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[Welland Tribune, 15 March 1889]
That the new Presbyterian church will be built this summer is now almost a certainty, At a meeting on Tuesday evening a building committee and board of trustees were appointed, and it was agreed that the building should be proceeded with as soon as the subscription fund reached $4000. The list showed $3,735 yesterday-only $265 short of the required amount. The church is to be erected on the lot next to Mr. A. Griffith’s residence, and will cost about $5,000 exclusive of the lot.
[Welland Telegraph, 9 October 1891]
On Sunday afternoon County Treasurer G.L. Hobson, Esq., was taking a drive up the creek with his handsome pair of chestnut carriage horses, accompanied by his daughter Miss Daisy and his son Master George. When about three miles from home they met a young man on a bicycle coming towards them, and instead of his taking one side of the road he just kept straight for the horses, causing them first to jump on one side of the road and then in their fright to give a spring for the opposite side, upsetting the carriage and pitching all three of the occupants out. The horses then made off up the road and after a run of about four miles got tied out, and when caught were only going at a walking pace. The horses and rig escaped without being injured, but the occupants were not so fortunate, as Mr. Hobson broke one of his ribs, and Miss Daisy Hobson got a severe shaking; the boy was out of the tumble without a mark. Mr. W.F. Secord happened to be driving home at the time and he took Mr. Hobson in his rig and drove him home. Although feeling sore Mr. H. has been able to get to his office each day since Monday and his doctor, W.A. Smith, says he will be alright in a short time.
[Welland Telegraph, 28 August 1891]
Among the attractions at the park are a bronze statue lately erected near the museum, and the pyramid erected, some years ago by Mr. Barnett, to several Indian chiefs of early days. Our impressions on seeing the new statue is that it must be in memoriam of Thyendinaga, or some other chief of the Mohawks, who had once encamped in sight of the great falls of Niagara. The latest guide book has, of course, no references yet to the statue and tourists inquire about it in vain. The features of the face seem well executed and represent some noble son of nature of 100 years or more. The body is cut short and opposes the idea of longer proportions of the upper parts, but this may be true of the form and figure of the two Brants, father and son. The unveiling of the statue has not been reported in the daily papers, or we have failed to read any statement in reference to it, its name or fame. Perhaps it is the first one of a group of figures intended to be displayed in time to the multitudes passing by to indicate men of the early period of Ontario.
Niagara Falls Park commissioners have the honor of erecting the first monument. The Lundy’s Lane Society can show nothing yet as a memorial on the old battle ground, where brave soldiers and Indians fell together. The park commissioners have done themselves great credit.
Excursionists to the Mowat Falls Park complain that there is no bus line accommodation through the park. The 10 cent fee for admission to the island hinders thousands from extending a visit to them and the want of a bus line causes thousands more to keep away from the most delightful portion of the park. No wonder about the lack of patronage. It is a penny wise and a pound foolish policy that most unfortunately prevails in the management of the park, for which nature has done so much to adorn and magnify.
MANY HAIR-BREATHTH ESCAPES-EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH A SHARK
[Welland Telegraph, 14 August 1891]
LONDON, Aug. 7- Capt. Lawlor, on board the American dory, Sea Serpent, which started from Boston on an ocean race with the Mermaid, another dory, officered and manned by Capt. Andrews, arrived at Coverack near Lizard Point on the English Channel at 6.30 o’clock Wednesday morning. His recital of the incidents of the trip shows many narrow escapes from death.
The most exciting event was an encounter he had with a shark. On the night of July 24 he went to sleep after he had made his rudder ropes fast and otherwise prepared his boat to care for herself. He was suddenly awakened by a grinding noise and found a shark rubbing against the boat. He paid no attention to this as it was a common occurrence. Suddenly the boat gave a twist and he found the shark had turned over and had one end of the boat in its mouth trying to gnaw it off. Lawlor had a harpoon, but was afraid that if he threw it he might lose it. He tried to lash a knife to the harpoon so that he might stag the shark without danger of losing his weapon, but found he would not have time to do it as the shark’s powerful jaws were almost crunching the boat. He therefore took a patent yacht signal, a number of which he had on board, and which consist of an explosive preparation which acts somewhat after the manner of a Roman candle, lit the fuse and wrapped the signal in a newspaper. Then he threw his novel weapon overboard. As soon as it touched the water the shark seized it and the signal exploded, much to the detriment of the shark’s internal economy.
On August 3, while trying to speak to the bark, Finland, Lawlor lost control of his boat and the latter went down on her beam side ends and was half filled with water. He had hard work to right her. After parting company with the bark he had very dirty weather. When he arrived at Coverack he was drenched and greatly fatigued. The Postmaster there offered him the hospitalities of his house and Lawlor is now there resting from the strain of the voyage.
[Welland Telegraph, 14 August 1891]
Mr. John England, of Niagara Falls South, is gifted with more taste than the average artist. His pictures are simply fine, every point is made the most of and brought out to perfection. Mr. England’s specialty is the enlargement of photos, and his latest achievement in Welland is that of the late Sheriff Hobson, which may be seen in the county treasurer’s (G.L. Hobson, Esq.,) office. It is a picture that one may be proud of, and all that have seen it pronounce it as first class.
The Great Novelist’s Favorite “Mamie” to Write of her Father
[Welland Telegraph, 18 December 1891]
Pretty “Mamie” Dickens was already considered by those who knew Charles Dickens best to be the novelist’s favorite daughter. To none of his children, perhaps, was Dickens more affectionately attached, and the “pet daughter’ saw much of her father under all circumstances. When even the dogs were chased out of the novelist’s study, Mamie was allowed to stay. The daughter is now a full grown woman, living quietly just outside of London. For the first time since her father’s death, Miss Dickens has been persuaded to write of him whom she knew so well. During 1892 there will be published in The Ladies Home Journal, of Philadelphia, a series of articles by Miss Dickens under the attractive title of “My Father as I Recall Him.” Fortunately for the thousands who will read what she writes in this series, Miss Dickens has a retentive memory, and she made copious notes during her father’s lifetime. She will tell in this series everything she remembers of her father; how he educated his children; his family life and his personal habits; how he wrote his famous books; his love of flowers and animals; how Christmas was spent in the Dickens household; how the novelist romped with his children; the famous people who came to the Dicken’s home, and his last years and closing days. No articles ever published have in them as much promise of telling the world things which it has never known of Dickens, and Miss Dicken’s story of her father’s life will be eagerly looked for in thousands of homes where the name of Dickens is like a household word.
[Welland Telegraph, 13 November 1891]
A happy bridal couple met with a mishap on East Main street on Wednesday evening, that narrowly escaped serious consequences, Mr. E. Learn, of Sherkston, and Miss L. Gainer, of Thorold township, had during the day sworn eternal constancy in the form prescribed by civil and ecclesiastical law, and at the time of the accident were on the honeymoon trip towards Sherkston, when the spirited horses behind which they were riding took fright at some object in the road. The blushing and frightened bride jumped out, while the groom hung on like grim death and succeeded in quieting his horses after they had made a bad mess of the buggy. Borrowing another buggy from Sheriff Smith, the inseparable couple proceeded their way rejoicing.
A Faith of a Sailor-A Grand Christmas Gift
T. DeWitt Talmage
[Welland Telegraph, 25 December 1891]
I never like a Christmas season to pass without telling to someone a thrilling incident which happened at my house just eight year ago this coming Christmas. Perhaps I have told it to you, but I think not. A child from a neighbor’s house came in to say her father was dead. It was only three doors off, and, I think, in two minutes we were there. There lay the old Christmas sea captain, his face upturned toward the window as though he had suddenly seen the headlands, and with an illuminated countenance as though he were just going into harbor. The fact was he had already got through the “Narrows.” In the adjoining room were the Christmas presents awaiting for his distribution. Long, ago, one night when he had narrowly escaped with his ship from being run down by a great ocean steamer, he had made his peace with God, and a kinder neighbor than Captain Pendelton you would not find this side of heaven.
He had often talked to me of the goodness of God, and especially of a time when he was about to go into New York harbor with his ship from Liverpool, and he was suddenly impressed that he ought to put back to sea. Under the protest of the crew and under their very threat he put back to sea, fearing at the same time he was losing his mind, for it did seem so unreasonable that when they could get into harbor that night they should put back to sea. But they put to sea, and Captain Pendleton said to his mate, “You call me at ten o’clock to-night.” At twelve o’clock at night the captain was aroused and said: “What does this mean? I thought I told you to call me at ten o’clock and here it is twelve.” “Why,” said the young mate, “I did call you at ten o’clock , and you got up, looked around and told me to keep right on this same course for two hours, and then to call you at twelve o’clock.” Said the captain, “Is it possible? I have no remembrance of that.” At twelve o’clock the captain went on deck, and through the rift of the cloud of the moonlight fell upon the sea and showed him a shipwreck with one hundred passengers. He helped them off. Had he been any earlier or any later at that point of the sea he would have been of no service to those drowning people. On board the captain’s vessel, they began to band together as to what they should pay for the rescue, and what they should pay for the provisions. “Ah,” says the captain, “my lads, you can’t pay me anything: all I have on board is yours; I feel too greatly honored of God in having saved you to take any pay. Just like him.
Oh, that the old sea captain‘s God might be my God and yours. Amid the stormy seas of life may we have always someone as tenderly take care of us as the captain took care of the drowning crew and the passengers. And may we come into the harbor with as little physical pain and with as bright a hope as he had; and if it should happen to be a Christmas morning, when the presents are being distributed, and we are celebrating the birth of Him who came to save our shipwreck world, all the better, for what grander, brighter Christmas present could we have than Heaven?
[Welland Port Colborne Evening Tribune, Tuesday June 6, 1944]
Skelton –Mr and Mrs Robert Skelton (nee Myrtle Roberts) Welland Junction are happy to announce the birth of their daughter Gwyneth Elizabeth at the Welland Auxilliary Hospital on Saturday , June 3,1944.
Roik--Pte. George Roik(nee Marjorie Turner) are happy to announce the arrival of their baby daughter on Thursday, June 1,1944, a sister for Georgie.
McBrayne–Mr and Mrs M. McBrayne nee (Dorothy Phillips)are happy to announce the arrival of a son on Tuesday, June 6, 1944 at the Welland Auxilliary Hospital.
Smith– To Mr and Mrs R.R. Smith (nee Dorothea Phillips) a son, Robert Kent on Sunday June 4, 1944, at the Welland Auxilliary Hospital.
[Welland Port Colborne Evenning Tribune Tuesday,June 6, 1944]
Mr and Mrs J.H. Fletcher Jr. of Fonthill, wish to announce the engagement of their younger daughter, Mabel Eleanor to Harry Payne, son of Mr and Mrs A.P. Payne of Beverdams. The wedding will take place on July 15.
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