Will Millar, after his first tailor shop burned down in 1901, opened a tai¬ lor shop combined with general merchandise. When his second store burned down in 1924, it was told that the heat from the fire cracked the glass in the windows of the Burleigh store which had been built just across the road. Following the loss of his second store, Will Millar , having acquired a farm on the Road (later called Road), turned to farming and raising foxes. The store that A.A. MacCaull built in 1911 was destroyed by fire in September 1928. A.A .'s son, Peter Millar MacCaull , carried on the busi¬ ness in a temporary location in the MacCaull residence until a new store was built the following year. MacCaull 's carried a wide variety of gener¬ al merchandise in addition to groceries including hardware, houseware, dry goods, canvas for making mats, yarn from MacAusland's Mills, socks and mitts handknit with MacAusland's yarn, paint, wallpaper, appliances, motor oil, stove oil and kerosene. Gasoline was sold at pumps outside the front of the store. Coal was obtained by freight carload and retailed to customers. Feed for farm animals was also obtained by carload and sold to farmers. MacCaull 's were Agents for Cockshutt machinery and parts. Potatoes were bought in 75-pound bags and shipped by freight, with 600 bags making a carload. Poultry, with feathers removed, were packed in apple barrels, and shipped by rail. Eggs were bought, graded and sold. Homemade butter, fresh berries and baskets were also bought and sold. A showcase in the store contained a variety of articles suitable for gift giving. When Peter ( P.M .) retired, his son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Orell (nee Hayes) MacCaull continued to operate the business until 1996. The MacCaull family had served the community for over one hundred years. From a newspaper clipping dated 1934: bad fire at ellerslie—The large barn and warehouse of Mr. Peter McCaull , at Ellerslie was completely destroyed by fire Monday afternoon. The fire was discovered about 2:30. A high gale was raging at the time and for a while it looked as though Mr. McCaull 's residence and store would also be destroyed. Many neighbors gathered and by strenuous efforts with such means as were available, pre¬ vented the fire from spreading. The barn destroyed contained a large quan¬ tity of lumber, shingles, feed, etc. Chapter Three ~ Changing Times 31