Hard by the church stands the presbytery built by Father Perry. in 188h. This was not the first presbytery of Egmont Bay Parish there having been one . erected by Father Cecile in 1820.

The first priest on the records of the mission is Rev. J.L. Beaubien. He. in l818. was succeeded by Rev. Father Cecile who purchased from him a large white horse which is inseparably connected with the Rev. Father Beaubien in the minds of the old Acadians. In 1823 Father Cecile was replaced by Rev. B.D. MacDonald. who, in 1828, was replaced by Rev. 8.8. Poirier. Father Poirier's first place of residence was Miscouche. but. after 183A. he went to reside in his new presbytery at Egnnnt Bay. In 186h Father Quevillon took charge of the mission for one year. being in 1865 succeeded by Rev. Azsde J. Trudel, who remained until 1868 when he was succeeded by Rev. Cajetan Miville. who died in December. 1882. and was replaced by Rev. Stanislas Boudreault. the Present incumbent.

Many of the older settlers of Egmont Bay have a very clear memory of the past. One old man, Roma Arsenault. possibly named in honor of the celebrated De Home of Trois Rivieres, now Georgetown. was baptized in the last century by Father Richard and confirmed by Bishop Denant in 1803. Rona says that Father Richard told his mother he would make a good singer. bhny recollections of the Abbe de Calonne linger in the minds of these new settlers who have heard their parents speak of the pious Abbe. One tells how upon Ash Wednesday. M. l'Abbe had a pot of porridge nade which lasted him for food during the entire season of Lent. In the time of the noble Abbe. the pioneers of Egmont Bay were sabots which. after the manner of the 1 Jews. they left at the church doors, always assisting at nass shoeless on account of the noise made by their unwieldly foot coverings. In a few years they were able to tan the skins of their pigs and make of them good strong boots.

One of the chief figures in the early days of Egmont Bay mission was Joseph Arsenault. nicknamed 'Joe League and a half". This man was the last of the colony to leave St. Eleanors. He owned a fine farm of five hundred acres on the Compton

estate and was in comfortable circumstances. An English family,lately enugrated,