St. Ninian's Cemetery Stone #10 Moses Chisholm Dimensions: 64” tall. Base 18” sq, headstone 11 ½” sq Orientation: East/west Carver: Not identified Inscription: IN MEMORY/ OF MOSES McI CHISHOLM/ DROWNED/ AT CANSO/ SEPT 28 1897/ AGED 23 YRS/ REQUIESCANT IN PACE/ Material: Grey Sandstone Condition: The headstone is significantly eroded and is covered in lichen. Much of the structural details remain, such as the vaulted faces and a large three-dimensional carved urn on the top. Moses Chisholm was born to Duncan Chisholm and Catherine (also called Ann?) Somers on the 27^th of January, 1874. It appears he was predeceased by an infant brother of the same name. His father was a carpenter, born in Scotland, and his mother was born in Nova Scotia. The September 30, 1897 issue of the Casket records the death of Moses Chisholm in an article entitled “Sad Drowning Accident.” The community of Antigonish had received news the morning before by telegraph from Canso. Moses had been there working with his brother Angus D. building a house in Hazel Hill. The exact details of the accident were still unknown by the Casket. The body had been found the previous morning, and the pocket watch he was carrying had stopped at 9 o’clock, the presumed time of death. The article speculates that the likely course of events was that Moses had gone to Canso to meet his brother upon his return to work from a trip home to, presumably, Antigonish. It also states that Moses was known to have epileptic seizures could have fallen off the wharf, and additionally, that their father had died just three months prior. A “Resolution of Condolence” from the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association was published in a subsequent edition of the Casket. It read: Whereas, It has pleased Divine Providence to remove by death Moses Chisholm, brother of our esteemed brother Angus D. Chisholm; Resolved, That we, the members of this branch, while humbly accepting the Will of God, desire to place on record our sincere regret at the early death of Moses Chisholm, brother of our esteemed brother, Angus D. Chisholm; and we hereby extend to him and the members of his family our heartfelt sympathy in their bereavement; Further Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be entered on the minutes of the Branch, a copy sent to Bro. Angus D. Chisholm and to The Casket for publication. Krista Farrell (edited by Christopher Greencorn) [ Back ]