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OUR VALIANT DEAD (Continued trorn Page Una.) CORPORAL FERGUSON BREMNER.| orpora erguson remner. a native or Adinaaton, and brought upl in that township. was 01 course not to generally known in town as Camâ€" : urnn Mackay; but still a member of ‘ two of Admaston's most‘ prominent iamilies, had a wide acquaintance. He was second son of Mr. J. L. Bremner. Of late years he had been bridge-building on the N. T. R. He had come down to his old home town just about the time the war broke out;. and felt that he was one of those who should take upon himself what is at once the burden and the privilege of enlistment. He was 34 years of age. a widower. (his wife. Lilian Proctor, having died in 1906) and leaves one son. Harvey Ferguson Bremner. ten years old. living with the grandfather, Iiir. J. L. Bremner. l on Argyle street, and attending pub- , iic school. In one of Corp. Bremner's ‘ recentzletters, written from "Some- where in France," dated February 21, he noted that was the birthday snâ€" nlversary or his son. The Corporal‘ belonged to no fraternal society and carried no insurance; and had bad no previous military experience. His inst letter was received on Wednes- day of this week, and was as follows: Franco. March lst. 1915. Dear Father.â€"Just a few lines to let you know I am well; hoping you are the lsame. I have written twice since we came llereâ€"lllat. is, since we came L. ‘ France. “‘e were moved to a different part of the line. arrived here last night. ‘ and we relieve a British regiment In the trenches tonight. We are going in lJourselves from this on. We had som- Britlsh officers and men with us at flirl They seem to think that we are all in the good. The weather is raw and cub! I received your letter of the 9m FEDX'H- ury. also papers. You were Vi'al’llllli-I ti know all about the country. i can‘: name any places. but it's a line countr‘» I think it is the heat farming country I ever saw. It is all like that tint storm {the Bonnechere in Admaston. We onlv had one man wounded in our companr yet. and that was Jack Davis from Ren- {row and it don‘t amount to much. It's in the root. He'll be back in a couple of . weeka. Wen, we Just got. orders to my]: inn and prepare to move off. Will Wl'lll‘ l l . nualn when we rnme out or the tmnCiiusl an ulll close. wishing you all well. I re- main. your son. Ferg. March 2ndâ€"in the trenches. “'e relieved the British at 8 o'clock ln~i ‘ night in a blinrlil'll! snow storm and hflll |a fairly quiet night and a quiet dav 9n far. There is always shots and shell lrlylm; but nothing to hit unless in: chance. and the Germans aren‘t takm. lmam‘. “'2 take a lot more than them i but we know the cost of it now. As (h- . shViill: Is. the lower you keep the lunu‘: ' you live l March 3rd 1 Another quiet dayâ€"just sniping an. slipn rire. It’s pretty exciting to hm. rlw shells screeching through the air all bursting away hehlnd the trenches. i very WP! and cold in the trenches. “'l.‘ you get on duty you crawl into n hu and sleep and rest the best you car March 4|h~TIIe same as usual March runâ€"sun in the same old trom" 1"“! he going out tonight to our hlllni March t-lhâ€"Got into billets at l n'clnr this morning and evervhody nlnverl n'v‘ I never was as badlv done up in mv m- ‘ There were men falllm: out all alone I road. but we have had a good rest and bath so we feel 0.x. again. Will he 9:- ing book into trenches on Tuesng me). on will cla-e wishan you and H F on all the rest good luck. I remain. wruâ€" arm. Ferg. THE MERCURY, JANUARY 12. 19c6 Two Fatalities in Admaston. l Mr Richard Proctor Killed on the G. T. R. Track and Mr Piernuck, Sr., Killed by his Horse. The Grand Trunk Railway evening express going west on Friday lust. struck and killed Mr Richard Proctor. one of Admasboo's best known resi- dents. Just how the Mcidentuccurred no one knows. It was at the crossing near Mr Proctor's home, between Reufi-ew Junction and Admaston Slit- tions. The road is barr- there and travel has been ulintle oif the line. the fence thereby obscuring the View of the n preaching train:ox‘lt may be above one temple. Deceased was Til years of age. and had been u rusidunl of Adinasion. retrieving from Ramsay some 35 years or more. He lL‘lH‘Qn :i WidO‘V. Annie Lewis. daughter of tlw late \Vm. Lewis. of Horton. and iii-.- sons and six daughtersâ€"Bun. at lir- gina; Albert 15.. of Rean-e\v:'l‘hth_. Fred and Collins at home. and Mb Hurry Hilliard. Mrs Robert Hilli'u-xl. of Carleton Place : Mrs nlCChin'lkb. ni ' chirew: Mrs ‘V. J. Cardiff and Mr: thut t e horse grew frightened :it the Oil-Conlng engine and Fill] in front of it. The shock of theiupuct. us felt. and the train brought to a s . ti. It was some little time before the victim was foundâ€"on top of the tender. Evidently he had been thrown in the air and had alighted on the tender. He was able to speak, and knew that he was seriously injured. though 1'“! could not tell what. had happened. He wus taken on to Admaswn station. There he was recognized. and driven home; dying on the way. The brain hands left word at Don his for a doc- tor to be sent. back. and r. Cascadz'iuu drove down : but Mr Proctor was be- yond hunmn aid long before the (loc- tor reached him. There was no ' - ihle sign of injury except for a. bl'lllfii' f r - OBITUARY. Death at Mr- Chas. Mayhew. surprise mingled with sorrow u“ caused when the news went l'uuxl town on Wednesday evening that .‘ll Charles Mayhew had died at his horm- on Argyle street that aiternoon, slam:- three o'clock. as his illness was mu generally known. On Friday the «ith inst. Mr Mayhew left the Ferguson store in Admaston to catch the Grand . ' Trunk express due here it 2:48. Hu- was a lutle late and seeing the train approach the Admission Sta-Lion he ran to catch it. He was apparently new: ed withdaintness and ialling his fore- head struck the hard road. He was stunned. but soon recovered and when he looked again he saw the train haul passed the station. He reached [llw l station which was not iar distant; but ‘ the fire was out, the place was very lcold and Mr Msyhew became ill. llv flay down on a seat. not feeling ablo . in return to the store and was forced 1 to remain there till the arrival of HIV lrlext train, due here at 6:08. Messrs flames and P. J. Campbell who ha. come to the station to take the even- ‘ing train (or Renirew. found him and _brought him to his home. Dr. Mc- lCormack was summoned who diag» nosed his case as an attack of la grippe. due to the chilling experience he had just passed through, His cntw 917Q1) Fol'guson Bremner. of and Miss Nelliv at. home. predeceased him. Mr Proctor was H. gm' and his funeral on Tu largest ever seen in the d trim. Admustnn :‘ ’l'lirl-t- Mm- neigiiln u was (it. . ;wsa not thought serious durluz 1h. ‘ first week or so. but he took a run. =for the worse and Drs. Mann and vWade were called in consultation l }Tubercular meningitis had Sulll'l lveued which. despite the ei‘iorta u: 'the physicians proved fatal as it :u lmost always does. . The subject oi this obituary vul- ‘ the eldest son or the late Joseph Ma ‘ lhew oi Admaston. and a nephew 1| Mr James Ferguson of town. and u the late John Ferguson. Some hire: | ty years ago he began business lile a | a clerk for Messrs McAndrew & Linn :53)! in their store here. later he kw l store in Admaaton. but for some yeo' he_has been agent for the sale oi tart: machinery in town. About tli‘terv y-eaW’ego he married Misc Cardin daughter of Mr Geo. B.-Carditr. iu' merly of Admasmn but now a residex. of Renirew. His bereaved widow on" two children are ~leit to mourn hi I somewhat sudden and early ca" Three sisters and a brother preo> ceased himhbut there still survn» his brother James of town. his widm ed mother. who also lives in town: an his brother John on the old horneau-u lin Adm-axon. , The funch will take place to u. Admaaton cometary on Friday, 1:. 18th inst” at two o‘clock in the aim noon. Service M. the house at l The deceased was ta years or ax-