INDIAN NEIGHBOURS

The pupils of Indian River School, wrote a good story about the Indians who lived at the Bridge and at Tuplin’s Brook. This writer remem- bers, when she attended school, many of our Indian neighbours attended also. They belonged to the Micmacs who are members of the Algonquin Indians. Barney Francis, the marathon runner, lived at Indian River Bridge one summer. His daughter married a Mr. O’Brien. They live in New York City.

Frank (Snake) Peters lived at Tuplin’s Mill Bridge for years. He died in 1912. (I have been told) that a special train, paid for by R. T. Holman, came from Souris also Tignish bringing all the Indian people along the way. They. walked from Kensington Station to Frank’s home (Camp) and the men carried Frank's coffin on their shoulders to Indian River Church. They sang (a choir of 100) the Requiem Mass, and buried him in the North Corner of the Cemetery back of Indian River Church.

This year of 1973 the Causeway to Lennox Island has been com- pleted. The official opening has been announced for July, 1973.

Thou has made me known to friends whom I knew not, Thou has given me shelter in homes not my own,

Thou hast brought the distant near and made a Brother of a stranger.

When one knows Thee, then alien there is none.

Then no door is shut.

0th rant me my prayer.

That I' may never lose the bliss of the touch of one

in the play of the many.

From The Indian Poet Tagore.

Journal—Pioneer, March 7, 1973

Landmark Destroyed at Indian River

A fire which was discovered about eleven o’clock last night complete- ly destroyed the Roman Catholic parochial house at Indian River occupied by the pastor Rev. Louis Callaghan. St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, located about 200 yards away from the home,_managed to escape serious damage. Members of the Kensington Fire Department were on the scene but stayed back from the house to concentrate on saving the barns at the rear (north end) of the structure. A light wind was whipping flames towards the barns, located about 50 yards from the house.

By 11:45 pm. the east side of the house, which along with the church, was a landmark in the Indian River area, had collapsed. Two propane tanks located on the east side of the house were giving off small explosions as flames gushed out of both nozzles in acetalene torch fashion. Windows on the north end of the home began exploding out from the extreme heat and by midnight the house was a raging inferno. About 300 people looked on, and cars were backed up for a great distance to view the fire scene. Al- though Father Callaghan could not be reached for comment this morning it

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