Chapter V

Chapter VI

Chapter VII

EDUCATION

Poem, Dearest Teacher ................................................. 87 The First Years ....................................................... 87 The Three School Districts ............................................. 89 School Fair 1923 ...................................................... 90 School Teachers - Upper Freetown ....................................... 94 School Teachers - Lower Freetown ....................................... 99 School Teachers - South Freetown ....................................... 102 RELIGION

Roman Catholic Mission of St. James at Summerfield ...................... 105 The United Church, Formerly Methodist ................................. 106 Drowning Incident .................................................... 108 Poem, Still, Still with Thee ............................................. 108 United Church Women’s Organizations ................................... 110 Poem, When Eldon Made a Noise in Church .............................. 111 The Presbyterian Church ............................................... 112 The Presbyterian Young Peoples Society .................................. 114 Other Presbyterian Youth Groups ........................................ 115 Presbyterian W.M.S .................................................... 115 Presbyterian Ladies Aid ................................................ 115 Lower Freetown Sunday School ......................................... 116 Church of Scotland ................................................... 116 Freetown Union Sunday School ......................................... 116 Other Religious Activity ............................................... 117 C.G.I.T ............................................................... 117 Tuxis Group .......................................................... 117 Freetown People’s Cemetery ............................................ 117 Freetown People’s Cemetery List of Burials ............................... 118 Freetown Methodist-United Church Cemetery List of Burials ................ 124

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Early Temperance Societies ............................................. 127 Sons of Temperance ................................................... 127 Keeping His Pledge ................................................... 127 Patrons of Industry ................................................... 128 Women’s Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.) .......................... 129 Birch Grove Women’s Institute .......................................... 129 Lower Freetown Women’s Institute ....................................... 131 Foresters Hall ........................................................ 132 Birch Grove Hall ...................................................... 132 Other Centers ........................................................ 134

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