Abbreviations used
Date May 12 1885
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.
On Friday morn., says 'Miramichi Advance', Alex. SMITH who lives near Lower Bartibogue Bridge, left his house at breakfast time for his barn and was expected to return as usual to his breakfast. He did not do so and his body was found suspended by a rope in the barn. Deceased was a married man about 37 years of age and a farmer and fisherman by occupation.