Wilbert Drummond with a catch of salmon.

Station and then walk or bicycle to the mighty Dunk. The most popular fishing spots were: Scales Pond, Bell’s Hole, Wall’s Bridge, North Brook, Johnston’s Bridge (or Hatchery Bridge), among others.

James Bell was one ofthe earliest settlers in Freetown. He resided on a tract of land code 133. His house was located on the bank of the Dunk River. When the building collapsed after being vacant for years, a girth that fell into the river made an ideal nesting place for trout and other fish. This later became known as Bell’s Hole and was one of the well known fishing spots on the Dunk.

Johnston & Cheverie (1980) also report that anglers harvested approximately 2370 Brook Trout in the Dunk in 1973 and 2236 in 1974. They also report a total of 315 Rainbow Trout were harvested in 1973 and 375 in 1974. Rainbow Trout were first introduced to the Dunk in 1941.

The Wilmot River in Freetown was not as popular for trout fishing. Many Freetown residents fished the Wilmot at Frank Murphy’s Bridge in Norboro, Mill Valley Pond and other locations.

There were several keen fishermen from Freetown. School boys (and sometimes girls) loved to dig worms and head off on bicycle or on foot to their favorite fishing hole. Some ofthe most avid adult fishermen were: George Warren, George Lewis, Elwood Paynter and many others.

DANCES

The arrival ofrock and roll music in the late 19505 brought a whole new type of dancing. Such dances as the twist, shake, rattle & roll and others became popular. Some of the older dances such as the waltz remained popular. Starting in the mid 1960s through the mid 19705, dances were being held with music being played by bands such as The Blue Crystals, The Missing Links and The Night Shift. A typical band had a lead singer, a bass guitarist, a lead guitarist, a drummer and sometimes an electric organ player. Songs which were popular on the hit parade by groups such as: The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Mamas and Papas, Credence Clearwater Revival and Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, were played at these dances. The most popular dance halls for Freetown residents were: The Kensington Legion (on Thursday nights), The

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