CARPENTRY

This line of industry was carried on from early days by many com- petent men, including: Richard Best, who was killed when the first Church in Kelly’s Cross was being erected; Rogerson Bros; Joy Best; Lloyd French; Roderick Williams; Bruce Gamble; and others. Artemas Wadman carried on the business of cabinet making etc. in the latter part of the nineteenth century.

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PLASTERING and INTERIOR DECORATING, BRICKLAYING

Those who worked at this line of industry included, Duncan L. MacKinnon, William D. Sherren, and Louis Sherren. The first two did bricklaying also, as well as Andrew Thompson, William Rogerson, Snow Bros, and Warren Rogerson. Our present bricklayer is Raymond Moly-

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TAILORING X

In early days Tailors went from house to house, plying their needle and thread. In 1869, Duncan L. MacKinnon, a Tailor by trade, set- tled ip Crapaud, and tailored in his own home for a few years.

In the early 18705, John J. MacLeod purchased the property now owned by Mrs. F. A. Wotton, built a shop, and carried on a good business, training several apprentices, among whom was John Williams. Later, John went into business for himself, working in a building at present owned by Parker Canfield, and used by him as a warehouse. Mr. Williams, as well as Mr. MacLeod, employed several men, and the two firms were kept quite busy, as practically all the clothing in this country was, at that time, custom-made.

About 1900, Mr. MacLeod moved to Sydney, C.B. One of his appren- tices, Isaac Beer, and Sandy MacNevin, one of Williams’ apprentices, started business, under the firm name of Beer and MacNevin, in the shop owned by Dr. N. R. Bovyer, and recently used by Crosby and Wotton as 2. Grocery Store and Meat ll/ial‘iim,

In 1903, Williams left for Port Blakley, Wash., and for a number of years Isaac Beer was the only Tailor in Crapaud. He purchased a house formerly owned by Donald MacLean, and built the shop at present occu— pied by the Bank of Nova Scotia, and the Public Health Dept., in which he carried on business until his death early in 1929.

Shortly after, James Rogerson rented the property and tailored there for a number of years. Q

CARRIAGE BUILDING

One of the lines of business carried on in Crapaud in early days was that of Carriage building. Most of the men who worked at this trade were also Wheelwrights and painters. The earliest was William Streight, who leased land from Wm. Dawson in 1870. William Reid, Jr., entered into partnership with him, the business being known as Reid and Streight. Samuel Sherren and Robert Reid also carried on Carriage building and painting.

Other Wheelwrights were: William Rogerson, Joy Best and Lloyd French.

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