passed the entrance exams at the end of grade ten. They went to Charlottetown to study and train to become teachers, nurses, clergy etc. Those who became tradesmen learned the trade by working with more skilled and experienced workers.

The 1880 Mechims Atlas shows on page 138 a diagram of Port Selkirk marked off in lots and streets. Many people were lead to believe that this was considered to be the future capital city of P.E.l.

As time passed, life in Orwell Cove changed in many ways in the years from the early 1920's to the 90's. Farming was still the chief occupation of many of the people but the variety of crops grown, the advanced machinery used, and the size of farms changed. In the past mixed farming was the way of life; for most farmers provided their own vegetables, milk, eggs, meat, and grain for flour and feed. Today, most farmers have much larger farms and/or rent land from those who do not wish to farm. These modern farmers grow large crops of mainly potatoes, turnips and grain for sale, and raise herds of beef cattle also for sale. Most people in the community now buy much of their food including their supply of eggs and milk. Only tow farmers keep dairy herds.

The steamers on the river are no longer in use, and freight is carried by trucks on well kept paved roads. The schools are gone, the school children are transported by bus out of the district to community schools in Vernon River and Montague, The original businesses have all closed and have been replaced by three very large potatoe warehouses that process thousands of tons of potatoes; and a mussel plant that processes shellfish and to many countries around the world. Since 1957 homes enjoy the use of electricity and the use of telephones - many with provate lines. The party line will soon be a thing of the past.

OnNell Cove consists of about 5000 acres of good farm land that is now farmed by less than a dozen farmers. The land cleared by our ancestors has become a well developed area where we live in harmony with nature and our neighbors.

Every spring and fall we enjoy the migration of the Canada

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