1236 EDMONTON DAILY
NOV 25, 1907

NOEL, J.C.
NOEL, Auguste
BLYTE, Constable
BOLTON, Mr.
O'CONNOR, Parnell
THORNTON, Richard
BAXTER, J.
NORRIS, D.


J.C. Noel, the newly appointed judge for 
Wetasiwin, district was born in Lethinier 
County, Quebec and received his education in law 
at Biship's College, the noted Anglican college 
affiliated with McGill. Among his professors 
were Hon. Justice White, Hon. Mr. Colby and 
other eminent lawyers of Quebec province.
Taking a degree of B.C.L. from the university. 
Mr. Noel practiced for a time at Inverness, 
moving later to Dawson, Y.T. where he was a 
member of the firm Noel, McKinnon & Noel, which 
afterward became the firm of Noel, Noel and 
Cormack. Two years ago a branch office of this 
firm was established here, but on the death of 
Mr. Auguste Noel last spring the partnership was 
dissolved.
Although not a old-timer in Edmonton, Judge Noel 
has made many friends during his residence here, 
who are gratified at this fresh recognition of 
his legal ability. 
Judge Noel is known in legal and social circles 
from Halifax to Dawson, and though his residence 
in varied places his become quite cosmopolitan. 
His is a broad-minded agreeable personality, and 
his legal ability is widely recognized.  

Vegreville, November 23, Constable Blythe, of 
the R.N.W.M.P. and Dr. Field, drove to the scene 
of the tragedy near Gilpin to investigate the 
Bolton Suicide. A post mortem was held and the 
jury brought in a verdict that the deceased came 
to his death by his own hand. 

North Bay, Ont., Nov 24 Parnell O'Connor, wrote 
to his sweetheart at Cobalt, saying they would 
never meet again bidding her farewell, and then 
shot himself, the bullet passing through the 
right lung. O'Connor whose parents live in 
Dakota, is still alive, but his recovery is 
doubtful.

Maidstone, Sask. Nov 24, Richard Thornton, 
employed by J. Baxter, farmer in this 
neighborhood, came to town Saturday night for 
supplies and was found dead and badly mangled 
Sunday morning. The team apparently ran away 
throwing him under the wheels. Thornton, who was 
an Englishman, had been out three years. The 
inquest will be held Monday. 

Innisfree, Alta. November 23 A most distressing 
accident took place here on Birch Lake, November 
16, When Mr. D. Norris, of the firm of Norris 
Brothers, lost his life while ice-boating. On 
Friday evening he left town for his homestead, 
about a mile out. From there he must have gone 
along on Saturday morning to the lake, which is 
only a short distance from his homestead. As he 
lived alone, no attention was paid to his 
absence until Monday morning, when search was 
made and his body found on the lake about 75 
feet from short. The boat had apparently broken 
through the cie and had turned clear over. Marks 
on the body would indicate that the unfortunate 
man was stunned so badly that he was unable to 
reach the shore and was drowned. 
The firm of Norris Bothers is the oldest firm in 
town and the deceased was well known in this 
locality. He was hightly respected. His 
sorrowing brothers have the sympathy of the 
whole community in their sad bereavement.