Abbreviations used
Date April 30 1892
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Sun
The language of the text is the original used in the newspaper entry and as transcribed by Daniel F. Johnson. Records acquired by the Provincial Archives are not translated from the language in which they originate.
Deer Island (Charlotte Co.) - Diptheria has attacked the home of Samuel BUTLER and taken away two of his children, age 11 and 5 years. Others of his family are down with the disease. Mr. Butler has lost four children since last November.