Properties and People portion of the farm. Records indicate that George Sanderson had assumed the full mortgage on the property in order to protect his chattel mortgage concerning the brig. The Crosbys from , who were millers in that area, assumed the lease and all rights to the property in 1868. This occurred when John William Crosby by indenture, upon payment of £1025 to George Sanderson , acquired full lease rights to the remaining 126 acres. A ledger retrieved from the attic of the Saint Cuthberts' homestead revels some rather interesting information. The Crosby's ledger indicates that there must have been some commitment for the well being of Charles Braddock 's son Horatio and wife. Cash received in an auction sale in 1885, of the late Horatio Braddock , including a cow, many small articles as well as oats, wheat, barley and some potatoes totalled $74.30. Expenses in settling the estate, included a payment to James MacDonald for the "making and trimming of a coffin and general undertaking at the deceased's funeral." Dowery paid to Mrs. Braddock was $84.00. The Crosbys had an extensive business in lumber, flour, oatmeal and tea. Selling goods to familiar names such as Robert Harris , William C. Harris , Mark Butcher , George Scantlebury and John Hazard . In 1871 they were doing business in Birmingham and Liverpool, England as well as Boston and Montreal. They sold tea by the half chest and flour by the barrel. The flour was of three brand names: W C. Mills , Rodsart and Rockwood. A 1875 ledger provides an account of materials used to repair the Mount Stewart drawbridge, including 140 feet of hard pine, iron, spikes, tar and hinges. Even though the property had been purchased by William Crosby , it would appear that it was his son Isaac who took over the farm and mill in Marshfield . Operating a mill was considered a danger fraught occupation and Isaac was a victim, having lost a leg, spending several years with the inconvenience of a wooden leg. Upon Isaac Crosby 's death in 1911, an inventory of all assets was taken by Isaac's executor, son Heber. The assets include many cattle, horses, hogs and a full line of farm machinery for that period. As there was no mention of the mill or its equipment, one must assume that the mill operation had been closed before 1911. Heber acquired the property and all assets by settling with his two sisters based upon the agreed inventory. Heber married Helena Ferguson , the daughter of Senator Donald Ferguson , in 1920. They operated a typical mixed farm of the time and were considered quite prosperous, specializing in Shorthorn cattle and Percheron horses. A sizable fox ranch was established during the fox boom which undoubtably assisted in their prosperity. An interesting concept, of a rather unique nature, operated at Saint Cuthberts in the form of a hydraulic ram. The principal of this mechanism was a pump operated by water pressure from a source of flowing water, in this case a spring. The water was directed into a tank approximately four feet by four feet by four feet, excess water flowed out an overflow pipe and a pipe leading from the bottom of the tank caused a piston to pump water. This piston, the ram, forced water through a pipe into a tank in the attic of the house passing through the barn on the way. It was a continuous flow mechanism, thus, the tank in the attic had an over flow pipe that directed excess water back to the stream. The tank in the attic would be forty or fifty feet above the ram pump which was at the foot of the old mill dam. This system provided pressurized water throughout the house and barn permitting such amenities as a bathroom and hot water on tap from the kitchen stove, long before such things were common place in country homes. The large hip-roofed barn, which stands to this day, was in all likelihood constructed in 1917. A common tradition of that time was to have a dance in the loft of a newly built barn. In the Women 's Institute minutes of September 1917, Bessie Crosby , Heber's sister, invited all for a barn dance at their barn later that fall. In 1956, with Heber having died the previous year and leaving no children, Helena sold the property to Wallace Wood completing the consolidation of a block of land containing Saint Cuthberts, Melrose and Craggan Farm; 364-acres from the St. Peters Road to the Hillsborough River . Wally married Doris MacEwen , a registered nurse, from the same year. They started farming at Saint Cuthberts after obtaining some Ayrshires and swine from the home farm, as well