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 appeared in Acton Free Press, 5 Sep 1889, p. 3     MILTON. Mr. George Ford, jr., of Nelson, died very unexpectedly on Saturday morning. He had been unwell for some time but was apparently about as usual until an hour or two before his death. The funeral took place on Monday and was very largely attended....

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 5 Sep 1889, p. 3     KNATCHBULL. Mr. Jno. McAlpine, Nassagaweya, died last Thursday evening and the funeral took place at 2.30 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. The Rev. Mr. Blair, conducted a short service at the home. A large concourse of sympathizing friends attended the funeral, and the remains were interred in ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 12 Sep 1889, p. 3     MILTON Mr. Charles Cobban, of Montreal, who has been in delicate health for some time came to visit his brother-in-law, Dr. Freeman, a few weeks ago, thinking no doubt a change of air and doctors might have a beneficial effect. He, however, grew gradually worse and died on Monday morning. …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 12 Sep 1889, p. 3     KNATCHBULL. Last Thursday evening Alice, the second daughter of Mr. Robt. Black, Nassagaweya, died aged about 12 years. The remains were interred in Ebenezer cemetery Sunday afternoon. It was black diphtheria she died with and was going about the house apparently in no danger up till a few ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 12 Sep 1889, p. 3     ROCKWOOD. The infant son of Mr. William Burns, Eramosa, died on Sunday from an attack of cholera morbus. He was two years and five months of age....

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 19 Sep 1889, p. 2     DEATH OF WM. GOODERHAM. A Good and Generous Christian Man Died in the Harness. The whole country was moved last Friday morning when the news was spread that Mr. William Gooderham, the well-known Christian worker and philanthropist, was dead. He had attended the ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 19 Sep 1889, p. 3     Fatal Accident at Milton. On Monday Mr. Thomas Howson, a resident of Milton, was driving into town as the 5.35 C.P.R. express was coming in from Toronto. It is supposed that as Mr. Howson was hard of hearing he had not heard the train signal for the cross road, and …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 19 Sep 1889, p. 3     Death of Mrs. (Rev.) R. Hobbs. The many friends among the readers of the FREE PRESS of Rev. R. Hobbs and family will be pained with the intelligence of the death of Mrs. Hobbs, which occured at the parsonage at Tilsonburg last Saturday. She was a victim of consumption and …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 31 Jan 1889, p. 3     FROZEN TO DEATH. A Resident of This Township, Stupified by Whiskey, Dies in the Snow. The Georgetown Herald says:- John McAlpine, about 60 years of age, who resides with his sister and two brothers on the seventh line, has been missing since Saturday evening. He came to ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 14 Feb 1889, p. 2     DEATH OF CHARLES WILLIAMS SR. The Township looses a Settler of Sixty-five Year's Residence. The death of Charles Williams Sr., who settled with his father's family at Glenwilliams, sixty-five years ago, occurred on the 1st inst. The following sketch from the Georgetown ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 21 Feb 1889, p. 3     Death of Michael Speight. Many hearts in Acton were saddened last Thursday morning when the news of the death of Mr. Michael Speight, of Markham, who was for nearly thirty years a resident of Acton, reached town. Mr. Speight had been in ill health for a month or so but …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 21 Feb 1889, p. 3     Maggie Ahern's Death. The death of Miss Maggie Ahern last Friday brought to a close an extended period of suffering which was borne with patience and fortitude. Miss Ahern was a favorite among the young people in town, and her funeral on Sunday was largely attended. The service in St. …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 21 Feb 1889, p. 3     A Sudden Death On Tuesday morning Mr. Arthur W. Lambert, who lives on Agnes St., got up and ate his breakfast as usual; in an hour he was a corpse. He had been suffering for some weeks from pluresy and other troubles, but was able to be about the house. …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 21 Feb 1889, p. 3     Erin Loses an Old Settler. By the death of Mr. George Martin, on Saturday, Erin loses one of its early and highly respected settlers. His trouble was cancer in the stomach. Mr. Martin was born in Yorkshire, England, 59 years ago. He came to America with his parents when but …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 28 Feb 1889, p. 2     J. R. Russell, at one time a school teacher, who was living in Brantford, Ont., committed suicide on Saturday morning, without any apparent cause, by shooting himself in the head. He left a letter for his wife and children, telling them to meet him in the "world where trouble is …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 7 Mar 1889, p. 2     DEATH OF COUNTY REGISTRAR BARCLAY. MILTON, March 5. - Mr. Francis Barclay, Registrar of the County of Halton, died this forenoon. Mr. Barclay was born in Scotland and came to this country when quite young. The extensive dry-goods business now carried on by McLeod & Co., in ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 14 Mar 1889, p. 3     - The death of Charlie Symons, son of the late Chas. Symon of Acton, is very sad. He was but 13 years of age attending the High school and doing well. After a few days of sickness, he died on Monday night. - Georgetown Herald....

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 21 Mar 1889, p. 3     Death of a Former Haltonian. The following from the Strathroy Age refers to the father of our townsman Mr. Thomas Statham, who was for many years a resident of Georgetown:- Many of our readers will learn with regret of the death on Friday last, at the residence of his son …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 4 Apr 1889, p. 3     Death of an old Nassagaweya Settler. There was no better known or more highly respected resident of Nassagaweya, outside the ranks of public life, than Jeremiah Smith, who died on the 27th ultimo. Mr. Smith had been ailing for some time and his death was not unexpected. He was a …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 11 Apr 1889, p. 3     ERIN Mrs. Wansbrough, mother of the Binkham Postmaster, died on 28th March, aged 96 years and was buried on Saturday at Alton, her grandsons acting as pall-bearers. - Advocate. The funeral sermon of the late Rebecca Wansbrough was preached in the Methodist Church last Sabbath ...