- Collingwood Bulletin April 21 1899 pg 1
On Saturday morning, just as she was leaving the store of Messrs. McGill & Darroch, Mrs. Chas. McArthur, of the Eighth Line, was striken with paralysis. Assisted by her daughter and Chief Maiden, she went into the store and sat down, but gradually became worse, and later was removed to the Cameron House. Dr. McArthur was called, but she passed away at half-past one o'clock, about an hour after she received the stroke. Just two years and a day before her brother, the late Donald McGillivray, died in a similar manner while sitting in a chair in the Arlington Hotel. The deceased was born in the Island of Jura, Scotland, in 1831, and came to Canada in 1842 with her parents, who came direct to the township of Nottawasaga and engaged in hewing out of the vast forest a home for themselves and family.
In 1851, the deceased was married to her now bereaved husband and lived on the 12th concession of Nottawasaga until eight years ago when they removed to Lot 38 on the 8th concession. Of their family of thirteen children four sons and seven daughters are living. Of the former, Peter, who is the eldest, lives in Pemina, N.D., to which place he only returned a few weeks ago after a pleasant visit of a couple of months with his parents, the first for nineteen years; Neil lives in Seattle, Wash.; Charles is a prosperous farmer on the 4th Line; and Dan is at home. The daughters are, Mrs. O. Valbrath of Welford, N.D.; Mrs. Geo. Manders, of Owen Sound; Mrs. W. L. Baptie, of Bathgale, N.D.; Mrs. Jas Kerr, of Nottawa; and Maggie and Lizzie who are at home. The deceased was most highly respected by a wide circle of friends who deeply sympathize with Mr. McArthur and his friends in their irreparable loss. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon to the West Church cemetery and was largely attended. Rev. L. McLean, assisted by Rev. Mr. Buchanan, conducted the services.
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1830 - 1899 (68 years)
