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Tire History of a Methodist Circuit In Prince Edward lslssrl

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U Tracing its Roots in the Cultural, Educational and

' Comrhorclol Fields of the Community.

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casrroa six icesusoss firpen; m; ‘ ‘iélln e‘-'8elec(. lrusz ' "P"! f Hue-do Whirl. Bednque. m 1w. was me lei-wt annual vim "l°'wyklss.,;qh__'°l _ o "on ermnmf; Queen's wharf at Green's Shore (Bummerslde) for the psohlt < "Pm-live or Sim l, s .n \ Oregon, lRichax-d welsh. blaster». which i-sn weekly to Bloodline, N!" BANANA LAYER _ . tr leaving Hurds Point at noon each ‘Ihursdsy and Green's when! the some 2 u,“ m“ a CAKP Srlr gm“. m“ evening after the ltrlivsl of the stage coach‘ from Chsrlotiaetown. The ca“ “our wens Down l e 8111;“?! fissure, i.“ hm“ fare to Siwdlac wss 151cc. m cabin m five ms in. reieoseue. The | “up Zléehly, .44 g "mo. cm, f Pvwdo , . latter ivas the same price u the trip from Bedeque w muxtottetown 1n Pwdlszn celuusi let!" . ‘lffrsod gfiml ; cregm n" (he: ‘Q11 f0 fflnw the mall carrier's coach. en American closed-in wlflon. which held six | imp.“ b ‘ital-n 4:119". d ¢ cl bsns d a.li.h"u| to ‘mok. beside one or ti“; who ought ride with the driver outside. “mm” wultllll soda ‘Hum Adan :15: g," smolznzlilrflzlllfig: “m” v ‘ _ _, Shipbuilding at Bedcquc still continued. Four tumor-taut clsniflm- i4 ‘up M," a J11," y" em‘: mo 3M5“ 834(11- ,_ _ _ _ U , , .0‘ N S ‘CU, p, U‘). tions of news were always Grouped together in the Charlottetown rwws- m N r slim llldllllling ' miuur- DEliCliJlw g5 °\'=n '79P) "f" PlPt HMIKH‘ . A m. FOR co papmFBIR-I-Ha DEA-mm lummml ma MUNgmD_ ‘w, m, not", (Y ,u from” m, I I {mud with e75 - lsuncbings often exceeding the births. Slbth rm item m mo ms or no end _;¢°,_1,2d.,md7_ ems bu“... how.“ QssQaem . ‘ ' the launching at Bedeque on Monday. 2m. March, of the sixty-live ,_"~h“ b" Fmetln o ’ ~f 1mm“ °" P-egé _ (o) m ton schooner belonging to Messrs. Mal-Earlene of that place. Drawn l; w‘, m" , u" Pony-f“ gmPlli 55, 5,, osep°gdfr_ull.enmn i .____ to the Water‘ by twelve yoke of oxen and two span of horses, the I m" milk or butrermilg . an": u '41-) ° Tune (o, a -—' MISS LENA CROKEN schooner Harmony went off in beautiful style which the Bedequer of s P°°ll venm, 5'.“ ° 4 Brand h", “k _ , hundred years later would no more be able to appreciate than he could at,‘ T" mePlCh3¢\md 45:10:13, on ‘he Dy Many friend; and acquaintances imagine LWQlVC yoke of oxen hitched to s v l in Lower Bedequo. Such "Ill. “Po-i Io; 0.1m

Mn. 5on7 Pugh Smith ’ cannon xvii

next day. borrowing Beau‘; never lived 1n a. small town. She was diswncerted to sight. but apparently were ao- qusinted ivith all he: history ss well as the history d the Bull family.

"Bond's s fine chop." the grocer told Carolyn with a broad smile. "A little hard-headed maybe, but squu-e ss s die."

‘Carolyn flushed. 5.11s wu not in flu habit of being intimate with todcopeople. involuntarily she Iddpted what would have been ‘ier mother's manner under such cir- cumstances. "I irsnt some string bee-us and s heed of lettuce shd some lsmb chops." she ssld cold-

“Yum” looking slashed.

Osrolyn told Beau about it lute: snld he grinned ruefully. "Bsue." happens to be one of the stock- holders in the bank, Carolyn. and l. pretty important man 1n the community." he said. shouldn't have high-batted him. He has e. lot to say if s fellsr wants s losn from the bank."

“mow wss I to know?" demanded fivolyu. be: lips trembling.

lnu laughed and put his um about her. "You'll learn." he said indulgently.

He seid the some thing when he sat down to thler first meal in their own home. Carolyn lud spout the sftemoon prepering it,

constantly to the cook book. She had msde up her mind to have dinner for Beau at night, u she was accustomed to st her home. instead of supper which the

resolved to start out on tho bssis that in her plsco they would ob- serve all the smell niceties of etiquette.

The box of wedding presents had Arrived. Blre set the library tabla in the parlor with an embroidered 010th and she used the silver tron: the chest of sterling which had been the gift from her parents. She had received s set of delicate rose glass plates from Peyton's rnothm‘ with cups and saucers to mulch. and somebody else had given. them tell crystal goblets. Cuolyn thought; the table looked beautiful when she finished. There were slim pink candles ln clear blue glues containers st the corners end she hsd gone out snd gathered some pink roses from s stcsggly bush behind the filling ststlon. she arranged them with sprays of bridal wreath and peach blos- some in a. low white bowl in the center of the table.‘

"Whewl" exclaimed Beau when

, he came in from work. "Sort of putting on the dog. aren't you Mrs. Bell?"

Carolyn had s. lump in he: throat. "Don't you like it?" sire fsltered.

"Sure." sold Beau. "only if I'd known it was s psrty I'd have dressed up."

Carolyn swfllcwed hud. New wss the time to flee the issue. U only I can say it in the right way. she thought.

"I think it ivould be nice if you ~41 we dressed for dinner every night." Bile stammerod.

Bolu laughed and pinched her cheek. “In the first place we don't have dinner at night in these

wins." he said cheerfully. "And ll the next plsee rve got to be book on the job in on hour. It would be monkey business. leaping out of my o ls snd beck into thud sguin, ust in grab e bits in out. lorry, honey. no can do.

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Osrolyn did buy a cook book.

‘h’ “u?” l‘ “l” m" "'1"? l o. daughter of the lute Bernard 2:. in drive into Maryville. She had

find that everybody not only knew her by

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murmured the grocer.

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Bells served in the evening. Shel

throughout the Provinfie will re- gret t6 hear of the deeth of Miss 'I..ena Crokcu. st the home of her sister. Mrs. iDr.) V. J. Staples, 261 Fountain St. Springfield. blues, on January 23rd. She was

lorokeu and Cstherlne MoGuigsn .of Summerfiehd. P. It‘. I., where , she spent most of her life, going n ‘few yours ugo to Schenectady. N. Y. She is survived by a brother. W. W. Croken. Schenectady, N31}, two sisters. Virginia. Ii/Lrs. W. J. Staples and Margaret, Springfield. Muss. The lute J. B. Croken, Sumnerfield. and the lute Dr, 1.

Fl. woken. Charlottetown. were ;brothe'rs of deceased. Interment ‘was in St. Michael's cemetery, 3011118119“. Mess. on Monday, Jon. 20th.-8.I.P.

:Whst‘s the matter with the llghb?"

"Nothing."

Beau ruched up and flicked on the drop bulb sbove the table. l "That's better." he said. "It may be more rownsntlc to est by candie- lllght. but lt 1s too blooming dim for my tired old eyes.

Carolyns cheeks stung. She

watched Bean's face anxiously as he took his first bite of the lamb chop. “I'm afraid it is a. little over- '-done." she stammered. "I went ‘right by the book but the coffee ‘boiled over and I forgot the chops and-ind I think they're probably like leather."

Beau was chewing msnfully. “A little." he admitted. Ho turned hopefully to the beans. Carolyn ‘held her breath. His expression ‘was enough. “Help? he cried. "You [must have dropped the sslt cellar .ln them!" | He reached for his glass and 1111906! down some wstcr and Caro~ lyn burst into tears. "I tried so rhsrd." she walled, land every- 'thing's a mess!"

Beau lumped up and came round ito 11:1 side of the tsble. He goth- .ered her up. He est clown and lcradled henin his arms as if sire lwere s. child. He kissed me burned

place on her wrist. He laughed ‘and patted her quivering should rs.

"For Pete's sake honey," he said _"\vho cures? Heck. you'll learn." r Carolyn clung to him. "You're sweet." shc said huskilyu “Oh. Beau, I adore you."

She could have died when Bea... related her fiasco to his family the next morning at the breakfast talble. I-fe seemed to think it a tremendous Joke. ‘The Bml thought so too. bul. it was not funny in Carolyn.

"Lsw," said Bettie Bell. "I rum- ed thirteen straight batches of biscuits ixhen I was n bride." said Beau with a grin.

"I hope the groceries hold out.‘

Carolyn tilted her chin. "I'll pay for all I spoil with my own money."

(To Be Continued)

FADE AND FEVER!

'I‘he're is probably nothuig ~- cerlsinly rwthing so vital — about which more nuisoonceptiosig exist, uhsm proper measures for protec- tion oif heeltl-i. Despite widespread belief, good nutrition, for example, ‘does not consist simply in having s full slnmch; worthwhile reo- restlon does not necessarily call for violent exercise: good posture does not imply rigid backbone and stiffened muscles. Professions! b00919, trained to glue scientific health guidance. should be con- sulted srbout the best wuy to safe- guard health. Corned-ion suihorities wsm; "Don't follow the theories o! fsdidists about your fevers - see s doctor.‘

JUST LIKE HUMANS K-llflleroos feed while setting GIRL holding the food in their lorevews.

s scene should have had n camera to do it Justice but the business of "daguerreotype likenesses“ had only commenced in P. I. 1., sud would not be really popular tlll the eighteen hundred and sixties. with. out- door scenes very difficult on account of long exposures required.

Prince County Slchools

Centrevlile may hove token its nuns from the Oenlirsl School st Bedeque located nesr Wright's bridge and later moved up mo: the new church. A. A. MaoKenzie was master the year the new Ohspel was opened. and John Arbuakle the visitor of Schools for Prtncc County. The latter was delighted to see that "the bluciobourd. that right arm of the true teacher." had found its way into Central School in 1849i and was charmed to hear the scholars. trained by their previous leech- er Mr. E. Johnson. sing hymns st the opening and closing of the oes- 515115, 0f the thirty-five gchouls in Prince County only two were taught by women. blasters of nearby‘ schools in 1849 included:

JHJTIE-S H. Fitzgerald. fieurieioxni.

A. C. McLeod. West Bedeque.

D. R. Stew-art, South Bedeque.

J. B. sohurmsn. Grove. Wilmot creek. John Gallagher. South West Bedeque. J. Matheson. West southwest Bedeque _ M. McNeil]. Freetovru.

When in 1850 Rev. J. B. Strong was succeeded st the end of his three-yea: maximum term by Rev. James Buckley, it did not mom that sll the strongs would leave Bedeoue. for his second son Wm. G. Stroll hed started business st Wecthsrbes corner about the some time as hie father had occupied the Searletovim parsonage. and while some of the early Bedequo merchants seemed to be almost ltinerants. Sl-YOM hid commenced a business which in Bedeque land later Summersidel would last a hundred years. The history of strap-keeping in the Bedequos starts with William schurmshs log store ed 1784 built in what is now Central Bedeque and follows on in different stores kept by the ship- builers: Popes of Lower Bodequc and Campbell of Wilmot. Names of other merchants such as Samuel Woodcock. Charles Stowe. M?» W91» ford. Humphrey Cole. William Clark. Thomas Townshend. and others. run. like broken ihreads with no connections through the tapestry de- picting early days around the hurbcnlr of Bed-aqua.

rim Centrevllo Store

'l‘l~.e first merchant nt Centreville was Major Hooper, 40in; busi~ ness probably as early as the turn of the century. Many of the inim- crs of the early days, dlscourged by the slavish work. long hours sud no money of the farm aspired to the easy life of the store. only to find ti: less easy than it looked. with profits generally wsshed slwey each full by n tlde oi‘ unpaid accounts. Stephen Wright. the null-owner. tried store-keeping for s fclw years in the eighteen-hundred 1nd thirties but soon gave it up, In contrast. Robert McCauLYs general store. started about 1830 at North Beclequc, thrived for many years.

'I'lu-ee years lster Jonothun Weotherbe bought the lease of s one- hurldlred scre farm st Central Bedequs from Joshua Merrill, 0nd, 0th Baker property across the road. not for from the present-lily Osllboek store, started a. business st the "Corner" which, like all P. l. I. mm- ers. soon acquired the name of the storekecper. Westherbe probably found the main attraction in this part of Bedeque to be his future wife. Mary, daughter of the blacksmith. John Baker, Jr. A son of this mer- riage. Slr Robert Linton Weathenbe. 11th chief justice of Nova. Seotle. wss born at. the Corner. April '7. 1837, and spent. part of his early yesirs playing in the store. Possibly not the only Bedequcr worthy of knight- hood. he was the only one upon whom it has been bestowed. The Weutherbe fa-mily moved to St. Eleanor! in 1847. transferring the lease of the ilmon-rell farm to William G. Strong xvho for nmny years st Cen- tre! Bedeque combined farming. merdzsndlsing and preaching.

For the Methodist cause at Bedeque the establishment of the strange as permanent settlers was ccvnlpsrable in influence only to the settlement of Nathaniel Wright and the Popes. The local preachers of early Bed-cquc, apart from John Adams and wife who moved to Ontario after only a short residence in M‘ ‘ ‘lebon, are unknown. Home have suggested that Nathaniel wright, Br. may have been one, but although his gift of prayer leadership hu mention in his obituary there is mthlng io suggest that he we: s local preacher. ‘William G. Strong was certainly a welcome addition to ihe circuit preaching stsdf. Boom the sister church of “you, two local preachers of considerable eloquence. Rlclturd Hudson and Richard Pools-y, cache at regular inter- vals to Bedeque ECCOTdJlIIK to the Preacher's Plan, which. drawn up six months in advance, showed for the held your preacher and hour of service for every sppointment on the circuit.

Pulpit Eloquence

Richard i-luslsoil lll lussermous yearned over the fsllen with tears and pleadings. A very genuine and gentle piety mode hi!!! much be- loved by the congregstions who attended on his mulching. In cen- trset Richard Pooiey» in sermons which at times were equolly. or more effective. thundered the wrath of God. the sinfulmes of men sud the fearfulness of Hell. in tones mot echoed frighteningly in the memories of those who as children heard him, Wm. G. Strong's sermons as remembered by the recently deceased . age i...» I'd/word Strong of Swimmers-idle. with perhaps s. little blls not unbecoming in s son. were ln substance not inferior to many preached today end in delivery oftentimes superior. An earlier local wesclm of great e-r eltnees ‘we: Wllllsm Barker od Tryon (father-in-lsw of Richard Hudson) who died in 1842 after twenty-five years on the Island. Ill-adapted in the struggles of pioneer life. and therefore poor in materiel means he was among the richest in things spiritual. wlnnin: e number to the Mute: through personsl evangelism. which wos his qmeeislferte and which greztly influenced the membership of the sister churohu of the oi:- Cu .

The establishment of the church at Centrolville added to us slrqdy growing village. Colin Molellsn. one of Bsdeqllcis lint osmium» tailors. who was doing business as early as 1846. boilht Load ma: Jesse Wright in 1553 as though for permsnent settlement but mind lstlr in thessmedeesdotetheboomcontredtbeoouowy-Ahegrwlsfltdwn of Bwnmeesldc. At lower Bedoqus John R. Gardiner Wu builds‘ w s nenersl buslmso end lrivlng his support tcethe Methodist Church. but he too, would lshr move moss the harbour end sveulaillly become “slant d the Bummer-side Bunk. _

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BRACKLEY SCHOOL

Report for Jnnusgy;

Grade X-l. Vincent Newson.

Grade VIII-l. Vera Naweon; l. Velds. Proude; 3. Irene Nowell.

Grade VII -—1. Shirley Prov/so;

son. Undo Vl-l. Mervil Bounded-s. Grade V-l. flail Pruwse.

Grlds 111 (A) SIR-l. HD1085 Ranehurl,

Grade 11! 1B! Sr.—_l. Ernest Roper.

Grids I11 JL-l. Wllllm JIM- son; 2. Douglas Nowell. .

Perfect attendance for th month: Vincent Newson. V8!!- Newson. Thelma Newson. Mervil

Saunders and Shirley "WM- Hlghesl. average in senior graded

..vera. Newson, 97.8%.

Highest ever-we in lunim- grades

-I¢Ysnces Renshsn, 98.2%-

Tcscher: Lucy Carver.

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3T. ALBANS. Henfotdshire. proposes to appoint 83 mo" "Idl- ers this year -- £36,000 0146.000) in salaries — because the birth- rgte rise will increase school at- tendance by 8.000 ln five years.

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FAYsos_" PROVINCE OI‘

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

IN THE PIOPATE COURT The 19th day of Jsnusry, A. D. 1968 In Re Estate 0f MARY MAR- GARET MACDONALQ lute ol Cherlotteetovm in Queer/o County

month. was also provided. Other washing. and $0.00 for stationery.

children and hos-so totalled $141.00.

2. Greta Proude; 3. Thelma. New- -

segues _- (or) - I-iertfordshiro 7°"

ment celled "quarterage", presumably-s xeneral amount/ed to roughly a pound a week. A family sllowsnco gave U-OO per quarter for each child, and a servant's wages of three dolls-rs n

The lppilelble in ell mission fields or st sll times. included $66.00 for fuel and candles. s4 for medicine and 112.00 for socouolwrrnent. travelling expenses for the district, including all costs of keepiru s horse. were allowed to the unount of $67.00. The ministerial salary with expense account compares more than favmmably wtih stipends of later yearn. Mr. msokleyb totsl receipts for himself. wife. four

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1n the sisld Province, ieolste.

To the Sheriff of the County of Queens County or any Constable or literate person within ssld County.

deceased?

GREETING: WHEREAS upon reading the petition on file of M. Albm Fu- uer of Ctmlottetown eforessld, Barrister. the Executor of the obeve named Estate praying thst s cit- ation msy be issued for the pur- pose herelnsfter set forth: You are therefore hereby required to cite all persons interested h: the seldlsintetebesndsppeorbo- fore the Judge present at. s Pro- bate Court to be held ln the Court House in Chsrlottetown In Queens County. in the sold Province. on Thurldly the “Only-sixth dly of Februsry next coming, so the hour o! eleven o'clock noon of the some day to show cllllo 9f any they can why the Accounts of thoyaid Estate should not be passed an’ the Estate closed so prayed for In sold petition end on motion ol Joseph B. Muc- Mlllsn. lam, Irootor for odd

And ll: ls hereby ordered tbst o true copy hereof be forthwith pub- lished in some newspsper published in Chsrlottetown ntoreosid once in each week for st lust four con- secutive weeks from tlv dnto hereof sad thst s true eopy hereof be forthwith posted In the following public plsces respectively, namely in the hull of the Court House In Charlottetown eforeslld at or non the Boys! Bunk of Canada in Char- lottetown lloreoeld. and gtpr near the Bunk of Non Sootls in Char- lottetown sforoosid so that ull per- sons Interested ln the slid Eltlte ss storeosid may hove due notice thereof.

WITNESS Ills Honour Herold

expense account,

yearly grants included $13.00 for euirsoodirury expenditures, not

In addition

Furniture purchased the same you for the personage included s nine ciollsr stove and a two~flfty tee. set which indicates the value 0f a dollar in 1860. If anything else ls needed, the fact that fowl could be pmchasod for twenty cents a place. boiled lobsters for two cents esch. and beef for three cents s pound in the winter time. proves at leut that food costs were not 111mb. More esgsensive were partridge selling st 18 cents esch and oysters st 00 cents s bushel.

Leonard Palmer. Judge of the ssld Ptflblh Court IO Cbulottetowu ln Queen's Couplly, the My llfl Ill! first sbove written. c- By the Court. (L. B.)

iBgd) l). MARGARET YALMER. - Registrar. CANADA

PROVINCE OI‘

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND m Till PROBATE COURT The 18th day o! Jonulry A. D. 1M8

In R0 Estate of KATHERINE MALONE lob of Chltlottclown in queen's county in the ssld Pro- vince. single woman declined. in- lactate.

To the Shorlf! o! the Cont, of Queens County or my Constable or literate person within osld County

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WIIEIEA! ulms the petition on tile of M. Alblss lime: , of Charlottetown lfolollil. Ber-l rloter. the Administrator of the‘ shove named Bible proving tbs: o slut-lea my be issued for the‘ purpose hereinafter set forth: You no therefore hereby required to elie sll persons interested In the sold Estate to be sud spoon be- fore the Judge present.“ a Prp~| bsteCous-tiebeheld lntbeeourtl‘ House In Cherlettetewn In Queen! County. in the sell Ptevlaee, on Wedncodly the tweIlU-fllfls llly l! February next coming, ll ththolsl of eleven o'clock Iioon of the “Mil dly to‘ shew esese if any they esn| why the Accounts of the ssld A usuu should nee be posses sad’ the Estate closed so payed for lni osld petition and on snot-loss’ 0! Joseph I. Mselillllui. seq. Procter‘ for eslrl Petitioner.

And It. ls hereby ordered thst I true copy hem! be forthwith pub- lished in some unpopu- published in C‘ ‘ ‘ _ oforooold omen la oseh week for gt least low eon- secutive weeks from the dste here- "? :1"! ‘lllll l ‘We ¢°Py hereof be These children are citizens l1 l" M" l‘ “M” l“ u“ "um"? . the some world but their vcrldl pubilo places respectively. nsmoly u. m,‘ m", p01" “mi. Onl InthehsIIoIOMOoIs-tlouseln 1| . “my 63mm“ bu}. _ . e UIIIIIOMIMII eferoleld. st or us: ‘m “d. m mo“. "mun. u; "II ID,“ ‘III Ofclllldl ‘II Chu- bfln‘ whooled wdly for “fin? Ln. lottetown nforeseld and so or neu- ,.,__,o1.ro.\v_ The 0mm. u a Europa” the Bank of Non Sootis in Chsr- chm, m.’ we“ ML 1m Choc}; "ma," mun“ u “u.” 7"’ ssllow and living in s. world d soaslnterootedlnthellidlltlto “my” quomlmmAppalgq a aforesaid my luvs doe notion 0mm.“ m“ w ha“, ‘m mm“