Abbreviations used
Date February 28 1874
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Telegraph
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.
At Porter's Lake, N.S., 19th inst., while a number of young men were engaged at a chopping and hauling party for William BOND and were preparing their loads to proceed home, one of their number, Jesse A. PARKS fell dead on the ice. He was conveyed to his father's residence where an inquest was held by J.L. Griffin, Esq., J.P. verdict - died of heart disease.