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Fort EriP lost onP of it's olfe~t ~nn
residents on Sat. last, in the ;ierson of Mr. Jotin Tiougla.s, i.-rho
!fJ.ied at th" home of his orother Dr. William T'ouglas. J.he late ~~tr.
Douglas was Dorn in Fort Erie , and had kept in close touch i.ri th
his native Village during his long life o{ eighty-six yea!'s. Iie
was an extensive traveller, ~u-in hB.c vj si +en alY'1ost eiTe-1Â·~r ri~.,.,+: ,..,_,,..
tr.e world â€¢. ?allowing GrcH'112tion froY'1 T-:ri n5 ty C'ol' erre mor-on+o, i.rÂ· +,._.,
a degree of bachelo~ n~ ~r-ts, he stunjer'l L2w; ~rr _,,.or so~e +~~P
practised that prof:'esÂ§ion, both :in Cana~a arfl tre TT-rij+.Pi1 c+~te-s.
Some years ago he re ti reo froJ"l 2.cti ve l:i fe ann T'e+11rrer hom"" +n
live with his. brotrer WilliP.n. For -rrior:ths he hail bP.Pn ~rÂ· ?'PrP~~~
poor heal th, and finally suc~uI'! be0 to a heav"r cola. rre Â·v~ s wnrnarr:i ec1 ana leaves one tJrother.
':'he funeral took pl2ce 'rne~. 0f+p-r&gt;noon ~+ +.vn o'rlor-lt:, +o
anr'l cemetp1--v, Per-v:'.ces veT'e ~o.,...,n11~tpr ri~T np':r.
WilliaI'l Hurt. The pallbP21'.'e'!"s Â·were: v.F. 1.Tjllsn""': _ti."'. -v11:1ot:
A. E. Seaton: Pi cha-ro G;oaharn: Penry Lev:\ s.: anf1 F.. I,. 'P.~T"'P.~r.

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Paul'~ Church

f'pc. 19/'7.

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