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McLEAN -- At his late residence, 77 Mavety street West Toronto, on Sunday morning, June 5th, Angus McLean, beloved husband of Ellen McLean, in his 71st year.
Funeral on Tuesday at 2 p.m. to Park Lawn Cemetery.¹⁹

CATHERINE (KATE) McKECHNIE (10/23-1857-7/9/1929)

In 1873, when she was 15 years old she went from her home near Priceville, Ont. To Toronto, where she worked in domestic service. Two years later in 1875 she went out to the then small pioneer city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she served as a lady’s companion and nurse. About 1888, she came back to Priceville, Ontario and for the next year or two worked at dress-making in partnership with her cousin, Maggie Ferguson. She then went to Carllon, Ontario (near Montreal) with the Rev. J. L. Gardner family and after a short time went from there to Chicago. While in Chicago, was engaged as governess and nurse to Jack Peabody, young son of the well-known steel magnate and also served as governess with another wealthy family and while thus employed traveled widely with these families, going to their summer homes on Long Island, N.Y., Jakil Isle. Off the coast of Georgia, and at Lake Geneva, Wisc. and on other journeys made by the family. After this she returned home for a year and in 1897 came west to Dakota with her mother and sister, Maggie and brothers, John and Peter, all of whom filed on homesteads at Calio, N.D. in June of that year.
In November she relinquished her claim when she was married to Duncan McLean from Paysley, Ont., whom she had known since girlhood days in Ontario. He was then a widower with three children, whom she raised. Living on his farm at Antler, N. C. After her husband’s death in 1902 she continued on the farm there for three or four years, after which she came to Calvin and spent the remaining years of her life with her brother Neil and family. She returned to Ontario to spend a couple of years with her brother, John and family and in 1918 came to Calvin and spent the remaining years of her life with her brother, Peter and family till she passed away in 1928. She was an active member o the Baptist church. During the later part of her life she became very hard of hearing but always took an active interest in those about her and was especially ardent in maintaining the ties of friendship with distant relatives and neighbors with whom she had become aquatinted in former years. (Incidentally, had the framework of this family tree been together before her death. Her keen memory could have supplied much data that is missing.)⁹

OBITUARY.
MR THOMAS SMART.
Much regret will be felt by old residents both of the town and district that the illness under which Mr Thomas Smart has been laboring for the past two months has had a fatal termination. It will be remembered that the deceased became a patient in the Ararat Hospital a few weeks back suffering from Bright's disease, and typhoid fever supervening, he gradually sank and succumbed to the attack at an early hour yesterday morning. The deceased, who was a native of the district being born at Moyston, was 56 years of age. Though by trade a plasterer he devoted his attention mainly to mining, and he was an astute and persistent prospector, to whose endeavors in connection with the development of the mining industry of the neighborhood, the district is not a little indebted. He had a knowledge of the varied minerological resources of the whole place which was unequalled, and his name will be indissolubly, linked with various lodes and reefs which in years to come are sure to attract the attention of investors and be the means of adding greatly to the mineral wealth of the State. Impressed by the fact that practically no crosscutting work had been done at the great reef which at one time made Moyston famous, and which is certain at some future date to again bring the old somnolent village in prominence, he prospected some years ago on the east side of the Campbell's reef, and cutting a rich but thin quartz lode he worked it to the water level. The fact that the stone was thin, however, stood in the way of its further developnent. At Moore's Reef, Lexington, Armstrongs and Bridle Hill he also did a lot of prospecting work, and at the last named place mined for some years a fine quartz reef, the possession of which he retained until his death. Mr Smart also established the fact that manganese exists at Mount Chalambar, and Mount Ararat in what is believed to be payable quantity, whilst he found other metals, and ores, the presence of which might but for his well maintained efforts might have escaped observation for years. The deceased leaves a family of fifteen, the youngest being only four years of age, whilst three of his sons, John, James, and Goulburn are at the front. He was twice married, his second wife surviving him. The remains of the deceased are to be interred in the Ararat Cemetery this afternoon.⁶

OBITUARY.
The death of Mr Thomas Smart occurred at the Ararat Hospital on Wednesday morning from Bright's disease. Deceased was 56 years of age, and a native of Moyston. He was an energetic prospector, and has been a keen student of the geological features of the Ararat district, and was instrumental in locating many reefs at Ararat, Armstrongs, Moyston and elsewhere. He leaves a large family, three sons being at the front. The funeral took place on Thursday afternoon, when a lengthy cortege followed the remains to the place of interment the Ararat cemetery. The burial service was conducted by Rev. H. Whitford. Messrs W. and J. Smart (nephews of deceased), J. Foster and J. Patterson acted as coffin-bearers. The mortuary details were entrusted to Mr J. Dunn.⁷

DAMAGING GROWING GRASS AT NEWPORT
At Newport Police-court on Friday (before Mr Henry Phillips and other magistrates) three boys, named Charles Slade, John Crandon, and John Watts were summoned for damaging growing grass, belonging to Mr Joseph Parfitt.--The boys played rounders upon the field.--Mr Parfitt said damage had been done to his grass to the amount of £10.--The boys were fined 2s 6d each.⁴

HUCKLE William Lewis of 191 Chepstow Road Newport Monmouthshire died 3 July 1957. Probate Gloucester 29 May to Ellen Huckle widow. Effects £2388 16s.⁶

HUCKLE Ellen of 191 Chepstow Road Newport Monmouthshire died 25 May 1966. Probate Llandaff 25 August to William Crandon Huckle assurance specialist. Effects £3465.⁸

In good health and sound mind.
To be buried in the Vault or Burying place where his late wife is buried in the churchyard at Croydon where he has built a tomb for that purpose.
To wife Anne Maning "customary messuages or tenements, lands, premises and hereditaments" in the parish and Mannor of Farleigh
To wife Anne the freehold messuage or tenement, farme, house, barns, stables, outhouses, yards, gardens, orchards and land arable pasture and woodlands, called Tupwood otherwise Upwood in Caterham, Surrey
To wife Anne the seven or eight parcels of land totaling 32 acres in the parish of Titsey, Surry occupied by William Stretton
To wife Anne land in the Manor and parish Croydon, Surry held by Copys of Court Rolls from the Lord of the Manor for her life. Then, bequeathed to the children of his three brothers Charles, deceased, Simon, and Cornelius, deceased.
Personal estate to wife Anne for her sole use and disposal.
Nominates wife Anne executor.
Witnesses: Edm^d Mallory, Harley Allen, Elizabeth Chapman.³

To son Thomas Haward £20 to be paid 2 years after decease
To youngest son Richard £20 at age 21
£20 to each daughter as follows:
Anne, 1 year after decease
Sarah, 2 years after decease
Joanna, 3 years after decease
Martha, 4 years after decease
Olive at age 21
and also to daughter Elizabeth Haward 5 shillings payable on demand

Named executors wife Elizabeth & son Christopher.²

WOLFENDALE George Ashton of 75 Castlemain-avenue Bournemouth died 25 November 1925. Probate London 2 February to Bessie Sara Wolfendale widow and the reverend Stanley Morris clerk. Effects £1800 19s 10d.⁸

WOLFENDALE Bessie Sarah of Dovedale 75 Castlemain-avenue West Southbourne Bournemouth widow died 27 February 1938. Probate London 13 April to William Richard Palmer retired wholesale chemist and the reverend Thomas Francis Palmer clerk. Effects £142 10s 11d.⁹

PALMER Jane of The Myrtles Ditcheat Somerset spinster died 16 December 1936 at Wincanton Somersetshire. Probate Gloucester 4 February to the reverend Joseph John Beauchamp Palmer and the reverend Thomas Francis Palmer clerks. Effects £612 15s 2d.⁶

DAVIES Emma of Vaynor 14 Sketty-road Swansea (wife of the reverend Edward Jenkins Davies) died 23 October 1952. Probate Oxford 19 August to the said reverend Edward Jenkins Davies canon of the church in Wales and Cyril Edward Palmer Davies barrister-at-law. Effects £263 4s 11d.⁸

PALMER the reverend Joseph John Beauchamp of The Vicarage Mudford Somersetshire clerk died 16 February 1942. Probate Bristol 15 June to the reverend Thomas Francis Palmer clerk. Effects £3192 7s 4d.¹

PALMER George Hawker of Ham Cottage Lock Ashurst near Steyning Sussex died 24 September 1957. Administration (with Will) Lewes 18 November to Lloyds Bank Limited. Effects £2252 12s 4d.⁸