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From: "Vera Short" <>
Subject: [NFLD-LAB] Forwarded on behalf of Chris Shelley
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 23:24:08 -0500


Clear DayAs Chris will be off for another couple of weeks, he has requested that I forward this to the list on his behalf.

Thanks go to Chris Shelley and John Baird
Copyright held by Blackmore-Robinson Publishing
Thur. May 13, 1926


FATAL ENDING TO BERRY-PICKING PARTY


The body of six-year-old Annie GREEN, of St. Jones Without, one of a party of four girls who had been berry-picking, was found by searchers while another of the part, Blanche PENNEY, is still missing. Such was the information received by the Justice Department from S. R. WINSOR, J.P. The message read :-

“Four girls berry-picking St. Jones Without yesterday; one Annie GREEN, 6 years old, found dead; two HISCOCK girls rescued; Blanche PENNEY still missing; search parties out.”

During the afternoon Hon. W. J. HIGGINS, Minister of Justice, had a message from S. R. WINSOR, J.P., stating the missing girl, Blanche PENNEY, had been found and was feeling o.k. No particulars as to how the little girl met her death were received.





Fri. May 14, 1926


FRED A. GEAR DIED SUDDENLY ON MONDAY
END CAME AFTER THE NOON HOUR – FUNERAL SERVICE WERE CONDUCTED WEDNESDAY MORNING.

(From a Wauchula Florida paper)



Mr. Fred A. GEAR, one of the city’s most prominent citizens and real estate dealers died at his home in this city last Monday, April 26, shortly after the noon hour, heart trouble was attributed as the direct cause. Funeral service were held at the Methodist church on Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock and were conducted by Rev. J. W. PALMER, pastor; interment was made in the Wauchula cemetery and the service here were in charge of the Wauchula Lodge, F. and A.M., No. 17; of which the deceased was a member.

Mr. GEAR was taken ill on Wednesday evening of last week and while his condition was not serious, yet he remained at home as at intervals would lie down for a short rest; on Monday he appeared to be better and was sitting in a chair and asked for a drink of water. Mrs. GEAR went to get this for him and when she returned to the living room found him lying face down across the bed, apparently asleep. When she attempted to wake him she found that he had passed away.

The deceased was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, April 27th, 1863, his death occurring one day before his 63rd birthday. When a young man he located in Nashville, Tenn., where he conducted a successful real estate business for more than thirty years, in 1916 he removed to Florida and located at Wauchula and for sometime was associated with the Waushula Development Company. After leaving the Development Company he became associated with Mr. OFFUTT, and the real estate company of Offutt and Gear was formed.

Mr. GEAR was a member of the Wauchula Methodist church and Wauchula Masonic Lodge. He is survived by his widow, one sister and two brothers and several nieces and nephews, one of the latter Mr. F. J. GEAR, resides in Arcadia.

(Deceased was the youngest son of the late George Gear, and a brother of Mr.

Henry Gear.)





Mon. May 24, 1926


DEATHS:


LIND - Passed quietly away at Grand Falls on the 15th inst, Henry Edwin LIND, aged 31 years, leaving a father mother and one brother to mourn their sad loss.



FINN - On May 21st, after a long illness, Daria Louisa Carter, relict of the late John FINN, aged 97 years. Funeral Sunday from her late residence, 17 Job Street, 2:30 p.m.



POWER - At Dunville, Placentia, on Wednesday morning, 19th inst., Thomas F. POWER, Road-master of Government Railway, aged 49 years.



ASPELL - On May 21st, after a short illness, Gerald ASPELL, aged 27 years, leaving to mourn a wife and brother, Jack, at Brooklyn, New York. Funeral on Sunday at 2.30 p.m., from his late residence, 7 College Square. Friends and acquaintances please accept this the only intimation. New York papers please copy. R. I. P.


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