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.

Tragedy at Finglenny

On the morning of 19th inst. the wife of John Spence, farmer, Finglenny, parish of Rhynie, whilst in the act of taking down a gridiron from the top of the house, where a loaded gun had been laid, was shot through the left side, and expired in about an hour thereafter.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 26th November 1817.

This may refer to Clementina Gordon, whose marriage to John Spence was recorded in the Gartly old parish register on 17th June 1797 (GROS 198/20/165).