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Sketch Of Parish 0f Milton And Rastico

RACING THE GROWTH OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH FROM ITS INCEPTION 1N THESE

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m “MW; a brief sketch of the W5... of lllc Church in Milton ,1 mum bc well to include n. short kw“; of the earlier settlement l ""';::::*::.“l..";l.:" .i;’""'"'....

l l8 - °‘°'- .0 n,- given m Campbell's “Blow of Prince Edward Island, I and that thcre were only two families recorded in this Dirt 0! Lot 32. nalnely the Myersmfamily ml conrld Younker and s W fe ilniil Myers. geounkrer we: nmfliYC of Hesse, rma y, an m, Alyrlrs rnmllyhad previously “mad in New York State, at ll-lnl-h place Mrs. Younker was W1 ill July, 1788.‘

During the earlier years of the "lllflflvlliil ccntllly other settlers located iii. Milton, namely the llcorcs nllont 1805; the Hoopers in

ll; lhm came the Coles and pp,- lilo Mnrcsides, Aldriges, etc. w. cilirl" Ml‘. Moore 0n coming l0 11w province took up about six illlllfiliii nl-z-cs of land and in 1807 it lrlill-llsrl to Flllgialld t0 procure

l lrj machinery for a hit-null, lie had the misfortune in il‘\\'(' this property seized by an lnlrl‘ Eli llrivatccl‘. On this re- Illlll _lF\lli‘ll“_\' he was accompanied 1y ilh dlugiltcl‘ Jane and “er hus- Jlllfl. llnrid Hooper. Mr. Moore and m,- pi-tr hainglallded atSt.John's, -- vrllllNlufolllldland until the

n: _vl-zlr. OllcomingtoPrlncc g," in litilld, Mr. Hooper local,- [ll n‘. llltun, on the site of the - n‘. llis-lican Rectory. The lGrnrge) on first com- llll-o Edward Island locat- l (ill"‘ll'.S Shore, now Sum- l ulv. \\ill'l'(‘ some of his older llnhhcn nnrc born; on coming to llillon he took up a tract of about Ire hundred acres at North Mil- loll coulllrisillg the present farms file Jiirbbf-l Coles, J. H, A. B., 5,12, illlli Leslie Colcs and the hull now il\\'l'll'd by Ml‘. D. Robt. licnnrl; li lacing thc farm of Steph- nl C ‘c. who lalcr moved to Rus- ‘lro. 'i‘lu> remainder of this land in sclucd by John, George and lame: sour. ofille original George . i.1li('l‘ arrivals in North iilllOll \\'t‘i'(‘ tho WesticcttsDriscols Bolts and Wises.

On lilo Alalpeque Road were lo- lalrll the Grnbbcs, noted farmers inn lllliiPrS. The stream earlier ‘nlnllll n» Myers Creek had at one znlc no iW-S than five grist and

ll'.- located thereon. Other 5 nl- lrllfrrs coming to Milton \\ ,<- lhr Johnstons of Newstead: 11v l-lilb of Kinworth; Dr. Ledgett. Jll ti." ill-m now owned by Mr.

the Dodds on Ml‘. lllrln; the Curtis’ on ' rill mill property of Mr. ll l. (“n and the farms now‘ .. hi: lllonlzbs Foster and Wil- lflllrl Arthur Curtis. A Mr. ll-zls the original owner .. l’. ll. Home's land. D. R. M‘ llllliwr. cldrsl; son of David and Jill? llrvvlrr was the first owner oi tllr iflllll on which St. John's Uhilrrh slnllcls.

Marv interesting stnries might te retain! of the earlier settle- lllfli‘ nl 7.1131011 but as this sketch billif-lliiCli to particularly deal with l1.» planting and growth of the Allciicnn Church here, one llnst rllss on,

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home by Dr. C. L. Jenkins and Rev. Theophilus DesBl-lsay, great grandfather of our present Cov- ernor, the Hon. George D. DeBlois. As the PVLUIEUOD had rapidly in- creased, the establishing of a par- ish and the building of a. church became a necessity. The first incum“ ish of Milton was Rev. Lloyd, who received his appoint- ment in 183'! and the first church was erected on the site of present St. John's in the year 1841. Rev. Mr. Lloyd purchased the farm now occupied by Mr. Everett Johnston and built gxeifigngbglgm’ Mgjiemgfgs‘ angry Jglzcralkalizer with you. That's occupancy ssRectcr of Milton a Ousands d° “m” that 3m‘ dbl-QB from 15374355. dllrml W111i?" mint flavored tablets-in a flat tin ififilfii‘.'..i°.iilfi.illi°ii.'l°i"rof rascals?“ m lows: Baptisms 392; the first be- ‘ Use it. this way.‘ TakcZPhiliips! lng the ' Renter's solg. “gilliam lgbgets-gcpgglalflil zélléallrglggglaliifect Henr , in Se tember 1 3'1; urlals ea nuso lqul lps’ sl-tiie first ‘recorded was Eliza fmmthe bottle. At once you feel Craig Thornhill, a resident of Lot 32, on A ril 13, 1844, at the age of .. - p Only one other burial Acld -eada°h°S' over-acid stomach are corrected at is recorded during that year name- the Source Th1; ~ th ~ ly that of James Forster, aged 36. to ease {our 0w: e quick way on June 19th, also a resident. of di5t;e55_avoid Lot 32. In 1845 only one burial is offense to others. recorded, that of Jane Moore Hoop-

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thereon the

er, wife of David Hooper, March 28th.-aged 63 years.

A very vivid reminder of the great tragedy of 1851 the “Yankee Storm" or "American Gale" called on account of so many Am- erican vessels having been and so many American fishermen :-"—*—‘1~— ' having lost their lives). On Octo- ber 6th of that year a terrific gale St Pauw caught the American fishing fleet. at. anchor within three miles off mad, DVD" became Rector and the coast and the natural result ' was that very few escaped. Church record shows that on Octo- 9tb the following

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was wrecked on Robinson's or MacAuslandis Island as it. was formerly nluned, were buried at St. Mark's Church, ‘Rustico, Rev. Mr. Lloyd:

Samuel Crowell, Liverpool, NS.

by

David Phillips, Liverpool, NS.

Thomas Moody, Charles MacLaren, Port Morton.

Henry Fitzgerald. Flat Rocks,

Richard Smith, flat Rocks.

Edward Turner. Mom-es Har- bour, Maine, USA.

and on October 23rd

James Ryan and David Max- well, Llverpool, NS.

These graves are still a. silent reminder of possibly the worst tragedy known to Prince Edward “began his ministry on June 23rd,

for almost forty years.

Cemetery was that o1 Mrs. John Bulman in Sell"! he history of St- eppear the name! wells, Woolnera,

Bul ns. C!“ o! m Mutchs, Mlle-

Wlnsloes, Hodges. Coles and Duncan-s. The second Rec

and St. Mark's was Rev. Maurice

from g this period

1856-1858 nd durin a baptlsms; l5

we have recorded 28 burials; end ‘l mBYIlF-EW- ear 1868 marks the com- n Show Smith as building of thu Milton. the given

Rector and. the first Rector! I-il 1mm‘

nd Henry HOOP"- mlth states in his re- e Diocesan Society ued his various dutle! of his ability. resulul‘

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tlons every Sun gg; attendance 01

eons. DurinB M“ 0°-

perlod of foul‘ all years, I find that 98 bapflflns M110“! that of Montague otable fact belns lb" only mala child ohn's Roc- rl l; nd 18 meninges a f?“ Ml‘. smith’!

this man was the

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a short Perm‘ with‘ n we have two by Rev. Bl‘-

out n. Rector who recorded

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BUT NOW-lo m: mlsr SIGN or AClD-INDIGESTION I use rum/rs’ AND I m1 uxc A

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uine Phillips’ comes in tiny, pepper-

“gas," nauscil. _ "over-crowding" from h per-acidity begin 1,0 ga5g_ “acid breath.”

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ed, had charge of the parish.

having assisted Ven. Archdeacon

It was during the incumbency Read at times during the winter of Mr. Lloyd that the death of months." He further states that Hon. Joseph Holyrod, M.L.C. is re- "services were well attended, Sun- corded on March 8th, 1853. Ml‘. day School was good during the I-lolyrod was the father of Mrs. summer but discontinued in L. L. Jenkins, Miss Louisa HOIY- Autumn. Increased interest was rod and Arthur Holyrod, who flll- manifested in all church work, in ed the office of Renter's Warden fact I must say that my parish- M1‘. Lloyd toners have willingly co-operated officiated at 81 marriages, the first with me in all my work here for being that of Christian Younker the advancement of God's Kins- snd Margaret Molyneaux, on Jan. dom." The parishioners by volun-

tary subscription raised $75.00 to

840

The glebe land and church site procure a bell for the church. Dr. at Rustico was donated by John Read again visited Enslund in Hodge Winsloe and deeded by hi!!! 1884 and in his absence Rev. Wil- on March 8th, 1842. 57 acres and 11am Thomas was Rector. During there is also e. record of the Sub‘ the year there are recorded 12 letting of 83 acres of this land to bnptisms; 13 burials; and one maf- Phillp Gauden the rent being 3E rlage, that of John Mlii of Clear- per year. There is also at St. mont and Lois maswell of Rus- Mark's a Bible presented to the tico. Church at Greater Rustlco in 1841 by the Colonial Church Society f0!‘ was Rector and during Mr. Jones’ the use of the Church of EIIBIB/ud at that place. St. Mark's was 8-180 9 burials; and 3 marriages re- built during the incumbancy of corded.

Mr. Lloyd, the contractor being a Mr. Ilhlrclough. This church wasn- d in 1890 and rebuilt in 1912

In 1880-1881 Rev. A. C. Jones

Stogett was curate at Mill-Oh M"!

Jenkins and Rev. Mr. Swabey of

llart House Four Plans Itinerary,

1.6110021. Qct. 14—(CP)—'I'hei Hart Rouse. String Quartet of Tor- onto. which has been in Enxlaud since April has just spent a month on an estate adiwent to that ofl Lady Maud Werrender near Rye, 311554311. A disused chapel was placed at their disposal for re- hearsals. .

lfldy Maud was one of the 19641198 Putz-messes in London mu- slml circles during the WBX’ until: the death of her husband a. few years ago. . ,

Several musicales were given by the quartet here before enthusias- tic music lovers. The artistic colony of Rye includes such persmallties "5 “'8 may“. E. F. Benson. Fuller Maitland, Radclyffe Hall, Sheila Key Smith and w. E. Seward, famous American collector of Ital- tan musical instruments.

mill" their scccnd Ilondon re- cital on Oct. 9 the Canadian quay- Wt will fill engageme its m me 31811511 provinces. This will be followed by November tours in the Scandinavian countries. Their plans m1‘ Pevluflins t0 Ooneda are still indefinite.

ish, namely the building 01']- {me new church which was opened for Divine Service on the 30th o; October. The new church is a beautiful. substantial and conveni- ent structure end has a seating Capacity of about two hundred and sixty. The cost of the building Kfl-‘utly exceeded the expectations of the parish but few. if any, regret, the self-denial since ‘the Palace’ is not for man but for th Lord God", Revs. J. M. Withycombe, Sum- merside: H. Harper. Port Hill; J. M. Forbes. Alberton; and _y_ '13 Byran of St. Paul's assisted in the "Dining services on the above dale and the following Sunday," dgfl; (lilagdsome carved Lectem P 18 e Y the Rector of s; aus was donated by St. Pauls l-Oyol Circle Daughters of the K111; and the baptismal mm was a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Geo D I-unewortll. ' '

In 1865 the late John Herbert

held the Rectorship with the ex- ception of two years, until 1884. During this long period of about 598m?" nineteen years, the parish made from the schooner Shlpjack which very maggfla] progress, mdelm There were 664 baptisms recorded -the first being Frederick Joseph Coles. son of John and Mary Coles, on March 1st. 1865; and the last William Ernest Clarke, son of James and Susan Clarke of North Stephen Orowell. Liverpool. Ns. Wiltsllire. There are also records of whole families having been bap- Sei-h MRI-SWIM Port ~ Morton tized at one time. Dr. Read seems to have had charge of many Poll; Mil-mm. outlaylng districts as there are baptlsms recorded from New Lon- don to almost Georgetown, and from St. Peters Road to Crapaud. Freeman Gardner. P911 Morton. Dr. Read also officiated at 164 burials——the first being that of Maria LePage of Rustico at the age of 61 years and the last that oi’ Phoebe Carson on Jan. 31st, 1884. ' 115 marriage ceremonies were con- ducted by Dr. Read. During the year 1878 while the Rector was on a. visit to England Rev. Thomas B. Reagh, who had justbeen ordain-

Quoting from Mr. Reagh's report to the Diocesan church society he

rectorship there were 23 baptisms,

Rev. William H. Sampson. now 0f West, St. John, NB. followed Mr. Jones as Rector in 1888 and was g the rector-ship of Rev. Ml‘. Rector up to Mal-ch 1890; 81 bap-

tlsms; 19 burials; and '7 marriages The first burial et St. Marks are recorded in this period. Dur- ing the summer of 1890 Rev. R- 1h

Rustlco and in December of that

Rev. '1'. B. Reach was elected Rector which office he oucuplfll until September 1911, a period of almost twenty-one years. It was tor of st. John's during his incumbency 1898-1899 that the prestnt church was erect- ed. Again quoting from the Rec- tor's report "The D85?- Yufil‘ w"!

Bum‘! M1" Rfilslfs rectorship the Sunday school had grown m “lbw” 100 Pupils. there being nine cusses with an average attend- ance 01' 10 per class and the Bible 3??) had B“ "Vefukc attendance

- Th8 St. John's Guild was °F8anlzed in 1x92 with s, mam. lézrshtlp or 2s and rapidly grew to

o great value to the parish. In 1900 the Guild pmchased the Methodist church at North Mu. ton. which building was used u a church hall for many years. In Juli"? 1899 the Honor of Arch- deacon cf Prince Edward Island WEB conferred on Mr. Rengh 311101;‘ honored and honorable posi- °“ e 5° valwbly filled until his 9°11“ 111 August. 1914. The ven- erable Archdeacon was my; only loved and revered by his own par- ishioners but had the love and myall-Y of the entire deanery over which he presided. During Arch. dflwn Beach's rectorship there are recorded 281 baptisms; 197 burials and 59 marriages,

In the Autumn of 1911 Rev, "BB-ms uc Trivett, later of Halifax,

" w“ dulled Rector and was Rotor until 1916. During my; period we have recorded 25 bap- tism? 34 burials: and 9 marri- lzgeu- The memorial window in

e churclhwfls Placed there by the late William Clark of North Wiltshire ill memory o: m5 wife Elizabeth Easton in 1914 fillpmg Mr. Trlvetts rectorship. Mr, 11-1. vett was succeeded by Rev, 133511 P. Colcloush who was rector from August 1916 till May 1919. Tile records for this period being 30 baptisms; l2 burials; and 4 marl-g- ages. In 1918 the present bggufl- ful bell was donated to St. John's Chruuh by the late Alexander Home. Charlottetown, an ex. member of the parish. The bell is in memory of Mr. Home's wife and duushter who lie buried in Milton cemetery. A special 561-. vice was held when the new bell, also a beautiful and framed Honor Roll and Hag, donated by the families of our young men over. seas. were dedicated. A most helpful address was given by the Rector of Summerside. Some ‘.14 names are on this Roll, several having paid the Supreme Sacrifice.

HONOR ROLL

Capt. William Richard Coles, M.D., 105 C.E.F.

Pt. Samuel Elliot, No. 1 Can. General Hospt.

Pt. John l-lolyrod. Fort Garry Horse, C.E.F'.

Lance Corp. James Coles. MM. 5th CMR... CEF.

Corp. Joseph Holyrod. 49 Betti» 0.13.1“.

Corp. Wallace Coles, killed 1916 5th C.M.R., C.E.F.

Corp. Louis 1-1. Coles, 98 S. Bat- tery.

Pt. Dan. N. Bell, 105.

Pt. Nathaniel Moore, Royal

marked by an event of special im-

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Judith

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Pt. Percy T. R. Huope , 105. Gunner Harry Good, 98 siege Battery.

Gunner Dewey Pidgcoll, 9B Siege Battery.

Trop. Joseph W. Crabbe. Stratif- cona. Horse. , Supp. George R. Moore, 1st. Can. Pioneer But.

Pt. Robert Bennett Moore, kill- ed 1917, 31st Bat.

Pt. H. Leigh Colcs, killed 1918. 207th Bat.

Seaman Wh. C. Craswcll. ABS. Galaino.

Pt. Lindsay H. Coles, Can. 0rd. Corps.

Pt. Chester MacDonald. PEI. Draft NS.

Pt. Brenton Robinson, USA. Army.

Pt. Stanley Winsloc, OFF.

Pt. Ernest Francis. 0.18.11‘.

Supp. Fred W. Darko, Cflll. lflltg.

During the summer of 1919 the parish hurl an itinerant supply and in November of that year Rev. G. W. B. Joncs was cleclcd Rec- tor which position he filled up to March 1922 over which period the uleoords are as follows. buptlsms 24; burials 19; marriages '7. From 1922 to 1926 the parish had stu- dent supply by the following Rev. H. H. Marsh, now of St. Tinlothyls, Toronto; W. J. Pillicn. since de- ceased; Rcv. J. E and '1‘. D. Pnrdie in which time tllcrc nrc recorded

Highlilnders.

baptisms 22;_l2lll'>i8ii=_ '10.

Pt. David Robinson. USA. Army‘

1:71:12! tlieislcfi-éclcfyilt ' North Milton was torn down and in i925 the prcsmllt one was built through the united effort of lhe entire! parish. 1

In July 1926 Rev. J. N. Howe be- i came rector but owing to ill health, _ he resigned in October and died! on reaching Toronto. This ggainl left the parish rcctorlcss and the! wrilcr immediately wired Principal O‘Mcsra of Wycliffe College with the remllt that Rev. Charles F. Johnston came to Milton as Rec- lor and during the four years 0i Mr. Johnston's rcctorship the oi- ficial records show baptisms 49: burials 34; marriages 1. Mr. John-

istoll resigned in September i930.

zmd in October Rev. George West- broke was clcctcd Rector. Dur- ing the two yours of Mr. West- brookels tenure of office illc rc- cords show illlliiiHlllg 8; illlfiilili l5; marriages '3. In 1932 Mr, West- broke resigned nncl the Present rector, Rev. I~l. O. Lancaster, W: clccicd and up to the present Wt“ have recorded bllptisms 2i; burials; 36; marriages l. v _

A rcrzlpitllllition of statistics fori the 100 years are Baptisms 1742;_ burials 655; marriages 3'31. A 110-1 tlcnblc feature of lilPF-E‘ figures is’ that out of 655 burials I find that l tlvcnty-ollc were persons over 99 years cf ngc, 85 bolwccn 80 and 90 i and 121 between T0 and 8') years or a iolal of 223 or 3'13" had :11- laillczl the allotted spun.

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