January 1924 Editions



      January 2, 1924

      P. 21
      Late Walter J. Devereaux
      d. when hit by a train on way to church in Ridgetown Oct 1923
      funeral Oct 30 1923
      buried Greenwood Cemetery
      survived by widow, 3 daughters and 1 son

      P. 22
      Late Mrs. Bishop
      b. Mary Laura Fawcett Sep 8 1848 Drayton, Huron Co, ON, daughter of late Joseph and Maria Fawcett
      m. S.W. Bishop, Brandon MB
      d. Nov 29 1923 of sudden stroke in her sleep at home of brother R.B. Fawcett of Vancouver BC
      buried Mountain View Cemetery Vancouver BC Dec 1 1923
      predeceased by husband May 9 1923 at home in Sintaluta
      survived by brother R.B. Fawcett of Vancouver BC and sister Mrs. Jospeh Wells of Vancouver BC

      P. 23
      Deaths - Martha Ross Ritchey
      d. Dec 29 1923 at home of son in law Dr W.T. Burns, 79 years old
      buried Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto ON
      wife of Edward J. Ritchey

      Deaths - John George Clipsham (infant)
      d. Dec 21 1923 Toronto ON, 3 weeks old (see birth notice in Dec 1923)
      son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Clipsham

      Obituary - Edward L. Greensword
      b. Norval ON
      d. May 1923 ON
      survived by 2 daughters and 1 son
      photo

      In Memoriam - Frank Allan Cleminson
      d. Jan 5 1912 Windsor ON
      signed mother and family

      Late Joel Leonard Baldwin - an appreciation
      b. Jan 26 1873 Walford ON
      m. 1900 Edna Morrison 1907 moved to Merrickville
      d. Nov 10 1923 Hearne
      survived by wife, 2 sons and 1 daughter


      January 9, 1924

      P. 8
      William H. Bush
      d. 1923 in Nova Scotia, age 106 years, 8 months
      the oldest man in Nova Scotia
      from LaHave Islands
      a fisherman

      P. 19
      Late Ephraim Rogers - an appreciation
      b. 78 years ago in London ON > moved to Dorchester ON at an early age
      m. Oct 23 1873 Miss Margaret Crockett (just celebrated golden anniversary)
      d. Dec 17 1923 Dorchester ON

      P. 23
      Births - McMurty, a son
      b. Dec 22 1923 Limerick SK
      son of Rev James and Mrs McMurty

      Births - Dorothy Markle Francis
      b. Dec 3 1923 Ponoka AB
      daughter of Rev B and Mrs Francis

      Marriage - Fraser - Mooney
      m. Dec 19 1923 in Montreal Quebec, Henry Fraser and Mary G. Mooney both of Inverness ON

      Deaths - Jean Harvie Donald
      d. Dec 24 1923 at home in Toronto ON
      wife of Major Richard A Donald
      daughter of Mrs. Harvie and late John Harvie of Toronto ON, grandaughter of late Rev Kennedy Creighton , sister of Mrs W.B. Creighton of Toronto ON, and J.K. Harvie of Cagary AB

      Late William Flowers Sirett
      d. Dec 5 1923 Neepawa MB, age 75 years
      buried Riverside Cemetery
      recently celebrated golden anniversary
      survived by wife and children

      Late Williamson Clark
      b. 1859 Cumberland Co. England
      d. Dec 21 1923 Moose Jaw SK
      1904 moved with family to Canada and settled at Moose Jaw SK
      predeceased by Joseph and Mrs Chivers
      survived by widow, Harry, John, Williamson, Mrs Goudie, Mrs Emerson, Mrs Bell, Rhoda and Ethel all of Moose Jaw SK


      January 16, 1924

      P. 18
      Late Rev A.I. Snyder - an appreciation
      d. Dec 10 1923 Brantford ON
      survived by widow, 2 daughters: Mrs Neil MacMillan and Mrs Frank W. Binkley of Winnipeg MB, and 1 son Dr. R.G. Snyder of NY

      P. 19
      Murdered - Mrs. Clara Whiteside
      wife of Rev Arthur Whiteside of NB Conference
      Husband was away in Manitoba and she was at home alone. No one saw her for a while and when they checked the house they found her body. No clues to the perpetrator

      P. 20
      Photo of Late Rev E.S. and Mrs. Howard

      P. 23
      Late Lewis C. Peake
      b. July 18 1842 Plymouth England, 7th son of Thomas and Anne Peake of Plymouth England
      m. Miss Margaret Monahan in Montreal PQ
      d. 1923
      1856 came to Canada, lived with brother Rev Edwin Peake of Montreal Conference
      1867 moved to Toronto ON
      survived by wife, daughters and son

      Late Joseph Readman - an appreciation
      b. 1837 Vaughan Twp.
      m. 1st Sarah Ann Peterbaugh (d. Aug 1897)
      m. 2nd Oct 1904 Mrs Mary Jane Bowes of Claremont
      d. Nov 27 1923 Claremont, 87 years old
      survived by wife and 1 son

      Late Mrs R.F. Oliver
      b. Mary Louise Dunlap
      d. Oct 7 1923 at home of daughter Mrs M.L. Dixon of Brockville ON
      widow of Rev R.F. Oliver (d. 18 years ago)
      survived by 1 sister Mrs Frank Cochrane of Ottawa ON, 1 brother D.A. Dunlap of Toronto ON, 3 daughters: Mrs M.L. Dixon of Brockville ON, Mrs A.E. Crummery of Frankville ON, Rev Mrs H.H. Hillis of Pakenham ON, 2 granddaughters: Doris Dixon and Margaret Hillis

      P. 25
      Late Rev Louis E. Roy - an appreciation
      b. 1861 Bridgewater ON
      d. Apr 12 1923 Montreal PQ due to contracting typhoid at outbreak on Masonville
      funeral in Montreal PQ
      buried Richmond PQ
      survived by widow, nee Georgina Demers, 2 daughters, 1 son, 1 brother Rev T. Roy of Montreal Conference and 3 sisters

      P. 27
      Deaths - Theresa Rea Johnson
      d. Jan 3 1924 in Lindsay
      wife of Rev F. Johnson

      Deaths - Miss Grace Fern Kerr
      d. Dec 10 1923 at residence in Hamilton ON
      only daughter of W.H. and Mrs. Kerr

      Deaths - Charlotte Parnell Cox
      d. age 69 years old at residence of brother in law Ira W. Storr of Ottawa ON
      sister of Mary E. Cox and late Mrs Storr

      In Memoriam - Thomas Boland
      d. Jan 4 1922
      signed wife

      Obituary - Irena Ireland
      d. Oct 24 1923 after a long, painful illness, age 80 years
      buried Wolford Cemetery, beside sister Mrs W.H. Brown, and where many of Brown family are buried
      wife of W.W. Ireland of Easton's Corners, ON
      eldest daughter of late Rev William Brown
      most of married life spent in Shawville PQ


      January 23, 1924

      P. 19
      Late Rev H.F. Sproule
      b. Kingston ON
      d. Jan 7 1924 Montreal PQ
      buried in family plot, Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston ON
      survived by widow, Dorothy M. Corrigan, 2 sons: Frederick A. of Ottawa ON and Huburt D. of Montreal PQ, 1 brother James, and 1 sister Elizabeth of Westbrook ON

      P. 23
      Deaths - Samuel Terrell
      b. 67 years ago Plymouth England
      d. Dec 17 1923 Victoria BC
      buried in family plot in Guelph ON
      survived by daughter Miss Mary Terrell of Victoria BC

      Marriage - Vandervoort - Hart
      m. Dec 14 1923 Shanghai China, Dorothea Mansell Hart and Charles T. Vandervoort
      Dorothea is daughter of Dr. and Mrs Edgerton H. Hart formerly of Wuhu, China, and grandaughter of Dr and Mrs Virgil Hart (she is a 3rd generation missionary to China)

      Mrs. Phelps
      d. Jan 10 1924 at parsonage in Markham ON, after long illness
      wife of Rev L. Phelps


      January 30, 1924

      P. 10
      Late Mr. Whitmore
      d. end of December 1923 in St. Thomas ON
      father of Rev Norman W Whitmore
      was a train dispatcher for NY Central

      P. 22
      David Stouffer of Toronto ON celebrated 80th birthday Jan 20 1924

      Rev Henry T. Lewis
      d. Jan 22 1924 Oshawa ON
      lived in SK from 1912-1923

      P. 23
      Obituary - Mrs Harriet Jenner
      d. Nov 19 1923 at Charing Cross, age 76 years
      buried Charing Cross
      widow of Peter Jenner
      survived by Thomas of Charing Cross, Mrs J.A. Fenton of Oxford, Mrs L.R. Ritchie of Harwich

      Late Rev John Salter Allen
      b. 1841 Burlington NS
      m. Miss Tuttle (d. 18 years ago), daughter of Elijah Tuttle of Pugwash NS
      d. Dec 29 1923 Nakusp BC
      grandson of John Smith of Yarm, Yorkshire, England
      survived by 1 brother Watson of Windsor NS, 1 sister Mrs Lecilia Pitts of WA, 3 sons: Prof. Frank of Manitoba University, John A. of Pasedena CA, Eugene G. of Medicine Hat AB, 2 daughters: Misses Avaline A. and Jean P. (RN) of Nakusp BC

      P. 24
      Golden Wedding - Francis John Bunt and Rebecca Totten
      m. Dec 25 1873 Pine Grove ON
      celebrated 50 years at residence in Collingwood ON
      Manford Bunt, brother of groom, and Jean Totten, sister of bride, stood up for them at wedding (both now deceased)
      1901 moved to Collingwood ON
      8 children - 4 died in early childhood
      surviving children: Mrs A.I. Hutchinson of Collingwood ON, Rev W.P. of Kaslo BC, Dr. M.H. of Everett ON, and Rev F.A. of Foleyet ON
      Mr Bunt's father built first Methodist Church at Bloomsbury ON
      Mrs Bunt is cousin of Rev J.W. Totten