Abbreviations used
Date October 12 1888
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.
Post - Thursday was John PALMER's, 100th birthday, having been born Oct. 11, 1788. Mr. Palmer served on the grand jury at the July circuit of the Supreme Court and was sworn at the same time as his son Alpheus PALMER and grandson, F.C. PALMER, (son of Alpheus). Mr. Palmer has a large family of children, eight of whom are now living. The living children are Capt. Ebenezer PALMER, Alpheus PALMER, E.R. PALMER, for many years station agent here (Sackville), but now of Moncton, C.P. PALMER of Dorchester, Mrs. Reid HICKS, Sackville, Mrs. Wm N. LAVERS, Montreal, Mrs. Chas. WRY, North River, Salisbury and Mrs. Elijah AYER, Dorchester.