Vital Statistics : 1946-1950 89 1946: B. "At the King's County Hospital, Montague , P.E.I. , Feb. 18th, 1946, to Mr. & Mrs. Neil Wight , Georgetown, P.E.I. , a son." (Guardian. Feb. 22, 1946) D. At the Charlottetown Hospital, Feb. 23, 1946, John A. Morrison, aged 81. He was a veteran of service in the Rebellion of 1885 with the Princess Louise Fusiliers of Halifax . He was born in Mabou, , Jan. 21, 1865, but in 1878 had moved to Georgetown where his father, Peter Morrison , carried on a tailoring business for thirty years. John A. assisted in this after his return from the West. He saw action again in 1917 in the Royal Canadian Medical Corps and on his return resided in Charlottetown . His wife, Josephine Dalton , of Souris , died in 1938. Surviving are five sons and four daughters; a surviving sister is Mrs. Dan . J. MacCormackof Boughton Island . (From Guardian, front page, Feb. 26, 1946) B. "On Mar. 9th, a baby girl to Mr. & Mrs. Walter Soloman ." (Guardian. Mar. 12, 1946) D. On Mar. 10th, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lester Gay , Montague, Mrs. Angus Matheson , formerly of Georgetown , aged 80. She was born Emma Jay at Pisquid and married first the late Murdoch McLean , well-known shoemaker and lobster-preserver at Georgetown . Her second husband, Angus Matheson , survives her. By her first marriage she leaves to mourn Annie ( Mrs. Lester Gay ); Katherine ( Mrs. Silas Gratto ), , N . S.; Carrie ( Mrs. Charles Gratto ), Trenton . N.S .; Pearl, ( Mrs. Stewart McKillop ), Trenton, N.S. , Dorenda ( Mrs. Fred Chandler ), Charlottetown ; Louise ( Mrs. Fred Allen , Georgetown ; Samuel in the U.S.A .; Malcolmin Georgetown ; Stewart in the Canadian Navy . Funeral in Georgetown from her son Malcolm's residence to St. David's Cemetery . (From Guardian. Mar. 20, 1946) B. "At the King's County Hospital, Montague, Mar. 16th, to Mr. & Mrs. Archie Wight , Burnt Point , a son. James Noonan ." (Guardian. Mar. 20 & 23, 1946) B. "At the King's County Hospital, Montague , P.E.I. , Mar. 20, 1946, to Capt. & Mrs. Helge Larsen , Georgetown , a daughter, Linda Ann ." (Guardian. Mar. 23, 1946) B. "At , Mar. 21, 1946, to Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Douglas (nee Margaret Coffin , Charlottetown ), a daughter." (Patriot. Mar. 25, 1946) B. "At the King's County Hospital, Montague , P.E.I. , April 7, 1946, to Mr. & Mrs. Chester Llewellyn , Jr. (nee Phyllis Mowry ), a daughter, Donna Marie." (Patriot. April 11, 1946) M. At St. David's United Church Manse , Georgetown , on April 15th, 1946, by the Rev. Sidney Boyce , B.A ., Audrey Irene Nicolle , daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Leland Nicolle of Murray River to Howard George Rafuse , M.M ., of Georgetown , son of Mr. & Mrs. Victor Rafuse . Attendants were Alma Rafuse and Frank Rafuse . (From Patriot. April 17 & April 20, 1946) B. "Atthe King's County Hospital, Montague , P.E.I. , on April 15 to Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Cronin , Summerville, P.E.I., a daughter, Anne Maureen ." (Patriot. Apr. 18, 1946) B. "Atthe King's County Hospital. Montague , P.E.I. , on April 30, 1946, to Mr. & Mrs. James Publicover , a daughter." [The child died on May 1st] (Patriot. May 3, 1946) B. "Atthe King's County Hospital, Montague, May 3, 1946, to Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Yorston , Roseneath , a daughter, 7 lbs. 14 ozs." (Patriot. May 3, 1946) B. "Mr. & Mrs. Clarence David are receiving the congratulations of their many friends on the birth of a daughter, May 3, 1946." (Guardian. May 10, 1940) D. At Cambridge , May 1st, Mrs. Hop wood, formerly Miss Ethel Gordon , R. N ., daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Walter Gordon , . Mrs. Norman D. MacDonald , recently of Georgetown is a sister. (From Patriot. May 11, 1946) B. "Atthe P.E.I. Hospital, May 13, 1946, to Mr. & Mrs. John A. MacDonald , Georgetown (nee Marjorie Westaway ), a son, Glen Alden ." (Patriot, May 21, 1946) M. At St. Peter 's Anglican Church, Charlottetown , by Rev. G.R. Hartman , Elsie May Hearn , daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hearn , Georgetown , to Sheldon Ernest Ross , son of Mrs. Nettie Ross and the late Peter Ross , Georgetown . Attendants were Mrs. Lewis Wright , sister of the bride and George Boudreault . The couple will reside in Georgetown where the groom has an up-to date blacksmith business. (From Guardian. May 16, 1946) D. At Georgetown, P.E.I. , May 21, 1946, Mrs. John J. Murphy , aged 49. Besides her husband she leaves to mourn two sons: Brainerd of the R.C.A.F . and Joseph at home, and two daughters, [Mary & Jean] also at home. (From Patriot. May 28 & 30, 1946) D. At the home of her son Allister Stewart , on May 27th, Mrs. A.C. Stewart , aged 82. She was born in Charlottetown , July 16th, 1864, as Mary Emily Hobbs . Her husband, Alex. Stewart, predeceased her in 1900. She leaves to mourn two sons: Allister and Havelock, both veterans. The daughters are: Mrs. George Brace , Tofield, Alta.; Mrs. William King , Winnipeg; Mrs. Jordan Fenberg , Pennsylvania . A brother, William Hobbs resides in Georgetown ; Arthur, Benjamin and Martha are in the U.S.A .. Service from St. David's Church. (From Patriot, May 30, 1946) D. On June 12, in Georgetown , Richard Hearn , in his 64th year. He was born in Staplehurst, Kent Co ., England in 1882. Twice married, his first wife predeceased him in Nov. 1918 in England . In 1922, he married Mabel Straddling of London, England who survives him. The family emigrated to Canada in May 1926. Left to mourn are the following sons and daughters: by his first marriage: Doris ( Mrs. George Mair ), Burnt Point ; Ivy ( Mrs. Lewis Wright ), Lower Montague ; Sybil ( Mrs. Alex MacKenzie ) of Sydney , N.S. : by his second marriage he leaves Richard, at home; Elsie ( Mrs. Sheldon Ross ), Gladys & Lily all of Georgetown . Funeral by Rev. G. R. Hartman to the Church of England Cemetery, Georgetown . He was a veteran of both wars and was by his own request buried in his uniform. (From Guardian. June 18, 1946)