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| 'Eureka Village' by Helen Opie |
Along the west bank of
the West Branch of the East River in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, there is a
town called Eureka – a village built up mainly as a result of the woolen
mill and the mines in Ferrona.
It was connected to other
towns such as New Glasgow, Stellarton, Riverton and Hopewell by the
InterColonial Railway. The ICR, one of
the first Crown Corporations in Canada became the Canadian National Railway
around 1918. In Eureka, the freight station
was at Eureka Siding.
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| c1909 - Pictou Station |
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| courtesy of Jody Marie MacKeil |
Charles Magee was a farmer’s
son from Merigomish married a Mary Arbuckle and later, the young family relocate to Eureka-Ferrona where Charles found work
with the local iron works – back breaking work which later affected his lungs.
The bottom fell out of Ferrona when the iron company closed shop and moved to Sidney, NS; however, his son worked for the railroad.
The bottom fell out of Ferrona when the iron company closed shop and moved to Sidney, NS; however, his son worked for the railroad.
William James Magee married
his sweetheart Hazel Munro, in 1915 at Eureka.
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| courtesy of Jody Marie MacKeil |
Pictou Advocate, Wednesday, April 1, 1987
William James Magee, 97, Valley View Villa, Riverton, Pictou County, died Thursday, March 26 at the Villa. Born in Piedmont, he was a son of the late Charles and Mary Anne (Arbuckle) Magee. He had been a resident of Sutherland's River since 1980. He was a station agent at the CNR station in Eureka for 40 years. He was a member of Zion Presbyterian Church and Caledonia No. 28, Oddfellows Lodge, Hopewell. He is survived by a daughter, Iva (Mrs James Roper), Nepean, Ont.; two sons, William, London, Ont.; Vernon, Sutherland's River; a brother, John, New Glasgow; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Hazel Munro; a brother, Andrew; three sisters, Emma, Georgia and Violet. Funeral service was held Monday, March 30 at H.W. Angus Funeral Home, New Glasgow, Rev. J. Donald MacKay officiating. Spring burial will be in Riverton Cemetery. Donations may be made to any charity.
William James Magee, 97, Valley View Villa, Riverton, Pictou County, died Thursday, March 26 at the Villa. Born in Piedmont, he was a son of the late Charles and Mary Anne (Arbuckle) Magee. He had been a resident of Sutherland's River since 1980. He was a station agent at the CNR station in Eureka for 40 years. He was a member of Zion Presbyterian Church and Caledonia No. 28, Oddfellows Lodge, Hopewell. He is survived by a daughter, Iva (Mrs James Roper), Nepean, Ont.; two sons, William, London, Ont.; Vernon, Sutherland's River; a brother, John, New Glasgow; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Hazel Munro; a brother, Andrew; three sisters, Emma, Georgia and Violet. Funeral service was held Monday, March 30 at H.W. Angus Funeral Home, New Glasgow, Rev. J. Donald MacKay officiating. Spring burial will be in Riverton Cemetery. Donations may be made to any charity.
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