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Grapaud is in Lot 29, whiCh in 2 half lots, went to Lord Melville and Lady‘Westmoreland. The first two Eng= lish emigrants were Mr; Christopher Smith and Mr. Trowsdsle and their families; They took up 200 acres of land each, at one shilling an core from Lady Westmorelsnd for 999yearso They lived on adjoining farms fronting on Crepaud River. These tun EngliShmen laid the foundation of Crapaud. The first three tiny shops were run by John Hall, James Bulpitt and Bonald Palmer; these shops were not more than 16 feet square. ”H211 s shop was an ell to his house, Bulpitt's in his yardy Palmer's at his front gate; Aliok CamerOn was Pal- mer‘s salesman and clerk. Er. John Hall had a private wharf on his shoreline; bought cats and potatoes, and, in scows, took this down river to vesselso There was a Government on Eelmeres shore; at high tide only, this wharf was

to vesselso There was a small wharf at Wigginton's .ui.3iughsm bought oats and potatoes and with scows, sold them to the vessels anchored in deep water. Lock ran a big store, built large vessels, and sold them in the English

market.

Lady Westmorelsnd built St. John's Church, Crapaud, all by herself—nfinancielly; she then gave sixty acres of land to the parish. The Church Missionary Society in Eng- land sent out Parson Reid, then a young man, to preach; Mr. Reid organized the building of a church schoolhouse at Cre— pend corner, me. William Lcwther donating the land. At this time Crapeud had no public school and the church allowed the School District to uSe this church hall for twenty-five years free of charge.

At one of the first tee parties in Crapaud - Parson Panther was trying to get his parsonage paid for - a beer was Seen crossing the field; the big boys gave chase, and it turned out to be George Palmer dressed in buffalo robes,

running on all fours; The peer fellow was done out, but some pound cake revived him; Joseph Stordy was one of the first business men in Grapsud Village - he had a house and shOp on the corner. Then James Newsome built a saddler shop on the west corner, which George Hewett rented.