Abbreviations used
Date August 8 1870
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Telegraph
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.
James E. CLARK, about 13 years of age, s/o George CLARK of Sand Point, Carleton (St. John) went to one of the weirs on the bar Sunday morn. about 4 o'clock and not returning during the morn., search was made for him; but it was not until 12 o'clock noon yesterday, at low water, that his body was found in the weir pond. It is supposed that he had fallen in a fit - to which he was subject.