Abbreviations used
Date December 4 1886
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.
St. John Business No. 11 - The firm started the manufacturer of sleighs on their present site Main St., Portland in 1873. When the firm started business it was known as Kelly Bros. & Co. and was composed of John KELLY, Michael KELLY and George MURPHY. Two years later Michael Kelly retired.; James SHAW of firm J.& W. Shaw, serving an apprenticeship with one of the old bakers of St. John, formed a partnership with his brother, Wm SHAW and erected a bakery at the homestead on the Golden Grove road in 1869. In 1870 they moved to St. John and located on Sparrow's Alley leading from Charlotte St.; T.S. SIMMS (see original)