-' ' "Rev. William Meek was the first minister to live in the parish, 1850 — 1861. He held services in Long River school 1850 - 1859, Sea View, ‘Malpeque, Spring Valley, Clinton and Irishtown Church.

The, present St. Thomas Church was built in 1877.

2.. Thomas Millman, Burlington, gave land for church and cemetery in'18-54;yit was opened in March 1856.

Bishop Binney consecrated St. Stephen’s Church July 1st, 1860. The day was fine, the new church was full and many could not get in.

Long River United Church was built in 1928. Percy Tanton archi— tect and Rutherford Cotton contractor.

The “Unknown Grave” in Geddie Memorial Cemetery, as told by James Gillespie.

‘ My custom on Sunday morning was to leave home about nine 0?CIOCk and walk to the church, there I would meet David Cole the care- taker of the cemetery, he and I would walk all around and talk of all the old people in the cemetery.

This morning Davie was all excited, he had found a new grave and hadn’t heard of anyone dying. On Thursday evening he took his cows to pasture then went over to the cemetery and found everything O.K. Now the new grave, who was it? As the people gathered for worship none could shed any light on the matter.

Later a rumor spread that a young man coming home in the small hours after seeing his lady friend met two men with a truck wagon coming from Clifton way, the horse was rugged, both men wore masks and were sitting up on a box and had shovels and hoes. On being ques- tion-ed later by the authorities he denied having a girl or being out late.

_ No examination of the grave was ever made but it was generally thOught that a ship had come in with a dead body, a vacant plot had been selected during daylight and the body buried at night. In those days many ships moved in and out of the harbour and the cemetery was straight in front of the harbour mouth.

CLERGYMEN WHO LIVED IN LONG RIVER

Rev. Richard Cotton owned and lived on the Wendall Thompson farm for many years. He was aBible Christian minister and preached in many parts of P.E.I. The Bible Christian, Wesleyan and other branches joined to make the Methodist Church in 1874.

Mr. Cotton is said'to have taught school and kept a store in Long River.'Later he sold his farm to William Brooks, a storekeeper and mov- ed to Travellers Rest and Wellington.

His son W. L. was born in Long River, later he became owner and

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