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LYDIARD BROS.

Edward Lydiard and brother Morton Lydiard - moved to Charlottetown - later to United States - various informants suggest that the Lydiards operated a store on the Mill River

Road

S. H. BROWN & COMPANY

Samuel and Alexander Brown moved to Stanley Bridge from New Glasgow - owned store on shore side of road - sold property to McMillan Bros. - built new home and opened store with his brother Alexander, across the road - {later site of Dr. Fleming home} ‘the golden age of sail coming to an end’ - John C. Clark purchased property - moved buildings to Hope River - Brown families moved to British Columbia

McMILLAN BROS.

Alexander, Archibald, Ewen, and Henry McMillan partners - [Alexander’s widow, Sarah, and son Daniel, partners after Alexander died] - Sarah owner of property - Archibald and Ewen died young - Henry and his family moved to British Columbia - Sarah and family

moved to Charlottetown - sold property to Charles Kielly

KIELLY’S STORE

owned by Charles Kielly - school teacher - moved to Charlottetown after being appointed Superintendent of Schools for Prince Edward Island

MORRIS & F YFE

Albert Morris - from Granville - not believed to have resided in Stanley Bridge although he owned warehouse with J. Watson F yfe, close to the store property. Watson and his fam-

ily lived in the former McMillan house

WEIR & FYF E

Watson Fyfe took his brother-in-law, William Weir, as partner after Morris left the busi- ness - Watson looked after shipping - Watson and son Aubrey drowned

W.T. WEIR

After Watson Fyfe drowned, William continued with the store business on the same site Sold store to Upton Smith - later taken over by John L. Laird, his daughter Jean, and bus-

band Wesley Smith

SMITH’S STORE

Upton purchased store from W.T. Weir on Aug. 13, 1931, large store burned in Nov. 1931 operated a store in the John Murphy house - later moved former Nicholson Tailor shop to end of driveway to use as store until store re-built - sold store to Dermit Fleming and his

brothers to form “Fleming Bros. Store” - Upton drowned as a young man

Jean and Wesley Smith sold [small store and house] to Ella Smith after Upton’s death in 1940

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