29. St. Margarets Roman Catholic Church on January 7, 1844 MacIntosh was a Member of the Legislative Assembly for several term{ and fought on the side of the tenantry concerning land ownership. TH land question was the source of the dissension between Reverend Joht MacDonald and his parishioners. Father MacDonald had MaclIntos charged in the courts. When MacIntosh was acquitted, MacDonald w moved to Tracadie.

30. Poor land-clearing practices of early settlers saw fires being set t clear brush. These occasionally lead to forest fires that would get out 0 control and destroy buildings and property.

31. On Johnston’s Beach at Clear Springs. It was the biggest drug bu in Prince Edward Island history with the R.C.M.P. netting $20,000,( worth of marijuana.

32. Rollo Bay East. The hill near the dam and creek was at one tim entitled “The Dyeing Mill Hill”. In pioneer times, almost every farme would have a flock of sheep, which would be sheared to produce woo for clothing. The farmers would bring the wool from miles around to processed at the Mill. After the material was woven into cloth on th looms in the homes, it would be brought to Gillis to be dyed. The clo would be put in a large iron kettle, with a fire under it, and was stirred b the means of a reel with a crank. Copperas, the dye, came in the form 0 chips and would be melted in the kettle.

33. Alexander Leslie Jr.

34. At the distillery in Rollo Bay. William Leslie constructed rudimentary flying machine operated with cranks and levers and no motor, Jeremiah MacCarthy assisted with the blacksmith work. Leslie took o trom the roof and immediately had a crash landing. There was n recognition from the community, for the populace and his family though that “Will was queer in the head.”

35. The steeple of St. Alexis Roman Catholic Church in Rollo Bay. When the expulsion orders were given in 1758, the Acadian settlers in the St. Peter’s Harbour area buried the bell and vestments from the chure St. Pierre du Nord, as they were considered too sacred to fall in the hand of the British. On August 9, 1870 a plough struck the bell in a field. The farmer, Jerald Barry, retrieved it and, by 1882, it was placed in the han of the Rollo Bay Parish. The bell was originally cast in 1723.

36. Reverend Edward Walker, 1853-1932. Father Walker, a native 0 St. George’s, served the Rollo Bay Parish as Priest for 5O years. Th chapel was erected by parishioners and members of the St. Alexis Club i Boston. His remains are interred beneath the altar.

37. George Wilson was first on the scene and quickly informed th 42 Sites & Sights Answers