[Welland Tribune, 18 February 1898]
The funeral of the late Mrs. Geo. A. Metler. on January 22d last, was very largely attended, the church being filled to its utmost capacity. There never was a funeral at the church at which there were so many in tears. Mary McGlashan was born on the 7th of February, 1854. She was 43 years, 11 months and 12 days old at her decease. She commenced her musical education at 10 years of age, and became the organist of the North Pelham Presbyterian church at 14. Her first appearance was at the funeral of the Rev. Alexander McGlashan, her great uncle, on Sept. 10, 1867. She continued the organist for about 15 years, after that at intervals, until two years ago she filled the position again permanently – in all a little over twenty years. She united with the Presbyterian church on the 24th of May, 1876, of which she was a consistent member. Earnest in her Master’s cause, her feelings of benevolence and sympathy went out towards those in destitute and suffering circumstances, especially the sick poor, ever ready to extend a helping hand and administer to their wants as far as her health and means would permit, and in all she did she desired to be unobserved and to take the humblest position, but was often asked to take the high seat which her talent and ability eminently fitted her to occupy. She assisted her father in a great variety of entertainments, concerts and conventions, extending over a large number of years. She became the wife of George A. Metler on the 29th of September, 1880. On the 29th of January, 1882, a son was born unto them. This, their first born, died at the age of one year and fourteen days. Mrs. Metler had a very great number of acquaintances and friends. She passed quietly away to a peaceful rest. She leaves a husband, a lovely daughter of ten years, father, mother and one brother, to mourn her loss.
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Chippawa News
[Welland Tribune, 18 February 1898]
Mrs. Schoenacker, sr., died at Chippawa on Sunday last, at the advanced age of 75 years. Deceased leaves four sons—Jacob of Newark, N. J. Louis, Niagara Falls, N. Y., John and Edward of Chippawa, — and two daughters, Mrs. Henry Pearce of Chippawa and Miss Emma Schoenacker of Buffalo. The remains were buried at Chippawa on Tuesday, Rev. Canon Mackenzie conducting the service. The sons and grandsons were pall-bearers, as follows: Jacob, John, Lewis and Edward Schoenacker, Charles Pearce and William Schoenacker.
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[Welland Tribune 1898]
Snow very deep; good sleighing.
Mrs L. Horton has been seriously ill the past week.
Mr Coleman and family have gone to West Va. For the winter.
A number of trees hereabout were broken down with the heavy snow storm.
The Saints’ meetings are still in progress, Rev Mr Hanes conducting the same.
Mr C. Robins, our new postmaster, is all right. He intends adding a little grocery store in connection with the P.O.
Mrs C. Horton of Welland paid Boyle friends a visit last week. Mrs H. Has many warm friends in this place who are always glad to see her,
Miss Jennie Rogers and sister, Mrs Bea, of this place were thrown out if their buggy by their horse being frightened at the T.H. & B train near Fenwick. They got quite a shaking up. No serious harm was done them, but the buggy was wrecked.
[Welland Tribune, 28 February 1898]
The following from the Oceana, Mich,. Herald, will be read with pleasure by many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Walton among the TRIBUNE’S readers:-
Robert Walton and family have moved into their new house on Bennett st., which is nearly finished inside. Mr. Walton’s new house is one of the finest in Oceana, and about the most conveniently arranged house in the city. Located as it is on the side hill, it commands a view of the entire village and many miles of the surrounding country. The house is finely finished in butternut, oak, birch and birdseye maple.
The architect who made the plan for the house was Mr. Jonathan Augustine of Ypsilanti, Mrs. Walton’s brother, who certainly had in view a house that would be a pretty, comforatble and convenient home. The house was built by Mr. Samuel Augustine, another brother of Mrs. Walton, and the carpenter work on the house shows Mr. Augustine to be a fine workman.
Mr. and Mrs. Walton may well feel proud of their and beautiful home on the hill, and we hope they will remain with us to enjoy it for many years to come.
NORAH, Louisiana, Feb. 14, 1898
[Welland Tribune, 25 February 1898]
Editor: Welland Tribune:-
DEAR SIR- As I received my TRIBUNE this afternoon with great pleasure, and looking for some home news at a glance, I saw Air Line, which at one time was my old stomping ground, and I see that C.W. Nugent, Chet. Shultis and Wils Leitch are still debating the subject of married, or single life. I think they should have that subject pretty well decided by this time. I hope that C.W. Nugent hasn’t been breaking any more buggy springs. I was on the platform with C.W. Nugnet on that same subject about four years ago, and he said he would get married and would tell us all about it. I would like to hear from him next. I hope in some future time I will meet all my old friends at the old Air Line school house. I am now in the sunny south where the cotton and the cane grows. I remain yours truly, T.J. ROACH
Niagara Falls Village
[Welland Tribune, 28 January 1898]
A correspondent, who visited the Falls and village the other day, writes the TRIBUNE as follows:- “The scenery along the village avneues and grounds the past week has been unusually beautiful. The trees and shrubs have been decked with bridal costume in winter’s white array, lighted up with a bright sun. It is a magnificent scene, gorgeous, with snow-clad purity. It is like some fairy land described by writers of sentimental vision. But this is realistic, and wide-spread at the Falls. It is a scene typical of heavenly purity for whiteness of all outside things of nature.”
Our correspondent adds:- “ One other remarkable object at the Falls, looking at it from the village on the west, is the huge spray cloud constantly arising, dark unto blackness, except at its lofty edges. It is a cloud tipped “with silver brightness.” The brightness of the sun is quite obscured by the density of the spray during the morning hours, but meanwhile, the sun is rising in majesty asserting his power over misty clouds and shadows, and brightening all things alike at his noontide. In the afternoon the scene of splendor is changed; the sun from the west reflects its light directly upon the extending spray cloud. And a gracious rainbow, often a double rainbow, surrounds the great cataract, its ends lightly restng upon the two countries-Canada and New York State. We need say nothing more. All is beautiful; all is typical of greater things to be hereafter revealed. Let every mind learn to ponder over these things. Winter and summer at the Falls present their glorious forms to attract the visitor, and to teach men lessons of wisdom.
Port Colborne
[Welland Tribune, 11 February 1898]
Catharine White, relict of the late Thomas White, and step-mother of Chas. White, died on Friday morning last at 9.20 o’clock. She had been ill for about a month, but there was no thought that death was so close at hand. Mrs. White (Faubell) was born in Hershfeldt, Hesse, Germany, in 1816. Her first husband died in Germany, and in 1845, with her young daughter (now Mrs. David Kramer) she emigrated to Buffalo, where she married (in 1847) her late husband, Thomas White, who died in 1893. Deceased leaves a daughter (referred to above) and one step-son, Charles White, by Mr. White’s first wife. The remains were interred at Overholt’s cemetery on Monday, Rev. Mr. Dorn officiating. The pallbearers were William Bonaberg, Wm. Zeiter, Michael Reeb, Adolphus Middlestedt, Jno. Landgraf and John Wichmann, sr. The attendance at the funeral was very large, testifying to the great esteem in which this aged pioneer of this section was held in the community in which she had lived since 1847-over half a century. When Mr. and Mrs. White first came here he started a small brewery, and later went into the hotel business. There were no licenses required in those days, but later a license of $5 per year was charged. About 1854 Mr. White and Mr. North built the brewery in Port Colborne, which was soon sold out wholley to Mr. North, and Mr. White came back to Stonebridge, where he carried on the hotel business up to the time of his death. Mrs. White survived her husband just five years…..The relatives desire to express sincere thanks to neighbors and friends for the many kindnesses and great sympathy shewn during their affliction.
Niagara Falls Town
[Welland Tribune, 11 February 1898]
John O’Neill, Queen strreet, an old and respected citizen, passed away to his rest on Tuesday morning. Deceased was for long years an employee of the G.T.R., and was a respected member of St. Patrick’s congregation. He was a good specimen of the warm-hearted Irishman, and a descendent of the O’Neill’s of Ulster. A widow and grown up family are left to mourn, with whom we heartily sympathize. The funeral takes place at Fairview today.
Niagara Falls Village
[Welland Tribune, 4 February 1898]
On the 28th January last, the above named old resident of Lundy’s lane departed this life in peace, at the age of 80 years and two weeks. For more than a year his health had been failing, and for about four months his ailments were most severe, yet borne with much patience and religious trust. Charles Biggar was a loyal son of a U.E. Loyalist pioneer, who settled with others at or near what is now known as Lundy’s Lane, and although born after the famous battle, he inherited all the spirit of loyalty of his father and maintained the same principles in support of the integrity of the British Empire and this portion in particular. He was an intelligent and diligent reader of political history, and so his convictions became strong in support of the constitutional government which his father and thousands of others had fought in their lifetime to uphold and establish in Canada. Charles was born Jan. 14, 1818, in Stamford, on the old farm north of Lundy’s Lane, about one mile west of the battle ground. His father, William Biggar, was born in 1777, and soon after came with his parents to this country when a young man. He was married but a short time when his wife died; he married again-Miss Rebecca Green-she lived long, to 94 years of age. It has been said that she was the first white child born in the Niagara peninsula. There is a long and interesting history connected with her family name-Green-in this county. William Biggar, her husband died before her, 14th May 1858; he had fought at the battles of Queenston, Beaver Dam, Chippawa and Lundy’s Lane, and received honorable mention for his bravery on several occasions. The following were children of William and Rebecca (Green) Biggar: James, Reuben, Eliza Ann, Richard, Robert, Lewis, Charles, John, William, Isaac and Elizabeth. The last four are living at this date.
Charles H. Biggar, the subject of our present notice, was married to Miss Caroline Sumner, daughter of a loyalist family in Oakville. She died five years ago, Feb. 5, 1893. They have left many family relics of the old days-plates, metal cups, saucers, knives and forks-which had been hidden buried in the garden attached to the homestead by his parents, William and Rebecca Biggar, during the invasion of the country in July 1814. An old tall clock is in the possession of Miss Phoebe S. Biggar. It has struck the hours when death came to great grand-father Green, grandfather Wm. Biggar, and her late father, Charles H. Biggar. A valuable watch once carried by a British officer at Lundy’s Lane, July 25th, 1814, is now carried as a good time-keeper by young Charles L. Biggar.
The mortal remains of Mr. Biggar were interred last Tuesday, Feb. 1, among kindred graves in the old cemetery of Lundy’s Lane. Notwithstanding the severely cold and stormy day, there was a very large gathering of friends and relatives from Toronto, Oakville, Port Colborne, the townships south and west of the Lane, also from Niagara Falls and Buffalo, from whence came a memorial wreath of flowers. The Rev. Canon Bull, who had been visiting Mr. Biggar for a few months, officiated at the burial. Owing to the great storm prevailing, the chief portion of the service was said in George Biggar’s house, next to his father’s late residence.
In a brief address, the chief subject was on “Pilgrims and strangers of earth who can have no continuing city here, but should ever seek one to come, whose Builder and Maker is God.” Mention was made of several names of early pioneers of this district besides the name of Biggar, as Green, Lundy, Cook, Bender, Pew-interred together on the hill, awaiting the resurrection of the dead. The pallbearers were his grandsons: Two sons of Mrs. Cooper, Port Colborne; two sons of Wm. J. Biggar and two sons of Geo. C. Biggar. The family now left are two sons and three daughters-Wm. Johnson Biggar, Eva (Mrs. Mulholland, Toronto), Phoebe S., George Chalmers, Rebecca (Mrs. Cooper).
Niagara Falls Village
[Welland Tribune, 4 February 1898]
Mrs. F. Fischer, sr., mother of E.J. Fischer of the Prospect House, this village, and of Albert Fischer of Chippawa, fell dead of heart disease at her home at Preston, Ont., on Friday last. Mrs. Fischer had gone into the woodshed, where her daughter heard her fall, and life was extinct when she was carried into the house. The deceased was well-known in this vicinity, and many an old friend will hear of her sudden taking away with deep regret.
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