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

carried out a general mercantile business, ris- ing from a small beginning as a pack peddler to a business of considerable proportions. It is believed that he bought the James Wisner store at Elmsdale Corner in 1881. Louis sold dry

goods, groceries, crockery ware, boots, shoes, and in fact he had everything that could be

found in a country store. Around 1880 Louis

had started two or three large cooper shops

where mackerel barrels were being made in

large numbers. Mr. Rennie also manufactured tobacco butts and kegs for Messrs. Hickey and Stewart of Charlottetown. It is noted in the Pio— neer August 1895 that Louis Rennie was prob- ably the most extensive shipper of raspberries in the province. He had already shipped eleven tons and was still shipping.

In 1903 it is recorded in the Island Farmer that Louis Rennie had horses that were racing in Campbellton, PEI. A note found in the A g— riculturist May 12, 1906 stated that: “Mr.

Rennie is doing a big business here buying potatoes, besides shipping several car loads to Boston and other parts. He is now loading

a vessel at Alberton Wharf with seed oats,

wheat, barley and potatoes.”

Another article May 4, 1907 stated: “Rennie and Sons started to load cars with potatoes for Alberton wharf, where they have a vessel

charted for Sydney, NS.”

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