Hunter, who was an employee at the mill, later married Cecila and ran the saw mill, and fished, retiring in 1965, when the mill site and house were sold to L.D.C. The buildings were demolished, and the pond is used as a public fishing area. The only house at this site is owned by Bruce MacKenzie and

occupied by Donald and Carol Evans.

George 0. Burns, previously mentioned, a native of Malpeque, pur- chased this property on his return from overseas in 1918 bringing with him his wife Hilda Hillyer and young son Roy. Mrs. Burns was an accomplished musician and taught music to many pupils in this area and many times played the organ in the Presbyterian now United Church, Malpeque.

Their son Allan was born here and a short time later the family including Mrs. Burns’ parents who had come from England, moved to Hartford, Connecticut. George “Buzz” Burns died in 1945. His widow Hilda resides in Bloomfield, Conn. Roy in Hartford, Conn. and Allan in Granville, Mass. They have visited the home a number of times, other members of the

family are Joan, Doreen, Ruth, and Dick.

These mills mentioned earlier used water as their main source of power, the abundant flow of water being supplied by the nearby pond. Sawing was done mainly to furnish lumber and building supplies for the surrounding areas. A large percentage of it was used in the promotion of the vastly increasing fox industry, in the building of fox houses, cages, and pens. This was a booming business at the time especially for people like Roy Wood- side. Fox furs were sold mainly off the province of Prince Edward Island and a majority of the sawing done was for this industry alone.

THE MILL

For many years Bill Hunter operated a mill in the Baltic. The mill was an active part of a community in times past. The mill had two parts namely- a saw-mill and a grist mill. As well as sawing lumber, much of the material for

the building of lobster traps was prepared here (laths, yokes, etc.) In the grist mill, grains were crushed to be used by the local farmers for livestock

feed.

The mill was originally run by water power. Water from the pond was diverted through a water wheel to provide this power. Later a tractor supplied part of the power, and in the last years of operation, all of it.

Today, only the pond remains on this site. Perhaps due to changing times, the grist mill business practically ended. The old mill became

‘ dilapitated and was torn down in 1966.

The property was sold to the L.D.C. (Land Development Corporation), and now all we have left are memories of years and good times spent there.

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