Abbreviations used
Date March 19 1891
County Albert
Place Albert
Newspaper The Maple Leaf
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.
A sad shock to the community was felt Saturday by the annoucement that Howard E. BISHOP, who had been out gunning near Daniel's station, had fallen on the ice and benn drowned. The body was not discovered until after the tide went out. It is supposed he was attempting to board the "Victory" which was laid near the shore. None of the hands working on the vessel serm to have been aware of young Bishop's presence.