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Historical Sketch Of New Perth And Bradenell

4 intrepid De Rome. and his hardy helpers had opened a. road from ‘Irois Rivers to Port La Joie to be used for military purposes in case of attack. De Roma was e men of great ener- gy and determination, a native of St. Malo on the coast of Brittany. immortalized as the birth place of Jacques Cartier, our first discoverer. He was appointed manager of a company that had received a. charter from the King of France to carry on

‘ Communities are often Judged by

'_ the character of their public institu- tions, and while New Perth has had many zealous churchmen it has never had a chapel for public wor- ship, principally because an adjoin- ing community was settled earlier. ‘And before proceeding to a review of church and school activities, I think it well to give a shorthlstorical sketch the romantic character of which may appeal to the readers of the "Guar- dian." a fishing enterprise.

, when the first waves of Scottish! Those Breton fishermen were of the limmlgration landed on the shores of lsame ori8111111 510011 0f 1791115 11-1 $119 ihigtorlo Brlldenell they surged on Scottish mountaineers who descended gradually to its head waters, where on those shores nearly a century lat- .the Perth settlement was founded. . er.

In the early years of the 19th cen- They came_out here in three ships

in 1732 and anchored in the road-

‘tury there were quite a number of, ;pionoer farmers settled along the lstead at Brudenell Point, which soon

{northern and southern shores of the , estuary of the Bruderlell and like all i ' primitive communities their spirit- 1118.1 needs were more or less neglect-

a trading post for all the country east of the Hillsborough River. They cleared 40 acres of land mak-

ing it as smooth as a modern field. This produced fine crops oi.’ barley, peas and vegetables. _

There were skilled mechanics am- ong them. Lumber was hauled on the ice from the present site of Geor- getown and erected into log buildings, nine in all were built, including larg- er warehouses, farm buildings, dwell- lng houses and a root cellar one hun- dred feet in length. A road was con- structed from Lower Montague to Sturgeon to get marsh hay for their cattle. Another to Cardigan River, and in addition to the one previously mentioned two were opened to the fishing village at St. Peters harbor. One of those connected the head tide waters of the Cardigan and Morrell Rivers.

All those great undertakings were accomplished in the term of two years.

The impression left by De Roma's root cellar is still visible. There are two french cellars at New Perth on the farm of the writer of this sketch, probably dug by the De Roma settl- ers.

Whether they were used ac dwelling places during the construction of

‘ed. l About the, year 1912 a Scottish Baptist missionary named Alexander ‘Crawford arrived upon the scene. He iwas a. graduate of the missionary school of Robert and James Haldane, two Baptist philanthropists of Edin- burgh. I’ Previous to this, the people wor- shipped in an English chapel on Bru- l gdenell Island. Mr. Crawford, who "was the first Baptist preacher on the ,Islund, orgeniud a church, which for a number of years, met for wor- ship around the famly hearthstones. _ In 1820 William MacLai-en, an el- " ‘der and lay preacher’ in this com- munlty gave a grant of land for a poemetery, andas a site fol- the erec- "figflQil of a building church and Schoolhouse. I In 1832 Rev. John Shaw was called Po the pastorate of this church. He had formerly been an educational [leader and teacher of the school, and .811 independent local preacher, and {he became the spiritual guide of the I {little community for many years af- iterwards. The precept place of worship of this denomination is in the town of Montague. 1 roads, or as a place of shelter from H, y This was the Church that most or the storm of war is a mystery that ‘ ‘the people of Perth adhered to and {will remain hidden behind the veil W‘ as they had no school here till 1837 ,‘ nf tinlc. It is such a pity that owing t,’ "the scholars attended Brlldencll l to. the hasty action o! military lead- school which was the first in Tlli-eo icrs that it was considered an exigen- .Rivers and supplied the educational cy of war that the industry or those l needs of‘ a wide range of country. brave men should be destroyed. The old cemetery is still used as a But they have flashed across the burial place by some of the people of pages of Island history as a. brilliant lPerth. which was formerly known as ._m-eteor. They have acted well their ,the big woods, later as the George- mart in lifeb drama, and their mem- wwn Road, “d 1n 134g p», recap-ed ory will live and inspire their vii-ill the name of New Perth, because the r1106 t0 even higher and nobler deeds. settlers were from the Highlands of Old Scotland has never neglected .old Perth. education which has contributed to When the advance guard of the the success of her sons and daughters ypioneers reached this place in 1820 in every part of the world in which ‘by means of a bridle path. they were they are found. iushered into a scene of primeval The immigrants who came loPerth beauty. The stately monarchs con- had a good education» They had vi- sisted of maple, beech, birch, and sion and brains and recognized that ‘their coniferous bretheren spruce, while bone and muscle could lay 8 pine and hemlock. solid foundation amid primitive con- To destroy so much beauty seems dltlons, that education was essential almost a desecration, but the axe had to a well proportioned citizenship. to be "laid to the root of the tree" Those people could figure, and read, to clear a. path for the rays of the write and speak well in the Gaelic sun toywarm up the fertile soil for language. Buti-they recognized the ‘file production of crops, and those importance of the teaching of English frees lived sgsln in the great crops a smattering of which they already ., [of grain and vegetables that were fer- had from contact with the Lowland- _ tflild by their ashes. ers. A schoolhouse was erected in E f. I often wonder if the present 10y i837 with Nathaniel MacLaren u the 5 Adding generation ever pause to con- teacher. g Valuer-what those men and women en- Their faith and enterprise were

tdured. They nluat have had remark- amply justified by the rasulu. _ dbl! strength and courage; or they In the M11001 1111101’? 51 1'41 $119 visitor, John MacNeill givel an at-

‘ would have been broken in health be- ' tendance of 80 pupils and states that

few children of the same age in the country show proficiency in the cor- rectness of their grammar and their readiness and accuracy of calcula- tion in thdhigher ruler of arithme- tic.

The pioneer: ‘appreciated the value of education andthough their means were scanty their efforts bad a rich reward ilrthe moulding of a fins cit- iasnahlp and the of tbuahoel has been adorned by a long list of bright students who have contribut- ldmuohtotheartlofagrlculhlre. commerce and machaalu. u well I alollgllstofprofahibllalmilbllid

v, alfllsr creation." j,‘ i As they stand out as romantic fig- Yg urea against the dark background of Lllflifl], for it must have been an od- ifll mum of landlordlsm that caus- ld fboce people to lever thedearest HI of home and country and face file». evils of the Atlantic in a frail

Milne unit iripybad the nerve and courage of Ilpdbargh, for while modern soi- hld Ildilold the doubts and ~ iIQNQ to a question of Q».- . v»- wows I ' ' ' and aometimes

became a centre of life and activity, -

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Fortune , And Vicinity Mrs. W. H. aEflld was a P118- ssnger by the Eastern express to sollrls saturday evening. while there

she was the guest of Mr. and Mrfll Roy Crockett.

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Creamer spent Saturday in Fortune, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Francis.

Visitors to Fortune Sunday includ- ed Mr. J. Judson of Mt. Hope; Misses Annie and Jessie McGowan, Mt. Hope; Miss Julia Matheson, Albion Cross; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Crockett, sourls; Mrs. W. H. Townsliend, city.

Mr. Douglas Aitken, Fortune, had the misfortune of losing a valuable horse Saturday evening. While en route to Bouris, the animal slipped, breaking a hind leg, which a ecessl- feted his being shot immediately‘.

Mrs. Ayimer McEwen, Rollo Bay, ha! returned home after a plussm visit amonrkienda in Bay For- tune.

Most of those on the sick list are now completely recovered, we are pleased to report.

. Sunday was indeed a very pleas- ant day in this section and there ‘was much visiting back and forth among friends.

Bernard Creamer, contractor, Sou- ris, was among the welcome visitors to Charlottetown last week.

We note by the papers the death of Mr. R. F. McDonald of Leadville, Colorado. Mr. McDonald was irresi- dent of Bourls for a great number of years where he was engaged in the

' mercantile busines. He was former-

ly a school teacher and a music ties- cher of high rank. He was first mar- ried to Miss Mary McDonald, daugh- ter of the late Ronald McDonald, Soul-ls, who predeceased him. His second wife Miss Margaret Campbell daughter of S. P. Campbell, Sourls, survives him. The news oi‘ the late Mr. Mcbonaldis death. will cause ro- gl-et to many, as he was widely and favorably known.

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Johnston, Little Harbour, was the scene of much geiety on Monday ev- ening when a wedding reccpti was given by them in honour of- their daughterAnnl-l, who became the bride of Mr. Herbert Jarvis on Monday morning in St. Mary's Convent, Soli- ris. The guests, about ninety were made welcome by Mr. and Mrs. John- ston. Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis assisted by Mm Mary McAulay, bridesmaid. and Mr. Earle Jarvis, groomsman. The tables were laden with eats of the best and rarest to which all did justice and favorable comment on the cuisine was heard on all sides. Dancing and games whlled away the evening, music being supplied by the champion fiddler, Mr. Neil Che- verle, assisted by Mr. Joseph McPhce, Little Harbor. The bride, attired in rose crepe de ohene, looked charm- ing indeed. The gifts were varied and numerous, including silver, chins, 1111611199. etc. The groom's gift to the bride was an elaborate whitegold watch. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. B. Creamer, sourls and Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred McDonald Pl. Mt. Stewart. ......___

St. Mary's Convent, Sourls, was al- so the some of another pretty wed- dlna 1m weal: when Miss Mary Mc- Cormack, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Angus MoCormack, Sourls, became the bride of Mr. Arthur McDonald, Also of Bourir, They were attended by Miss JoaieMoQflalfl and Mr, An- gus Mccomlsclr. The bride is one or Sourla' moat popular young ladies and the 800d wishes of a holt of friends attend her. Mr. McDonald is One of Sourls’ cleverest sons, for- merly of "the Canadian Bank, of Commerce, now of the Customs Do- Dlfllflent and at present at Monta- Iue where he intends to raids for the present. _ '

‘ Just to show me that he ha: not '_'mbsconded" Stork Qgaln vim.

‘ed iI and ‘this time Mr. and Mrs.

William D. Burks were presented will a W511! saunter. . -

rmllo no; were very well satisfied 1w- evsnln: with the asllelltlul m- Irlmme broadcutcdfrom Charlotte- town station. Our old friend m, Glmett Prodtt is an entertainment all in himself.

ii ' > We Ire Pulled to state-that lira. William Dlngwell, Dinrwell‘: lulu,

who was recently ctriclrelrwlth ‘bar- alyafl I allfldeltiy recovered about again. '

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. THE CHARUOTPMUWN i

Western Guardian

—WESTERN AGENIK-Mr. C. J. Gallant is Guardian Agent in How- lan, and will be pleased to receive new and renewal subscriptions. tf.

—UNITED CHURCH 0F CANADA, Kensington, March 3, Rev. JR. Saint D. D., Minister; 9.45 a. m. Sunday School; i1 a. m. The Church at Bar- dls, Induction of Elders. '| p. m. “Look and Live," special music. 8 p. m., First Church, Summerfleld. A cer- dlal welcome to all. —SUCCESSFUL PANTRY SALE- The Mission Build of the Baptist Church, Sulnmerside, held a very successful pantry sale on Saturday last in the furniture Department of Messrs. R. T. J-Iolmans, Ltd. The proceeds amounted to over thirty dollars. S

~ ,-JUNfO1t RED CROSS - The members of the Junior Red Cross Society in Miss Sullivan's Depart- ment of the Summerslde High chool have arranged a. sewing circle for the purpose of obtaining funds for Red Cross needs, and also to aid the poor. The President is Miss Annie Birch, Secretary Miss Jean McDowell, and Treasurer, Miss Blanch Hogg. The first sewing class will be held at the home of Miss Betty Jackson on Fri- day afternoon. A small collection will be taken to help buy materials. This is a very good start on the part of the Junior members and should be encouraged. ' 8

' PERSONALS -—Mlss Bowness, of the llililtsl- Book Store, Summerslde, has returned from a very pleasant two weeks’ vacation at her home in Alberton. 5.

-Mr. Anthony Lockhart, of Cole- man, who has been very sick with the flu, is now in his usual good health and has been visiting his daughter, Mrs. Chester Palmer, of Summerside. VMr. Lockhart is how visiting in Kensingtcn and for a man of Biyesrs is quite spry. B

—-Mr. Roy Buchanan of Moncton, N. B., and Mr. Edward Buchanan, of Charlottetown, have been visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Buchan- an of Summerside. Before returning to Moncton Mr. Roy Buchanan will visit his grandfather, Mr. Philip Cal- beck, in Til-yon. _ S -—Mrs. Bnej. Cairns, accompanied by her son Wyman, of Summcrsldc. left lvionday morning for Boston and other cities. They were accompanied as far as Sackville by Mrs. Cairns’ daughter Helen, who returned home next day to keep ‘the "home fires" burning.

-~Mr. Herman M. Calbeck. of Moncton, N. B., is on a visit to his sisters, Mrs. Thomas Johnson and Mrs. William Buchanan, of Summer- side, and while on the Island will vis- it hls father, Mr. Philip Calbeck, who is seriously ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wilfred Innlan in Trycn. B

-Mr. Angus McLeod, who came to Summersldo from Scotland two years ago and worked here for Messrs. 111- 11‘. Schurmari and Co., recently ob- tained a good position with the Can- adian Gypsum C0,, of Windsor, N. S. 0n Friday last he returned to Sum- merside lo oversee the removal of his household effects to his new l-lorneln Windsor: for which he and Mrs. Mc- Leod, and child are leaving today- B. _....._......_.._.......

If kerosene has beenspllled on woolen clothing, cover the spot with a pasts made of fuller's earth and let it remain on the stain for 24 hours. If the stain has not~ disap- peared apply fullcr's earth again.

Alligator hide footwear is a skin.

Life is short, but men never out- live their good resolutions.

of all around here just now. The pond; are in splendid condition and combined with such delightful wea- wer is certainly enticing.

Mr. George A. Wood, merchant. Rollo Bay West, was a visitor to the city last week.

~ Good lllclr m the ullcllm in their recent strike for higher salary! Cir- cumstances do not now permit 0f a teacher living anywayascnlfortably on the present salary. Moreover when Ohlflhilflflhllfllflllnlflfeif,“ onahtolllateltallleworlltbeooat of education must continua. looks mm Ila maimed, panel-emu» bl pobsorlbea to, summer nhoola should le attended and when la the almllht! dollar lo some from for everything.

mm better my. om them m Pl! m rains will be that an 1 log thllhaohfll vui not leave

fir. flint for mnmecativf. it

obsolete oanadlan comma harlot and, Patrician was announced may lw the bopmmm o:

Eastern guardian

“WASTIIJTAGINTS-m‘. aw Murdock is Guardian Alfllt in MOI!- tague and will be leased to receive new and renewal _su ptinna,

..'ATTENTION, my work is atrial» ly guaranteed. Clooh and watches of all foreign and domestic makes. All ailments completely cured. Prices right. Young the clock Dr. Souris. 4593-3-27-2l

JISLANDIB DEAD-Funcralser- vices for Ernest E. Nicholson, aged 58, who died Thursday in the Gen- eral Hospital, will be held at 2 p. m. in Nunn 6s Thomson's chapel, says the Vancouver Daily Province of Feb. 15th. Interment will be in Ocean View Burial Park. The deceased was a veteran of the South African and Great Wars. He was born in Dundas, P. E. 1., and had resided in British Columbia for thirty-five years. Since returning from overseas, he has been associated with his brother, L. H. Nicholson, of the National Biscuit Con, of which company he was a. dir- ector. Besides his brothel- here, he is survived by llwo sisters and a brother in Prince Edward Island. The de- ceased had been a. patient in the hos- pital for six weeks.

ELLEBSLIE NOTE!

The good sleigh roads and fine weather of the past week has made business quite active in all lines.

Mr. Clifford Gulls, Chief engineer of‘ the S. S. Harland, was visiting here for several days in the past week.

Mr. Lawrence Englis, Remington, is visiting his grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gillie.

Mr. John A. McDonald, Land Sur- veyor, Hermanville, was here for sev- eral days on surveying work.

Mr. McCanéll our enterprising mer- chant, has risen phoenix like out of the ashes, better and stronger than everfHis new store, replacing the one so recently burned is a most imposing building resting as it is on a solid concrete foundation wall some four feet above the ground surface, and is quite an addition to the village.

On Tuesday night a concert and social musicale was held in the Hall here which was attended by a very large crowd. The hall was packed. The program, chiefly musical was in the hands of the younger people and the school children, and was greatly enjoyed. The night was fine the roads good and many drove in from quite a distance.

The original location of the Junc- tion road is causing considerable an-

hfiyance to the score or more of own- ers, whose land abut this road, both

from the north and the south. This road, though laid only some forty or more years ago, was only partly Qpgn-

ed up. and left so. At present there

are three varying location lines each

of the lines having its supporters. Ef-

forts are being made by dlflerent sur-

veyors, this winter to locate it. Mr.

Mollisou endeavoured to place it a_ few weeks ago withoutfisuccess, and

this last few days Mr. McDonald of

Hsnnanville, was engaged on the Job,

but with no better success.

Mr. Tom Colwill sold e. portion of the front of his farm, on thsmrlow road, m Mr. Emanuel loss. retaining however, a. half-chain of right-way. Both lands and right-way were stir- veyed ‘Thursday in a manner satis-

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