McLeod, but because his name was the same as his father's, he was known in the community as 0D. McLeod. D.D. was married to Penelope Enman and raised a family often. D.D. began his merchandising career peddling goods to people using a horse and express wagon. His clientele reached as far away as Murray River, and the goods on his wagon were traded for farm produce, such as eggs or poultry, and sometimes cash.

General Store of D. D. McLeod

in 1904, DD. built a'general store in Orwell Cove and began to expand upon the goods which he carried on the express wagon. At this store, customers could buy any of the following items: dry goods, clothing, yard goods, patent medicines, violin strings, pocket watches, buggy whips, pickled meat, dried fish, blacksmith supplies, rubber boots, molasses, kerosene, plough shears, stove pipe, fencing, razor blades, seeds, pilot biscuits, and tobacco. The list was endless. Beside the store, D.D. built three warehouses which housed much of the above merchandise. One of the warehouses housed a number of caskets for the need of a grieving family. The story is told that D.D.'s son, Amos, was aware that some of the local women were having a peep in the windows to see what was inside.

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