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[Welland Tribune, 24 July 1891]
Jane Eliza, relict of the late Sayres S. Hagar, who died on Tuesday, last, was a daughter of late Charles Fell of Pelham. Deceased had been in poor health for some time, being at the time of her death in the 78th year of her age. She was well and widely known and respected.
The funeral takes place today, from the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. E.A.C. Pew, Welland, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Interment at Fonthill cemetery.
[Welland Telegraph, 10 April 1891]
Michael McAlpine who died on the 23rd of March, was born February 5th, 1833, on the place where he died. He was the third son of the late Christopher and Sarah McAlpine, and was well known as a very quiet, peaceful man of the most sterling integrity, and who always attended strictly to his own business. He was a consistent member of the Church of England, and was fully prepared and anxious to lay down the burden of life after the weary years of hard labor and aches and pains incident to a farmer’s life. In 1852, at the age of 19, he accomplished his father to Australia and followed mining and lumbering in that country with varying fortune for more than ten years, burying his father at Ballarat in September, 1858. He afterwards crossed the Pacific via Port Horn to Liverpool, making a brief stay in England, and then returned via Quebec and Toronto to his old home, which he reached after an absence of just eleven years, bringing with him a large collection of specimens of the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms of Australia. After a brief stay at the old home he went to Tuscolo County, Mich., where he remained 7 years, and in 1868 he married Elizabeth Pearson of Crowland. Coming back to Canada he bought the interests of the principal heirs to his old birthplace, and settling down began in earnest to restore the old farm which had suffered from long neglect, but which he made to “blossom as the rose.” The widow, who mourns the loss of a loving husband, was a devoted partner, sharing alike his joys and sorrows and doing much to stimulate his ambition in the improvements to the old homestead. On Wednesday, March 25th, his remains were consigned to the earth at Doan’s Ridge, the funeral being attended by his brother, Volney, of Butler, Pa., three years his senior and “now the last of his race, but who did not arrive until after his brother’s decease.-COM
Her Reported Death Bed Confession of Complicity in the Murder
The Terrible Story-Mrs. Quigley is Alleged to have Told her Mother-
She Helped Day Throw his Wife Over the Precipice.
(Buffalo Courier)
[Welland Telegraph, 27 March 1891]
On the 18th day of last December Arthur Hoyt Day was hanged at Welland, Ont., for the murder of his wife Desire, whom he pushed over the high bank at the Canada side of the river at Niagara Falls. He maintained an air of bravado to the last, and also to the last declared his innocence of the crime. A witness at the trial was his sister, Mrs. Quigley, of Rochester, who accompanied Day and his wife to the scene of the tragedy. Interest in the case was revised here by the publication in Friday morning’s papers of a dispatch from Rochester saying that Mrs. Quigley was dead, and that in her dying hours she confessed that she assisted her brother in the murder, and was equally guilty with him. Later reports quoted Mrs. Quigley’s mother as denying that such a confession was made. The Democrat and Chronicle of Friday had a long chapter on the case, from which some parts may be republished as interesting.
That paper says that Mrs. Day, the mother of the executed man and of Mrs. Quigley, confided the fact and details of her daughter’s confession “to a gentleman whose veracity is unquestioned and whose name will be announced if necessary.” She told him this:
“Mary kept moaning and tossing all the morning and kept looking at one spot on the wall opposite the bed. She would look at this spot half an hour at a time without taking her eyes off it. I asked her what she was looking at and she said that she could see Arthur there, and then all of a sudden she burst out crying and said: “Oh, mother, I have got something on my mind that I must tell you.”
The Case Before the Kadi- The Persecuted Joel Reluctant to Testify Against his Loving Wife, who Shed Copious Tears During the Examination-Fined for Carrying Deadly Weapons.
[Welland Telegraph, 15 May 1891]
On Thursday of last week the domestic harmony of Mr. Joel Doan’s life was subjected to another periodical disturbance, and the wife of his bosom proceeded to execute summary chastisement upon her liege lord for misdemeanors both real and imaginary. Joel had been gazing lovingly upon the lager as it foamed over the top of the shuper, and in consequence, according to Mrs. Doan’s ideas, was incapacitated for his routine of duty. Mrs. Doan also had grave suspicions that her husband was bestowing too much affection upon another woman. Being a woman of some spirit and possessing the faculty of getting down to business without any prefactory nonsense, she vowed eternal vengeance upon the frail Joel and the seductive siren who was basking in the sunshine of his smiles. Now it is pretty well known that when Mrs. D starts out on a mission of this kind she is very apt to make things interesting, and once the vials of her wrath are uncorked a hale of blue atmosphere, suggestive of brimstone, is easily imagined to surround her. About noon on the day in question Joel was in the Frazer House when the enemy approached, who with a sting of language not authorized by Webster, pounced upon him, slapped his face and clutched his fat pocket book, which she consigned to her own pocket. She pelted him with stones, uttered dire threats of terrible vengeance, and upbraided him with all the wrongs in the calendar. Joel finally escaped but during the afternoon she found him at a home on Division street where she was denied admittance, and received with a pail of warm water. She had secured a revolver and when the truant husband appeared this was discharged, which action led to her arrest on complaint of her son Benjamin. She gave bail to appear on Monday, when she came before Police Magistrate Hellems, charged with “unlawfully and feloniously shooting with the intent to do grievous bodily harm on Joel Doan.
The court was called at 10 o’clock, but it was 10.35 when the defendant put in an appearance followed by a few whom she had secured to testify in her defence. She was somewhat disappointed when told that her witnesses could not be called and that the court could only take such evidence as offered by the crown, but that she might be represented by counsel. She inquired for Mr. German but he being away she went after Mr. Harcourt, and not securing his services hunted up Mr. L.C. Raymond.
The defence elected for summary trial, but the Court would not decide until the evidence was heard, as it might be of such a nature that would necessitate commitment to trial.
Several witnesses testified to hearing Mrs. Doan threaten to shoot, and seeing her with a revolver. Her son had seen her running about Geo. Minor’s house and threatening if her husband did not come out “to bore him clean through;” he had seen his father afterwards and took him to the City hotel and washed the blood off his face, but did not see the shooting.
Joel Doan, the man alleged to have been shot, was very reluctant to testify, and treated the matter as a joke, saying he guessed his wife only wanted to scare him.
On his evidence the prosecution broke down and had no case to go on with, but the Court felt inclined to take action on the statute regarding the carrying of firearms. He gave the defendant quite a lecture and strongly advised her to guard her word in future. He dismissed the charge of shooting with intent and reserved his judgement on the matter respecting the carrying of fire arms until Wednesday when he imposed a fine of $20 and costs.
During the progress of the examination Mrs. Doan wept copious tears of sorrow and repentance and her sobs echoed through the court room like the plaintive wail of injured innocence.
[Related TALE: JOEL CLARK DOAN]
[Welland Telegraph, 4 March 1891]
Last Thursday evening about nine o’clock, John Battle, of Thorold, closed his eyes in death. For some months he had been confined to his residence, and all hope of his recovery was abandoned by his friends some time ago. The deceased was born in Ballymore, County Sligo, Ireland, in 1824, and came to Canada in 1842, settling at once in Thorold, where he commenced life as a day laborer on the second Welland canal, and by industry and economy amassed before the end of his life a comfortable income. He was interested in many business enterprises, and possessed a shrewdness and keen foresight which enabled him in most all cases to judge correctly of any enterprise before he invested in it. His remains were interred in the St. Catharines cemetery on Monday.
[Welland Telegraph, 4 March 1891]
At 7 o’clock on Sunday evening last Archibald Thompson, Sr., passed to his last rest, at the advanced age of 90 years. On the Sunday previous to his death he contracted a cold, and suffered from kidney trouble, but on the following Thursday he had sufficiently recovered to be around the house, read his papers, and discuss with interest and intelligence the political questions which are agitating the minds of the electors. The next day he suffered a relapse, was attacked with a violent fit of retching, became unconscious, and from that time never uttered a word. Death was evidently painless however, the old gentleman apparently sleeping away, so that it was difficult to determine just when sleep ended and death entered. Deceased was a devout member of the Presbyterian church, and never missed an attendance at worship unless he was too ill to leave the house. In politics he was a staunch reformer, and took a keen interest in all the great political questions. He was born in the Township of Stamford on the 12th day of December, 1800, his parents being of Scottish origin. Although too young to take any part in the war of 1812, he always carried a distinct remembrance of many incidents with it, but two of his older brothers were active participants in some of the most famous battles. Deceased resided on a farm in Stamford until the separation of the counties of Lincoln and Welland, when he was appointed treasurer of the County of Welland, and removed to the county town, where he resided until his death. In 1858 he contested the county in the reform interest and was defeated by Gilbert McMicken with a small majority. H was one of the first representatives of Stamford in the Niagara council, and held a commission as justice of the peace for more than half a century. In 1837 he served in a company under Capt. Bradshaw in quelling the rebellion, and at his death held the rank of lieut.-colonel of the retired militia. His first wife was Miss Jane Fitch, who died leaving a family of five daughters and three sons. His second wife was Mrs. Sims and his third wife Mrs. Cook. The funeral takes place to day and interment will made in the family burying ground at Stamford.
[Welland Telegraph, 13 February 1891]
Many old residents of the county remember Thos. Brown who lived at Port Robinson some years ago, and removed from there to Bay City, Mich. Word was received last week, by his sister, Mrs. W.N. Garden, of his death at the age of 60 years. Deceased was well known in this neighborhood and the news of his demise is received with much regret. He leaves a wife but no family.
[Welland Telegraph, 23 January 1891]
Mr. Joseph Bailey, who lives on the feeder near here, has the sympathy of his friends in the unusually heavy affliction that has befallen him in the loss of three of his children within the short space of a week. An epidemic of measles has been prevailing there for the past month or so, which early found its way into Mr. Bailey’s home and chose its victims from among the members of his young family. The little ones were so full of life and activity that they could not be kept within the restraints required for the successful treatment of the disease, consequently the measles struck in, and, as if to render the physician’s task still harder, whooping cough supervened. At this juncture the neighbors became aware of the serious state of affairs, and, at the risk of the carrying the infection into their own homes, came to the relief of the over worked father in such kindly offices as they could render., but they were too late to stay the fatal blow in at least three cases. The first victim yielded up the struggle soon after 9 o’clock on Monday morning Jan. 12th, and his burial at Welland was arranged for Wednesday, but when the funeral arrived at the church on that day the hearse contained two coffins instead of one, another child having died during the night. Friends were now thoroughly aroused and redoubled their efforts, and tender nursing was added to the physician’s skill. Mary Elizabeth was now the subject of their anxiety, and as her case was about past hope, clerical baptism was administered. However, the fears for her were only too fully realized, and the little sufferer passed away early on Sunday morning to join her two little brothers in that Kingdom of which she was an inheritor as being a member of Christ and a child of God.
[Welland Telegraph, 2 October 1891]
Another of Welland county’s residents has gone over to the silent majority during the past week. This time the call was to John A. Garden, of Stamford, a man who had lived all his days in the homestead where he died and who had by his popularity won that respect in the Niagara district which can only be obtained by an upright and straight forward life. The deceased was a son of the late Capt. Garden, formerly of Her Majesty’s army, and was 62 years of age at the time of his death. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon, the service at the house and the grave being conducted by the Rev. L. Spencer, of Thorold, the cortege leaving the house at 2 o’clock for Thorold cemetery the place of interment. The following gentlemen were chosen by the deceased prior to his death to act as pall bearers: Messrs. J. Harrison Pew, Jno. Alliston, H. Mussen, Frederick Hutt, Geo. A. Thomas, T.W. Woodruff and James Lawson, the last named gentleman could not attend, and a substitute was put in his place. A large number of friends from all parts attended to pay the last tribute of respect to the man whom they had so highly esteemed in life. The deceased was a life long conservative and a man whom his party could always rely on being solid and true to his party and country. In his death a blank has been made in the ranks. In religion he was an adherent of the Episcopalian church. He leaves a wife and four children to mourn his loss besides two brothers and two sisters, a brother Mr. Henry Garden and a sister Mrs. Carroll reside in St. Catharines, and his other brother is Mr. W.N. Garden, a well known merchant of Welland, the other sister Miss S. Garden resides in Milton. Of his children one son is seeking his fortune in Manitoba; Arthur is a traveller for Archdale Wilson & Co., of Hamilton, with his home in Barrie; one daughter is the wife of Mr. Hewlit Green, of Niagara Falls and the youngest daughter is living at home. The deceased was taken sick whilst working in the harvest field, being seized with sudden pains in the back, which necessitated him taking to his bed and for three weeks to the time of his death he suffered severe pains, which were eased by that silent sleep in which everyone must sooner or later fall into.
The Charms and Attractions of Winnipeg-A Few Notes on the Experimental Farm-
The Great Sanderson Farm-Warm Greetings From Old Friends-
A Great Country and an Enjoyable Visit
[Welland Telegraph, 2 October 1891]
Since Mr. John Phelps, Welland’s well known and popular miller returned from his visit to Canada’s great wheat garden, the prairie province of Manitoba, he has been enthusiastic over the glories of the country, and more than ever convinced that when Canada’s great resources in that section are once developed, the ethereal blue dome will cover no land more favored with choice advantages or blessed with greater prosperity. It is Mr. Phelps’ delight to recount the sights he saw and enjoyed, to speak of the friends he met, and to extoll upon the great prospects and probabilities of the near and bright future of the place he visited. John’s wide circle of friends in the counties of Welland, Lincoln and Monck, know him as a bright and valuable conservationist, but when he talks of Manitoba and gets thoroughly warmed up to his subject, words of enthusiasm flow with such rapid eloquence and interesting detail, lending such additional charm to his stories, that one can almost imagine that they are in the midst of the great province with its miles of golden grain, while the soft cadence of the narrator’s musical voice as it rises and falls in accordance with the proper emphasis on a particular subject, makes one think they can hear the echo of the laden wheat heads as they rustle under the influence of the undulating waves of the balmy prairie breezes. A.K. Scholfield, Esq., of Port Colborne, and Mr. J. Hindson, Mr. Phelps’ father-in-law were the companions, and no trio ever enjoyed the beauties of nature more than they.