Many chores, which today are done on Sunday, were fixed up on

Saturday night. Many people left their dish washing over until Monday morning.

Sunday was a day of rest; their faith was deep. For many years their nearest churches were St. Eleanors, North Bedeque and Indian River.

They were very faithful to their religion and those who didn’t drive with their horse and buggy or sleigh walked many miles to attend services.

GRANDMA’S CELLAR

Grandma raised the family

In the olden, golden days.

She toiled, and slaved and struggled, Her ways were not our ways.

She never pressed a button;

She only sewed it on,

She made her fires of maple wood, Lit lamps when nights were long. She salted beef and pork and fish, She had to count the cost.

But Grandma never, never

Had a cellar to defrost.

Maude Newcombe

ROADS

Roads were just trails across the country, people mostly travelled by water. The first roads were very narrow; after the trees and stumps were removed the road was plowed and levelled with drags and shovels. Logs and poles were used to make a bridge across brooks, and swampy places had logs laid cross ways to make a road.

Later road maintenance came into effect, and people were allowed to use their horses and themselves in lieu of taxes thus making the road possible for the public.

During the winter a responsible man in each district was appointed to oversee, and see that the farmers kept their roads broken and the pitches filled for the mailman, etc.

Later the roads were gravelled and in 1935 the upper road of New Annan which is the main road between Kensington and Summerside was paved. A few years ago the Haggerty Road also the road leading from New Annan to Wilmot Valley, (this is the boundary line between Travel- lers” Rest and New Annan) were paved.

The Lower New Annan folk are anticipating pavement in the near future.

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