Stordy’s Mills served the surrounding country, being in a heavily wooded area. Mr. Stordy ground barley flour and oatmeal in his Grist Mill, shipping it to England in Mr. Lord’s vessels, also to Halifax and St. John Markets. He did business here for twenty-three years, and, after his death, was succeeded by his son, John, then a youth of nineteen.

After taking over his father’s business, John erected new buildings, — Grist, Saw, and Shingle Mills, and installed. up.to-date machinery. He also carried on the extensive farming begun by his father, and .added much land to the property. 1

The women from the surrounding country usually brought the grist to the Mill in carts. They tied their horses to the fence, and, while the meal was being ground, they visited the miller’s mother, chatting and knitting for their families, thus combining business with pleasure.

Thomas F. succeeded his father as proprietor of the Mills. He carried on the business until 1942, when he sold to Walter Parsons. Up to this time, the Mills had been operated by the Stordy family, passing from one generation to another, and remaining in their possession for one hundred and ten years.

In 1950, Mr. Parsons sold the property to Murdock Stewart. ,

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GEORGE FALL

The writer of the following articles under the pen name “Gene Autumn” was Mr. George Fall, and we are fortunate to have such a record of “the little happenings” of Crapaud .during the past century.

The note of the Guardian Editor accompanying them, shoWs the respect with which they were received, and their historical value, written, as they were, by a man without much book learning, but with an observ- ing and questioning mind, and kindly humor. He observed and admired the good and strong, and was understanding and forgiving on the weak.

All the contacts of his daily life opened up new avenues of wonder, to be satiated with reading, meditation, and by absorbing the legends and tales of his elders. All these, throughout the years, formed a sequence in his mind, and a compulsion to get them down in writing. We are glad, indeed, that he heeded this urge, for he paints a picture of early rural life here, that could not be found in big 1mpressive books of history.

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