CONTENTS
Epitome of Diaries, 1881-1898 Pages 1 to 58
Marriages, 1881-1898 Pages 59 to 62
Deaths, 1881-1898 Pages 63 to 71
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Index to a Large Part of Epitome
(End of Book, following page 71)
EPITOME OF DAIRIES 1881 - 1898
1881 1
1881
JAN 1 John Bright - Received letter from
3 Attended Meeting of Castlefin Land League, Robert
McKinlay in the chair
8 Annie Caldwell seriously ill for several days
18 Rev [Reverend?] Wm [William?] [Colquhoun?] ordained at Ahoghill
19 Assisting Andrew Taylor in correcting proofs of his
"Comments on Irish grievances".
21 Went to Lifford [in?] Robt Michan's sleigh, returning
via Ballindrait (there were several weeks of continued
frost that winter)
Feb 18 Election of Medical Officer, Killygirvin dispensary, Dr.
Farnwick, 7 votes: Dr. Ferguson, 6 votes
Apr 7 Gladstone's Land Bill is introduced
16 In Raphoe Fair selling cattle, J G McCleery
Postmaster, showed me how a telephone works
Heard voice from Derry whispering numbers 1-90
29 Uncle Clark sails for Canada
May 12 C S Caldwell slips [ships?] 3 of Ashgrove sheep
June 5 Father attended church today for first time since
his serious illness last September
6 Accompanied father to Castlefin fair - his first
time to attend markets since Sept last
22 Uncle Clark has bought 320 acres in Manitoba
July 16 At Lifford assizes - Father's name called fourth time
for special jury, when Dr Button appeared
stated that father was unfit to appear at present assizes
16 - 19 Alick and Nessie Houston spent weekend here
1881 2
1881
July 18 George Bustard - agent for Bustard estate, calls. He
asks Brother Stuart his name, and he replies, "Charles
Stewart Parnell, the Land Leaguer". Mr
Bustard, looking surprised, turned to [Gilles?] and
asked "I suppose this is Miss Fanny Parnell".
20 Rev. [Reverend?] J M Rodgers lectures at Carnm [Carnmoney?]
on "What I saw across the ferry". Rev [Reverend?] Robt
[Robert?] Wallace, criticised the lecturer's references to
instrumental music in New York churches
22 Rev [Reverend?] Robt [Robert?] Wallace accepts call from Lylehill
24 New Congregational Church, Castlefin, opens for worship.
31 Walked to Raphoe to hear Rev [Reverend?] R [Robert?] Wallace preach
(Was formerly monitor in Carnine Nat. [National?] School)
Aug 7 In Stranorlar, Heard Rev [Reverend?] Wm [William?] [Colquhoun?]
preach twice. He and I dined at Robert Ewings
Aug 9 Visitation Presbytery at Donaghmore: 3 elders
ordained (Robt [Robert?] Roulston James Harper, and John J Harpur)
[B 9 Irish Land Bill passes House of Lords (amended)
17 Rev [Reverend?] W [William?] Colquhoun and C S Caldwell spend evy.
[evening?] here
17 Irish Land Bill - Lords accept Commons amendments
22 Jas [James?] B Gamble opens shop in Castlefin, next Post Office
26 Tyrone By election [By-election?] - Colonel Knox (C),
[Conservative?] T A Dickson (Lib) [Liberal?] Rev [Reverend?]
Harold Rylett (Nat). [Nationalist?] Executive Committee of Castlefin Land League wires to Newspapers
A resolution favouring Dickson: on Aug 30 Mr
Parnell directs branch to rescind resolution
30 Heard Parnell at Meeting in Strabane to-day
30 Tyrone Election "Standard says resolution" strikes
the true key (see Aug 26)
1881 3
1881
Sept 1 Thos [Thomas?] Sexton writes John Taylor that if resolution of
Aug 26 is not publicly withdrawn "Your branch
will be cut off from connections with Land League".
2 Tyrone election - Report published of meeeting of "prominent
Members of the Castlefin branch" at which chairman
said the meeting on Aug 26 was erroneous, and
that no such meeting was held. The meeting
passed resolution supporting Rylett (Nat) [Nationalist?] On
reading above report, went to Castlefin to consult
John Taylor. He wired Belfast that report
is a fabrication and that he, as President, Knew
nothing of it.
7 Polling day, Tyrone Election. Today's Journal published
letters from John O'Flanagan and Hugh Gallagher
(secretary, and treasurer, respectively, of Castlefin branch)
in which J J Elder gets the burden of the blame
for the resolution ("brought it with him in his pocket")
Mr John Taylor came here this afternoon, and we
drafted separate letter for the "Journal"
Tyrone Election - Dickson wins, 3168 votes: Col. [Colonel?] Knox
(C) [Conservative?] 3[1?]054; Ryalett (Nat) [Nationalist?] 907
12 Castlefin Branch meets and rescinds resolution
Oct 4 Lizzie A Wray, at Intermediate Exams, gets exhibition
of 70 a year, tenable for 3 years
13 C S [Charles Stewart?] Parnell arrested. Taken to Kilmainham
Jail
20 Land League claimed "an unlawful association".
20 Land Commission sits for first time to fix rents
Nov 12 Hugh Law becomes Irish Lord Chancellor
Oct 25 Bustard's Tenants apply to have fair rents fixed.
Nov 19 Measuring drains and making Map of [Meenahoney?]
farm for Land Commission
1881 4
1881
Nov 20 Newtowncunningham new Presbyterian Church opened.
21 John McCrea C E [Civil Engineer?] values Meenahoney farm
21 Violent storm Thatch on back of dwelling house
is almost entirely blown away
26 Andy (brother) and Andy Conaghan left at 8 am
in charge of Uncle Stewart's bull, to be met
halfway by Uncle's men. They did not return to night
27 This morning Sam Black rode towards [Roughan?] in
(Sun) search of Andy and A Conaghan. He met them
coming on Uncle Stewart's car at Galdonagh.
It appears that Uncle did send a man yesterday to
meet the boys, but he "took the high road" over the
hill from Ballyholly to the Deanery, while the boys
took the "low road" via Kindaid's Mill - so they
missed each other, and the boys went on to [Roughan?]
B where they stayed last night. Letter from Uncle
Stewart says the storm of Nov 21 overturned 10
corn stacks, with hay and flax stacks, and that
30 would not cover the loss
29 Heard John E Redmond M P [Member of Parliament?] in Strabane
Dec 26 Attended drag hunt at Carricklee, walking
there from Castlefin with Uncle Caldwell
and Johnnie Elliot (now at home for his
Christmas holidays from Queen's College, Belfast)
amongst those who rode at the drag hunt
and pony races were; Lord Ernest Hamilton (on
John Herdman's mare, Lady Conyngham), James
King Jun. [Junior?] Dr Boyd, David B McCorkell B [L?],
Emmerson T Herdman, John Herdman, Wm [William?]
Wilson (solicitor), Harry S Hamilton Jun. [Junior?]
1882 5
1882
Jan 5 Rev [Reverend?] R Smyth is presented with car and harness;
and Mrs Smyth with a purse of sovereigns. Yesterday
Mr Smyth was fined £1 and costs for carrying
a gun without a licence.
3 Rev [Reverend?] James Knox installed at [Alt?] as assistant
and successor to Rev [Reverend?] Samuel Stewart (see page 15)
9 Attended funeral of Johnnie Thomson, who died in
Derry on Jan 6. Staying at Moyle tonight
10 Aunt Huston gave me for preservation 20 of Morgan
Thomson's (her great great grandfather) letters to his son John
between 1741 and 1757. These had been given her
by her Uncle James Thomson, a childless widower,
who died Sept 9 1878.
Feb 1 W A Smith enters Strabane Academy (Kerr's)
22 Chas [Charles?] Bradlough expelled from House of Commons
Mch 2 Roderick McLean attempts to shoot Queen Victoria
25 Made 4 maps of [Kilton?] farm for Land Commissioners
and solicitors
May 2 C S [Charles Stewart?] Parnell and John Dylan released from prison
2 [10?] E Forster resigns Chief Secretaryship for Ireland
2 Earl Spencer appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
4 Lord F Cavendish appointed Chief Secretary of Ireland
6 Phoenix Park Murders - Lord Fredk [Frederick?] Cavendish
and Thos [Thomas?] H Burke slain with Knives
9 Geo. [George?] O Trevelyan appointed Chief Secy [Secretary?]
for Ireland
20 Bob McKinley leaves for America
20 Making Maps of Uncle Caldwell's Meenahoney farm
25 Surveying field by field Caldwell's Meenahoney farm
26 Computing, by logarithms, areas of fields
surveyed yesterday
1882 6
1882
May 26 Surveyed, with Uncle J C my father's Meenahoney farm
and computed areas
29 Making maps of Uncle's and Father's farms for use of
solicitor and witnesses at hearing before Sub Commission
in Stranorlar, at hearing of Bustard's 'tenants' application
before Sub Commission, let request of commissioners, converted
from Cunningham into statute measure, the
areas of fields in Fathers, Uncle Caldwells and [Kilton?] farms
June 1 Sub Commissioners (Ulick Bourke,) Robert Sproule, and
Pierce Mahony - afterwards called "the O'Mahony")
visited Meenahoney farms and others today
2 Spent evg. [evening?] in Meenahoney with W. [Colquhoin?] &
John Elliott
3 Judicial rents fixed in Bustard"s cases. Father's rent
reduced from £44 10s-9d to £34 10s-0d
2 Rev [Reverend?] W [William?] Berkley ordained in Second Raphoe
6 Willcox & Gibbs sewing machine taken on a
Months trial (£6 16s-6d)
20 At Robert Blackburn's funeral to Stranorlar
(he died on 15th from effects of vehicle accident)
24 Darby Murray - wrote out a brief of his proposed
evidence before Sub Commission
26 John Taylor wrote out list of his improvements on farm
30 Charles J Guiteau, murderer of Garfield, hanged
(his trial occupied 10 weeks)
July 11 bombardment of the forts of Alexandria
16 Rev [Reverend?] [10?] Colquhoun preach at Donaghmore in
morning and in Castlefin in evening
1882 7
1882
Aug 16 Edmund Dwyer Gray M P High Sherriff of Dublin
sentenced to 3 months imprisonment and a
fine of £500, for contempt of court in publishing
an article in the "Freeman's Journal" (Mr
Gray was released on Sept 30)
19 Uncle Stewart and Aunt Minnie visit us
(first visit since their marriage on Mch [March?] 30
30 Painting Elder headstone Carnmo [Carnmoney?] graveyard
Sept 2 Our dog "Tyrant" dies rather suddenly
3 Uncle Caldwell is bequeathed estate of
Dullaghan through will of Charles [Sproule?]
of Grennan
13 Battle of Tel-el-Kebir. British, under Sir
Garnet Wolseley, rout Egyptians under
Arabi Pasha. He was captured Sept 15
and his army surrendered.
14 Joe Blackburn leaves for London intending
to enlist Life Guards, but did not
like their rations or their pay, so
returned home on Sept 19. (He married
Miss Wauchope on April 5 1883)
Oct 17 Irish National League organised
26 W A Smith, who has been staying in Meenahoney since
June 1879, returned today to Liverpool
28 With Joe Buchanan this afternoon surveying
fields in Kiltown
Nov 4 W R Thompson, (Strabane) goods sold by Sheriffs
sale. (He died Dec 27 at Lisbellaw).
1883 8
1883
Jan 29 Great floods in River Finn. No trains running
Feb 2 Dr James Hugh Fergusson elected unanimously as
Medical Officer of Killygordon Dispensary District
17 Phoenix Park murders - Jas [James?] Carey T C turns informer
26 Attended Dr Kinnear's lecture at Ballindrait on
"The House of Commons and its members"
Mch 3 Made maps of Carrick for John Taylor and list of
farm improvements for D. Murray (for Land Commission)
5 [?] [valuer?] (of Land Commn [Commission?]) views Father's
Meenahoney farm
21 Commenced study of Duployan shirt hand
Apr 4 Land Commission at Lifford hears Bustard appeals
Was there instructing Dr Todd, etc
6 Irish Press Theological Faculty - First degrees conferred
(T.Y. Killen, Wm [William?] Magill, Smiley Robson, Prof
[Professor?] Witherow, Prof [Professor?] Croskery, Prof [Professor?] Given, & Wm [William?] McCaw,
Manchester)
7 Land Commission gives decision in Bustard
cases. (Father's old rent £44 10s-9d: judicial rent
£34 10s-0d: Appeal rent £38 0s-0d)
9 Wrote Thos [Thomas?] Sexton M P [Memeber of Parliament?]
requesting him to call attention
in House to recent decisions in Bustard
appeals. Question asked of Mr Gladstone was
answered by G O Trevelyan, Chief Secy [Secretary?] for Ireland
who read reply of Land Commissioners declining
to enter into any justification of their decisions
10 Wrote letters to Derry Journal and Freeman's Journal
regarding decisions and court valuer's estimates
13 Editorials in both papers comment on the decisions
13 Phoenix Park murder trials - Joe Brady found guilty
1883 9
1883
Apr 18 Phoenix Park Murders - Daniel Curley found guilty
27 Phoenix Park Murders - Michael Fagan found guilty
May 2 Phoenix Park Murders - Patrick Delany pleaded guilty
2 Phoenix Park Murders - Thos Caffrey pleaded guilty
9 Phoenix Park Murders - Tim Kelly (3rd trial) found guilty
Apr 23 Brought Era Hydraulic Clothes Washer from James
McDermott at £1 17s-6d
27 Killygordon Dispensary changed to Dr Fergusson's
house at rent of £8 per year
May 4 Thos [Thomas?] Sexton, M P [Member of Parliament?] asks
question in regard to Court valuers. Commission informed
Mr Gladstone that they are "nearly assisted, but not in
in the remotest degree bound, by Court Valuer's reports"
Alex McKinney, former school mate at Raphoe,
licenced to preach
16 Parnell Testimonial fund - The Pope writes
Irish bishops forbidding ecclesiastics from
taking any part whatever in recommending
or promoting the Fund
16 James Fitzharris ("Skin-the-Goat") sentenced to
life imprisonment for aiding and abetting the
Phoenix Park murderers
18 Parnell Testimonial Fund. The Pope's letter (see
May 16) causes excitement at National League
Meeting. [Tim?] Healy M P [Member of Parliament?]
subscribes £10 "as a protest against Italian
intrusion in Irish politics". Mr Mayne M P
[Member of Parliament?] said, with O'Connell that
the "Irish would take their theology from Rome but
their politics from Ireland"
1883 10
1883
May 31 Maggie Blackburn called to say good-bye.
Leaves for Canada to-morrow with Johnnie and Bob
May 14 Joe Brady executed (see Apr 13); Ivan Curley on May 18
Michael Fagan on May 28; Thos [Thomas?] Caffrey on June 2,
and [Tim?] Kelly on June 9 - all five in 30 or 31
days after being sentenced. Delany's sentence (see
May 2) was commuted to life imprisoment
June 4 Tim Healy, M P [Member of Parliament?] unconditionally
released from Richmond Bridewell, Dublin, after an
imprisonment of nearly 4 months because of default in
giving bail in £1.000 to be of good behaviour
5 Completed making of first [car?] frame [hive?]
8 General Assembly decides, by 320 to 309, not to
proceed any further against the Members and
congregations who use instruments.
30 Letterkenny Railway opened for passenger traffic
Construction began in 1863 and suddenly stopped
in 1865. Not resumed rental 1881 when track
was changed to narrow guage
July 19 Surveying fences & drains at Jas [James?] Taylor McCorraghy's
24 Andrew Stewart Elder born at Roughan
29 James Carey, informer on Phoenix Park Murderers,
is murdered by Patrick O'Donnell on board the
S S [Steamship?] Melrose near Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Aug 4 7 Alick & Hessie Houston spend weekend at Ashgrove
20 Visit from Aunt Jane Smith and her children
Chas [Charles?] Stewart and Bella
Sept 17 Tooth extracted by Dr Ferguson on 4th attempt
Broke it off jaw bone, to which it was growing
1883 11
1883
Sept 17 Geological surveyor examines rock foundation of
dwelling house at Ashgrove
25 Head T P O'Connor M P [Member of Parliament?] at Strabane
Oct 27 Archie Dickie gets degree of M D [Doctor of Medicine?]
Nov 5 Bob McKinley pays visit, returned from America
last week (seen May 20 1882)
10 James Gallagher (with wife, son and daughter)
sail for America (see March 6 1894 page 45)
15 began referencing Dunfanaghy Railway at Letterkenny
making headquarters there for the present
26 Left Letterkenny (Lairds Hotel) for Kilmacrenan
Staying at Post Office (Mrs Campbell's)
29 Headquarters at Creeslough (Ed [Edward?] Lafferty's)
Dec 3 Headquarters at Dunfanaghey (Stewart Arms)
7 Reached Falcarragh, where railway is to end
and proceeded to Creeslough to begin
referencing of Leitrim branch to Mulroy,
5 Referencing Lord Leitrim's branch
10 Ended work of referencing. Stayed in Milford
on 8th 9th and 10th. (Mc [Devitt's?] Hotel)
11 Returned to Ashgrove via Rathmullen and Derry
12-13 In Derry, correcting proof sheets of reference books
15 Attended funeral of Aunt Houston (died Dec 12)
17 Patrick O'Donnell hanged for murder of Carey (see July 29)
22 Wm [William ?] McClintock Wray leaves for New-Zealand
[New Zealand?] (died there Feb 1 1897)
24-27 In Todd's Office, Derry, filling out Parliamentary
notices for Railway
28 Went to Belfast with Dr [Doctor?] Todd, taking trunks filled
with Parliamentary notices to be registered at Belfast
29 Left Belfast at 9.50 am Arrived home at 6 pm
1884 12
1884
Jan 17 Attended funeral of Esther Buchanan of [Roshine?],
Gartan - formerly of Powderly - who died Jan 14
Met funeral at Letterkenny. Burial at Raphoe
24 John Bogan of Leacht, and the daughters of his late
brother Dominic ("Dimlick") - malicious injuries
to call [cattle?] and property. Mary Jane Bogan and
Ellen Dorrian found "Not guilty"
Feb 5 Attended funeral of Kate Thomson, who died Feb 3
in Derry. Buriel in Allsaints churchyard
8 At Rooskey, surveying drains and fences for
Jas [James?] Taylor McConaghy for land case to be heard
at Strabane on Feb 11. (on July 9. 1883 I Made
a rough measurment of drains and fences to
enable Mr McConaghy to settle the matter with his
landlord, but this must be more exact)
12 Bought charcoal filter (2 gals [gallons?]) at 10s.
11 Charles Bradlaugh takes oath in House of Commons
B on a Testament he carried in his pocket. He
was than excluded from precints of the House
12 Bradlaugh apptd. [appointed?] Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds
(Method of resigning seat in the House)
19 Bradlaugh elected a 4th time for Northhampton -
26 Arthur Wellesley Peel (son of Sir Robert Peel statesman)
elected Speaker of the House of Commons
Mch 4 Bought Charcoal Filter (4 gals [gallons?]) at 21s 6d
The 2 gal [gallon?] one, bought Feb 12, has refused to
work and will be returned.
14 In Lifford at session of grand Jury, which is considering
Dunfanaghy Railway, it having been alleged that several
townlands were not referenced.
1884 13
1884
Mch 15 Again at Lifford regarding Dunfanaghy Railway, Dr [Doctor?]
Todd was willing to abandon the line beyond Creeslough, but
the Grand Jury, by 12 to 6, threw out the scheme
June 2 Dr [Doctor?] Jas [James?] Maxwell Rodgers elected Moderate Genl
[General?] Assembly
7 Instrumental Music - Genl [General?] Assembly, by 14 majority
decides not to exercise discipline on "erring" congregations
8 Heard Rev [Reverend?] W [William?] Colquhoun preach in Donaghmore
Pres [Presbyterian?] Church
16 Wm [William?] Nicholson case in Dublin Courts. Leaves watch
and large Testament and trunk to "Mr John Elder,
Ashgrove, Casslefin [Castlefin?]. I did not apply for
Testament or trunk. (He died June 16 1879)
[B 28 Alick and Hessie Houston visit Ashgrove. Party here
on June 30; in Meenahoney July 1: Alick went home July 4
July 3 Holmeses of Rossgere spent this eveg. [evening?] here with
Alick and Hessie Houston
July 5 At Party in Meenahoney, with Jeanie and Hessie H.
Miss Rick and Rebecca Caldwell also there
17 Aunt Jane Smith (a widow since Apr 30) and three children
arrive in Meenahoney
26 Joe, Martha and Elsie Houston spend the day here.
26 Robert and Martha Crockett spend the day here.
Aug 8-9 Visit from Uncle Stewart, Aunt Minnie and baby boy.
22 Mrs Wm [William?] Nicholson (see June 16) writes that she has
sent Testament to Mrs Wilkins, Irish Street,
Strabane Have decided not to claim it ("I
have one of me own", as Paddy Ward would say)
22-25 Visit from Aunt Jane Smith and children
Sept 2 to)
Oct 3 )Drove 41 stocks of condemned bees
1884-85 14
1884
Oct 16-18 Uncle John Houston and Hessie visit Ashgrove
Dec 2 Made hole for window in gable of workshop
15 Took away stairs in kitchen and put loft
over part of it.
30 Made recess in wall of sitting room for desk & press
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1885
1885
Jan 28 Mapping Donaghmore Presb [Presbyterian?] Graveyard
30 Dr [Doctor?] John McKinney spent evening here.
Feb 26 At Donaghmore House auction (Mrs C J M Irving)
Severe thunderstorm. Lightening struck down
Charlie Nelson and Willie Oliphant, who
remained paralized for hours
Mch 8 Rev [Reverend?] George Love, Carnone, accepts call to a mission
station in Killala, Co Mayo. (Reason
Father left Carnone Presb. [Presbyterian?] Church in the Spring
of 1879 was that methods contrary to the laws
of the Church were used "to foist Mr Love on
the congregation")
Apr 4 Alick Patterson writes that he is one of the
Canadian Rifle Team going to Wimbledon this
year, and expects to visit Ireland
Apr 8 Attended Christening party in George McCurdy's
(baby was born March 1)
13 Visit from Rev [Reverend?] Wm [William?] Colquhoun
25 Prince and Princess of Wales, and Price Albert Victor
drive through Strabane to Sion Mills station
about 5 pm
Apr 30 Attended funeral of Sam Blackburn, who died
in Liverpool on April 27.
May 22 At Dr [Doctor?] John McKinney's (Demesnes) spending evening
26 Rev [Reverend?] John R Bartley, of Trentagh installed in
Carnone Pres. [Presbyterian?] Church (attended soirie in evening)
1885 15
1885
June 7 Rev [Reverend?] James Knox (Alt) preached in Donaghmore
Presb. [Presbyterian?] Church from the text "Almost thou
persuaded me to be a Christian". These are the
words he has said to have used in his student days
in reply to the question "What did the ass
say unto Balaam?"
16 W A Smith is about to be appointed a clerk in the
Ulster Bank. Today Father and Uncle Caldwell
signed in Strabane a Fidelity bond for W.A.
21 A cow ill of catarrh. E B McLoy, Scottish
vet, [veterinarian?] said "You can kill her after she
dies", but we preferred to kill her before that event
22 W A Smith leaves for Ulster Bank Belfast
July 4-5 Uncle Houston & Hessie spend weekend here.
6-7 Thomas Ewing of Australia (a former chum of Father's
in Austraila, 1852-55) visits Ashgrove
8 Small party here for Hessie Houston (including John
and Fanny Elliot, Wilsons, Wrays and Caldwells).
13-15 Alick, Martha & Elsie Houston visit Ashgrove
14 Party at Elliott's Carnadore (Houston's, Caldwells &c)
30 Alick Patterson arrives at Ashgrove. Remained
until Aug 14
Aug 22-24 Hessie and Eliza Houston spend weekend here
Sept 7 to)
Oct 8 )Drove 41 stocks of condemned bees
1885 16
1885
Oct 14 Joe Houston sells his farm at Killyverry for £1.000
to Alex [Alexander?] Reid. Stock, crop &c to be auctioned Oct 22
16 Attended funeral of Daniel Elliott, Carnadore, who died
Oct 14 - the third funeral I have attended visiting
same house, the first being Mrs Elliott's and the
second Lydia Anne's (June 7 1880)
20 Lizzie Wray pays farewell visit sails for Canada on 23
22 Wrote rhyming confession for "[Tourist's?] Album", which
Jeanie Elder presented to Lizzie Wray tonight
23 Lizzie Wray leaves for Canada by S S [Steamship?] Parisian
26 Visit from Thomas Lea, in my father's absence. Was
accompanied by W J Hanna and Ross Hastings. We
discussed election prospects, Catholic vote, etc
28 First appearence in witness box (At Lifford Quarter
Sessions) proving debt of James Coyle to A. Elder
(£1 19s 0d for seed oats). Took oath with uplifted
hand. No defence entered. Decree granted.
31 Am appointed agent for Mr Lea in Stranorlar
district. Began duties Nov [November?] 12. Am to go
to Stranorlar every day by midday train
Nov 5 James Thomson's legacy to Mother - Called at
office of clerk of the Peace, Lifford, and received
cheque for £9 16s 0d, payable to "Mrs Hessy Elder",
the legacy was £40 , but estate did not
realize enough to pay legacies in full
10 Hans Mc Mordie, Belfast solicitor called to Irish bar
19-24 Joe*, Martha, Ernest and Elsie Houston visit us.
21 Drive (acompanied by Joe Houston) to Cronadun and
[Reelan?] Bridge to get back canvassing lists
* He died in Melbourne Aug 5 1926
1885 17
1885
Nov 23 At Castlefin: meeting addressed by Mr Crea in Town Hall
27 City of Derry [Londonderry?] Election. Chas [Charles?] E
[Edward?] Lewis defeats Justin McCarthy by 32 votes
28 Selected 9 polling agents for election day at Stranorlar
30 Lea's meeting in Stranorlar Court House at 6 pm
preceded by a large meeting of canvassers at 4.30.
Dec 3 Instructing polling agents as to duties to-morrow
Stayed at Millar's Hotel to-night
4 Election day (East Donegal). Visited the 9 polling
stations several times during the day
5 Poll declared: Arthur O'Connor, 4089, Thos Lea, 2992
11 Rev [Reverend?] Jas. [James?] W. Whigham, Moderater [Moderator?]
of general Assembly, delivered lectures on Nov [November?] 6
and to-night in Donaghmore Presb [Presbyterian?] Church, on his
"Travels in Palestine." HF dressed up members of the audience in
various costumes - Uncle Caldwell as a Jewish rabbi, Rev
[Reverend?] James Knox as Arab sheik, Miss Mc Creary a veil like
Ruth's, etc
24 Mary and Janie Thomson arrive. Remain until
New Years Day. Parties for them at Ashgrove on
Dec 26: at Rockfield on Dec 30: at uncles Caldwells
on Dec [December?] 29.
31 East Donegal Election - At Killygordon Railway
[B Station at 11 am, paid 4 polling agents, 1 clerk,
1 messenger. Came home by Ballinacir and paid
Samuel Seaton, polling agent and novelist, per his
sister. Polling agents each received 2. Was
accompanied on this trip by Mary and Janie Thompson
and Jeanie & Alick Elder
31 Martha Wray (in Germany) recd [received?] bookmark from
"Vergiss mein Nicht" (forget me not)
1886 18
1886
Jan 1 Mary and Janie Thompson returned to Derry to-day. They
had been visiting at Ashgrove since Christmas Eve.
[Evening?] 6 Was vaccinated: re-vaccinated Jan [January?] 29 and March 11.
The last was successful
13 Arthur W Peel re-elected Speaker of House of Commons
Feb 1 W E Gladstone becomes Prime Minister (third time)
17 Signed Blue ribbon Army pledge (at Ashgrove). Had
been a member of Robert Harper's Band of Hope
Society since Sept 11 1871
27 Making map, on parchment, of Donaghmore Presby. [Presbyterian?]
Church graveyard. Sent it in frame to Mr Smyth on Apr 14
Mch 8 Rev [Reverend?] Wm [William?] Colquhoun, Ahoghill, accepts
call to First Omagh
24 Wrote W F Braithwaite, Belfast, asking if he could
get a Snider rifle for Capt. [Captain?] Robert [Kirkpatrick?]
(Rifle arrived Apr [April?] 8 - no charge)
27 Sent out 20 circulars regarding sale of bee-hives
30 Received Intermediate Passage Ticket for S S [Steamship?]
Peruvian, calling at Moville on April 16. Paid
£2 on account. (Balance £5 0s 5d)
30 In Derry, with C S Caldwell, buying overcoat, trunk &c
Apr 2 Received flattering testimonial from John C White, Mr
Lea's chief election agent last December. (This Mr
White was afterwards Lord Mayor of Belfast and
A "Right Honorable". He bequeathed £100.000
to charities etc
9 W R Orr, Strabane, calls. Buys 6 stocks of bees
8 Gladstone introduces Home Rule Bill
1886 19
1886
Apr 14 Sent out several farewell letters
15 Lizzie Thomson Black to sail Apr 30 on Polynesian
15 Paid several farewell visits to neighbours
16 Sail from Moville on S S [Steamship?] Peruvian, bound for Halifax
24 Landed at Halifax at 11 am Leave for Moncton at 2.30 pm
Leave Moncton at 4 am arrive at St John at 7 am
25 Leave St John for Mc Adam at 8.30 pm (Sunday). Arrive 1 am
Found there was no Monday morning train to Quebec at
that time. Slept in waiting room
[B26 Leave Mc Adam at 7.30 am Met by Capt Kirkpatrick
At Canterbury Station. Arrived at Debec at 12 noon
and cable home my arrival. In afternoon drove
to Richmond Corner. This was provincial general
election day.
27 Leave Debec at 11.35 am for Woodstock, Bristol and
Florenceville. Visited Mat [Matthew?] Caldwell (first
cousin of Uncle's) at Bristol. At Florenceville
met Mrs Cogswill and her daughter Mary
McKay (from Macky). Staying at Mrs Cogswill's
to-night
28 Visited houses of a dozen distant relatives at
Florenceville, driving in a buggy with Mary McKay
Leave for Debec at 8.30 pm
May 1 In Woodstock in afternoon with R Kirkpatrick
3 Making maps of Florenceville district in genealogical
tables of Caldwell descendants in NB. [New Brunswick?]
Sent them home Alick Patterson and Allan Macfarlane enter
into partnership as Macfarlane & Patterson
7 Visited [Houlton?], Me, [Maine?] 8 miles from Debec. First
time to be on foreign soil (USA)
1886 20
1886
May 22 Left Debec at 4.30 am for Florenceville. Spent the day
at Mrs Cogswills. Staying to-night at Sam McCain's
(whose wife Kate is a sister of Mary McKay)
23 Attended Greenfield Presb. [Presbyterian?] Church (3 miles
from Florenceville
(Sun) with the McCains and Mary McKay
(Sun) Attended Florencevile Baptist Church in evening with
Mary McKay (who is a Baptist) Tom Caldwell,
then a boy of 18. Afterwards M.P [Member of Parliament?]
for the County in the Dominion Parliament, and a noted
speaker there
(Sun) Staying to-night at Mrs Casper Caldwells (grandmother
of Tom and mother of Andrew C., A County Councillor
The last Casper Caldwell was an Uncle of Uncle Caldwell
24 Dined at A C Caldwells. Attended marriage of
Kate Kirkpatrick (granddaughter of Mrs Casper's)
and John McKnight. Was the only invited guest
Signed marriage register as a witness
Staying at Mrs Cogswill's to-night
25 Visited Alonzo and Chas [Charles?] Edwin Stephenson
Wrote rhymes in Kate McCain's autograph book
(Whereer I roam, whatever my fate" etc)
Left Florenceville at 6.30 for Woodstock
and Richmond, where I stay to-night at Horace
Kinney's (whose wife is a sister of Mrs Kirkpatrick)
26 At Horace Kinneys, superintended a carpenter
(Deacon Purrington) making a bar-frame hive
Returned to Debec this evening
29 Edith Caldwell (sister of Tom) writes Annie Caldwell.
June 2 Sent Caldwell genealogical tables to Irish Caldwells
9 Wrote Uncle John Caldwell giving details of my
second visit to Florenceville, May 22 25
1886 21
1886
June 9 Gladstone's Home Rule Bill defeated in Commons (341 - 311)
10-12 Visit Kirkland (David Kennedy, whose wife is the oldest
sister of Mrs Kirkpatrick) accompanied by Mrs K [Kirkland?]
and her fifth son, Jay. Stayed at Mrs Kennedy's June 10 & 11
Attended backwoods trial held by the magistrate
or "Squire" in his saddler's shop 9 x 11 feet. He sat
at a table without collar, tie, coat or vest. Trial
lasted 4 hours. Jury of 3 found verdict for the
plaintiff. $17.05, value of lumber, etc supplied to
the defendant
12 On returning to Debec from Kirkland was informed
that H A Connell (who is mayor of Woodstock)
wants me to begin work in Connell Bros. [Brothers?] office
on the 14th
14 Went to Woodstock, Secured room
at Frank Bull's
16 Removed from Debec to Woodstock (Frank Bull's)
17 Began work in Connell Bros [Brothers?] office at 7 am, first
job being sweeping the office floor
30 Jeanie Elder engages to marry Wm [William?] J Tynan on Aug 5
July 10 Thos Lea is M.P [Member of Parliament?] for South Derry,
defeating Tim Healy
(He died in 1902 as Sir Thomas Lea. Bart [Baronet?])
19 At [Forepaugh's?] circus in afternoon. There I heard
the new song "Annie Rooney" and saw the
horse that walked a rope
8 Arthur O'Connor re-elected for East Donegal
20 My editorial on "Ireland's share in British Politics"
appears in "Woodstock Press"
8 Ate ice-cream for the first time
23 Rowed a boat for the first time.
1886 22
1886
Aug 3 Gladstone ministry following defeat on Home Rule Bill,
give up seals of office to Queen Victoria. She hands them
to Lord Salisbury and his colleagues
9 First ride in a canoe (with Sandy Grieves)
(Last was on Lake Rosseau with nurse [Grovra?]
in 1903)
9 Mrs Mary A Liggett, mother of Mrs Bull, dies suddenly
she had prepared my supper before I started on
canoe ride, & was dead when I returned
23 Photographed with Sandy Grieves (ten-type)
Sept 28 Found that Mrs Richard Bull's sister is the
wife of mother's first cousin, West Park, Chicago
Oct 3 Attended R.C. [Roman Catholic?] Church for
first time. Advised hearers to "avoid
(Sun)night company & Protestant company"
In evg. [evening?] heard an ex-priest, Father Chiniquy,
tell the story of his life, conversation, etc. He
spoke in Presbyterian Church, Woodstock
22 Heard Justin McCarthy Lecture on "The Cause
of Ireland"
Nov 11 Eyes troublesome. Bought green spectacles
15 Mother writes that father had a slight attack
on angina pectoris. Being alarmed, I
cabled home "How is Father?" and next day
received answer "Well".
15 Thomas Elder, Carrigans, arrives in Woodstock
leaves next day at 9 pm for Boston
24 Left Woodstock for Montreal to consult
oculist, Making farewell calls at
Debec on the way.
1886 23
1886
Nov 25 Left Vanceboro Me.[Maine?] at 2 a.m. Arrive at Island Pond
Vermont, at 8.40 p.m. Staying at Stewart House to-
night (first time to sleep in an American bed)
26[B Left Island Pond at 6.40 a.m. arrive at Montreal at
12.10 p.m. Alick Patterson met me and we drove
to 112 Chatham street, where I became acquainted
with Hessie Patterson and Johnnie for first time, Aunt I
had seen before she left Ireland, but was too
young to remember her
26 Bought 2 pairs of spectacles (at B Laurences) one blue,
the other clear lenses
Dec 2 Received letter from Father, reassuring me as to
his health
3 Called at James A Mathewson's store. McGill street
10 Lizzie Black and 2 children call at Aunt's
20 "Father dead" - the words of a cablegram received
(Alan) at 5 p.m. At once took passage from Portland
Maine, by S S [Steamship?] Sarnia on Thursday Dec, [December?] 23
Cabled Mother saying "Sailing Sarnia Thursday"
22 Leave Montreal for Portland, Me. [Maine?] at 10.15 p.m.
23 Arrive Portland at noon "Sarnia sailed at 3 p.m.
25 Christmas Day - arrive at Halifax at 10 a.m.
[6~ Sail for Ireland same afternoon
31 At noon to-day the "Sarnia" was 1542 miles
from Halifax
1887 24
1887
Jan 1 On board the "Sarnia", 1797 miles from Halifax
3 Arrived off Moville at 9.30 a.m. Derry noon. Met
by C S Caldwell. Arrived at Ashgrove in evening
22 Arranged with Sandy Weir to auction land for
cropping
25 Attended with Andy, funeral of Uncle John Houston
B who died Jan 22, after an illness of 6 weeks
27-29 Joe Buchanan surveys fields preparatory to
auction
Feb 4 Auction at Ashgrove of stock, crop and farming
implements
25 R Kirkpatrick cables "twenty" (code word
Meaning that McConnell wants me to return
at May 1st and that there is good prospect of
my brother Andy getting employment)
Mch 2 Employed Sam Morrison, solicitor, to take out
Probate of Father's will. Paid £3 on account.
5 Visit to Maghernageeragh with Uncle Caldwell
and Andy
8 Returned the "scarecrow" photo to Hessie Houston
8 Uncle Caldwell renounces excecutorship
16 Cassie Blackburn calls. Goes to Austin's (Derry), [Londonderry?] tomorrow
19 Probate of Will received. Entire cost £6 , include
correct fees £4.0.6 .
21 Produced probate at Northern Bank, Raphoe,
to get amount at credit of Fathers account
Apr 5 Secured Steerage passages on the S S [Steamship?], Sardinian for Andy and me, at £4 14s 5d less discount
of 4s each (from "Moore, the stationmaster O")
Ship calls at Moville, April 15
1887 25
1887
Apr 13 Visit from Johnnie and Hessie Houston. Remain tonight
15 Board the "Sardinian" at Moville at 3 p.m. with
Andy, C Caldwell, Tom Roulston & James Robb,
all going steerage. Ship has 985 passengers
24 "Sardinian" arrives at Halifax at 1 p.m. Left
(Sun) Halifax with Andy and C Caldwell, at 9 p.m.
25 Arrive Moncton, 9 a.m. Leave for St John. 3.40 p.m.
25 Leave St John for Debec at 8.30 p.m.
26 Arrive at Debec, 4.30 a.m. cabled arrival. Charles
Caldwell went on to Florenceville
28 Leave Debec (with Andy) for Woodstock. Engaged
room and board at Frank W Bull's
May 2 Began duties as bookeeper to Connell Bros [Brothers?]
3 C Caldwell returns from Florenceville
9 Andy goes to Robt [Robert?] Brown's, Northampton, as farm hand
18 Landlady (Mrs Bull) reduces board from '3.50 to '3.00
30 C Caldwell goes with Adner Bull as farm hand
Returns to Woodstock in 5 days (June 4)
28 Martha Wray writes from Kirtown Ont. [Ontario?] that
she arrived there May 21, having stopped
two days in Toronto
June 1 Have been starting work at 8 a.m. but began
today to come down at 7 a.m. as Charlie
Connell is going out travelling
1887 26
1887
June 6 George Shea resigns as foreman of machine shop
7 Donald Munroe begins duties as foreman of machine-shop
8 Grieves & Shea (Sandy Grieves and Geo [George?] Shea) advertize
[advertise?] as manufacturers in [Houlton?], Mr Shea left
Woodstock for Houlton to-day
8 C. Caldwell employed by Moses [Burfee?] in N B., [New Brunswick?] R Y office
12 Drove with Rev [Reverend?] W C Calder to Greenbank to see Andy
14 Elected a trustee of St Paul's Prest [Presbyterian?] Church,
Woodstock
15-17-20
23 Handling Hugh Davis's bees
16 "Uncle Tom's Cabin" - Andy and I and two Brown boys see the
play
21 Andy left employment at Robt [Robert?] Brown's to-day
27 Andy leaves Woodstock for Montreal
28 Charlie Caldwell and I leave Frank Bull's to-night
after verbal warfare (in which Annie's father
described her as "The Flower of Woodstock") and
go to Boyer's Hotel. Next morning we removed
our baggage to the hotel and took a room
July 1-5 Weather very hot. 102 degrees in shade on July 5
5 C. Cadwell and I remove from Boyer's hotel to
Mrs Astle's on Park street
11 Took out my first accident insurance (to get
rid of agent's daily visits)
14 Allan Porter Tynan born.
Sept 5 Charlie Caldwell leaves Woodstock for Toronto
7 Signed application to join Odd Fellows
9 Martha Wray is Governess in Hellmuth Ladies College,
London Ontario
1887-1888 27
1887
Sept 12 Raphoe Royal School is closed. Dr Weir goes to
England (he died at Raphoe Oct 7 1889)
19 Tom Caldwell leaves for Michigan. (Have not
seen him since that day. He returned to N B [New Brunswick?]
after I left it)
26 Chip Hartley, law student, is helping me in afternoons
29 Initiated into Odd Fellowship
Oct 11 Andy employed by Hess Bros., [Brothers?] Montreal
Nov 5-7 Alan Macfarlane visits Woodstock
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1888
1888
Jan 9 Town elections. My first time to cast a vote
Feb 2 Helping H A Connell in his newspaper controversy
with ex Mayor R K Jones
9 Chip Hartley ceases to help me (came Sept 26 last)
Mch 16 Andy is offered position in Howe Grammar
School, Lima, Indiana (Declined it)
Apr 10 Alick Elder commences apprenticeship to
W J Simms, Castlefin
June 3 Andy Middleton arrives at Montreal from Ireland
14-20 Trip to Boston by sea from St John. Returned
by sea. Visited Fredericton on way back
? Chas S Caldwell pases final exam for
solicitor. Gains fourth place
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1888
July 7 Examined by Dr Sprague for insurance (New York life)
17 Went on excursion to Grand Falls N B. [New Brunswick?]
20 Met Mrs W H Park at Richard Bull's
24 Recd [Received?] policy for $1000 in New York Life, (Pd [paid?] $2,971)
Sept 3 W A Smith reached Quebec on the S S [Steamship?] Circassian
13 Out rowing in the evenings & sometimes alone in early morn.
[morning?] Oct 17 Commenced excrcises [exercises?] on home excrcises
[exercises?]
18 Chip Hartley sworn in as attorney
Opens office in Woodstock, Oct 22
Dec 4 Examined for insurance in Odd Fellows Relief Assn, [Association?] (passed)
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1889
1889
Jan 5 Edison dynamos started at Connell Bros. [Brothers?]
Connected with lamps uptown. Crowds came to see machines
First electric lighting in town
11 Connell Bros' office now lighted by electricity
11 Was teaching two fellow roomers to sew books & bind them
Feb 12 Photographed in group with Stanley Bent.
W M Austin and Abner Mott
20 John Wray (Rockfield) is first year student at Magee College
27 C S Caldwell takes Wm [William?] Foster as partner in law firm
Mch 1 Photographed in group with Robr. [Robert?] Kirkpatrick
Donald Munroe and Chip Hartley
Apr 17 Fred Villiers, was artist of the graphic, lectures
1889 29
1889
Apr 24 Chas. [Charles?] Moffett Fredericton, writes that he has
complete genealogies of the Thomsons from Morgan & son.
25 My tribute to Sandy Grieves who died on April 23
appears in to-day's "Daily Telegraph" (St John)
May 1 Andrew Stewart Tynan Born
~[6~6~[6~May 13 Half-owner of a road-boat with W Austin, On May 20
and 22 painted boat: on May 27 and after, constructed
boat house
July 13-15At Fredericton (Chas [Charles?] Moffitts) over week-end
? "Watch", Airedale terrier, dies at Ashgrove
28 Attended Odd Fellows funeral at Houlton. Me.[Maine?]
(Sun)
Aug 17-19 At Debec over week-end. Was with Dr [Doctor?] Coltis in
his buggy to-night when another ran into it & overturned
it. Got some slight cuts
20 Shook hands with Sir John Macdonald at Ry. [Railway?] Station
(He did not appear to feel flattered)
Sept 10 Catherine Mary Francis Caldwell born in Toronto
12-19 Spent a week's vacation among Caldwell Kin
at Florenceville, Greenfield, Mt [Mount?] Pleasent & Lockland
Dec 24-26 In Fredericton - Visiting the Moffitts, Mackys and McKnights
~[6~ 26 Photographed in group with Jane & Maggie
Moffitt, Sam and Jane Macky
26 C Moffitt gave me two of John Thompson's books,
Hill's Arithmetic, and a work on Physics (1760)
1890 30
1890
Jan 1 Working in Connell Bros. office since May 2 1887
13 Woodstock Town Elections - Allan [Dibblee?] elected Mayor
20 Provincial General Election in N B [New Brunswick?]
"Votes for opposition [candidate?], Dr [Doctor?]
Marcus C Atkinson, who headed poll.
24 Attended funeral of Frank Bull, who died Jan 22
[?] at his [?] in 1886 and 1887
30 Samuel Macky, Fredericton, visits me until Feb [February?] 6.
Feb 6 Dr [Doctor?] Colter called in. Have been away from office
since Jan 27
24 Resumed work after Months illness. Dr [Doctor?]
Colter visited me 6 times.
March 22 Alex J Osborne - recd [received?] his poem on "Independence"
22 Odd Fellows pay me 4 weeks' sick beneifts
? Dr Rentoul (Jas [James?] Alex Rentoul, LLD) elected
M P [Member of Prliament?] of East Down
April 24 Sent large genealogical charts to Uncle Caldwell
May 1 George A Shea becomes partner in Connell Bros firm
7 Quarrel with H A Connell about signing other names
than his to letters without the persons authority
31 Harper Sproule Jun [Junior?] calls to see me
June 2 Electric Light books, which I have looked after for more
than a year, are removed to A B Connell's office
July 1 Alex Thompson, of [----?] Cal.[California?] (formerly
of Altaghaderry)
writes me that he is in jail charged with murder
of enemy who threatened to shoot him. When they
met Thompson shot first. He wrote me in
August that jury found him guilty of murder in
the first degree and fixed the punishment at
imprisonment for life. There was a new
trial in June 1892. Jury disagreed, 4 being for
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1890
acquittal and 8 for verdict of manslaughter. He died
in prison on June 19 1893
July 2 Recd [received?] long letter (16 pages of fool-scap)
from George Hughes, Belfast, on genealogy of Mathewsons
3 Installed as warden in Odd Fellows Lodge
13 Andy Elder sails on visit to Ireland (Landed at
Liverpool (SS [Steamship?] Cassiers) on Sunday July 27 at 5 am,
voyage of 14 days. Officers and crew were Germans.
Letter to me written at Stokes Hotel, Liverpool, July 29)
Aug 23-24 At Harper Sproule's (Millville) over week-end
26 Photographed at E M Campbell's (cabinets)
Sept 1 Photographed in my room by Harper Sproule, with his camera
14 Scotch-Irish Congress meets. Robert Bonner
Millionaire Newspaper owner presided. He comes
from Ramelton District, and told me that he
often crossed in the Portstewart ferry boats
June 2 Leave Louisville for Scott's head office, Indianapolis
Nettie Thomson* travelled on the same train to
her former home in the city. Next day she
helped me to search for lodgings
4 Occupied room at 95 North Alabama street
Aug 22 Alick Thomson - Met him for first time in America
(had seen him in Ireland at Uncle Houston's)
*Nettie Thomson died July 12 1926
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1891
Sept 9 Recd [received?] letter from Lady Ernest, written at Meenglass,
Stranorlar. Answered it Sept [September?] 10
18-22 In Louisville, posting account books of the Branch
19 Met Thos [Thomas?] Walker Mathewson in Louisville
Oct 9 Joined Elecution Class (Prof [Professor?] T J McAvoy)
at Y M C A [Young Men's Christian Association?]
20 Heard speeches of General Lew Wallace (author of "Ben Hur")
Gen [General?] Dan Macauley and Gen [General?] A P Hovey
(Governor of Indiana) all of them Northern generals in Civil War
29 First letter to Matilda G Elder (Burnfoot Kin) on
Elder genealogy
Dec 3 John Sproule (Kirklish) - First letter to, on Sproule
genealogy
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1892
1892
Jan 10-13 Indianapolis Street Car Strike. No cars running for 4 days
21 Heard [Mas?] O'Rell lecture on "America as Seen
Through French Spectacles"
22 Surgical Institute Fire, Indianopolis - 18 deaths
Feb 1 Chaplain CC McCabe lecturer on "The Bright
Side of Libby Prison
13 W A Thomson joins firm of Bullett & Co.
20 Mary A Livermore lectures on "Columbus"
21-29 Another street car strike Cars stopped for 8 days
Mch 8 Fred Emerson Brooks (poet humorist) reads from
his works
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1892
6~[6~Mch 27 Mr McComb, father of Rev [Reverend?] Samuel McComb, speaks
at Y.M.C.A. ( he called to me on April 5)
May 11 Y.M.C.A. Literary Society organized
18 Debate - Took part in one for first time at Y.M.C.A.
Literary Society (Subject "Chinese Exclusion")
24 Rachel Mitchell, MD [Doctor of Medicine?] declines
two professorships
June 13 Attended dabate at High School, led by W
Kerfoot Stewart
19 Teas family, Irvington - first visit to, with F Carter
16 John James Elder Tynan born
25-29 At Martinsville. Ind., [Indiana?] on short vacation
July 9 Maud Pickerill begins work as Scott's Stenographer
30 Uncle Clark (Manitoba) wants Andy E as foreman
Apr 3 Archbishop W H Elder (RC) [Roman Catholic?] speaks in
Tomlinson Hall
13 Jacob R Bloom, Gen Sec [General Secretary?] Y.M.C.A. -
Farewell reception
28 Rev [Reverend?] John McComb - Heard him preach at Olive St
Pres [Presbyterian?] Church - Also on Nov 30 and Dec 18
Sept 2 Alick Elder sails for Canada on "Mongolian"
Arrived in Montreal on Sept 16, having been
quarantined at Grosse Isle
7 Stewart Elder (Buffalo), son of Stewart Elder, my fathers
uncle, writes me. Had seen my query about his
father in the "Magazine of American History" for August
Oct 14 Heard Senator W P Frye of Maine
17 H A Connell joins New Brunswick Cabinet as
minister without portfolio - the same cabinet
that I have heard him call "A gang of boodlers"
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1892
~Oct 24 Heard campaign speeches by Chauncey Depew
and Whitelaw Reid (Presidential election)
28 Saw President Harrison and Ex-President
R B Hayes at funeral of Mrs Harrison
(Hayes died January 17 1893)
Nov 18 With Mary M Teas at Schubert Quartette Concert
(This is "the beautiful Quakeress")
Dec 5 Burgler takes suit of clothes, razor, a half sovereign
from my room
8 Visited dissecting room of Indiana Medical College
14 Y.M.C.A. Literary Club organized
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1893
1893
Jan 9 Present at swearing in of Claud Matthews
as Governor of Indiana
16 First public (unprepared speech) - Y.M.C.A. Literary Club
20 Annie Besant on "Hypnosis in Mesmerism & Theosophy"
21 Invitations to Y.M.C.A. meetings - Visited 12 saloons
(on Jan 28, visited 16 more of them)
Feb 6 My first public essay "Irish Bills" (Y.M.C.A. Lit. [Literary?] Club)
Mch 2 "Chloe" - Sent supposed photo to Mother
15 Lecture by Dr [Doctor?] Jalmage on "the School of Scandal"
24 Mystery reception at Y.M.C.A. (acted as wizard)
Apr 10 Elected President of Y.M.C.A. Literary Club
17 First Mock Trial - Larceny (Y.M.C.A. Lit [Literary?] Club)
1893 39
1893
Apr 21 Jean and Kate [Leitch?] - met them for first time
May 4 Robert C Ingersoll lectures on "Abraham Lincoln"
19 Y.M.C.A. Lit [Literary?] Club - Second Mock Trial - Breach of
Promise - Amanda Brown vs Ezekiel Jones
29 Y.M.C.A. Lit [Literary?] Club closes for season - Was presented
with "The Marble Faun" (by Hawthorne)
30 Heard Governor Wm [William?] McKinley of Ohio (afterwards
President of the United States)
June 10-18At World's Fair, Chicago - First visit
18 Heard D [L?] Moody v John McNeill in Chicago
23 Vinnie R Goode - First meeting with, at church social
25 Rev [Reverend?] John McComb (see Aug 28 1892) preaches farewell
sermon at Olive St [Street?] Presb [Presbyterian?] Church, on
Aug [August?] 28 1892, I made the acquaintance of Mr McComb's
Mother and his sister Mary; also of their cousin
Mr Kilgore and his daughter Fanny.
July 11 First swimming lesson at Schissel's
25 A H Seeding leaves for home ([Lebanon?], Ohio)
30 [O T?] Logan is Physical Director New Albany Y.M.C.A.
Aug 18-19 At World's Fair - Second Visit to meet Andy Elder
Sept 6 Heard James Whitcomb Riley recite at Grand Army
camp fire ("Good-bye Jim; Take Keer o'yerself" & another)
30 Maud Pickerill receives week's notice to leave Scott's
Oct 9 Wm [William?] Scott & Co going out of business. Notice given me
23 Prof [Professor?] Loisette lectures on "Memory Training"
27 John J McClintock visits me on way to World's Fair
31 Finished employment with Wm [William?] Scott & Co.
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1893
Nov 1 Leave Indianapolis for Ireland, Via Montreal
2 Arrive Montreal 8.40 p.m. Met by Andy and by a
young man whom I did not at first recognize as my
brother, Alick (whom I had not seen for 6.5 years)
Surprised Aunt Matilda and Hessie Patterson
6 Visited (accompanied by Hessie P) Lizzie Black at
509 Albert street
8 Sailed from Montreal for Liverpool by S S [Steamship?]
Lake Superior
Wed of the Beaver Line at 8.30 a.m. having signed the roll
as a cattleman to receive £1 10s 0d for the voyage.
Pat Lavery is fireman and I am assistant fireman
in charge of a dozen cattle. The night watchman
of the cattle is Hubert Edward Pelham Clinton,
(nephew of the Duke of Newcastle who accompanied
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, to Canada in 1860)
(see supplement regarding Clinton at end of Index)
20 Landed at Liverpool at 10 p.m. At once wired mother
saying "Just landed. Going London Tuesday evening
Home next week. Telegraph me Victoria Hotel if
all well home. Am waiting" John
21 Telegram from home received - "Surprised and
Tues delighted you are coming. All well here".
21 Received £1 10s 0d, my wages as cattleman. This is to
be handed to Foreman Lavery (I did no work; in
fact, did not see the cattle during the voyage)
21 Left Liverpool at 4.05 p.m. for London. Arrived at
Euston station about 8.40. Staying at Tranter's
Temperance Hotel, Bridgewater Square
22 Was in Stranger's Gallery at House of Commons from
Wed 1.00 to 5.30 p.m. Saw Gladstone, but he did not
speak. Heard Harcourt, Gosaken, Balfour, Dilkie,
Joseph Chamberlain, Joseph Ard & others make short speeches.
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1893
Nov 23 In House of Commons (stranger's gallery) from 4 to 9.30
Thur Heard long speech by Joseph Chamberlain; another by
Asquith (Home Sec'y [Secretary?] , Dr [Doctor?] Renteul
and others, Gladstone was in the House but did not speak.
24 In house of Commons (special gallery) from 3.30 to 9.30
Heard Gladstone and John Morley answering questions;
also speeches by Jesse Collings, Sir Henry James etc.
25 Received letter from H H Porter, Indianapolis, stating
Sat that E E Stacy, State Secretary of Indiana Y.M.C.A.
wants me to assist him in his office, beginning Jan 1
wrote Porter asking him to cable me whether Stacy
could wait till February 1st or later.
26 At Metropolitan Tabernacle in morning, heard part
of sermon by Rev [Reverend?] Thomas Spurgeon, church being too
cold to remain for entire service: At 3 p.m. heard
Canon Farrar in Westminster Abbey. At 7 p.m.
heard Rev [Reverend?] Joseph Parker in City Temple.
27 Left London for Liverpool at 10.10 a.m. Arrived at
Mon 2.40 p.m. Crossed by night boat "Cavan" to Dublin
Slept soundly, the Irish Sea being smooth, for a wonder
28 Arrived in Dublin at 8 a.m. Staying at Morans Hotel
Tues Saw principal sights of city
29 Left Dublin by 10.10 train via Portadown. Arrived at
Liscooly about 6. Met by Wm [William?] Tynan and
Stuart. The latter I identified when I heard
Wm [William?] Tynan say "Stuart, mind the horse!". At
Ashgrove, I found Jeanie Tynan, also her four
children, whom I met for the first time.
Dec 6 In Derry, [Londonderry?] viewing houses as residence for Mother
and the family after January 1st
8 Recd [received?] printed notice of dissolution of
partnership between Wm [William?] & Robt [Robert?] Scott.
Robert will carry on the business
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1893
Dec 10-11 Visit from Alick Houston. Went with him to Moyle
[ At Roughan, Murlough, and Ballyhaskey House,
where widow of Rev Wm [William?] Scott dwells. Her son,
Wm [William?] Scott had sent 5 bottles perfume by me to his
mother and sisters. Before landing at Liverpool I was
told that the customs officers would seize 4 of
the bottles and leave me but one, so I gave a
bottle to Lavery, one to "the Duke" (Clinton) and one to
Thos. [Thomas?] [Crorue?] (in charge of the cattle shipment)
intending to get them back after we landed. But next
day my companions were becoming so intimate
with John Barleycorn that I cleared off for
London earlier than I had intended, without
asking them for the perfume bottles. A few days
later I called at the Manchester Hotel, London
where Tom [Crorue?] was staying, and found him
[5~ sprinkling the barmaids with perfume from
the bottle I gave him, and too intoxicated to
reason with; so that bottle was lost. Then
Clinton had told me to call and see him at
his brothers residence in Belgrave Square, but I did
not care to go among the aristocracy on land
(though one of them had borrowed my cap to
wear at night on shipboard when watching
the cattle), so the second bottle was lost.
When I returned to Liverpool, Lavery was not
at home before I left for Dublin, so the third
bottle was lost. The customs officers had
siezed one of the two bottles I carried ashore,
so the fourth bottle was lost - and I
had only one to distribute among 5 people!
I failed to gain admittance at Ballyhaskey
but bottle was delivered later.
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Dec 13 Left Newtowncunningham via Derry [Londonderry?] for Ashgrove
(Wed)
13 Recd [Received?] cablegram from Indianapolis reading "Elder
Castlefin, Ireland. March" - which means that I
need not arrive at Indianapolis before March 1.
Cabled back, saying "Yes"
18 In Derry inquiring about a house to rent. This was
Mon the anniversary of the Shutting of the Gates. This
was the first time I saw the effigy of Lundy burned
21 Attended large party at John Bates's
29-30 In Derry, agreed to take 6 Rosemount Terrace
(subsequently changed to No 7, as someone had
recently died of consumption in No 6)
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1894
1894
Jan 2 House and garden at Ashgrove let to Wm [William?] Hilles
at £3 per year. Agreement signed.
9 Removed from Ashgrove to Rosemount Terrace,
Tues Derry. [Londonderry?] Alick Houston's float took a load
of our furniture. Remainder goes by rail.
24 Borrowed Calligraph typewriter (Kind I am to use in
Indianapolis) from Belfast, & am practising on it
Feb 7 At Model School. Arranged to send Stuart to it
for a time.
16 Bought steamship ticket for New York by S S [Steamship?]
State of Calfornia, calling at Moville to-morrow
Fare, including railway fare, New York to Baltimore
£7 12s 1d.
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Feb 17 Photographed this forenoon at Glass studio, Derry.
(Sat) In group with Mother, Stuart and Isa
17 Left for Moville on the tender Albatross at 6 p.m. At
the wharf to see me off were C S Caldwell, David Wray,
Tom Stevenson, Wm [William?] Stewart and George Roulston
Brother Stuart went with me to Moville.
Mch 1 Landed at New York at 1 p.m. Cabled home my arrival
Thur Paid duty of $7.20 on set of china for W A Thomson, which
I shipped to him by express. At International Y.M.C.A.
offices found 15 letters awaiting me from friends in North
America. Sun shining brightly in New York.
2 Visited John James McClintock at 149 East 38th Street,
where I also met 6 Miss Hegartys and two Miss Alexanders,
all from Castlefin.
3 Heard Mark Twain and James Whitcomb Riley at
Chickering Hall. Mark Twain gave an account of
a duel he once prepared for: an encounter with an
interviewer: and a ghost story of a lady who had
a golden arm (as told by a negro). He did not
smile all the time. Six weeks later, the publishing
firm of Charles L Webster & Co (in which Mark Twain
owned a large interest) executed assignment papers
and closed its doors. It was argued that Clemens (Mark
Twain) should pay 50 cents on the dollar when the
assets were fully realized upon, and receive acquittance
Mark himself declared that sooner or later he would
pay the other 50 cents, dollar for dollar. He was
then 60 years old and in poor health. In August
of the following year he started on his famous
lecture trip around the world, chronicled in "More
Tramps Abroad". The proceeds of the lecture trip &
the profits from the books enabled him to pay off the
last cent of the indebtedness in January 1895, which
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was two years sooner than he expected, "The world
heralded it as a splendid triumph".
Mch 4 Heard Rev [Reverend?] Dr [doctor?] Talmagh preach at the Brooklyn
(Sun) Tabernacle at 11 a.m. from Isaaiah 63 1. At 3
p.m. I attended Y.M.C.A. service, where I met J J
McClintock, and went with him to his lodgings
At 7.30, accompanied by J J and by Cassie, Bella
and Mary Bella Hegarty, went to Madison Square
Presb [Presbyterian?] Church and heard a sermon by the pastor
Rev [Reverend?] Charles H Parkhurst, D.D. [Doctor of Divinity?]
who obtained great publicity two years before through his
visits to the New York slums. Stayed to-night
with J J McClintock
5 Left New York this afternoon for Princeton to visit
Mon John Wray at Princeton Theological Seminary. Stayed
with him in Alexander Hall to-night
6 Left Princeton for Philadelphia: arrived at 10 a.m.
Tues Went to Dr [doctor?] Harvey Henderson's (brother of Mrs
Robt (Robert?) Kirkpatrick, Debec). In the forenoon he
took me to the Mint, Wanamaker's etc and in the afternoon
to Independence Hall, etc. At 3 p.m. Mrs
Henderson took me in charge. On the street, she
intoduced me to Mr George Bidwell, one of the four
men who swindled the Bank of England out of
millions of dollars, and now an evangelist. I
later became better acquainted with him in
Indianapolis. He published an autobiography.
6 To-night I visited Mrs Jamie Gallagher, formerely of
Holmestown. Her husband died on Jan [January?] 15. She has
her son Jamie living with her. Staying at Dr [Doctor?]
Henderson's to-night
7 Left Philadelphia at 10.10 a.m. for Washington D.C.
(Wed) Arrived at 1.42 p.m. and went to J R Fritti's
(father of Nettie Thomson). Stayed there Wed [Wednesday?] & Thur [Thursday?] nights
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Mch 7 Visited the Capital, Washington. To-night, heard Moody
and Sankey in Convention Hall
8 Saw numerous sights of Washington, escorted by James
Thur R Fritts, and later by his son Howard.
9 Was at the White House, and saw the President and
Fri Mrs Clevland driving. I was the only one on the
grounds and as they passed, Mrs Cleveland bowed
and the President raised his hat in response to
a similar action on my part.
9 Left Washington at 11.10 p.m. for Lousiville by C & O
10 Arrived at Louisville at 9.50 p.m. Staying at W A
Thomsons to-night, also Sunday night
12 Left Louisville for Indianapolis at 1.50 p.m. Arrived there
Mon at 5.50, just 11 days after landing in New York.
Met at station by Dr [Doctor?] Heath and H H Porter.
13 Began work in Indiana Y.M.C.A. as Office Secretary
Tues
Apr 27 To-night with Geo [George?] Sutherland (former Secretary Y.M.C.A.)
Fri at [Lansing?] Mich [Michigan?] I went to the outskirts to see
at an abondoned tannery, "General" Fryes
Industrial Army of the unemployed, on its
march to Massillon, Ohio, to join "General" Jacob S Coxey's army on its march to Washington
We posed as newspaper men and came near
being roughly handled by the tough element, who
had been lampooned by newspapers on their
march to Indianapolis. Next night the "army"
paraded & held meeting in Tomlinsin Hall.
May 1 To-day changed my lodgings from 21 Ft. [Fort?] Wayne ave
to 81 East Vermont street (where I lodged
for seven years, having four different land
ladies [landladies?] in the period
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May 9 Geo [George?] Sutherland is Secretary of Y.M.C.A. at
Keokuk, Iowa
16 Mr Stacy (State Secretary, Y.M.C.A.) leaves for London to
attend World Convention of Y.M.C.A.
28 As guest of Miss Marie Teas (Quakeress) attended closing
exercises for the season of Irvington Womens Club
30 Left crayon portrait of my father, with Mr Wm [William?]
Scott, to be taken by him to Derry [Londonderry?] when
he sails on June 2
June 16 David Ross writes poem on "Soldier Boys Two -
Ollie & Jed". Made typewriter copies of it and
sent them to Ollie (Oliver J Logan) and Jed (Jediah
H Clarke), both medical students now with
the Indiana National Guard, preserving order of
a coal strike in southern Indiana (Sullivan)
22 At Bethany Park (First Presb. [Presbyterian?] annual
excursion). To-night attended "Welcome Home Meeting"
given at State House to soldiers who returned last night from
the scare of the mining troubles (Sullivan Ind [Indiana?])
July 4 Independence Day. Attended Caledonian [Quoiting?]
Club's picnic at Blue River Park, Shelly County
(Later on described in blank verse doggerel
entitled "The Pilgrim's Progress from Blue River
to Morristown"
7 Heard Joseph Cook lecture at Greenwood on
"Ultimate America"
9 Letter from Mother says that Stuart passes exam
for pupil teacher in the Model School. Was the
first in 4 counties.
17 E E Stacy returns from England and continent
Gone since May 16
Aug 3 Leave for Y.M.C.A. camp, Lake Geneva, Winsconsin
on short vacation. Arrived next afternoon.
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Aug 8 Leave Lake Geneva at 7 a.m. In Chicago, visited
ruins of last years World's Fair Building, Left
Chicago for Indianapolis at 8.20, renting a Pullman
sleeping berth for first time.
13 Introduced Dr [Doctor>] Heath to Marie Teas at Irvington to-night
21 W A Thomson leaves Bullitt & Co. and starts in
business for himself as W A Thomson & Co (see Oct 8)
31 First Presb. [Presbyterian?] Christian Endeavor picnic at
Fairview Park (Basis of my rhymes on "The Last Rows [Rose?]
of Summer")
Sept 6-7 Y.M.C.A. Secretarial Conference at Indianapolis
Oct 8 W A Thomson's partner is Geo [George?] W Sevcaringen,
President of the Union National Bank
15 Attended Dr [Doctor?] A Conan Doyle's "Readings and
Reminiscences". Attended his reception at
Denison House and shook hands.
17 Attended Gypsy Smith meeting. Suffered much
from bad ventilation.
Nov 8-11 At Y.M.C.A. State Convention, held at Columbus, Ind [Indiana?]
Took shorthand notes of speech of H O
Williams, State Secretary of Virginia Y.M.C.A.
12 Returned to Indianapolis from Columbus.
18 Heard Bily Sunday (advance agent for Dr [Doctor?]
J W Chapman, evangelist) at two services
He had not then adopted the Methods that
have made him so well-known
Dec 13-19 Was an usher at Chapman's meetings
22 Heard speech by John Burns M.P.[Member of Parliament?]
31 Last day with State Y.M.C.A. work being
too heavy, and in some respects uncongenial
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1895
Jan 1 Started the year out of work. Quit Y.M.C.A. yesterday
23 Y.M.C.A. Literary Club, for men and women, organized
28 Lord Aberdeen's supposed descent from John Knox.
Letter recd [received?] from his secretary
Feb 1 Canvassing for Collier's "Once a week".
12 Heard F Hopkinson Smith, novelist, read from his works.
26 Began work in office of H A Crossland, broker
27 Read essay on "Irish Bulls" at Y.M.C.A. Literary Club
Mch 13 Maude Hixson - First meeting with, at Literary Club.
16 Geo. [George?] Mackey (Memphis) - Called to see him
24 At Fleming's farm with Jean and Kate Leitch.
29 Degree of M.D. [Doctor of Medicine?] conferred on David Ross,
Oliver J Logan and Jediah H Clark (see June 1894)
30 Sold 4 carloads of potatoes - largest sale I ever
made
30 Clothing stolen - 1 overcoat, 2 suits, etc (never recovered)
Apr 14 Dr [Doctor?] F C Heath is ordained a Deacon
21 Dr [Doctor?] Heath became engaged to Agnes Cochrane a week ago.
May 12 At Teas's, Irvington, with Jean and Kate Leitch.
18 H A Crossland sells his business, & I am out of work
24-25 Canvessing for fire insurance (no success)
June 19 Began work at Indiana Car and Foundry Co
in West Indianapolis as assistant bookkeeper
July 7 At Leitch's with Marie Teas.
Aug 3 Resigned post at Indiana Car & Foundry Co., having
accepted position with Merchant's Despatch
5 Began work with Merchant's Despatch (fast freight line)
15 Blanche Thomson (daughter of Harry) - Met her
for first time
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Aug 19 Stuart is Senior Pupil Teacher in Derry [Londonderry?] Model School
Sept 20 W Kerfoot Stewart leaves for Yale University
Oct 25 Heard lecture of James Keir Hardie, ex M.P. [Member
of Parliament?]
31 Earthquake shock: nearby chimney falls.
Nov 29 Heard lecture of Maurice Thompson on "Learning and Life"
Dec 3 Heard Russell Convell lecture on "acres of Diamonds"
17 [Grover?] Cleveland issues Venezuelan Message.
1896
1896
Jan 1 Working with Merchants Despatch since Aug 5 1895
15 Heard lecture by John Habberton (another of "Helen's Babies?)
28-Feb 1 Off duty, from congestion of the lungs. Nettie
Thomson, now in the city, visited me three times
Feb 4 Leap year proposal from "Sweet Marie" of Ireland
4 Heard John Temple Graves on "The Reign of the Demagogue"
20-21 Weather cold. Natural gas supply for lighting is too
weak. Had to use oil lamps. Temperature of
my room 42 degrees F.
Mch 5 Saw "Picture Play" by Alexander Black
20 Recd [Received?] letter from T Chalmers Gilmour (Library of
Parliament, Ottawa) regarding my continuation to
"Notes and Queries" on the descendants of John Knox
Apr 12 Ex President Benjamin Harrison and his second
bride (married April 6) appear at First Presb [Presbyterian?]
Church
19 Shaved off beard (growing since Nov 12)
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May 7 Dr [Doctor?] Oliver T Logan, interne, [intern?] leaves
City Hospital
14 Geo [George?] A Shea has left Connell Bros [Brothers?]
(is now in Holton)
June 4 Well discontinued in University Park. Wrote several
letters in protest to newspapers.
8 Heard Bertha Hixson's Commencement Essay on "The Pathos
in Scotch, Irish and American Songs".
16 Dr [Doctor?] David Ross (who has been an interne [intern?]
at City Hospital for a year) opens office in Indianapolis
and starts private practice.
July 3-13 Spent 10 days's vacation in Kentucky
7-8 Visited Mammoth Cave of Kentucky
12 Dr J H Fergusson is a Diplomat in State Medicine
Aug 1 Mammoth Cave Trip in blank verse is published
17 Bought Vanguard bicycle (price $45.00)
Sept 2-3 Gold Democrats nominate Gen [General?] John M Palmer for
President, and General Simon D Buckner for Vice-Pres.
[President?]
12 Gold Democrat Notification Meeting in Louisville
Auditorium. Went on special train to Louisville
to attend it, with the Russell Club.
15 Heard lecture of W H Harvey ("Coin" Harvey), author
of "Coins Financial School"
20 Martha Wray writes me of her engagement to N Hobson
(married Dec [December?] 21 1896)
20 Dr [doctor?] Ernest Kirkpatrick first child (a boy)
born Sept [September?] 12
14 Stuart Elder leave[s?] for Training School in Dublin
(a "Queen's Scholar").
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Sept 28 Changed lodgings to adjoining room
Oct 1 Franklin L Carter leaves for Oberlin College, Ohio
3 Heard W Bourke Cochran on "Sound Money"
6 Heard Wm [William?] Jenning, Bryan at open-air meeting
24 Heard Benj [Benjamin?] Harrison on the political situation 28 Heard John L Griffiths on the political situation
30 Heard General Lew Wallace on the political situation
Nov 3 Presidential Election, McKinley elected
3 My bicycle stolen (recovered Dec [December?] 31)
22 Heard Dr [Doctor?] W R Harper (President of Chicago University)
(Sun) deliver two addresses
30 Heard Pauline Johnston and Owen A Smiley
Dec 14 Heard Bob Burdette on "Good Medicine".
20 Heard Rev [Reverend?] Sam Small on "His Majesty the Devil"
26 Newspaper controversy with D R Harrington (a
visitor from Ireland) on State [endowment?] of Roman
Catholic education in Ireland
31 Bicycle stolen on Nov 3 was found in Adams
Express Office
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1897
Jan 1 Working in Merchant's Despatch Office since Aug 5 1895
1 Poem, "King Railroad of Indianapolis" appears
4 Heard Geo [George?] Kennan's lecture on "Mountaineers
of the Caucasus"
11 An inauguration of Jas [James?] A Mount as Governor of Indiana
19 Poem on "The Deacons Birthday" (Dr [doctor?] Heath)
28 Acrostic "To My Mother on Her 60th Birthday" (Feb 10)
appears in to-day's "News"
Feb 2 Rhymes "Soldier Boys Two: an up-to-date Sequel"
sent to Dr [Doctor?] J H Clark, Evansille (see June 16 1894)
2 Sent post card bearing the words "Proverbs 25 25"
to Hessie Patterson: one on Feb 11 to Tellie Newsom:
one on Feb 12 to Mrs Sam McCain (nee Mary McKay)
and one on Feb 12 to A H Seeding
21-22 Heard three lectures by B Fay Mills
24
22 Wrote chorus "Daisy at the Phone" (on March 5
wrote 6 stanzas of rhymes: later increased to 10 stanzas)
Mch 17 Heard Henry Watterson's lecture on "Abraham Lincoln"
18 Met Miss McDougall & Miss Maneary (Canadian nurses)
Apr 1 Rhymes to the Gipsy [Gypsy?] (Miss Bessie Wells) regarding
prediction at Y.M.C.A. mystery reception on March
24 1893, which has not been fulfilled.
1 Andy Elder begins traveling [travelling?] for American
Rattan Co.
May 28 Ananias Club re-union at Dr [Doctor?] Heath's office
13 "Ad Dorotheam" controversy between "News" & "Journal"
June 2 James Fleming leaves on visit to Ireland.
5-6 At Brazil, Ind. [Indiana?] with Dr Ross at his father's home
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1897
June 19 Andy Elder pays short visit to Chas. [Charles?] Moffitt
(Fredericton)
July 7-17 Vacation spent in Canada - Toronto Niagara Falls
St Thomas (where I met Isa Wray, Janie being in Ireland)
and Delaware (Dr [doctor?] F H Mitchcell's)
16-17 At Winona Park, Ind. [Indiana?] (on way back to Indianapolis)
Aug 4 Affected by great heat. Poured water on my head with a hose
6 Declined promotion to Gen. [General?] Western Agent's Office of
Merchant's Despatch in Chicago (good on McGeod)
? Andy Elder meets with Uncle Clark in Manitoba.
Sept 15 "Hugh Manity" - First letter appears in "Amenities
of the Telephone". Second appears Sept [September?] 17
28 Mrs Harvey Henderson (Philadelphia) calls at Merchants
Despatch office (see March 1894
30 Mrs [Hahn?] (Aunt of Blanche Thomson) calls at M D office
Oct 5 Eyes tested by Dr [Doctor?] Heath: got spectacles
12 Mayoralty election - Tom Taggart re-elected for 2 yr [year?] term
21 Uncle Robert Elder - Burnt out of house and home
No insurance
27 Attended Quaker wedding, Dr [doctor?] Jesse S Baily
& Pauline Osborne.
Nov 3 Anna Cochrane - Declined request about typewriting
24 Heard Russell Conwell's lecture on "The Jolly Earthquake"
30 Heard Bishop Chas. [Charles?] J Fowler's lecture "Great Deeds
of Great Men".
Dec 5 Commander & Mrs Booth Tucker at Roberts Park Church
13 "Hugh Manity" - Letter on New Telephone Company
21 Heard George Kennan's lecture on Russia
22 Morris Ross, Editor of the News, calls at M D J office
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Dec 23 "Hugh Manity" receives letters from W A Vail, State Supt
[Superintendent?] of Central Union Telephone Co. [Company?]
asking for a personal conference
The request was twice repeated and each time
declined.
25 Mother fell on ice (Dec -[December?]) and was badly bruised
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1898
1898
Jan 1 Working at Merchant's Despatch Transportation Office
since Aug 5 1895
1-2 At Brazil with Dr [Doctor?] David Ross; at his Aunt's Mrs Anne
Stevenson (in the town) and at Mrs Neil Ross's
8 "Hugh Manity" receives Silver Plate from telephone
B operators through Morris Ross of The News, who
said he would "rather have that plate than be
Governor of Indiana
10 Heard Dr [Doctor?] Fridty of Nansen's lecture on his Artic trip
15 "Hugh Manity" appeals to telephone subscribers regarding
opening of new exchange of Central Union
17 "Hugh Manity" - W H Smythe desires to meet him, but
H M writes giving reasons for declining
20 "Razor-Back Telephone Hog" - Rhymes published
24 "Razor-Back Defiance" (in prose) appears in The News
29 Contribution on the "New Telephone System" appears
as a news item
31 "Epitaph on a Razor-Back" - Rhymes published
Feb 26 "Hugh Manity" informs W A Vail regarding McLaughlin,
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assistant manager at Telephone Exchange. Mr Vail
answers, proposing a committee of three subscribers
to investigate grievances. "Hugh Manity" wrote on
March 9 stating his objections to proposal.
Mch 8 Telephone Girls' Salaries - Letter appears, signed "Equity"
9 Heard Gen [General?] John B Gordon lecture on "The Last Days"
of the Confederacy"
16 Telephone Girls' Salaries - Various letters
21 "Telephone Philathropists from Chicago" - Rhymes
published signed "E Quay Knox" (Equinox)
21 Telephone Manager (Hill) is holding Court of
Inquiry (asks operators who Hugh Manity is)
23 Two operators (Miss Carleton & Miss Richardson)
discharged because they collected funds to buy
Silver Plate (see Jan 8)
28 "Hugh Manity" is introduced at Dr [Doctor?] Ross' office to
the two discharged operators
29 "News" publishes two column article giving statements
made to Morris Ross by the discharged operators:
30 "Hugh Manity" comments on reason advanced
for dismissing the two operators
Apr 1 Heard General Booth, founder of Salvation Army
4 Aunt Jane and Bella Smith removed recently
from Ivy Lodge, Portstewart, to Derry [Londonderry?] (Aunt died
there on Sept [September?] 2)
6 "Hugh Manity" at suggestion of Morris Ross,
arranges about meeting of operators at Miss
Richardsons's house to form a union (but none
of them came)
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1898
Apr 19 Letter of "Hugh Manity" openly advocates a Telephone
operators' union (written at request of Edgar A Perking
labour leader
23 "Operators of the Central Union Telephone Co. [Company?] wrote to
The News stating that the articles in that paper
give them an "unpleasent notoriety" and
asking that they be discontinued.
26 "Hugh Manity" deals with operators" "Manifesto"
May 2 Miss Carleton (discharged operator) begins work
as a bookkeeper and cashier in Huffs dry goods
store, Martinsville, Ind. [Indiana?] (her home town)
4 "Hugh Manity" sends copies of several of his letters
to Edgar A Perkins for his use in writing articles
in "The Union" (5 of his articles appeared - May
21 June 4.11.18.25)
29 At Grandview, New Albany (W A Thomson's)
? Meenahoney Farm - Judicial rent fixed in 1882
reduced from £38 to £28 11s 0d. Judicial rent
fixed every 15 years (see June 3 1882, Apr [April?] 7 1883)
June 13 Telephone Exchange - General increase of wages
25 Andy elder sails on the Labrador for Ireland
July 1 Saturday night work in stores - Wrote numerous
letters on subject to the News, under various pen names
MARRIAGES 58
1886
July 1 Dr [Doctor?] Fred H Mitchell to Rachel Blair Elder
May 6 John Russell (Cavan) to Rebecca Elliott (Bauchinb[r?]ury)
24 John McKnight (Fredericton) to Kate Kilpatrick
(granddaughter of [?] Caldwell
Aug 5 Wm [William?] John Tynan (Carricknamana) to Jeanie M Elder
10 Robert Wilson (Cloghard) to Lizzie McKinney
Nov ? Alex McCullough to Kate Wilson
1887
Feb 10 Wm [William?] Keatly CPS (Strabane) to Annie F Holmes (Rossgere)
Mch 8 Richard Wisely (St Thomas) to Maggie Anne McCreery
May 23 Alex [Alexander?] T Patterson (Montreal) to Catherine Louise Martin
MARRIAGES 59
1887
Sept ? (?) Galloway (banker, Strabane) to Lizzie Risk
Dec 22 Dr [Doctor?] Jas [James?] Hugh Fergusson (Killygordon) to
Annie M Caldwell
1888
June 7 Chas [Charles?] Caldwell (Toronto) to Martha Kyle
? John Michan Jun [Junior?] (Liscooley) to Minnie Montieth (Kiltown)
July 4 David Wray (Derry) [Londonderry?] to Janie Hood Thomson
Aug 30 Thomas Orr to Hannah M Ewing (Stranorlar)
Sept ? David Thompson to Lizzie M Taylor (Carrigans)
Oct 23 James H Smith (Raphoe) to Mary P Anderson in
Glasgow: he died in July 17 1889
Nov ? Rev [Reverend?] John Thompson (aged 84) to Miss Macky (aged
71) of Raphoe, after 35 years courtship. He
died on June 26 1890
Dec 5 John S Weir (Carrickbrack) to Martha McKinlay
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1889
July 11 Sam McCain to Mary R McKay (Florenceville)
sister of his deceased wife, Kate who died on
April 13 1888 (grandnieces of Casper Caldwell)
Oct 18 Henry Cook to Mary Kinney (Florenceville)
(granddaughter of Casper Caldwell)
3 Wm Hemphill (Attaghaderry) to Rebecca Caldwell
(grandniece of Casper Caldwell)
Dec 10 Chas [Charles?] W Connell (Woodstock NB [New Brunswick?] to
Maggie Isabel Kilpatrick, (granddaughter of Casper Caldwell)
10 Wm [William?] Walker (Derry) [Londonderry?] to Kate
Blackburn (Carnone)
1890
Jan 13 Rev Scovill Neales to Maggie Bull (Woodstock)
(niece of Frank Bull, my first landlord)
28 Johnnie Patterson (Montreal) to Wandah D E Hillman
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1890
July 23 J Chipman Hartley (Woodstock) to Sarah Leighton
Oct 30 Barney Murray ([Tiermak?]) to Mary Harvey (Harraghy)
Nov 12 Robert Goss (Woodstock) to Anne Johnston (Debec)
1891
Feb 12 Chas. [Charles?] S Caldwell (Derry) [Londonderry?] to
Jeanie Hamilton Foster
Mch 9 W A Thomson (Louisville) to Julia Annetta Fritts
Apr 16 Rev [Reverend?] A G Lecky (Ballylennon) to Mary McKinlay
30 Robert McKinlay Jun [Junior?] (Sessaghmore) to Nannie Weir
Aug 12 Wm [William?] M Austin (Woodstock) to Ada Churchill
18 James Roulston (St Thomas) to Janie K Wray - at Montreal
1892
Jan 14 Wm [William?] H Barnes (Louisville, Ky.[Kentucky?])
to Robie A Higdon
Sept 29 Renfrew Kirkpatrick (Debec) to Maud Harron
1893
May ? Wm [William?] Hillis (teacher) to Bella Blackburn (Carnmore)
1894
July 7 Andy Middleton to Fanny Griffiths (both of Montreal)
Oct 4 James W Wood (formerly of Ind'pls [Indianapolis?] to
Lucy Deacon
Nov 28 Oliver H Carson (Indianapolis) to Mary E Dowdigan
1895
Apr 17 Harry H Porter (Secy [Secretary?] Lafayette Y.M.C.A.
formerly asst. [assistant?] Secy [Secretary?]
Indianapolis Y.M.C.A.) To (?) Cook she died four days later
May 28 James Brent (Toronto) to Annie Wray
June 19 Dr [Doctor?] Fred C Heath (Indpls) [Indianapolis?]
25 Dr [Doctor?] Frank B Wynn (Indpls) [Indianapolis?]
to Carrie Louise Arnold
Sept 30 Thos [Thomas?] Edgar to Maggie A Moffitt (Frederiction)
(she died in April 1898)
MARRIAGES 62
1896
Apr 29 Ellsworth D Bishop (Ind'pls) [Indianapolis?] to
Mary Una East
Sept 24 Thos A Hendrick's (Ind'pls) [Indianapolis?] to
Florence East
Dec 21 N Hobson (Grenfall, Sask. [Saskatchewan?]) to Martha H H Wray
1897
June 30 James Miller (Ind'pls [Indianapolis?]) to Binnie Moore
Aug 4 Dr [Doctor?] Oliver T Logan (formerly of Ind'pls [Indianapolis?]
to Jennie Estelle Manget (pronounced "Mah-zhay")
Sept 28 Richard H Malsead (Derry) [Londonderry?] to Hessie Houston
Oct 27 Dr [Doctor?] Jess S Baily (Ind'pls [Indianapolis?] to Pauline Osborn
1898
Apr 27 Alex J Houston (Moyle) to Mary Smith
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Where day or month is represented by a
Question mark (?) it denotes that the letter from
home giving news of the death did not supply
the exact date.
1881
Feb 4 John Mortland, of L[e?]ckin
20 James McGrorty of Killygordon
Mch 13 Czar Alexander 11 of Russia (assassinated)
13 John Allison of Breaghy
Apr 19 Earl of Beaconsfield
May 17 John Rea, Belfast attorney (suicided)
20 Hugh Mehan ("Sharkey") at Donegal
July 2 President Garfield shot (died Sept [September?] 19)
Aug 4 Thomas Barr of Mullanbury.
Dec 2 Henry Harper of Sergeantstown
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1882
Jan 6 Johnnie Thomson of Derry [Londonderry?] (aged 20)
Feb 25 Harry Thomson of Indianapolis (aged 28)
? Mrs John Alexander (nee Eliza Jane Park), Hamilton
Apr 7 Denis Florence McCarthy, Irish Poet
18 Francis Macdonagh QC [Queen's Counsel?] (foremost Irish lawyer)
19 Charles Darwin, naturalist
June 2 Joseph Garabaldi, Italian patriot
18 Robert Blackburn of Holmestown (from
effects of vehicle accident)
28 Rebecca Taylor of Rooskey (aged 94)
(sister-in-law of James McConaghy)
DEATHS 64
1882
Oct 13 Sarah Jane Love, of Scarvahern
Dec 3 Ebenezer Bustard (our landlord) in 75th year
6 Anthony Troll[o?]pe, novelist
18 Prof. [Professor?] Robert Donnell
19 Thos [Thomas?] O'Flanagan. Editor of Derry [Londonderry?] Journal
27 W R Thompson (fromerly of Strabane) at Lisbellaw
31 Leon Gambetta, French statesman
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1883
Jan 23 Gustave Dore, French artist
Mch 1 Prince Gortschakoff, Russian statesman
28 John Browne, faithful servant of Queen Victoria
28 Tho. [Thomas?] White Jun [Junior?] of Carrick (from lockjaw?)
29 Dr [Doctor?] Chas [Charles?] McConaghy, RN [Royal Navy?] of
Tullydonnell
Apr 30 James McConaghy Sen [Senior?] of Rooskey (aged 73)
May 11 Peter Boyne, of Ramelton (owned land
in Carnone, of which Paddy McBride was
caretaker)
July 24 Capt [Captain?] Matthew Webb (in Niagara Whirlpool)
23 Hon. [Honourable?] Wm [William?] Elder of St John N.B.
[New Brunswick?] Provincial Secretary of NB [New Brunswick?]
(brother of Thos [Thomas?] Elder of Carrigans)
Aug 22 Paddy McElhinney, shoemaker, of Holmestown
Sept 4 William Marwood , public executioner
10 Hugh Law, Irish Lord Chancellor (at Rathmullen)
Nov 15 Uncle John Patterson, of Montreal
Dec 12 Aunt Elizabeth Houston of Moyle
DEATHS 65
1884
Jan 1 Moses Wallace, sen [Senior?] of Carnone
14 Esther Buchanan of Roshine, Gartan (formerly
of Powderly) aged 46
29 Wm [William?] Wray of Hawstown (elder)
Feb 3 Kate Thomson of Derry (aged 24)
2 Wendall Phillips, American statesman
2 M Rouher (was chief minister of Napoleon 111)
11 Minnie (Marion) Wood of Bushmills
13 Wm [William?] McCormick of Blairstown ("The Flush")
Mch 1 John McCurdy of Millburn (aged 64)
14 Mrs Andrew Colhoun (nee Violet Hammond) of Leacht
17 William Martin, of solicitor, of Ramelton
29 Sir Barthe Frare (ex-Governor of Bombay)
June 3 Lord Claud Hamilton, former M.P. [Member of Parliament?]
for Co. Tyrone (known as "Old" Lord Claud, to distinguish
him from his nephew, Lord Claud John)
Oct 5 John Michan, sen [Senior?] of Liscooley. (That branch
spelled its name "Michan"; while the Blairstown
branch spelled it "Meighan")
Dec 2 Mrs John Patterson (nee Jane King) of Derry [Londonderry?]
5 Francis Elliott, sen. [Senior?] of Carrickbrack (aged 93)
19 Wm [William?] Todd, sen [Senior?] of Fyfin (aged 68)
26 Prof [Professor?] Given D D [Doctor of Divinity?]
PhD [Doctor of Philosophy?] of Magee College
DEATHS 66
1885
Jan 8 Samuel Taylor, sen [Senior?] of Donaghmore
12 P.J. Smyth M.P. [Member of Parliament?] of Tipperary
17 Alex Mitchell (son-in-law of Mrs Harper, Holmestown)
19 George Irvine sen [Senior?] of Carnone
26 Gen Chas [Charles?] Gordon ("Chinese Gordon") at Khartoum
Feb 1 Thom Ellison, of Toberoneill
15 Robert Wilson, of Cashalin
20 Wm [William?] Harpur of Meenlonghan
Mch 13 Wm [William?] Watson of Ballybegley
30 Dr [Doctor?] Robert Little of Raphoe
31 Mrs Elizabeth Harper, widow of Henry Harper
(who died Dec 2 1881)
Apr 2 Earl Cairns, ex-Lord Chancellor (native of Belfast
District, Ireland)
27 Sam Blackburn dies in Liverpool
May 15 Murray Blair (son of Rev [Reverend?] Hugh Blair)
Oct 14 Daniel Elliott, of Carnadore.
21 Mrs Alex [Alexander?] Reid (nee Elizabeth Bredin) at
her sister, Martha Crockett's, Plaister
23 Rev [Reverend?] Isaiah N Harkness, of Stewartstown
(for many years Editor of the Monthly Messenger)
31 First Duke of Abercorn
Dec 3 Andrew Elliott of Drummurphy
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1886
FEb 18 John B Gough, temperance orator
Mch 15 Mrs Thomas Mehan (Sarah Anne)
Apr 1 Mrs Wm [William?] Thompson (nee Martha McCay), Altaghaderry
DEATHS 67
1886
Apr 5 W E Forster, former chief Secretary for Ireland
May 19 Mat [Matthew?] Hamilton, of Meenlougher
Sept 3 Willie King, of Montreal (formerly of Moneygreggan)
Nov ? Hugh Gallagher, of Liscooly (Bustard's bailiff)
Dec 30 Andrew Elder of Ashgrove (aged 65)
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1887
Jan 22 Uncle John Houston, of Moyle
Feb 3 Mrs Cogswell, of Forenceville N.B. [New Brunswick?]
Mch 8 John McElhinney, sen [Senior?] of Rooskey (aged 88)
20 William Porter of Carricknamana
(brother of Mrs Allan Tynan)
May 2 Mrs David Roulston of Craigmagowan
Oct ? Mrs Allan Tynan, of Carricknamana
Nov ? John Bogan of Leacht
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1888
Jan ? Robert Laird of Leacht
? John Hunter of Carnone
? Robt [Robert?] Carson QC [Queen's Counsel?] (County Court Judge)
Feb 24 Forrest Reid, solicitor, Derry [Londonderry?]
Mch ? Rev [Reverend?] Issac Nelson of Belfast (ex MP [Member of Parliament?])
27 Edmund Droyer Gray, of Freeman's Journal
29 Mrs Fergusson (mother of Dr [Doctor?] James Hugh)
Apr 13 Mrs Sam McCain (nee Kate McKay) Florencville
June 4 Infant son of Rachel Mitchell - (aged 2 days)
Aug 4 Hans McMordie, LLD of Belfast.
7 Alex Liston of Cottown
DEATHS 68
1888
Nov 19 Joseph Meany, of Carrick, (killed by fall from vehicle)
Nov 26 Rev [Reverend?] John Porter Dickey of Cornone (in 83rd year)
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1889
Jan ? Mrs William Harper of Raphoe
? John Wm [William?] Stewart, sexton, of Carnone
Mch 16 Rev [Reverend?] Josias Leslie Porter, DD, LLD, D LITT, President
of Queen's College, Belfast.
27 Robert Ewing, Clerk of Petty Sessions, Stranorlar
27 John Bright, statesman
Apr 23 James A Grieves ("Sandy" Grieves) of [Fredericton?]
(formerly bookkeeper to Connell Bros)
July 17 James H Smith of Raphoe (he married
Oct 23 last year)
Sept 23 Walkie Collins, novelist
28 John Moody, Auctioneer, Strabane (aged 66)
Oct 7 Rev [Reverend?] Dr [Doctor?] J A Weir, of Raphoe (former headmaster
of Raphoe Royal School)
Nov 16 Thomas Elliott, sen [Senior?] of Castlefin (aged 88)
Dec 6 Jefferson Davis, ex-President of the Confederacy
Nov 26 Rev [Reverend?] Hugh Blair of Belfast
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1890
Jan 22 Frank W Bull of Woodstock N.B. [New Brunswick?]
26 Robert McKinlay, sen [Senior?] of Sessaghmore
25 Prof [Professor?]Thos [Thomas?] Withern[s?] DD [Doctor of Divinity?] of Derry
Feb 19 Joseph Gillis Biggar M.P.[Member of Parliament?]
DEATHS 69
1890
Feb ? Isabella Macky , teacher (Grahamsland)
Mch 14 Baron Dowse, Judge of Irish Exchequer Court
(formerly MP [Member of Parliament?] for Derry [Londonderry?] City)
Apr 15 Edward O'Donnell (nicknamed "Paver") of Leacht
June 26 Rev [Reverend?] John Thomson, of Berwick (he married
in Nov 1888 at the age of 84)
Oct 25 Alan Tynan, sen [Senior?] of Carrickanmana
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1891
Mch 24 George Hughes of Belfast (aged 61)
Compiled a Mathewson geneology
May ? Mrs Sedley (nee Eliza Osborne - first cousin
of mother's)
21 Mrs Casper Caldwell of Greenfield, NB [New Brunswick?]
27 James Astle, sen, [Senior?] of Woodstock NB [New Brunswick?]
June 6 Sir John A Macdonald, Prime Minister
July 14 Dr [Doctor?] James S Wray
? Andrew Gregg of Raphoe (solicitor)
Sept ? Bob Blackburn, killed in mining accident
Oct 6 Chas [Charles?] S [Stewart?] Parnell, MP [Member of Parliament?]
at Brighton.
18 Alex T Osborne (first cousin of Mother's)
25-26? Fannie Elliott (at Castlefin)
Dec 10 Rev Oscar C McCulloch of Indianapolis
Nov 30 Mrs Sam Macky of Fredericton, N.B. [New Brunswick?]
26 Nancy Hardy at Urney aged 96 (widow
of John Hardy, Mason and Thatcher).
DEATHS 70
1892
Jan 14 Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence.
14 Cardinal Manning
29 Samuel Ewing of Murlough
31 Rev [Reverend?] C H Spurgeon (at Mentone)
Feb 13 Dr [Doctor?] James Love (formerly of Killygordon)
25 Daniel Stewart of Indianapolis (father-
in-law of William Scott)
27 William John Simms of Castlefin
Apr 4 Wm [William?] Gibson of Woodstock N.B. [New Brunswick?]
30 Mrs Annie Wilson of Liscooley
Oct 6 Tennyson, the poet
25 Thomas Elder of Carrigans
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1893
Jan 17 Ex-President Rutherford B Hayes
23 Phillips Brooks, renowned preacher, Boston
27 James G Blaine, American statesman
June 10 Horace W Dickson of Mattoon, Ills. [Illinois?]
(former bookkeeper with Wm [William?] Scott & Co)
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1894
June 24 President Carnot of France (assassiated)
Oct 6 Janie Ewing of Murlough
29 Wm [William?] Henry Park of Chicago
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1895
June ? Robt Colhoun of Brockstown (dies from blow)
30 Aunt Mary Jane Thomson of Derry [Londonderry?]
Aug 9 Johnnie Houston of Newtowncunningham (aged 43)
DEATHS 71
1896
Apr 29 Harriet Beecher Stowe (author of "Uncle
Tom's Cabin")
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Jan 11 Mrs Richard Bull, formerly of Woodstock NB [New Brunswick?]
(sister of Mrs W H Park)
25-26 John Matthewson of Derry
31 Mrs Robert Park (nee Betty Hood) of Hamilton
Feb 1 Wm [William?] McClintock Wray dies in New Zealand
1 Richard Bull, formerly of Woodstock NB [New Brunswick?]
Mch 28 Mrs David Wray (nee Janie Thomson)
June 6 Mrs W J A Wray, of Rockfield
Aug 19 Neil Ross, uncle of Dr [Doctor?] David Ross.
Nov 26 Mrs W J Latimer (nee Fanny McBeth)
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1898
Apr 25 Stewart Elder, of Buffalo (first cousin
of my father)
18 Mrs Thos [Thomas?] Edgar of Fredericton (nee Maggie Moffitt)
May 19 Wm [William?] Ewart Gladstone ("Grand Old Man")
22 James P Crockett of Plaister (aged 29)
Sept 2 Aunt Jane Smith of Derry (to which she removed
from Portstewart last March)
Oct 23 Aunt Isabella Caldwell
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NAMES OF SOME PERSONS AND THINGS MENTIONED
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Aberdeen, Lord ............ 49 Bull, Frank W ............. 21,25,26,30
Accident (overturned Buggy) 29 Bull, Richard Sen ......... 71,22
Acheson John .............. 33 Bull, Mrs Richard ......... 71
Ad Dorotheam .............. 53 Burdette, Bob (humorist) .. 52
Burglars at work .......... 38,49
Baily Dr Jesse S .......... 54 Burke, Thos H (Under Secy.) 5
Bartley Rev John R ........ 15 Burns, John (MP) .......... 48
Bees ....... 10,13,15,18,18,26 Bustard, Ebenezer ......... 3
Belfast, Trip to .......... 11 Bustard. George ........... 2
Berkeley, Rev, W L ........ 6
Besant Annie .............. 38 Caldwell, Andrew C ........ 20
Bicycle ................ 51,52 Caldwell, Annie M ......... 1,20,60
Bidwell, George ........... 45 Caldwell, Charlie (Toronto) 25,25,26,26
Black, Lizzie Thompson . 19,23 Caldwell, Charlie (Toronto) 29,32,60
Blackburn, Bella .......... 61 Caldwell, Chas S 1,24,27(final)28 Foster
Blackburn, Joe .......... 7,59 Caldwell, Isabella (Aunt) 71
Blackburn, Kate ........ 24,60 Caldwell, Edith (in N.B.) 20
Blackburn, Maggie ......... 10 Caldwell, John (Uncle) .... 4,7,20,24,30
Blackburn, Robert, Sen .... 6 Caldwell, Rebecca ......... 13,60
Blackburn, Robert jnr ..... 69 Caldwell, Thos W (aft'ds MP)20,27
Blackburn, Samuel ......... 15 Canoe ride, First ......... 22
Blakslee, H E (Woodstock) 31 Carey, James (T.C. Dublin) 8,10,11
Blue Ribbon Army .......... 18 Carter, Franklin L (Ind'pls)52
Blue River Park ........... 47 Castlefin Land League (See Land)
Bloom, Jacob R ............ 37 Cavendish, Lord Frederick 5
Bogan, John ............... 12 Chapman, Rev J Wilbur ..... 48
Booth, Wm (Salv. Army) .... 56 Chiniquy, Father .......... 22
Bourke, Ulick ............. 5 "Chloe" (mulatto) ......... 38
Bradlaugh, Charles (M.P.) 5,12
Brazil, Ind., Visits to 53,55 Clark, Jediah H (MD) ...... 47,49,58
Bright, John .............. 1 Cleveland, Grover (Pres. US)46,50
Brooks, Fred Emerson ...... 36 Clinton, H E Pelham ....... 40,42
Bryan Wm Jennings ......... 52 Cochran, W Bourke ......... 52
Buchanan, Joseph ........ 7,24 Cochrane, Agnes R ......... 49,61
Bull, Annie ............... 26 Cochrane, Anna ............ 54
Cogswell, Mrs (Florenceville) Elder, Clark M ............ 1,1,37,54
19,20,67 Elder, Jeanie M ........... 21,59
Colquhoun, Rev Wm 1,2,26,13,14,18 Elder, Matilda G (Burnfoot
Colter, Dr Newton R ....... 30 Branch) 36
Connell, Charles W ..... 25,60 Elder, Minnie (Aunt) ...... 7,13,59
Connell, H A .......... 21,24 Elder, Robert Blair ....... 54
25,27,30,37,(Hon") Elder, Rachel B (See Mitchell")
Conwell, Russell H ... 50,54 Elder, Stewart (Uncle) .... 4,7,13
Cook, Joseph (Boston) .... 47 Elder, Stewart (Buffalo) .. 37,71
Court held in backwoods .. 21 Elder Stuart R.C. [Roman Catholic?]
Coxey's Army ............. 46 41,43,47,50,51
Coyle, James (suit against)16 Elder, Thomas (Carrigans) 22,70 (death)
Crockett, Martha ......... 13 Elder, Wm H (R C Archbishop)37
Crossland H A ........ 49,49 Electric Lighting in Woodstock 28
"Daisy at the Phone" Elliott, Andrew (Drummurphy)66 (Death)
(Rhymes) 53 Elliott, Daniel (Carnadore) 16,66 (Death)
DEATHS ............. 63 to 71 Elliott, Fanny ............ 15,69 (death)
Depew, Chauncey .......... 38 Elliott, John (solicitor) 4
Dickey, Archie ........... 11 Elliott, Lydia (Carnadore) 15
Dickey, John Porter (Rev) 68 Elliott, Thos Senr. (Castlefin) 68
Dickson, Horace W ........ 70 Elocution Class (Indpls. Y.M.C.A.) 36
Dickson Thos A (MP) ..... 2,3 Ewart, Lady ............... 36
Dillon, John (MP) ......... 5 Ewing, Thos. visits Ashgrove 15
Dissecting Room ........... 38
Dogs 7 ("Tyrant"), 29 ("Watch") Fenwick, Dr (Killygordon) 1
Donaghmore House auction 14 Fergusson, Dr Jas. Hugh 1,8,9,10,34,
Donaghmore Presb. Graveyard 51,60
(map) 18 Filter, Charcoal .......... 12,12
Doyle, Arthur Conan....... 48 Fleming, James (Indpls) ... 53
Fleming, Kate (Indpls) .... 58
East Donegal Election .. 16,17 Florenceville, Visits to ...19,20,29
Editorial in "Woodstock "Flower of Woodstock" ..... 26
Press" 21 Forster, W E ............ 5,67 (death)
Elder, Alex T ....... 27,27,40 Fritts, Jas R (Washington DC) 45
Elder, Andrew, Senr.... 1,1,22 Frye, W P (US Senator) .... 37
23 (death)
Elder, Andrew, Junr. 4,25,26,27 Gallagher, Hugh (Castlefin) 3
Elder ...... 27 (Lima), 31, Gallagher, Hugh (Liscooley) 67
(Cassino) (Devonian) Gallagher, Jamie (Holmestown) 11,45
Elder ..... 32,40,53, (Am R Gamble, James B .......... 2
Co), 54,54 Garfield, Jas. Abram. (Pres. U.S.) 6
Elder ..... 57 (Labrador), 39 Gipsy, Rhymes to the ..... 53
(Chicago)
Elder, Andw. Stewart (Roughan)10 Houston, John, sen. (Moyle) 14,15,24,67
Houston, John, Jun (NTC) .. 25,70
Gilmour, T Chalmers (Ottawa)50 Houston, Joseph ........... 13,16,16,
Gladstone, W E ... 18,18,22,71 Houston, Martha ........... 13,15,16
Goode, Vinnie R (Indpls) 39 "Hugh Manity" ............. 54,55,56,57
Grand Falls, N.B........... 28 Hughes, George (Belfast) .. 31
Gray, Edmund Dwyer (Dublin)7,67
Grieves, Sandy (Jas. Alex)22,29,
68
Grieves, & Shea (Houlton) 26
Guitcau, Chas J (Washington) 6 Ice Cream ................. 21
Inch, Dr Jas R (Fredericton)31
Habberton, John ........... 50 Indiana Car & Foundry Co .. 49
Hamilton, Lord Ernest ..... 4 Indianapolis - Street Ry. Strikes 36,36
Hamilton, Rev S M (Louisville)35 Indianapolis Surgical Institute Fire 36
Hardie, J Keir ............ 50 Indianapolis Y.M.C.A. Literary Society 37
Harper, James (Killygordon) 2 Indianapolis Y.M.C.A. Literary Club 38,49
Harper, Maggie (Killygordon)59 Indianapolis Invitations (Saloons) 38
Harper, W R (Pres. Chicago Indianapolis Mystery Reception ... 38
Univ) 52 Indianapolis Mock Trials ......... 39,39
Harrington, D R (Irish
Visitor) 52
Harrison, Benj. (President,
U.S.) 38,50
Hartley, J. Chipman
(Woodslk) 27,27,61
Harpur, John J (Meenalougher)2
Hayes, R B (ex-President
U.S.) 38,70
Healy, Timothy M ..... 9,10,11 Johnston, Pauline (Indian Poet) 52
Heath, Dr F C (Indpls)48,49,53 Jones, R K (Woodstock N.B.) 27
Hegartys, (New York) ... 44,45
Henderson, Dr A H (Phila.)45,54 Keatly, Annie F (nee Holmes) 13,59
Hillis, Wm (teacher) .... 43,61 Kennan, George (Traveller) 53,54
Hixon, Maude (Indpls) .... 49 Kennedy, David (Kirkland N.B.) 21
Holmes, Annie F (See "Keatley") Kilpatrick, Kate (Mrs McKnight)20
Home Rule Bill ......... 18,20 Kinnear, Rev Dr (Letterkenny) 8
Hovey, Gen. Alvin P(Governor)36 Kinney, Horace (Richmond Corner) 20
Houston, Alex T Moyle) 1,10 Knox, Rev James (Alt) ..... 5,15
13,15 Knox, Col Wm Stuart ....... 2,3
Houston, Eliza (spinster) 15 Knox, John - Descendants .. 49
Houston, Elizabeth (Aunt) 5,11 Kirkpatrick, Robt.......... 19,24
64
Houston, Elsie ...... 13,15,16 Lake Geneva Wis. (visit to) 47,48
Houston, Ernest ........... 16 "Lake Superior" (ship) .... 40
Houston, Hessie 1,10,13,14,15 Land Commission (chief) ... 8,8
15,24,25,62 Land Commission (sub) ..... 6,6
Law, Hugh ............... 3,64 Macky Family of Fredericton 29
Lea, Thomas ......... 16,16,21 Mack, Sam of Fredericton 30
Leap Year - Mock Proposal 50 Maghernageevagh, Visit to 24
Leggett, Mrs Mary A Mammoth Cave, Visit to .... 51
(Woodstock) 22 Mark Twain ................ 44
Letterkenny Ry. completed 10
Leitch Family (Indpls.) 39 MARRIAGES ........... 59 to 62
Lewis, Chas Edward (MP) 17 Martinsville, Visits to 37,57
Livermore, Mary A (lecturer)36 Mathewson, Jas A (Montreal) 23
Liverpool, Arrival at ..... 40 Mahoney, Pierce (O'Mahony) 6
Logan, Dr Oliver T 39,49,51 Merchants Despatch Transp.Co 49,53
London, Visit to ....... 40,41 Middleton, Andy (Montreal) 27,61
Louisville, Residing in 34,35 Mitchell, Rachel B ........ 33,35,(MD),
Love, Rev George (Carnone)14,59 37,54
Moffitt, Charles (Fredericton) 29,29,29
"Mother on her 60th Birthday" 53
McCain, Mrs Sam (nee Kate McKay) Moody, D L (evangelist) 39,46
20,67 Munro, Donald (Woodstock) 26
McCarthy, Justin (lecture) 22 Murray, Jeremiah ("Darby") 6,8
Macauley, Gen. Dan 36
McCleary, John G (Raphoe) 1 Mystery Reception ......... 38
McClintock, John James 39,44
McComb, Samuel, sen ....... 37 Newtowncunningham Pres. Church 4
McComb, Rev John ....... 37,39 New York Life Insurance 28
McConaghy, James, Sen. (Death)64 New York, Five Days in (1894) 44,45
McConaghy, James T Jun. 10,12,59 Nicholson Wm (Derry) ...... 13,13
McCrea, John (CE) ......... 4 North-West Donegal Light Rly. 11,12,13
McCurdy, Geo (Christening) 14 (Letterkenny to Falcarragh)
Macdonald, Sir John A ..... 29
Macfarlane, Allan ...... 19,27 O'Connell, Daniel (patriot) 9
McKay, Mary ......... 19,20,60 O'Connor Arthur (M.P.) .... 17,21
Macky, George (Memphis) ... 49 O'Connor, T.P.............. 11
McKinlay, Robt. Jun. 5,11,61 Odd Fellows ............... 26,27,31
McKinlay, Robt. Sen...... 1,68 O'Donnell, Patk. (killed Jas. Carey) 11
McKinlay, Martha .......... 60 O'Flanagan, John (Castlefin) 3
McKinlay, Mary ............ 61 O'Flanagan, Thos. (Derry) 64
McKinlay, Wm (U.S. Pres.)32,52 "O'Rell, Max" (Paul Blouet) 36
McKinney, Alex. (Ardahee) 9 Orr, W R (Strabane) ....... 18
McKinney, Dr John ...... 14,15 Osborne, Alex T (Belfast) 30
McKnight, Jack (Fred'kton) 20
Parks of Hamilton, Visit to 33
Park, Mrs Wm H (Chicago) 28
Park, Wm Henry (Chicago) 22,70
Peruvian (Steamship) 18,19 Parkhurst, Rev Chas. H. (New York) 45
Perfume bottles (Wm Scott's)42 Parnell, Chas. Stewart 2,2,2,3,9
Phoenix Park murders 5,8,8,9,10 Parnell, Fanny ............ 2
Photographed 28,28,29,31,32,44 Patterson, Alex. T. 14,15,19,23,32,59
Pickerill, Maud (Ind'pls) 37,39 Patterson, Hessie ......... 23,40
Pope, The and Parnell Fund 9,9 Patterson, Matilda (Aunt) 40
Porter, Harry H (Ind'pls) 46,61
Presby. Gen Assembly (Irish)10,13 Scotch-Irish Congress (Louisville)
Presb. Theological Faculty
(Irish) 8 Scott, Robert F ........... 35
Scott, William ............ 34,35,39
Raphoe Royal School ...... 27 Sexton, Thomas (MP) ....... 3,8,9
Redmond, John E ........... 4 Shea, George A (Woodstock) 26,30,51
Reid, Whitelaw ........... 38 Shorthand, Duployan ....... 8
Referencing railway survey "Skin -the -Goat" (Jas. Fitzharris) 9
(see "North West Donegal Small, Rev Sam ............ 52
Light Ry.") Smith, F Hopkinson (novelist) 49
Rentoul, Dr James Alex (M.P)36 Smith, Gipsy (evangelist) 48
Risk, Lissie (Mrs Galloway)13,60 Smith, Jane (Aunt) 10,13,13,56,71
Richardson, Emma ... 56,56,58 Smith, Mary (Mrs Alick Houston) 2
Riley, Jas Whitcomb ... 39,44 Smith, Wm (Uncle) Liverpool 65
Rodgers, Rev Dr J Maxwell 2,13 Smith, Wm Andrew ....... 5,7,15,15,28,32
Ross, Morris (Indianapolis)54 Smyth, Rev Robt. (Donaghmore) 5
Ross, Dr David ..... 47,49,51 "Soldier Boys Two" ....... 47,53 (Sequal)
Roulston, Robt. (Calhame) 2 Spencer, Earl ............. 5
Roulston, Tom (Toronto) 25,33 Sproule, Harper ........... 30,31
Rowing boat ......... 21,29,31 Sproule, John (Kirlish) 30
Rylett. Rev Harold ...... 2,3 Sproule, Robt. (Omagh) 6
Stacy, Eugene E (Indpls) 41,47,47
Shankey, Ira D ............ 46 Stanley, H M (African explorer) 34
Sardinian (steamship) ..... 25 State of California (steamship) 43
Sarnia (steamship) .. 23,23,24 Sunday, W A ("Billy") ..... 48
Sutherland, George ........ 46,47
Swimming Lessons .......... 39
Thomson, Blanche ......... 49 Talmage, Rev Dr T DeWitt 38,45
Thomson, Harry (Indianapois)63 Taylor, Andrew (author) .. 1
Thomson, Jane Hood (Derry)17,18 Taylor, John (Castlefin) .. 3,3,6,8
71 Teas, Mary M (Irvington) .. 37,38,47,45
Thomson, James (NewtownC.) 5,16 Teeth extraction of Killygordon 10
Thomson, Johnnie (Derry) 5,63 Tel-el-Kehir, Battle of ... 7
Thomson, John (son of Morgan)29,5 Thomson, Alex (Ind'pls) ... 35
Thomson, Kate (Derry) 12,65 Thomson, Alex (Ione. Cal.) 30
Thomson, Morgan (Newtownstewart)
5,29 Washington, Visit to ...... 45
Thomson, Mary R (Derry) 17,18 Watterson, Herry .......... 34,53
Thomson, Nottie (Louisville) Weir, Dr J A Raphoe ....... 27,68
35,50,61 Well in the University Park 50
Thomson, W. A. (Louisville) Whigham, Rev Jas (Lecture) 17
31,32,34,36,48,57,61 White, John C (Belfast) ... 18
Thompson, Maurice (lecturer)50 World's Fair, Chicago ..... 39,39
Thompson, W R (Strabane) 7,64 Wray, Annie (marries Jas Brent) 61
Tynan, Allan (death of) 69 Wray, Rev John ............ 45
Tynan, Mrs Allan (death of) 67 Wray, David (Derry) ....... 71
Tynan, Allan Porter (birth of)26 Wray, Lizzie .............. 3,16,16,16,33
Tynan, Andrew Stewart (birth Wray, Jamie (m. Jas Roulston) 61
of) 29 Wray, Martha H H .......... 17,25,26,33,
Tynan, John J E (birth of) 37 51,62
Tynan, Wm. John 21,59 Wray, Wm McClintock ....... 11,71
Vaccinated ................ 18
Victoria, Queen ........... 5
(Attemped murder of)
Villiers, Fred (war artist) 28
Vote-First cast (town) .... 27
Vote-First cast (provincial)30
Wales, Prince and Princess of
in Strabane ............... 14
Wallace, General Lew ...... 36
Wallace, Rev Robert .... 2,2,2
Washing Machine ("Era") ... 9
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SUPPLEMENT (SEE PAGE 40, Nov 8 1893)
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Hubert Edward Pelman-Clinton of an English Ducal Family
Mr Clinton, [who was the third son of Lord Charles Pelham-
Clinton (1813-1894) and nephew of the 6th Duke of Newcastle
who was Colonial Secretary in Lord Palmerston's ministry (1857-
1864) and in that capacity accompanied Albert Edward, Prince
of Wales, on his visit to Canada in 1860] was born on March
30 1862. His father, Lord Charles (80 years old in 1893)
lived in Stroud, Glouchestershire, and owned 14,000 acres
of land at Crookhaven in Co. Cork. Hubert, being intended
for the army was educated at Wellington Military College,
but, when about 18 years old a gun accident destroyed
three fingers of his left hand and otherwise disfigured it,
thereby rendering him ineligilble for the army. So he had
to choose another career, and he chose that of an agriculturist.
He graduated at the Royal Agricultural
College at Cirencester, and obtained a Fellowship of the
Highland Society, both gained by competitive examination
He published a text book on "Ensilage". He has
been twice in Queensland, Australia, and for several
years had charge of a farm in the Canadian North
West. Until late in 1893 he had been partners in a
firm in Montreal, and on Sept 23 1893 married Mrs
Henry Fitzwilliam Browne, a widow with two daughter's
in their late teens. But misfortune came upon him
soon after, for the firm failed - or rather his partner
robbed him and left him practically penniless. He
decided to work his way to England on a cattleship
and obtain assistance from his father or brother,
the latter living in Belgrave Square, London. His
wife remained in Montreal during his absence.
On Nov 8 1893, the day the "Lake Superior" steam
ship left Montreal for Liverpool, I was registered under
my own name as one of her crew. Another man, wearing
a cardigan jacket was also registered under the assumed
name of "John Duffy". He was the man who looked after the
cattle in the night-time, a task for which his education has
fitted him. His real name was Hubert Edward Pelham-
Clinton, and we cattlemen, referred to him as "The Duke" when
he was not present, but always "Clinton" to his face. He
slept in day-time, and was very attentive to me when I was
seasick for no less than ten days. He borrowed my cap to
wear on his night-guardianship for the weather was very
cold and the ship coated with ice. He reflectd on how
sad his father would feel if he knew that his son, whom he supposed
to be prospering in Montreal, was that night
working his way to England in a cattle ship!
Before we reached Liverpool, Clinton put on his best
clothes and plug hat, looking every inch the aristocrat.
He asked me to call to see him at his brothers house in
London, but I did not carry this out. After saying good-bye
to him in a Liverpool pub, where we all went
after drawing our pay at the ship (mine I did not pay
to Lavery, the foreman, then, under the conditions prevailing)
I did not see or hear of Clinton again.
Recently I looked up Burke's Peerage under
"Duke of Newcastle", and found that Clinton's wife
died on Aug [August?] 27 1911, and that Oct [October?] 28 1911, he
married again, his second wife being Helen Halcrow of
Burton-on-Trent. He died Aug [August?] 29 1913, leaving an
only child, Georgina Elizabeth May, born on May 7 1913.
This child, probably because of her mother's death,
was adopted in 1916 by her aunt, the wife of
Hubert Clinton's brother. If still living, she is
now in her 17th year.
JAN 12 1927.
