which burned naphtha gas, were used; the "mash" was sometimes kept warm while fermenting in a manure pile which had been "heating". During this period, Stanhope enjoyed a rather unenviable reputation as a "rough place"; we hope, and believe, it is a more re?? spectable spot these days. Local Customs We can find no record of Gaelic being spoken among our pioneers; if the language did cross the with them, it seems to have died without a trace, except for the odd word, such as ceilidh, meaning "a meeting place"; it was used to describe a social gathering, or a visit. An older woman in the community would say she was going to visit someone and "have a little ceilidh", with tea and conversation. A larger ceilidh usually took place in the evening, in someone's home, and there would be tea and snacks available, and possibly something stronger. There might be songs and fiddle music, with occasionally dancing. Story-telling was popular, along with interesting bits of local gossip (no telephone grape-vine then). Probably ghost stories were told, but there is a strange dearth of ghosts in Stanhope . A Bovyer house was said to be haunted, by the ghost of a negro slave; an old-timer recalls a woman, old then, saying she would never spend another night in that house, but alas, she did not elaborate. Corner was reputed to be haunted at one time; moans, wails and cries were heard, coming from the swamp (Montgomery's bog) and a white form was sometimes glimpsed, terrifying the local residents. One evening Mr. MacMillan of Point Pleasant was driving home from Charlottetown and decided to investigate; he picked up his horsewhip and walked into the swamp. After an application of the horsewhip upon a young neighbour boy (Jimmy "Tea-pot" Lawson) the cries were never heard again ??? the ghost was laid. To continue trying to answer that question, "What did they do?", people here in the old days made their own entertainment. Along with visiting and socialising in neighbours' homes, there were community concerts, held at the Hall, with songs, duets, recitations, dialogues, and skits. A get-together with a purpose was known as a "bee"; women would foregather to make a quilt or hook a rug, and men would join in a barn-raising bee, or one organised to chop wood. In all cases there were refreshments and socialising ??? an enjoyable co-operative effort. Other social events in those days included box socials: a girl would pack a box or basket with enough lunch for two people, then decorate it nicely and put her name inside; whoever drew the basket would eat lunch with that girl, and a fellow would usually manage to get his girl's basket. A pie social was similar; a Washington pie, 36