“THE MILL” — A GATHERING PLACE

The people involved in both winter and summer activities at the pond all called at Hunter’s home “just to talk for a while”. It was a favourite

gathering place. Many a hockey game was replayed “verbally” around the old wood stove in the Hunter’s kitchen. Elections, news items, ghoststories,

and all the latest gossip provided intereSting and lively conversation.

FISHERMEN AT HUNTER’S POND

Sports fishermen, looking for some nice trout, have spent many hours at Hunter’s Pond. The present dam was built in 1952, and at this time the by- pass was constructed. The government has stocked the pond with tiny trout, several times. Some nice trout have been landed here.

DATES OF INTEREST —

1858 — *J .M. Sutherland sold his valuable farm of three-hundred acres adjourning the Baltic Starch factory to Archibald Cousins of New London.

*The Baltic School is under the management of Miss Laura Hodgson. 1892 —- *George Riley married Eliza Cousins.

*Mary Millicent died at the age of eighteen years. She was the daughter of Archibald and Margaret Cousins.

1898 — *Mr. George Hunter received his first contract for building a house on Prince Edward Island. 'This house was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Caseley of Kensington. (It is believed this house built, was actually the house now known as Waite’s Nursing Home in Kensington).

STARCH FACTORY

The area where David Cousins presently resides was at one time a starch factory. His grandfather Arch Cousins owned the property at the time and people transported their potatoes to the factory by means of two-wheeled carts which were pulled by horses. The drivers would be required to drive up on the scales in order to determine the exact weight of the load. They would then drive a bit furthr to remove the load, later to have it processed into starch.

The potato growers of the area were paid fourteen cents per hundred- weight for their potatoes. These were sold to the mill straight from the carts after being brought directly from the fields.

This starch factory was once owned by a Mr. James Sutherland. The manager at this time was a Mr. Robert Sutherland Sr. from Sea View. During the time he operated the mill here in Baltic, there were only three starch mills of its type on Prince Edward Island. They were situated at Baltic, St. Peter’s and Hunter River. The one in Hunter River was owned

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