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Our veterinary R. Hickingbottom is kept on the run. In the short time
since he graduated he has built up a good practice. “Say wait till
I tell you,” much can be accomplished by skill and energy.
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Mrs. Andrew Cook died very suddenly on Friday and was buried on
Sunday afternoon. The hand of affliction has been laid heavily on
the family as it is only two weeks since his brothers wife died
under somewhat similar circumstances.
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It becomes our sad duty to chronicle three mare deaths this week.
Mr. A. J. Elliott died on Wednesday last at his residence in Toronto
and his remains were brought here on Friday for interment. He was
a member of the Beethoven Lodge No. 165 I. O. O. F., and they together
with members from Brougham, Port Perry, Whitby and Oshawa attended
the funeral. The Rev. J. J. Redditt, member of the order, conducted
the services and preached an I. O. O. F. funeral sermon in the
Methodist church. The Royal Templars of Temperance also lose
in Mr. Elliott an honorable member.
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The most sudden death that has occurred here for some time is
that of Miss Alice O’Day. On Sunday morning she arose and assisted
with the household duties and about nine o’clock was taken down
with inflammation. Medical aid was immediately procured but fo
no purpose, about eighteen hours afterwards she was a corpse. The
funeral took place on Tuesday from the residence of her
brother-in-law Jas. Hoar, where she died to the R. C. cemetery
Oshawa. The deceased was an estimable young woman apparently in
good health. Her melancholy death has caused much sympathy for
the afflicted family. The funeral was largely attended.
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The alarm of fire sounded from the direction of George St.
about one o’clock on Tuesday, and on arrival it was found that a
barn belonging to Mr. Goldsbro was in flames. The fire got such
a start before any one got around that nothing in the building
could be gotten out. For a short time Mr. Wheelers mansion was
in much danger, but the bucket brigade as usual did good work
and kept a stream of water on the shingles. Mr. Goldsbro had
a buggy in the barn which was burned and his loss will be
considerable as he had little or no insurance on the building.
Mr. Wm. Durrant also lost some tools which were stored in the
barn. Cause of the fire not exactly known, but possibly a spark
from a pipe did the mischief.
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The baseball match played here on Saturday between a club from
Whitby and our club was not altogether satisfactory. Whitby went
first to bat and succeeded in piling up 8 runs in the first
innings which rattled our boys terribly, especialiy as Brooklin
was retired for one run. Play was resumed and at the end of the
fifth the score stood 20 to 9 in favor of Whitby.
Then two of the
Whitby contingent began to kick about playing any more and asked
Umpire Collins to declare the game, which he did against the
protests of Brooklin club the members of which wanted to play the
match out. Under the circumstances the game was forfeited to
Brooklin and our boys rightfully claim it by a score of 9 to 0.
Whitby certainly outplayed Brooklin being better in every respect.
Our boys apparently lost their heads and played wretchedly. Most
of the runs were made by wild throwing and bad fielding by our
boys. However with practice we will have a good club. A few
games will teach them coolness and presence of mind.
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