On Saturday afternoon the agent at the Great Western received a message that an old gentleman had died on board the west bound train just out of Carroll and

would be taken off here. Upon arrival of No. 5 undertaker Ohde was on hand to take charge of the remains which was taken to the undertaking rooms for burial preparation. His name was E.J. Forshner and he was accompanied by his wife and daughter on their way to Los Angeles, California, where they were going for his health. He was an elderly gentleman 64 years old and for the past 33 years he has been stationmaster on the Intercolonial Railway of Canada at a small station near Truor near Nova Scotia. We learned from his good wife and daughter that no other agent ever filled the office; that he opened the station and was faithfully at his post for all these years until the station was closed just before he started on his last journey. His daughter was the operator and did most of his office work and it is said he was almost heartbroken at the thought of leaving his home of so many happy years. However, he was feeling well and was enjoying the scenes on his westward journey and had eaten very heartily only a short time before the gentle angel called him and bid him close his eyes forever. He was sick only a few minutes and passed away gently without a murmur or complaint. Although these people were entire strangers to Manning they aroused the sympathy of all whom they came in contact with, on account of their gentle manner and the tender love they bore toward their departed husband and father as was evidenced by their grief for his loss. The sad party proceeded with the remains to California on the Monday afternoon train.