GOIN’ TO THE CORNER

Albert McInnis C011. 1 Paul and Barb. Arsenault Coll.

Leo McInnis, “Rawleigh Man,” from the Dock Pius Arsenault, “Watkins Man,” with his wife, Priscilla Road, and his wife, Mary (Hustler) McInnis

and Everett Adams. Peddlers from outside the communities also made weekly trips with their product. They included George MacAusland, Robert Hunter, Leslie MacMillan, Fred Arsenault, Marcelin Perry, Aubin Perry, Stephen McNeil] and

David Dalton.

Rawleigh and Watkins Peddlers sold similar products but each had different brand names. Some products they carried were liniments, pie fillings such as lemon and coconut cream, chewing gum, medications and other household products. Leo McInnis of Brockton sold Rawleigh and Pius Arsenault of Bloomfield sold Watkins. The following quote was found in the Jeffery diary: “Leo McInnis was here today

with his powders.”

An interesting story about John Black was told by Lester Wallace to Eileen Oulton, a correspondent for the Journal-Pioneer:

In 1928 John Black, a Rawleigh man, drove down the ice from Alberton to the ferry. At that point he decided to go to Mill River, so‘ he came down the ice across by Meggison’s Point. His horse Went through the ice on the same mud bed that Peter Gillis got in years before. He ran to Meggison’s for

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