Here, in the Hall met regularly the Harmony Division No. 244, Sons of Temperance, an organization that endeavored to instill in the minds of all, lithe injurious effects of the use of alcoholic beverages, and is no doubt responsible for the total abstinence of so many of our citizens, regardless of the modern enticements of Government stores and Licenced Lounges. ., The religious side of the district was not forgotten for here the Baptist Minister from Central Bedeque came Sunday after Sunday for many years éto exhort his flock. which included many of the residents of Lower reetown. The offering at these services was always taken up by the two Johns. John Taylor and John Delaney. Instead of our present day plates they used poles about four feet long with a small bag on the end into which ' ou dropped your cent. Cent, indeed it was, for the economy of the day neither permitted nor required anything more; but what the offering lacked in value, it made up in weight, for cents of that day were huge things, only slightly smaller, in size, than our present-day fifty cent pieces. The organist as Lena Lidstone, and Mr. William Lewis with his fine tenor voice led the singing.

With the removal from the district of the Schurmans, the Taylors and the Delaneys. and with the building ofa new hall at Upper Freetown, about ‘19l5, the Baptist Services were transferred there, the location being more central.

This was the beginning of the end for the old hall, for with the complet— on of the new hall and the advent of the auto, therejust didn’t seem to be ’ny use for it and as it was falling into disrepair it was finally sold to J. Scott ' 'irns in 1947, for the sum of $352.00. The hall subsequently was hauled o the Cairns’ Farm where the main part was widened out and used as the ucleus of a modern piggery and hennery 100 feet by 34 feet. The choir ection was converted into a two car garage.

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