The
History of Marysville by Douglas Damon Pond -
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Some tidbits
Alexander Gibson, better known as Boss Gibson gave not only a school,
church,
covered rink, jail and hall to the town but also land and materials to
other
religious denominations. He also gave the citizens a clean break from
time
to time when he burned the books at his store. When he heard of the
fire
in Saint John in 1877, he sent a carload of flour.
He was born on August 1, 1819 in St. Stephen, the son of John and Mary
(Johnston)
Gibson and married Mary Ann Robinson. They had 10 children. A unique
feature
of his mansion that was completed in 1866, was a glass floor, which
permitted
light from a third floor dormer to illuminate the stairway. Over the
years
this gentleman was involved in many business ventures.
In 1983, Douglas Daaman Pond wrote a 163 page “History of Marysville”
in
which he traces the development of the town through the lumbering and
cotton
mill days.
Many interesting and informative details on lumbering, lumber mills,
cotton
mill, stores, blacksmiths, postal service, doctors, barbers, ladies’
hair
stylists, milliners, dressmakers, restaurants, garages, credit union,
bakeries,
drug stores, ice business, farming, communications, civic government,
churches,
education, fraternal organizations, clubs and sports were included.
Reminiscences
of Boss Gibson, interviews, lists of names, as well as the many photos
will
keep Marysville - its history and its people - on the map long after
the
amalgamation with Fredericton took place.
By the way, the Inspector’s report of 1844 stated that the school at
Nashwaak
Mills was 25 x 20 x 10 feet, built by subscription on private property,
the
title of which was still in dispute. The teacher, John Torrens, had
been
granted a license in July of 1830, just 3 weeks after coming out from
Ireland.
His school return for 1844 stated that he had been teaching at Nashwaak
Mills
for 2 ½ years and he would appreciate desks and seats with backs
on
them. The enrollment of 31 pupils ranged in age from 4 to 12 years from
the
families of Carvell, Clark, Cox, Earle, Hooper, Hovey, Pond, Robinson,
Shea,
Torrens and Wilber.
A long serving teacher was Zula V. Hallett, who obtained a B. A. from
the
University of New Brunswick in 1914 and at Christmas time of that year
was
made principal, an unheard of assignment for a woman. She continued in
this
position until 1944.