Abbreviations used
Date September 11 1873
County Charlotte
Place Saint Stephen
Newspaper Saint Croix Courier
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 'Eastport Sentinel' says that James WILCOX of Grand Manan was drowned in Friar's Bay on Friday afternoon. He was in a two masted boat which was caught in stays in a squall and filled. A son-in-law of Mr. W. was in the cabin of the boat at the time and was saved.