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Aylmer Sun 1890 (405 images) [indexing in progress by BCJ for 1890 Aylmer Sun]
January 2, 1890
Page 1 (image 4)
c4 Died – Suicide on Christmas Day 1889 of Mrs. A. DOUGLAS of Melbourne, poison. Maiden name of Ella PURDY
January 9, 1890
Page 1 (image 12)
c3 Marriage – Henry LAUR and Jennie ANDERSON
c3 Marriage – Caleb B. HUNT to Mrs. Frances FIRBY also on p.3
c5 Thomas WISEMAN death – accidentally shot by companion also p.8 c. 3
Page 4 (image 15)
c2 Serious fire – HALL and ASHBAUGH Grocery
Page 8 (image 19)
c3 Died – Claude PECKHAM son of Charles, age 1 and 10 ms, Jan 5th
January 16, 1890
Page 1 (image 20)
c3 Died – John F. MORSE at Detroit
c3 Died – William CANN father of James CANN of Aylmer
c4 Died – William ORRIS of South Dorchester, Stroke leaves several children
c5 Died -Obituary for Ella PURDY DOUGLAS
Page 4 (image 23)
c2 Marriage – Linne WILEY, dau. of William to Emery PRESSEY of Mt. Salem, 8 Jan
Page 5 (image 24)
c3 Born – daughter of Henry TRICKER
c3 Born – daughter of D. TURNBULL
c3 Died – John F. MORSE, Detroit
c3 Died – Mrs. Isabella WARNICK. age 73, Aylmer
c3 Died – Adam BRADLEY, age 66, Aylmer
c4 Died – James ARMSTRONG, J.P. Yarmouth
c Died – 6 year old child of Thomas COLLINS of Mapleton, drowned
c Died – George LEARN son of Charles LEARN of South Dorchester,
January 23, 1890
Page 1 (image 28)
c4 Died – more on George LEARN rumor of suicide
c5 Serious wagon accident with John LITTLE, injured
c5 Died -George O’BRIEN, age 17, employee of the Sun office, typhoid fever
Page 4 (image 32)
c4 Born – Dau. of W. GILBERT
c4 Born – Dau. of John MITCHELL
c4 Died -George O’BRIEN, age 17
c5 Died – Henry DOGGRELL, Sparta age 84
January 30, 1890
Page 1 (image 36)
c3 – Skipped to Michigan, Wm. ROY
Page 3 (image 39)
c2 Died – Mrs. Ada BURROUGHS, previously a Port Bruce resident (Temperance FERGUSON)
c3 Died – at Springfield Milton CLARK of Tilsonburg mangled on MCR track (see also image 44 c5 re remains)
Page 4 (image 40)
c3 Accident – Mrs. Thomas BELMORE, Lyons, recovered from a well and revived and followup complaint to Sun image 44 c4 for coverage calling “Attempted Suicide.”
c3 Born – In Aylmer 29th inst., a son to the wife of John WILKINSON.
c3 Born – In Malahide 28th inst., a dau. to the wife of David LAUR
c3 Born – In New Sarum, 26th inst., a son to wife of George GILBERT.
c3 Died – at Lyons, Jan 24th, Isaac APPLEFORD, age 75 yrs, 5 ms 9 dys
c3 Died – In Springfield, 29 Jan (gives in error 1889) Harold Smith BABCOCK, age 3 yrs 2ms 21 dys son of P. BABCOCK
c4 Died – at Dutton, Lexton JACKSON, son of W. S. and also dau. Myrtle JACKSON
c4 Fire – Payne Mills owned by Duncan WALKER, Southwold, burned to ground
c4 Died – Elizabeth STEVENSON aged 80, died in Ohio, relict of the late Mr. STEVENSON of Orwell
February 6, 1890
Page 1 (image 44)
c3 Died – At Lucan, Mrs. Wm. FRANK, 84, grandmother of Mr. Wm. FRANK, clerk of the Brown House
Page 4 (image 48)
c4 Died – William MARTIN and his wife – grip
c4 Died – Robert BLANCHARD, thrown out of a hotel and trampled by horses – inquest found McCOLL not quilty but more at image 52 followup on inquest
c5 Died – Mrs. RIBBLE, Vienna, 25th Ult.
Page 7 (image 51)
c4 Died – at Aylmer 30 Jan Sarah Jane BACKHOUSE, age 69 relict of Thomas BACKHOUSE, buried at Dunboyne Cemetery
c4 Died – at Mapleton, Metrina A. BROWN, infant son of W. BROWN
February 13, 1890
Page 4 (image 55)
c2 Died – Joseph McLAUGHLIN at Avon
Page 5 (image 56)
c2 Died – Charles LONG, 45 instantly killed on Angus McMILLAN farm Harwich
c3 Died – Engineer John COOK – fatal MCR train wreck at Yarmouth
c4 Died – Elizabeth GARRETT, age 74 relict of Judson GARRETT Aylmer
c4 Died – 8 Feb 1890, Ellen D. KOYLE, age 35, wife of Ephraim KOYLE
c4 Died – In Ohio, 9 Feb Sarah J. BRADLEY, age 62 [Sarah Jane MERRITT BRADLEY]
February 20, 1890
Page 1 (image 60)
c3 Birthday – Surprise birthday party for Mrs. George NEWELL, age 45
c4 Died – Ida YOUNG of Bayham, at Hospital in Detroit, corps delivered to Aylmer, claimed by brother Fred YOUNG (confusion on 2 Ida YOUNGS)
Page 4 (iamge 63)
c1 Died – Wm. BOWES of Richmond
c1 Died – Father of Mrs. Charles McCREADY of Avon, attended funeral – he killed by falling limb at Otterville
c1 Married – John BOUGHNER and Jessie BALDWIN at Avon
c2 Died – child of Mahlon and Millie GRIFFIN of Dunboyne
Page 5 (image 64)
c4 Died – Samuel CARUTHERS at the House of Industry, age 60, grip
c4 Died – Elizabeth CHUTE, age 31 at Aylmer, wife of William CHUTE
c4 Died – Warren M. GRIFFIN, 13th inst. age 4 ms
c4 Died – at Malahide, Wm. HAGGAN, age 59 yrs 7 ms 24 dys
February 27, 1890
Page 1 (image 68)
c4 Probate – Will of Wm ORRIS, South Dorchester, 34K son Frederick Henry ORRIS
c6 Marriage – Elizabeth, dau. of Caleb HUNT to S. W. TRIM, son of Samuel TRIM
Page 5 (image 72)
c2 Died – F. W. GRAHAM, 28, of Otterville at the home of his brother-in-law Irwin LINDSAY in Springfield.
c3 Died – Archibald CAMERON age 79 of 8th Conc. Westminster
c4 Born – Feb 24 to wife of David ADAMS, a son
c4 Married – At Courtland Feb 26, Aquilla EVANS to Miss Jennie HUNT
c4 Married – Feb 25, S. TRIM to Miss Elizabeth E. HUNT, dau. of Caleb.
c4 Died – At Aylmer Feb 23, Thomas LITTLE, age 75.
c4 Married – At Yarmouth, Susie, dau. of late Robert HEPBURN to Mr. J. M. DUFTON, Merchant, London.
March 6, 1890
Page 1 (image 76)
c4 – Court – Slander case brought by Jeweler Wm. A. MORSE of Richmond against farmer Thomas PEARSON settled. (see apology on p.5 c1)
c4 – Court – Fred DIMBLEBEY arrested for non child support (see followup on image 86 c5 agreement to pay)
Page 4 (image 79)
c2 Marriage – Lakeview, Annie McINTYRE to Alex WILLIS, 5th inst
Page 5 (image 80)
c2 Died – George BAIN, House of Industry, age 77
c5 Married – 24 Feb, William ECKHARD to Harriet R. BAKER of Malahide
March 13, 1890
Page 1 (image 86)
c4 – Visit – Samuel EDISON, father of Thomas EDISON visiting Vienna, intending to purchase old Edison homestead.
Page 4 (image 89)
c2 Born – March 6, son to wife of Dr. O. W. KENNEDY
c2 Born – In Aylmer, 8th inst, dau. to wife of Lewis PHELPS
c2 Born – In Aylmer, 11th inst, dau to wife of Wm. BOETTINGER
c2 Married – 5th inst., Eber D. LOUKS of Chicago to Jenny EMMETT
c2 Died – 8th inst., Nancy BENTLEY, 68 Malahide (see c6 image 90 for Obituary) Wife of Solomon BENTLEY
Page 5 (image 90)
c4 – Obituary – James BEGG, Port Stanley, 74th year, born Aberdeen, Scotland
c4 – Died – Adam SECORD, North Dorchester
c6 – Obituary – Mrs. Solomon BENTLEY
c6 – Died – Vienna, Mr. Seene [Zina] KOYLE, killed by falling limb
The East Elgin reformer and Aylmer Sun : July 18, 1912-January 8, 1914 (Canadiana)
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East Elgin Reformer and Aylmer Sun 1912 (Online at the Elgin Archives)
July 18, 1912
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c4 Born – son to Ed Barrow, Brantford, July 15
Page 5
c4 work commenced to Summers Corners church, new basement and Sunday School room
c5 Died – Mrs. George Chivers, Calton, funeral
c5 Died – Mrs. Ada Burwell, Brownsville, 64th year
July 25, 1912
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c3 work on new canning factory begun
c3 Married – Pearl Kennie, dau of J. A., Aylmer to Wilbert Halstead, Chesley, July 24
c4 Died – Mrs. Thomas O. McKnight, St. Thomas
c5 Died – Mrs. Andrew Hayes, 34th year
c6 Died – infant son of O. R. Barry, mother nee Gillett
Page 4
c3 Died – Maggie Belle Archibald, wife of James, Yarmouth Centre, age 31
Page 8
c5 Died – Frank Shepard, Port Stanley, age 55
August 1, 1912
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c4 Died – Mrs. Mortin, formerly Aylmer, in North Bay
c5 50th anniversary of Mr & Mrs John Heffer
c6 Married – Lorne Davidson to Clara Wilkins, Sandusky, July 30
c6 Died – Emanuel McKay, Strathroy
Page 5
c3 body of Featherstone McKenney exhumed from old Springfield cemetery and re-interred at
Dorchester; died about 40 years ago
c3 Died – James Marlatt, St. Thomas, 89th year
c4 Died – John McDonald, Port Stanley; funeral
Page 8
c3 Died – Kate Weaver, dau of Tamar Weaver
c5 50th anniversary of Mr & Mrs John Heffer
August 8, 1912
Page 1
c3 old buildings on Post Office property site sold by auction
c5 Died – Ann Cronk, Windsor, widow of Ephraim, 91st year
c6 Died – Mrs. Mortin; funeral
Page 5
c3 Married – Helen Annie Thompson, Thorold, to Clarence B. Woolley, Brownsville
c4 100th anniversary of Howey family
Page 8
c3 Died – James Balkwill Squance, 50th year
c4 Died – Mrs. Sydney Mitts, Aylmer
c5 Died – Mary Walters, wife of George, Dutton, age 32
August 15, 1912
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c4 Engagement – Ethel Malory (Lore) MacKenzie, Corinth, to Rev. Burton Halliday Robinson of Bertie
c5 removal of old buildings from Post office site; Aylmer history recalled
Page 5
c3 Married – Elizabeth Brown to Robert Mowat, both of Newcastle on Tyne, August 3, in Toronto
Page 8
c3 Engagement – Eva Victoria Winter, Springfield to Melvin H. Woodward
c3 Died – Mrs. (Rev.) H. E. Stillwell, Madras Presidency, India
c3 Died – Benjamin Cascadden
August 22, 1912
Page 1
c4 Died – William White, Wawatan, Saskatchewan
c5 Died – Henry Shepherd, St. Thomas, age 73
Page 5
c4 Died – Dr. George Blewett, drowned in Muskoka Lake
c4 Died – Edward West, diving accident at Port Burwell
Page 8
c3 Died – J. A. Steele, Port Colborne
c3 Died – Elizabeth Chute, wife of Richard L., Malahide
c3 Died – Hannah Wright Murray, widow of Andrew
August 29, 1912
Page 1
c6 photo of E. A. Mills, elected to Supreme President of Sons of England Benevolent Society
Page 6
c3 Engagement – May Bolton to Percy H. Walker, Toronto, Sept. 3
c3 Died – William Chiverton, 68th year
c3 Died – William Porter, Sparta, 47th year
c3 Died – George W. Fuller, 69th year
September 5, 1912
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c4 Married – Margaret Beatrice Harper, dau of W. T. Harper, Malahide, to Harry L. Paupst, Sept. 4
c4 Married – Mable Young to Alfred Watts, Tillsonburg
c5 Died – Miss Harriett Sophia C. Chute, Aylmer, 73rd year
Page 4
c3 90th birthday of Fred Bartlett, St. Thomas, Sept. 10
c3 Married – Frank Martin to Mildred May Fearman, London, August 20
c4 Died – Miss Catherine M. Campbell, Southwold, 72nd year
c4 Died – Ezra Tibbits, Yarmouth
Page 5
c3 Died – John D. Thompson, Mapleton
c3 73rd (sic) birthday of Mrs. David Young, Kingsmill
c4 Died – Ethel Elsie VanOrder, Port Burwell, Aug. 27, daughter of late G. R.
Page 8
c3 75th (sic) birthday of Mrs. David Young, Orwell
c3 Died – Mary VanPatter, 63rd year, daughter of Abraham VanPatter & Mary Kinsey
September 12, 1912
Page 1
c3 Married – George H. Campbell, to L. M. Backus
c4 Died – Joshua Sisler, Saskatoon, 63rd year; buried in Aylmer
c5 Engagement – Hazel M. Caron to Fred Haggan
c6 Died – Charles Donaldson, Mt. Salem, 65th year
Page 4
c3 Married – Herman W. Parker to Ethel N. Gilbert, Sept. 3
c3 Married – Catharine Ann Parish, dau of James, Yarmouth, to Edgar Lewis, St. Thomas
c3 Married – Nancy McAlpine, St. Thomas, to Robert Rowell, Buffalo
c4 Died – George Lewis, Metcalfe Twp., Sept. 2, 91st year
c4 Died – Duncan G. Campbell, Yarmouth, 51st year
Page 5
c3 Died – Daniel Tupper Smith, Aug. 26; biographical sketch
c4 new Roman Catholic church at Port Stanley dedicated
Page 8
c3 Died – Peter Richardson, Aylmer
c3 Died – David Moore, Aylmer
September 19, 1912
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c3 Died – Margaret Francis, wife of George, Sept. 7, 63rd year, of Hemlock
c4 Died – James Sisler, funeral
c6 skeleton of Mastadon found on 2nd concession of Malahide by Leaman Hawley
Page 4
c3 Died – Joseph Brown, Dunwich, age 79
c3 Died – Frederic J. Lindenmann, West Lorne, age 59
c4 Died – Matthew Loney, Port Stanley, age 58
c4 Died – Dennis J. Donahue, Renfrew, formerly Elgin Co. Crown Attorney
c5 Married – Sylvia Stella Sanders, dau of Seba, New Sarum to Thomas W. Stephen, New Sarum
Page 5
c3 Died – Joshua Sisler, funeral
Page 8
c1 Died – Peter Richardson, funeral
c1 Married – Aaron Varer to Flossie Shearer, Malahide
September 26, 1912
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c4 Died – Laura Cascadden, widow of Hugh, Richmond, age 85
October 3, 1912
Page 1
c4 Married – Hazel M. Caron dau of John A., Dingle St., to Fred Haggan, Malahide
c5 Died – Mrs. Archibald Monteith, Grey, Saskatchewan, nee Land
Page 4
c3 Died – J. C. Panter, Dutton
c3 Died – Mary Davidson, wife of Wesley, Yarmouth, 41st year
c3 Died – Mrs. Francis Doan, New Sarum, age 75
c3 Died – Florence Muriel Spague, dau of Charles L., Yarmouth, age 14
c5 Died – Rev. R. C. Parsons
Page 5
c4 Died – Harold Leeson, son of T. Leeson, Springfield, 61st year
Page 8
c3 Sparta evaporator destroyed by fire
October 12, 1912
Page 1
c4 Died – Lydia Ann Conrad, widow of Nelson, age 83
c6 Died – Mrs. Alex Baillie, 60th year, dau of late Thomas McNairn & Delphine Vanpatter
Page 4
c3 Died – Dr. Sydney Wright, Peru, India, native of St. Thomas
c3 Died – Margaret Hopkins, widow of Benjamin, Brownsville, age 83, dau of John Loucks
Page 5
c? Died – Alex Westover, accident at Tilbury, age 68
October 17, 1912
Page 1
c4 Engagement – Isabel McCrimmon, to Dickson Davidson, Oct. 17
c5 Engagement – Kitty Evans to Clinton J. Ford
c5 Died – Mrs. Caverly, nee Catherine Waddell
Page 4
c2 Died – Harry Kaar, son of William, Brownsville, age 19
c2 Died – Peter Honsinger, Bayham, age 82
c3 Died – Alexander D. McWilliam, Dutton
c3 Died – Archibald Campbell, Dutton
October 24, 1912
Page 1
c4 Died – Mrs. James Fonger, Aylmer
c4 Married – Leslie Cole, Aylmer to Miss Radcliffe, London, England
c5 Married – John Curtis to Sarah Eleanor Townsend, Oct. 16
c5 Died – James Teeple, Malahide, age 84
Page 8
c3 Married – Isabel McCrimmon to William Davidson
October 31, 1912
Page 1
c3 Married – Dr. Fred McEwen to Beatrice Baillie
c4 Died – Hannah Burdick, widow of A. D., Malahide, 92nd year
c5 Died – Mrs. Leamon McEwen, Malahide, dau of John Simpson
Page 4
c3 Died – William H. Boomer, St. Thomas
c3 Married – Ellen Abott, dau of Philip, Treherne, Manitoba, to William Earl Houghton, Glencolin
c3 Married – Stella Jane Weir, dau of S. Weir, S. Dorchester, to James Earl O’Neill, S. Dorchester
c5 Died – George Fleming, 80th year
c6 Died – Mary Leighton, Port Stanley, age 69
Page 5
c4 Died – Mrs. Albert Tibbits, Springfield
Page 8
c3 Died – Lois Bates, widow of George, Dingle St., age 93, nee Mason
November 7, 1912
Page 1
c4 Engagement – Susanna Pearl Canning to Harry L. Charlton, Nov. 20
c4 Died – Roddeman S. Waite, Aylmer
c5 Died – Philip Knight, Kennedy, Saskatchewan, 88th year, father of Mrs. J. H. Glover, Aylmer
c6 Married – Irene Simpson, dau of R. E. Simpson, London, to George Ray Williams, Pontiac, Michigan, Oct. 9
Page 4
c3 Married – Peter Godby, Walsingham to Mrs. Georgina Blundell, Houghton, Oct. 30
c4 Married – Kitty A. Evans to Clinton J. Ford
c4 Married – Pearl Ferguson, dau of Warren, Orwell, to Arthur Sinclair Russ, son of Calvin
Page 5
c4 Died – Charles Medlar, Bayham, age 94
Page 8
c3 Married – Stella Jane Weir, dau of S. Weir, S. Dorchester, to James Earl O’Neill, S. Dorchester
c3 Died- John A. McTavish, Westminster, son of Mrs. Hugh McTavish, Aylmer
November 14, 1912
Page 1
c4 Died – George Copeland, Aylmer, 69th year
Page 4
c3 Died – Thomas Medd Firby, Bayham, Nov. 6, 80th year
c3 Married – Simon Kennedy, Eden, to Alice Dean, dau of Hiram, Guysboro, Nov. 6
C3 Died – George Geary, Aldborough, age 75
c3 Married – George Horley to Rachael McCurdy, both Otter Valley, Oct. 30
c5 30th Battery C.F.A. to be organized
Page 5
c2 Died – Mrs. George Gilbert, Sparta, nee Burton
c2 Died – Flossie Williamson, dau of John, S. Dorchester, age 5
c4 Died – Charles B. Crossett, Brownsville
November 21, 1912
Page 1
c4 Died – George Collins, Toronto, formerly Aylmer
c5 Married – Josephine Prong, dau of Fred, Malahide to Murray Laur, son of William E.
C5 Married – Susanna Pearl Canning, dau of Frederick to Harry L. Charlton, Aylmer
c6 Died – Mrs. William Chute, Aylmer, 54th year, first husband was Smith; nee Pugsley
Page 5
c2 Married – Mae Millard, dau of Minard, to Harry A. Rear, Northville, Michigan
c3 Married – Albert Campbell, Dunwich to Jessie Gentleman, Ekfrid, Nov. 6
Page 8
c1 Died – Stephen Bailey, Yarmouth
c3 Born – son to Frank Smale, Port Bruce, Nov. 12
November 28, 1912
Page 1
c4 Died – Charles Herrick, Springfield
c4 Married – Roy W. Oke to Floy E. Leverton, dau of John, all fo Sparta, Nov. 20
Page 4
c2 25th anniversary of John A. Miller, Yarmouth
c2 Died – Mrs. L. Hutchinson, Vienna
c2 Married – Josephine Doyle, dau of Joseph, Yarmouth, to C. Laurence, Detroit, Nov. 20
c2 Died – Archibald J. McIntyre, funeral
Page 5
c1 Died – Mrs. D. McRae, Springfield, 78th year
c1 Died – Charles Herrick
c2 Died – Alexander McKellar, Everest, Washington Territory, Nov. 17
c2 Wilfrid Anger, Corinth, 36th year
Page 8
c3 Died – John Dickson, Yarmouth, age 87
c3 Died – Harry Teller, St. Thomas, born 1825
December 5, 1912
Page 1
c4 Married – Flossie Parker, Aylmer, to Andrew Baxter, Malahide, Dec. 3
c4 article regarding 30th Battery
Page 8
c3 Married – Kate Heather to Arville Ball, Aylmer
December 12, 1912
Page 1
c5 Died – Miss Melissa Cutten, Orwell
c6 Married – Helen Gladys Francis, formerly New Sarum, to E. A. McFarlane in Saskatoon
Page 4
c2 Died – William Livingstone, Aylmer
c2 50th anniversary of Mr & Mrs C. Biddle, Port Rowan
Page 5
c1 Died – Silas Dickson, Orwell, 80th year
December 19, 1912
Page 1
c4 Engagement – Edna Schierholtz, Aylmer, to R. F. McDonald, St. Thomas, Jan. 1
Page 4
c4 Died – John Currie, Dunwich, age 87
c6 Died – Joseph White, Jaffa, 87th year
Page 7
c1 Died – Mrs. Silas Boyd, Calton, funeral
c1 Died – Josiah Fleming, Sparta, 81st year
c3 Died – Harry Mero, son of John, drowned in Victoria, B.C.
Page 10
c4 Died – Mrs. Duncan Zavitz, funeral
December 26, 1912
Page 1
c4 Died – George Bald, Chicago, brother-in-law of Mrs. W. Fairbrother, Aylmer
c6 Died – Sarah Fowler, widow of Jacob, Yarmouth, 83rd year
c7 Married – Beulah Emmett, Sparta, to D. E. Brown, Port Rowan
Page 4
c2 Died – Eugene Gunn, Sparta, 61st year
c2 Died – Eliza Sullivan, Niabara, Nebraska, Dec. 4, nee Beemer
c2 Died – Benjamin Axford, Yarmouth
Page 5
c1 Married – Annie Ellen Cornish, dau of J. W. Cornish, Harrietsville, to William Maddison, Toronto
Page 8
c5 Died – Eugene Gunn, Sparta, 61st year
East Elgin Reformer and Aylmer Sun 1913 (Online at the Elgin Archives)
January 2, 1913
Page 1 is nearly illegible
c6 Died – Eliza Cline, California, formerly Kingsmill
Page 4
c2 Married – Minnie Stewart, Guelph, to Milton E. Bailey, Yarmouth, Dec. 24
c2 Married – Bertha Ann Axford, dau of James, Yarmouth, to Alex Lindsay, Southwold
c2 Married – James Andrew Woolley to Muriel Sleitt, Springfield, Dec. 25
c2 Died – James Greig, Union, 77th year
c2 Married – Blanche Ingram, dau of F. Ingram, Grovesend, to Howard McClennan, Toronto, son of Kenneth, Grovesent, Dec. 25
c2 Died – Peter J. Putnam, Lyons, 87th year, in Toronto; husband of Miss Cline
c2 Married – Mary Shackleton, dau of James Campbell, S. Dorchester, to Robert Earl Rowe, son of James, Avon, Dec. 23
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c2 Died – George Wise, Aylmer
c3 Married – Ora Benner, dau of J. W., Aylmer to Joseph Kiellor, Aylmer
c3 Died – Florence McKenney, wife of Edward
c3 Married – Emma Porter, to James Smithson
c3 Died – Peter J. Putnam, Lyons, funeral
January 9, 1913
Page 1
c4 Died – Mrs. Nelson Marsh, Sparta, 78th year; dau of William Cascadden
c4 Died – Peter Boughner, Orwell
c5 Died – Sydney John Parker, Dexter, age 72
Page 4
c2 dedication of new organ at Aylmer Methodist church
c3 Died – George Wise; funeral
c3 Died – Mrs. J. G. White, nee Augusta Collver, Vienna
January 16, 1913
Page 1
c5 Died – Mrs. Alvin Esseltine, Mt. Salem
Page 5
c1 Died – Warren Dalton, Kingsmill
c2 Died – Joseph Hilborn, Welland, formerly Sparta
c2 Married – Laurence A. Weaver, dau of Henry, Port Burwell, to Charles C. Bates, Rochester, N.Y., Jan. 3
c2 Died – Mrs. Johnson, Bay City; dau of John Light
Page 8
c6 Died – Mrs. George Andrews, Bayham, 83rd year; first husband was William N. Orton
January 23, 1913
Page 1
c3 Died – Mrs. Joseph, Chicago, funeral at Vienna
c3 Died – John Emery, Yarmouth
c3 Died – Mrs. George K. (Barbara) Phillips, age 94
c5 Died – Jessie M. Abell, dau of Gustin, 30th year
Page 4
c2 Died – Miss Jessie Dicey, 71st year
c2 Died – four year old child of John Kern, St. Thomas
c2 Died – mother of Mrs. H. Robins, Vienna, in Chicago
Page 5
c2 Died – Jessie Abell, dau of Gustin
Page 8
c3 Died – Miss Isabell Connell, Belmont
c4 Died – Mrs. Fred Axford
c5 Born – dau to Ernest Jones, Mapleton, Jan. 20
January 30, 1913
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c4 Married – Anna Evelyn Crawford , Toronto, to Dr. F. H. Jones, Innistail, Alberta, son of Professor Jones, Aylmer, Jan. 23
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c2 Died – Barbara Phillips, nee Culp
c3 Died – Dugald F. McIntyre, Southwold, age 66
Page 5
c2 Died – Isaac Leach, Bayham, Dec. 28; first wife Eliza Nevill; second wife Mrs. Mary VanWaggoner
c3 Born – son of James Wilson, Eden, Jan. 12
c3 Born – son to Harvey Grant Moore, Port Burwell, Jan. 10
February 6, 1913
Page 1
c4 Died – J. W. Hoshal, London
c6 Married – Margaret Clunas, Springfield, to Mack Sinden, Tillsonburg
Page 4
c2 Died – William Paddon, Yarmouth
Page 5
c3 Died – Mrs. John A. (Mary J.) Harp, Summers Corners, age 41, dau of Richard Humphrey
c4 Married – Ethel Yeandle, dau of Samuel, New Sarum, to Leroy Evely, Yarmouth Centre, Jan. 22
c4 Died – Miss Hannah Patterson, Dunwich, 100th year
February 13, 1913
Page 1
c5 Died – John Nelson
c5 73rd birthday of Mrs. Leonard Anger, Feb. 7
c6 history of Aylmer Baptist Church on 97th anniversary
c7 Birthday of Mrs. Freelove Wilson, born Feb. 8, 1827
Page 5
c3 Died – Mary Ann Garton, wife of Edward, Feb. 7, age 76
Page 8
c3 Died – J. Wilde, Belmont, Feb. 4
February 20, 1913
Page 1
c4 Died – Albert Parker, Feb. 3
c6 Died – Jonathan Brown, Clinton, 70th year
Page 4
c2 Married – Isaac Esseltine to Pearl Fugard
c3 Died – Jessie Poustie, Port Burwell, Feb. 6
c4 Married – Pearl Pullen, dau of Robert, Avon, to Charles Gilbert, Feb. 12
Page 5
c4 Died – George Hatfield, Buffalo, formerly Springfield
Page 8
c3 73rd birthday of Robert Sweet, Feb. 19
c4 40th anniversary of Mr & Mrs John Richardson, Luton, Feb. 5
c6 Married – Leila Maud Sheppard, dau of D. Sheppard, Corinth, to Oran A. Pressey, Feb. 12
February 27, 1913
Page 1
c4 Died – John McClennan, Malahide, 67th year
c6 Died – George Kyle, son of John, Orwell, age 10, drowned
c6 25th anniversary of Mr & Mrs John Shain, Luton, Feb. 22
c6 Engagement – Mrs. James Curtis, dau of George Hill, to Truman Kennedy, Tillsonburg, March 14
Page 4
c4 Died – James Hammond, St. Thomas
Page 8
c3 86th birthday of Deacon F. L. Chute, Lakeview, Feb. 20
March 6, 1913
Page 1
c4 & 7 Died – James Hollands, Aylmer, 71st year
c6 Died – Eugene McArthur, age 14, son of Alexander, Shedden
c6 Died – infant child of Bert Howey
Page 4
c2 Died – Joseph Papineau, Feb. 26, 85th year
c2 Died – Christina Gilbert, Southwold, age 93
c2 Died – John Claus, Tyrconnell, 43rd year
c2 Married – Glen Godby, Griffins Corners, to Mabel Bartlett, Vienna, Feb. 26
c2 Died – Dr. May, Mepamora, Michigan, formerly Port Stanley
Page 5
c3 75th anniversary of New Sarum Baptist church; history given
March 13, 1919
Page 1
c4 Married – Mrs. Jean Curtis, Aylmer, to Trueman Kennedy, Tillsonburg
c4 Married – John R. Emerson, Vienna, to Hannah Rice, March 5
c4 Engagement – Erie Finch to Hugh W. Patrick
c5 Died – Miss Phoebe McCallum, Richmond
c5 Died – W. A. McCallum, Springfield
Page 4
c6 Died – Douglas Morris McGinnis, son of Earl, Yarmouth, age 3 1⁄2
c7 Died – Shirley Paddon, age 21, son of W. Paddon, Yarmouth Heights
Page 5
c3 Died – Miss Ellen McCalley, Toronto, native of Vienna
c3 Died – John O. Williams, Bayham
c3 Died – James Henry Stokes, Brown City, Michigan
c3 Born – dau to Oliver Henry, Corinth, March 1
c3 Born – son to Henry Wingham, Eden, March 2
March 20, 1913
Page 1
c5 97th birthday of Mrs. John Ingles, March 10
c6 Born – dau to Charles McTaggart, Dunboyne
Page 5
c2 Died – Mrs. John S. Moore, Corinth, age 72
c2 Died – Chaucer Elliott, Kingston
c2 Died – Mrs. John Mitts, Corinth, 80th year
c2 Died – John Tolman, Dunwich, 77th year
Page 8
c1 Born – son to Evans Mortin, Strassburg, Saskatchewan, Feb. 3
c1 Married – William Walter McArthur to May Bell Pritchard, both Malahide, Mar. 12
c1 Died – Joseph Thomas, 77th year
c2 Died – Louisa Robertson, S. Dorchester
c2 Died – Mrs. J. S. Moore, Corinth
March 27, 1913
Page 1
c4 Blake Miller’s barn collapses
c4 Died – Sarah Jane Ferguson, age 81
c5 Married – Effie Smale, Port Bruce, to Derwin Howse, Aylmer
c6 Married – Erie Finch, dau of W. H., Aylmer to Hugh Patrick, St. Thomas
c6 Died – Mrs. Thompson, Chicago, funeral in Malahide
Page 5
c1 Married – Ada L. Atkin, dau of W. Atkin, to Fred A Bell, son of James A. Bell
c2 Died – Jane Luton, funeral
c2 Died – Oscar M. Smith, Yarmouth
c2 Died – mother of Mr. F. Miners, Culloden
c2 Died – Olie Fishleigh, dau of William, March 20, 28th year
c2 Married – Ellen Record (sic – maybe Secord?), dau of William, Harrietsville, to Byron Brooks, son of William, Harrietsville, March 19
Page 8
c3 Died – Mrs. Levi Brooks, Springfield, 72nd year
c3 50th anniversary of Mr & Mrs John Learn, Harrietsville
c5 Born – son to George Raymond, Lakeview, March 17
East Elgin Reformer and Aylmer Sun 1914 (Online at the Elgin Archives)
January 8, 1914
Page 1
c Died Lewis PIERCE – obituary died Tue 6 Jan 1914 in 77th year, 2 children survive; Aquilla PIERCE and Mrs. John WINDER – Lew PIERCE buried Aylmer Cemetery 8 Jan
East Elgin Reformer 1915 (Online at the Elgin Archives)
September 9, 1915
Page 1
c5 Died – William Watts, Vienna, 31 Aug
Page 5
c3 Died – Angus McIntyre, Springfield, born 1850
Page 8
c2 Died – Mrs. George Allen, 42nd year, nee Marguerite Hagar
September 16, 1915
Page 1
c4 Married – Mabel Ernestine Victoria King to Harold Grey Lewis, 8 Sep
c4 Married – Hazelle Scott to E. Clifton Turnbull, 8 Sep
c5 Died – Mrs. John Stewart, Guelph, sister of Elder Sheppard
c5 84th birthday of Mrs. G. A. Campbell
c5 Mrs. D. M. Ross, Vancouver, badly burned; daughter of Thomas Hammond
Page 5
c3 Died – Mrs. (Judge) Teetzel, nee Priscilla Darling
c3 Died – W. H. Ingram
c4 Married – Edna Pearl Wyles to Fenton C. Manzer, 1 Sep
c4 Died – Mary Gilbert, wife of Peter
Page 8
c1 Died – Charles Crawford, 8 Sep; 32nd year
c2 Married – Samuel Davis, Port Burwell to Annie Ellwill of Cleveland
c7 Born – dau to Lynn Shain, 12 Sep
c7 Died – John Kenny
c7 Died – dau of W. C. Wyatt, age 1 year 5 months
September 23, 1915
Page 1
c4 Died – Mrs. Wilson McCredie, 70th year, nee Eleanor Crossley
c4 Died – Miss Catherine Hodkinson, Southwold
c4 Engagement – Myrtle Oliver Smiley to Wilfred Emigh Kneale
c5 Engagement – Viola Beatrice Campbell to Frank Harvey Heydon
c6 Died – Mrs. D. M. Ross, Vancouver, nee Laura Hammond
Page 5
c3 Married – Lucie Ruckle to Leeland J. Kilpatrick, 15 Sep
c6 Married – Coral Willena Tracey to George Austin Lane, 15 Sep
Page 8
c3 list of men from Elgin with 33rd & 34th Battalions at Carling Heights, London
September 30, 1915
Page 1
c4 Died – Emiline Wardle, age 85, nee Woodard
c4 Married – George Lane to Cora Tracey
c5 25th anniversary of Mr & Mrs David H. Walker
c5 Died – Mrs. D. M. Ross, funeral
c5 Died – Mrs. Wilson McCredie, funeral
c6 Died – Hugh Conn, St. Catherines
Page 4
c5 Died – Mrs. John H. Wilson, South Dorchester
c5 25th anniversary of Mr & Mrs William Grant, Straffordville, 17 Sep
Page 7
c5 Died – Fernando Oill, Sparta, 87th year
Page 10
c1 Died – Mrs. Walter Ellis, Port Rowan
c1 Died – Bertha Morse, dau of William
October 7, 1915
Page 1
c3 Married – Viola Beatrice Campbell to Frank Hayden, 29 Sep
c4 Engagement – Eva W. Gillis to William H. Starr, 16 Oct
c4 Engagement – Grace Charles Stewart to Thomas Whittington
c5 76th birthday of Harvey Dalton, 20 Sep
c5 Died – Ann Culver, 86th year
Page 5
c3 Born – dau to Roy Legg, 29 Sep
c3 Married – Anna Myrtle Banghart to Thomas Henry Marshall
c4 Married – Vivian Gertrude Zavitz to Roy R. Connor
Page 8
c1 article about Stalter bridge
c2 Born – dau to George Hunt, Belmont, 27 Sep
c2 Wounded – Pte. Allen R. Currie, Wilton Grove
c6 Died – Z. J. Pittman [Pettman], South Dorchester
October 14, 1915
Page 1
c5 Born – son to L. E. Disbrowe, 6 Oct
Born – dau to Bert Langs
Born – son to Earl Smith, 2 Oct, nee Bessie Dodds
Died – Mary E. Augustine, widow of Orlando
Died – Mrs. John MacVicar, 75th year, nee Elizabeth McCaul
c6 Died – James B. Glover, 53rd year
Page 4
c3 letter from Will Bates, 49th Battalion
c5 letter from Earle Hoffman, 7th Battalion, Brownsville
Page 6
c5 Died – R. W. Leverton, Sparta, age 77
Page 8
c3 Born – son to John A. Harkness, Belmont, 7 Oct
October 21, 1915
Page 1
c5 Married – Elizabeth E. Armstrong to Clinton Paisley Dunsmore, 11 Oct
Page 5
c4 old Mount Salem Union church sold to E. Learn for $100; J. Hawley bought part of shed; Summers Corners church bought the balance. L. Graves bought the land for $26.
c5 Born – son to M. Parker, 17 Oct
Born – dau to Ernest Brown, 17 Oct
Page 8
c1 Married – Eva M. Gillis to William H. Starr
c2 Died – John McTavish, Belmont, husband of Elizabeth Smith
October 28, 1915
Page 4
c3 letter from Douglas Dunnett
c5 Died – Mary P. Mills, 64th year
Page 8
c4 letter from Douglas Dunnett
c6 Married – Lulu Matthews to John A. VanPatter, 20 Oct
November 4, 1915
Page 1
c3 Born – Helen Irene Fitch, dau of M., Culloden, 21 Oct
Died – George Bolt, age 83
c5 Died – Miss Grace Leach, Detroit, dau of Daniel
Page 4
c3 Died – John A. Ball, Port Stanley
c5 Mr. E. Learn has moved old Mount Salem Union church to the site of the old one that was burned
Page 6
c4 letter from Clarence Honsinger, in Flanders, to his father, Alfred, Brownsville
Page 10
c6 Born – dau to Spencer McConnell, 1 Nov
November 11, 1915
Page 1
c5 Married – Ola Cluttonn to Asel Grant, Straffordville, 27 Oct
Married – W. C. McCoy to Queenie Irwin, Aylmer, 26 Oct
c6 Died – Joseph Bruce Nathaniel Holmes, Toronto, age 1 yr. 11 mos; 3 Nov; son of Joseph; mother nee Loop
Died – Mrs. David Baird, St. Paul, Minnesota, sister of Mrs. (Dr.) Fear
Died – Arthur B. Hanna, Woodstock, 63rd year
Page 5
c3 Married – Hazel C. Scruton, dau of Robert to J. Vane Howard, 3 Nov
Married – Mabel Fulton, dau of John, Brownsville, to Will E. Lambdon, Delmer, 3 Nov
Page 8
c4 Born – son to Lorne Craig, Belmont, 8 Nov
c5 Died – Fred Inman, Wheatley
November 18, 1915
Page 1
c5 Died – Wilfred I. Inman, 4 Nov, husband of Miss Constable
Died – Mrs. James McDonald, Goshen, 8 Nov, dau of T. B. Ronson
Died – Ivie Chambers, 29thyear
c7 Died – Cecil Stevens, son of Leonard, funeral
Page 4
c6 Married – Ida E. Holmes, dau of E., to James A. Moore, son of James, 10 Nov
Page 8
c1 Wounded – Dick Smith, 18th Battalion, in letter from Pte. Bob Brackstone
c3 Born – son to Medford Johnston, Richmond, 12 Nov
c5 Married – Irene Foster to Earl F. Learn, son of Philip
c8 Born – dau to J. Kilmer, Corinth, 10 Nov
November 25, 1915
Page 1
c5 Born – son to Medford Johnson, Bayham, 12 Nov
Born – dau to James Kilmer, Corinth, 9 Nov
Born – son to Merritt Burwell, Tillsonburg, 16 Nov
Married – Margaret Eastabrook to Ellis C. Jones, 16 Nov
Died – George Collyer, Lyndoch, 17 Nov, 80th year
c6 Married – George E. Ball to Mrs. Clara Dunn
Engagement – Ella May Harp, dau of Sam, Aylmer, to Ernest Smith, Stettler, Alberta
c7 Died – Charles King, Kingsmill, 84th year
Page 8
c1 Married – Etoile Beatrice Saywell, dau of Charles, St. Thomas to James Mitchell, Regina, 10 Nov
Married – Roswell M. Hutchinson, Eaton, Colorado, to Mrs. Eugenie Keay, 16 Nov
Died – Mrs. A. N. Gray, Alberta, 11 Nov, dau of Rev. B. B. Smith
c4 Married – Robert Elgie to Beulah Marlatt, 24 Nov
Died – Mr. T. Berry, brother-in-law of Mr. I. Davidson & Mrs. W. Pearce, Jaffa
Married – V. Quirt to Beatrice Merkle, Port Burwell
December 2, 1915
Page 1
c5 Died – Mabel Thomas, dau of George, Malahide, 18th year
Died – Mrs. J. D. Byrnes, North Bay
Married – David A. Wallace, South Dorchester to Mary H. Taylor, dau of Asa, South Dorchester
c6 Married – Ernest Archibald Wells to Nina Gertrude Widner, 23 Nov
Page 4
c3 Died – brother of George Shaw, Springfield, in Montreal
Died – Mrs. (Rev.) J. D. Byrnes, North Bay, 29 Nov
Died – William Cook, Malahide, 23 Nov, 71st year
Died – James Ketchabaw, Detroit, 27 Nov
Died – Sarah E. Locker, Aylmer, 27 Nov
Married – W. Hugh Hawkshaw, Chilliwack, B.C., to Henrietta Downie, Port Stanley, 17 Nov in Vancouver
Born – dau to Fred Davis, Corinth, 26 Nov
Born – dau of W. F. I. Edwards, St. Thomas, 28 Nov
Born – dau to William Johnson, Montreal, 28 Nov, in Port Stanley
c5 list of men enlisted for 91st Battalion
Page 5
c5 Died – William Cook, 23 Nov, 71st year
c7 Died – James Ketchabaw, 59th year
Married – Mr. W. Benner to Miss H. Ellis, 27 Nov
Page 8
c1 Engagement – Mabel Harvey, dau of M. T., Sparta, to Herbert Baldwin, son of Robert, Paris, (m?)26 Jan 1916
Died – Mrs. John Locker, 70th year, nee Sarah VanPatter
c1 & 3 Married – Beulah I. Marlatt to Robert B. Elgie, Jaffa, 25 Nov
December 9, 1915
Page 1
c4 Died – Albert Miller, Yarmouth, 69th year
Died – James Aldritt, Port Stanley, 75th year
Died – Elizabeth Gould, London, dau of Angus McIntyre
c5 Died – Edward Laur, Malahide, 7 Dec, 85th year
Engagement – Nettie May Heavenor, Mt. Vernon, to Leslie Charlton, Springfield, 15 Dec
Died – Ann Shaver, Westminster, 94th year
c6 Died – John Maynard, Yarmouth, 72nd year
Page 8
c1 Killed in Action – Pte. Edward Goodier, St. Thomas
c2 Born – son to J. Christie, Brownsville, 30 Nov
Died – James Alldritt, Port Stanley, 8 Dec; 75th year
Died – Edward D. Laur, Malahide, 7 Dec; 85th year
Died – John Maynard, Yarmouth, 2 Dec
Died – Albert Miller, Yarmouth, 8 Dec
Died – Mrs. John A. Sterling, St. Thomas, 7 Dec, 74th year
Married – James Earl McLaughlan, North Dorchester, to Clara Eliza Birks, South Dorchester, 2 Dec
December 16, 1915
Page 1
c3 Died – Pte. Walter Smith, Port Burwell, 61st year
c4 Died – Charles Edward Powell, Stratford, born 1875
Died – Charles Ellsworthy, in France, wounded 14 Oct
Engagement – Catherine Eva Patterson, Yarmouth to Angus Grant McKenzie, Yarmouth, 15 Dec
Engagement – Clara Ethel Smith to William Roy Cummings
Engagement – Edith R. O’Brien to Alfred L Gibson
c5 Engagement – Bessie Bentley to James Douglas Graham
Died – Ann Mason, Bayham, 79th year
Page 4
c1 Wounded – Tony Wood
Page 5
c2 Born – Harry Addison Wase, son of Addison, Otterville, 12 Dec; nee Edna German
Born – son to C. B. Monteith, Aylmer, 17 Dec
Born – dau to G. Round, Brownsville, 7 Dec
Born – dau to William Hawkins, Brownsville
Born – son to C. Drummond, Belmont, 6 Dec
Died – Pte. Walter Smith, Port Burwell, 12 Dec; 61st year
Died – Ann Mason, wife of Rev. George Mason, Bayham, 12 Dec; 79th year
Died – Charles E. Powell, Stratford, 10 Dec; 41st year
c3 Married – Lewis Bate, Tilbury, to Merle Mabee, Goshen, 13 Dec
Page 8
c2 Died – Walter Smith, Port Burwell
Born – son to Charles Drummond, Belmont, 6 Dec
December 23, 1915
Page 1
c4 Died – Emmeline Gillett, widow of George, 72nd year
c5 Engagement – Edith Hannah Saxton, to Laurence Earl Campbell
Engagement – Elva May McTaggart to Hugh LeRoy Berdan
Died – Mrs. A. C. Ingram, Jeneave, Alaska, nee Olive Lyon
Page 4
c5 Died – Mrs. Mills, Yarmouth
c6 Married – David Frost to Mrs. Lee, 15 Dec
Page 5
c3 Born – son to P. McNiven, Belmont, 20 Dec
Married – Catherine Patterson to Grant McKenzie, 15 Dec
Married – Mrs. Ethel MacKenzie to George Buck, 15 Dec
Died – Gordon McArthur, son of John, South Dorchester, 19 Dec; 10th year
Died – Charles K. Lawton, son of George A., Sparta, 16 Dec
Died – Willard H. Cudney, Rochester, NY, age 25
Died – Euphemia Patterson, Yarmouth, 20 Dec; 66thyear
c4 Died – Emmeline Gillett, Yarmouth, 72nd year
c5 Married – Edward M. Wrong to Rosalind Smith, 18 Dec, in England
Page 8
c2 Died – Mrs. Alex Patterson, Mapleton
c3 Died – Willard E. Cudney, 25, in Rochester, NY
December 30, 1915
Page 1
c4 article about Mr. F. A. Wickett, formerly of Aylmer, brother of Mrs. David Liddle
Married – Edith R. O’Brien, dau of John, Sparta, to Alfred L. Gibson, Sombra, 25 Dec
c5 Married – Nyla Louise Campbell, dau of Alex, Aylmer, to Frank Roberts, Malahide, 25 Dec
c6 Engagement – Viola Maud Leask to Roy VanPatter
Page 4
c4 Married – Grace Brackenbury, dau of John, to Gordon Herries, son of A.
Married – Alfred Gibson to Edith O’Brien, 25 Dec
Born – son to Harry Charlton, 24 Dec
Died – Elizabeth Ferguson, Toronto
Page 8
c2 letter from Walter James Brown, from France
January 6, 1916 (under new management)
Page 1
c4 Married – Clara Smith to W. R. Cummings
Died – Mrs. E. A. Lewis, Mineral Wells, Texas
c5 Married – Albert Moore to Maggie Underhill
Died – Mary E. Hawkins, wife of Henry, Sparta, 30 Dec; age 76
c6 letter from Doug Dunnett, in Belgium
Page 4
c1 The Reformer has been sold to W. G. Charlton and James I. Anger, 3 January 1916
Page 8
c1 letter from Will Bates, in Belgium
c2 Married – Jessie Hannah Marshall, dau of William, to Ira Milmine, Bayham, 29 Dec
Died – Jack Anderson, drowned in Sydenham river, nephew of Mrs. J. E. Edgington, Belmont
Died – Cecil Baxter, son of W. H.
Married – Flossie Maud Donnelly, Sparta, to Samuel W. Shipley, Sparta, 1 Jan
The East Elgin Tribune – Canadiana
Jan. 13, 1916-Dec. 28, 1916
East Elgin Reformer – East Elgin Tribune 1916 (online at the Elgin Archives)
January 13, 1916
Page 1
c3 Died – William Pendreigh, South Dorchester
c4 Died – Wilson Cecil Baxter, 22nd year, son of William, Malahide
Died – Mrs. Clarence (Rebecca) Shackleton, Malahide, 9 Jan, 48th year
Born – son to George Herbert, Lucan, nee Myrl Cornelius
Born – dau to Carl Thompson, Aylmer
c5 Died – George Robins, Griffin, Saskatchewan, 4 Jan, wife is daughter of Marshall Baker
Died – Miss Sarah McKellar, Yarmouth, age 73
Died – Mary A. Walker, Detroit, 8 Jan, dau of late J. W., Aylmer
c6 Died – Mrs. E. A. Lewis, Texas
Died – Pte. Russell Johnson, Vienna
Page 2
c3 Died – James Clark, Corinth, 76th year
Page 4
c5 Married – Clara Smith, dau of Hyma, to William Roy Cummings
c6 Married – Edith Anna Saxton to Lawrence Earl Campbell, 12 Jan
Page 6
c6 Married – Flossie Turrell, dau of Ed, to Gordon Donald
Page 7
c4 Married – James Douglas Graham, Dutton, to Bessie Bentley, 29 Dec
Married – Clara E. Smith, dau of Hyma, Aylmer, to William Roy Cummings, Guelph, 4 Jan
Page 8
c2 Died – James Reid, age 28
January 20, 1916
Page 1
c4 50th anniversary of Mr & Mrs S. S. Bates, Marlett, Michigan
c5 Born – Dorothy Dennis, dau of Ray, Toronto, 12 Jan, nee Laura McDiarmid
Page 5
c1 Died – John C. Grass, Vienna, funeral
Died – Pte. Russell Johnstone, funeral
c3 Died – James Ferris, Courtland
Fire on farm of John Rundle, Sparta
Page 8
c1 letter from W. R. Sherwin, Fairbanks, Alaska, formerly of Aylmer
c2 Died – Mrs. C. O. Ermatinger, St. Thomas
January 27, 1916
Page 1
c3 Married – Gertie Leila Pound, dau of Wilson, Malahide, to Wray Glover Cheesman, Malahide, 25 Jan
Died – James Howe, Aylmer, 76th year
Married – Daniel Sitts, Malahide, to E. R. Firby, dau of George, Malahide
c6 Died – John Fulkerson, Aylmer, age 76
Died – Mrs. Thomas Thompson, Lindsay, age 87, mother of Mrs. Doble King
Page 2
c2 Wounded – Lt.-Col. W. Mahlon Davis
Page 4
c5 Died – James Johnson, Vienna
Page 5
c3 letter from Dr. Mackie, in St. Antonio, Texas
Page 8
c4 Born – son to A. Russell, Lakeview, 21 Jan
February 3, 1916
Page 1
c3 Killed in action – brother of Miss Nan Caldwell
Died – Gelana Dangerfield, widow of George, Dunboyne, age 75
c4 Died – Elisha Stoner, Buffalo
c5 Engagement – Nora Miller to Albert Russel McQuiggan
Died – Mrs. A. Charlton, St. Thomas
Page 2
c5 Died – Robert White, Springwater, 78th year
Page 4
c5 fire destroys barns of John Denton, Springfield
Page 5
c2 Died – James Eaton, Dorchester, funeral
Died – John Fulkerson, funeral
Died – James Brodie, Dorchester, 90th year
Died – John Chambers, Aylmer
Died – John C. Smith, Yarmouth, 85th year
c3 Died – Mrs. Frank A. Smith, Grovesend, 38th year, nee Irwin
Died – Mrs. Robert Allen, South Dakota, formerly South Dorchester
Died – Mrs. J. Koyle, South Dorchester, nee McKenney, 85th year
Died – Mrs. George Connor, Vancouver, dau of James Leeson
c4 letter from Douglas Dunnett
Page 8
c1 Died – Mr. R. White, Jaffa, funeral
c5 Born – son to Herbert Newell, 29 Jan
February 10, 1916
Page 1 (nearly illegible)
Page 2
c2 Article – early days in South Dorchester
Page 4
c3 Died – Charles Silverthorne, Corinth, age 50
c4 Died – Eliza J. Stringer, Malahide, 65th year
c6 Died – Walter Carns, Vienna, inquest
Page 5
c3 Died – Isabella Saxton, Lakeview, widow of Swan, 85th year, nee Collins
Married – Evelyn Averna Empey, dau of Wilburn, to Bruce Curtis Brackenbury, 1 Feb
February 17, 1916
Page 1
c3 Killed in action – Capt. George Richardson, Kingston, nephew of T. T. Mann
c6 Engagement – Stella May Pound to B. J. Timpany
Died – granddaughter of George Lemon, in La Grange, Illinois
Page 5
c3 Born – son to Warren Brown, Mapleton, 14 Feb
Married – Grace Amelia Gilbert, dau of George, New Sarum, to Arthur J. Gloyne, Yarmouth Centre, 14 Feb
Page 6
c6 Married – Viola Rachel Johnson, dau of G. H., Aylmer, to Thomas R. Howse, Malahide
Page 8
c1 Died – Dr. James Butchart, China
Died – Mrs. Gustin Abell, Malahide, daughter of William Bowen
c4 Died – Albert McDowell, Eden
c5 Born – son to Harry VanPatter, Summers Corners, 9 Feb
February 24, 1916
Page 1
c4 fire destroys Avon school
Page 2
c1 59th anniversary of Mr & Mrs Welburn Leeson, Brandon, Manitoba, nee Sarah Anne Atkin
87th birthday of Mrs. Millard, daughter of Charles & Mary Hawley
Page 4
c3 inquest into death of Pte. Smith, Port Burwell
Page 5
c3 76th birthday of Robert Sweet
Died – Mrs. James Arnold, Aylmer, 86th year, nee Julia Beemer
Married – Fred Brown, Vienna, to Ula Lester, Eden
c4 90th birthday of Nicholas Brown, Dunboyne
Died – George Munroe, Aldborouth
Page 8
c4 Died – Mrs. Gustin Abell, Malahide, 14 Feb
March 2, 1916
Page 1
c3 Engagement – Pearl Lillian Lounsbury to Benjamin S. Moore
c4 Engagement – Edith Estella Charlton to A. C. Hoover
Engagement – Mabel Kate Charlton to J. H. Martindale
Died – Norman G. Leslie, Winnipeg
c5 Married – John Gibbs to Margaret Paterson, both Aylmer, 24 Feb
Page 2
c1 Article from Aylmer paper 1873
c2 Died – Margaret McLarty, wife of Daniel, Yarmouth
Page 4
c5 Born – dau to Rev. Harris, Jaffa, 24 Feb
Born – dau to J. Shepherd, Jaffa, 27 Feb
c6 Died – Fletcher Haney, Glencolin, 23 Feb, 63rd year
Page 5
c1 & 2 Roll of Honor – list of men who have enlisted for overseas service
c4 Married – Edna Lee, dau of George, Aylmer, to Walter Wolfe, son of Olive, 25 Feb
Died – M. F. Harvey, Malahide, 64th year
Fire destroys home of D. Haney, Aylmer
Page 6
c5 Married – Mary Gertrude Barons, dau of W. A., Belmont, to Frederick Taylor, son of A. A., Belmont
Page 8
c1 letter from Colonel W. J. Brown, in Belgium
March 9, 1916
Page 1
c4 Married – Elizabeth Gertrude Dedrick, dau of late William, Port Rowan, to Henry VanAllen Grassetim, in Toronto
Died – Hazel Bell Gillett, funeral
Died – Mrs. C. G. Scott, Toronto, sister of Mrs. (Rev) W. Fansher
Page 2
c2 Died – Norman G. Leslie, Manitoba, age 60
Page 5
c1& 2 Roll of honor – list of men who have enlisted for overseas service
Page 8c
c1 Died – William Burns, Aylmer, 69th year
c2 Died – William S. Case, Aylmer, 79th year
March 16, 1916
Page 1
c3 Engagement – Mary Elida Chute, to Russell Cameron Harrison
Died – Stephen Wade, Yakima, Washington, 8 Mar, age 86
c5 Died – Mrs. L. L. Sheldon, Aylmer, 90th year
Page 2
c1 letter from Will Bates, in France
Page 4
c4 Married – Edith Estella Charlton, dau of Ansel, Mapleton, to Alvin Claudius Hoover
Married – Mabel Kate Charlton, dau of Ansel, Mapleton, to John Harvey Martindale
Page 5
c1& 2 Roll of Honor – list of men who have enlisted for overseas service
c1 Died – Mrs. Hollinger, Calton
c3 Died – Nelson Mott, 92nd year
Married – Joseph Ferguson, son of P. J., St. Thomas, to May Simpson, dau of Minerva, St. Thomas, 7 Mar in Detroit
c3 Albert Evans loses hand in mill accident in Ridgetown
Page 8
c2 Married – Roy John Knight, to Sadie J. White, dau of W. G., both of Yarmouth
c3 90th birthday of Mary Turk, Tilbury, 13 Mar
March 23, 1916
Page 1
c4 Died – Harvey Millard, son of William, age 6
c5 Died – Amanda VanBrocklyn, Port Burwell, 79th year; first husband Mr. McClelland
Page 4
c3 Died – H. F. McCrae, Tillsonburg, age 83
Page 5
c1& 2 Roll of honor – list of men who have enlisted for overseas service
c2 Died – Frank Raymond, Calton
c5 Married – Ethyl McGregor, dau of H. G., to Gordon McCallum, Gladstone
Page 8
c2 Died – Mrs. William Ryckman, Detroit
March 30, 1916
Page 1
c4 Died – John Brooks, Port Burwell
Born – dau to Ted Hatcher, St. Thomas
c5 Wounded – Winfred Davis, son of late Edward, in France; nephew of Lt. Col. Mahlon Davis
Page 2
c2 Died – Rev. Joseph R. Gundy, St. Thomas, former minister at St. Paul’s, Aylmer, photo
c3 Died – Welberne Atkin, St. Thomas, photo
Page 5
c1& 2 Roll of honor – list of men who have enlisted for overseas service
c2 Died – Frank Raymond, funeral
Page 8
c5 Married – Dr. Thomas E. Early to Olive Amelia Meston, both Tillsonburg
April 6, 1916
Page 1
c4 Engagement – Ida J. Johnson to Harold D. Miller
c5 Engagement – Lilian Alberta Strachan to Charles H. Lorch
Died – father of J. W. Cline
Page 2
c4 Died – John Facey, East Zorra, 99th year
Page 5
c1& 2 Roll of Honor – list of men who have enlisted for overseas service
c4 Married – Mary Edith Chute, dau of James E., to Russel C. Harrison, 29 March
Page 8
c1 Died – Mr. F. M.P. Watts, son-in-law of D. H. Price
Notice to creditors – Julia H. McConnell, Kalamazoo, Michigan, died 11 Jan 1915
c2 Died – Mrs. S. Cole, Avon
April 13, 1916
Page 1
c4 Engagement – Leora G. Brian to Wallace Marr Caswell, 3 May
c5 Died – Gilbert Robertson, Flint, Michigan, age 44, formerly of Eden
Page 2
c1 18th birthday of James Strong
Died – John Wismer, South Dorchester, 30 Jan; age 87 yrs. 2 mos. 25 days
Died – James Grant, Malahide, 26 Jan; age 35 yrs. 3 mos. 6 days
Died – Mrs. James Leeson, Brandon, Manitoba, 28 Jan; age 57
Page 5
c1& 2 Roll of Honor – list of men who have enlisted for overseas service
c3 Died – Harold McDiarmid, son of Robert, Springwater, 18th year
Died – Harry Patton, Port Burwell
Page 8
c1 Died – Daniel VanPatter, Madison, South Dakota, age 28
c2 Born – son to A. Bradley, nee Hilliker
Wounded – Pte. Ed Pullen, wife lives in Vienna
April 20, 1916
Page 1
c3 Died – Mrs. Daniel King, Owen Sound, sister-in-law of Mr & Mrs Doble King
Page 5
c3 Married – Edward Clement, Aylmer, to Mary Neslin, St. Thomas
Married – Ida Jane Johnson, daughter of Alfred, Malahide, to Harold D. Miller
c4 Died – Harold McDiarmid, son of R., 19th year
Page 8
c1 Died – Jane Lanyon, age 67
Died – Albert Cohoon, Aylmer, age 75
Died – Frances M. Pineo, daughter of Henry, age 6
c2 letter from Will Bates, in London, England
Died – John D. McIntyre, Yarmouth, age 64
April 27, 1916
Page 1
c5 Married – Esther June Kyle, Toronto, to Edward Harris Porte, son of Fred, Aylmer, 20 April
Page 5
c1 Married – Lilian Alberta Strachan, dau of J. H., to Charles Henry Lorch
Married – Nila Fitzsimons, dau of Charles, to Joseph Ellison Young, son of Thomas, Aylmer
Page 8
c1 L. A. Austin charged with non-support of his wife and children
c2 Married – Sara Bowman, Dundas, niece of Mrs. Charles Bridgeman, to Lt.-Col. Grafton, Dundas
May 4, 1916
Page 1
c5 Died – Jane Matthews, widow of Cyrus, Vienna
c6 Died – Mrs. William Swindal, sister of Mrs. George Summers
Page 5
c1 Died – Margaret Marsh, Dorchester Township, age 93, widow of Randal
c3 Died – Caleb Hunt, Owosso, Michigan, age 88
Page 8
c2 Died – Mrs. Leonard Powers, age 75, daughter of Ben Schooley
Died – George Walker, Georgia
Married – Lewis Aker [ Acre ] to Viola Grogan, April 27
May 11, 1916
Page 1
c3 Died – Elizabeth Adamson
c5 Died – Mrs. (Rev) A. W. Tonge, Amherstburg
Killed in action – Cecil J. Robinson, former printer at newspaper
Page 4
c3 Died – John Richardson, Luton, age 68
Killed in action – Fred Cook, son of Mrs. William Cook, Lakeview
c4 Died – Mrs. James (Sarah) Johnston, May 6, 62nd year; first husband Mr. Scherer
Page 6
c3 & 4 Roll of Honor – list of men who have enlisted for overseas service
Page 8
c1 Died – Robert Allen, Minneapolis, formerly of South Dorchester
c2 Engagement – Grace Evelyn Strachan to William L. Powell
c4 Died – Mrs. John Wise, Yarmouth
May 18, 1916
Page 4
c4 Died – Mrs. Daniel McKenney
Died – Albert Ostrander, Saskatchewan
Page 5
c3 Alice Turner, daughter of James, going overseas as a nurse
25th anniversary of Mr & Mrs R. Matthews, Sparta
Page 6
c3&4 Roll of honor – list of men who have enlisted for overseas service
Page 8
c1 Fire – barm of Hiram Brooks, Springfield, burned
c2 Died – Samuel S. Schooley
Died – Mrs. McKenney, funeral
Died – David Bentley, Springwater
May 25, 1916
Page 1
c3 Died – Charles Mabee, Tillsonburg
Died – Mrs. John Norman Gawley, Port Stanley
c4 Died – Mrs. John Philmore, Malahide, daughter of Thomas Wood
Died – infant son of Reuben Powers, Aylmer
Page 5
c2 Harry Richardson returns from overseas
c4 Died – William Stacey, Port Stanley
Page 6
c3&4 Roll of honor – list of men who have enlisted for overseas service.
June 1, 1916
Page 1
c5 Engagement – Ethel Viola Harper to George Roy Parker
Page 4
c3 Died – John Hillborn, Malahide
c4 Died – Mary A. Garner, widow of George, Copenhagen, 79th year
Died – Margaret Stover, Springfield, 76th year
Died – William H. Augustine, Chesaning, Michigan, age 62
Page 8
c1 Died – Jean Glover, daughter of James, St. Thomas
c5 Engagement – Ethel A. White to G. Clare Cheesman
June 8, 1916
Page 1
c3 Died – Richard Wilcox, funeral
c4 Engagement – Ted Trim to Gladys Muriel Smith
Page 5
c2 50th anniversary of Mr & Mrs Jacob Ketchabaw, Maple Grove
Page 8
c1 Married – Grace Evelyn Strachan to William L. Powell
Died – James A. Locker, Bayham
54th anniversary of Mr & Mrs Samuel S. Clutton
c2 Died – Charles B. Firth, Ingersoll
c3 Married – Eva Hoover, dau of F. C., St. Thomas, to L. W. Lane, Toronto
June 15, 1916
Page 8
c1 Died – Archibald F. Campbell, Yarmouth, 9 June, 65th year
Died – Mrs. Walter Wolf, nee Edna Lee, dau of George, Aylmer
June 22, 1916
Page 1
c3 Died – Mrs. Wolf, funeral
c5 Killed in action – Pte. Robert Grant
Died – Amos Carter, Corinth
Page 2
c4 Married – Lulu May Newell to Harry Stanley Sitts
Married – Gladys Muriel Smith, dau of H. C., to Edward H. Trim, Aylmer
Married – Ethel A. White, dau of B. F., Dunboyne, to G. Clare Cheesman, Bayham, 14 June
Page 8
c1 Married – James Harold Arkell to Edith Ball
c2 Born – son to Pte. Percy Crawford
Born – son to DeWitt Canning
Died – Mrs. Elwood Murray, Ribston, Alberta
Wounded – Pte. Harry Geddes, Simcoe
Wounded – Arthur Mann
June 29, 1916
Page 1
c5 Died – Mrs. [sic] Truman Smithson [note – should be Mr. Truman Smithson]
Page 4
c4 Died – John O’Brien, Sparta
c5 Died – Walter Carter
Page 5
c1 Married – Edna Balcom, dau of Robert, to Peter Underhill
Page 8
c2 Died – Sarah Ann Blashill, Malahide, age 59, nee Morris
Died – George P. Brown, Port Arthur
c4 Married – Mrs. Adeline Bradley to Caleb H. Burdick
July 6, 1916
Page 1
c4 Died – Miss Brighty, Galt
Wounded – Pte. John Alex Carter, formerly of Aylmer
Page 8
c2 Died – John Lee
Born – son to Leonard Light, 27 June
Died – Truman Smithson, funeral
c3 Died – Mrs. Nelson Penhale, New Sarum
c5 87th birthday of Frances Mary Hale, Aylmer
July 13, 1916
Page 1
c5 Engagement – Nora Cotter to Garfield E. Hessener, July 18
c6 Died – John Brenton, Tillsonburg, June 29
Died – Mrs. Alexander McKenzie, Aylmer
Page 8
c1 Died – Sarah Gooding [?], Aylmer, age 93
July 20, 1916
Page 2
c4 Photo – Whit. Canning, 91st Battalion
Photo – A. R. Christie, 91st Battalion
Page 5
c4 Died – Robert Dawson
Died – George Raymond
Page 6
c5 Died – William L. Spinks, drowned at Port Stanley
Page 8
c1 Died – Florence Keesler, wife of Wesley, South Dorchester
c2 Died – Mrs. Albert Gillett, 35, dau of William Livingston
July 27, 1916
Page 1
c4 Wounded – Pte. Percy Lowenthal, formerly of Mapleton
c6 Died – Mrs. C. M. Crosby
Page 5
c4 Married – Susie Hawley, Aylmer to Charles Baldwin, Windsor, July 24
Page 8
c2 Fire destroys barn of William H. Chute, lot 5, South Gore
Died – John Wallace, Toronto, age 51
c5 Born – dau to E. O. Awde, July 22
Born – Phyllis Jean Mitchell, dau of Corp. Verne Mitchell, July 25
August 3, 1916
Page 1
c4 Parker family reunion – descendants of late George Parker
c5 Photo – Pte. Percy Crawford
Photo – Corp. H. V. Mitchell
Page 5
c2 Married – Chester Gibbons to Miss Weaver, Vienna
c3 Letter from Pte. John Hanson of 91st Battalion
Page 8
c1 Died – Chester Martin, Detroit
Died – Mrs. Charles M. Crosby
Married – Elizabeth Scott, Bayham, to John Williamson, Delmer
c2 Married – Alta M. Richardson, dau of John, to Lieut. Murray Abell
Married – Alta Weaver, dau of William, Vienna, to Chester William Gibbons
c4 Died – Bollivar Brown, son of late Hiram J. Brown
August 10, 1916
Page 1
c4 Died – James Copeland, 74th year
Married – Walter Wilson, Aylmer, to Mabel McAllister, Vienna
Page 6
c1 Married – Lucy Estella Grass to Carman Lefler
August 17, 1916
Page 1
c4 Died – Mrs. L. J. Tripp, London, nee Jane Saxton
c5 Photo – Pte. Albert Richardson and caption
Photo – Pte. David J. Chapman and caption
Page 5
c5 Died – Mrs. Lou Tripp, London, nee Jane Saxton, Lakeview
Page 8
c1 50th anniversary of Mr & Mrs Archie Poustie
c2 Born – dau to Minard Smith, August 8
August 24, 1916
Page 1
c5 Photo – Sergt. Harold Benson and caption
Photo – Bomb. Alf Benson and caption
Page 4
c5 Died – Phyllis Stephens, dau of Joseph, Port Bruce
Page 5
c2 Died – Mrs. J. Cudney, funeral
c4 Died – Charles Newell, Malahide, 70th year
Page 8
c1 Died – Mrs. Cudney, age 61
Died – George Caron, son of Dr. George Caron, Detroit
Died – Capt. William Light
August 31, 1916
Page 1
c5 Photo – Tpr. Donald Benson and caption
Photo – Pte. Andrew Benson and caption
Page 2
c1 letter from Dr. F. A. Benner, overseas
Page 5
c2 Married – Edith Edmunds, dau of Rev. Edmunds, Vienna, to Frank Ashmore, Alberta
Page 8
c1 Died – Pte. Oswald Baker, of Belmont, in England
Wounded – Pte. W. E. Pearce, Union
Died – Morris Moore, age 7, son of Maynard Moore, Springfield
c2 Born – son to William Lanyon, Seville, August 21
September 7, 1916
Page 1
c5 Photo & caption – Pte. W. G. Butcher
Photo & caption – L. Corp. Fred Roberts
Page 2
c1&2 Letters from Alice Turner in England; Pte. A. E. Christie and Wilfrid Howse
c3 90th birthday of Mrs. Elijah Raymond, daughter of Silas Pritchard & Phoebe VanVelzer; first husband George Westover; gives biography
Page 5
c3 Died – Mr. Lowes, Ingersoll, father of Mrs. James Brodie, Mapleton
c3 Married – Morley Chute to Vera Trask
Page 8
c1 Married – Harry Gordon Fugard to Victoria McQuiggan, Aug. 30
Married – Mary Ann Egan, dau of Robert, Aylmer, to Alex Bruce Stewart, Windsor
Died – Miss Isabelle McNeil, dau of late Peter
Died – Silas Hemmingway
c5 Married – John Oke, Aylmer, to Mary Lamont, Lambeth
September 14, 1916
Page 1
c5 Photo & caption – Pte. Jack Stanton
Photo & caption – Pte. George A. Ellis
Wounded – Sergt. W. J. A. M. King, brother of Mrs. Harry Lewis
Page 2
c1 letter from F. Roberts in England
letter from P. Crawford in England
Page 4
c4 Born – daughter to Emerson Brown
Page 8
c1 Died – Mrs. Malcolm McDonald, Malahide
September 21, 1916
Page 1
c3 Born – Helen Lucille Gillett, dau of J. A., Sept. 15
c4 Died – Samuel McKenzie, Port Stanley – body recovered after drowning
c5 Photo & caption – Pte. W. S. Walker
Photo & caption – Pte. Herbert Butler
Killed in action – Pte. William P. Richardson, son of Peter, Aylmer
c6 Married – Bertha Augusta Benner, dau of Vida J., to Albert William Lowther
Engagement – Lena Maud Summers to Stearne F. Ball
Page 5
c3 body of Samuel McKenzie recovered – drowned
Killed in action – Bert Corbin
Page 8
c1 Died – Regina Wall, dau of Ed, Aylmer, age 2 months
Died – Daniel Smith, Belmont
September 28, 1916
Page 1
c3 Injured – Pte. Max Barrett, son of Stanley, Tillsonburg
c4 Killed in action – Pte. Harold Raven, Aylmer
Killed in action – Sergt. Lawrence, Aylmer
Wounded – Pte. N. Gloin, Yarmouth Centre
Wounded – Pte. N. Minor, Union
Wounded – Pte. Hugh Douglas, Springfield
Wounded – Pte. Harry Milligan, brother of Mrs. Fred German
c5 Photo & caption – Pte. W. F. Bates
Photo & caption – Pte. Peter Anderson
Page 4
c2 letter from John Parker in England
c3 Married – John Mahoney, Fingal to Emma Williams, Norwich, September 20
c4 Died – father of Mrs. Frank Hobson, New Sarum, in Goderich
Page 5
c3 Died – Mrs. Thomas Howse, Jaffa
Born – son to Cyril Bowes
Died – Thomas McCord, Port Burwell, funeral
Page 8
c1 letter from William Ethelstone
Born – son to Herbert Brown, Mapleton, September 25
c2 Died – Mrs. Thomas Howse
c4 Died – Orlo L. Pound, in France
October 5, 1916
Page 1
c3 Prisoner of War – Pte. W. O. Ford, parents at Griffin’s Corners
c4 Killed in action – Signaller E. D. Mitchell, son of Alex, Maple Grove
Wounded – Pte. Jack Stanton
c5 Killed in action – Pte. W. P. Richardson, photo and caption
Killed in action – Pte. Arthur W. Forbes, photo and caption
Engagement – Lilla Laureen Stafford to Sydney Walter Benwell
Page 2
c1 letter from C. D. Lloyd, in England
Page 5
c2 Killed in action – Pte. Harold Raven
c3 Killed in action – Ephraim Mitchell, Maple Grove
Page 8
c1 Died – Mrs. James Robins, funeral
Died – Mrs. George Boughner
Died – Samuel Harp
Died – Mrs. Phineas Pressey
Letter from Lieut. S. H. Griffin
c2 80th birthday of Fred H. Benner
October 12, 1916
Page 1
c4 Died – Samuel Harp, funeral
c5 Killed in action – Pte. Orlo L. Pound; photo with brother Elijah
Page 2
c1 letter from Douglas McPherson
letter from Bert Richardson
Page 4
c2&3 article on Driver H. C. Stamp
c5 Died – Elizabeth Nelles, Straffordville
Died – Charles Brooks, South Dorchester
c6 article on Pte. Ernest Jones, Mapleton
Page 5
c6 90th birthday of Mrs. Henry B. Howey
Page 8
c1 Died – Mary McLachlin, 85, widow of Archibald; nee Robertson
Married – Lena Summers, dau of John R., Aylmer to Stern F. Ball
October 19, 1916
Page 1
c5 Photo & caption – Sergt. Harold Chute
Photo & caption – E. W. Bateman
Page 2
c1 letter from E. W. Bateman
letter from Corp. H. V. Mitchell
Page 5
c2 Died – Mrs. Martin Howey, Maple Grove, 87th year
c3 Died – Violet Louise Parker, dau of Byde, Dunboyne
Wounded -Pte. Fred Joy
Wounded – Pte. Harley Burnham
c5 Missing in Action – Evan Jones, nephew of Mrs. W. A. Hawkins, Port Stanley
Page 8
c1 Died – Thomas Everett, Corinth, October 9
c2 Killed in action – Pte. Clifford Matthews, son of late H. J., nephew of John, Malahide; native of Aylmer
Wounded – Pte. Samuel King, brother of Mrs. Harry West, Malahide
October 26, 1916
Page 1
c5 Killed in action – Pte. Harold Raven, photo & caption
Killed in action – Sergt. Major E. E. King, photo & caption
Wounded – Driver C. Herbert Stamp; photo & caption
Page 2
c3 100th anniversary of Aylmer Baptist Church
Page 5
c1 Died – Ruby Hilliker, infant daughte rof John
c2 Died – Joe Clark, Vienna
c3 Wounded – George Jacob, son of John, Lakeview
Died – Mr & Mrs E. H. Cohoon, and Mr & Mrs J. L. Marr in railway-auto accident
Killed in action – Mervin Hopkinson, son of J. C., Calton
c4 Died – Pearlie Jones, dau of Pte. Ernest Jones, Mapleton
Page 8
c1 Died – Mr & Mrs Joseph Marr, and Mr & Mrs Edgar Cohoon, in car-train accident
Died – Pearl Jones, dau of Pte. Ernest Jones, Mapleton, age 7
c2 Wounded – Pte. G. H. Jacobs, Port Burwell; Lance-Corporal J. D. Elliott, Glanworth; Pte. C. C. Odell, Belmont; Sergt. G. H. Howey, Belmont; Pte. William Raven, Richmond; Pte. J. E. Marlatt, Union; Pte. C. D. Rundle, Sparta
c4 Ptes. D. J. Chapman and Harry Taylor arrive home from overseas
November 2, 1916
Page 1
c4 Engagement – Ivy Evelyn Fenn, dau of John W., to George D. Burtch
c5 Photo & caption – Dr. F. A. Benner
Killed in action – Pte. W. F. Prosser, photo & caption
Page 2
c2 photo of Mr & Mrs Joseph Marr, and Mr & Mrs Edgar Cohoon, killed in auto accident
Page 4
c4 Killed in action – Pte. William F. Prosser, Aylmer
Wounded – Pte. L. C. Garnham, Dunboyne
Page 5
c2 Died – Clarence Chute, Winnipeg
c3 Married – Fred Procunier, Richmond, son of James, to Amy Weston, Toronto
c4 Memorial service for Ptes. Harold Raven and Clifford Matthews
c5 Died – Thomas Knott, Mapleton
Page 8
c1 Married – Flossie Pearl Bearss, dau of Beecher, South Dorchester, to Wallace Boughner, Springfield, Oct. 25
Married – Lila Stafford, dau of Willard, Jaffa, to Sydney W. Benwell, Jaffa, Oct. 25
Married – Edna Gladys Matthews, dau of Sanford, Aylmer, to Orvis M. Babcock, Springfield
c2 Killed in action – Pte. George Wilson, nephew of Thomas Wooster, Aylmer
c4 76th birthday of Charles Price
c5 Died – Thomas Knott, Yarmouth
November 9, 1916
Page 1
c3 Married – Lloyd Grant, Springfield, to Nellie May Smith, dau of Frank, Malahide, 1 Nov
c5 photo & caption of Pte. D. McPpherson photo & caption of Corp. H. L. Sawyer
Page 2
c1 letter from Dr. Frank A. Benner, in England
c3 letter from Wyn Christie, in England
c5&6 photo of Major G. V. Jewett, Pte. E. W. Jewett and Pte. G. G. Jewett, sons of Rev. George Jewett of Springfield
Page 4
c5 article on re-opening of Fairview Methodist Church
Page 5
c2 Born – dau to Jim Smithson, October 9
Married – Ethel Rozelle, dau of Sidney, to Samuel Ruttan, Listowel
Body of J. Harmon found at Port Burwell; drowned; from Cleveland
Page 8
c1 Married – Ertle Scott, dau of James, Bayham, to Fred N. Benner, Malahide
c2 Married – Mae Christina Powell, dau of William, Toronto, to Samuel Harley Gregg, 8 Nov
Wounded – Driver Clinton Thomson “Bert”, Oct. 10
Pte. William Butcher honorably discharged owing to condition
November 16, 1916
Page 1
c5 Photo & caption – Pte. E. Higginbottom
Photo & caption – Signaller H. M. Ford
Page 2
c2 list of East Elgin men who have been killed in action: Harley Burnham, Arthur W. Forbes, Robert Grant, Francis H. Ingram, Clifford Matthews, Walter Marlatt, E. D. Mitchell, W. F. Prosser, Orlo L. Pound, William P. Richardson, Harold Raven
c3 photo of Aylmer Baptist Church choir
Page 5
c1 Died – Mrs. A. McLean, Orwell, funeral
c2 Died – Walter Marlatt, in France
Born – son to Owen Soper, Vienna
c3 Born – dau to J. E. Bagnall, Copenhagen, Nov. 1
Born – dau of James Smithson, Dunboyne
Page 8
c1 Died – Captain George Harris, Sept. 21, age 75, in England
November 23, 1916
Page 1
c3 Died – Mrs. William Backus, Malahide, age 65
c4 Died – Mrs. Grey, North Minnesota, sister of Miss McCowan & Mrs. Rosser, formerly of Aylmer
c5 photo & caption – Corp. George Swaddling
c5 photo & caption – Gunner Charles Dingle
c5 wounded – Pte. Murray Lounsberry
c5 killed in action – Pte. Alfred Barber, of Lyons, Nov. 3; 91st
Battalion
c6 wounded – Pte. Harold Hale
c6 killed in action – Pte. Albert Barker, Lyons; 91st Battalion
c6 killed in action – Kenneth Davidson, Union, 91st Battalion
Page 4
c3 photo & article on Sydney S. McDermand, Liberal candidate
Page 5
c4 Engagement – Andrea May Smith to Lee Elliott, Nov. 23
c4 Died – Mrs. Peter Fothergill, Sparta; funeral
Page 8
c2 Married – Alice Pearl Nesbitt, dau of J. W., Springfield, to Cecil O. Doan, Aylmer
c2 30th Battalion, Aylmer, is to be dissolved
c4 Died – John Lodge, Dunwich
November 30, 1916
Page 1
c3 wounded – Pte. George Harvey, Nov. 19
c3 Died – Dr. Malcolm Sinclair, son of late Colin Sinclair, Yarmouth; husband of Edith Luton; daughter of late William Luton, of Mapleton
c4 Engagement – Harry H. Riddell, Detroit, son of Mrs. Alex Summers, to Leona Marguerite Stewart, dau of W. Stewart, St. Thomas
c5 photo & caption – Sgt. Don-Guy “Jack” Davis
c5 killed in action – Lance Corp. C. R. McEowan
Page 2
c1 letter from Don Davis
c1 letter from Ewart Christie
Page 5
c1 Died – Vida Benner, Calgary
c2 Died – Mrs. William H. Howey, Maple Grove, Nov. 20; nee High
c3 Married – Andrea May Smith, dau of W. F. Smith, to Dr. Lee Hartway Elliott
c4 Died – Henry Kilmer, Jaffa
c4 Died – Mrs. W. Backus; funeral
Page 8
c1 Aylmer & Springfield Condensed Milk factories bought by Carnation Milk Products Co.
c1 50th anniversary of James Turner, Nov. 27; daughter of Edward Hopkins
c2 Pte. Thomas Robbins returns from overseas
c4 Died – Thomas Sweet, Dakota
December 7, 1916
Page 1
c4 photo of Pte. William H. Haight, killed in action; with brothers G. H. Haight & Clark L. Haight
c5 Died – Warren Cartwright, 85th year
Page 2
c1 letter from John MacDonald, in France
c2 letter from Bert Stamp
Page 4
c3 photo & caption of Pte. G. F. Harvey, wounded
Page 5
c2 killed in action – Pte. Johnnie Murphy, Nov. 18
c2 Died – Mrs. Edward Appleton
Page 8
c1 Died – Alice Schooley, Malahide, 49th year
c3 Engagement – Della May Pound to Samuel Eoll, Bayner Lodge, B.C.
C3 Died – Almira Fisher, widow of Louis, Aylmer, 86th year
December 14, 1916
Page 3
c3 Born – daughter to Clayton Hilliker, Aylmer, Dec. 10
c4 30th Battalion to be retained in Aylmer
c4 Born – daughter to Henry Tricker, Nov. 30
c5 photo & caption – Pte. John McDonald, 91st Battalion; son of Malcolm, Aylmer
c5 killed in action – Pte. Wallace Antill; photo
c5 Married – Grace A. Milne, daughter of Mrs. James Milne to John C. Howard
Page 2
c1 letter from Harry Knowles, France
c2 letter from G. H. Haight, France
c2 letter from H. V. Mitchell, France
Page 5
c3 Died – Mrs. Ambrose Schooley, Luton, December 4
c4 Died – William Reid, infant son of Orville, Belmont
Page 8
c1 letter to Ida Haight regarding death of her son, Pte. William H. Haight
c6 Born – son to Herbert Watts, Copenhagen, Dec. 11
c6 Killed in action – Pte. William Lennon, suspect this is the same man who worked for E. E. McTaggart, Copenhagen, until enlisting Dec. 15 with the 91st Battalion; address given is England
December 21, 1916
Page 1
c5 photo & caption – Pte. Leo Cable
c5 photo & caption – Pte. Gordon C. Williams
Page 2
c1 letter from W. A. Beecroft
c1 letter from Orion Garner
c1 letter from Leo Cable
c1 letter from S. Elgie
Page 4
c3 Died – George A. Mills, age 30
c4 Died – Mrs. John Howick, Springfield, about 49
c5 Married – Frank M. Burse, St. Thomas, to frances E. Howse, Jaffa, Dec. 20
Page 5
c1 Married – Dora McDonald, dau of R. McDonald, Springfield, to Elmore S. Harris, Mt. Elgin, Dec. 20
c2 Died – son-in-law of Mr. Janson, Port Burwell, in Grand Rapids, Michigan
c3 Wounded – Pte. C. W. Armstrong, Lakeview, 91st Battalion; he worked for Ney Chute
c4 memorial service for Pte. Albert Barker, Lyons, killed in action November 31
Page 8
c2 Died – Mrs. Charles Shackleton, age 70, nee Silverthorn
c4 Died – George Butler, Springwater, about 65
December 28, 1916
Page 1
c5 Died – Mrs. Wall, funeral
Page 2
c1 letter from H. V. Mitchell, France
Page 4
c5 Married – Irene House, dau of R. E. House to Clarence Mills, Kingsmill
Two page insert of soldier photos:
- R. Christie, Jack Stanton, William Butcher, Herbert Butler, G. W. Canning, Percy Crawford, G. F. Harvey, E. Higginbottom, Donald Benson, Andrew Benson, H. V. Mitchell, Alf Benson, Harold Benson, George Swaddling, G. A. Ellis, F. A. Benner, E. A. Richardson, Harold Chute, W. F. Bates, E. W. Bateman, Fred Roberts, W. S. Walker, Orlo L. Pound, Elijah Pound, W. F. Prosser, Gordon C. Williams, H. M. Ford, Don Guy-Davis, Peter Anderson, Harold Raven, W. H. Haight, G. H. Haight, C. L. Haight, C. Herbert Stamp, Leo Cable, C. R. McEowan, E. F. King, Wallace Antell, Charles Dingle, John McDonald, H. L. Sawyer, D. McPherson, Arthur W. Forbes, W. P. Richardson
Page 5
c3 Died – Mrs. Angus McCallum, Detroit, daughter of late Samuel McGregor
c3 Died – Birdie May Caverly, daughter of Arthur, age 6
Page 8
c2 Married – Gertrude Willis, daughter of Alex, Lakeview, to Delbert VanVelzer, Calton, December 25
c2 Died – Miss Alice Gostick, Aylmer
c2 Died – Berdie May Caverly, daughter of Arthur, age 5
c2 Married – Iva Martha Buck, daughter of Jane, to Henry Yeandle
c2 Married – Lloyd Wilfred Worden to Gertrude Ellen Davis, both of Aylmer, Dec. 26
Aylmer Saturday Night, January 3, 1914 (temperance opinion)
Elgin Reformer – 8 Jan 1914 article by the Editor who conceived Aylmer Saturday Night issue