Contents Chapter One: Our Island................................... i Chapter Two: Early Settlers.................................5 Chapter Three: Changing Times..............................19 Chapter Four: Moving On..................................61 Postal Service ...................................61 Education ......................................62 Worship........................................67 Gordon Martyrs .................................74 Health Care.....................................76 Oyster Culture ..................................78 Telephone ......................................82 Electricity ......................................84 Highways.......................................85 Women's Organizations ...........................88 Public Library...................................91 Fire Department.................................91 Royal Canadian Legion ...........................95 The Forest Fire ..................................98 Sports.........................................106 Ellerslie Lions Club .............................108 Automotive....................................109 Welding .......................................no Construction Companies .........................in Restaurant.....................................111 Tyne Valley and Area Development Corporation .....112 West Country Historical Society Inc .................113 Other Developments in Bideford and Ellerslie .......114 Other Developments in Tyne Valley ................115 ill