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ARTHUR HASLEM
Fonthill News
[The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 17 February 1921]
The sad news of the death of Arthur Haslem brought depression to neighbors and friends in this village last Friday morning. Mr. Haslem had apparently successfully passed the crisis of an attack of plural-pneumonia and recovery seemed assured, but about 6.30 o’clock a heart attack compelled the immediate attendance of his physician, Dr. Emmet, and from this attack the patient only slightly rallied for a brief time, passing away in less than an hour after its occurrence. Mr. Haslem was a native of Halifax Yorkshire England and came to Canada about 1911 locating at Hamilton, Ont. During the war he was among the first to respond to the call and went overseas with the 68th machine gun battalion. In France he served with the 15th machine gun company and later with the 3rd machine gun battalion. In service he suffered no wounds, but was gassed during the last months of the war, and as has been proved with many of our boys, this is believed to have superinduced the heart weakness which ultimately caused death. During the past season Mr. Haslem was employed on the Tanner Estate, he having come with his battalion companion, James Haley, to gain fruit and vegetable farming experience in order to obtain the Government land grant with which to purchase a farm. Mr. Haslem at the time of his death was in his 32nd year and is survived by his widow, Elsie Morris Haslem, daughter of Wm. Morris, of Shandonah, Ps., and also a young son of 6 months. Mr. and Mrs. Morris arrived from Pa. on Saturday morning. Prayer service was held on Sunday evening at the residence by the Rev. W.S. Weary, rector of Holy Trinity Church and burial and chapel service held in Hamilton on Monday, at 2.30 p.m.
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