Abbreviations used
Date March 9 1887
County Westmorland
Place Moncton
Newspaper The Times
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.
Weldford (Kent Co.) We are sorry to record the death of Rufus SPENCER s/o George William SPENCER of Coal Branch. This young man had been working in the lumber woods all winter. He came home enjoying his usual strength and health, but in a few days after he took cold, which setting on his lungs, resulted in his death Wednesday morn. He was buried on Friday last.