After MacFadyen retired from the business, it was under the man- agement of William Harris of Guernsey Cove and his good wife, who was Annie Jordan. They had a very successful business until the second fire. William Hugh bought the dwelling house and dismantled it and moved it up on the ice to his farm where he built a fine big house.

In later years, Hon. A. P. Prowse bought the beach, and had his factory and cook house moved down from Herring’s Island. He ran a suc— cessful business there for quite a number of years. He also owned a lob— ster factory out at Cape Bear, where they used to pack the lobsters caught out there; but when he started the business at the Beach, he had them carted through to be packed at the Beach.

Years ago, before people realized lobsters were a very nutritious food, Hon. Samuel Prowse had a fish plant on Herring’s Island, where they would buy fresh fish, clean, salt and dry the fish and ship it to England and other ports, but when lobster meat became popular, he built the lobster cannery, then the fishermen salted their own fish and the womed dried them. Imagine how busy the women were in those days, when they had to bake all their bread and cakes. No washing machines or electric lights, no canned goods, and they had to buy wool, get it carded into rolls and then spin the yarn and knit all the socks and mittens for the families. Going to a “spinning party”, each woman would take their spinning wheel and spin all day. The different sizes of yarn would be available for each ones need, and such delicious meals would be served. How we enjoyed the chatter and laughter of our friends. All these won- derful “get-to—gethers” are now in the past.

The older women had to make all their clothes, and even the soap to wash with, yet if there were illness or death, each one always had time to lend a helping hand. This was true Christian stewardship. Today, with living at such a rushing pace, our friends are still kind and good to help in time of trouble.

Matthew MacLure also had a ship yard at the head of Murray River, also Frank Cook built ships up there. The last one built by Frank Cook was called the Francis D. Cook, which was in use up until a few years ago.

At one time, clams and quahugs were canned, but they have be- come so scarce it is difficult now to even find enough to make a chowder.

There was no store at Beach Point for a while after the Beach was vacated. However, John Cahoon kept a small store for a number of , years. Later, James Hume had a small business. In winter, a hand sleigh was used to deliver supplies down the ice. In summer, the men would take a boat and get their own supplies. In winter, after a snowstorm, the men would all go together and shove] the roads out, if the snow was

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