Vital Statistics from Island Newspapers, 76 
     
     Georgetown & Area: 1923- 1926 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. At Charlottetown, Sept. lst, Gunner Noah 
     
     Gamhum, age 38. He served overseas and in France 
     
     was severely gassed. He leaves to mourn besides his aged 
     
     mother, a widow, nee Annie McLean, daughter of Mr. & 
     
     Mrs. Murdock McLean of Georgetown and children: 
     
     Evelyn, John and George, also brothers in Charlottetown 
     
     and the U.S.A.. (From Guardian, Sept. 1, 1923) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. AtSt. Louis, P.E.l., Dolly Jerroir, daughter of Alcid 
     
     & Mrs. Jerroir, formerly of Georgetown.” (Patriot, Aug. 
     
     9, 1923) 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. At the residence of the bride’s parents, Charlottetown, 
     
     on Septa, 22, 1923, Miss Florence Jessie Lantz, only 
     
     daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Theodore J. Lantz to Captain 
     
     Benjamin Conrad, son of Mr. & Mrs. Frank Conrad, 
     
     Georgetown, Rev. W. Orr Mulligan officiating. (From 
     
     Patriot, Sept. 22, 1923) 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. At Somerville, Mass, Sept 30th, Miss Margaret 
     
     Viola Beaton, a native of Georgetown, P.E.l., and 
     
     William A. O’Neill of Somerville, Rev. Father 
     
     MeCarthyoffrciating. (From Patriot, Oct. 2, 1923) 
     
    
   
   
    
     B. “At City Hospital, Sept. 15th, to Mr. & Mrs. James 
     
     Hessian, Georgetown, a daughter." (Guardian, Oct. 3, 
     
     1923) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. At Dorchester, Mass, Oct. 1st, Mrs. McNeill, 
     
     formerly Miss Catherine McPhee of Georgetown. She 
     
     leaves to mourn beside her sorrowing husband a large 
     
     family of sons and daughters and one brother, Daniel 
     
     McPhee, of Georgetown. (From Guardian, Oct. 16, 
     
     1923) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. “In Florida, Mrs. Palmer, formerly Annie Hicken of 
     
     Georgetown." (Guardian, Nov. 10, 1923) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. Suddenly, at Halifax, Nov. 12th, Miss Eli/abeth 
     
     McPhee, aged 33 years, daughter of John W. McPhcc, 
     
     of Georgetown. She had for three years been a member of 
     
     the office staff of the Halifax Herald and the Evening 
     
     Mail and formerly an instructor in shorthand at Acadia 
     
     University. Besides her father, a prominent lobster 
     
     packer, she leaves to mourn her step-mother and a 
     
     brother, Alexander, in the Canadian West. An older 
     
     brother, Guy, gave up his life in the Great War. lntennent 
     
     in the Presbyterian Cemetery, Georgetown. (From 
     
     Patriot, Nov. 14, 1923) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. At Rustico, Mrs. Gallant, leaving to mourn besides 
     
    
   
   
    
     her sorrowing husband, one son and three daughters, 
     
    
   
   
    
     including Mrs, Robert Jeffrey and Mrs. John Batchilder 
     
     of Georgetown. ( From Guardian, Nov. 26, 1923) 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. At St. Dunstan’s Cathedral, Nov. 29th, Miss Cecilia 
     
     Cullen, daughter of T. P. Cullen, Sherwood, to Mr. 
     
     Fred DeLorie, son of Mr. & Mrs. John Deborie of 
     
     Georgetown, Rev. Father McDonald officiating. 
     
     Attendants were Miss Genie Cullen and Mr. E. J. 
     
     Hodgson Morrisey. (From Guardian, Dec. 3, 1923) 
     
    
   
   
    
     1924: 
     
     D. “At Boston, Mrs. Dugald Mclsaac, formerly of 
     
    
   
   
    
     Georgetown.” Burial in Georgetown. (Guardian, Feb. 2, 
     
     1924) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. On Feb. 29th at Chester, Penn, Dr. Frederick 0. 
     
     Norton, professor of New Testament Literature at 
     
     Cro7jer Theological Seminary, a native of Brudenell, 
     
     P.E.l., Canada, age 57. He was born Feb. 3, 1868, son 
     
     of Frederick Peter Norton and Ann Rosina (Davis) 
     
     Norton. He is survived by his wife Florence L. Minter of 
     
     Missouri and two children. Dr. Norton was a member of 
     
     the Church of Christ (Disciples) and the author of many 
     
     books and articles. (From Patriot, Front Page, Mar. 8, 
     
     1924) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. “At Boston, Mrs. Gillis, formerly Miss McKinnon, 
     
     of Georgetown, P.E.l., sister of Mrs. Thomas Henry.” 
     
     (Guardian, Mar. 14, 1924) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. At Saint John, NE, on April 2lst, Joseph 
     
     Lavandier, formerly of Georgetown, aged 25. He 
     
     leaves to mourn a widow, his mother, Mrs. Mary 
     
     Lavandier, a brother, Gilbert, and a sister, Mrs. Rufus 
     
     Clory. (From Guardian, April 25, 1924) The Patriot 
     
     records “sisters." 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. On May 5th at St. John, Mrs. Maude Thompson, 
     
     daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Charles King, Portland, Me. to 
     
     James De Young of Georgetown, P.E.I. (From 
     
    
   
   
    
     Guardian, May 16, 1924) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. “In Georgetown Royalty, on May 11th. John 
     
     Morrison, aged 83”(Patriot May 24, 1924 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     D. On June 8th, at Georgetown, Mrs. John King, aged 
     
     55, leaving to mourn, besides her sorrowing husband, 
     
     three daughters, Jennie and Priscilla at home and Annie in 
     
     the USA, Rev. Father Kiggins was her spiritual 
     
     advisor. (From Guardian, June 11, 1924) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. On June 23rd. aged 70, Mr. Frank Conrad, found 
     
     unconscious in his dory. He leaves to moum besides his 
     
     sorrowing wife, sons and daughters: Jack in the USA; 
     
     Clifford in Detroit; Benjamin in Charlottetown, Mrs. 
     
     Lowe, Mrs. Wolfe, Mrs. Libby and Mrs. Henderson all 
     
     in the USA. Rev McGowan officiated at the funeral. 
     
     (From Guardian, July 2, 1924) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. “In Boston, recently, Georgina King formerly of 
     
     Georgetown, P. E1, of pneumonia, leaving to moum 
     
     her mother and four sisters in Trenton, NS. (Patriot 
     
     July3, 1924) 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     D. At Georgetown, July 19th, Mrs. John Smith, aged 
     
     91, leaving to moum one daughter, Mrs. Walsh. Funeral 
     
     from St. James Church" (From Guardian, July 23, 1924 
     
    
   
   
    
     & corresponding Patriott) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. At Dorchester, Mass. July 5th, Michael Murphy, 
     
     formerly of Georgetown, P.E.l., leaving to mourn a 
     
     sorrowing wife, nee Miss Annie O’Brien of 
     
     Georgetown, P.E.l., and three sons, George, Frank and 
     
     David all of Dorchester. (From Patriot, July 24, 1924) 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. At Dorchester, Mass, July 181h, Miss Ruth 
     
     Hemphill, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Hemphill, of 
     
     Georgetown, P.E.l., and Mr. Daniel MacKeeman, 
     
     Dorchester, Mass. Attendants were Miss Della Hemphill, 
     
     cousin of the bride, and Mr. Fred Cooper. They will 
     
     reside in Dorchester after a three weeks visit to 
     
     Georgetown, P.E.l. . (From Patriot, July 26, 1924)