Table of Contents Chapter 1 - O'Leary : Origin and Early Settlement 1. Origin of the name " O'Leary "......................................... 1 2. Geography....................................................................... 1 3. "Over on the Island" by Helen Jean Champion ............. 2 4. Early Settlers.................................................................... 3 5. Local Government ........................................................... 8 6. Poem: The O'Leary Road................................................. 9 Chapter 2 - Transportation and Communication 1. Roads and Streets............................................................. 11 2. Railway............................................................................ IS 3. Post Office........................................................................ 21 4. Telephone........................................................................ 24 5. Early Motor Vehicles........................................................ 28 6. Bus Service....................................................................... 32 Chapter 3 - Early Establishments A. Pioneer Industries 1. Blacksmith Shops............................................................ 33 2. Carriage Shops ................................................................. 34 3. Cobblers........................................................„................. 36 4. Cooper Shop ................................................................... 37 5. ......................................................................... 38 6. " Egg Man"....................................................................... 38 7. Livery Stable.................................................................... 39 8. Milliners........................................................................... 40 9. Tailor Shops..................................................................... 42 10. Tannery............................................................................ 43 11. Taxi Service...................................................................... 44 B. Early Businesses 1. Alfred Adams -Jeweller ................................................... 45 2. D.D. Campbell - General Store ........................................ 46 3. Nelson Dennis - Meat Market......................................... 46 4. Robert Ellis , Jr. - General Merchant ................................. 47 5. Griffin's Studio - Photography........................................ 48 6. Hotels............................................................................... 48 7. George Johnson 's Business.............................................. 54 8. William Kennedy 's Store ................................................. 54 9. Angus Mackenzie -Jeweller ............................................. 56 10. Dairy Farm.................................................. 57 m