Saw mill burning.

In 1880 Mr. Barclay owned and operated a steam-powered sawmill behind the railway station about one hundred feet behind the present fire hall. Two railway spurs - one on either side of the mill - facilitated loading cars. Mr. Barclay also owned and operated a water-powered flour mill near Coleman - now known as Leard’s Mill. In 1889 the sawmill was destroyed by a disastrous fire that also demolished the homes of Mr. White and Mr. Frost and the Post Office, housed in Mr. Frost’s home, as well as several unoccupied uildings.

In the early 1900’s Mr. White, a millwright, built a new mill on he same site but operated it for only a short time. During the next en years this business was consecutively owned by Ambrose Currie, lison Home, and Ira Clark from Mt. Stewart, who operated it until his mill too was destroyed by fire.

In 1922 Russell Webb built and operated yet another mill on the ame site. His brother Alvin and Dominic Perry were the firemen. arfield Carruthers was also an employee. In 1927, when Russell ent to Alberton to do carpenter work, the mill was taken over by illiam MacNeill from West Devon. After Mr. MacNeill’s death, his ons Oscar and Claude managed the business until 1935 when they 'old it to Sanford Phillips, Sr. who had the mill demolished.

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