Charlotte County: 1939
by F.E. McConvey
Published 27 July 1988
Nothing remains constant for long periods of time. The faces of the people are forever changing as the older generation fades away and another slips into its place. The image of the land is no exception. Settlements spring up and disappear with the passage of time.
In an earlier day, the railway played an important role in this land. Withou the completion of the transcontinental railway the structure of Canada would have been different. Without the irons rails the West would not have been conquered so quickly.
As we de__e into the pages of The Atlantic Gazetter the Industrial Directory of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, 1939, we will notice a listing of name places in this county at that time.
BACK BAY - A money order post office, farming and fishing settlement in the parish of St. George. Located seven miles from St. George, a station on the Shore Line brancd of the C.P.R and the nearest rail and commercial connections. It is served by a good secondary highway between Utopia and St. George around the penisula. Population: 300
BAILLIE - A post office and farming settlement. It is situated on highway route #3, fourteen miles from St. Stephen, the nearest port of entry and commercial centre and four miles from Honeydale, a station of the St. Stephen branch of the C.P.R.
BARBERDAM - A flag station on the St. Andrews branch of the C.P.R. eight miles from McAdam and 34 miles from St. Stephen. Located in St. James Parish.
BAR ROAD - A flag station on the St. Andrews branch of the C.P.R., three miles from St. Andrews, the nearest commercial centre. Has C.P. Express and is on Highway Route #1.
BARTLETT - A flag station on the St. Andrews Branch of the C.P.R., 11 miles from St. Andrews.
BASSWOOD RIDGE - A post office and farming settlement five miles from Moores Milles, a station on the St. Stephen branch of the C.P.R. and 10 miles from St. Stephen.
BAYSIDE - A post office and settlement seven miles from St. Andrews on the C.P.R.
BEAVER HARBOUR - A money order post office and settlement in the parish of Pennfield. Located five miles from Pennfield and 10 miles from St. George.
BLACK'S HARBOUR - A money order post office and fishing village in the parish of Pennfield on the Bay of Fundy. Has good highway communications from St. George, the nearest rail and commercial centre located 10 miles distant. Has a C.N. Telegraph office. Here is located the sardine plant of Connors Bros. Ltd., packers of Brunswick Brand Sardines and the largest sardine packers in the British Empire.
BOCABEC - A post office and farming settlement located 10 miles from St. Andrews.
BONNY RIVER STATION - (Raiway name Bonny River) A post office settlement and station on the Shore Line Branch of the C.P.R. in the parish of St. George, six miles west of St. George.
BRUNSWICK - A railway junction in the parish of Dumbarton, being the junction of the Shore Line between Saint John and St. Stephen and the branch from there to St. Andrews.
CAMPOBELLO - (Welchpool) Population 1400. A monty order post office, port of entry and village on Campobello Island, and island in the Bay of Fundy near the State of Maine. The "S.S. Grand Manan" operated by the Grand Manan Steamboat Co. plies tri-weekly between there and Saint John, St. Stephen, Grand Manan and St. Andrews. It is fifteen miles from St. Andrews and 2 miles from Eastport, a station on the Maine Central Railway. A branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia is located there.
CANOUS - A post office and settlement in the parish of St. James, 12 miles northwest of Moores Mills and 20 miles from St. Stephen.
CASTALIA - A post office and fishing settlement on the east side of Grand Manan, seven miles south of North Head. A tri-weekly steamer service for St. Andrews and Campobello calls there. Population 350.
CENTRAL TOWER HILL - A post office and settlement in the parish of St. David, four miles from Moores Mills.
CHAMCOOK - a money order post office, farming and fishing settlement and flag station on the C.P.R., situated five miles northwest of St. Andrews on Highway Route #1.
CHOCOLATE COVE - A post office and settlement on Deer Island, 1.5 miles from Leonardville, which has steamer connections by Maritime S.S. Co. Ltd., "S.S. CONNORS BROS." plying between Saint John and St. Andrews weekly. Lord's Cove, also on the island, is the nearest port of entry and business centre. It is located 10 miles from St. Andrews, by water.
CLARENCE RIDGE - A post office and settlement three miles from Rolling Dam, a station on the St. Stephen branch of the C.P.R.
CONAN HILL - a settlement 6.5 miles from Rolling Dam.
CUMMING'S COVE - Port of call of S.S. "GRAND MANAN", operated tri-weekly between Saint John, St. Stephen, St. Andrews and Grand Manan. Located on Deer Island, St. Andrews is 10 miles distant. Population 150.
DEER ISLAND - An island situated near the entrance to Passamaquoddy Bay, about 10 miles long and five or six wide. Fishing is the principal industry. It is six miles from St. Andrews by water. Lord's Cover is teh principal centre.
DEWOLFE - A post office and settlement three miles from Moores Mills.
DOUGHERTY - A flag station on the C.P.R.
DUMBARTON STATION - A flag station and farming settlement on the C.P.R., twenty miles from St. Stephen.
DYERS - (Elmsville P.O) A flag station on the C.P.R.
ELMCROFT - A post office and settlement six miles from Bonny River.
ELMSVILLE - A post office and settlement near Dyer's, a station on the C.P.R., twenty miles from St. Stephen.
FAIRHAVEN - A money order post office and fishing village on Deer Island, eight miles from St.Andrews by water. Lord's Cover is six miles distant.
FLUME RIDGE - A settlement six miles from Lawrence Station on the C.P.R. Nearest banks are located at McAdam Junction.
GIDDEN - A flag station on the C.P.R., new Brunswick.
GLEASON ROAD - A settlement six miles from Moores Mills and 15 miles from St. Stephen.
GRAND HARBOUR - A fishing village and money order post office on the east side of Grand Manan, seven miles from Grand Manan. Connected to St. Andrews and St.Stephen by boat. Population 600.
GRAND MANAN - (P.O. name North Head). Population 800. A money order office postal savings bank, port of entry and the principal village and fishing station on the northern part of Grand Manan. Has good boat service with St. Andrews and St. Stephen. A brance of the Bank of Nova Scotia is located there with S.J Munn, the manager.
GRAND MANAN ISLAND (sic) - An island situated in the Bay of Fundy, noted for fishing, about 22 miles long and has an average breadth of about six miles. The island is now most pictureesque and is a favorite resort for tourists from the United States and other places. It is connected by streamer with St. Andrews and St. Stephen. North Head is the principal place. Note: The Indian word "manan" means island. Therefore, only a mainlander would tack a superflous "island" on the end of Grand Manan. This fact was brought to my attention one day by a good islander after I had commited this glaring faux pas.
HEWITT - A flag station on the C.P.R., 19 miles from St. Andrews.
HONEYDALE - A flag station on the C.P.R near St. Stephen.
QUERIES:
48 a. NIXON: Are JAMES (1618-1872) and GAUN (1824-1897) brothers? Where did SAMUEL and JANE immigrate from?
Is ADAM NIXON, who married ROSE ANN BARBER (m 18 Oct 1856) a brother of GAUN?
Is SAMUEL NIXON a brother of GAUN? Did he marry a girl by the name of ELIZABETH A. LOW? HOWE?
Where is JENNIE (JANE) DOWNS, sister of HARRIES NIXON buried? Did she die in 1926? Obituraries of brothers show her living in Brocton, MA in 1925 married to Edward Downs.
Where was JULIA NIXON (1861-1911) buried? She married HERVEY SMITH.
48 b. BARTLETT: Are CALELB BARTLETT and his wife, JANE the parents of CAROLINE BARTLETT? This, plus other information on these families would be appreciated. JACK HESTER (address omitted) Williamsport, PA.
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