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Alexander Fraser bought land at North Lake, from a Mr. Baker, an early settler, who owned the land from the Shore Road to the Campbell property at this time. Two of the Fraser boys, Donald and Robert, settled at North Lake, and a third son, John, went to Red Point.

Elmira

This district was first known as Portage because of portage from North to South Lake. The name was changed to Elmira in 1872 after Elmira, New York by George B. MacEachern, a school teacher, and father of Charles MacEachern.

The first settlers here included people by the names of Pierce, Murphy, Campian, Price, MacMahon, Harris, Druhan, Bailey and Hackett. They were of Scottish descent, but sailed from Wickford, Ireland, on June 23, 1823 on board the Santo Domingo which left for New foundland but went ashore on the northern side of P.E.I. near East Point.

A group of United Empire Loyalists lived at one time on

the Franklin Morrow property. This land is now owned by Ernest Morrow.

There had been two forges in the area, one was operated by a Collins on what is now the property of Francis Gills, and a second one by Elijah Pierce, now Campbell Pierce's.

In the early days the Elmira mail was left at Daniel MacDonald's, father of Wallace, South Lake. From here it was taken to Elmira by Leo and Wallace MacDonald. Later, the post office was in some home in the district and when the mail came by train it was always taken home by the Postmaster and made ready for delivery the next day, by carrier. Some near neighbours quite often picked up their mail at night after it was sorted.

Postmasters — Elmira

Franklin Morrow William Harris Johnnie Mellick Louis Mellick William Pierce Charles MacMahon Joe Conway

Mail Couriers

Colin Campbell A. George Campbell William Pierce Walter Fisher