The prices continued very good until the stock market crash in October 1929, after which there was a steady decline in prices. There are still a few foxes on the Island but the pelts are not worth much.

Flashback of Sixty Years Ago, March 27, 1911

Public notice is given in the last issue of the Royal Gazette of the granting of letters patent to the Tuplin Co., Ltd., of New Annan, with power to purchase, hold, raise, propagate and sell foxes and all kinds of domestic and wild animals and their products and such other business may be incidental.

“WALKER’S INN”

For the benefit of people travelling a long distance, inns were placed here and there throughout the provincc.

In New Annan the Inn was where John Marchbank now lives and was operated by Robert Walker.

Licensed inns were required to keep three good horses, in order to allow the traveller a change of horse. Sufficient beds and bedding for the accommodation of travellers and proper stabling for six horses were necessary.

Travelling was mostly done by foot or horseback, later carts and gigs were used. The supper charge was 20 cents and six pence for a bed.

CARRIAGE BUILDING — TUPLINS

James Tuplin came out from Barnstaple, Devon, England as a small child with his parents in 1834. After serving his apprenticeship with his brother Reuben Tuplin in Margate, he moved to “Harmony Cottage”, New Annan and started a business for himself.

For many years he successfully carried on a carriage building shop on the property now owned by Robert Marchbank.

CONDONS

For many years carriage building was carried on by John Thomas Condon, later assisted by his son Leo.

This shop was located on the once Condon Home in New Annan, on land now owned by John Moase, lying between Clermont Motel and Stewart Moases.

Here they made wagons, sleighs, many coffins and also did repair work and painting.

WILLIAM BOWNESS also carried on a carriage building trade for a while. He lived where John Marchbank now lives, the shop being situated across the road.

SERVICE STATION

In 1961 John Rayner, Enmore, bought some land from Albert Moase and erected a White Rose Service Station, after operating it for a few years John sold the station to White Rose Company. John was mar- ried to the former Betty Smith of Ellerslie. They now reside in Enmore and have two children.

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