road cars could be loaded and unloaded. Many cars of Mussel Mud were unloaded there which saved a lot of time for the farm- mers when all hauling was done with horses.

During the summer of 1913 engineers H. M. Downing of Hali- fax and Sidney Willet of Moncton with the assistance of Hugh MacLure and Charles MacKenzie of Breadalbane surveyed for the railroad spur to Carleton Point now the Town of Borden.

On Dec. 3rd, 1913 the work of building began with Hugh MacLeod of Breadalbane as foreman. Horses and carts were used to haul the clay till the winter frost set in, in January.

In the spring of 1914 the work began in earnest by building a log trestle frame to fill in the twenty—seven (27) foot dump over brook. Rails were laid on trestle framework to fit dump cars which were filled by men with shovels and hauled on the rails by horses. Engineer Lawrence superintended the work.

In the summer of 1918 a number of railroad cars were plazed in Carleton on the vacated line running to Cape Traverse. Fifty (50) German prisoners and twenty—eight (28) guards under Lieut. Abbott lived in the cars. The prisoners worked at taking up the Cape Traverse Branch not in use and removing the narrow gauge rail to Emerald Junction. They also worked in the Borden yard.

THE ROADS

This district is privileged to be situated along part of the road which is the shortest route from Summerside to Borden. As a result the part north of Doull’s corner was one of the first paved roads in the province being completed in 1935. The first cement road on the Island was laid from Doull’s corner to Borden. Now it is all paved through Carleton to Cape Traverse. The Trans-Canada Highway also runs through the district from east to west. The only clay roads are from Noonan’s shore to Albany and a short branch road leading to Cape Traverse and Bradford.

CHURCHES

There are no churches in Carleton, our affiliations are with Borden, Cape Traverse and Seven Mile Bay.

FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS

There are no fraternal headquarters or lodge rooms in Carle- ton but many of our citizens belong to Borden and Cape Traverse Lodges.

THE SCHOOLS

Like most early settlements the first school was built of logs. In 1857 the first frame school was erected almost surround- ed by woods on land donated by John Muttart near where the pre- sent one is standing. Now it is on the farm of George Muttart, Albany situated near the road.

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