PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

After Hill’s time a number of years Lemuel Cambridge carried on business at the “Point,” as that part of Cascumpec is still called. He also engaged in the build- , ing of vessels, merchandising and the ex- port of lumber. But he also left, in 1842, reduced in circumstances and resided, until he died, in Lot 16, on the south side of Grand river, the place being still known as the “Cambridge Farm.” After Cam- bridge’s time the only store near here was kept by a Mrs. Alexander Moggison, who also kept the postofiice. Her place of busi- ness was on what is now called the Lower Kildare Road, and about a mile east of where Alberton now stands. _

In 1842 a scheme was started to estab- lish a fishing industry at Cascumpec. It went so far that some twelve log houses for the fishermen were built at different points. Some three or four were placed at “The Cross Roads,” as the' place near the railway station where Alberton stands was at that time called, but the enterprise never ma- tured. Yet being in a central position and on the direct road between the east and Tig- nish, a store was opened, a school house

erected, and from this Alberton developed.)

At Tignish, after the first Acadians set- tled in ‘1799, a few settlers from Ireland ar- rived. This was in I8II. About the‘ymr 1845 Frank Arsenault opened a store at Nail Pond on the shore a few miles west of where Tignish now stands. His merchandise was obtained at Port Hill and at Charlottetown, and that from Port Hill at least was hauled by horse and cart. These goods he ex- changed with the farmers and fishermen for the products of land and sea. A few years later Thomas J. Caie began trading.

In 1850 W. B. Dean also began and, in connection with Captain Hubbard, did a

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large trading and fishing business. Mr. Dean was a native of the United States, while Captain Hubbard came from near Charlottetown. Their place of business was about midway between the present Tignish and what is known as “The Run,” the lat- ter being the entrance from the gulf to Tig- nish Pond. In 1858 Messrs. Hall and My- rick began a similar business at The Run. Both these gentlemen were “Americans," as citizens of the United States were, and are yet, called. This business is still car- ried on by the Myricks, father and son, un- der the firm name of J. H. Myrick & Com- pany. About 1859 the present Roman Cath-

. olic brick church was built at where, in later

years, the northwestern end of the railway terminated. This spot got to be called “Tig- nish,” the word being, it is said, a contrac- tion of the Indian name Matagunechk, its meaning being “paddle.” Stores began to be kept there after the completion of the railroad, among them being a second for the Myrick & Company business.

On the stage route, the main post road as it was called in the old days,between Char~ lottetown and .St. Eleanor’s was “Barrets’ Cross,” about eight or nine miles to the east of the latter. This place got its name from a Mrs. Barrett, who kept a tavern there. A tavern, or public house, was an important place in those days in connection with a house of entertainment for travellers, but such places have now almost wholly passed away. It was not until the time of the rail- way that the place arose to any importance. About that time Mr. Reuben Tuplin moved to the place and the name was changed to “Kensington.” Mr. Tuplin began business first at Stanley Bridge, in Queens county, then at Margate and lastly at Kensington. Since the building of the railway it has