BURNS ' CLOVER FARM STORE In 1939 William H. Burns purchased land from Charles B. Woodside on the corner of the Malpeque and Hamilton Roads and built a store and a dwelling. Here, he and his wife Edna Mugford (married 1940, died 1952) operated a general store and egg grading station. In this store you could purchase clothing, fisherman's long and short rubber boots, Stanfield's underwear, sou-westers, rubber suits, fishing hooks, hammers, saws, window glass and putty, binder twine and seeds, clover (red and white), alfalfa, and timothy, as well as all the regular garden seeds mainly by the bulk. Then all the cure-alls, cod-liver oil, ABD&C tablets, Dodd's kidney pills, senna, ointments for all ailments. Rundel's Salve was also popular. Friar's Balsam, epsom salts and cow salts; baby powder and teething aids. Molasses by the puncheon. What a joy to run off in January! Flour by the hundred, shortening in pails as well as peanut butter. All the popular food¬ stuffs were carried. Billie relates that he stocked the shelves with $400 worth of goods, a big load for a two-ton truck, and a wide range of goods for opening day. On this property, before electricity came, a large windmill generated power for light, used in the store, house, egg station and for pumping gas and water. In 1953 a line was built and power from Summerside Light Plant supplied power to Malpeque and beyond; a welcome convenience. In the winter of 1955, a severe sleet storm broke all lines and once again the old wind-mill became useful. In 1955, the interior of the store was enlarged, a meat cooler was added supplying fresh meats, ice cream and soda pop. In 1957, some advantages could be seen by joining a chain and since Billie chose Clover Farm , the store then became known as Burns' Clover Farm Store. Eggs were a big business at this time, every farmer for miles around kept hens (at times two egg graders were kept busy). The egg cases were always full of groceries on the return trip. The egg house was always a meeting place where tales and recent news were exchanged. The trips to the store were a weekly event in the lives of many. Community spirit was high and many good ideas were exchanged. Eggs were shipped to Nova Scotia , New Brunswick , Quebec , and Newfoundland . As many as two hundred cases weekly would be shipped, many of those cartoned. These would be trucked, or hauled by horse and sleigh to Kensington for shipping. Geese and ducks were plentiful and for the Christmas trade, they were purchased in quantity for local trade and many were shipped to mainland points. Timothy seed grown by nearly every farmer was purchased and cars would be loaded in Kensington for shipment to seed companies in Ontario . After much thought and ill-health, Billie and his second wife, Edith, decided to sell the business and in 1961, Rose and Elmer Caseley with their two young sons Keith and Myron bought the business and have operated successfully to the present time.