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

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Stewart Matthews with local egg wagon driver and fish ped- Charles Adams Sr., and his sister, Doll Adams dler, Albert MacDonald. Albert is holding DOuglas Currie.

year in the Elmsdale area using a one—horse truck wagon. He sold quahaugs by the pail.

Butchers and Meat Peddlers - A number of people from Elmsdale and area butch- ered animals and peddled the meat using at first horse and wagon and later by truck. The best-known resident butcher was William MacPherson who lived on the Butcher Road on the property now owned by Kathleen Williams. Kenneth Matthews also peddled meat for a few years and then he bought Heber Corbett’s store in Alberton and ran a meat shop. Some of the other identified peddlers who dressed their own meat were John Brennan, Colin Rix, James - Graham, Jack Adams, Arthur Wells, ‘ . Robert Campbell, Charles Adams Sr., ' " I Charles Adams J r., Thane MacNeill

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Thane MacNeill and his butcher shop

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