Abbreviations used
Date February 7 1888
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper Saint John Globe
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.
the fishing schr. "Geo. W. Pierce" went into Portland, Maine on Sunday with a flag at half mast for the supposed loss of one of her crew who was lost in his dory Saturday afternoon while fishing off Cape Elizabeth. His name was Lewis J. APPLEBY, about 35 years of age and a native of New Brunswick. He was married but had no children.