Abbreviations used
Date February 8 1893
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.
Yarmouth, N.S. , Feb. 7 - Wille COOK, 12 year old s/o Howard S. COOK was drowned this afternoon while crossing Milton pond a short distance above the bridge. The ice gave way and he was drowned before assistance reached him. His body has not yet been recovered.