs. John MOREY
Jan 2. - Edgar KELLOWAY, Perry’s Cove 73.
Jan. 3. - Mrs. Thomas BENSON, 43
Jan. 4. - Mrs. Charles W. GREEN, South Norwood, England, 80
Jan. 6. - Mrs. Mary Jane WHITTEN, Kelligrews.
Jan. 8. - Mrs. Theresa Gordon FRASER, Bay Robert’s.
Jan 10. - Mrs. Margaret KENNEDY.
John SNELGROVE, Grate’s Cove.
Mrs. Jane REID, Harbour Buffett.
Jan. 11. - Peter CASE, Aquaforte
Jan. 13. - Daniel MONROE, 74.
Mrs. Elizabeth ENGLISH, 87.
Mrs. Daniel KENNEDY.
Mrs. Arthur PETERS.
Jan. 14. - Daniel McDONALD.
Edward TRACEY, 18.
A. E. OUTERBRIDGE, New York.
Jan. 15. - Daniel ASHLEY, 74.
Nellie HOWELL.
Francis GUSHUE.
Joseph J. REID.
John DOWNEY, Bell Island.
Jan. 16. – Mrs. William GUSHUE, St. Joseph’s.
Jan. 17. - Ex-sergeant John RYAN.
Jan. 18. - Michael A. DUFFY, 48.
Jan 19. - Mrs. Denis BARTLETT.
Benjamin MORRIS, Lower Island Cove.
James SAUNDERS, Shearstown, 90.
Jan. 20. - James DeLACEY, 21.
Jan. 23. - Johannah POWER, Placentia, 85.
W. J. ALLAN, 56.
Jan. 25. - Cecilia Francis JOHNSON, 40.
Mrs. Ellen JONES.
Jan. 26. - Samuel KAVANAGH, 78.
Rev. Thomas HARRIS, at Montreal, 90.
John M. HOLLAND at Boston, Mass.
Miss Minnie EVANS, St. Jacques.
Jan. 27. - Mrs. Delphine JARDINE, Bay Roberts
Jan. 29. - Charles TRENCHARD, H.M.M., 82
Jan. 30. - Mrs. Mary SMYTH, 65.
Jan. 31. - Jacob HORWOOD, Quidi Vidi, 74
FEBRUARY
Feb. 1. - Miss Elsie JACOBS, Bay de Verde, 28.
Joseph KENNEDY, Fox Trap, 67.
Feb. 2. - Mrs. Elizabeth DRISCOLL, 85
Mrs. Patrick POWER.
John E. STEER, (Steer Bro.), 63.
Hon. Walter Baine GRIEVE, C.B.E., 71
Feb. 4. - Thomas H. BAILEY, Heart’s Content, 77.
Feb. 9. - Eugene B. THOMPSON, Harbour Grace, 84.
Mrs. Elizabeth GILLARD, at Preston, Ont.
Feb. 10. - Joseph WOODFORD, 45.
Feb. 11. - Mrs. Mary Anne MALONE.
Feb. 14. - Rev. Canon John Monk NOEL, Harbour Grace, 82.
Feb. 21. - Thomas Hill COOPER, 85.
Feb. 22. - Mrs. Lydia THORNE, 77.
Alfred M. HORWOOD, Harbour Grace, 84.
Isaac SPENCER, 74.
Feb. 23. - William GREEN, Freshwater Road.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rixon CARNELL, 76.
Mrs. William DUNN, 71.
Feb. 24. - Thomas WALSH, 45.
Thomas H. DAVIS, 45,
Joseph Clemence SQUIRES, 21.
Feb. 25. - Miss Susanna TOOP, Ireland’s Eye, 19.
Feb. 26. - Matthew PRIMM, 42
James Bolter CROSSMAN, 58.
Feb. 27. - Mrs. Miriam PITCHER.
MARCH
Mar. 1 - Alexander Taylor CLOUSTON at Ringwood, Hants, England, 30
Mar. 4. - Frederick E. FITZGERALD.
William N. WOODLEY, 76.
Mar. 5. - Miss Mary M. WALSH.
Patrick CONNELL, 72.
Mrs. Frederick CRITCH, Hant’s Harbour, 40.
Mar. 6. - Capt. Levi DIAMOND, 87.
Mrs. Mary A. BISHOP, 84.
Mar. 7. - Mrs. Wilson VOKEY, Bay Roberts 72.
Mar. 8. - Mrs. Ernest G. WINSOR.
Mar. 9. - William St. JOHN, 88.
Mrs. Francis MARTRET, 20.
Thomas E. STABB, (New York) at Yarmouth, England, 56
Mar. 11 - William Henry WHITTEN, 76.
Mar. 12. - Mrs. Mary BULGER.
Mar. 14. - John Callahan, 76.
Miss Bessie BALLAM, Bay Roberts, 19.
Mar. 15. - Albert YOUNG, Upper Island Cove, 73.
Mar. 16. - Mrs. Matilda CHANCEY.
Mar. 17. - Miss Nellie M. LEVER, Heart’s Content, 19.
Alolphe MURPHY, Burin, at Boston, 18.
Patrick F. FLEMING, 66.
Walter Ernest HAYWARD, at Sierra Madre, California, 37.
Mar. 19. - Philip HICKS, Carmanville.
Martin GRIFFIN, C.M.G., Parliamentary Librarian at Ottawa and native of
St. John’s, 74.
Eusebius (Frank) LEWIS, 77.
Mrs. Ellen P. FITZGERALD, 85.
Mrs. Ester CRANE, Upper Island Cove, 66.
Mar. 20. - Mrs. Alice TRELEGAN.
Mar. 21. - Ronald WISEMAN, Bell Island, 15.
Mar. 22. - Mrs. W.K. ANGWIN, Curling.
Mrs. Thomas R. BENNETT, (Harbour Grace) at Westville, N.S.
Mrs. Mary PRUNTY, 35.
Mar. 24. - Mrs. Emma COVEYDUCK, 94.
Mar. 26. - John P. CURTIN, 58.
Mrs. Ernest WELSH, Carbonear.
Mar. 27. - Mrs. Richard WAKEHAM.
Mar. 28. - John W. WITHERS, King’s Printer, 78.
Mar. 29. - Samuel KELLAND, Heart’s Content.
Miss Marianne J. RUBY.
Mar. 30. - Heber BUTLER, 32.
Mar. 31. - Mrs. Sarah J. Harvey THOMAS, 85.
April
April 1 - John FRANCIS, 55.
Benjamin POWELL, Carbonear.
Mrs. William SHEA, 30.
April 3. - Mrs. Mary DINN. St. Joseph’s, 86.
James KAVANAGH.
April 4. - Mrs. Emma DAWE, Bay Roberts.
Matthew HICKEY, Master Cooper.
Garrett BESSO, Holyrood, 77.
April 6. - John HEALY, 13.
April 7. - Charles F. ARMSTRONG, at West Philadelphia, 57.
April 9. - Mrs. Edward ADAMS.
Nathaniel TAYLOR, South Side, Carbonear, 85.
April 10. - Dr. Fred J. WHITE, (Greenspond), at Moncton, N.B., 58.
Thomas McDONALD, Western Bay, 34.
April 11. - Herbert Henry BATSTONE, Nipper harbour.
Mrs. Theresa BOGGAN, 19.
April 13. - Thomas SINNOTT, Kilbride, 17.
Alexander MERCER, Topsail, 42.
Michael FITZHENRY at Walpole, Mass. 77.
April 17. - Mrs. Elizabeth RICHARDS, 76.
Mrs. Mark CHIPMAN.
April 18. - John R. COLLINS, H.M.C., Placentia.
April 19. - James LAWRENCE, Coachman, Government House, 59.
John J. PAYNE, 65.
Miss Esther MELVIN, Tor’s Cove
Mrs. Bridget CONWAY.
April 21. - Head Constable CRANE, Channel.
Miss Bride ROUD.
April 22. - Moses WELSH, the Gullies, Brigus 78.
April 23. - Orestes DAVIS, Harbour Grace., 68.
Capt. William E. PARSONS.
April 24. - Rev. Canon SMITH, Episcopal Commissary, 76.
Mrs. Delphine JOYCE, Freshwater, B.D.V., 78.
Mrs. George PARSONS, Grand Falls, 26.
April 25. - Joseph ROPER, 59.
April 26. - Algernon H. PROWSE, 52.
Miss. Myrtis LIND, Grand Falls, 21.
John RYAN, Spaniard’s Bay, 22.
April 29. - Ex-Sergeant William F. PHELAN.
Thomas J. WALSH, 28.
Alexander SCOTT, at Washington, Vermont.
Mrs. Georgiana GRENFELL, mother of Dr. Grenfell, C.M.G., 88.
April 30. - Ex-Sergeant Uriah G. BURSSEY, Caplin Cove, B.D.V.
MAY
May 1. - James Benedict KENNEY.
May 2. - Philip EARL, 19.
John M. WILCOX, (Brigus) at Montreal, 71.
May 3. - Eugene HARVEY, at Bermuda.
Peter Frederick LeMESSURIER, 73.
May 4. - Mrs. Jane PENNEY, Udell Garland, 83.
Ralph HISCOCK, Brigus.
May 5. - Mrs. Mary Ann MYRICK.
Mrs. Andrew WALSH, 72.
May 6. - John MULLOWNEY, 65.
May 8. - Mrs. James R. HAYES, St. George’s
May 9. - J. PADDICK, Grand Falls.
May. 10 - Patrick J. ALLAN, 58.
May. 11. - A. E. REID, Chief Cook, S.S. Sachem, at sea.
George C. HUDSON.
Miss Doris Lucella CAVE, Bay Roberts, 16.
May 12 - Thomas MOREL, Trinity and Blanc Sablon, 72.
May 13. - Mark HOWELL, Heart’s Content.
Mrs. William ARMSTRONG.
MAY 16. - Mrs. (Rev), T. W. ATKINSON.
Mrs. J. J. MULLALY.
May 17. - Miss Mary Wilhelmina CAMERON, Carbonear, 31.
James RICKETT, White Bay.
Thomas KELLY Renews, 77.
May 19. - Mrs. (Rev.) W. C. SHEARS, at Forestville, Maryland.
May 21. - Mrs. Isaac THOMPSON, Gander Bay, 22.
May 24. - James YETMAN, ex-R.N.R. 26.
James GOODWIN, New Melbourne, 55.
May 25. - James DUFF (Carbonear) at Halifax. 47.
May 26. - Thomas SUMMERS , Carbonear, in Hospital at Gibraltar.
Mrs. John RYAN, Bell Island, 52.
May 27. - Miss Winnie BENSON, Harbour Grace.
May 28. - Mrs. John SAUNDERS, Carbonear, 54.
May 30. - Mrs. James Robert KNIGHT, 82.
Capt. James RYAN, Spaniard’s Bay.
JUNE
June 2. - Michael HICKEY.
June 3. - Miss. Bridie CORMACK
Richard BAILEY, 80.
James MOLLOY.
June 4. - James N. HADDON, Fortune, 75.
Mrs. James HARRIS, Bonavista.
June 5. - Capt. Patrick J. HOWARD, H.M.C.
June 8. - Frederick R. FARNHAM, Heart’s Content, 54
Mrs. Philip BROWN
James KENNEDY, Cooper, 61.
Francis Xavier MILLER, Fogo, 27.
James McINTYRE, 77.
Miss Teresa RODGERS, 16.
Mrs. Charles MURPHY, 25.
June 9. - Dr. G. F. BOWDEN, Wesleyville, at New York.
Mrs. Briget Stack DOOLEY, 70.
June 10. - Archibald MACPHERSON, (Royal Stores Ltd.) at London, 57.
June 12 - Mrs. Annie O’Keefe RICE, 72.
Absalom TAYLOR, 73.
Mrs. Emma Burnham DALEY, 75.
June 13. - Mrs. Mary Ann ANGEL, 76.
Mrs. George POOLE, Carbonear.
June 15. - Mrs. Ellen RUNDLE, 84.
John J. PUMPHERY, Grand Falls.
June 16. - Alfred G. YOUNG, Lewisporte at Philadelphia, 75.
Michael DELANEY, Placentia, 60.
Robert MUNNAN, of Coatsbridge, (S.S. Canadian Ranger).
June 17. - Richard CHRISTOPHER, 48.
Mrs. Patrick DONOVAN, 62.
June 19. - Mrs. Gertrude Woodford KELLY, 20.
George GARDNER, New Harbour, 62.
Andrew Archibald WALSH, formerly of Carbonear, at Gananque, P.Q. 66.
Mrs. Violet Sybil MARSHALL, 24.
June 21. - Mrs. Catherine RUSSELL, (“Grandma” Russell), Bay
Roberts, 86.
June 23. - Willis DRISCOLL, 60.
Miss Winnie SELLERS, Western Bay, at Boston Mass.
Robert Oswald CROSBIE, Bay Roberts, 18.
Irene SPENCER, Carbonear, 15.
June 25. - Mrs. Anna COOK, 79.
John CARTER.
June 27. - Azarah PARSONS, 74.
June 28. - Michael ROACH, 58.
June 29. - William A. ASPELL, 81.
JULY
July 1 - Miss Catherine WHALEN, 17.
July 2. - Daniel BISHOP, Burin, 82.
July 3. - Mrs. Annie Field LANDSTALL, nee FREW, at Las Palmas, Canary Island.
Miss Annie WALSH.
July 4. - Mrs. Catherine WICKHAM, 63.
July 7. - Michael FITZGERALD, 44.
July 9. - Arthur L. OKE, Botwood.
Michael FITZGERALD, 83.
July 12. - Nathaniel W. ROWE, Heart’s Content, at North Sydney, 22.
July 13. - James DAVIS.
July 17. - Miss Bride PINE, English Harbour, Fortune Bay, 20.
July 18 - John M. SQUIRES, 18.
July 20. - John GILLESPIE, Carbonear.
July 21. - Miss Margaret WALSH.
July 23. - Mrs. J COX.
July 24. - Michael WALSH, 60.
Miss Sarah BASHA, 19.
July 26. - Mrs. Susannah POWER, Carbonear, 79.
Miss Ella RYAN.
July 28. - John O’DRISCOLL.
July 31. - Mrs. Margaret FLYNN, 78.
AUGUST
Aug. 2. - Mrs. Edward B. JOYCE, Carbonear, 79.
Aug. 3. - Miss Mary Elizabeth HORWOOD.
Aug. 4. - John E. PARSONS (Freshwater B.D.V.) At Chelsea, Mass. 49.
Aug. 5. - Mrs. Ellen SAPP.
Aug. 7. - John DONNELLY, 68.
Aug. 8. - Mrs. Mary Jane FRENCH, 78.
Aug. 9. - Mrs. Elizabeth Joyce TAYLOR, 74.
Mrs. Alfred J. MOAKLER, 25.
Lieut.-Commander Cyril D. FENN, R.N. at Alston Court, Suffolk, England.
Aug. 10. - John BENNETT, Bell Island, 89.
Mrs. John DOWNEY, Bell Island.
Aug. 12. - Joseph JANES, Southside, Carbonear.
Miss Margaret Florence WINSOR, 16.
James LOCKE, 17.
Aug. 13. - John GRIFFIN, 43.
Aug. 14. - James B. SCLATER, 67.
Mrs. Mary Julia WHITTEN, Hagerty Street.
Aug. 15. - Mrs. Martha GILES, 52.
James Robin STICK, Royal Stores at Seal Cove, 65.
Aug. 16. - James WORRALL, 82.
Thomas CUNNINGHAM, 19.
Aug. 18. - John McNAMARA, H.M.C., 54
Mrs. Monica M. RAY, Carbonear. 29.
Aug. 19. - John J. BIRD, Dunville, 23.
Mrs. Robert MOORE, Crocker’s Cove, Carbonear.
Aug. 20. - Mrs. Eliza BRUSHETT, 94.
Peter MITCHELL, at Omaha.
Aug. 22. - Henry HURD, Montreal, 71.
Mrs. John A. WHITE, Bond Street.
Aug. 25. - John GALLIVAN, Cooper, 78.
Aug. 26. -John BINDON, H.M.C., 78.
William PENNEY, Burnt Head, Carbonear.
Aug. 27. - Patrick J. O’LEARY, at Glace Bay, 54.
Aug. 28. - Mrs. Edwin CATER, 46.
Miss Vera Armorel WELLS, Bay Roberts, 25.
Aug. 29. - Herbert AVERY, Grates Cove.
Miss Margaret (Madge) QUICK, 21.
Michael Anthony DAVANNA, 76.
Aug. 31. - Walter DUNPHY, Dunville, 63.
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 1. - Fred OATES, Carbonear.
Sept. 2. - Miss Laura M. McGRATH, Patrick’s Cove, P.B., 18.
William Henry CLARKE, Carbonear.
Sept. 3. - Walter SPRACKLIN, at Chelsea, Mass. 43.
Sept. 4. - Hon. John BROWNING, M.L.C., 65.
Mrs. Eliza Churchill PARMITER, 93
Mrs. Johanna Conway GRACE, 75.
Sept. 6. - Archibald MERCER, Upper Island Cove, on Deer Lake Road, 72.
Sept 7. - James NEAL, Spaniard’s Bay 76.
Sept. 9. - Mrs. Bridget DWYER, oldest resident of Bell Island, native of
County Kilkenny, 92.
Thomas DWYER, Bell Island, 89
Philip CORCORAN, 78.
Sept. 12. - Mrs. Mary MURPHY, 90.
Sept. 13. - James KELLY, 44.
Sept. 14. - Thomas CURTIS, Trepassey, 60.
Miss Alice WALSH, Kilbride.
Sept. 16. - Michael McDONALD, Norris Arm, in train when returning from Badger
Road.
Mrs. Joseph TAAFE, 46.
Sept. 17. - John WHITE, Postmaster, Twillingate, 69.
Mrs. Michael O’ROURKE, 38.
Lucy DRAKE, Oderin, 12.
Sept. 18. - Miss Elizabeth May (Bessie) TAYLOR.
Mrs. Hezekiah JANES, 26.
Sept. 21. - Mrs. Catherine HAND, at Cleveland, Ohio.
John CLARKE.
Daniel HOGAN, St. Mary’s. 74
Sept 23. - Charles Blanchard BLACKIE, 46
Mrs. Abraham SNOW, 69.
Sept. 24. - Mrs. George RUMSEY, 67.
Miss Gladys HERALD, Carbonear, 21.
Alfred PETERSON, Ships Carpenter, S.S. Harmony, 65.
Sept. 25. - John O’RIELLY, 62.
Mrs. James KING.
Sept. 26. - Mrs. Patrick DELANEY at Montreal, 6.
Sept. 27. - David GOSSE, Torbay.
Samuel COLES, S.S. Manoa.
Mrs. Susan LESTER, 60.
Sept. 28. - James SEARS, 67.
Sept. 30. - Mrs. John LANNIGAN, 48.
OCTOBER
Oct. 2. - George William WHITTEN.
Oct. 3. - George BUTT, 66.
Hillary C. CAREY, 37.
Nathaniel CRANE, Upper Island Cove, 71.
Oct. 4. - Mrs. Margaret REID.
Oct. 7. - Charles SQUIBB, Carbonear.
Oct. 9. - Samuel HEATH, H.M.C., 78.
Mrs. M. J. MORRIS, 35.
Oct. 10. - Miss Emma Colen FALES, 85.
Robert PENDDIGREW, Carbonear, 58.
Oct. 12. - Mrs. James BURDEN, Carbonear. 35.
Oct. 13. - Miss Typhena GADEN, 86.
Miss Agnes DENIEF, 20
Oct. 15. - Mrs. Charles PITTMAN, New Perlican.
Mrs. Elizabeth Grace ANTHONY, 72.
Oct. 16. - Mrs. James HOWELL, Carbonear, 86.
Oct. 17. - Mrs. Louisa S. CANNING, 83.
Mrs. Carrie ASPELL, 68.
Oct. 18. - Stephen KNIGHT, 57.
Oct. 19. - Mrs. Sophia E. TAYLOR.
Henry MILES, Open Hall, 78
Oct. 20. - Freeman MARCH, Old Perlican.
Andrew WALSH, 85.
Oct. 21. - William La SHANAN, 97.
Mrs. Moses SPURRELL.
Oct. 24. - James H. SULLIVAN, Pouch Cove, 46.
Mrs. Abram BURSSEY, Port de Grave, 63.
Oct. 25. - William ASPELL, Avondale, 70.
Oct. 26. - Miss Margaret CONWAY, 21.
Oct. 27. - Mrs. Norah CROWE.
Bernard Louis BENNETT, 15.
Patrick MURPHY, 39.
Oct. 28. - Mrs. James EVANS, Adam’s Cove, 47.
William George SKANES, Bell Island, 14.
Oct. 29. - Mrs. Mary ROSE, 83.
Mrs. Julianan J. RORKE, Carbonear, at Herne Hill, London.
Oct. 30. - Miss Mary Joseph LAMBERT, 18
Mrs. James S. AYRE.
NOVEMBER
Nov. 1. - Solomon BAGGS, 76.
Dr. Donald J. BETHUNE, St. George’s 54.
Nov. 3. - Mrs. Johannah WALSH, The Goulds. 69.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Baird CAVE.
Albert Joseph EARLE, 30.
Nov. 4. - Mrs. Kenneth R. PROWSE, 55
John FITZGERALD.
Nov. 6. - John STREET, 47.
Nov. 7. - Mrs. Patrick STAPLETON.
John CLOONEY, 44.
Nov. 8. - Mrs. Delilah HORWOOD, Carbonear, 92.
Nov. 9. - George R. LINDSAY, 63.
James J. COOPER, 78.
Jesse GROUCHY, Pouch Cove, 68
Peter HOLLEY, 19.
Nov. 10 - Thomas A. PIPPY.
Nov. 13. - John WALSH, 34.
Nov. 14. - John P GLEESON, 78.
Mrs. Emily Stevenson RENOUF, (Judge), Brooklyn, N.Y.
Nov. 15. - Mrs. Thomas PYNN, 26.
Richard WALSH, Torbay.
Nov. 18. - Mrs. Mary Jane OSMOND, Carbonear, 85.
Nov. 19. – Mrs. Elizabeth O’KEEFE, Bay Roberts,
Patrick DENIEF, 23.
Nov. 20. - Mrs. Patrick FONNESSEY,
Nov. 21. - William Frederick HARDY, Freshwater, B.D.V.
Mrs. Catherine Doran CONNELL, 74.
Nov. 22. - Mrs. Rose HEWARDINE, 76,
John ROPER, J.P., S.M., Bonavista, 72.
Nov. 23 - Mrs. Mary KEARNEY.
Nov. 24. - George SHEPPARD, Harbour Grace, 60.
Nov. 25. - David J. NEARY, Portugal Cove, 23.
John MURPHY, Carbonear 82.
Mrs. Catherine McGRATH.
Nov. 26. - Elihu DOWDEN, at Halifax, 41.
Nov. 27. - Stephen RODGERS, 83.
Balthazar C. BREHN, 55.
Nov. 28. - Miss Mary SINNOTT at Saranac Lake N.Y.
Nov. 29. - Philip BROWN, Victoria Street, 77.
Michael MURRAY, 63.
DECEMBER
Dec. 2 - Miss Elise Ester PAYNE, 73.
Dec. 3. - Mrs. Elizabeth S. DIAMOND (Catalina).
Peter G. TESSIER, Wenhery, South Devon.
Dec. 4. - Mrs. John SHERIDAN, Harbour Grace, 93.
Dec. 6. - Mrs. Mima JOHNSTON, 78.
Dec. 7. - Miss Lizzie HAYWARD, St. Vincent’s.
Mrs. George BUTTON, 74.
Dec. 9. - John MANSFIELD, 77.
John NICHELL, Carbonear, 37.
John KELLY, (Ex-Cabman) at East Cambridge, Mass., 53.
Dec. 11 - James REID, Carbonear.
Dec. 12. - Mrs. Ellen POWER, 83.
John O’BRIEN, 35.
Dec. 13. - Michael J. STAFFORD 38.
Dec. 16. - Edward T. KAVILL, at New York.
Dec. 17. - Mrs. Mary Ann COSTIGAN.
Capt. Henry DAWE, Bay Roberts.
Mrs. James BARRON, Carbonear.
Dec. 18. - Silas G. KNIGHT, 73.
Dec. 19. - Mrs. Charles MacKAY, 26.
Patrick HYNES, 36.
Dec. 21 - Peter MOLLOY, 81.
Dec. 22. - Absalom MURRAY, 86.
Mrs. Thomas JOHNSON.
Mrs. John P. SHEA.
Dec. 24. - William BOLT, 85.
Dec. 26. - Mrs. Elizabeth RYAN, Torbay, 82.
Dec. 29. - Michael G. MURPHY, Master Cooper, 63.
FATALITIES OF THE YEAR
1920
Dec. 29. - William SNOW of Fogo perished in the woods. His body found with
his two dogs standing by.
1921
January
Jan. 1 - Richard MILLER, killed at New Aberdeen.
Jan. 4. - Wm. TREBBLE, 31, killed at Detroit.
Jan. 8. - H. McNEIL, killed at South Branch.
Jan. 15. - Wm. A. HOLLAND, native of St. John’s, killed at Montreal
by insane officer of C.E.F.
February
Feb. 1. - Little girl named PARDY, aged 4 years, accidentally killed at
St. Joseph’s, P.B., from an axe when wood-chopping.
Feb. 4. - Robert Gordon CROWLEY, Western Bay, accidentally killed at Electrical
Power House in Boston, 28.
J. Gordon Crawford, Wireless Operator, who was drowned when boarding his
ship the S.S. Moua at Liverpool, buried in that city.
Feb. 5. - William COLLIER, Fox Roost, near Channel drowned from his fishing
boat.
Feb. 15. - Norman HODDER, Crestor, drowned when bird shooting.
Feb. 16. - Thomas DELAHUNTY, Battery Road, smothered in
snow, body found two days later 100 yards from his house.
Feb. 18. - Man named SQUIRES of Bell Island driven off the land when ice-bird
hunting.
Feb. 25. - Lad named TUCKER, aged 10, killed by a passing slide striking
him when playing.
Feb. 27. - Patrick HARTWELL burned to death, when his home at Bauline was
destroyed.
MARCH
Mar. 16. - Three year old child of William BUTT, Freshwater, badly burned,
dies a few hours later.
Mar. 31. - Five year old daughter of Isaac CHAPMAN, Harbour Breton, fatally
burned.
APRIL
April 7. - George W. WALTERS, his sons Norman, 24, and
George, 22, of Fox Roost, near Channel, drowned through swamping of dory.
April 11. - James MASKS, Bay de Verde perished whilst walking to Bergo.
April 14. - Edward FLEMING, Spiller’s Cove B.B., falls through ice
and is drowned.
Mrs. Robert Mullins, Boyd’s Cove drowned.
April 21. - James JOLAHUE, 40, and son Thomas, 11 drowned through upsetting
their boat between Stock Cove and King’s Cove, B.B.
Henry MONKS, Monkstown, P.B. 65, found dying.
MAY
May 1. - Samuel MILLEY, 14, Western Bay instantly killed through contact
with a live wire.
May 30. - Val DALEY and Edward MURRAY, dory-mates from schooner Alpha C.,
missing.
JUNE
June 4. - Samuel BRENTON, Loon Bay, and Sidney
HOOPER, Campbellton, drowned
in Terra Nova River through upsetting of boat.
June 13 - Arthur KNIGHT, 26, accidentally killed in the Chippewa Power Canal
Works, Niagara Falls.
June 16. - Harry J. GREENE, Point Verde, accidentally killed at Kennecott,
Alaska.
June 26. - Ex-Leuit. Thomas Bernard McGRATH, accidentally killed at sea.
June 27. - Seven year old child Max KENNEDY killed by motor accident near
Haggerty Street.
JULY
July 2. - John BEGIN, a Lunenburg seaman, suicides from S.S.
Rosalind, when
returning home.
July 6. – Mrs. Jane HAYNES, 73, knocked down by a bicycle and dies
the following day.
July 13. - Thomas HEALEY, Flat Rock, 20, run down in motor boat by Schr.
Sally M. Freedom and killed or drowned.
July 21. - Malcolm LUSH, killed at sea on board S.S.
Canadian Seignour,
25.
July 26. - William BRANSFIELD killed by truck on Sydney Reserve Road, 60.
July 30. - Lewis BOONE, Seldom-Come-By, drowned at Millertown Junction.
AUGUST
Aug. 2. - Luke THORNHILL, married, and George Patten, single , drowned through
upsetting of dory near Grand Bank.
G. FRANKLIN, seaman, London, lost from schooner David
Morris, 2 days off
the coast.
Aug. 7. - Ex-Lance Corporal Stephen SOMERTON, Bell Island drowned in the
upper Humber River.
Aug. 10. - Schooner Governor Foss arrives at Canso and reports drowning
of Fred CLUETT, Belleoram
Aug. 11. - Sydney ROBERTS, Bonne Bay drowned.
Aug. 14. - Two daughters of Edgar KING,
Valleyfield, B.B. drowned, the older while attempting to rescue the younger,
17 and 10.
Aug. 18. - Ronald HINDITCH, 12 drowned at Clattice Harbour.
Aug. 27. - Three year old girl, PENNEY, decapitated on the Railway near
Bristol’s Hope by train.
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 4. - Bride COLLINS, 11 daughter of Peter COLLINS, Placentia, drowned.
Sept. 8. - Ian Hamilton MARTIN, 6, accidentally killed at Bell Island.
Sept. 10. - Joseph GALLANT, 16, Wood’s Island, drowned.
Sept. 23 - James YOUNG, Tidewater, St. Jacques, Paralyzed in his dory and
drowned.
Sept. 23. - Warren LOCKYER, 21 and John HOWLETT, 19, Woody Island drowned
from dory overturning
OCTOBER
Oct. 3. - Peter MICHMAN of Grey River, Burgeo, found dead up the river.
Oct. 5. - John BAGGS and William WARREN of Dog Cove, near Ramea, left in
open boat and since heard from.
Oct. 6. - Miss Margaret SKINNER killed by live wire on the Torbay Road.
Oct. 8. - Peter CLANCEY, 16, acidentally shot and killed in the woods near
Michael’s Harbour, Twillingate.
Oct. 12. - John VALENTINE run down by motor car at foot of Beck’s
Cove, and dies within three hrs.
Oct. 13. - John W. SNOW, Carbonear, killed at Florence Collery, Cape Breton,
38.
Oct. 26. - Emanuel THORNHILL, Fortune, suicides on schooner
Saladin, 56.
Oct. 28. - David STROUD of Bay Le Moine perishes at sea in a storm.
Oct. 29. - Philip and John McDONALD of La Poile drowned through boat capsizing.
Oct. 30. - William WHITE, Grand Bank, washed overboard from schooner
James and Stanley 100 miles off St. Pierre.
Capt. George GUSHUE and Michael CONNORS, Brigus, washed overboard from C.
.A. Jerrett’s schooner, Clarence B. on way from Indian Harbour, Labrador.
Oct. 31. - John CHURCHILL, killed through contact with a live wire.
NOVEMBER
Nov. 8. - Body of Johannah DRISCOLL, Plate Cove, B.B., missing for 4 years
discovered.
Nov. 15. - Philip DOBIS, Port au Port, missing, believed drowned.
John HARNUM of Green Harbour leaves home and is found dead two days later
at Whiteway, T.B.
Nov. 17. - James B. O’DONNELL, 80, found dead in Pleasant Street fire.
Death occurred from natural causes probably four days previously.
Nov. 22. - Seaman Joe DOLEMAINT, washed overboard.
Nov. 24. - Tragedy at Bishop’s Falls, Three children named WISEMAN from 2 months to 3 years, burned to death.
Nov. 28. - Richard FARWELL, Salvage Bay, 32 drowned when crossing a pond
covered with thin ice.
Nov. 30. - Man named POWER of Tor’s Cove, found dead in field.
DECEMBER
Dec. 6. - American seaman SAMSON of a Gloucester schooner, killed by fall
of derrick at Cox’s Cove, Curling, 50.
Dec. 8. - Mrs. Sarah Ann McDONALD, native of Newfoundland, murdered at North
Sydney, husband arrested.
Dec. 10. - Matthew LAKE, St. Leonard’s accidentally shot himself,
dying a few minutes later.
Dec. 15. - Herbert BAILEY lost at sea in the schooner Viceola, probably
in November gale.
THE TALES OF THE SEA
1920
Dec. 31 - S.S. Euphrates, from Bell Island to St. John’s Missing.
1921
JANUARY
Jan.1 - Crew of S.S. Euphrates taken off the ship by S.S.
Gallieo off Cape
Race.
Jan 11. - S.S. Dildo towed to port by S.S.
Storgberg badly damaged.
Schooner Mintie abandoned in mid-ocean. Crew Rescued.
Jan 16. - Crew of S.S. Euphrates reach St. John’s.
Jan. 17. - Crew of ill-fated Ludwig reach St. John’s.
Jan. 19. - Crew of abandoned schooner Couto reach Gibralter.
FEBRUARY
Feb. 2. - S.S. Bassan stranded at St. Pierre.
Feb. 9. - Schr. Sparkling Glanco Capt. Keeping abandoned in mid-ocean. Crew
taken off by S.S. Liberty Land, bound for Bermuda.
Feb. 12. - Schr. Elizabeth Fearn, Capt. Vatcher driven ashore at Quidi Vidi.
Crew saved.
Feb. 16. - Fire on S.S. Home in dock damages, 8,000.
Feb. 18. - Wrecked schooner Elizabeth Fearn sink at enterance to Narrow
while being towed in.
Schr. S.S. Moulton of Burgeo, sighted bottom up 7 miles from Remea, five
lives lost.
Feb. 22. - Schr. Asquith, St. John’s to Sydney arrives at Barbados,
40 days from this port.
MARCH
Mar. 2. - Schr. Tippery abandoned in ice near
Drook, Trepassey.
Mar. ? - Capt. Keeping and crew of schooner Sparkling
Glance return by S.S.
Kyle.
Mar. 10. - Sealing fleet of 9 steamers with less than 1800 men leave for
the icefields.
Schooner Barbara Barr abandoned near Colinet.
Mar. 12. - Schooner Roberta Ray of Grand Bank abandoned and set on fire
at sea. Crew taken off by S.S. Triumph.
Mar. 18. - Tugboat Stadium, F.H. Ellis & Co., lost at Miquelon.
Mar. 19. - Crew of Schr. Barbara Barr landed at St. Joseph’s.
Mar. 26. - Crew of Robetta Ray arrive at Boston on S.S.
Triumph.
APRIL
April 1. - Wreckage of the schr.General Horzio of Grand Bank sighted by
S.S. Housatorlo.
April 4. - First arrival from seal fishery S.S. Diana Capt. J Parsons with
7282 seals.
April 8. - S.S. Eagle, Capt. E Bishop, arrives with 7270 seals.
April 11. - Schr. Tommie G. of Gaultois reported abandoned at sea and crew
rescued by S.S. Weldyk
S.S. Sagona, Capt. Job Knee, arrives with 7793 seals.
S.S. Seal, Capt. Jacob Kean, arrives with 14,697 seals.
April 12. - Four masted auxilliary schr. Huntley, from Turk’s Island
to St. John’s, strikes and sinks
Petty Harbour Motion. Salt cargo dissolving refloats next day and is brought
to Petty Harbour by S.S. Ingraham.
April 14. - S.S. Thetis, Capt. W. Winsor, arrives
with full load 18,169 seals.. High liner for the season.
Wrecked Schr. Huntley towed to St. John’s.
Schr. Ronald B. Moulton of Burgeo reported abandoned at sea and crew landed
in Germany.
April 15. - S.S. Viking, Capt. Bartlett, arrived at Channel with 17,658
seals.
S.S. Neptune, Capt. George Barbour, arrives with 10,424 seals.
April 19. - S.S. Terra Nova, Capt. A. Kean, arrives with 10,754 seals.
April 22. - S.S. Ranger, Capt. Weston Kean, brings the key of the seal fishery
and 7295 pelts.
MAY
May 16. - Lady of Gaspe in collision with S.S.
Hoith off Sable Island.
May 27. - H.M.S. Cambrisn arrives.
JUNE
June 6. - S.S. Corman (?) blows up in Goose Bay. Crew narrowly escape.
June 8. - S.S. Seapool arrives in port after collision with an iceberg 90
miles off coast.
June 10. - S.S. Chariot arrives slightly damage through collision with an
iceberg.
June 18. - Millionaire Tourist ship P. & Q. liner Kaiser Hind arrives.
July July 8. - Schr. Francis (?), Capt. Morris, strikes rock at Renews and is
lost.
July 16. - Schr. Rosanna, Capt. Burton, wrecked on the South(?) Coast.
AUGUST
Aug. 8 (?) or 6(?) - Lady of Gaspe lost near Halifax Harbour.
Aug. 20. - Schr. Alice C. Carew, total loss at Chance Cove.
Aug. 21. - H.M.S. Wisteria arrives.
SEPTEMBER
SEPT. 5. - All hope of schr. Douglas Adams, which
left Lisbon for Twillingate on March 12th abandoned.
Sept. 12. - French cruiser Antaros arrives.
Sept. 17. - Schr. Luotta wrecked at Herring Neck.
Sept. 24. - S.S. Oskaloosa reaches port in tow
of S.S.
Monroe.
Sept. 27. - Schr. Agnes P. Duff arrives from Barbados whence she was driven
off by terrific tropical storm, without clearance papers driving for 6 days
before furious gale.
Crew of M. J. Parks abandoned at sea, picked up by the French Vessel Yvonna.
Sept. 29. - S.S. Royal, Norwegian, runs ashore at Cape Ballard. Total loss.
Crew saved.
Sept. 30. - H.M.S. Raleigh, Admiral Sir William Pakenham, flagship arrives.
OCTOBER
Oct. 1. - S.S. Karen Jcegnaes strikes at Point Forolle. Total wreck. Crew
landed at Bonne Esperance.
Oct. 3. - Crew of Schr. M. J. Parks landed by French steamer Yvonne at St.
Pierre.
Oct. 6. - Schr. Effie M. Prior of Belleoram runs ashore at Flower’s
Cove.
Oct. 8. - Schr. Marjorie Mahaffey, Capt. Thomas Janes from Barbados, lost
at Mistaken Point.
Schr. Protector wrecked at Lorries, near Lamaline.
Oct. 13. - American steamer Dixiano arrives in damage condition.
Oct. 15. - Schr. Araminta runs ashore at Harbour Grace.
Oct. 17. - Norwegian steamer Aslang Haaland, Liverpool to New York puts
in with loss of two propeller blades.
Norwegian steamer Otta, in tow of S.S. Canadian Trooper, arrives.
Oct. 25. - Danish schooner Bastian strikes rock near Joe Batt’s Arm.
Oct. 27. - Crew of schr. Imprimus, Capt. Pelley, landed at St. John, N.B.
by S.S. Chale. ur.
Oct. 28. - S.S. Nordica reported ashore on the coast of Corsica.
Oct. 29. - Schr. Linda Pardy of Harbour Breton, total loss at Moira Gut.
Schooners Ena, Annie, Gladys, Agnes Jane, Lilian, lost at Plate Cove, Bonavista
Bay.
Schooner Nellie M. Prine at King’s Cove.
Schr. Cactue at Flat Island, B.B.
Schrs. Mable B. at Deer Island and Mary Joan at Keels, Earl
Grey at Norman’s
Cove.
Standard Cull at King’s Point, Geo Falcon H. W. Wentzell and Ettie
Bess also lost to the Northward.
Schr. Fog Free Zone wrecked at port Hawkesbury, near Canso.
Schr. Clarence B. Dismantled with 51 persons on board. Capt. G Gushue and
seaman Michael Connors washed overboard. Vessel bound from Labrador.
Two Western boats lost at North Harbour, P.B.
M.G.B. lost at Little Bay Islands
Ariceen, M.P. Cashin and Viole Currie, at Twillingate
Schooner Florence and Seabright wrecked at Fair Islands , B.B.
Schrs. Portia, Alice Gordon and A. L. Frampton driven ashore at Catalina.
NOVEMBER
Nov. 7. - Schr. Vendetta bound from Labrador dismasted with 64 persons on
board.
Wreckage from Schr. Helen C. Morse picked up at Little Bay Islands. Vessel
was lost in storm with all hands. Carried 6 of crew all told.
Schr. Clintonia from Placentia to Oporto abandoned 230 miles S.S.W.
of Cape Race.
Captain and crew rescued by Jean W. A. Kelup and landed here. Captain was
badly burnt about hands and face.
Danish Schr. Bastian total wreck at Joe Batt’s Arm.
Nov. 8. - Danish Schr. Fulton ashore at Fogo, was later refloated.
Nov. 10. - Schr. Player wrecked near Musgrave Hr.
Nov. 12. - Schr. Nevis, Capt. Jackman baker, founders off Majorca.
Nov. 14. - Schr. Perice Wells from New York to this port given up as lost
with all hands.
Schr. Dove a total wreck at Fogo Island with coal cargo.
Nov. 19. - S.S. Ferm total wreck at St. Shott’s.
Nov. 21. - Capt. Tibbo and crew of Schr. Nordica arrive in Quebec on the
R. M. S.minnedosa.
Nov. 22. - Captain and crew of A. E. Hickman & Co’s Schooner Voglie lost as sea from Quirpon to Gibraltar; landed at Boston.
Capt. Dalton and crew of shipwreck S.S. Farm reach St. John’s.
Nov. 24. - Boat El Dorado, 24 tons, total loss at ST. Shott’s.
Nov. 26. - S.S. Mcigle arrives from Labrador on last trip for the season.
Nov. 28. - S.S. Glencarnock arrives for repairs.
Nov. 30. - Auxlliary schooner June, Capt. Marshall, reported wrecked at
port Mahone, Minorea Islands.
DECEMBER
Dec. 1. - Schooner Medina B., R. Nolan lost in St. Mary’s Bay.
Dec. 2. - Schr. Amy B. Silver, Harbour Buffett reported abandoned in mid-ocean
and crew taken off by a German steamer and landed at Bremen.
Schr. Aghes Downs wrecked at Indian Islands.
Schr. Olive Evans lost when bound to Halifax from West Coast.
Dec. 5. - Bain Johnston & Co’s schooner Ruby
W., Capt. Charles
Forward from Pernabuco to St. John’s, abandoned at sea 400 miles off
St. John’s. Crew rescued by Danish steamer Gudrun Maresk, bound to
Geneva. Captain breaks arm.
Schr. Gordon W., P. Johnson, St. John’s to Seldom Come By, runs ashore
at Low Point, Bay de Verde.
Schr. Galatea E. Sturge, Goose Cove to St. John’s, lost at Great’s
Cove.
Schr. W. S. Monroe lost when entering Little Bay Island.
Schrs. A. Hardy and Dianthus total wrecks at Bay de Verde.
Schr. Drummer’s Tax lost at Bonavista.
Motor Coaster Theresa Stone, driven ashore at Bauline.
S.S. Glengrancok strikes Chain Rock.
Collision in harbour between a schooner and S.S. Harmony in 75 mile gale.
S.S. Ingraham ashore at Ponguin Island when towing schr. Jean
and Mary,
Capt. Cluett of Grand bank; all schooners crew numbering 6, lost.
Schr. Pansy, Wm. frost, ashore at Lower Island Cove.
Schr. Passport Bragg, with 9 of crew and passengers lost at Caplin Cove,
B.D.V.
Schr. Natonia, Frank tibbo ashore at Connaigre Head.
Dec. 6. - Schr. B. Hooke lost at Danzig Point.
Dec. 7. - Schr. Nina Boutiller, Steer Bros. sunk and crew landed at Darkar,
West Coast of Africa.
Dec. 9. - Three masted Schr. Oliven, belonging to W.A. Munn, reported abandoned
in Mid-ocean, crew landed in England.
Dec. 14. - Schr, Nina Lee reported abandoned in Mediterranean.
Dec. 16. - Shipwrecked crew of schr. Stanley Joseph,
sunk on Nov. 26th, landed at St. John N.B. by S.S. Melita.
Norwegian liner Stavangefjord sister ship of the Kristianafjord arrives
for bunker coal, from Christiania via Burgen to New York.
Dec. 19. - Schr. Effie M., Albert Mercer, ashore at Mobile.
Schr. Donald J. Cook reported burned at sea.
Dec. 27. - S.S. Minnedosa arrives at St. John, N.B. with Capt. Piccott and
crew of schr. Kinsman and Capt., Wiffen and crew of Schr, Amy B. Silver.
(NOTE: Please go through the following text for Surnames. I didn’t
CAPITALIZE all that are mentioned)
EVENTS OF THE YEAR - AT HOME - ABROAD
1920
Dec. 31. - Fishery Regulations, so far as Labrador fisher in all markets
and shore fishery in Italian market, lifted.
Evening Herald ceases publication.
1921
JANUARY
Jan. 1 - James Terrel, K.C., and Capt. James Adams of Cable Ship Lord
Kelvin,
killed in auto smash at Halifax.
Dr. Theobald Von Bethman Hollwegg, former Germany Chanceller, dead.
C.L.B. Annual concert.
Steamer Santa Isabella lost on Spanish Coast, 214 drowned.
Jan. 3. - I.O.O.F. Installation.
Jan. 5. - LORD Mayor O’Callaghan of Cork and Peter
J McSwiney arrive at Newport News on S.S. West Canon as stowaways.
Unemployed in United States number 2,327,000.
Lord Reading accepts vice-Royalty of India.
Jan. 6. - M.C.L.I. Debating Season reopens.
Installation Leeming Lodge L.O.A.
St. Mary’s guild Sociable.
Jan. 7. - Earthquake in Albania, 600 dead, 15 towns destroyed, and 30,000
homeless.
Lord Milner resigns Secretary-ship of the Colonies.
C.C.C. Band Dance.
St. Andrew’s Society Annual Children Treat.
Installation Colonial Lodge I. O.B. A.
Jan. 9. - Fire at Connor’s Drug Store.
Jan. 10. - U.S.A. withdraws from European Council of Ambassadors.
Jan. 12. - French Government of George Lengues defeated
on want of confidence vote, 463 to 125.
Momorial Tablet, gift to Sir Michael Cashin, unveiled by Governor Harris.
Cabaret at C.C.C. hall in aid of C. of E. Orphanage.
Jan. 14 - Ottawa stricken with Smallpox.
Jan. 16. - Aristide Briand froms new French Ministry.
Star of the Sea Association Jubilee Parade.
Jan. 18 - Dams burst in Mexico, 100 drowned.
Installation Empire lodge, S.O.E.
Jan. 20. - Brigus Jubilee Club Silver anniversary Parade and Ball.
T.A. Juvenile Treat.
Jan. 21. - Thanksgiving Day.
Guards Band Concert.
“Old Homestead”, performance by B.I.S. Players on the Casino.
Jan. 25. - Burns Night Celebration.
N.B.S. Installation of Officers.
Jan. 26. - Presentation of Imperial Service Medals at Government House.
Jan. 27. - Text of Treaty between Roger Cesement traitor, and Germany made
on December 28,
1914, made public.
Jan. 28. - Libel action taken by Lind and Ceuto, against Hon. W. F. Coaker,
damage claimed $100,000.
Jan. 29. - Allies reach agreement on Reparations and disarmaments.
Avalon Council K. O. C., Bay Roberts instituted.
Jan. 30. - Gower Street Quarterly Official board adopt
resolutions supporting Rev. E. W. Forbes’Attitude with reference to
hostility in high quarters towards Prohibition enforcement.
Jan. 31. - Cunarder Albanian arrives at New York on her maiden voyage.
Fire at Mount Alison University damage to Longley Hall, $35,000
Dance at Masonic Temple.
Sleeping sickness reported in London.
Venezelist members refuse oath of allegiance to King Constantine.
FEBRUARY
Feb. 1. - Conception Bay frozen over.
Feb. 2. - “Prince of Pilsen” at the Casino.
G. W. V. A. Dance in the C.C.C. Hall.
C.M. B. C. Annual Entertainment.
Feb. 3. - Chancellor of the Exchequer Austin Chamberlain
notifies withdrawal of Excess Profits Tax.
Feb. 4. - Ulster Unionists elect. Sir James Craig as leader.
Feb. 5. - Greek Cabinet resigns.
Funerals of on. W. B. Grieve C.B.E. and Mr. John Steer.
Feb. 7. - Heaviest storm of the season. N.E. blizzard. Drifts from 10 to
15 feet high.
Dominion Government badly defeated at Peterboro, Ont. Montreal Gazette advises
appeal to the country.
Induction of Rev. R. J. Power M.A. as Pastor of St. Andrew’s Church.
British foreign Office summons American Press representatives to Whitehall,
urging an appeal to both countries for moderation, in view of strained relations.
Feb. 8. - Germany accepts invitation to attend London Reparations Committee.
Storm continues unabated.
General Election in South Africa, involving secession as an issue, Sinuts,
loyalist, obtains a majority over all parties of 22.
Feb. 10. - Annual re-union of Martin Engineers’ Association.
Feb. 13. - Rt. hon. Winston Churchill appointed Secretary of State for the
Colonies and Sir Worthington Evans as War Secretary.
Feb. 14. - Canadian Dominion Parliament assembles.
Feb. 15. - Re-opening of Imperial Parliament.
Feb. 16. - Flume at Petty Harbour badly damaged by avalanche.
Light and Power put out of Business Newspaper closed down.
King of Sweden calls on Mr. Banting to form a ministry.
Feb. 17. - General Bank Board of Trade, speaking for West Coast, notifies
Government of its refusal to recognize Fishery Regulations.
Feb. 18 - Soviet troops occupy Tiflis, Georgia.
Feb. 19 - R. C. Palace St. John’s destroyed by fire.
Fish Exporters demand cancellation of Fishery Regulations.
American unofficial representative of U. S. A. on the Allied reparations
Commission, formally withdraw.
Feb. 20. - Repairs on Petty Harbour flume completed.
Feb. 21. - Daily news publishes for first time since flume accident, except
for an “All News Sheet” on Saturday.
Heavy storm in New York, Boston and New England States generally.
Feb. 22. - United States demands equal privileges but refuse to accept equal
responsibilities in mandated territories.
Carnival at Princes Rink.
U. S. provides for standing army of 175,000.
Feb 23. - Curlers Charity Day. Net proceeds $3,017.91.
Famous shrine at Loreto destroyed by fire.
Feb. 24. - Russo-Polish Armistice extended.
Revolt at Petrograd.
Feb. 25. - Panama declares war on Costa Rica.
Feb. 26. - Children Carnival at Prince’s Rink.
Feb. 28. - Costa Rican army surrenders in colon.
Bank of Commerce transfer business to their new building on Water Street.
MARCH
Mar. 1. - Reparation Conference meets in London. Germans make impossible
demands.
Ex-King Ferdinand of Bulgaria dies in France.
S. S. Ronald Jarl brings 6 railways engines from Philadelphia for Government
Railway Commission.
Mar. 2. - Nomination Day, Harbour Main Election.
Champ Clark, Democratic House Leader, U.S.A. dead.
Horse races at Quidi Vidi.
Concert at Masonic Hall.
Mar. 3. - Lloyd George replies in two hours speech to German delegation
in London. German
Given four days to decide.
G.W.V.A. meets. Announces promise of 10% bonus for disability pensioners.
Protests against delay in erection of National Memorial.
Announced that Samuel Harris Ltd., has defied Coaker Regulations and placed
disposal of cargoes in the hands of the firm agents in Oporto.
Exports Association again demand cancelling of Fishery Regulations.
Credit Association proposed by Wholesalers and Retailers.
Mar. 4. - President Harding inaugurated at Washington.
Mar. 5. - U. S. Submarine chaser fires on western Union Cable Ship Robert
C. Cleary and arrests crew.
Mar. 7. - German proposals refused by London Conferences. Allied troops
to occupy German towns.
Schooner Eileen Lake, driven in by ice, creates sensation having started
from Catalina direct to Oporto without authority of advisory Board. But on
orders from Marine and
Fishery Department of which Hon. Mr. Coaker is Minister.
Mar. 8. - French and Belium troops occupy Duisburg.
Premier Eduardo Dato of Spain assassinated in Madrid.
British, French and Belgium troops enter Dusseldort.
Governor Harris entertains sealing Captains.
Regulations re Portugal market raised by Government in absence of Prime
Minister and against protest of Minister of Fisheries.
Mar. 9. - Petrograd reported in the hands of revolutionaries.
White Ruthenians proclaim their independence of Russia.
Lady Harris appointed Lady of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem
in England.
Carnival at Parade Rink.
Mar. 10 - St. bon’s College Prize distribution.
“The Upstart,” comedy staged.
Mar. 11. - Trotsky offers 10,000,000 roubles for head of Gen. Koslivsky,
who replies for Trotsky’s head - study in values.
Allies occupy Oberhausen.
Demonstrations in Egypt against Winston Churchill, as Colonial Secretary.
Mar. 12. - Polling Day at harbour Main.
Dr. Jones and Capt. Lewis elected. Government defeated.
Mar. 13. - Loggers from Victoria Lake numbering 150 hold up express at Lewisporte
and compel it to proceed forthwith South, instead of picking up main line
passengers.
Mar. 15. - Talaat Pasha assasinated in Berlin.
Restrictions on Portuguese markets removed.
British Government purchases Direct cable Company for l570,00.
Terra Nova wins Hockey Tie cup against Feildians.
Mar. 17. - Andrew Bonar Law resigns from Cabinet and House Leadership on
grounds of ill-health.
Dr. Alfred Zayara Alfonso, President of Cuba.
“Daughter of Erin” at B.I.S. Hall.
“Irish Night” at College Hall.
C.C.C. Dance.
B.I.S. record parade.
St. Joseph’s Concert.
Installation (Tasker Lodge, A. F. & A. M.
Cowan Mission Concert.
Mar. 18. - Occupation of Germany extended to within 2 ½ miles of
Essen.
General Pershing denounces efforts of foreign propagandists to weaken friendship
between U.S.A. And her former allies.
Russo-Polish treaty signed.
Mar. 20. - Silesia votes for German Connection by large majority.
Mar. 21. - Austin Chamberlain elected leader of the Unionist Party.
Patriotic Association meets and adjourns sine die.
Methodist Guards form Old Comrades Association.
Mar. 22. - Chamberlain resigns as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Mar. 23. - Communist outbreak in Hamburg.
Mar. 24. - Cardinal Gibbons dies at Baltimore, 87.
Nolan Convicted of manslaughter.
Mar. 26. - Destructive fire at Tokio: 1000 homes destroyed.
Lt.-Col. Nangle leaves for Gallipoli.
Mar. 28. - St. John’s first “hold-up”. William Miles of
Herring Neck robbed of $200 and valuables at revolver’s point.
C. L. B. band Easter Concert in college Hall.
C. C. C. Annual “At home”.
“The Irresistible Marmaduke” at the Casino.
Mar. 29. - John Burroughs, eminent Naturalist, dies on a New York Central
train.
Ladies Auxillary C.L.B. formed.
Dedication of new Methodist Church at Heart’s Delight by Rev. Dr.
Fenwick, assisted by Rev. Dr. Saint.
Mar. 30. - Local Legisiature opens.
Ex.-Emperor Karl fails in peaceful attempt to regain throne.
Cambridge wins University Boat Race.
Elks Ball.
Severe North East storm.
Mar. 31. - “Newfoundland War Memorial Unlimited,” proposed by
Lieut. Col. Robert G. Rendell, C.B.E.
Sir Robert Horne appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Coal miners strike begins at midnight. State of emergency proclaimed under
1920 act.
APRIL
April 4 - St. Patrick’s Institute formed.
First meeting of M.G. B. Old Comrades Asssociation.
April 5. - Law Society Dinner.
Cathedral Women’s Association Sale and Sociable.
Ladies Branch St. Patrick’s Institute formed.
April 6. - First Night Session in Assembly.
C.L.B. Old Comrades “At Home”.
April 7. - Windsor Bread Competition at Carbonear.
A. B. Morine, K.C. addresses Llwellyn Club on “The Outlook for
Newfoundland.”
April 10. - Body of veteran Anthony McGrath of the American Army brought
home for Interment at St. Patrick’s. Lies in state at G.W. V. A. roomes
Sir John Crosbie, Lt.-Col. Sullivan and Hon. W. F. Coaker return from England.
April 11. - United States 67th Congress assembles.
April 12. - President Harding in opening address declares against the League
of Nations.
Cochrane Street Brotherhood formed.
Elks Banquet.
April 13. - Near-Riot in House of Assembly results in forced adjournments.
Annual Meeting bell Island G. W. V. A.
April 14. - Sir. Arthur Vicars, Ulster King of Arm shot dead in Ireland.
M. C. L. I. Annual Dinner.
April 15. - Railway men and transport workers in Britain call off threatened
strike.
April 16. - Mass Meeting of Unemployed at L.S.P.U. Hall. Cancellation of
Fishery Regulations abolition of Food Control Board and removal of the War
Measures Act demanded.
April 17. - Lord’s Day Alliance urges passing of Lord’s Day
Act for Newfoundland.
April 19. - Second Meeting of Unemployed in Casino.
Installation Shannon Chapter A.F & A.M.
Orange Grand Black Chapter and Grand Lodge assemble at Old Perlican.
Premised of George Powell & Son at Victoria destroyed by fire.
April 20. - Parade of unemployed. Delegation appears before the Bar of the
House. All demands acceded to.
April 21. - Germany’s request for U.S. mediation in reparations refused
by President Harding.
S. U. F. Grand lodge Sessions in St. John’s closed.
L. O. L. Festival at Bonavista.
April 23. - Announced Italian Consoraio to continue. Italian Government
forbids fish importations.
St. George’s Society Parade.
St. John’s Octette at the College Hall.
April 25. - Disorders in House of Assembly. The Speaker leaves the Chair.
I. O. O. F. 1102nd Anniversary Celebrations.
C. C. C. Indoor Sports.
April 26 - Funeral of Rev. Canon Smith at Portugal Cove.
Concert and sociable at Congregational Church in aid of Industrial School
for Homeless girls.
Feildian Hockey Team Dinner.
April 27. - Address in Reply passes Assembly after four weeks debate.
The Governor at Bay de Verde.
Concert at Presbyterian Hall.
April 28. - Prime Minister Squires in the Legislature denounces the management
of the Royal Bank of Canada as “a bunch of Shylocks.”
Kirk Men’s Association formed.
Girls Friendly Society festival.
April 29. - Lord Edmund Talbot, Viscount Fitzalan succeeds Viscount French
as Victory of Ireland.
April 30. - Printers’ strike for 44 hour week at 48 hour rates commences.
Knox Peace Resolution passed United States Senate.
MAY
May 2. - L. S. P. U. strike
Viscount Fitzalan sworn in as Irish Viceroy.
Printers strike in United States and Canada.
May 3. - German indemnity placed by Supreme Council at L6,750,000,000.
May 4. - Poles run amok in Upper Silesia, British compelled to fire in self-defence.
B. I. S. Annual Billiard Dinner.
Methodist Guards Concert at College Hall.
“Wishing Cap” Operette at Casino.
Centenary of death of Napoleon the Great.
May. 5. - City clergymen protest against entertainment and card money’s
being devoted to the purchase of Beaumont Hamel.
Ultimatum to Germany delivered by Allied Supreme Council.
Craig and De Valers meet in Dublin.
Closing session of Llewellyn Club, Farewell of Rev. Dr. Jones, the club
founder.
May 7. - Situation in Silesia serious.
Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan arrives in England.
May 9. - Strike at Grand Falls.
Sweden abolishes Capital punishment
May 10. - Dr. Wirth forms German cabinet and the Reichstar yealds to the
allies terms accepting their ultimatum by a vote of 331 to 175.
Motion by Sir Michael Cashin of Trade Rooms in response to call of P.E.
Outerbridge.
Saskatchewan elections return Liberals by 42 to 17.
May 11. - Germans acceptance of Allied terms without reservation or conditions
announced in commons by Premier Lloyd George.
Brotherhood Federation organized.
May 12. - D. C. L. Conferred on Rev. Canon Bolt at King’a College
Windsor, N.S.
Motion for address to the Governor re Fish Scandals, introduced by Sir Michael
Cashin.
Sir John Crosbie exposes the $32,675 “Exchanged Cheque” scandal.
May 13. - Unemployed march on Colonial Building and demand work.
Estimates tabled.
May 14. - George Fowlow and George Budden presented with Silver watches
by Governor on behalf of Netherlands Government in recognition of their heroic
efforts in rescuing the surviving members of the crew of the S.S. Adries
Anton Dreil in December 1919.
Two days magmatic storms dose much damage to telegraph lines and cable.
May 15. - Rev. Dr. Jones preaches farewell sermon at St. Thomas’s.
May 16 - Sinn Fein outrages general in English cities.
May 17. - “Officer 666" at the Casino.
May 18. - Entente cordiale threatened over the Sileaise trouble.
Scotch Concert at the Methodist college Hall.
Officer Mess C. L. B. Annual dinner.
May 19. - Ambassador Harvey in address at Pilgrim’s Club in London
makes memorial statement as to America’s reasons for entering the war,
and her rejection of the League of Nations.
Chief Justice Edward Douglas White, U.S. Supreme Court, dead.
May 20. - Fiftieth day of British Coal Strike.
May 21. - J. P. Morgan & Co. announced a French Loan of $100,000,000
at 8 per cent.
May 22. - S. O. E. Annual Parade Memorial Tablet unvailed by Prime Minister.
May 23. - Severe Electric storm, main switch at Petty Harbour blown out.
Body of Pte. Chipman, U.S. War Veteran arrives by Rosalind. Military funeral
to Station for interment at Spaniard’s Bay.
Trial of Hun war criminals opens at Leipeig.
May 24. - Election day in Ulster.
Empire Day, holiday. Snow Storm.
Dublin customs house seized by Sinn Feiners.
K of C State Convention opens.
May 25. - Squires budget introduced.
Over $2,000,000 additional taxation.
War memorial meeting convened by deputy Mayor Morris at Governor’s
request results in an attendance of 40.
May 26. - First Hun sentenced by Leipsig court for war Brutalities receives
10 months imprisonment
Demonstration of protest against rduction of relief work wages.
Delegates heard at the bar of House.
May 27. - Nfld. Amateur Athletic Association formed.
May 28. - United States Emergency tariff bill becomes operative.
May 30. - Capt. Mueller sentenced at Leipsig to 6 month’s imprisonment
for brutality to British prisoners.
Report of Prohibition Committee tabled.
Supplemental supply introduced totalling $1,151,941,88. exclusive of the
$500,000 fish Transecties.(?)
May 31. - Annual Branch W. M. S. Convention at Carbonear.
JUNE
June 1 - Race riots in Oklahoma, many killed and wounded.
June 3. - Lord Byng of Vimy appointed Victroy of Canada.
Richard A. Squires Knighted.
W. H. Lamernnrier, C. M. G., and D. M. Baird enrolled as Hon. Association
of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.
June 4. - Canadian Parliament prorogued.
Disastrous floods in Colorado.
June 5 - Rt. Hon. Will Crooks, Labour Leader, died, 69.
June 6. - First game of league Football Series.
June 7. - Ulster Parliament opened.
Canadian Presbyterian Assembly approve Church Union 410 to 111.
Chinese Government first to accept league of nations Disarmament recommendations.
June 9. - British occupy Rosenberg and Poles evacuate town.
War memorial Meeting in Board of Trade Rooms in response to call on P. E.
Outerbridge.
June 12. - Memorial Tablets unvailed at the Kirk by Governor Harris.
Addrss by Capt. (Rev. Dr.) H. A. Kent.
Masonic Benevolent Sermon by Rev. Canon bolt. D.C.L.
June 13. - Premier Squires introduces the Sale-Sur-Super-Tax
resolutions.
June 15 - F. Archibald M.H.A. for Harbour Grace withdraws support from the
Squires
Government and takes an independent seat.
St. Bon’s Annual Sports.
June 17. - At demand of Michael Cashin that the Government place a definite
Railway policy before the House adjournment is taken for 5 days to formulate
a scheme.
Coal miners ballot results in strike continuance.
June 19. - Sir Roger Twysden arrives by S.S. Sachem.
June 20. - Conference of Premiers opens at 10 Dowing Street.
President Harding Association of National proposal outlined.
Miss Marjorie Hutchings’s Recital at College Hall.
June 21. - F. Archibald, M.H.A., strongly endorsed by his constituents in
Harbour Grace.
June 22. - Ulster Parliament opened by King George, Queen Mary also present.
King appeal for Peace.
Methodist Conference assembles.
Rev. Dr. Fenwick re-elected President, the first case of a second consecutive
term in the conference records.
Baseball season opens.
June. 24. - Avalon Lodge A.F. & A.M. Installation.
June 25. - Premier Lloyd George invites Sir James Craig and De Valera to
a Conference in London in pursnance of the King’s plea for reconciliation
and peace.
Samuel Gompers r-elected President of the American Federation of labour,
25,022 to 12,324.
Action of Representative Archibald endorsed by his constituents in Bay Roberts
and vicinity.
June. 28. - Mines strike settled by House of Commons sanctioning arrangements
which include a 10,000,000 pound subsidy.
Southern Ireland Parliament opens, only 19 present.
Terrific eruption of Stromboli
June 29. - Pulp and Paper Workers strike in Canada and the United States
settled.
June 30. - Mayor Gosling and Commissioner C. P Ayre resign.
William Howard Taft, ex-President appointed Chief justice of the United
States.
JULY
July 1. - City dailies increase price to two cents a copy, due to greatly
increased cost of paper.
United States declare peace with Central powers by Acts of Congress.
British miners accept settlement terms by overwhelming majority.
July 2. - Drought in Great Britain. Six weeks of scorching weather.
Dempsey knocks out Georges Carpentier in 4th round at Jersey City.
July 3. - Commemoration Sunday, Sergeant’s Memorial unveiled by His
Excellency Sir C. A. Harris.
Frank Lind memorial unveiled at Little Bay.
July 4. - Premier Smuts of South Africa visits Ireland, on peace mission.
Southern Ireland Conference opens.
Sir. George Bury’s Railway Report table.
July 5. - Longshoremen declare strike.
July 6. - Union Jack and Sinn Fein flags intertwined in Irish section of
Liverpool to welcome the Prince of Wales.
Dominion Championship Sports, under auspices of C. L. B. Ten mile championship
race. Octagon to St. George’s Field won by J. Bell. Time 58 minutes.
July 7. - High Commissioner Sir Edgar Bowring leaves for New York.
July 8. - Elamonn de Valera accepts Lloyd George invitation to a conference.
Truce in Ireland declared.
King George opens Royal Albert Docks extension.
Longshoremen drive non-union men from Shea’s wharf.
July 11. - Naval Reservists “prize Money" demonstration
at the House of Assembly.
Ex-President Taft sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States.
Longshoremen strike suspended and work resumed.
July 12 - Harry G. Hawker, pioneer of Trans-Atlantic flight killed at Henden
flying field.
July 13. - Governor lays cornerstone of Salvation Army Maternity Home.
M. C. A. A. Garden Party at Brookfield.
St. Patrick’s Garden Party at Lestor’s Field.
G. W. V. A. Sports.
Installation MacKay Lodge A. F. & A. M., Bay Roberts.
July 14. - Irish Peace Conference opens at No.10 Downing Street.
St. Bon’s Old Boy’s Annual Celebration.
July 15. - The Crimea declares itself an autonomous Soviet Republic.
July 16. - Dr. Donald McMillan’s Arctic Exploring party sails.
Funeral of Archibald Macpherson.
Boy’s Scout Camp at Manuels closes.
Religious Profession and Reception at Littledale.
July 17. - Anniversary Sunday at Mount Carmel.
July 18. - United Farmers defeat Stewart Liberal Ministry in Alberta election.
July 19. - Belvidere Flower Festival.
July 20. - I. O . F. Outing
C. C. C. jubilee Sports
Kilbride Garden Party.
July 21. - Fordney Tariff Bill passed.
JULY 22. - Railway resolutions, guaranteeing $1,500,000 to the Reid Newfoundland
Company passes the assembly at 8 a.m.
July 23. - Ninetieth day of drought in London.
July 24. - Compromise over Silesian problem effected between Britain and
France.
July 26. - First meeting of new City Commission held. I. C. Morris elected
chairman, N. J. Vinicombe, Deputy Chairman.
U. S. demands release of American prisoners in Russia.
July 27. - A. E. Reid & Company’s plant at Bishop Falls partially
destroyed by fire.
Mount Cashel Garden party.
Broad Cove Regatta.
Severe thunder and lighting storm. House on Battery Road struck. Considerable
damage done.
C. of E. School Picnic.
Wesley Bible Class Outing at Donovan’s
Installation Carbonear Lodge A. F. & A.M.
July 28. - Bell Island Agreement passes the Assembly.
Doors of British Embassy closed at Washington against Lord Northcliffe.
July 29. - Sir Edgar Bowering’s gift of Waterford Hall as a Training
and Employment School for Blind announced.
The Northcliffe interview scandal, king George repudiates statements as
fabrication. Northcliffe disclaims interview.
July 30. - Wickham Steed, traveling companion of Lord Northcliffe, and editor
of the London times, admits responsibility for the alleged Northcliffe interview.
The Imperial Service Medal presented by the Governor to John Trapnell, J.P.
of Harbour Grace.
July 31. - Passport Regulations raised for Newfoundland by U.S. Government.
AUGUST
Aug. 1. - Plymouth Rock re-dedicated on this the 301st anniversary
of the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers.
Aug. 2. - Enrico Caruso, the master singer died at Naples
Aug. 3. - Regatta Day postponed owing to high winds.
Annual Regatta Dance.
Aug. 4. - Regatta held. Cold day but successful and enthusiastic gathering.
Dail Eireann summoned
Aug. 5. - Capt. Campbell, M. C. Concert in College Hall.
Aug. 6. - Salvation Army Congress opens.
Disastrous Forest Fires in Martine Provinces.
Newfoundland share of the illusory reparation payments twofifths of one
per cent.
Grand Falls strike ends.
Aug. 7. - War Memorial unveiled at Arnold’s cove, T. B.
C. of E. Flower Sunday.
Manuel’s Garden Party.
Major Gallaher, S.A., lectured at St. Andrew’s Church.
Aug. 8. - Supreme Council meets in Paris.
Annual reunion of the Sergeant’s Mess at Donovan’s.
Aug. 9. - First of a series of “Iron Splitters,” demonstration
at Job’s premises, South Side.
Aug. 10. - Baron Byng reaches Quebec
Aug. 11. - Lord Byng of Vimy sworn in at Quebec as Govenor General
King of the Hedjas threatens a Holy War.
Legislature adjourns by agreement with the opposition, until December 12th and subject to express conditions.
Aug. 13. - Charles P. Miller, editor of the New York Times, visits St. John’s.
Cooperage of William Dawe & Sons, Bay Roberts destroyed by fire.
Aug. 14. - Rev. Ives Stocker, and wife of China, visit the Island, and address
C. of E. congregations.
Correspondence between De Valera and Lloyd George made public.
Aug. 15. - British Government control of railway ends.
Aug. 16. - Death of King Peter of Yugoslavia, formerly of Serbia ages 77.
Dail Eireann assembles...........
Bell Island Regatta.
R. R. Stroud’s premises at Glovertown, destroyed by fire.
Aug. 17. - De Valera refuses British proposal.
B. I. S. Annual Outing.
Methodist Guards Sports.
N. B. S. Garden Party.
St. Michael Garden Party.
Aug. 18. - C. H. E. lists published Jubilee Scholarship won by Miss Olive
Mews.
History of the Woman’s Franchise Bill told by representative of the
movement.
Joseph Golestein acquitted of arson charge by Magistrate Avery of Burin.
Aug. 19. - City Commission grants Parade Ground to Amateur Athletic Association.
British Commons adjourns till October 18th.
Aug. 20. - Commissioner Mullaly resigns.
Fire at J. Burnstien’s.
Twillingate Sun changes hands. Editor Temple leaves for Toronto.
Aug. 21. - Prime Minister leaves for Washington.
Aug. 22. - Rev. Ernest C. Earp, B.A. C.F., elected Rector of St. Thomas
Parish
Aug. 23. - Prince Emir Feisal crowned King of the Irak Region.
Population of Great Britain increased by nearly 2,000,000., despite heavy
war losses.
Aug. 24. - Dirigible ZR-2, formerly R-38 collapses over Hull, Yorkshire,
44 out of 49 killed.
Death of Sir Sam Hughes, 69.
Championship Sports
Capt. Campbell’s “Child Welfare” recital.
Aug 25. - Peace Treaty between United States and Germany signed.
Aug. 26. - Mathias Erzberger former Vice-President of Germany assassinated.
Aug. 27. - Diamond Jubilee of Rev. Dr. Cowperthwaite.
Final settlement of L. S. P. U. threatened strike.
Railway General Manager Morgan arrives.
First cricket match for the year.
Aug. 28. - Holyrood and Torbay Garden Parties.
Foundation stone of St. Kyran’s Parish church laid by Rev. Father
Fyme.
Aug. 29. - Hon. Lionet H. Clarke, Lieut- Governor of Ontario, dead.
City Footballers at Grand Falls.
Peace Treaty between Hungary and the United States signed at Budapest.
Newfoundland Postal association formed.
Aug. 30. - Regatta Committee 1921 holds final meeting.
Aug. 31. - Nova Scotia celebrates Tercentenary of Chapter at Annapolis Royal.
Military quells Belfast rioting.
Mrs. Martin, sister of Commander Grieve, Hawker’s partner in the trans-Atlantic
Air flight, with her two children, visit St. John’s.
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 1. - Sinn Fein accepts invitation to London Conference.
Sir John Crosbie seriously ill, leaves for Montreal.
Sept. 2. - Manager Holmes of the Seamen’s Institute arrives.
Sept. 3. - Manager Jones of Seamen’s Institute leaves with his family
for Australia.
Sept. 4. - Rev. Edwin Nicholls succeeds Rev. Canon field as Rector of St.
Michael’s.
Sept. 6. - Parker and Monroe’s Annual Outing.
Sept. 7. - Annapolis Royal N. S., partly destroyed by fire.
Vardy’s premises, Hickman’s Harbour, destroyed by fire.
Sept.8. - Tropical storm of great violence in West Indies and Central America.
Sept. 9. - Express held up at badger by returning labourers for five hours.
Unveiling and dedication of Monument to Trinity Heroes.
Sept. 10. - “Fatty” Arbuckle charged with murder.
Sept. 11. - Death of Admiral Mount Batten.
Marquis of Milford Haven. 67.
Sept. 12. - Sir Richard Squires at Washington meets Senate Finance Committee
and interviews Secretary Hughes.
Methodist Ecumenical Conference in London declares international disarmament
a necessity .
Explosion at Imperial Oil Company’s plant rocks Halifax.
Manager Morgan, of the Reid Newfoundland Railway Company, resigns after
a fortnight’s experience.
Sept. 13. - Methodist ecumenical conference, by commends work of the League
of Nations.
Sept. 14. - International court of Justice constituted by appointment, through
league of Nation of eleven Judges.
De Valera’s reply to Lloyd George is a virtual demand for secession.
proposed meeting at Inverness called off.
Sept. 17. - Premier Lloyd George issues ultimatum as to secession.
Sir Ernest Shackleton two year Antarctic expedition by the “Quest” leaves.
Sept. 20. - Normal School opened.
Sept. 21. - Premier Meighen’s Cabinet reorganized, nine new members.
Chemical Works at Oppau, Germany, blown up. 1000 killed and 300 wounded.
Consecration of Heart’s Content lodge A.F. & A. M. and Installation
of W.M. and officers.
Sept. 22. - B. I. S. wins Football Championship against Star by 2 goals
to nil.
Sept. 24. - Wanderer’s Sports at Halifax.
Bell wins 5 mile race. Phelan, Butler and Skirving meet successes. Newfoundland
A.A.A. takes 2nd place on points.
Sept. 27. - Premier Meighen opens election campaign at Portage la Prarie.
Fortune Memorial unveiled by Dr. MacDonald, S. M.
W. M. S. District Convention open at Grand Bank.
Sept. 29. - Silver Wedding of Rev. A. and Mrs. Shorter, Harbout Buffett.
Sept. 30. - De Valera accepts, for Sinn Fein, prime Minister’s invitation
to London Conference.
Burgenland, West Hungary, declares its independence.
“The Enchanted Garden” by Mrs. Cleary’s pupils at the
Casino.
OCTOBER
Oct. 3. - Death of ex-King William of Wurtemburg.
W. J. Herder. proprietor of the Evening Telegram, offer cup and prizes for
local marathon.
Cecil J. F. Parsons chosen as 1921 Rhodes Scholar. (since signed for current
year).
N. A. A. A. demonstration at Donovan’s on return of athletes from
Halifax.
Oct. 4. - Canadian Parliament dissolved.
Premier Meighen issues manifesto.
Fifteen locals out of 29 withdraw from International Longshoremen’s
Union.
Woman suicides from S. S. Portia in Fortune Bay.
Blue Puttee Re-union at Donovan’s.
Oct. 5. - Old Feildian’s Re-union at Donovan’s
Oct. 6. - Motor association Annual Dinner.
Golden Jubilee of Capt. and Mrs. Thomas Rumsey.
Oct. 10. - J. A. Young succeeds G. G. Glennie as Manager of the Bank of
Nova Scotia, St. John’s.
Oct. 11. - Irish Settlement Conference opens in London.
Speaking at Canterbury Field Marshal Earl Haig, declares cavalry as essential
arm
Of the service and cites the action around Amiens in March 1918 as proof.
Hon. J. P. Hand, Bermuda presents Scholarships at St. Patrick’s Hall.
Oct. 12. - Death of Senator Knox.
Bishop Spencer College “At Home”.
K of C Memorial School presented to Archbishop Roche.
Oct. 13. - Gluocester schooner Elsie Mary Welch wins U. S. Fishermen’s
Elimination races.
Oct. 14. - Rev. Ernest C. Earp, B.A., Rector of St. Thomas’s arrives.
Oct. 15. - Lunenburg schooner Bluenose, Angus Walter, wins, Canadian Elimination
races.
J. Bell of St. John’s takes second place in Halifax Herald Marathon.
Time 58 minutes, 55 ½ seconds.
Oct. 16. - Bishop of Newfoundland inducts Rev. E. C. Earp.
Gower Street Jubilee Services.
Rev. Carl Garland preacher.
Rev. Bro. J. E. Ryan appointed President of St. Bonaventure’s College.
Oct. 17. - Rev. Carl Gardland lectures in College Hall.
Gladys Clark Company open at Casino.
Oct. 18. - Train-wreck at Bowring Park, engine and four freight cars overturned.
No injuries.
Ex-King Ludwig of Bavaria dead, 76.
Oct. 19. - Lloyd George states unemployment situation in Great Britain the
worst since Napoleonic war.
Ayre Athletic Grounds formally presented to the Methodist College. Full
sports Program .
Revolution in Portugal. Three ministers assassinated.
De Valera sends message to Pope Benedict reflecting on King George.
Spencer Club vegetable sale.
Oct. 20. - League of national Festival S. A. Citadel.
Girls Industrial Home meeting in Grenfell Hall.
Oct. 21. - Ex-King Charles of Hungary arrives in Burgenland. Regent Horthy
leads the army against him.
Capt. Edward English Jr. presented by the Government with silver cup in
recognition of his services when S. S. Ethie was stranded in 1919.
Oct. 23. - M. Demitroff, Bulgarian Minister of War assassinated.
Gower Street Silver Jubilee week closes.
Oct. 24. - Ex-Emperor Carl and ex-Empress Zitl captured near Komorn, West
Hungary, and imprisoned.
Canadian Bluenose wins international Fishermen’s Race against U. S.
Elsie.
Demonstration in honour of Athlete Hall.
Oct. 25. - Wilfred Wood Art Exhibition at Empire Hall.
20th Annual Convention St. John’s district W.M.S. opens at Cochrane
Street Church.
Oct. 26. - Chancellor Wirth forms new Cabinet.
Oct. 27. - “Big Five” call off Railway “Walk Out” order.
Oct. 28. - First big storm of season–a “hum-dinger.” Wires
out of commission. Big washout on railway.
Oct. 29. - New York acclaims Marshal Foch on his arrival from France.
Italy’s Unknown Soldier laid to rest in the Cathedral of Aquileia.
Soviet Russia makes conditional offer to assume Imperial Russia’s
debts.
Annual Tasker celebration.
Oct. 30. - Outer Cove New Church dedicated by Archbishop Roche.
Methodist Church protest against failure to enforce Prohibition Act.
Oct. 31. - Unionists vote of censure on Lloyd George Irish policy defeated
by 439 to 43.
Anglican Church at Hermitage and Little Bay East, also R.C. Church at Miller’s
passage wrecked in North East gale.
NOVEMBER
Nov. 1. - Mr. Morgan assumes chairmanship of Railway Management Board.
Nov. 3. - Trains service resumed, damages by great storm being temporarily
repaired.
Dollar Wheat once more.
Nov. 4. - Premier Takashi Haru of Japan assassinated.
Nov. 6. - Knights of Columbus installation at Grand Falls.
Nov. 7. - Hungarian National Assembly dethrones King Charles and ousts the
Hapsburg dynasty.
Uchida becomes Premier of Japan.
King Alexander assumes Throne of Jugo-Slavia.
Funeral of U. S. Veteran J. T. Kennedy of Harbour Grace, from S. S.
Rosalind to station.
Ricketts V. C. Memorial School at Seal Cove, White Bay, opened and Tablet
unveiled by Dr. W. W. Blackall, M. B. E.
Nov. 8. - Ulster Cabinet summoned to London to confer with Sir James Craig.
Fordney Emergency Tariff extended till replaced by permanent one.
Franco-Turkish (Nationalist) treaty retified.
Mayor Hylan re-elected in New York by large plurality.
U. S. -Austrain treaty becomes effective.
Gower Street Boy Scouts Anniversary Banquet
Nov. 9. - Meeting of Grenfell Association at Government House.
B. I. S. Football Dinner.
Cochrane Street Church Sale of Work.
Nov. 10. - Imperial parliament prorogued.
C. E. I. memorial unveiled by Rev. Canon Bolt, D. C. L.
St. Bon’s wins inter-Collegiate Football Championship.
Nov.11 - Armistice and “Poppy”, Day.
G. W. V. A. Dance in C. C. C. Hall.
Official ceremony at Sergeant’s Memorial.
Government under pressure, against promises to fulfill the promises made
in the Legislature to fulfill the promised made in the prime Ministers Manifesto
to the War Veterans.
Presentation from Grand Falls Veterans to manager Scott in Parish Hall.
Nov. 12. - International Disarmament Conference means Secretary Hughes presented
his Naval
Proposals, which include a 10 year naval holiday, and a 5-5-3 ratio.
Nov. 13. - Memorial tablet to C. L. B. J Co. cadets unveiled at St. Boniface
Church, Bell Island by Rev. J Stead.
C. L. B. Brigade Week commences Mammoth parade to St. Mary’s.
Memorial tablet in Carbonear Methodist Church unveiled by Rev. Dr. Fenwick,
President of Methodist Conference.
Nov. 15. - Bell Island Poultry Exhibition.
R. C. Presbytery at Marystown destroyed by fire.
Nov. 16. - Columbus L. A. Sale of Work.
Nov. 17. - Unionists at Liverpool, in Caucus, vote confidence in Lloyd George
Irish policy.
Nov. 18. - Construction of 4 Super-Hood Battleships suspended.
Nov. 19. - Negotiations towards Egyptian independence collapse.
Young man, Townshend, of St, John N . B., reported missing since Thursday.
Nov. 20. - Belvidere Ladies Association formed.
Nov. 21. - Premier Briand demands security for France as essential preliminary
to disarmament.
Nov. 22. - Betrothal of Princess Mary to Viscount Lascelles officially announced
.
Nomination Day in Canada.
Dominion Sports at Prince’s Rink.
Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Jabez Legrow, Broad Cove, B. D. V.
Nov. 23. - Government and Sinn Fein Conferences resumed.
Congregational Church Sale of work.
Wesley Tea and Sale.
Dunfield Club Jumble Sale.
St. John’s Rotary Club organizated.
Nov. 24. - Lord Curzon warns France of the folly of isolated action.
Nov. 25. - Wireless messages sent direct from Carnarvon to Australia.
Crown Prince Hirobito appointed Regent of Japam.
After three days irregularity due to ice accumulation, electric plants resumes
full duty.
Nov. 27. - Christian Brothers collection exceeds $8,000.
Long distance Telephone opened. New publishes first items reported by new
service from Harbour Grace.
Nov. 28. - “Deacon Dubbs” at the Casino.
Nov. 29. - Four day storm in New England States; 40 towns near Boston have
electric light and power cut off.
Nov. 30. - Poultry Exhibition.
L. C. A. S. Sale opened.
Installation Lodge St. Andrew’s A. F. & A. M.
DECEMBER
Dec. 1. - Miss Daisy Sterling, V.A.D., presented with Roay Red Cross at
Government House.
Dec. 2. - F. P. U. Convention opens at Port Union.
Dec. 4. - Corner stone of the Convent Schools of St. Patrick’s laid
by Archbishop Roche.
War Memorial Service at Cochrane Street Centennial Church. Rev. Dr. Bond
preacher, H. E. the Governor unveils tablet, Rev. Capt. Clayton takes part.
Dec. 5. - Severe rain and wind storms. Electric lights suffer.
Rev. Dr. Bond lectures on his Pilgrimage through France and Flanders, in
the College Hall. The latter half delivered in total darkness owing to lights
cut off by storm.
Municipal Election Nomination Day two candidates for Mayor and 25 for Councillor.
Dec. 6. - Irish agreement reaches in the small hours of the morning.
Canadian Election results in sweeping defeat of Meighen Government. Progressives
in second place.
Dec. 7. - Masonic Dance at the Temple.
Dec. 8. - Sinn Fein Cabinet splits over agreement; De Valera leading the
Extremists.
Dec. 9. - Death of Sir Arthur Pearson.
Dec. 10. - President Reid, Director Powell and Conroy, Minster of Justice
and Mrs. Warren return from prolonged visit to England.
Washington Conference announces the Four (afterwards Five) Great Power agreement
on Pacific questions.
Major Cotton and Capt. Sidney Bennett airflight, Botwood to Halifax. Commenced
at 10.40 a.m. machine descends at at Deer Lake, 2 hours later, 70 miles distant
from starting point. Engine trouble. Major Cotton Injured.
Dec. 11. - Memorial Service at Harbour Grace Presbyterian Church. Tablet
unveiled by Mr. Dugald Munn.
War memorial dedicated at the church of St. mar’s the Virgin, unveiled
by H. E. The Governor.
Dec. 12. - Constitutional Government defied, Legislature resumes sessions
and is peremptorily prorogued within an hour.
Death of the Earl of Halsbury.
Dec. 13. - St. Andrew’s Y. L. C. Sale of Work.
Presentation Convent Sale of work.
Dec. 14. - Irish Treaty introduced into the House of Commons and Dail Eireann.
Municipal Election. Out of 9000 registered lass than 3600 vote. Hon. Tasker
Cook
elected Mayor, 2052 against 1476 for ex-mayor Morris.
Sale of Works by disabled Sailors and Soldiers in the Presbyterian Hall.
Robert Habb elected President of the Swiss Republic.
British parliament ratifies Irish Treaty by 401 to 58 in the Commons and
165 to 47 in the Lords.
Dec. 19 - Another Revolution in Portugal.
British parliament prorogued.
Dec. 20. - Bishop Field College Speech Day.
Dec. 21. - Methodist College Prize giving.
Bishop Spencer College prize Giving.
Hockey League Annual meeting.
Dec. 22. - After a week of waiting Municipal Count ends and poll is declarded.
Messrs. Martin, Outerbridge, Vinicombe, Collier, Ryan and Dowden elected.
Mr. Brophy comes seventh, with two votes behind.
Presbyterian College prize Giving.
Dec. 23. - Eugene Debs, Socialist Presidential candidate, released by President
Harding and Sentence commuted.
Dec. 24. - Midnight Mass at R. C. Cathedral.
Carol service at the Kirk.
Premises of Elias Basha and Edwin Newton, Bell Island destroyed by fire.
Dec. 25. - Prince of Wales in Calcutta.
Dec. 26. - Prince’s rink opens for the season.
Concert at S. A. Citadel.
Dec. 27. - Installation St. John’s Lodge, A.F. &. A.M.
Dec. 28. - Hostility of France compels Washington Conference to drop Submarine
Limitation proposals.
Poor Asylum Mission Annual Treat.
“Smoker” at masonic Temple.
Dec. 29. - McKenzie King Government sworn in at Ottawa.
Royal Bank of Canada removes to new Building adjoining Bank of Montreal.
Councillor Outerbridge entertains Campaign Committee.
Y. P. S. of St. Andrew’s Christmas Treat to 250 needy children of
the city.
Retiring Municipal Council hold final meeting.
NOTICE !
A Bounty of $30.00 perdiem will be paid on all schooners over 25 tons up
to and including 50 tons built on and under the following conditions viz.
1. the keels must be laid on or after the 15th day of October 1921.
2. The schooners must be fully equipped and ready for sea by July 1st 1922.
3. Such schooners must be built in all respect in accordance with requirements
of schedules B and C of Chapter 176. Consolidated Statutes (Third Series)
entitled “Of The Encouragement of Ship Building”.
4. Each schooner shall be furnished with Lloyd’s tested chains of
suitable Size and lengths, anchors, chain-plates, deadeyes, hawspipes, rigging,
Sails and spars according to tonnage bounty under the said Chapter 176.
W. F COAKER
Min. Of Marine & Fisheries. December 21, 1921,
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