James McDonald, who was the son of Owen McDonald and Mar- garet Carragher, opened his shop around 1860. It was situated on the north west side of the Upper Kelly’s Cross road. In order to get into the forge, one had to climb a long ramp, for the building was set up on the bank at the side of the road. Jim was a fine looking gentleman, and dressed as one, and so could be seen in his forge with his white collar and hard hat. His home was very near the forge, and he always had a beautiful garden with all kinds of flowers, vegetables, and especially rhubarb. And to this day when rhubarb time rolls around, low and behold, Jim’s rhubarb makes its appearance. He was married to Catherine Mc- Murrer and had a family of eight children. Two of them became doctors—Jim the vet, and John the dentist. It is not so many years ago that the forge was closed. Mr. Charles MacFadygen now owns the prop— erty having bought it from Matt MacDonald, a nephew of James, who had purchased it from Mrs. Carrie Luther a daughter of James.

It wasn’t long after Mr. MacDonald had opened his forge that Pat- rick Trainor, son of Owen Trainor and Sarah Monaghan opened a carriage shop. This was located on the site where Mrs. Mildred Kelly’s house, now owned by Thomas Jackson, is located. Mr. Trainor was a carriage builder, and gave of his ability to the making of carts, truck wagons, wagons along with some farm equipment.

His daughter Carlotte married William Doiron, of Rustico. who was a blacksmith. He was employed with his father-in-law. and operated the blacksmith end of the business.

Bennett Trainor, the son of Patrick, who was born December 25th., 1887, as a young lad was always in and around the shop and forge, grad— ually picked up the blacksmithing trade, and used to help Mr. Doiron with his work. And when William and his wife and family moved away to Battlefort, Saskatchewan, he was able to carry on the business. Then he, too, decided to go out with his sister Charlotte and her husband, and remained there for three or four years. He returned home about 1911, worked with his father, then entered St. Dunstan’s College for a year, about 1915. Once again he came back home to work in the forge until he died in 1942.

The forge then closed until about 1950, when Francis Smith mar- ried Noreen Trainor, Bennett’s daughter, and he carried on the business for only a short while when he entered the Armed Forces.

About the same time Patrick Trainor was opening his shop, Charles McKenna, who was the son of Hughie McKenna, born about 1875, also opened a forge and carriage shOp on the site of the house now owned by Percy Bennett, not far from the Corner, on the South Melville Road. Charlie, who was later joined by his son John William, introduced some— thing new to generate the power needed for the blowers and other equip- ment, they operated a windmill. When all these businesses started up there was more than enough work for them all. As time went on and the number of horses decreased, and new machinery for farming was introduced, and farm wagons and farm trucks became fewer, there was

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