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     there were few electrical appliances in 
     
     any homes. An enterprising 
     
     businessman, Mr. Stuart MacKay, 
     
     “the Great White Hunter,” moved two 
     
     house trailers from Charlottetown and 
     
     set them up in Sturgeon. They were 
     
     well stocked with appliances: 
     
     refrigerators, stoves, toasters, irons, 
     
     radios, lamps, washers, and dryers. 
     
     Television sets were not offered for 
     
     sale as this was before the advent of 
     
     Island television. Mr. MacKay 
     
     offered low-interest, budget 
     
     payments, and people were able to 
     
     shop in Sturgeon and acquire the 
     
     basic electrical items they wanted. 
     
     Furniture stores in Montague, such as 
     
     Stewart & Beck’s and Hilchey & 
     
     Vanlderstine, were also stocking the 
     
     bright, new, shiny electrical