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Two streams flowing through the Heffell and Maclnnis prope‘ehouse 0 form Rayner’s Creek, a creek which today is so silted that boat onger sail here. e sides Around the turn of the century this creek was called Tilson fter a man of the same name. At that time sail boats were a famil in this area. A dam was constructed and an oatmill mill was ope Mr. Tilson.

John Pillman, French River. father of James Pillman, Travelle was a sailor who loaded ships with scantling, then called ”deal”, at Creek.

A story is told about James Marchbank, father of James S. R bank. As a young boy, he used to be around the mill and was one i ing a Marchbank relative at Montrose when he recognized a part 0‘ that had been on the Tilson Mill. James said to his nephew - “W you get that bolt" (a framework for sieves that decided the various g oatmeal). The reply was - “From Tilson’s Mill, Traveller's Rest" nodded “I know you did. because I saw it there and recognized the it".

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One man who did tailoring in Traveller’s Rest was Davirn Cape whose wife was Becky Simmons. The custom was to visit the hon PiCtOU. needed tailoring. Mr. Glover always sat on the table to sew. l19 and

Mrs. Maude Heffel, one of our oldest residents reminiscinl had t° early days related this story.

One cold January day Mr. Glover was busily at work, sitts'ght ‘0 kitchen table at Douglas Milligan's. To keep everyone comfort? homes Milligan kept stoking the fire and piling in more hardwood. The froeVY steel to thaw from the window panes and Mr. Glover had streams of per: .a two- on his brow. Finally he could stand the heat no longer so he looke’mg out

said “BY QOIIY the snow is getting a scutching today!" oads of ’ side the TRAVELLER S REST SCHOOL meaty;

In the days of inns and taverns at Traveller’s Rest, a log cabin with moss served as the first school. It was built on the site w’re SUP' present school now stands.

According to information gained from research in the Public ,pied by Charlottetown and the Department of Education, it has been ascerta’d there the present school area was at one time contained within the R area. It was referred to as Richmond Bay or sometimes Lot 19. Arof Sim- from the Department of Education on Travellers Rest files states: a years.

1839 — Richmond Bay —— Lot 19 “Benjamin Clark — Teacher — 40 pupils eran’s

This school has been but very lately established yet very fair i' it was ment has been made by those writing and several are already well a