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Donnaeona and Sheetrock Waiilioard

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Ileck Wool Insulation

Rockiath and Donnacona Lath

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Lock Sets

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Cement

Pianed and Rough Boards Dimension Lumber li-Jointed Sheathing

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Window Frames and -Sashes llard and Soft Wood Flooring

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Bedeque United Church’

The lllstory of a Methodist Circuit In Prince Edward island

Tracing its Roots in the Cultural, Educational and

Commercial Fields of the Community.

By B. S. D.

nnovr. 11-000 mans i

DAIINLE_Y_NDTES

_ .. . bur Stewart. Beavic-vi’ W1ND$DR.N.S. -- (u?) 42:1 l“ All S d - crow. “d bu, wmpgnlon. h“; gztsuranylsitor to iimnersi o on

arrived home alter an 11.000411“! autoeiioblle tour e1 Gourde "elm

Miss FlCiPellCg Jenkins. Charlotte-

, ' ' ' it .ta ed lraliifzrétia‘. ‘iflbéliiemlfifhaizerz ,5“. town spent the week-end in norked as a machinist and the Mililmlwi-

They I180

tl . as carpenters. n m‘ United

visited the iiorthvrestern states and California. -7 ’ DROFESSIONALCARD

T. Earle llickey i

llfr. Oswald Harding. somervilie, Mass. arrived homo Saturday to attend the funeral of his brother tiie late J. R. Harding, Darnley.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hickey. Mr. Harry Crozier and Miss Merle Crozler. Darnley. were visitors to Summerside recently, -Dsr.

Q d] Churtered Accmmum "‘ Mr. woodsldc, nfargotc, landed 1:‘ Office at his planein a flcld, near the home a 15 Granvme Sm?" g of Mr. Reginald lvlountain. Sea- ’ mm“. 575 view, on Friday afternoon Feb- ; ruary 6th, his mission, to remove r? Bnmmeralde Mr. {fountain} who has been ill i " at hs heme or a cw days, to LWQWWMWLOQ‘ the Prince County Hospital. T Summerside. as his condition

__‘""i“"_"" "i "w required hospital care.

An enloyable evening of pro- gressive auction was halo an

Friday evening February 5th st the homo oi‘ Miss Violet and Ellsworth Bassett. Darniey. ’l‘vi'elve tables were in play with Mrs. Lyle Crozier and Mr. Arthur Oarnp- bell winnlng the first prizes. while Mrs. Lorne Campbell and Mr. Chas. Adams, carried off the consolations. A delicious lunch

By Clifford MocBrida

FUNERAL SERVICE and AMBULANCE

sunrnriinsiun on AND mom Phone 11-1 and "ii-s i

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Uncle Elby

Napoleon and

was served to all by ilie. ladies in l‘i1Bl‘§P_ _

The pwple 0i Lhis (Om-(Tlllliiiy and surrounding districts were saddened to hear of the passing of John Robert Harding nt the Provincial Sanatorlum cm Idridayr, February 6th at the age 0f 53 years- Hc was a life long resident of Darnley and his demise will be deeply felt by one and all. The passing of his beloved wife, while their ffllflil, was yet young, W“ l zrcat loss to hiimJhough ho labored on to bring up his family and make a homo for them. When this task seemed about finished the raflges of s disease returned and claimed him from his home and loved ones. He leaves to mourn one rleushtor. Evelyn. now employed in Summerside. flour sons namely James. Robert. Eldon and Leslie, also an aged lather Robert Harding, all residing in 135F918)’. also the IOlIOWlrig sisters: Mrs. Nell Matthews. Baltic. Mrs. Chas. Woodside and Mrs. Robert Hickey, Darniey, one brother Oswald. Sumerville. Mass. The funeral service was hold Sunday February 8th from the home of Robert. Hickey, Dririilcf." with a short service at the house. followed by service in the Klei- memorial Prcsbylcrinn chm-hp“ lllaliwqiic. Rev. J.A. McGowan. Kensington, assisted by Rev, Jns. Cross Priricetown United Church Malooquc. conducted the service Rcv. Mr. MBCGOWIJH spoke very lMlllSly l0 R lame congregation from l Cor. 15-22. For as in Adam all die. even so in ohm; shall all be made silve. Messrs. T- 55mins and r. Phillips sang r favorite hymn "Some Time rye.“ Understand." The hymn; w" were "The IiorfYS My Shepherd," '3“! 0f A86!" and "Nearer My God to Thee." At the close of the service an impressive Mugonlg "Ni" WIS hold in the church led by Ml’ Donald Brikcr. Summer- Iidc. The following were pgll bearers: Ivan Dickieson, Fred Hifikey. Arthur whip chat (illt-mlilon. James MacKlnnon and Everett Bearisio. Ills remains were laid to rest in the Peoples cemtltlv- Mlllivcnuc. The floral tributes were many and beauti- gul. Mr. .1. L. mrlson funeral irecter. '

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CHAPTER SEVEN (Continuedi

The formation in 1555 of tho Eastern British Conference of Wes- leyan Methodists not only reduced annual grants received from Eng- land but gave more independence to the growing Canadian Church. In i859 Prince Edward Island became a separule clilsirict and at the first martin" which was hclil iii Bociequc. coniniciiciii-z June 7th of that your. i: \\'lI$ ‘uiiinieiitlctl tliai :1 missionary be sent to Wcst (lapc and North Cape. ‘Phase dlSlIlIllS of "far \\'c iifll Prince smiled iii part. by the overflow population 0d Bedenue cricuit for \\‘l‘lC\'.Ii llicre wercnio avail- able farm lands in the older settlements. lied occasional services from Bedcque, Names such ns rtix, Strang. Crossman. Wright, Dawson, Clark. Muttart and Gamble wcrc quite familiar to the visiting Bedoquo preachers. Not till 186i W95 Wcat Cape, with thirteen preaching places but no chapels. inarle n s:pnrate circuit.

In i850. when Rev. George M. Barrett was succeeded by Rev. John Prince. a “tabular view" of Bczlequc. appcarlng in the district minutes showed involve prcacliiiiz places and six local prcarhcrs oii the circuit. Worship sci-vices nczc riiiciirleri by i250 proplc of whom ‘J6’! were iricm-

REV. JOHN PRINCE Hupcrintcndcii‘. of lhc Bcdciluc. Circuit i850 - i861

‘ ,__ . .. . hers. The number of chapels, roporied as ion: for lllt’ ssiiic your. was soon to be increased. At Upper Wcstiiiovuliiiiri iii 1361-62! lliC nlctliucl- isis built a wooden frame church 12B x llfii-custiiig $633.01) \\lllCllv\\flS completed free of dcbi. ‘(its location ivzis lnlcr sccri to have disndvnni- ages and was eventually moved to Crzrpaud viilagc. nl. llic time wlicri Cra-paud church at the ccmctcry. having ceased lo be ihc cciiirc of the congregation, was moved to DeSable. 'i‘lic Tryon Road chapel at North 'I‘ryoii, a smell frame building i2e x 30) was built at the same time. For a period it gathered good congregations, but. when better roads shortened the travelling time to the big chapel at. Tryon, it lost its main reason for a soparntc cutity and eventually clisappsar- ed from the picture.

"In visiting Bedeque you would almost think you were in the fash- ionable circles of London or Paris. . . .." so testified A. E. C. Holland ‘Esir. before. the Land Commissioner's Court. in 1860. “Youii! lhm." he said. "are brought up well, driving about iri fine carriages." Holland. testifying as a landlord bnforc the Commissioners. painted a rosy pic- lure of plenty and prosperity under benevolent landlords. The most rimcorous matter in early Island politics was that known as the Land Question. According to many politicians of the date the system of landlords and rentals was responsible for all the evils of pioneer lt-fe. though thc hnrdivorlciiv; llirifly farmer made n success nnrl ilic shift- icss lriz_v uric the 1'f‘\'f‘l‘;f‘. ivlicilicr frcc or lcnsc holders.

'l'hc Lauri Commissioners in i860 heard a great variety of Lcsliimoiiy, including e. case for the tenants of Bedcque. presented by Messrs. Wat‘. and MncFnrlnnc. who shoivrd what. appeared to be fraudulent collec- tioii of rents ill the southern half of Lot 26. Till! did not concern the properly of A. C. Holland who lived at. this time at Scarlctowii on a property knowii as Iloliund Grove being married to Mary. widow of James H. Coru-crv. ptonccr physician and surgeon, who it seems had rc- sided part of the time in Bedcque, representing this district for many years in the Legislative Coimcil. Dr. Conroy was the original pro- prietor of the upper fnlll on the Wright stream. This mill. which form- ed part of Mrs. Conroy's dowry on her second marriage. later came into the possession of Hugh Barclay who sold to Alex Strong. Present ownership and management is vested in the descendants of one o! a noted family of milleis. J. Prince Leard, who married into the family of Robert Wright. purchaser of the property in i873. Prince Lees-d like many others in Bedeque waswgalled after a minister. Rev. John lPrlnce who came to the circuit for aYWo year's stay in i659. ' ' '

Exclusive Zeal

Quarterly meeting in dept-ember of i660 extended sympathy to sis- ter Christlnnnn Wright on the death of her husband. Nathaniel Wright, who hon been a faithful class leader and exhorter for forty years. The funeral sermon was preached in Bedequc chapel by Rev. J. 13. Strong from the text. "Be thou faithful unto death. and I will give thee a crown of life.“ An exclusive zenlousness for their own church blinded many of the rariv MelhodisLs to possible virtue In any one oi’ another ricnorrtination. An illustration of this point is told of Nathaniel Wright who. though a kind father to his twelve children. was insistent that all should marry Methodists. Jane, the third daughter of the fem- ily professcd an ardent affection for one of another denomination, but the marriage was forbidden by her father, saying he would rather fol- low her to hci- grave. ile did. She pined quickly away. dying in i841 in her t-ivcnty-third year. This latter story was not a part of on otherwise informative obituary. written by his pastor and appearing in the columns of the Wesleyan.

The Provincial Wesleyan published at Halifax every Saturday morn- lfl-g was the best read paper of Methodist Bedeque at this period. Out of nineteen subscribers. eleven were Wrights who got not only church news. but sermons and poetry. side by side with recipes for Devonshlre cream. diphtheria cures and items on farm management. Se fondly was the Wesleyan cherished that in at least one home (George Douil‘: of Wilinoti the issues of several years were preserved and bound to moms treasures without price for future historians of ledeque Method-

Dsrlng Rev. Samuel W. Spragues pastorate in 1861-64, the alr- oult finances appear for the first time in decimal currency. Bedeqtio

charge balanced accounts in 1882, es they had been doing fairly risi- lsrly for several years,‘ by raising $754.46 for minlglgrlgl gLlpQflfl mg

Intensive Manhunt

Scotland Yard in

Help Kidneys led lilo-lei

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(By The Canadian Preal) “in liIKWl-“l fl- LONDON, mo. iii-Scotland '““““““’ ""“'.‘li‘lln's°’ “" ‘M "

I . Wlthl °i5-‘iii‘il‘&i"c'."3l‘- analyst's. tseililolsetthm; e ea rr a “mlétfdihils ‘rial can‘? of your

Yard today intensified its wide- spread manhunt for John Edward

Allen 35-year-old "Mod Parson" "vllblt- M" ,'.,,.,,,’|‘}‘,l_ "l ‘who ieooeped seven months ago grvéyaegfhqni 7 iinfieuomrauurasgiiéou gonzo iihei Blrriadmoor Asylum for nift%aiu' mhhgalfw, I “m”

G 1' m Hi8 DSIUC- .0! Y DIQIIIO

Allen fled in a business suit but fwhfiwflgggrfiflpgfggguifiwmg. wu known to be carrying a suit- ea saI-lnaroureruoollt-M‘ "INI-

oaee containing clerical garb. 111w search centred in London where the “Mad Person" was believed to have been in the Fleet Street area within the inst. few day's.

Word went out to all metro- politan police stations to pick 11D Allen "at all costs." He had been convicted of strangling 17-year-old Kathleen Woodward in 193'! and was sentenced to be hanged. Later

.. v d y 1 t Bedeque were valued that §lfinfll fir)‘: tilt-i filstialidrtlsllitrhfitifaggcfljfl§ the biggest event in 1862

D he was found insane and com- mitted to Broedmoor.

All London evening newspapers front-paged the fugitives photo- graph. '

COFFEE TOPBB

Many natives of Brazil drink frcm it) to 30 cups of coffee a day.

was the building of Searletown church. Situated slightly in front and

to the west of the Mission House. the n!" church (3950)- buili’ ‘i’ ' cost of oeeooo. faced the Trven roed- '

gggrletown, which had a postolfice as early as 1855. had been-up:- tha ltfetl-iodist preaching plan much earlier. Joseph Black, one e of River Philip. N5- settled in Bearletown in 1.822. He came of that most prominent of Maritime Methodist families of whom the best known were Bishop Wm. Black and Rev. John Black. and it was typical of’ the family from which he. sprang that bcforo his new home at Scarle- to-wii was finished iiisirio IlS doors‘ were thrown wirlc for abchurcl; service. Aiiollicr cnrly gnilicrireg DANG for worship “B5 U" Vl“;"_° Lewis Wright. circuit stcuarri on wiiat is now the Harry Sobe) “aim- In the minutes of Quarterly meeting. May 30. i857. it was resolved that services shall be continued by local brethren once a fortnight‘ on the Lords Day at Searietown." The “local brethren. of course, acre local preachers such as Richard lludsoii of 'I‘rf.'on. or Wm. G. Strong of’ Strong's Corner. who came. to break thc Broad of Life to caizci" listciicrs gnthcrcd in someones big warm kitchcn.

Sesrletoivns new church. built on ivell designed lines. may still be seen in. its 85th year. at Albany~a few miles to the east of its original site. Though it could not compete ivitii the new church fthc present Trinity) that ilic Charlottetown Methocisls. were then erecting Bl- fl 603l- of six thousand pounds, nevertheless there was considerable competi- tion when the pews were put up for auction in March of i863. Msny news in many churches on the Bccleque circuit were sold by public auc- tion but only for scarletoivii have the records been preserved. Squire John Wright auctioned the preference to the highest bidder with a. rninfmum charge of 43s or $8.00 Pew rents. so the auctioneer said in announcing the terms. ivcrc to be twelve shillings and six pence yearly for each and every pew with the exception of two free ones at the back, and six adjoining ones ncnr the door for which only seven shill- ings rent would be asked. Nelson Wright of Middleton bid eleven pounds for his pew which was the highest offer received. whllc Gabriel Strong and Horatio Wright gave ten pounds each for tiieL-s. The remainder of lhc pews urrc soirl for amounts l'?\l".'\.i\C frflm iwn pounds oni- shilling up l0 r-ighl ltCllfitlt- C'l"ll

seating Plan

The seating plan ed the church. provided for taro aisles with time rows of pews. A pew in the middle row near the door was reserved at first for singers who lsicr oii in 1874 occupied the first. three pews on the left hand sidc going iii. Hardly’ a choir at first. the singing was generally led by Mr. and Mrs. .loliii Craig and Mr. and litre. John Wright. 1n the middle row Lev is Leard occupied the front pew (No. l4) and rank on ranl: behind came the pews of Solomon W'righi.. Job Wright, A. E. C. Holland. John lluesiis. Montague Wright nnci William Allan. Holiandb new. but seldom frcqiiciitcd. shortly nlI/Cl'\\L\l'f‘lS came into the possession of a real church-suing lllfill)’. that of Thomas Myers lately removed from the CTnDFrIld cnd of the circuit. Pens to the left going in were numbered beginning at. the roar: i.iie first two be- ing reserved for strangers, followed in order up the aisle by those of John Nooiian. lifrs. Doiikin and James Elder. Paul Burns. Jsbez Wright ilatcr Charles Crossmni. John R. Wright, Joseph Black rid Hiram TfliEillflll. Do ‘ii t ..:l1'. niirl. III the front soul. Sicphen Black. Oii the riglii ‘m ::<l~ of Pic churn-ii David l40\\lll"i‘ oi’ North (Jarlctnii occupied liic ‘ion seal. with Thomas Solos)‘. James Wright ilater David T. Lpwthcrl. Christopher Smiih. William Dcbson. William Msiietl, W. Webster, Jiio. Avnctl and J. FCllWBlTCll in order named. The stove was back of the middli- pcwx opposite the door. Six pcws of honour flanked ihc pulpit at .. ms in the Cillfl‘ seals. 'l‘l1c:.c were occupied on the left. lmi .1. Nelson Wright iirxl. the until, ihrii fiorniio Wright nnci f. ' On llic right liaiirl bid" llic min- ister's pew was .. i. ll with ]lE\\'l'i of Cabricl Strang and Matthew Lowthrr folio‘ iii: in o. rr iinmcri. Additional trustees elect.- cd lli i863 for the Searlrtoivii properly were Horatio Wright, Lewis Lenrcl and Thomas sobcy. ‘their. with the original members of the 1839 board. were nlili- i‘) 1o.) '2. in i363 that nil iinnllics “hircd" for build- iiig the church would he paid back that fall.

Scnrlctoivn was strongly Methodist at this period with the Church of Scotland next in numbers. The latter built a church in Searletown some years later. oii the Cape ‘Traverse road. The church of Scot- land people. followers of Rev. Donald MacDonald. had evolved :i slightly different church government. from the Carpe 'I‘r.ivcr.=e church and were popularly kiiowii as Lit-tic DlorDonaIdltt-s. Mr. Roberts of Winsloe preached to n congregation \\lllC.l'i numbered nmon: others several Schurrnen families and at. least one Wright family. The little church, sold after Mr. Robert's death. was moved to North Csrlrtor. ivhcrc it was remodelled as n dnvclllng on lhc old Lrtvls Lcnrd fnrm.

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FEBRUARY 16, 194,3

0’i.eary.

Mrs. Hod Manhood m“ h“ been spending several day; mm lng in Surrnierside.

Mr. Douglas Hardy/of llngdw Radio Service spent the vt-"kwhd at his home in Monti-one.

On Tues night. pub,

da Olieary schdhl boys defenlioct: Knutsford school boys in a no“ clean game of hockey “i. m, OTAary Rink.

Olseory qnjoya the distinction ‘g having the only watchman, m‘ Jeweller between Tlgnlsi. m,‘ Summersido in the person or 31.. Arliul Mackenzie, who is a master workman at his trade,

Dllpltl bettorly cold ‘um.’ there was a zoos attendance n‘ the Ladies Aid Chicken and 5,1“ Supper which was licld in u.‘ United Church Manse on ‘lhicsdgy afternoon, Fob. 10th. Th; 1M," as usual. served a most lppotltig.‘ lng and delicious supper. Proceed| amounted to $41. which will b. used for Church purposes.

‘The Young Peoples Union on Bloomfield United church held q most successful and chjoygblq Valentine Party in the church iinil oii Tuesday night. Fnh 101k Despite the intense cold. tlicre M; a good turnout of young prop“ who thoroughly enjoyed the (m, evening of fellowship and "m" The hall was very appropriately decorated in keeping with (h, Valentino season. Delicious rcfrrrh. mciiis ivcre served.

~—M°ll4l! Fob- Dth was ii. very cold night. A nwmber of LhQrmfsn-lgtgp. registered 16 below new “d o,“ showed 1B below. It continued cold all day and at 1035 g m‘ Wlli-‘ll ill! mvrlllllS train came in. it was still 8 below. The train n“ very late. Monday night] train n15 not ltet into O'Lear until 3 am. on Tuesday Morn rig and 1h. morning train on Tuesday which is due in O'I.cary at 8 s.m_ din not. get in until 10:15 aim. It had two engines and was preceded by tho snowpluw.

'l'he ofieary Women's institute rnrt for their regular Illfiflllfls an iilonday night, Feb. nth at the home of Mrs. Slanld; Duns-ills Despite the cold there was a. fine attendance. Mrs. JM. Macwllllgmg presided. Discussion took place regarding “The save The Children Fund" in which Canada is asl-ctl to give MOUOODOU lo sale the children of Europe and Asia. Canvassers were appointed but lt was decided to wait for more literature. receipt books err. before beginiiig the canvas. Tho Vvuiiciifli Institute was only oicariizcri last year iii 0'L_.c:ii'_v and already 1' is on; of the most influential of ‘he ladies organizations.

O'Leary gets splendid coiiilnii- nus scrvico from ihc plant of Mr Frail Champion. Cqrvtilftrcixl trap]. lore. who rover llli‘ whole prom-ice aiirl in some cases visit» riiainlsivd towns, lHVllrllbly sly as they enter the well lighted stores of OI-csry: “My. _\Oll have good lights iii-re." The many largo bright lights that dot the uiain slrcct of OLeriry and some of the slrlo streets give the village a very pleasing appearance. Mr, Champion has recently ar- quired another large engine. which whcn lic gets it completely installed will help to augment ihc largo amount of electric current llsCd. Fred is very generous in his use of his electric poorer. For instance in the primary room of the Winery school. which at present is the Library Room until the new school is completed, arc tlvro fluorescent lights belonging lo llli‘. Cluifipioll and he has never rliarzeil the School Board a cent for the light consumed. Fred is also generous in the Churches. He has no molar! i-n lhc Churches so llifty go‘. their light frcc. l\fr. champion in lhl frtli opened n fully equipped rind up to date wood sparking shop an! has all the very latest machines installed so that his shop is no! one o! the finest in the Country-