Abbreviations used
Date October 1 1878
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.
A lad named James RONAN working at Daniel CRIMMEN's steam winch at the Canada Wharf was missing last eve. under circumstances that leads to the fear that he was drowned. He last seen on the scow at 5 p.m. On 18th Aug., the 'Gleaner' reported Peter RONAN, the father of James, as missing under nearly the same circumstances, he also having been employed at the winch when last seen alive. On the following Wednesday his lifeless body was found in the water. - 'Chatham Gleaner'