1 pair of drawers ($1.00) 1 pipe (1 cent)

1 Shirt ($1.50) 1 hat ($1.40)

1 cape ($0.50) 1 pair of socks ($0.25) 1 jacket ($8.00) 2 laces ($0.04)

Ladies boots ($2.00) 1 pair of shoes ($2.00) 1 pair stockings ($0.20) 1 pair braces ($0.36)

1 hammer ($0.60) 1 shovel ($1.50)

2 dozen eggs ($0.24) 1 dozen apples ($0.20) 2 dozen Clothespins ($0.10) 1 pound of soap ($0.08) 1 pair of ladies gloves ($0.22) 1 bucket ($0.28)

Freeman Leslie married Florence Larkin, John’s daughter on 18th June 1903. For many years the Leslie family occupied this house, and to many today, this corner is still referred to as Leslie’s corner.

TRAVELLING STORES

Around this time, peddlers began appearing throughout the countryside. Many local merchants would travel the countryside with goods from their stores. One such Merchant, Andrew Lewis, was registered with a “Hawker and Peddler License — with a beast” for May of 1878. In McAlpine’s 1880—1881 Directory, Lewis is listed as a General Dealer. (14) According to Colin and Jean MacDonald:

The travelling stores were made of a large box like structure mounted on a wagon with a seat for the driver. On the top front, the container would be about ten feet long and five feet wide. The inside was divided into shelves, drawers, and compartments that were filled with an assortment or merchandise from their stores. The outside would have brooms, forks, etc... They would take trade

as well as cash. (15)

Glendon MacKinnon’s grandfather Jim Matthew MacEwen was a butcher. Glendon recalled that after butchering an animal he would peddle it around the area, and in addition to this, Jim also sold separators and organs. (16) The peddlers who were not from the area usually stayed at whatever homes around the countryside that would give them a meal and a bed of the night. One of the many songs written by Lawrence Doyle concerned peddlers in the St. Peters area: (17)

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