"The Saint Croix Courier Journey Through Time"
                     A Collection of Amusing and Informative News and Opinions from Past Issues
                         Written with permission of Saint Croix Courier
          Courtesy of Joan Christie

1896

JANUARY 2, 1896
DIED :
MCKENZIE - At the manse, on the 19 inst., the infant daughter of Rev. A. A. McKenzie.
MCCURDY - At Calais, December 26, Ralph McCurdy, aged 1 year, 8 months.

JANUARY 9, 1896
DIED :
HANSON - At St. Stephen, January 4, George M. Hanson, aged 69 years.
MCINTOSH - At Milltown, December 30, Ada May McIntosh, aged 23 years, 3 months.
MUNDIE - At St. Sephen, January 3, Mrs. Nancy S. Mundie, aged 85 years.

JANUARY 16, 1896
DIED :
HILL - At Milltown, Me., January 21, Edgar C. Hill, aged 25 years, 4 months, 21 days.
ODONNELL - At St. Stephen, January 14, Michael O'Donnell, aged 77 years, 3 months.

JANUARY 23, 1896
DIED :
JAMESON - At St. Stephen, January 17, Alice beloved wife of Charles Jameson, aged 82 years, 2 months
22 days.
JOHNSTON - At St. Stephen, January 21, Robert Johnston, aged 66 years, 2 months, 3 days.

JANUARY 30, 1896
DIED :
HARTFORD - At St. Stephen, January 25, Mary Emma, wife of Emary J. Hartford, aged 33 years, 11
months.
MEHAN - At St. Stephen, January 23, James G. son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mehan, aged 1 year, 1
months, 23 days.
MCLEAN - At St. Stephen, January 25, Martha McLean, aged 66 years.

FEBRUARY 6, 1896
BORN :
LAUBMAN - At St. Stephen, January 31, to Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Laubman, a son and a daughter.

DIED :
MCVAY - At Little Ridge, February 3, Alexander McVay, aged 84 years.
WOODCOCK - At Upper Mills, February 1, Aulden, child of Edward and Hattie Woodcock, aged 12
months.

FEBRUARY 13, 1896
DIED :
MOORE - At St. Stephen, February 8, Mrs. Sarah P. Moore, aged 81 years, 7 months.
MCCARTNEY - At Scotch Ridge, February 10, Clara, wife of Samuel McCartney, aged 33 years, 10
months.
POMEROY - At Pomeroy Ridge,  February 9, William Pomeroy, aged 88 years, 10 monhts.

FEBRUARY 20, 1896
DIED :
BARTLETT - At Bartlett's Mills, February 14, Cyrus Bartlett, aged 44 years, 13 days.
PEEL - At St. Stephen, February 14, Margaret Taressa, wife of Thomas Peel, aged 54 years.
THOMPSON - Suddenly at St. Andrews, February 8, Daniel W. Thompson, age 43 years leaving a wife and
four children.

FEBRUARY 27, 1896
DIED :
MCLAUGHLIN - At St. Stephen, February 22, of diphtheria, Nina, aged 8 years, 5 months, 7 days,
daughter of J. Holmes and Eva McLaughlin.
MCKAY - At Scotch Ridge, February 26, George McKay, aged 65 years.

MARCH 4, 1896
DIED :
ARMSTRONG - At Beaconsfield, March 1, Robert Armstrong, aged 63 years.
MCWHA - At St. Stephen, March 2, James McWha, aged 85 years.
LOWELL - At Calais, February 24, Emeline Danforth Lowell, aged 88 years.

MARCH 12, 1896
DIED :
CALDER - At Deer Island, February 16, Mary E. Calder, relict of the late James A. Calder, aged 66 years,
and 4 months.
GARTLEY - At the Valley Road, Parish of St. Stephen, March 9, Susie F., beloved wife of Osburn Gartley,
aged 22 years, 5 months.
MCKENZIE - At St. George, February 26, after a lingering illness, E. Bruce McKenzie, aged 25 years.

MARCH 19, 1896
DIED :
HARTFORD - At St. Stephen, March 17, Luther V. Hartford, aged 66 years, 6 months.
MATTHEWS - On Campobello, March 6, Mrs. Frannie Matthews, aged 73 years.

MARCH 26, 1896
DIED :
LOVE - At Basswood Ridge, March 21, Archibald Love, aged 47 years.
MATTHEWS - On Campobello, March 6th, Mrs. Fannie Matthews, 75 years.
SMITH - At Union Mills, March 20, Mrs. Mary Anna Smith, aged 67 years.

APRIL 2, 1896
DIED :
COOK - At Oak Hill, March 29, Mrs. Eleanor, Cook, aged 50 years, 2 months.
JACKSON - At Wilson's Beach, Campobello, March 20th, the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Jackson.

APRIL 9, 1896
DIED :
FLANAGAN - At St. Stephen, April 4, Mary E. Flanagan, aged 21 years, 10 monhts.
WEBBER - At Bay Road, April 8, James Webber, aged 88 years, 1 month.

APRIL 16, 1896
DIED :

APRIL 23, 1896
BORN :
DEXTER - At Milltown, April 10, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. O. Dexter, a son.

DIED :
DAVIDSON - At Tower Hill, April 16, Mrs. Nellie Davidson, aged 90 years, 8 months.
JOHNSON - At Lynnfield, April 20, James A. Johnson, aged 30 years, 4 months.
MILLIGAN - At Baillie, April 22, Mrs. James Milligan, aged 44 years.

APRIL 30, 1896
DIED :
FOSTER - At Milltown, Me., April 28, Frank G. Foster, aged 17 years, 26 days.
HUTCHINSON - At Bay Road, April 28, Alexander Hutchinson, aged 85 years 26 days.

MAY 7, 1896
DIED :
HAWTHORNE -  At Waweig, April 29, Albion O., infant child of David and Sara Hawthorne.
MACDONALD - At Milltown, Me., May 5, Eva Helen, aged 4 years, 18 days, daughter of George and
Nellie MacDonald.
MCLEOD - At Scotch Ridge, St. James, May 1, Neil McLeod, aged 76 years, 1 month.

MAY 14, 1896
DIED :
DEWAR - At St. Stephen, May 9, Margaret, relict of the late James Dewar, aged 59 years, 5 months.
MCLAUGHLIN - At Lawrence Station, May 9, Minnie Eva, wife of Alfred McLaughlin, aged 37 years, 11
months.
ROBINSON - At St. Stephen, April 8, Emma, wife of Frank Robinson, 27 years, 8 months.

MAY 21, 1896
DIED :
BROWN - At the Ledge Road, Dufferin, May 17th, Ira Brown, aged 69 years, 3 months.
ROBINSON - At Baillie, May 19, Robert Robinson, aged 74 years, 4 months.

JUNE 4, 1896
DIED :
DENSMORE - Suddenly , at Lynnfield, May 30, Frank Densmore, aged 59 yeas.
SHERMAN - At St. David, June 2, James W. Sherman, aged 34 years, 2 months.

JUNE 11, 1896
DIED :
KELLY - In Milltown, Me., May 30, Mrs. Cordelia Kelly, aged 94 years, 8 months.
KELLY - In Milltown, N.B., June 6, John Kelly, aged 85 years.
MAXWELL - At  Moore's Mills, June 3, Arthur Maxwell, aged 21 years.
MCKENZIE - At Little Ridge, June 6, James H. McKenzie, aged 7 months.
WEBBER - At St. Stephen, June 4, Fannie E. Webber, aged 1 year, 9 months, daughter of John and the late
Fannie Webber.

JUNE 18, 1896
DIED :
HANSON - At St. Stephen, June 17, Edith, wife of James Hanson, aged 58 years.
HANSON - At St. Stephen, June 13, Joseph Hanson, aged 25 years, son of Aaron and Mary Hanson.
MCCARLIN - At Oak Bay, June 15, Nina McCarlin, aged 41 years, 11 months.

JUNE 25, 1896
DIED :
MIDDLEMIST - At St. Stephen, June 24, Mildred Roberta, aged 8 months, daughter of Alexander and
Bertha Middlemist.
GREENLAW - At Calais, June 15, Charles E. Greenlaw, aged 5 years. 8 months.

JULY 2, 1896
DIED :
BURGESS - At Little Ridgeton, June 28, Rebecca E., relict of the late John Burgess, aged 65 years.

JULY 9, 1896
BORN :
DOTEN - At Oak Bay, July 4th, to Mr. and Mrs. Russell J. Doten, a son.

DIED :
BLANCHARD - At Milltown, Me., July 4th, Mary Blanchard, aged 91 years.
GAYTON - Drowned at Milltown, Me., July 3rd, Jos. Gayton, aged 15 years.
MCNINCH - At DeWolfe Cornor, July 6th, Catherine McNinch, aged 76 years.
WEATHERBY - At Little Ridge, July 2nd,  Mary A., wife of Hiram Weatherby, aged 36 years, 11 months.

JULY 16, 1896
BORN :
SMITH - At St. David's Hill, July 14, to Mr. and Mrs. Payson, Smith, a daughter.

DIED :
BAKER - At the Ledge, July 9, Mrs. Mary J. Baker, relict of the late Thomas Baker, aged 67 years, and 11
months.
CHRISTIE - At the Old Ridge, July 9th George Christie, aged 95 years, 1 month.
HALL - At Pomeroy Ridge, St. James, July 12th, Stephen Hall, aged 88 years, 4 months.

JULY 23, 1896
DIED :
BROWN - At Wilson's Beach, Campobello, July 12, Thomas Brown, aged 90 years.

JULY 30, 1896
DIED :
GRIMMER - At St. Stephen, July 29, Freddie G., aged 1 year, 10 months, child of Parker and Grace
Grimmer.
MILLIGAN - At Milltown, N.B., July 26, Phillip Milligan, aged 6 months.
MONTGOMERY - At Milltown, N.B., July 21, Annie M. Montgromery, aged 27 years.
 

AUGUST 6, 1896
DIED :
MARKS- At St. Stephen, August 1, of consumption, Miss Mary Marks, aged 38 years, 6 months.
MCGAW - At Oak Hill, August 5, Joanna V., McGaw, aged 4 years, 4 months, 20 days.

AUGUST 13, 1896
DIED :
HEALY - At Milltown, N.B., August 8th, James A. Healy, aged 39 years, 3 months.
NORMAN - At Calais, August 8th, Helen N. Norman, aged 6 months, 19 days. daughter of Harry and
Jennie Norman.
SIMPSON - At St. Stephen, July 29, Mary  J., aged 36 years, beloved wife of J. H. Simpson, formerly of
Waweig.

AUGUST 20, 1896
BORN :
SEELYE - At DeWolfe, N.B., August 8th, to the wife of F. B. Seelye, lic., of a daughter.

DIED :
KAINE - At Meredith Settlement, August 1th, Thomas Kaine, aged 88 years, 9 months and 22 days.
MARSHALL - At St. Stephen, August 13, Michael Marshall, aged 80 years.
MELVIN - At St. Stephen, August 17th, David A. Melvin, aged 51 years.

AUGUST 27, 1896
DIED :
MORRISON - At Milltown, N.B., August 20th, Peter C. Morrison, aged 76 years, 2 months.
NIXON - At Waweig, August 22, the infant son of Ozias and Clara Nixon.
RYAN - At Mohannes, August 21, Joannah Ryan, aged 48 years.

SEPTEMBER 3, 1896
DIED :
MORRATY - At Valley Road, August 28th, William D., aged 7 years, 8 months, child of Mr. and Mrs.
James Morraty.
MCMILLAN - At St. Stephen, August 27, John D. McMillan, aged 61 years, 11 months.

SEPTEMBER 10, 1896
BORN :
CLARK - At St. Stephen, August 31st, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clark, a son.
CLENDININ - At St. David, August 29th, to Mr. and Mrs. Harris Clendinin, a daughter.

DIED :
BEARDSLEY - At St. Stephen, September 6, Joseph D. Beardsley, aged 4 months.
DINSMORE - At St. Stephen, September 3, James F. Dinsmore, aged 55 years.
HARVEY - On Campobello, August 31, Daniel Harvey, aged 57 years, 9 months.

SEPTEMBER 17, 1896
DIED :
GREENE - At St. Stephen, September 11, Mildred A. Greene, aged 1 year 14 days, youngest child of James
and Minnie Greene.
LIBBY - At St. Stephen, September 8th, William Arthur Libby, aged 8 years.

SEPTEMBER 14, 1896
DIED :
MANIX - At Milltown, N.B., September 13, Michael Manix, aged 70 years.

OCTOBER 1, 1896
DIED :
GREEN - On Deer Island, September 16, Cabel Green, aged 92 years, 9 months.
MCLEOD - At Little Ridgeton, September 20th, John McLeod, aged 90 years.
PARKER - On Campobello, September 23, Mrs. Mary J. Parker,  aged 78 years, 9 months.

OCTOBER 8, 1896
DIED :
NEWMAN - On Campobello, September 27, Amos A. Newman, aged 47 years.
SAVAGE - On Campobello, September 29, James Savage, aged 75 years, 6 months.
TUCKER - In Calais, September 30th, Jane Tucker, aged 68 years, 1 month.

OCTOBER 15, 1896
DIED :

OCTOBER 22, 1896
BORN :
HANNAH - At St. Stephen, October 17th, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hannah Jr., a daughter.
MACNICHOL - At St. Stephen, October 17th, to Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Pike MacNichol, a son.

DIED :
CORNING - At Piskehegan, October 21st, Nancy Corning, aged 85 years.

OCTOBER 29, 1896
BORN :
GRIMMER - At St. Stephen, October 27th, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Grimmer, a daughter.

DIED :
SPINNEY - At Calais, October 28th, Sarah A., wife of Wm. Spinney, aged 59 years, 10 months.

NOVEMBER 5, 1896
DIED :
MCGAW - At Oak Hill, October 30th, Skiffington Robinson McGaw, aged 1 year, 4 months, 15 days.

NOVEMBER 12, 1896
DIED :
PEIRCE - At Bay Road, November 6, Eliza May, aged 8 months, 7 days, daughter of Nathaniel and Ella
Peirce.
RYAN - At Milltown, N.B., November 11, Catherine Ryan, aged 51 years, relict of the late Barney Ryan.

NOVEMBER 19, 1896
BORN :
BECKETT - At Calais, November 13th, to Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Beckett, twin boys.

DIED :

NOVEMBER 26, 1896
DIED :
CHADWICK - In Calais, November 18, infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chadwick.
HARRIS - At McAdam Junction, November 21, Harvey E. Harris, aged 27 years.

DECEMBER 3, 1896
DIED :
OBER - At Calais, October 27th, Gracie Ober, aged 2 years, 3 months.
WATSON - At St. Stephen, December 1st, Emma, aged 88 years, 2 months, relict of the late Robert
Watson.

DECEMBER 10, 1896
DIED :
HANNAH - At St. Stephen, December 7th, Elizabeth, wife of Geo. F. Hannah, aged 63 years, 10 months.
MAXWELL - At Old Ridge, December 7th, Louise J., wife of Clarence Maxwell, aged 28 years, 10
months.

DECEMBER 17, 1896
DIED :
ANNAN - At Mohannas, December 12, Martin Annas, aged 68 years.
BONNES - At Basswood Ridge, December 9th, Thomas M. Bommes, aged 72 years, 3 months.
TOFT - At Waweig, December 12, Mrs. Matilda Toft, aged 66 years.

DECEMBER 24, 1896
DIED :

DECEMBER 31, 1896
DIED :
 


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