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Apparently this whole family was strong. Hon Lauchlan was a big and 508

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Telephones were introduced to East Point in 1907. The first telephone office was in the home of Helen Stewart. The first tele—

phones at East Point were at Lauchlan MacDonalds and at Beatons.510

The first Women's Institute at East Point was organized by Miss Hazel Sterns. The first executive was composed of Mrs. John J. MacDonald (Mrs. thn Gillis) as President and Miss Margaret Beaton as the first Secretary—Treasurer. This group is still going strong. It celebrated its sixtieth anniversary in July of 1977.511

Mrs. Bess MacKinnon recalled that her great grandfather first landed at East Point when he came to P.E.I. She believed that Donald Beaton drove him to St. Peters where he settled. Later a Beaton girl married a MacDonald from the same area. He used to ask her son, "How is your Mother". The grandson of Donald always replied, "She is a Beaton from East Point". This was confusing for him. However he real~ ized that his Scottish accent made his words come out as "Who is your Hither?" instead of "How is your mother?512

In World War I two East Pointers died in service. William Beaton son, of James A. Beaton and Mary Magdalen Ford died in Europe.513 Donald MacIntyre, a member of the 105th Battalion‘p died in Ch‘Town

in March of 1916 after a long illness.514

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HWJ Most East Pointers owned their own land and were protected from the proprietor‘s selfish interests.515 However, the area of East Point has long been a stronghold for the tenantry. In 1828, a news— paper reported that twenty-six ejectments were served on Title of

land at East Point. However the defendants (who were probably