Mahone Bay Old School_A Life and Times_Bob Sayer

Photo Above: Courtesy Settlers Museum
As well as long distance steam trains, a single car, self propelled, ‘jitney’ was
developed for regular runs to Lunenburg and back.
Other Landmarks of Mahone: Fred describes other land marks in the town:
Ambrose Eisenhauer’s Wagon Works
• [Long gone, located just around the corner and along the water from Millet
& Wagner’s Repairs, near the present day Northern Sun Gifts. An outstanding
quality craft factory with a Maritimes-wide reputation and clientele].
• ‘This was a much larger factory….Wagons of all kinds, Buggies, Sleighs. One
could stay there all day and watch those talented craftsmen….large wooden
wheels…iron rims …..no nails or screws..…The paint room was another wonder…
the fancy work…the fringe on top…’
• Ambrose attended the annual meeting of the school trustees and always
wanted detailed disclosure of financial transactions. He was a stickler for
proper procedure. His wife had also been a teacher at Blockhouse.
• Above right, he and his granddaughter pose outside the factory that had a
fine reputation throughout the Maritimes.
• ‘In 1914 at Christmas dad made me happy when he gave me a five foot Oak Sled
he had Ambrose make…in big curved letters, green and red- ‘Hustler’…’
Photo: Courtesy Settlers Museum
Anglican Rectory, Rev. Harris Drills The Boys
• ‘What a spot for garden parties with candle lights hanging in trees. Different
colored tissue paper. In the backyard was the drill field. Canon Harris had us all
supplied with heavy rifles and he sure put us thru the paces…He never gave us any
bullets.’ Canon Harris was also active at annual school meetings, and was
elected to a new school planning committee in 1913.
Rev. Ned Harris takes a leisurely row. In the hectic time of the First World
War, he, normally a
peaceful man, enjoyed
drilling boys in the
Rectory gardens. The
Schnare Boatyard is
clearly shown on the
shoreline.
Photo: Courtesy Settlers
Museum
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