Peter Wilson, Boynesmill, Forgue

REWARD OFFERED.

ADVERTISEMENT.

THAT upon the Evening of Friday the 23d current, some malicious person discharged a GUN, or PISTOL, seemingly with the intention of killing or wounding PETER WILSON, Blacksmith in Boinsmill, parish of Forgue, when leaving his work, and going betwixt his Smithy and Fire-house with a lighted candle in his hand; by which shot he was severely hurt in different parts of his body:-

A FEWARD OF TEN GUINEAS

Is hereby offered by James Allardes, Esq. Boinsmill, to any person or persons who shall give such information to him, or the Procurator Fiscal of the County, as may lead to a discovery of the offender.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 28th October 1818.

John Fowler, Kintore

Melancholy Accident. - On Thursday last, a young man of the name of John Fowler, a farmer in the parish of Kintore, while loading his gun in the house, for the purpose, it is supposed, of shooting crows, resting the butt-end on the window, it immediately went off, and lodged the contents in his breast.  He immediately dropt down, and expired, leaving a widowed mother and sister, to deplore his loss.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 28th January 1818.

TWENTY GUINEAS REWARD.

WHEREAS, upon the night between the 10th and 11th days of January last, some evil disposed person or persons did maliciously fire a Gun or Pistol, loaded with slugs, through one of the windows in the dwelling house of Alexander Innes, Constable in New Pitsligo; and did also on the same night, enter the said Alexander Innes's stack yard and throw down and scatter two stacks of Oats belonging to him; and it being desirable that the perpetrators of these outrages should be discovered, and brought to justice, a REWARD of TEN GUINEAS is hereby offered, by Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo, Bartl; and a further REWARD of TEN GUINEAS by Hugh Fullerton, Procurator Fiscal of the County of Aberdeen, to any one who will give such information to the said Hugh Fullerton, as shall lead to the discovery and conviction of the persons, or any of them, who were guilty of both or either of the felonious acts above mentioned.

Aberdeen, June 5th, 1816.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 5th June 1816.