child as well as the most experienced, from which no alteration will be made, which has been a fixed rule in the establishment for the past sixteen years, and which has obtained for it such extensive patronage. A cargo of Timber and Deals for Sale - when disposed of, an alteration will be made in the lumbering business for future; which will enable the proprietor to attend more strictly to his counter trade, and give satisfaction to his customers. WANTED from 200 to 300 OX and COW HIDES, for which the highest market prices will be given. PATRICK STEPHENS, Orwell Store, Cheaper Than the Cheapest on the Island."7 Ads such as these appeared in The Examiner on a regular basis. A worthy businessman was Patrick Stephens , but he was not alone, for he and Richard Gill , a saw and grist mill operator, knew that if the area was to prosper, there was a need for better roads. Therefore, they encouraged the Hon. Mr. Douse to plea for a petition before the House to build a new line of road between Newtown and Port Selkirk . The petition was then granted and monies given to build the new road. This would bring new work to the area, and with work came more money, which meant more business for the Cove . Once again, in that same year 1853, the communities of Orwell, Belfast , Pinette , and others pleaded for help from the Government in repairing the wharf at Port Selkirk , which was damaged by a fierce gale and high tide in the fall of 1852. They not only wanted materials to repair the wharf, but also to build it on a better and less exposed piece of land higher up the Orwell Harbour .8 In the year 1854, Patrick Stephens expanded his business to Montague Bridge, where he operated a store much like the Orwell Cheap Store . Stephens' expansion in the lumber and cattle industry continued to flourish at both places. A short time The Examiner. December 8, 1858. Taken from Journal of Legislative Assembly. 15