A History of Elmsdale, Elmsdale West, and Brockton, Prince Edward Island

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Form 409

The Intercolonial and Canadian Paciﬁc Railways have arranged

for a Farm Laborer’s Excursion to leave via St. John, NB. on Tuesday, August 17th. Second-class tickets will be sold at the rate of $14.00 each to any point in the territory, Winnipeg to Moose Jaw, Estevan or Saltcoats inclusive. To each purchaser of a ticket will be issued a certificate which must be kept on him, as (the) farmer for whom he works will have to fill it out to show that he worked for him at least thirty days. When so ﬁlled out and presented to a C.P.R. Ticket Agent before No- vember 30th, a return ticket will be issued to starting points as named on certiﬁcate at the rate of $14.00.

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ELMSDALE FARMERS’ INSTITUTE

The Diary of Basil Stanford MacNeill recorded that on February 23, 1918 a meeting was held in Elmsdale

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