Wilfred Shea, J Mallett, Bill Matteson and Mr.Robblea. Captain John R Poirier was another great seafaring man. He

was much involved in trade between Miminegash and New Brunswick in the 1800’, Along with a Mr. Yeo. For a time there was a Fishermen’s union set up in Miminegash, managed by Joseph and Edward Gallant. Today Miminegash is still a thriving fishing community where Edward Gallant and Sons carry on the

business there for the fishermen. Captain Peter Perry of Palmer Road, according to his

grandchildren, Bertha Mclnnis and Leonard Perry, was a sea- faring captain back in the 1800’s. Having a large family of sons who made up his crew. Captain Perry with his, often talked about, schoo- ner ”Wild Brier” brought the stone over from New ; Brunswick to build the fence surroundingthe home built by Dr.Patrick

Murphy, following the great Tignish fire of1896.Three Lieutenant Governors of Prince Edward Island the Hon. George Howlan, Sir Charles Dalton and Hon. JosephJ Bernard later occupied the home. Today the home called the ”Gaudet Lodge,” owned by

Albertina and Donald Theriault, is still fronted by the stone fence. John Agnew, who immigrated to Canada in 1854 from

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