Abbreviations used
Date January 19 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.
Pictou 'Standard' - Hung Himself: A man named Danie McPHERSON who was known as 'Big Dan', hung himself at Woodey Islands last Tuesday. He was well known here having worked at the lobster factory. It is said that drinking was the cause of his death.