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—A Very Worry MAN has lately passed away—namely, Mr Joh: Day of Rocky Bay, near Cape Freels who died on Christmas Eve at the advanced age of one hundred years. He was a native of Childokeford, Dorsetshire, Jingland. When Lord Nelson was killed, he has mentioned the fact of his being eleven years old, and was firing guns on Child okeford Hill. He came to Newfound land in the year of the battle of Water loo, and was one of those who formed the party under Captain Buch an in his expedition into the interior, entered upon to endeavor to establish friendly intercourse with the Red Indians. He was the last of those who were present when Mary March was taken by the late John Peyton, Esq, J. P., in the same expedition, and brought to Twill ingate. For many years he was a mail courier between Greenspond and Fogo at a time when none but a courageous and energetic man would undertake the task, and well he did his work, when many dangers incident to travelling in the trackless forest were constantly met with. John Day's wife died about two years ago, aged 102. For many years she was blind, and it was a touchin scene to witness the gentleness wit which the old man watched over, and attended to the wants of his afflicted wife. Although in humble life, John ny and his wife have gone down to the grave full of years, honored and ed by their limited circle of frien de ae
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Harbour Grace Standard
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, CA
Fri, Feb 17, 1893
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