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Smarden's Corner where the Capitol Theatre now stands.

might be contaminated, and carters would do a thriving business bringing water in from Spring Park and selling it to householders at a cent a bucket.

Another institution of the era was John Hatch the “Town Crier”. Before newspapers went to every home he did a thriving business walking to central parts of the town ringing his bell and pausing to cry “0 Yes! 0 Yes! 0 Yes! Hear Ye”. Then would follow some announcements and advertisements and finally “God save the Queen”.

There was a boat connecting Charlottetown with Murphy’s Point (now Southport) from which journeys to the southeast parts of the colony could be made. At first the ferry was a large row boat. This gave way to the “team boat”, so named because it was moved by a team of horses which walk- ed round and round the deck harnessed to a kind of winch which in turn was geared to large paddle wheels on each side of the boat. This kind of vessel served to cross the Hillsboro until the arrival of the steam ferry. For fifty years the service was carried on in succession by the “Ino”, “Ora”, “Hillsboro”, and “Elfin” until the demands of more modern traffic requir— ed a bridge.

The social life of the people a century ago was active and varied. In summer there were numerous fairs, picnics,

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