St. Thomas Daily Times

St. Thomas Daily Times
Newspaper
( 1883 – 1918 )

Online issues at the Elgin Archive

The St. Thomas Daily Times, 1883 – 1911 – Heritage Collections Elgin-St. Thomas – Elgin County Archives and Museums

1883 April 11

p. 4 – Married – HASLAM – WESTBROOK – At Grace Church Parsonage by Rev. M. Phillips, B. D., March 27, James HASLAM, to Miss Emma WESTBROOK, both of St. Thomas.

p. 4 – Married – STEPHENSON – MUNSINGER – By Re. A. M. Phillips, B.D., on the 9th last, at Grace Church Parsonage, Harry STEPHENSON, Druggist of Bismark, to Miss Celia MUNSINGER of Hamilton.

p. 4 – Died – MULLIGAN – At Southwold on the 10th inst., Wm. MULLIGAN, aged 36? years.

p. 4 – Died – LONG [ may be YOUNG ] – In this city on the 10th inst., Emma V. LONG [ other sources give YOUNG ] aged 24 years and 3 months.

[Note: this may be the wife of William YOUNG of Port Bruce ]

The St. Thomas Daily Times, December 1885 to June 1886

1885 Dec 2 – image 1 – p.1 – Death of Wm. BRINN of Vienna

1885 Dec 3 – image 8 p. 4 – c.3 Body of Mrs. ALFORD arrives from Kansas
c.2 Death of William HILL in BC former res. of West Lorne

1885 Dec 4 – image 12 – p. 4 – c. 1 – Tug Beatrice, Capt. J. ELLISON, Pt. Stanley destroyed by fire
c. 3 – HALEY brothers of Springfield steal a cow at Bayham

Born – COURTRIGHT – at Grand Central Hotel on the 3rd, the wife of Mr. J. M. COURTRIGHT, of Inwood, of a son.
Born – DOGGETT – In this city (St. Thomas), on the 4th, the wife of Mr. Fred DOGGETT, of a dau.
Died – BASSETT – In this city (St. Thomas) on the 4th, Fanny, Wife of John BASSETT, Elysian Street, age 74, funeral and burial info.

1885 Dec 7 – image 16 – c. 3 – Story on family of John CAMPBELL suffering from Coal Gas inhalation – children named, Albert, Walter, Lorne and Edna.
c. 4 – Cattle thieves, HALEY Brothers charged at Springfield.
c.4 – Died – VANSICKLE – At Dexter on the 5th, Isaac Van SICKLE, aged 76 years.
c.4 – Died – BLACK – On the st conc. Yarmouth on the 6th, Charlotte Jane, wife of Joseph BLACK, aged 33 years, 4 mons., 13 days.
c. 4 – Born – McCARTHUR (McARTHUR) – In this city (St. Thomas) on the 6th, the wife of Mr. McCARTHUR, Erie Street, of a son.
c. 4 – Born – CUMMINGS – In this city (St. Thomas) on the 5th, the wife of Melvin CUMMING of a dau.

Death of Peter MANDEVILLE.
Death of Minard MILLS, age 65 leaves wife and 7 children
22 prisoners in the County Jail – One ward occupied by Havelock SMITH accused of murder.
Randall CLINE drunk takes horse in kitchen and is thrashed by wife.

1885 Dec 8 – image 17 – p. 1 – Death of Wm. Henry HILL of Bismark, Elgin Co., shot accidently at BC.
Will of Hiram McCAIN died at Detroit
image 20 – p. 4 – Waif airers birth at Yarmouth (this may be Alfred DAVIS b. 7 Dec 1885)

1885 Dec 9 – image 21 – p.2 – Silver Anniv. David WISMER of Rodney – long article on attendees.
image 24 – c.4 – Born – CROSS – In Yarmouth, on the 30th of Nov., the wife of Mr. R. CROSS, a dau.
c.4 – Married – LUCAS – SMITH – On the 9th inst., by Rev. D. W. Rowland, at his own res. 72 Wellington, Mr. Walter Henry LUCAS, of the C.S. R. workshop in this city (St. Thomas) to Miss Mary Elizabeth SMITH, of Talbotville.
c.4 – Death of old woodchopper Thomas PETERS near Pike Creek. Froze.

1885 Dec 10
image 27 – p.3 – News of Aylmer – lots of names
image 28 – p.4 – c.3 – Wife of George FUKE missing and possibly seeking abortion in Buffalo. Reply from Father in Michigan. L. FLANAGAN

1885 Dec 11
image 32 – p.4 – c.3 Funeral of Peter MANDEVILLE
c. 2 – Marriage of Frank NICHOLL to Mary ELLIOTT

1885 Dec 14 – Mon –
image 36 – p.4 – Long obituary for James MARTIN past Warden of Elgin, names wife Isabel ZAVITZ and his father Joseph MARTIN.

1885 Dec 15
image37 – p1. – Funeral at Union Cem. Mrs. Chauncy BURGESS, largely attended.
image 40 – p4 c2 Death of Alvin son of E. A. DUNHAM, 33rd year

1885 Dec 16
image 43 – p. 3 – News from Fingal, Aylmer and Kingsmill
image 44 – p.4 – c.2 – Death of Mrs. Benjamin ARNUM, drowned in cistern – long story; c. 4 Died, ARNUM, Ellen, age 46, BURGESS, Telpha Ann, age 73; Married – McARTHUR, Alexander –McKILLUP, Betsy; KILLANS, Wm., Mary LAMONT.

1885 Dec 18
image 46 – p.2 – News from Springfield
image 48 – p.4 – Death of William Burrage BARNUM – contested Will naming dau. Martha Ann WOOD beneficiary. Death of Archibald McINTYRE, killed on C.R.

1885 Dec 19
image 52 – p.4 – Born – so to wife of Alf. Willliam WILKINSON, Death – Margaret, dau. of Stephen McLAIRN; Married, W.G. NOTT to Marguerite A. R. WASHBURN of St. Thomas.

1885 Dec 21
image 56 – p.4 – Missing Mrs. FUKE; Born- DRENNAN, BURNS, LOGA, Married, SHAW-CARD, Died – BELL, LANGLEY; c.1 condolences for Mrs. ARNUM; c.2 – James ADAMS– long story on theft of chickens.

1885 Dec 22
image 60 – p.4 – A. F. BULL body taken to Marshall

1885 Dec 23
image 61 – p.1 – News from West Lorne; Wesley GREER and Sarah HIND
image 62 – p.2 – News from Rodney, Lyons, Shedden and Union

1885 Dec 29
image 68 – p. 4 – Obituary for George BENNETT, Southwold, bon 1814, Blacksmith, wife died 6 yrs ago, 4 sons and 2 daus. named.

1885 Dec 30
image 70 – p.2 – New of Iona
image 71 – p.3 – News from Dexter
image 72 – p.4 – Married: RAMSAY – RUTHVEN; RICHARDSON-GRAHAM; KNOTT – WASHBURN; Died Bridget MOORE, wife of Patrick, age 52; SUTHERLAND, Alexander, 31 and James, 22; Casper BEST of Springfield, John BROOKS; Wedding of Wm. HUGHES

1885 Dec 31
image 74 – p.3 – News of Springfield, West Lorne, Port Stanley, Tyrconnel
image 76 – p.4 – Obituary for Samuel COLE, b. England 1794, immigrated 1843, family of 11, 5 sons and 6 daus.

1886

1886 Jan 2
image 78 – p.2 – Suicide of Addie DAVIS of Sarnia; mention SUTHERLAND and HAWLEY
image 80 – p.1 – Mrs. FUKE’s fate – long story; inquest – drowned ruled suicide. George Vernon FUKE husband testifies.

1886 Jan 4 Mon.
image 81 – p. 1 – Marriage of Harvey MANN to A. Lilla MORRIS, New Glasgow
image 84 – p.4 – Missing people of Elgin County – names given Maggie McVEY, Wm. REID, Marshall PIGGOTT, J. STEWART, Wm. CAMPBELL, Noah WOOLNER, James CHESWRIGHT; 169 interments at the St. Thomas Cemetery in the past year.

1886 Jan 5, Tue.
image 85 – p. 1 – Obituary for Miss Olive H. HEYDON of Yarmouth Centre, teacher at St Thomas Collegiate Institute.
image 88 – p.4 – Died; HEYDON, Olive H.; ROBERTS, Walter; 597 court cases in Elgin Co. in 1885.

1886 Jan 6
image 89 – p.1 – News from Springfield, Rodney, Aylmer, Orwell, Lyons and Port Bruce – Mention of YOUNG Bros. Fisheries
image 90 – p.2 – News from Talbotville
image 91 – p.3 – News from Grovesend, Vienna. Death of Wm. TURK and Phoebe CLAUSE; L. HUTCHISON
image 92 – p.4 – Died – Mary Jane THOMPSON, wife of Alex, age 31.

1886 Jan 7
image 94 – p.2 – News of Port Burwell
image 96 – p.4 – Funeral of Mrs. THOMPSON, delayed to accommodate relations in Nebraska because of snow delay of trains. Born – HUTCHINSON, son to wife of T.H. Died – Mary Jane THOMPSON. George L. McGREGOR.

1886 Jan 8
image 100 – p.4 – Continuation of inquest for Mrs. Aggie FUKE – finding of suicide – long article.

1886 Jan 12
image 104 – p.4 – Death lurks everywhere – summation of odd deaths over past 10 years in Elgin County. 89th Birthday of Alecta FRANCES of New Sarum. William BLACKWELL sent to 6 months penitentiary for selling whiskey to Indians.

1886 Jan 13
image 105 – p.1 – Aylmer Literary Society on question of novels being injurious to health.
image 108 – p.4 – News of Aylmer. Edward E. JONES, Essay on Wills – Farewell fo Thomas WILSON.

1886 Jan 14
image 105 – p.2 – News of Aldborough, Lyons and Port Burwell

1886 Jan 15
image 116 – p.4 – Births – In Southwold, a son to wife of F.H. A. SHARON. Thomas LAIDLAW robbed of #130 in pork sales income the day before.

1886 Jan 18, Mon.
image 117 – p.1 – News of Dutton
image 120 – p.4 – Born – CRISP, dau. if Isaac CRISP; NEWCOMB, son of W. NEWCOMB. Died HAWKINS, STACEY, in Yarmouth on the 17th, Benjamin STACEY.

1886 Jan 19, Tue.
image 121 – P.1 – Ekfrid – John GRAHAM married to May Jane GOFF, Ekfrid. News of Rodney
image 124 – p.4 – Married – Harvey BRODERICK; Died Rice BAKER age 75, Yarmouth.

1886 Jan 20, Wed.
image 125 – p.1 – Death of Wm. DURKEE of Springfield. bur. at Otterville. News of Springfield, Lyons and Rodney
image 126 – p.2 – News of Dutton
image 128 – p. 4 – Long obituary for Wm. ROSS, settled in 1832 at age 14.

1886 Jan 21, Thur.
image 130 – p.2 – News of South Dorchester, Thamesville, West Lorne.

1886 Jan 22 – Fri.
image 133 – p.1 – News of Springfield – Cheese Factory distribution
image 136 – p.4 – Beautiful scene of “icebergs” at Port Bruce. N.C. BROWN, a director of Malahide Agricultural Society. Mrs. Mary CHUTE inmate at jail wrecked all the lights prior to transfer to London Psychiatric Hospital. Births: a son to M. DAVIS on the 21st, a dau. to W. SANDERS on the 21st. Deaths” Mary Ann HOUGH, wife of Thomas HOUGH, 21st, age 26 yrs 4 mon and 25 dys. Death of Alanson TEEPLE, son of the late Frederick TEEPLE of Centerville. Funeral of Wm. ROSS.

(Missing Jan 25-27)

1886 Jan 28, Thur.
image 137 – p.1 – Marriage of dau. of Wellington RUSS to Robert R. MILLS (long story). News from West Lorne.
image 139 – p.3 – News of West Lorne and Port Burwell.
image 140 – p.4 – Born: MOORHEAD, 28th, GOWANS. Married: M. A. GILBERT to Diana Louisa. MILLS – RUSS. Died: Ann KELLY wife of John, age 75.

1886 Feb 1, Mon
image 148 – p.4 – Death of Mr. Elijah BAXTER (accident – long story). Born: a dau. to wife of John OATMAN. Married: HODGES – REAGH; COOK- MELLOR on the 30th. Died: Elizabeth MINOR, Yarmouth on Jan 30 relict of Christian MINOR, age 74, Elijah BAXTER, ag 31 on 30 Jan.

1886 Feb 4, Thur
image 153 – p.1 – News of Springfield.
image 154 – P.2 News of Aldborough, Groesend.
image 155 – p.3 – News of Aylmer, Rodney.
image 156 – p.4 – Review of murders in Elgin County over past several decades: 1864 murder of John RICE by James FAVEL; 28 Oct 1858 murder of Charles KNIGHT by Albert GARDNER. On 19 July 1860, John MURDAUGH murdered his wife. On 6 April 1873, Fannie BETTERLY shot Albert BRADLEY. On 11 March 1861, Daniel MOORE, killed Michael SHAUGNESSEY, a cripple. In 1881 Ellen COUGHLIN killed her babe. On 1 Jan 1885, Louis Napoleon STILLWELL was murdered in Bayham. John R. MOORE, formerly of Yarmouth committed suicide in Michigan, brother-in-law of Mr. GILLAN of Malahide. Funeral of Elijah BAXTER.

1886 Feb 5 Fri
image 159 – p.3 – News of Iona
image 160 – p.4 – Death of Dr. James HAWKINS, Port Stanley, ref. 15 Jan 18

1886 Feb 6, Sat.
image 164 – p.4 – Death of Josel LEWIS – long obituary. Births; PORTER, SMITH, ADAMS, MILLS: Deaths HANEY, RAYMOND, FIRBY, ADAM. GILBERT

1886 Feb 8, Mon
image 168 – p.4 – Investigation of the BATES murders at Aldborough. Fire at Dutton- many claims given; Fire at Iona; students sent School for Blind and Scholl for Deaf and Dumb.

1886 Feb 9, Tue.
image 170 – p.2 – South Dorchester Bigamist, George BILLINGTON escaped from Michigan to Canada. (Note: he dies at Avon in 1888)

1886 Feb 10, Wed
image 176 – p.4 – Death of Margaret McMILLAN from infection from needle in hand. Births: HIRST, Married: AUCKLAND – Funeral of Joel LEWIS.

1886 Feb 11, Thur.
image 180 – p. 4 – Death of Mahlon BOUGHNER, age 66 born 6 Feb 1821, interred Orwell Cem. Married: CADE – BROWN

1886 Feb. 12, Fri.
image 184 – p. 4 – Birth; AYEREST. Mention of Mr. E. DANIELS of Port Bruce generates sales from advertising. Marriage of dau. of Eli CAVERLY, Estella to Frank TRIM.

1886 Feb. 15, Mon
image 192 – p. 4 – Death of George KELLY, long story on suicide inquest.

1886 Feb. 16, Tue.
image 193 – p.1 – Gathering at John CLUNAS at Springfield.

image 483 – Long obituary for Thomas NAIRN born 15 June 1830 at Hallock Dumbarton, Scotland.

[NEED VOLUNTEER to COMPLETE – Contact Webmaster]

The St. Thomas Daily Times, July 1886

The St. Thomas Daily Times, August 1886

The St. Thomas Daily Times, September 1886

The St. Thomas Daily Times, October 1886

The St. Thomas Daily Times, November 1886

The St. Thomas Daily Times, December 1886

The St. Thomas Daily Times, January to June 1887

The St. Thomas Daily Times, July to November 1887

The St. Thomas Daily Times, January to June 1888

23 Mar 1888- p. 4 – Charges against John RICE requiring him to marry Louisa CLARKE

The St. Thomas Daily Times, July to December 1888

The St. Thomas Daily Times, January to June 1889

1889 Feb 22 & 23

p. – Undoubtedly Smallpox – Dr. VanBUSKIRK says: The case of one of the SHERIDAN children, a seven year old boy , is the best marked I have ever seen in the course of my practice. He was exposed for two weeks previous and contracted the disease in the house of Mrs. [Ina] YOUNG, since deceased. “It is generally conceded that Lemuel YOUNG of Fingal, father-in-law of one of the victims, is suffering from the disease.”

The St. Thomas Daily Times, July to December 1889

The St. Thomas Daily Times, January to June 1890

The St. Thomas Daily Times, July to September 1890

The St. Thomas Daily Times, October to December 1890

The St. Thomas Daily Times, January to March 1891

The St. Thomas Daily Times, April to June 1891

1891 May 6
image 122 – p.2 – News of Port Stanley, Orwell, Fingal, Corinth
image 124 – p.4 – Dead child in a box in Shedden. Accidental death of Frank MERREL.

The St. Thomas Daily Times, July to September 1891

1891 July 2
image 4 – p.4 – Marriage of dau. of Editor of Times, Hattie C. WILKINSON to H. Spencer CASE – long story

The St. Thomas Daily Times, October to December 1891

No issues for 1892

The St. Thomas Daily Times, January 30th to June 1893

The St. Thomas Daily Times, July to October 20th 1893

The St. Thomas Daily Times, January to March 1894

The St. Thomas Daily Times, April to June 1894

The St. Thomas Daily Times, July to September 1894

The St. Thomas Daily Times, October to December 15th 1894

The St. Thomas Daily Times, January to April 1895

The St. Thomas Daily Times, May to August 1895