inaction in bed. In one of these spells, he was taken to hospital (oxygen
tents) in St. Stephen, but lived only a few hours. His widow lives there
in summer, but after spending a few winters away-- in Worcester, Mass. and
Edmonton, Alberta, she now goes to St. Andrews to be with her daughter,
Mrs. Thurber, music instructor in St. Andrews. Another of David Turner
family was Cecelia, who married a McCallum, brother of Rachel’s husband,
Daniel. Two sons, Peter and David McCallum, Charlotte, a fine nurse and
Cecelia, wife of Will Johnston. McCallum’s home was in Johnston Settlement,
now Lower Elmsville. David was a millman in Nova Scotia. When David was
killed, Peter went over and brought back Mrs. David and four daughters and
placed them in an old McCallum home. Peter's wife was Etta Turner of Johnston’s Settlement.

    Members of nearly all the families liked the McCallum home. Miss Kate
Turner with brother Allen's daughters, Susie and Muriel, were especially
interested in the old place. One time Miss Kate Turner (teacher all her life
in Saint John) had her sister Alice with Rev. Mrs. McCallum, had two men
friends come from Toronto to visit and one in particular, who had recently
recovered from a severe illness, came to get the benefit of the fine air
Bocabec had to offer. He was Mr. Frederick Hodgon, who fell in love with Alice.
They married and stayed on there all winter. He went into raising chickens--
had the first incubator known in Bocabec. They both were such wonderful people,
we all felt sorry when they left Bocabec in a year or two and moved to a farm
below Robbinston, Maine (South Perry). They later moved to Toronto. We also
greatly admired Miss Kate. The history of that home is not complete without a
mention of Kate and Alice. All these people were at our home so much, and
correspondence still goes on with a few who are left.

    Upon the hill on North side of highway was the home of this family of
Turners. While a child, there were the old sills where we would play or run
over the sills. When Douglas Turner, Saint John, died, his family found them-
selves in reduced circumstances, having lived very extravagantly and in highest
society--so Mrs. Turner and family lived in Bocabec for several months each year.
They lived one summer in the Wellington Hanson home down the Lane--but most
of the time in the Exchange, where they could entertain. At last they stayed
in winter and decided to build a home on the old David Turner cellar. It was
a large two story building, suited to taking tourist-boarders. The first year
it was occupied, one of the daughters, Minnie, was married in the home to
Albert (Bert) Foster of Saint John, brother of Senator Walter Foster.
The family here consisted of Mrs. Turner, Ida, Minnie, Fred, Bertha (Bertie) and
Charles. Fred was drowned in Bill’s Lake, between the Bill Hanson and Frank
Foster homes. Two others were seldom here-- IdaLilly, a nurse, who was head of a
hospital in New York State, and Harry, oldest son, who married in Saint John.
Mrs. Turner and Ida both died there, and are buried in Fernhill Cemetery,
Saint John. Charles went to Winnipeg: Bertie became a special teacher in
handicrafts in Chicago. There was an auction and Edward McCullough of the
Marsh, who had lost his home by fire and was living in Lower Bocabec, purchased
the place. His family consisted of Roberta (Binks) who married Orville Johnston;
Manuel, who was drowned coming in from Hardwood in company with George Hanson,
St. David Ridge: Frances, later the second wife of Herbert Gates, now in New
Hampshire: and Jack. Later the big house burned, and Ed. built a fine bungalow
where his widow still lives. Jack, wife Rose, who is a teacher in Sir James
Dunn Academy, St. Andrews, built a fine new house over the hill a short
distance. Their two daughters, Anne, Mrs. McLay, lived in St. Andrews for
some years, while her husband was on the staff of Canadian Customs, but was
posted to Customs at Goose Bay, Labrador: and Nancy who graduated from
Dalhousie University, Halifax, then got a wonderful position at the Chalk
River Atomic Research Station,-- is now Mrs. Jon (J.U.) Burnham, Chalk River.

    At entrance to Turner property there is a road leading north (called the
Foster Road) leading to the former home of Elias Foster. His first wife was
Hannah Hanson, daughter of Elisha Hanson, next farm. It seemed that Elisha must
have given a piece of his property to his daughter and Mr. Foster. His second
wife was Hannah Libby. There were two families. Two of the first family
were Alfred, who went to California: and George of Marysville, and who came
often to Bocabec with his family. Others in Foster family were Susan, Mrs.
Henry Jones, Quincy, and Miles, all in Mass. Elmire and Olive, who married
Hanson brothers, Richard and Wellington also of Bocabec: and Lavinia who was
married three times-- the three men's names began with, “W"--Weaver, WarkWork and
Willis,: she always lived in Mass. and visited a sister who lived near us.
Frank was the youngest of the family and lived home--wife Jennie (Jane)McGregor.