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3351	. 1881 Sep 28 - Railway Notes: The Nelson Valley Route Peter Lawrence but lately married, was crushed while passing between 2 cars at Sewell C.P. [Cdn. Pacific Railroad] on Saturday last, He is not expected to live. Ref: The Globe Newspaper, Toronto. - - -	LAWRENCE, Peter Nelson .4 (I586)
3352	. 1882 May 19 - Ontario Birth Registration 44391 Ruby Olive Street d/o John W Lawrence, bookkeeper & Maria E Brigand, Res. 97 Avenue Road, Yorkville, ON. - - -	LAWRENCE, Reby Olive Street (I1047)
3353	. 1883 May 14 - TOWNS DESTROYED, Leamington, Ont. a Heap of Smoldering Ruins, Houses & Property Burned. A destructive fire occurred in Leamington, Ont. this morning. About 1 o'clock a fire broke out in the millinery store of Mr. Vanzant, which resulted in a terrible conflagration, spreading east & west along the south side of Talbot St., sweeping the entire row of a dozen stores, inc. Galt & Erie streets. . 1883 May 16 - Losses at the Leamington Fire, May 15. In the report of the fire here the names of a number of suffers were omitted, the largest of whom was Mrs. M A Vanzant, the leading millinery & dressing establishment of the town. Her loss was perhaps $7,000 without one dollar of insurance. She had had insurance in Canada Farmers Mutual but since its failure selected to reinsure. On Saturday last an agent called & filled out an application, but she was too busy to look it over & sign the application, consequently she asked the agent to call on Monday morning with an interim receipt & she would sign the application. Monday morning came but to her too late. Great sympathy is expressed for Mrs. Vanzant with many others who had no insurance. Charles Holten, who lived on the second floor in a building next to Mrs. Vanzant's where the fire originated, barely escaped with his family without saving anything. … Hundreds of people from different parts of the country visited the ruins yesterday & today. The streets & burnt district are crowded with people. Ref: Globe Newspaper, published 1883.5.15. . 1893 Feb 17 - J H Vanzant of Leamington, visits his cousin H L Vanzant his this week. Ref: Stouffville Tribune newspaper. - - -	VANZANT, James H .2 (I827)
3354	. 1883 Wellington County Directory: James Felker, Con 6, Lot 16 Garafraxa, farmer,	FELKER, James .2 (I133)
3355	. 1884 Dec 11 - United States News: W & F H Whittemore, oil dealers at New York, have failed, liabilities $150,000. Ref: Toronto World Thursday Morning. . 1887 Feb 26 - Business difficulties: The following assignments are reported: Waterdown, W H Whittemore, General store. . 1891 Census St. James Ward,Toronto - Frank Whittemore's wife is Louisa & children are Harry, Frank, Holton and Reginald. Census 1911 Waterdown, Ontario (near Hamilton, Ont). Wm. Henry Whittemore has his niece Penrose Margaret, 27 years & nephew Frederick McDonald Whittemore, age 24, living with him on Dundas St., Waterdown. . 1906 Oct 15. Called on Mrs. Whittemore in their new home Rosedale a very pretty house for which they paid partly. Harry is feeling very well & weighs more than he ever did in his life. He is also doing very well in business. Note1: Some confusion whether they moved to Parkdale/Queen St. W or Rosedale north of Bloor St., both Toronto. Note2: Mrs. Whittemore could refer to his mother Margaret Johnson Whittemore, who would be more Mrs. McQuesten's age and social status - PJ Ahlberg. . 1911 Jun 5 Census Waterdown Village, Wentworth Co., Ontario Whittemore, Frederick McDonald, b Feb 1887, age 24, Dundas St., Anglican, (Earnings) Income Whittemore, Penrose Margaret, born Jul 1883, age 27, Anglican, (Earnings) Income Whittemore, William Henry, b. Mar 1848, age 63, Anglican, (Earnings) Income. . Death Certificate for Wm. Henry, d 15 Jan 1912, Death Place: Saltfleet, states he single, born Toronto. Transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	WHITTEMORE, William Henry .1 (I264)
3356	. 1885 Feb 19, (Richmond Hill_ Personal, Miss Emily Woodginton, of Clinton St., Toronto, is visiting her friends at Lorridge Farm, the residence of Mr R Marsh. 3 Miss Emily Woodington, of Toronto, is visiting at Lorridge at present. Ref: York Herald newspaper, Richmond Hill.	WOODINGTON, Emily (I2535)
3357	. 1885 Sep 21 - Ontario Birth Registration 43941 Ruby Olive Street d/o John Willson Street Lawrence, bookkeeper & Marie E Brigland, Res. 97 Avenue Road, Yorkville, ON. - - -	LAWRENCE, Karl Willson (I1049)
3358	. 1886 Aug 20 - Mrs H Bronson, of Chicago, is spending a few weeks her with her parents, Mr Mrs John Teetzel. . 1901 Sep 25 Horace Brunson left for his home in Chicago Tues. evening accompanied by Mrs Allen Brunson. . 1909 Nov 17 - Mrs C W Williams has retired to her home in South Haven, after attending the funeral of her uncle. Horace Brunson, which was held Tuesday morning. Mrs Horace Brunson & son & wife & Hester Teetzel, who came with the remains of the late Horace Brunson & to attend the funeral Tues., returned today to Waukegan. . Card of Thanks. To those who assisted in our rennet bereavement we desire to extend our thanks & love also for the kids in the gift of flowers & to those assisting in the service of pallbearers, signed, Mrs Hoace Brunson, Mr Mrs Frank Brunson, Mrs S G Antisdale, Hester Teetzel.. Ref: News Palladium newspaper, Benton Harbor, MI. - - -	BRUNSON, Horace (I310)
3359	. 1886 Aug 26, [Witness] The nuptials of Malcolm MCKAY & Miss Susie McMillan were quietly celebrated at Rothesay (Kings Co.), the suburban residence of John McMillan, father of the bride, last evening. The bride was attended by her sister Miss Florrie McMillan. The groomsmen were Robert R. Ritche & Montague Chamberlain. Ref: Saint John Globe, NB. - - -	RITCHIE, Robert Rankin (I1070)
3360	. 1886 Oct 15 - A Clever Student. At the recent annual presentation of prized to the successful scholars at the Toronto Collage Institute, Miss Alice Willson, neice of O C Willson & Mrs James Scott, of this town, was award the Lansdowne Metal which was presented by the Governor General of Canada as an award for general proficiency at the second class examinations of the Education Department. In presenting the medal to Miss Willson, the mayor stated that his prize was completed for by Boys & girls alike & as the successful student walked up to receive the prize she was loudly applauded by the boys, who although they had been beaten by their fir competitor, gave hear a generous appreciation. Miss Willson also s]won the scholarship presented by the Mayor of Toronto for general proficiency Cath the rent half yearly examination i the 3rd & 4th forms on the girls' side. Miss will is evidently a clever student & she is only 14 years of age. Ref: Huron Expositor newspaper, Goderich, ON. - - -	WILLSON, Alice Maude .3 (I291)
3361	. 1886 Wentworth Gazette & Directory: Mrs. Martha Monkman (wid. of Lawrence) 8 Main West, Hamilton, Ontario. . 1888 Wentworth Gazette: householder at 32 Napier Street & 1898 as a tailoress. . 1871 Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Centre, Martha Monkman, Age 33, b. 1838, Widow. . 1891 Census Hamilton, Wentworth Co., District 12, Ward 4: Abe, Lottie, Gertrude, Lula, Martha & Hannah Martha & Hannah are tailoress. . 1901 Census Stratford, Fred Monkman, JR., b. 1861 Martha, age, 63. born 1838 Mary Corrie, b. 1856 daughter Hannah, born. xx, daughter. . Ont. Death certificate: no. 023591, Death 3 Apr 1908, age 71, [1837] living on Mornington St., Stratford, housewife, widow, born Garafraxa, died of heart failure, general edema. . Obituary: Martha Monkman, Well Known Resident Dies: The death of Mrs. Martha Monkman took place on Thursday night at the residence of her son-in-law, at the age of 71 years. Deceased was born in Garafraxa township, Wellington County, but has lived for a number of years in this city as a much respected resident. A family of four survive, 2 sons & 2 daughters. They are: Mrs. F. J. Corrie & Miss H. Monkman of Stratford; Mr. Abraham Monkman, lately of Toronto, but now of this city, & Mr. Alonzo Monkman of Dauphin, Manitoba. The funeral of the late Mrs. Monkman took place this afternoon from the residence of Ald. Corrie to Avondale cemetery, the Rev. J. P. Gerrie conducting the services. The pallbearers were Messrs. S. R. Hesson, D. Campbell, J. McMillan, J.A. McCarthy, A. H. King & N. F. Babb. Ref: Stratford Daily Beacon, Sat., Apr 4, 1908. Buried Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Perth Co, Ontario. . Photo of Lawrence Monkman & Martha Ann Felker. Lawrence sports lamb chop sideburns, chin beard, blue eyes, black frock coat & vest, white shirt. Martha wears a Victorian black dress, wide sleeves, lapels on dress white with ribbon on it & on the sleeves, white collar, with a cameo & another broach just below it. Her dark hair is parted in the centre. Undoubtedly she wears a full hoop skirt & most likely wearing a whale bone corsets. . Transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. thank you - - -	FELKER, Martha Ann .1 (I18)
3362	. 1887 Nov 19 - St. Joseph Herald, Michigan The body of Mrs. H. Teetsell of Benton Harbor, was brought here of burial last week Thursday. Mrs. Teetsell was formerly an old resident of this place. She was highly respected & had hosts of friends here. Her brother U. Wood, of this place, is the only surviving member of her family. - - -	WOOD, Lucinda Laurie LOU & LUCY (I335)
3363	. 1888 Aug 4 - The petition on which Mrs Desire Rosenbach secured a writ of habeas carpus from Judge Hawes for Lizzie Lawrence, the daughter whom she was accused of abducting from Stephen Austin, was found to be defective & it was dismissed. Another petition was taken out before Judge Baker. The case will come up before that Judge next Wednesday. Meanwhile Lizzie is with the matron at the police station. . Circuit Court: People ex Rel. Desire Rosenbach Vs Stephen Austin, MJ Crowe, Wheeler Bartram & Officer Kennedy. Petition of writ of habeas carpus. French & May Attys. . 1888 Jul 26 - Kidnapping Case. Mrs Rosenbach, Mrs King & Mrs Condon are still under arrest for the alleged kidnapping of Lizzie Austin, the first named being in confinement at the Higbee & the others being out on bail. Miss Jane Fleming, aunt of Mr Cook called on The Palladium correct the report that Lizzie was harbored at her home recently. She says Lizzie has never stayed at their house over night, or more than 2 hours at a time, since she went to Mr. Austin's to live; that she has not been there more than 5 minutes lately, & that was last Sunday morning when Mr. Condon brought the child there to see her mother. Furthermore, she says that Lizzie did not go away from the house Sunday morning with Mr. Condon, who remained there an hour longer & that Mrs Rosenbach stayed there all day. Miss Fleming sways Lizzie wanted to leave Mrs Austin of her own accord. The only new development in the case was the arrival here today of a young ma representing Mr Rosebach, the latter, it is presumed, staying away forbear of arrest, although no warrant was issued for him. The girl is believed to be in Chicago but no settlement of the case has been made. Ref: Chicago Tribune newspaper, Illinois. . 1889 Nov 7 - Austin-Rosebach Case …Mr Mrs Austin have all along taken the position that they did not & would not detain the child against her will, but the girl has repeatedly expressed a desire to remain wit them & in the home she had for so many years. What the court will do about it remains to be seen. Ref: Benton Harbor News Palladium, MI. . 1888 Aug 8 - Adducted Her Own Child, this is the charge against Mrs Charles Rosenbach. A strange case of abduction was brought to light yesterday when Mrs Charles Rosenbach was arrested on a charge of stealing her own child forth people who had adopted it 6 years ago [1882] & care for it as their own. In 1881 Mrs. John Lawrence of Benton Harbor arranged with Mr Mrs S M Austin to adopt her daughter, Mary Elizabeth. The child was 7 years old, blue eyes, auburn hair, & altogether as pretty a little daughter as a mother could wish for. The parts went before Judge Leeds, Probate Our of Berrien County & Lizzie Lawrence became Lizzie Austin The mother afterwards afterwards married Charles Rosenbach, a drug clerk, came to Chicago with her 2 little boys & Rosenbach became manager of Adams' drugstore , 225 Thirty first st. They lived at 3239 Prairie avenue. In the meantime Lizzie grew into a bright & attractive maiden. H new parents were all to do, Mr Austin being connected with a creamery firm doing a large business. He fairly idolized the child, & his wife grew jealous. In his absence Lizzie was not so kindly treated. She was not abused but received may little slights, which called her so that last Saturday when Mr Austin was in Montana she gladly went with John Condon, her grandfather, so see her mother, who had that day arrived in Benton Harbor on the Chicago boat. then it was arranged that Lizzie should go in a buggy with Mr Condon of Three Oaks, Mich. & the the train to Chicago, where she would meet her mother, who returned by boat. The plans carried out. The following day Mr Austin returned from his Western trip to find that his pet had gone. He followed & yesterday had Mrs Rosenbach arrested by Sheriff Kennedy of Benton Harbor & Crowe of the Central Station. Judge Hates issued a writ of habeas corpus for the child made returnable Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. In the meantime Justice White ordered that the girl remain in Capt Bartram's care. Mr Austin immediately went to the matron & forced on her more money that she would accept to provide the child with every luxury. They he caught Lizzie in his arms & wept & kissed her again & again. Lizzie says she loves Mr Austin & ere it not for his wife would be willing to go back with him. As it is she prefers to go with her own mother but will submit to the order of the court. If you are sent back to Benton Harbor you won't run away will you? There was a roguish gleam in the blue eyes as she replied: I don't know what I may do. She is my own mother, you known& I lover her even more than I do Mr. Austin. Ref: Chicago Tribune newspaper, Illinois &theInter Ocean newspaper, Chicago 1888.8.3. . 1888 Aug 9 - Life in a Great City, Little Life Austin objects to being sent to her adopted parents: there was a potable scene in Judge Tuley's court yesterday afternoon when little Lizzie Austin was returned by the court to Stephen M Austin of Berrien Springs, Mich. from whose house she was enticed by her mother Mrs. Desire Rosenbach. Lizzie herself was put on the stand & testified that she wen to a picnic the day of her kidnaping & met her mother's father, who wanted to know if she did not wish to see Mrs. Rosenbach. She said she did & her grandfather took her in a buggy. "With whom did you go to this man Smith's house?" demanded the Judge. "That I refuse to answer," said the young lady, with cool imperturbability. "You do, do you?" said the court. "I do," answered the auburn haired miss, with increased positiveness. The Judge had to laugh & everybody else joined in "If I am sent back to Mr Austin's house, volunteered Lizzie, "I'll run away. A ran away one & I'll do it again. I am determined that I shall not say there. "They may tie you," suggested Judge Tuley. "If they do I'll run away just as soon as they untie me. they can't keep me tied all the time." Lizie showed great courage & she did not break down after delivering herself of this fiat. the case is too plain, said Judge said Judge Tuley after a brief glance around the courtroom. This girl having been enticed from home I have no jurisdiction over her. I cannot go back of the adoption decree. If these people do not treat her well, the decree ought to be annulled, but it must be done by the court which entered it. The girl is remanded to the custody of Mr Austin. Mr Austin, a small man with long chin whiskers & a nervous manner, had climbed up on the reporters' table when he saw what the result would be. He put his hat on his head & and took Lizzie excitedly by the arm. You giver her to me, don't you, Judge? he asked. Sit down. Get off the table, Austin, said Mr. Sullivan authoritatively. But Mr. Austin was in too excitable a frame of mind to get down. He kept pulling at the girl & saying, come with me. come with me Lizzie. Not you have got to go. The Judge said so & you must. Take off your hat, yelled the Bailiff to Austin, & then to add to the excitement Lizzie, con whom it had just begun to dawn that she was to leave her mother, broke out in a most heartbroken wail. Mrs Rosebach at the same time uttered piercing shrieks that ran through the Court House. Lizzie was pulled crying toward the elevator & Mrs Rosenbach, scramming dismally, followed as fast as she could, supported by Rosenbach. At the elevator the mother hugged the girl passionately to her breast & then fell in a dead faint, while the elevator bore Austin, the girl & and an excited crowd down stairs. Ref: Chicago Tribune newspaper, Illinois. . 1889 Nov 15, Dramatic Scene in Court, The case of Lizzie Lawrence, who was the cause of the supreme court declaring that the old child adoption law as unconstitutional, was brought up again a few days since. Lizzie parents separated in 1883, when she was 8 years old, was adopted by Mr Mrs Austin. Mrs Lawrence afterward married Charlie Rosenbach of Chicago. She attempted t regain possession of the child after her marriage & this lead to the adduction proceedings agains her. the Austins refused to surrender the child to its mother notwithstanding a recent writ of habeas corpus to compel them. Lizzie is now over 14 & could legally elect her own guardian. when the justice conversed with her se denied that she preferred to go with her moth & the court for ordered. Then there was a dramatic scene Mrs. Rosenbach, beaming with joy, marched over to the Austins & taking Lizzie frothier side, walked out of the courtroom, leaving the child's foster parents in tears. Ref: Alma Record newspaper, Alma, Michigan. Transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg 2018. Thank you. - - -	LAWRENCE, Mary Elizabeth LIZZIE (I2765)
3364	. 1888 Feb 16, Born: Johnston - in Erin, on the 9th (?) inst., wife of Mr. Robt. Johnston, of a son. . 1899 Mar 9 - Leslie's School. The following report based on the examinations conducted during February shown the standing of he pupils of S.S. No. 8 Erin: (Grade) II, Basil Johnson, 201. E C Currie, Teacher. . 1906 Aug 9, Acton Free Press - Basil Johnston were the pall bearers at the funeral of Berdina Swackhamer. X-Ref: Please see Berdina Swackhamer, of Erin who was killed by Peter Wylie, the farm hand who is now in Guelph jail. . 1914 Jul 2 - Wedding Announcement, Johnston-Gray. A very pretty wedding was solemnized at the house of Mr & Mrs. W Y Gray, on Wed., Jun 9? when their only daughter Katie, was married to Mr. Basil C. Johnson, youngest son of the late Robt. P Johnston. ...about 90 guests. At 2 o'clock to the strands of Bradlman's? wedding march, played by Miss Mary C Wilson, the bridal pupil? beneath an arch of. ... Ref: Acton Free Press, page 2, column 2. (Blurry & ripped article.) . 1914 Jun 14 - Johnston - Cutis Wedding on Sat. in St. Alban's Church decorated with pink & white gladioli & pink carnation was the scene of the charming Autumn wedding of Constance Mary MOLLY Cutis, only daughter of Mr & Mrs C E Curtis, & Robert Elwood Johnston, son of Mrs. Basil Johnston & the late Mr. Johnston. Rev. W G Luxton officiated. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore long-sleeved gown of white slipper martin with cathedral trail. The yoke of white net ended in a fitted bodice embroidered in brocade & seed pearls, & the floor length veil of French net was caught in a beaded coronet. Miss Cutis carried a cascade bouquet of white roses & gladioli & wore the groom's gift of triple strand pearls. Mrs. J H Hare, matron of honor, wore ice blue satin, matching feather trimmed hat & carried pin roses & gladioli. Mr. Allan Grey, Delhi, was groomsman. Earnest Near, of Toronto & Allan Curtis of Oakville were ushers. For travelling, the bride donned a pearl grey wool suit, wine hat & matching accessories & double mink scarf. After a motor trip to the States, the couple will reside at their home near Acton. Ontario Land Registry Abstract, Wellington Book 152 Lot 2, Con 2, Twp. of Erin . 1908 Jul 9, Registered 1911 Jul 25, Probate WILL, Robert Johnston, decd., to Basil C Johnston, EHalf, Subject to legacies. 1929 August 29, Erin. Mr. & Mrs Basil Johnson, Miss Laura & Master Elwood, of Acton, were Sunday visitors with Mr. & Mrs. W Y Gray. Master Elwood remained for a week's holiday. Reprinted the Erin Advocate. Ref: Acton Free Press, p. 4 Note: In the same issue is the obituary of John Felker, husband of Jennie Walker. It is not known if Basil John is aware the Walkers (via Grandmother Ella Hamilton) were cousins. - PJA . TWEEDSMUIR HISTORY, as recorded by Greenrock Women's Institute: 1909 Greenock Literary Picnic, Stanly Park, Erin: Photo: Second Row, Ida & Basil Johnston. . 1897 Greennock School Pupils, Group photo sitting on the grass in front of the School: Front Row: Basil Johnson; 2nd Row: Edna Swackhamer; 3rd Row, Richard Near, Back row: Maggie Johnston, Bill & Ernest Near. . 1919 Feb 5 - This interesting motion by Fred West & Basil Johnston stated that the Sec. & J.L. Allan be a committee to petition our present members about the Daylight Savings Bill. . 1917 Feb 14 - 1922 Dec 5. - Greenock Farmers Club Minutes An organization meeting was held in the school house Feb 14, 1917. Directors F. Johnson, Club to be composed of 20 members, Membership fee of .50¢. If any man filed to pay goods he has ordered through the club, the club is responsible. 1918 Jan 10. Pres. absent Mer. Basil Johnston occupied the chair, B. Johnson elected President. At the Jan 24 meeting A Thompson to go to Caledon to see about buying clover seed * in the list of orders for that year red clover seed - 13 bushels $305. . 1919 Apr 2 - Basil Johnston to be delegate to attend club meeting at Acton on April 5. . 1922 Dec 5 - Members of Greennock Farmers Club: Basil; Fred O. & Richard Johnston. It appears one of the actives was running a co-operative: . 1917, 5 orders from Can. Grocer Co., Toronto, 45 cwt. gran. sugar #342.14, groceries $108, turnip, mangel & rape seeds, $193. 1918, Total $4213. . 1919 Total 2003, 1920 Total $7662 for a car of oats, corn & another of oats on this list of orders. Cost of freight on groceries was added. . 1921 Total 1101. sugar & cheese only groceries on this order. . 1922 Total $23. of which 17 bus. seed corn, $18.70, freight $5.2 & 1200 lbs. twine, but no price on this. . 1917 Feb 14 -1922 Dec 5. Greenock Farmers club. . 1929 Aug 29 - Mr & Mrs Basil Johnston, Miss Laura & Master Elwood, of Acton, are Sunday visitors with Mr & Mrs W Y Gray. Master Elwood remained for a week's holiday. printed in the Advocate Newspaper. Ref: Acton Free Press. . 1930 Dec 4. Erin Twp Council Minutes elections to be held in Town Hall, Hillbsburg Mon. Dec 29 1030, Basil Johnston Deputy Returning Officer & Jas McLean, Poll Clerk, at Leslie's School House. . 1934 Feb 8, Mr Mrs Basil Johnston, son & dau. of Acton, spent Sunday with Mr Mrs W Y Gray.1935 Feb 28, ErinTwp. Organized For Control Of Warble Fly, held in Hillsboro, Mon. Feb 18.The meetings composed to Twp. member s of the Live Stock Improvement committee & Twp. Council. Committee men named throughout the two. to have charge of local arrangements: SS 8, Basil Johnson. . 1939 While unloading hay yesterday afternoon at his farm 3 miles north of Acton, Basil Johnston well known farmer & life long resident of the district, was instantly killed while he sustained a fractured skull in a farm full from a load of hay to the barn floor. Ref: Tweedsmuir - Greenock Women's Institute, unreferenced newspaper clipping. . 1939 Fall Fatal to Erin District Farmer - Basil Johnston, 51 farm in Erin was killed last Wednesday, on the old homestead about 2 m. north of Acton. Johnston & his son Elwood were unloading hay in the barn & the father was standing in front of the lad. He lost his balance & fell, striking his head on the barn door. Mr. Johnston was an elder in the United Church or a number of years. He was also a member of the Acton Fall Fair board - & a director of the Acton Agr. Society. Beside the son, his widow & a daughter, Laura at home, survive. Ref: Georgetown Herald, 5 Jul 1939, page 5, column 2. . Johnston, Basil, News, appeared in Canadian Champion, Milton, ON., 6 Jul 1939, page 2, col. 1. . 1949 Sep 21, Greenock Women's Institute Members, Group Photo, cedar trees in background: Mrs. Basil Johnston, Mrs. Fred Johnston, Mrs. Thomas McCutcheon. Ref: Wellington Co. Museum & Archives - - -	JOHNSTON, Basil Clarence L. (I1277)
3365	. 1888 Jan 13 - Benton Harbor. C W Teetzell went to Chicago Monday on business, accompanied by his nephew, Master Frank Brunson, who returned home after a visit here. . 1898 Jul 21- Frank Brunson of Chicago is the guest of Mr Mrs Chas Teetzel & other relatives here. Ref: News Palladium newspaper, Benton Harbor, MI. . 1902 Jul 7 - St. Joseph. Mr Mrs Frank Brunson of Chicago are spending a few days in this city. Ref: Herald Press, Saint Joseph, MI. . 1911 Dec 23 - Frank Brunson has returned to his home in Chicago after attending the Kennedy funeral. Ref: News Palladium newspaper, Benton Harbor, MI. - - -	BRUNSON, Frank A. (I1351)
3366	. 1888 Jun 20 - Thomas Dugald McCutcheon, male, Father Hugh R. McCutcheon, farmer, mother Mary Ann McCALLUM. Informant James Kirkwood, Erin. Registered Aug 4, 1888. Accoucheur Dr. Lowry, Registrar Thomas Young, Wellington Co., Ontario. . Ontario Birth Registration #038558, Aug 4, 1888. (8 Apr. 1889?) Thomas McCutcheon, male, Father Matthias McCutcheon, farmer, mother Ellen MITCHEL. Informant D. McMillan, Farmer, Erin. Registered Jun 12, 1889. Accoucheur Dr. Lowry, Acton, Registrar Thomas Young. Corrected by declaration by self, further evidence on file, Feb. 15 1955 " . 1881 Oct 20, Lot 2, Con 2: Thomas McCutcheon & wife brought the land from Hugh A Stewart, 1866 Jan 9 he sold it to son Hugh Robert McCutcheon & wife who settled on the farm when they married & lived there all there married life. At that time they lived in a log house across the lane from the present one. There was a small barn they built the new one in 1894, the stone pig pen in 1896, the double brick house in 1900. Brick for the house was all hauled from Milton Brick Yards by team & sleigh. There was no sleighing that winter until after New Years. All the lumber, including scantlings & shingles were cut in the swamp, with the exception of the kitchen floor which was maple. For some reason the brick layer had every brick dripped in water. Son Tom thought he could do that job but a pile of brick fell on him, knocking him unconscious & caused a number of cuts & bruises. The youngest daughter Bertha, was the first baby to be born in the new house. The implement shed was built 1907 between the house & barn. At one time there were about 8 apple trees, 2 plum & 2 cherry trees. The last Dutchess apple tree at the front of the house near the road, was cut down in 1963 by Fred Archibald who was living there then. About 1912 a well was dug at the edge of the swamp & the windmill pumped water to the thought in the shed. The McCutcheons kept Shorthorn cattle, Yorkshire pigs & Lincoln sheep. When Thomas, better known as T.D. , was married his day. Lois & son Robert were born there. In later years when Bertha married Thomas Aitken, they lived in half of the house & their dau. & son Marion & Mervin were also born there. . 1932 Jan 7 - Everton, Mr & Mrs Oliver & daughters & Mrs H. Thompson of Guelph spent Sunday with Mr & Mrs T D McCutcheon. Mr T D McCutcheon occupied the pulpit Sunday morning & the Young People's Society took charge of the evening service. Tom & Bertha farmed & looked after Bertha's parents until their death then the estate was sold to this H Fine & his wife Laura. In March 1943 they moved over, after removing a partition in the upstairs to make a passage from the back to the front stairway. . Photo 9836: Black & white copy print, a portrait of the Everton Millers baseball or softball team, 1939. They are posed indoors wearing dress pants & their team jerseys that read "Everton / Millers". Photo by O'Keefe of Guelph. Identified below image as the "O.R.S.A. Semi Finalists 1939" with key to names & positions on the team. Bob McCutcheon, the team mascot, sits on the floor in front with bats, balls, and catcher's mitt. Seated on chairs behind him are, left to right, Percy Peavoy, T.D. McCutcheon in suit and tie, Ray West, Chuck Stewart, Kitchener Head, Chuck Mitchell, and team president W.H. Hortop (in suit and tie). Standing behind them are, left to right, Harry Hortop, Colin Parker, Max Forsyth, George Jackson, Bill Jackson, Bert Robertson, and Gordon Aitkens. Photo may be found at: Ref: Wellington County Museum. . 1941 - Ontario Hydro Electric Power Commission put transmission lines along the 2nd line. The wiring was all done & neighbors had been threshing grain all day. While they were sitting in the house eating supper, the lights came on, in the fall of 1943. The farm consisted of 65 Acres of cleared land which grew good potatoes & mixed grain. 35 A. were Swamp. The Eramosa River, a branch of the Speed, going to Guelph, run through the bottom of the farm. . Everton & Ospringe Literary Society, c 1915, was an amazing society according to Grace McEnery. She said there were may good programs & everyone had a good time. The society met in a little old stone building behind the old Methodist Church in Everton. Ada Currie wrote some plays which they dramatized. One play was Tompkins Hired Man, in 1951. At one time each line & those living on the highway took turns in putting on the program. TWO GROUP PHOTOS of the Literary Society: one dress in their costumes & the other in their own clothes. . 1943 Dec 30, Everton, Robert McCutcheon of Gimily, Manitoba & Miss Vera Doughty of Guelph spent Christmas Day at the home of Mr T D McCutcheon & Mrs. Harvey Jestin. Ref: Acton Free Press. . 1979 Oct 17 - Obituary: Thomas D McCutcheon, of Everton Funeral service was held Oct 17 at Shoemaker Funeral Home, who died in Guelph General Hospital Not 15. He was in his 92nd year. Mr. McC was born Jun 19, 1888 in Erin Twp. He was a farmer for 24y, before working on the highway between Guelph & Orangeville [1930-54]. He has been retired for 25 years. Mr. McC. was predeceased by his first wife Mabel Allen in 1941 & by his 2nd wife in 1958. He is also predeceased by sisters Annie Spence & Mabel McDougall, & his parents Margaret & Hugh Robert McCutcheon & granddaughter Betty Ann Jestin. He is survived by daughter, Lois (Mrs Harvey Jeston, Everton, son Robert Mc., Kitchener, grandchildren Robert Jestin, Everton, Dianne Taylor Waterloo, & great grandchildren Christine, Sharon & Sandra Jestin, Everton, & Trevor Taylor Waterloo. He is also survived by 1 sister Mrs. Bertha Aitken, Harrison. Mr. McC was a member of the Disciples of Christ church. Rev D Whitehead officiated at the funeral & Interment at Everton Cemetery. Ref: Acton Free Press, 31 Oct 1979, p 17, col 8. . Died. Mrs. T D McCutcheon, At London, Ont. Ref: (Too faint to read:) Death notice appeared in Acton Free Press, 7 Aug 1958, page 8, column 1. . Daughter Betty Ann Justin, deceased by1979.10.17. Robert Jestin, Everton, Ontario Granddaughter, Sandra Jestin, Everton, Transcripts by P J Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	MCCUTCHEON, Thomas Dugald T.D. .3 (I74)
3367	. 1889 Feb 1 - Messr. George A Cummer & C C Dunham, a committee from Cadillac, are here today inspecting the workings of the fire alarm telegraph system here. Chief Fallon took charge of them & tested the alarms for their edification & they seemed much pleased with all they saw. Ref: Muskegon Chronicle.	CUMMER, George Albert (I957)
3368	. 1889 Jan 17 - Lumps from Lynn - Born to Mr & Mrs Frank Teetzel, a girl. Frank thinks he is worth a $1000 more now. Ref: Weekly Expositor Newspaper, Brockway Centre, Mich. Geographic coverage: Yale, Saint Clair, Michigan . 1889 Feb 7 - Brockway Centre Mrs. Teetzel wishes to announce to her customers that she has moved and now occupies the Dan Martin house north of village hall. Ref: Weekly expositor, Brockway Centre. Note: Mrs. Teetzel could also be Anna Drummond Teetzel (William Teetzel). - PJA 2013. - - -	TEETZEL, Olive May (I1137)
3369	. 1889 Jul 17, Married Reddit-Lawrence Married July 17th by Rev S Rose, uncle of the bride, at the residence of the bride's brother, 192 Avenue Road, Toronto T H Redditt of Aurora, to Mary (Minnie) only daughter of John Lawrence, of the same place. Ref: York Herald newspaper.	LAWRENCE, Margery Sarah Anne MINNIE .xviii (I758)
3370	. 1889 Sep 25, Hartford, Dr Lawrence & wife were in Chicago a few days last week Ref: True Northerner Newspaper, Paw Paw, Michigan. . 1895 Jun 3 - Benton Town Talk. Mrs Dr Lawrence & phew, of Hartford, are at Whitcomb. Ref: News Palladium, Benton Harbor. .1908 Oct 8- Benton Harbor - Mrs. Dr. Lawrence of Hartford, is spending the day here on business. Ref: The Weekly Press, Saint Joseph, Michigan. . 1917 Jun 8 - Miss Josie Van Auken was in Hartford on Thursday to attend the funeral of Mr. Lawrence. Deceased was the wife of Dr. Lawrence of that village & one on the prominent & highly respected ladies of the community. Ref: The True Northerner, Paw Paw, MI. - - -	MERRIFIELD, Carrie B (I1781)
3371	. 1889 Sep 6 - Colonel & Mrs George Dup & son chasers, who are guest of Mrs Solomon clay pool, will return their home in Columbus, to-morrow. . 1904 - Miss Seele, who spend several months with Mrs George Day & Mrs Solomon clay pool, let yesterday for her home in Florida. . 1906 Dec 25 - Mrs Geo Day of Bluefield, Va. who has been spending 3 months with Mrs. Solomon Claypool, has returned. Ref. Indianapolis Journal Newspaper. . Among Julia Jones 's distinguished guests were her 3 cousins, daughters of her Uncle John Osborn, & their families. … The wife of Judge Googins of Terre Haute & mother of Lucy Goggins Dewey, wife of Judge Dewey, as we children were taught to call her, visited us often at when we lived in the brick house near Greencastle. Her presence never failed to stimulate us. Among other accomplishments, she was an excellent musician. Once, when from another room she heard me playing a little classic on the piano which I had picked out myself, she came in & played it for me, showing me the correct phrasing & accent. I liked the piece much better afterward & tried to improve my technique. Ref: Jones Family Tree, by Ruby Alice Jones, 1957. - - -	GOOKINS, Lucy Lee (I738)
3372	. 1890 Jun 6, Cora Teetzel of Romeo is visiting her parents this week. Ref: Brockway Centre Weekly Expositor. . 1895 Apr 26 - East Lynn - Cora & Bertha Teetzel, who have been in Pontiac for the past year, are now home for a short visit. Giddy improved the for B - won't stay long. . May 17, 1895 - East Lynn Letter, Cora Teetzel has returned to Pontiac. Ref: The Yale Expositor, Yale, St. Clair Co., MI. - - -	TEETZEL, Cora Ann (I2785)
3373	. 1890 Oct 30 - Erin. While Mr. M. Overland, who drives the Erin bus, was returning from meeting the evening train on Wednesday, one of the wheels of the vehicle came off, throwing Mr Overland to the ground & fracturing one of the ankle bones. The lady passenger who accompanied him, had her collar bone broken. Had the the horses been more spirited a more serious accident might have occurred. As it is Mr. Overland will be confined to his room for a couple of weeks. As the wheel connection was a palent? & could not have become detached, without interference, a hope is expressed that the miscreant may be found & such reprehensible conduct be punished severely. Ref: Acton Free Press . - - -	OVERLAND, Mathew (I421)
3374	. 1891 Apr 13 - Bishop Osborn, a soldier of the Eleventh Indiana Regiment, whose death occurred at Indianapolis, was buried at Greencastle, Saturday, with military honors. Ref: Indianapolis Journal Neewpaper. - - -	OSBORN, Bishop Webb (I718)
3375	. 1891 Apr 15 Census Erin Village, Wellington Co. Overland, Charles, Age 72, England, Baptist Mary Overland, age 72, England, Maggie, age 32, Ontario, Mary Overland, age 29, Ontario. . 1895 Oct 3 - Erin, Mr. C Overland was the first to be ready to accommodate the brick work on his new store. Messrs. Sutton & Miloy have each purchased lots from Mr. John Cormock & have commenced excavating for the coliers & foundations. Mr. Sutton's store will be adjoining Mr. Overland's & then Mr. Milloy's. Ref: Acton Free Press. The next store was a big roomy shop kept by the Overland Brothers, Charles & George, - of groceries, cured pork, & barrels of salted herrings, cod & tobacco's. I can still see two pictures of men, advertising the Navy Plug tobacco. One picture, was a sick looking man with a dirty old pipe in his hand. The other a happy man smoking. The sign read, "Before & after smoking Navy Plug." Sugar came in great hogshead barrels, brown & coarse. White sugar was a luxury in the early days & brown was used for preserves, in crockery containers & was lovely. When the great barrels were empty of what they could scrape out, they were stored in a rear yard, where we children were never disturbed, as we hurried like bees, to that great treat of salvaging a tasty scrapings out of those sweet tunnels. And no germs were known to scare us away from getting our share while it lasted. I believe Mr. Charles Overland was also a funeral director of Erin, as was Mr. Smith Travis, who came to Erin in 1874, & conducted a furniture-manufacturing establishment. Erin was a very lively village, then as now. Ref:Gleanings From Memories By Paths Of Erin - Stores, Shops & The First Advocate, by Harry Smith. - - -	OVERLAND, Charles J Sr. (I64)
3376	. 1891 Census St. James Ward, Harry T Whittemore, insurance agent. . 1895 Aug 31 - A Tolley Car Fatality - Mrs Mary Williams of 33 Bismarck Ave run down by a Belt Line Car on Bloor St E. Apparently not noticing the close proximity of Belt Line Care 511 ... just as she reached the north track, the car struck her, falling forward, her head struck the bumper. The blow was rec. just behind the right ear & ruptured a blood vessel on the brain, caused paralysis & death with the brief period of 10 minutes. Mr F B Whittemore who was passing when the accident occurred, hurried to the unfortunate girl's assistance & carried her to the boulevard. It first it was thought that she & simply fainted from shock. Eye-witnesses beside the motorman were Miss My Hudson, nurse in Western Hospital & Mr. H T Whittemore, both of who were passing at the time & lawyer Canniff who saw the occurrence from the verandah of Mrs Wilks house, 118 Bloor St. East. . 1899 Nov 4 - H. T. Whittemore in the YWC Guild Hall, on Tuesday evening, Nov 7th. The views to be shown by Mr. Whittemore will note be thrown on any other canvas before Tuesday night. Ref: Toronto Globe Newspaper. . 1899 Nov 6 - Superb Views of the Transvaal, L Hunter & H T Whittemore will give illustrated lecture Nov 7 in YAWC guild Hall, McGill St. Mr. Whittemore has in his possession a collection of views of South Africa such as never been thrown on canvas in Canada, Many of them are rare & costly & are only secured after months of waiting. 48th Highlanders bank will give several patriotic selections. Tickets for sale at Bain's Bookstore, 96 Yonge St. Ref: Toronto Evening Star. . T Alexander Hornibrook, of Calgary Albert, who in 1905, went into general insurance with Harry Whittemore. . 1900 resided 133 Bloor St. East, Toronto. . 1904 Mar 31, Thos. McQueston from his mother. Harry Whittemore & Florrie gave up their idea of coming to-morrow, it is as well, for the weather is not promising. . 1906 Jul 10 Rev. Calvin McQuesten at MacLeod, from his mother. Frank Whittemore & Snively rowed with Tom, but they made a bad start & for some reason had to row in the morning & were tired. Harry W. [Whittemore] is going into the Real Estate business in MacLeod. . 1907 Sept 6, To C. McQuesten from his mother & Harry Whittemore also the 19th. Harry's is an evening house wedding & it is a great nuisance, the girls do not like it at all. H. & E. had thought of going. . 1908 Jul 16, Thursday. To Mary Baker McQueten, from her daughter Ruby McQuesten at Whitehern, Hamilton, 15010 4th St. Calgary, Alberta. on Sunday morning Mrs. Whittemore & I went to the First Baptist Church & heard a big darky sing. The minister Mr. Patterson is said to be very good but I never seemed to find the point. Then Florrie asked me to tea & asked a gentleman, I forget his name, & in the evening as Mrs. Whittemore & Harry weren't well & the man was too lazy. ... Then Tuesday night I went for a walk with Mrs. Whittemore & Florrie & last night again I was at the Mewburns. ... Our meals at the Y.W. C.A. are as good as before. Always something hot for tea as well as fruit & to-day jelly & custard for desert & yesterday a nice steamed pudding with fruit & the meat so good & nice gravy & vegetables. Harry Whittemore had tried every boarding place in Calgary & was nearly starved so I'm sure I couldn't do any better. - Ruby. Notes: Ruby had traveled to Calgary with Mrs. Whittemore whose daughter Florrie (& possibly Harry) are also there for a rest cure. It is likely that the Mewburns & Miss Grantham are there for the same reason. . 1919 Toronto Directory: Whittemore, Harry T, Occ: elk (?), 67 Henry. . 1914 Sep 5 - Group photo, including Mrs. Whittemore, at Calgary St. Andrew's Golf Club, Calgary, Alberta; & . ca. 1929-1930 Cameo photo of H T Whittemore & Members of the Rotary Club, Calgary, Alberta.- Members of the Rotary Club, Calgary, Alberta. Ref: Glenbow Archives, Alberta. - - -	WHITTEMORE, Harry Theodore (I540)
3377	. 1892 Detroit Directory TEETZEL & RIDLEY (Thomas W Teetzel, Henry Ridley), Proprs. Detroit Steam Carpet Cleaning works, 26 Gilman. Tel 4199. Home: 366 Sixth, Teetzel, Thomas W, Locust st. intersects. - - -	TEETZEL, Thomas Wilsey (I1237)
3378	. 1892 Jun 30 - Born. Aitken, on Tuesday, June 28th, the wife of Mr. Thomas Aitken, Esquiresing, of a daughter. . 1913 Sept 25 - Obituaries, Miss Margaret Aitken, died at Thorndale on Sunday after a long illness from a disease of her throat. Her body was brought to the home of her brother, Thos. Aitken, Equesing & the funeral took place yesterday, to Boston Cemetery. Ref: Canadian Champion Newspaper, Milton, ON) . 1915 Mar 1915, Obituary, Thomas Aitken died last Thursday at this home at Manerwood, aged 64. About a year ago she sold the farm which he had inherited from his father, x the Boston church manse & moved into it. Shortly afterwards his health failed. He had a complication of complaints. Heart weakness developed towards the last & was the cause of his death. He was a big-hearted man & one of the best of neighbors. In religion he was a Presbyterian & in politics a Liberal. He left a window, one son, William, who came home lately from Saskatchewan to be with him at the last & 2 daughters, Misses Gladys & Lizzie, at home. Funeral took place on Saturday, Interment in Boston church cemetery. Rev. Mr. Rose conducted the devices. . 1915 Apr 8 Notice of Creditors In the matter of the Estate of Thomas Aitken, late of Twp. of Esquesting, Halton Co., Farmer, deceased. All persons having claims against the estate of Thomas Aitken, who died 25 Mar, 1915, Esquesing Twp., are required to sandy post or to deliver to the undersigned on or before May 1, 1915, their names, addresses, full particulars of their claims & the nature of the security, if any, held by them. … Dated, Milton April 7, 1015, Wm. I Dick, Milton, Ont. Solicitor for Executrices. Ref: Canadian Champion Newspaper. Transcripts by P J Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	AITKEN, Thomas Sr. (I63)
3379	. 1892 Mar 19, Sodus Willis Kennedy & wife of Benton harbor were the guests of Carrie Parks, Sunday. Ref: St. Joseph Herald Press. . Obituary: W. E. Kennedy Flu Victim - Benton Harbor Jeweler Dies After Illness With Influenza & Pneumonia. . 1920 Jan 31 - William E. Kennedy, for a number of years a jeweler in Benton Harbor, died this morning at 3:40 following a brief illness with pneumonia. Mr. Kennedy was taken ill one week ago with influenza. He had improved & was believed to be on the road to recovery when pneumonia developed on Thursday. Mr. Kennedy was about 52 years old & had lived in Benton Harbor his entire life. He is survived by his widow & one sister. The funeral will be private and will be held from the residence Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Ref: St. Joseph Herald Press. . 1920 Feb 3 - Kennedy Funeral Monday. Service for the late Willis, the city's first influenza victim were held from the home on broadway, Monday afternoon. Members of the Twin City Jewelers association, of which the deceased was a member, acted as bearers. Burial took place at Morton Hill Cemetery. Ref: News Palladium newspaper, Benton Harbor, MI. - - -	KENNEDY, William E WILLIS (I518)
3380	. 1893 Apr 23 -Born. Swackhamer - In Glanford, on 23rd April, the wife of Austin Swackhamer, of a daughter. Ref: Acton Free Press, published 1893 May 4. . FATAL SHOOTING IN ERIN. Peter Wylie, a Farm Hand, Shot & Almost Instantly Killed Berdina Swackhamer. WYLIE ARRESTED IN ACTON. A deplorable fatal shooting case occurred at the home of Thomas Austin Swackhamer, fourth line, Erin, about 4 miles from Acton, last Saturday evening between 6 & 7 o'clock. Berdina, Mr. Swackhamer's only daughter, was shot & almost instantly killed by a Scotch lad of 15 known as Peter Wylie or Peter Wilson. Wylie is 15 years of age & was brought to Canada about 3 years ago by Rev. Peter Wilson, a mission worker in Toronto, who resides at 92 Scollard Street. In September of last year Rev. Mr. Wilson & Mrs. Wilson & young Wylie were visiting in Erin & during the visit arranged for the lad to spend a year with Mr. William Bingham on his farm, lot 10, second line. He had spent about 11 months there, but he & Mr. Bingham disagreed about something & he left a week or so after & went to Mr. Darins Kennedy's, where he was acquainted. Mr. Kennedy is a near neighbour of Mr. Swackhamer & the 2 farmers frequently exchanged work. It appears that Kennedy was to have helped Swackhamer on Thursday last with his turnips, but was taken ill & Wylie was sent over to tell of the trouble. The lad appears to have changed the message & instead, explained that he had been sent to help with the work, though what his motive was in so doing is not apparent, unless he wished in that way to get away from that section. Though he was set to work, he did little, so Mr. Swackhamer says. On Saturday the work was finished & Mr. Swackhamer intended Wylie should go back to Kennedy's that evening. In fact, Mrs. Swackhamer said to her husband when they were picking berries together, a few minutes before the tragedy: "I wish you would send Peter back at once; I am afraid something will happen from his careless, meddlesome ways." On Saturday night Wylie was to go back to Kennedy's & in the afternoon, after returning from bathing with Master Frank Swackhamer, Mr. Swackhamer told the lad to assist with the chores. He paid no attention to the request, but, going into a shed secured the stock of an old gun. Stanley, one of Mr. Swackhamer's sons, was hitching up to drive into Acton & Wylie pointed the stock of the gun with a threat to shoot both lad & horse. He obeyed the order to stop his threats & the gun stock was returned to the carpenter's chest where it was kept. The rig then started for Acton & Wylie & Berdina, the 13-year-old daughter of the house, went as far as the gate with Stanley. Arrived there the former demanded to go to Acton, but was refused, as he was not in a presentable condition. Some words then ensued between the lads & in somewhat of a temper Wylie is said to have started back towards the house, Berdina following him. Arrived at the woodshed, where he had secured the stock, the lad got up & reached down a gun, which Mr. Swackhamer left there to shoot foxes, which of late, had been bothering his poultry. When, all unsuspecting, the girl entered the door, it was to find herself confronted with the weapon & to receive the full charge in the upper part of her body. Her left arm was almost torn off, the lungs were riddled & some of the main arteries severed. At the time this was taking place the mother & father were picking berries in the rear of the house. They heard the report of the gun & upon hurrying around, were met by Wylie, who exclaimed, "I have shot Berdina." This was found to be only too true, for lying in a pool of blood, the parents were horrified to see the body of their only daughter. She was carried into the house, but expired in a few minutes. The perpetrator of the deed in the meantime lost no time in making his escape. He came to Acton & was at the G.T.R. station when his whereabouts were discovered, & Chief Lawson placed him in the cells. Wylie appeared to be entirely unconcerned. He contends the shooting was accidental, that he was taking down the gun when it discharged & that he had no intention of doing harm to the girl. On the road to Acton the accused met several parties to whom he mentioned the shooting. An inquest was opened by Coroner Savage at Guelph on Sunday the following being enpannelled a jury: John McIntyre, George Rozell, Edw. Atkinson, J. Atkinson, Albert Smith, John Thomas, Lewis Atkinson, John Davis, James Sprowl, Hiram Fisher, Arthur Thompson & Nathaniel Ismond. The boy Wylie remained in the cells here from Saturday night until Monday, when County Constable Merryweather, of Guelph took him to Guelph gaol. The inquest was adjourned on Sunday, after viewing the remains, until Wednesday at two o'clock in the fourth line school house. The young lad who was the cause of this tragical event does not look like a criminal or vindictive character. In conversation with the FREE PRESS Mr. Hugh McCutcheon, who knows him quite well, says he is not naturally a bad boy, but his training has evidently been sadly neglected. He thinks that if he were placed under good discipline & given the training a boy of his years should have, that he would grow into a useful manhood. He is bright & alert & could be readily taught any useful trade. The sad circumstance has been a terrible blow to Mr. & Mrs. Swackhamer, who have been lifelong & highly esteemed residents of the vicinity. Reeve Swackhamer, of Acton is a brother. The funeral on Monday afternoon was largely attended. A very effective service was conducted at the home by Rev. J. H. Taylor, assisted by Rev. R. J. Drysdale & interment took place in the family plot at Churchill. Messrs. Arthur & Clinton Swackhamer, Roy Wansborough, Robert & Richard Leavens & Basil Johnston were the pall bearers. . Guelph, Aug. 7. - (Special) - Peter Wylie, the farm hand who shot Berdina Swackhamer, of Erin township, is now in Guelph jail, having been brought from Acton to-day by High Constable Merryweather. Wylie maintains that the shooting was accidental, & seems to realize the gravity of the situation in which he is placed. He says he was not aware that the gun was loaded, but Frank Swackhamer, brother of the dead girl, states he told Wylie on Thursday that it was. Some of the circumstances appear to favour the boy. He did not leave the scene of the shooting until he told her father what he had done. On the way to Acton he told the driver who took him over that he had shot the Swackhamer girl, & that he had a postcard from his father asking to meet him at Acton. The case is perplexing the authorities. It is stated that malice can scarcely be established. Her body was interred in Churchill Cemetery, Acton Esquesing Twp., Halton Co. Ontario, Reference: Acton Free Press, 9 Aug 1906 page 2, column 2 Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	SWACKHAMER, Mary I BIRDINA Augusta (I1038)
3381	. 1894 Aug 10 - Obituary Frederick Felker, son of Abraham Felker, of Garafraxa, was found lying face downward in a shallow creek, dead. Ref: Winnipeg Tribune, Manitoba. - - -	FELKER, Lewis FREDERICK .3 (I142)
3382	. 1895 Jan 21. Wellington W Cummer, Cadillac, Michigan, Age 48 year, Height 5 feet 6 3/4 inches, eyes blue gray, Hair sandy, complexion light. Wellington Willson was married to 3 October 1871 at Hersey, Osceola Co., Mich., to Mary Ada Gerrish; born 20 August 1853 at Lee, Penobscot Co., Me., daughter of Nathaniel L. Gerrish & Caroline Gatchell. Late residence, Jacksonville, Florida. His early education was received in the district school near Toronto, & when his parents removed to Newaygo, Mich., in 1860....further schooling at Waterdown, Ontario & Bryant & Stratton Business College, Toronto. His father operated a flouring mill in connection with his business as a farmer in Canada & continued in this industry for several years after coming to Newaygo. In connection with his grist mill, he gradually added lumbering operations ... Moving rather rapidly to Croton, Mich., then in Cedar Springs, Michigan, the family settled in 1870 at Morley, Michigan where the Cummers really commenced their development as lumbermen. While located in Morley, he was married on October 3rd, 1871, to Mary Ada Gerrish, daughter of Nathaniel Lord Gerrish & Caroline Gatchell Gerrish of Hersey, Michigan. Children: Arthur Gerrish Cummer born 10 Oct 1783, married Ninah M Holden. Waldo Emerson Cummer, born 31 December 1875; married Clara M. Cook. Mabel Carrie Cummer, born 7 May 1882; married John L. Roe. . 1887 Dec 14, Wed. - Shot at W W Cummer. Cadillac - It has just come to light here that W W Cummer of this place, a wealthy lumberman well known over the State while walking from the Muskegon River back to the Toledo, Ann Arbor & Cadillac Road early last week, was mistaken for Supt. Ashley & fired upon. He was alone & saw a man near Chapin's place fire several shotes in succession. The smoke floated between Mr. Cummer & the marksmen, so he believed the shots were directed at himself. Upon subsequent inquiry it was learned that the man who had driven Mr. Ashley, Mr. Cumme & others over to the Muskegon river was asked at Chapin's who the party were. He replied: "Mr. Ashley & some friends." It is presumed, judging from later developments, that this was a deliberate attempt to take Mr. Ashley'is life, mistaking Mr. Cummer for him. Ref: Saginaw News. . 1886 Mar 12, Mayor Cummer of Cadillac calls on all citizens to shoot at sight all unmuzzled dogs found on the streets for the next 20 days. Ref: Muskegon Chronicle. . 1888 Nov 20 - Mayor Cummer of Cadillac, has supposed he was a citizen, but now finds that he is not, nor was his father before him. He has therefore vacated the office to which he was elected last spring & a special election will be held to fill the place. . 1888 Dec 12 - Wellington W Cummer, who resigned as Mayor of Cadillac because he thought he was not a full fledged citizen, was re-elected to that position last Monday. Ref: Saginaw News. . 1890 Feb 19 - Wellington W Cummer, of Cadillac, is off for Florida to look after his southern pine & to give his family a sun bath. Ref: Muskegon Chronicle. * 1895 USA Passport Application: Wellington W Cummer, a Naturalized & Loyal Citizen of the USA apply for a passport for myself & Wife Mary Ada Cummer, bon Lee Maine, 20 Aug 1853., I was born at Toronto, Canada, 21 Oct 1846, emigrated on board the Delaware Ontario on 14 May 1860, Resided 34 years from 1860 to 1895at Michigan., Naturalized citizen of US on 5 Nov 1888. Description of applicant, Age 48, 5 feet 6 Inches, high & full forehead, blue gray eyes, medium straight nose, medium mouth, round but chin, sandy hair, light complexion, found & full face. . 1895 Jul 27 - W W Cummer of Cadillac, passed through the city yesterday on his return from a trip to Europe & the Holy Land. [What 'city' was not referenced, but Grand Rapids is presumed. PJA] Ref: Grand Rapid Press. . 1904 Dec 17, Bought Cummer Homestead. Larens W Wolcott has purchased of Wellington D Cummer of Jacksonville, Fla., the Cummer homestead at the corn of Fulter St & College Ave, the consideration being $14,000. The property has a frontage of 150 feed upon Fulton St & a depth of 265 feet on collage Ave.The residence is a large frame structure & is to be occupied by the purchaser as a home. . 1907 Dec 13 - Burned to Ground - At 8 o'clock last night a big distillery in connection with the chemical works of the Cummer-Diggns Co. of this city was completely destroyed by fire....$100,000, partially covered by insurance. One of the 2 watchmen on duty in the distillery all night discovered a leak in one of the stills. He was using an incadencent light which he had lowered into the hole ...alcohol ignited ..forced the men to flee for their lives. The fire dept. had to run over a mile over a rough road & when the water was turned ton the flames, they had a headway that no volume of water could check. Re. Flint Journal Newspaper. . 1909 Nov 2, Tues: Give A Fine Site Mr. & Mrs. Bertsch Woman's Hospital Benefactors. Donors Are Modest Cummer donors are Modest, Cummer Eight Acres at East Fulton & Carlton, Proposed Loa against residuary legacy may provide money for new buildings. Through the beneficence of Mr & Mrs Christian Berishch, the Woman's Home & Hospital association only temporarily will be confined to its cramped outgrown & insufficient quarters on Bostwick St...yesterday recorded deeds in the office of the register of deeds transfers of the ideally beautiful Cummer property at E Fulton St & Carlton Ave. Ref: Grand Rapids Press, (abbreviated). Obituaries . 1909 Dec 27: Dies in the south, W.W. CUMMER, CADILLAC'S BENEFACTOR, PASSES AWAY. CADILLAC, DEC 27: A telegram received here announces the death Saturday night of W. W. CUMMER OF Jacksonville, Fla., millionaire manufacturer & philanthropist, who had been closely identified with Cadillac for years & who had extensive interests here. Heart trouble, from which he sought relief in Germany & other foreign countries, cause death. Funeral services will be held in Jacksonville, Tuesday & Cadillac business men will suspend business for a time in observance of the funeral. Mer. Cummer was 63 years old. One daughter survives. . 1909 Dec 29 - Mourn for Cummer, Cadillac Business Men Close during His Funeral (Special to the Evening Press, Cadillac, Dec 29: With flags from municipal & county buildings aft half-mast, business houses & several of the large mills were closed yesterday afternoon from 2:30 to 3:30, while the funeral of Wellington W Cummer, millionaire lumberman, was being held at Jacksonville, Fla. Memorial service were held in the First Congregational church, Rev E J Millington paying a tribute in sermon to the memory of the former citizen of this city. Deceased was once mayor of Cadillac & served several terms as alderman. He was prominent in business & politics & made many bequests to charities. Ref: Grand Rapids Press. - - -	CUMMER, Wellington Willson .1st (I494)
3383	. 1895 May 14. The remains of Miss Annie Swackhammer, whose sudden death was referred to in last issue of the FREE PRESS, were brought from Trafalgar last Thursday to the home of her grandfather, Mr. C. Swackhammer. The funeral was held from there on Friday morning. She had been visiting friends in Trafalgar & intended returning to her home at Hannon last Wednesday but the day before was seized with acute inflammation & succumbed in a few hours. During their residence here she will be remembered as possessing a bright, joyous, disposition, & that she was a great help & comfort to her parents, who mourn her sudden demise very keenly. Ref: Acton Free Press. - - -	SWACKHAMER, Annie May (I1037)
3384	. 1895 Sept 5 - Mr & Mrs. L H Whittemore, Mr. Lawrence & Mr. Aubrey Whittemore who have been spending the summer at "Oakleigh," Dr. Oldright's residence, have returned to their home in Chicago. Mr. W P Oldright is now in business in Chicago. Ref: The Globe Newspaper, Toronto. - - -	WHITTEMORE, Aubrey Luther .2 (I550)
3385	. 1896 Dec 25, Livingston, Mon. the home of Hon & Mrs T S Ash was the seen a very pretty wedding, Wed. their datum Miss May wedded to Thomas Ross.,Mr Ross if the junior member of Ross Died mercantile co. of Big Timber. ..Matha Ash, sister of bride, the maid of honor & the bride's niece, Mabel Belle King, who look very pretty in a gown of white silk. . 1907 Aug 9 List of letters advertise at Butte, Mont. for week ending are: Miss B Meikleham. Ref: The Butte Daily Poste Newspaper., Montana. . 1907 Apr 7 - License Nurses, there are 341 registered in Montana: Belle Meikleham, Butte. Ref: Montana Standard Newspaper, Butte, Montana. . 1917 June 25: Commissioners Proceedings [many]: Warrants issued on General fund, month May 1917: Belle Meiklheam, nurse detention hospital, $10. Ref: Montana Standard Newspaper, Butte. . Montana Marriage License 9929, P.C. King, age 38, born 1879, Carbonear, New Foundland, Country of Canada, now residing at Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, not previously married, Son of Mary Shea & Lawrence King, married: Viola Belle Michlehan, age 36, born Erin, Ontario, Canada, residing, Butte, Silver Bow, Montana Daughter of Walter Meiklehan & Mary Ann Walker, Sworn 26 Sep, 1917. . 1917 Sep 27 - Butte Current Notes Marriage licenses have been issued to F. C. King 38, & Viola Belle Meikleham, 36, both of Butte. Ref: Anaconda Standard Newspaper, Montana . 1917 Sep 26 - Well Known Nurse is Bride of P C King. The many friends of Miss Belle Meikleham, one of the popular nurses of Butte were surprised to learn of her marriage, at noon yesterday to P C King, an engineer at the Emma mine. There sermon was performed by Rev E J Groenveld of the Presbyterian church at the future home of the happy couple at 511 S Crystal St. They left at noon for a honeymoon tour of the state. Mrs King is a graduate of the Murray hospital & has made an enviable reputation as a capable efficient nurse. She is also one of the active members of the Butte Anti-Tuberculosis society & her presence will be missed from the meetings of that organization. Mr Mrs Rudd of Spokane, the latter bing a sister of Mrs. King, attend the wedding. Ref: Montana Standard Newspaper, Butte. . 1920 Jul 8, Misses Imilda & Marie Lupein, Belle King & Marie Duffy of Helena were in Deer Lodge over the Fourth, having motored over Sat. evening for a visit with friends. . 1921 Apr 3, Women's clubs, West Side Shakespeare club at the home of Mrs Phillip Roberts, reviews Ibanzes "Mare Nostrum: The story was selected from a deep setting & retold in charming manner. Guests: Viola King. Ref: Montana Standard Newspaper, Butte. Butte, Montana, City Directory: . 1931 - King Viola, r. 1101 Maryland Ave. . 1934 - Viola King, Seamstress, Schroeder Dress Making Parlor. . 1937 - Viola M King, r. 1101 Maryland Av. Montana Standard Newspaper, (Butte, Montana): . Mrs. Viola King entertained members & Guests of the Thimble club of Neighbors of Woodcraft on the occasion of her birthday. . 1938 Sep 25 - Thimble Club Meets, Mrs R B Belt was hostess to her Thimble club of the neighbors of Woodcraft. During the gathering, Mrs. Viola King was installed as vice president. . 1939 Apr 16 - Woodcraft Neighbors to Hold Annual State Session in Butte This Year: Approx. 105 Montana women from 24 cities ... Guards of Order will take part, from Bozeman. . 1939 Oct 8 - Mrs. Sim Campic, Walter Cample, John & Viola King returned to their home in St. Ignaiuts after spending the past year in Omac, Wash. . 1963 Aug 18 - Mrs. Viola King, Downey, Calif & her son, Donald King, Boise, Idaho , were recent visitors of Mr & Mrs Jon Seyler. . 1950 Jul 30 - Thimble club Entertained, Bozeman, Jul 29th... at their annual picnic meeting, ... an exhibition of hand-made doiles made in Germany by an aunt of the hostess. Mrs. Harold King assisted, the hostess...present were Mrs. Viola King, the later of Seattle, Washington. . 1963 Aug 18 - Guests Arrive at the Twin Bridges. Mrs. Viola King, Downey, Calif. & her son, Donald King, Boise, Idaho were recent visitors of Mr & Mrs. John Seyler. * 1939 Sep 8 - Probate Matters Filed: Judge Lynch an order admitting the WILL of Belle V King, deceased, to probate & granting letters testamentary to Maude Rudd with bond. . 1940 Jan 23 - The account & report of Maude Rudd, executrix in the estate of Belle V King, deceased, was filed & the clear value of the estate subject to inheritance tax was fixed at $2,2193. Judge T Downey set Feb 3 for hearing the account. . 1940 Feb 4, Judge Downey granted a petition of Maude Rudd for settlement of the first & final account & final distribution the east of Belle V King, deceased. Ref: Montana Standard Newspaper. Butte. - - -	MEIKLEHAM, Viola BELLE (I448)
3386	. 1896 Feb 23, Sunday - A Washington Party - Miss Molly Gibbs gave a Lady Washington party Sat. afternoon complimentary to Dorotheas Jeffers' ninth birthday. The following characters were represented: Mrs. Alex Hamilton. Light refreshments were served in ye olden style. . 1899 Jun 7 - Late Monday evening 2 men covered with white sheets entered the home of Mrs. Walter Hamilton at Owosso & so thoroughly frightened here that she is now hopelessly insane. Ref: Daily Telegram. . 1900 Jun 9 Census Grand Rapids, MI: Nephew Frank Benham residing with Minnie & Walter Hamilton. News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Michigan) . 1907 October 24 - St. Joseph, George Benham has returned to Fostoria, O. after a visit with his daughter, Mrs. Walter Hamilton. . 1910 February 10 -News of St. Joseph - Mrs. Walter Hamilton has returned from a visit in Toledo & Fostoria, O. . 1910 December 29 - Mr & Mrs. Walter A Hamilton have as their guest, Miss Lillian Benham of Fostoria, O. . 1911 Feb 13 - Honor Mrs. Kreher. Honor Mrs. Wm. Kreher, who leaves for Owosso the last of the week. Mrs. Walter Hamilton & Mrs W J French charmingly entertained at a thimble party Saturday afternoon at the home of the former on Main St. 25 ladies assembled to enjoy, the opportunity of passing the afternoon with Mrs. Kreher & delightful social intercourse combined with the pleasant employment of needlework occupied the hours enjoyably. Bouquets of carnations graced the rooms & the delightful affair was brought to a close with the serving of refreshments. . 1911 July 28 - FOR MRS. HAMILTON, In compliment to Mrs. Walter A Hamilton, who leaves next week to make her home in Kalamazoo. Mrs. E M Plumb & Mrs. Mrs. Wm. H Badour entertained 25 ladies yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Plumb on Broad St. The pretty rooms were made very attractive with large bouquets of sweet peas & golden glow nasturtiums. They after spent rapidly in a social manner, during which the ladies were employed with needlework. Refreshments of ice cream & assorted cakes were served. . 1911 August 3 - FAREWELL FUNCTION Tomorrow afternoon Mrs. Frank S Morse, Mrs. Fred W Ormsley & Mrs Willis J French will entertain in honor of Mrs. Walter A Hamilton & Mrs. U W Welsh who leave the city next week. The air will be given at the home of Mrs. French on Lake Blvd. & the guests will number fifty. . 1911 Feb 9 - With Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Walter Hamilton & Mrs. Louis E Finn entertained the Ladies Aid Society of the 1st Methodist church, Wed. afternoon at the home of the former. The regular business was disposed of & the remainder of the afternoon was passed wit the sewing of carpet rags. Plans were also made for the annual chicken pie dinner given by the ladies on February 22. . 1911 Nov 10 - The WCTU met with Mrs. Walter Hamilton, Wed of this Week. . 1912 Jan 26 - Riverside. Mr & Mrs. Walter Hamilton & children attended the funeral of the late M D Trim of Bangor, Monday. . 1913 Feb 5 - The Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the Simpson Methodist Episcopal church will meet with Mrs. Walter Hamilton, on Summer street, this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. . 1915 Dec 14 - Mrs. C HERFORD CLARK of New York city is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Walter A Hamilton. . 1918 Apr 29 - Mrs. Walter Hamilton & little daughter, Mildred, returned Saturday afternoon form the south. . 1916 Sep 9 - Mrs. Walter Hamilton will entertain a company of 12 ladies from Battle Creek at a weekend party at her home on West Dutton St. . 1916 Sep 9 - Mrs. Will Hamilton of Bangor will be the week end guest of Mrs. Walter Hamilton. Ref: Kalamazoo Gazette. . 1915 Jun 23 - Realty Transfers: Walter Hamilton & wife to Walter F Whitford & wife, land in section 24, Kalamazoo $1.00. . 1920 Mar 23 Tues. - W A Hamilton co, general retail jewelry business, succeeds W A Hamilton. The new corporation is capitalized at $5,000 & the original incorporators are W A Hamilton, Mrs M B Hamilton & Marion H Hamilton. . 1920 Oct 10 - Ladies Library Plans Program the the Season: (many names) Mrs. Walter Hamilton. . 1921 Jul 31, Mrs. Walter Hamilton was in from West lake, Thursday for the day. Ref: Kalamazoo Gazette. . 1921 Oct 1 - Ladies Library Club Begins Seasons's Program on Monday, Standing committee for Social committee: Mrs. Walter Hamilton. . 1922 Aug 4 Fri. - Mr & Mrs W A Hamilton & daughter Mildred will leave Sunday morning for a motoring trip through the cast where they will visit at Kingston, NY & Stamford Conn. . 1922 Oct 30 Mon. - Mr & Mrs W A Hamilton & dau., Mildred, motored to Culver Friday evening for the week end where they attended the Kemper-Culver football game Sat. afternoon. . 1941 May 12 - ... two sister of Mrs. Walter Hamilton, of Lansing & Mrs Paul Harper, (Berry?), Mich. Funeral services will be conducted. 3 p.m. Wednesday. - - -	BENHAM, Minnie Belle (I228)
3387	. 1897 Aug 20 - Death Record, Little Ruth Silver, daughter of Mr Mrs William Silver, died at the home of her grandparents on Territorial street at 1:30 this morning Rather was a sweet little girl aged 2 y 4months. Hiving been ill for some time with typhoid pneumonia, here death was not unexpected. Funeral will be held at the home of James Silver, Territorial street, on Tuesday. Ref: Weekly Palladium newspaper, Benton Harbor, MI.	SILVER, Lilian Ruth (I1766)
3388	. 1897 relative, J. Lawrence Boggs of Perth Amboy recorded the Yellow Meeting House Monument: Sacred to the memory of Eliza daughter of the late General Elisha LAWRENCE who departed this life August 21st 1868 in the 88th year of her age." "Them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him." - - -	LAWRENCE, Eliza (I357)
3389	. 1898 Apr 1 - Mrs. Teetzel & daughter Mabel are visiting in Canada. Ref: Yale Expositor, Yale, St. Clair Co., Michigan. . 1900 Sep 28 - Yale. Mrs. Henry Zimmerman & Mrs. D. Teetzel, of Port Huron, visited friends & relatives here this week. . 1900 Jul 6 - Belle Tunis is spending a part of her vacation with her grandmother, Mrs. John Teetzel, in Port Huron. . 1901 Apr 26 - Chas. Reeves has purchased the Teetzel house on Kennitick street occupied by Chas. Tunis & family & Mr. Tunis will move into rooms in the McArthur block on Main street. . 1901 Aug 1 - John Hallock has purchased the Teetzel property on Kennefick street of Charles Reeves & will move in as soon aa Mr. Reeves' family moves to Brown City. . 1902 Sep 19 - Mrs. Chas. Tunis & her cousin Anna Teetzel spent Sunday in Sarnia & Port Huron. Mrs. John Teetzel has returned to her home in Sarnia after spending a month visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Tunis. . 1904 Aug 26 - Mrs. John Teetzel returned to her home in Detroit after spending 6 weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Tunis. . 1910 Apr 29 Obituary, Mrs. Euphemia Teetzel, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Tunis, in Wayne; Mich., on Friday April 22, 1910, alter only 10 days sickness from cancer of the stomach. Had she lived until August 25, she would have arrived at the age of 79 years. Deceased was the widow of John Teetzel who died in Yale about 12 years ago. The children, all grown up, who are left to mourn the loss of a loving mother are Mrs. Eli Wait, Henry Teetzel, of Battle Creek & Mrs. Chas. Tunis, of Wayne. The funeral services were held at Wayne & the body brought to Yale Monday night & on Tuesday laid to rest in the family lot at Elmwood be side her husband. Ref: The Yale Expositor, Yale, St. Clair Co., MI. . 1906 Mar 16 - Daughter Mabel Teetzel Zimmerman Obituary: TOOK CARBOLIC ACID. Mrs. Henry J. Zimmerman, better known in Yale as Mabel Teetzel, having lived her girlhood days here, was brought a corpse from her home in Detroit op Wednesday night to be buried in Elmwood cemetery, Circumstances surrounding the death of Mrs. Zimmerman are sad indeed, facts showing that her married life had been so unhappy that the wish to end it all had become paramount & her wretchedness caused her to take carbolic acid on Monday of this week which in a few hours freed her from all her earthly troubles. Mabel was the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Henry Teetzel, the former dying some years ago, the latter yet living. Mrs. Charles Tunis, of Yale, was a sister. Mabel was a bright, pretty girl, industrious & highly thought of while living in Yale & her untimely death, at tho age of 32 years is much deplored. She has been married to Henry Zimmerman for about 7 years & their home has been in Port Huron & Detroit. She leaves one child, a 5 year old boy. The funeral services were held at the home of Chas. Tunis at 2:00 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Ref: The Yale Expositor, St. Clair Co., Michigan. . 1906 Mar 16 - BROKEN-HEARTED, DRANK FATAL ACID Mrs. Mabel Simmerman grieved over loss of husband's love, Filing of Divorce Papers Explains Tragic Suicide of Contractor's Wife, After making 2 unsuccessful attempts at suicide within the last two months, Mrs. Mabel Simmerman, wife of Henry J. Simmerman, contractor & well known in local bowling circles, made every preparation to die Monday noon, first sending her 5-year old son Russell over to a neighbor's house with a note, then laying out the articles of clothing in which she wished to be buried; after which she lay down on the bed & drained the contents of a bottle of carbolic acid, from the effects of which she died shortly after 6 o'clock last night. An unsigned, bill for divorce filed in the office of Savery & Hunt, attorneys, explains the woman's desperate action. Neighbors say Mrs. Simmerman was obliged to keep the home going by her own efforts as a dressmaker, her husband contributing little to her support. Simmerman says his wife had long been in ill-health & had brooded over it to such an extent that she wanted to die. Saturday night she took a long walk with her niece, Miss Belle Tunis, of Yale, Mich., who is in the city on a visit. To Miss Tunis she said at that time: "I'm tired of living this sort of a life. I'm going to end it all. My husband cares more for other women than he does for me & I can't stand it." Monday morning Mrs. Simmerman carefully dressed her little son, kissed him & sent him to the home of Mrs. Monteney, a friend with this note: "Will you please keep Russell until I call for him? "Mabel" Mr. Simmerman arrived home at 10:30 in the morning. Finding the door of his wife's room locked, he kicked it in & was almost overwhelmed by the gas which filled the room. His wife lay on the bed, her street clothing removed & an empty bottle which had contained carbolic acid beside her. There was also a small glass tube through which she had drained the bottle that her lips might not be burned by the acid. Her wedding ring lay on the neatly arranged pile of clothing which she had laid out for her funeral. Dr. F. J. Sober, 272 Joseph Campeau avenue, did all in his power to save the woman, but his work was in vain. Coroner Morgan Parker will investigate. The Simmermans were married 6 years ago, lived for a time at Port Huron & 3 years ago came to Detroit. A short time ago the name of a young woman employed by Parke, Davis & Co. was mentioned in the home circle & Mrs. Simmerman seemed broken-hearted. Two months ago her husband entered her room just in time to knock a vial of carbolic acid from her hand, after a struggle & left the house soon after, thinking that she would not repeat the attempt. Soon after, however, he returned to find her lying in a stupor on the bed with the gas jet in her room turned on. Ref: Detroit Free Press, published 1906 Mar 13, Tuesday. - - -	ZIMMERMAN, Euphemina (I2862)
3390	. 1898 Feb 3 - San Franciso Mining Scheme. AMATEUR DETECTIVE McCarthy, Blacksmith Unearths an Alleged Gold Brick Scheme. Captain Bohen Will Investigate the Serious Charges Made. Patients With Klondike Fever Warned Against a Local Corporation. A TELLTALE CERTIFICATE. The First National Bank's Name Used Without Consent - Ten Men Now Happy:(Drawing of John McCarthy, the blacksmith detective is a man with a mustache, hat, vest, leather apron, he leans on the hammer in his hand.) John H. McCarthy, the blacksmith detective. That sounds well as a headIng for a dime novel & would delight the average youth; but if subsequent developments Justify the title there will be many whose minds are turned Klondikewise to whose ears the words will sound as a strain of the Sweetest music. In fact, McCarthy's detective work concerns a corporation which has gone into the mining business on a large scale. As a consequence he asserts that the Alaska Electric Exploration & Mining Company, with offices on the third floor of the Mills building, is not a bona flde organization so far as integrity of purpose Is concerned & after hearing his tale Captain Bohen, the head of the local detective force, agrees with him. The officers of the company are: E. B. Hore, president; C. G. Cleary, vice-president; C. V. Lodge, secretary; F. A. Berlin, attorney. The First National Bank is represented In its circulars as the treasurer, although this claims forms one of the main features of the story. Eugene McGrath is the mining engineer. "Captain," declared McCarthy in an excited tone, as he walked into Bohen's office yesterday, "I have been offered a gold brick by a supposed Klondike company & I want to show them fellows up." He was told to g o ahead & related his story as follows: "A few days ago, as I was returning here from Los Gatos, I met a man named J. Withey, who says he is general agent for this Alaska Electric Exploration & Mining Company. He seemed to be a pretty nice man & when he learned that I contemplated going to the Klondike he said I was the very man he had been looking for opened up his heart, gave me his card & expounded a regular gold brick tale of the company he Is connected with. Of course, I didn't know that at the time. I told him I could see some of my friends who Intended to go as well as I did. This was on January 7. "I saw the boy & told them what I had learned & they told me to go down to the office & see Withey. There were 9 of them, Daniel Denihey, Mr. Elson, Dr. Donnelly, Thomas Crowell, Mr. Maloney of the Southern Pacific Railroad, Pat McCue, a brother of Neill Johnson, the blacksmith & two others my nephew, Mr. Crowell, had brought in. So I went down to the office & found these men all fitted up in fine style, a big safe In the room & a lot of other things to take the eye. I had a talk with them & learned that I would get $25 a day working at my trade & that the other men would also get paid well for whatever they did. "Wlthey said we would each have to pay $500 & that they would have probably 65 men In the whole party They were going to have a deep-water steamer & a boat to go up the Yukon, a dredger to swoop gold out of the water with & a lot of other things, as well as running several stores & letting the steamer stay In the Ice In winter & be fitted up for lodgers at the rate of $5 a day. When I heard all this, says Ito myself: 'McCarthy, you've struck a bonanza, but you want to go slow just the same.' "You see, I didn't notice then, but It comes to my mind now, that every time I went down there was a whispering & one man would always go out & then In a little while a lot of men would drop In & want to go In on the scheme. Then they would talk of the arrangements they were making for a vessel In the East & that 200 men, all paid up, were coming out with It. "Well, the first thing I does Is to go down to the bank & there I found that the men had no account there & that it was probably a scheme. They said they had inquiries from all over the country about the company. Now Withey had told me they had $10,000 in the First National Bank & that 36 men had paid up, but last Sunday when I was talking to Lodge alone he told me they had only $1000 in the bank. So I pretended to Withey that the others would not come in unless they saw something substantial done. Then I wrote him a letter & sent It down by a boy saying that if he would let me have my 500 shares the others could probably be induced to come in. Here Is the reply I get," & McCarthy exhibited a letter reading as follows: . 1898 Feb 1, Thrus. SAN FRANCISCO, Dear Friend Mack: Your note received & will do as 1 said I would. This is between you & I, of course. It is no one's biz how you get it. Now, Mack, do your best, & you will always find me your true friend. Yours very truly, HARRY J. WITHEY, General Agent. Accompanying this letter was a certificate for 500 shares in the company, which McCarthy says he was expected to show the others In order to get them to "plank down the dough." McCarthy then wanted to have everybody connected with the company arrested, but upon the advice of an attorney that nothing could be done unless it could be proved that some body had actually paid money Jn, this was considered premature & a detective was detailed on the case. James K. Lynch, cashier of the First National Bank, asserts that the in situation has never been notified of being elected treasurer for the Alaska Electric Exploration & Mining Co. & has no account with them. He knew one or 2 of the men by reputation only & had always considered them good citizens. "We have received two or 3 Inquiries from local residents about them," he said, "& one came from Montana. They have no right to use our name on their billheads without first getting our consent. It appears to me to be done for the purpose of backing up their company with the name of a reputable concern."McCarthy, the complainant & amateur detective, Is a brother of the famous "White Hat" McCarthy & is engaged in blacksmithing at 22 Golden Gate avenue. He asserts that he had a "tough job" to keep Denihey from Joining without any investigation & that if Denihey had not confidence In his friend on account of the fact that he had been elected to the Assembly in 18S8 from the 39 District he would surely have lost his money. Ref: The San Francisco Call Newspaper. Obituary . 1890 Jan 27 - AA Wood, Fred Dunbar & J J Withey are wrestling with la grippe. Ref: Riverside Daily Press. - - -	WITHEY, Harry JEDUTHAN (I1465)
3391	. 1899 - When I was a small boy newspapers, were not common. After I began to road, J. W, Osborne* started a newspaper at Greencastle, called The Western Plough Boy. It was a 6 column paper & was printed & published "every Friday by J. W. Osborne. Osborne was the [grand] uncle of Julia Hough Jones, wife of Peter A. Jones. The Western Ploughboy was the first newspaper in Putnam County, Indiana. For a long time I read his name Big W. Osborne. It seemed to me that the subscriber & the undersigned had more business than one else, except Mr. Co. who monopolized a good part of the paper in advertising. When I was about 8 years old [c. 1836] I went to the printing office to see them print & Mr. Osborne explained how was done. The writer is Mastin H Jones was born in a log cabin near Greencastle in Putnam County, Indiana, January 7, 1828. His father was Benjamin Jones, who was born in Queen's County, Maryland, about 1779. Ref: The Advance of Civilization by Mastin Jones*, June 1899, Davis Co., Iowa. Note: Mastin H Jones, 1828-1899, buried Mt. Meridian Methodist Cemetery, IN. Mastin H is the son of Benjamin Jones & Esther Alexander. - - -	JONES, Benjamin O .1 (I1511)
3392	. 1899 Dec 14 Plum Valley. - John Wilson, Chris Cook & Albert Bauch of White Rock, were visiting at this place last Sunday.	WILSON, John David (I186)
3393	. 1899 May 28 - (Blurry photo of two young men, apparently in church gowns). Fred & Walter Yales Teetzel, Reads of the World Herald will recall the sad death of Walter sales Teetzel, son of W. Y. Teetzel, 1424 North 17th St, who accidentally shot himself while returning from East Omaha. He is the one to the rich in the picture reproduced able. He was a member of the choir at Trinity Cathedral. Ref: Omaha World Herald Newspaper, Nebraska. - - -	TEETZEL, Frederick Harris .i (I1240)
3394	. 1899 Oct 5 - Dykes, MO., Bob Wilson & son are back from their rip hunting pastures new, but rumor says not if they found a place better suited to their desires than this. Ref: Houston Herald Newspaper. . 1916 - Plum Valley IOOF Meeting, Attending were: J W Wilson, Henry Wilson, Alfred Wilson, & Fred Bauch. . Plum Valley, A discontinued post-office, (1867-1910) & trading-hamlet in Piney Township; now completely abandoned. Named by William Wilson, who found wild plums growing in the wilderness. He later planted more trees. - - -	WILSON, William HENRY Jr. (I185)
3395	. 1900 - US Passport Application, Frank T Teetzel, Illinois, US, Age 37, b 3 May 1863 Illinois. News Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan . 1943 Mar 13 - 50 Years Ago [1893.] A J Kidd has sold to Mrs. Charles W Teetzel & Mrs. Frank Teetzel an acre & a half on the corner of empire & Broadway Avenues, for $2,000. This is one of the most desirable residence lots of the south end. . 1893 Feb 10, The following named officers were installed in May tent, No. 477, K.O.T.M. of Lynn, 1st Master of Guards, Frank Teetzel. Ref: Week Expositor, Brockway Center, Published Feb 17, 1893. . 1895 May 17 - Dr. Mitchell of Yale, has made 2 or 3 professional calls at the home of Frank Teetzel this week. Frank is quite ill. . 1895 May 31 - East Lynn Letter: G T Bryce & C Teetzel have purchased bicycles. Frank Teetzel has recovered from his recent illness. . 1895 Oct 11 - East Lynn Letter: Frank Teetzel has moved on the Wheeler farm. Mrs. Charles Teetzel went to Troy last Friday where she will spend a short time visiting her daughters. . 1911 May 4 - Lynn, Frank Teetzel is working the farm formerly owned by Loren Litchard on the north branch of Mill Creek. . 1912 Apr 18 - Lynn, Walter Sherasmith has his new house enclosed & shingled on his farm on Sec. 26. Frank Teetzel & family will occupy this dwelling as soon as it is completed. . 1912 Oct 31 - Lynn, Merl Teetzel of Capac, spent Sunday at the home of her parents Mr & Mrs. Frank Teetzel. . 1913 Jan 2 - Lynn, Merl Teetzel is spending the holidays at the home of her parents Mr. & Mrs. Frank Teetzel. A very enjoyable Xmas was spent at the home Frank Teetzel a bountiful dinner was served & 22 gathered at the table & enjoyed the repast. Ransom Teetzel & wife spent Christmas at the home of Mrs. Teetzel s parents Mr. & Mrs. Balmer near Port Huron. Wm Teetzel who purchased the old downhill building, is building a new house on his 40 acres farm on Sec. 9. . 1915 Nov 11- Lynn, Charles Teetzel & mother spend Sunday with F. T. Teetzel & family. Ref: Yale Expositor, St. Clair Co., Mich. . 1920 Feb 5 - The house on Richard Houghton's farm in Lynn township, occupied by Frank Teetzel & family burned to the ground Tuesday night. The family barely escaped & their household goods were all destroyed. Cause of fire unknown. . 1920 Dec 29, Died of Bronchopneumonia following influenza. Informant Olive Middleton, Yale, Michigan. Occupation: Father, wife: Melinda. . On the Monument together are: Teetzel, Frank 1866 - 1920, Melinda 1872 - 1964 & Harold F, 1900 -1921. Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	TEETZEL, Frank T .1 (I991)
3396	. 1900 Apr 26, Official Announcement of Appointments & Promotions: ABS, Jr, Maine, $720 per annum, coast survey. . 1907 Dec -1 A charming reception was given by Mr Mrs Alphonse Girouard of 11 10th St NS, Tues. evening, Nov 25, 1907 in honor of the marriage of their daughter Eugenie Caroline [ age 29] to Mr Adelbert Baxter Simons, Thus. Nov 14 1907. The reception was form 8 to 10. The parlors & dining room were tastefully decorated with potted palms & chrysanthemums, green & yellow predominating in the color scheme of the floral arrangements for the parlors & green& white for the dining room. Many elegant costly presents were received. a buffet lunch was served, maidenhair ferns adorning the table. Among those present were Mr Mrs Charles Wilson, Mr Mrs J W Dooey & daughter. Mr Mrs W D DeLuca, Mr Mrs A G Dunn, Mr Mrs Broos Cross, Mr Mrs W A Foy, Mrs Antoinette Stewart, Mrs Ernest C Varela, E L Kupfer, Miss Anna Gelb, Dr John Mullins, Miss Grace H Semmes, Mr Mrs F H Rainey, Mrs L R Anderson & dau, G E Carsey, Miss F W Conger, Mr Mrs Charles F Mallard, Misses Harley, Louis L Korn, John S Barington Dr Lewis A Walker, Mrs Paul Cain, Mrs W H Collins & dau, Mr Mrs J L Wilde, Mrs M B Richardson, Mrs M Tomlin, Mr Mrs W H Webb, Mr B Callan & dau, Mr Mrs. Lee L Harrell, Mr Mrs H S Gamble, Mrs Charles M Carter, Mr & Mrs Chas C Jacobs, Mrs E Boothby Dau & Son, Mrs A B Simons Sr [i.e. Marrietta Hennessy] & dau Jannette; Mrs W A Marschalk, Misses E E & ML Nass. Miss L A Maps, JM Boteler, Misses M & E Lindner, Sehen M Pritchard & dau, Mr Mrs Francis Mallory Ball, Mr LG Heinline, Mr Mrs W L Tenny, Everett Mellison, Miss Gerturde Gates, Miss Alwine Goehel, Mrs Maude Upperamn, Dr H R Street, Harry H Nicholls & Vattalapescasen. . 1915 Oct 15 - Dept. of Commerce: AB Simons of the bureau of lighthouses was absent last week on annual leave. . 1918 Sep 12, WW1 Registration. Adelbert B Simons, Hight tall, Slender Build, D Blue eyes, Hair Bald mild. Address Saratoga Apts. & East Capt. St., Washington, DC, Age 41, B. Jan 12, 1877, Occupation Clerk Bu. of Light Houses, Nearest relative Eugenie C Simons, above address. . 1935 Dec 12 - Anchor club Masons name Kerlin President at a meeting Tues. night at Schneider's restaurant. Geodetic Survey, Adelbert B Simons, Lighthouses. Ref: Evening Star Newspaper, Washington, DC. Obituary: . 1965 Nov 10, Wed. - Simons, Adelebert B, On Tues. Nov 9, 1965, of 4885 Battery Lane, Bethesda, Md. beloved husband of Eugenie C Simons, bother of Mrs. Joseph Harries. Interment private. Ref: Evening Star, Washington, DC. - - -	SIMONS, ADELbert Baxter Jr. (I2495)
3397	. 1900 Census Big Rapids, Mabel McCutcheon, born Aug 1873. . 1910 Census Big Rapids, Magdaline McCutcheon, dau., b 1876. . 1920 Census Big Rapids, Mabel McCutcheon, sister, age 45, b 1875, 'no occupation.' . 8 Apr 1930 Census, Big Rapids, Mabel, sister, age 56/ born 1874, Michigan. Verify if this Mabel M McCutcheon Passengers In-Bound on the QTEV "Queen of Bermuda" Port of NY, NY, Nov 13, 1953, from Bermuda McCutcheon, Mabel M, from Michigan, 3 HB pieces of luggage. . 1940 Jan 16, Tuesday - Grand Rapids Herald, West Michigan, Death List, Mabel McCutcheon. - - -	MCCUTCHEON, Magdaline Rebecca MABEL (I231)
3398	. 1900 Jan - Willson Family as compiled by Evi A Willson: Second Generation: Samuel Willson, my great grandfather, married Susan Estell, a Scotch woman. Children of Susanna Estell & Samuel Willson are: 1) Peter Willson - b. Jan. 26, 1769, d. July 12, 1828, buried Deckertown Union Cemetery, Wantage; married Hannah, b. Dec. 4, 1764, d. Oct. 5, 1824; left no heirs. 2) Samuel - b. Feb. 9, 1771, d. Sept. 7, 1839; m. Martha, b. Jan. 29, 1770, d. Feb. 15, 1844. Samuel's children are: a. Thomas L. - m. xx Beardsley. Thos. L Wilson's children: 1. Edward 2. Samuel 3. Leeport 4. Thomas b. Samuel C. Peter. 3 Asa - b. Dec. 22, 1772, d. May 7, 1857; m. Temperance xx, b. Oct. 20, 1775, d. Oct. 5, 1820. Asa & Temperance's children are: a. John W. - b. Dec. 17, 1799, d. Apr. 13, 1817 b. Asa Willson Jr.'s children: A. Evi. A. c. Sarah - b. Nov. 2, 1818, d. Sept. 14, 1862; m. Thomas L.Truax. d. Jane - b. 1802, d. Apr. 15, 1859; m. David Christie. Jane & David's child: John David - b. Feb. 6, 1827, d. June 3, 1827. 4) William - b. July 13, 1775, d. Apr. 7, 1854; m. Sarah, b. Oct. 2, 1774, d. Feb. 25, 1843. Child: William Lewis - b. June 22, 1810, d. August 17, 1819. 5) John - m. xx Martin, sister of Nathaniel Martin. All children were daughters. xxx. 6) Sarah SALLY WILLSON - b. June 29, 1783, d. Sept. 15, 1863; on 30 Sep 1800 Sally married Peter DeWitt, b. August 16, 1780, d. Apr. 4, 1864. Both buried at Papakating Cemetery, Sussex NJ. Their children: a. Jennett L. Johnson - m. John Johnson (perhaps his 2nd wife, his 1st wife was her sister.) b. Sally Ann Couner; c. James DeWitt - b. August 25, 1805, d. July 25, 1893; m. 1st Mary - d. Feb. 11, 1864 aged 52 yrs, 10 months, m. 2nd Nancy - d. Feb. 25, 1881 aged 61 yrs. 1 month &18 days. Children: I. David H. - b. Oct. 17, 1840, d. Dec. 22, 1863 II. Mary J. - b. Mar. 20, 1842, d. Apr. 21, 1911; m. Humphrey Martin -b. July 19, 1840, d. July 12, 1903. III. Juliet - m. Merrit Willson, IV Anson - m. Blanche Anson & Blanche's children: a. Julia B. -b. 1908, c. 1918 V Nettie (Jennett ?) -b. 1856, d. 1925; m. James H. Rolison d. Gideon M. DeWitt (56) - b. Feb. 26, 1808, d. Mar. 8, 1871; m Elizabeth Hinchman (57) - b. Sept. 29, 1811, d. August 21, 1900. e. Mary Tucker, widow of Austin Tucker f. Joseph DeWitt, g. Elizabeth b. June 7, 1815, died May 11, 1845 age 29.11.4 (May have been the first wife of John Johnson). h. William L. DeWitt, i. Susan - m. Mr. Trainor. 7) Elizabeth - m. Jacob Rorick, son of Michael Rorick of Franklin Furnace, NJ. 8) Mary - m. William Chadwick. Papakating Cemetery - Tombstone Inscriptions: Willson, Samuel, d. 13 Apr 1824, age 86.3.21; wife Susan, d. 27 Dec 1820, age 77.11.23. X-Ref: Research by George Roger Gilbert Johnson City, New York. - - -	ESTELL, Susanna SUSAN (I483)
3399	. 1900 Jun 11 Census, Corwith, Otsego Co., Michigan Griffus, Annie, Age 41, born May 1859, Canada English, Immigration 1865, Father. b. Scotland, Mother b. England, married 1878; Griffus, Millie, Age 21 Griffus, Blanche, Age 3/12 months. . 1917 April - US Border Crossing Henry R Griffus, age 62/1855 USA, Anna R Grifus age 59/ 1858 Cnada, John W Griffus, age 39/1878 USA, Abord ship, Port of Arrival: Eastport Idaho, departed (ship registry?) St. Albans, Vermont. . 1920 Jan Census North Bend, Coos Co., Oregon Griffus, Henry, age 63, b. 1855 Canada, Immigration 1865?, Griffus, Mary Ann, Age 61, b. 1859, Born Canada, Father born Scotland, Mother born England, Immigration 1858. . 1940 Census Coos, Oregon says Annie's highest school grade is 5. Perhaps a reinterpretation of this is Annie finished schooling in 1864, or the year before she left Missouri for Michigan. Her mother Sarah Patterson Smeaton had died just the year before in October 1863. - PJ Ahlberg 2012. - - - North Bend Woman Fractures Wrist. - Mrs H R Griffus of Friffus New & Second Hand store in North Bend is suffering from s fracautred left wrist sustained Wednesday evening when she collied with a passerby, causing her to fall & injure her arm. Mrs Griffus, with her hustand, had just steppped out into the street & was going out to call on firends when the accident occurred. Mr Mrs Griffus continued on their way & the seriousness of the injury was not discovered until later in the evening. . Mr Mrs HR Griffus Sells Store Mr Mrs W K Wiseman of North Bend have purchased the store & stock of second hand furniture of Mr Mrs H R Griffus & will put in additional goods & operate tyhe business. Mr Mrs Griffin are planning to leave soon for a trip into mountanius country, feeling that a hight altituder will be beneficial to Mr Griffus' health. . Griffus Reutrns - Mr Mrs H R Griffus, who formerly operated a furniture exchange store in North Bend, have returend to the tyown to live. They have lately been located in Conquille. . 1930 - North Bend Personals: Mr Mrs H R Griffus, who sold thier business, the Griffus Second Hand store in North Bend to W K Wiseman & W E Sullivan, are leaving soon for Eugene, where they will go into business at once, this time a service station & grocery store. . 1930 Return to North BendMr Mrs H R Griffus, who returned Friday from an extended trip through the state of Washington, British Columbia & North Oregon, have repurchased thier former North Bendplace of business, the Quick Exchange second hand store, from Stambone & Vitali. They had a pleasant vacation trip which benefitted the dealth of both, but are glad to get back to North Bend & consider themselves permanently located there. . Mrs H R Griffus of North Bend is still very ill at her home. She is the mother of Jack Griffus of this city. Her illness is the result of rheumatism. Ref & thanks to 'Whispering Pines' for the newspaper stories.	SMEATON, Mary Ann ANNIE (I293)
3400	. 1900 Jun 14 - It was voted that the minute respecting Dr. Pennington [late, past president of NJ Historical Society] be appointed from the Society to attend the unveiling of the Presbyterian Historical Monument, near Freehold: John Lawrence Boggs, Perth Amboy. . 1921- NJ Historical Society, Woman's Branch. A Year ago last May, Mr. Boggs, Treasurer told us of his desire to raise Raise, $10,000 in honor of the 75th University of founding of the Society, which resulted in the sum of $1,025.75 handed to Mr Boggs last June. . After luncheon J Lawrence Boggs gave us a most interesting & instructive talks on How th ePosters Held in the War, displaying many posters about the room. . JOHN LAWRENCE BOGGS as born at Perth Amboy, NJ, Nov 16, 1865. He is on the official staff of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., Newark, NJ & has residences at Perth Amboy & Newark. He was Vice President of the NJ Society of the Sons of the American Revolution; is Secretary & member of the Board of Managers of the Perth Amboy Savings Institution; Vestryman of St. Peter's Church, Perth Amboy; Treasurer of Grace Church, Newark; member of the Board of Trustees of the NJ Historical Society. He was married at St. John's Church, Washington, DC, Feb 11, 1802 to Christina Marie Newton, dau. of Charles Whiting Newton & Jennie Wilson of NY. Mr. Newton was clerk of the US Circuit Court, E.D. of NY & died at Jersey City, NJ, Christina Newton was born in NYC. - - -	BOGGS, John LAWRENCE .iii (I2484)