From the Wingham Times April 28, 1893 page 4 column 3

This section of the country was visited on the 20th inst. by the worst and most destructive wind storms ever experienced, unroofing over 20 buildings in this municipality, besides destroying a great amount of valuable timber and levelling fences. The damage in this neighborhood is the unroofing of Messrs McKenzie's, Pickell's and McAllister's barns and the house occupied by W.S.McKay.

Seeding operations are proceeding very slowly on account of the cold backward weather. The fall wheat is suffering and is likely to be a partial failure unless there comes a change and that very soon.

Mr Geo. McKay, from Winnipeg, late of Wingham, was in the neighborhood last week purchasing fat sheep for a firm in the west, and judging from his statements, mutton must be a pretty expensive luxury in Manitoba.

Mr Jas. McKay, from Clinton, is visiting this week at "Macks" in Culross. He intends to take a trip West this spring.

Mr Geo. Falconer has moved to and commenced operations on the property he lately purchased from Mr Irwin Jackson. Mr Jackson is running his mill to the utmost. He has a very heavy stock of logs to get through with this season.

Death again has entered into our neighborhood and taken away one of the old settlers. This was Mr Michael King who died last Thursday. He was a native of County Down, Ulster, Ireland, and in 1847, accompanied by his father, two brothers and two sisters, came to Canada. They resided a short time in Chinguacousy township in the county of Peel, and afterwards removed to Culross township, Bruce County. Here they took up land in its primitive state and after years of industry and thrift acquired considerable of the world's goods. Eleven years ago, Owen, the father, died at a good age of 86. Mr King's two brothers, Edward and Patrick, have farms near his, and his sister Mrs Donelly, resides in West Wawanosh. Of his household he leaves his widow, five sons and 3 daughters to mourn him. John, James, Owen, Michael and Mrs Kelly have homes in Manitoba. Mrs H Gillies, his oldest daughter, lived near him and Isabella and William are at home. Mr King was a strong man until some seven years ago when paralysis seized him, impairing his health and gradually bring on death. Death came very suddenly; he had been walking through the kitchen door an hour before he died. The deceased was in his sixty-seventh year. He was a genial Irishman and will be greatly missed by his many friend and sorrowing neighbors. He was buried in Teeswater cemetery on Saturday.