Joyce Campbell, and Neil Ross in Dundas; Cecily Morrison in Poplar Point; and Myer’s Store, Edwin and later Alec McFarlane in Annandale; Alfred MacDonald, Edward (Archie) MacDonald, and Angus David MacDonald in Little Pond; and Fidelis MacDonald in Howe Bay. It became apparent to us that as politics changed, so did the location of the post office. This may account for so many different post office listings.

You could get stamps and money orders at these houses where the post office was.

Norman Matheson told us he drove the mail three days a week, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. He received $9.00 every three months, a total of $36.00 for a year for this service.

In 1914 rural mail delivery took a step forward and everyone bought a mail- box and planted it stately at the end of the lane. And on July 3, 1914 the Cardigan postmaster was putting the mail in the boxes.

On January 13, 1922, Roy Howlett started driving the mail in Little Pond. He told us he drove it both ways by horse and wagon and by car. Roy told us Austin McGillivary would get to his place about sundown with the mail and then Roy would deliver it at night.

In years gone by, each dwelling place along the route was responsible for breaking a road for the mailman in the winter time. Sometimes these routes cut across fields if there was less snow there. If your section of the road was not open, the mail did not come.

Today there is a community mailbox at Dundas for the people in the im- mediate area and also one at Annandale. The mail is still delivered to the other communities by Carl & Blanche Webster of Cardigan while Little Pond and Howe Bay boxholders are served by Tommy and Agnes Flynn.

LAW AND ORDER

Before the Royal Canadian Mounted Police were available as a law enforce- ment agency, the laws were enforced by the local people. Men of high social esteem and respect often served in a position of responsibility as a Justice of the Peace, a fence viewer, or another such position.

The position of Justice of the Peace seemed to hold a more prominent position in the society of days gone/0y. The Justice of the Peace was a respected member of the community, a man well versed in law and turned to for advice by the local people. He acted as an arbitrator in minor disputes of a noncriminal nature, and could perform a civil marriage ceremony.

Various Justices of the Peace from the area included John and Charles MacDonald, Alex Matheson, Samuel MacDonald, J.C. Underhay, Charles Clay, Roy Howlett, and William Norton.

The Dundas Court House was located below the home of Paul Kingsbury at what was often referred to as Dundas Crossroads.

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