Bus Gay T1 [Tape One]

Interview

Thompson, Reg "Dutch"

Gay, Gordon "Bus"

2010-01-06

01:04:00

This is an interview with Gordon "Bus" Gay of Charlottetown, P.E.I. In this interview Bus talks about his family, his uncle Wellington MacNeill and his businesses, foxes, shipping, livestock, horse races, tobacco, Lem Craswell, Ford Wilson, orphanages, Father Eric Dunn, The Butts and the swing bridge in Charlottetown, swimming, skating, and his friends.

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Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson

SIDE A 00:00:07 -- 00:07:06 Discussion about his family and his uncle and mother's work out West; Cross Roads, Well MacNeill, John MacNeill, Mary Gay, Mary MacNeill, Margaret Jenkins, Ollie MacNeill, stooking, white face foxes, foxes, Wellington MacNeill. | SIDE A 00:07:06 -- 00:08:39 Discussion about his family's fox business; foxes, Ollie MacNeill, white face foxes, 1940s, fox ranches, Well MacNeill, Wellington MacNeill, MacNeill Ballpark, Stratford. | SIDE A 00:08:39 -- 00:19:32 Discussion about his uncle's business of shipping produce and livestock, with mention of his Western horses; Well MacNeill, livestock, produce, shipping, hay, schooners, steamers, Captain Moss, Meagle, horses, mining horses, Ollie MacNeill, cattle, Western horses, horses, wild horses, Bill Collier, Wellington MacNeill, Joey Smallwood. | SIDE A 00:19:32 -- 00:23:27 Discussion about how his uncle Well handled money; Wellington MacNeill, money, Well MacNeill. | SIDE A 00:23:27 -- 00:29:25 Discussion about his uncle Well's funeral, his cars, his love twist tobacco and smoking cigars, and his race horses; funeral, Wellington MacNeill, Well MacNeill, cars, twist tobacco, cigars, race horses, horses, Joe Bryne, Lucky Lindy, horse races. | SIDE A 00:29:25 -- 00:31:18 Discussion about his aunt Margaret and family going to the races at Old Home Week; Margaret MacNeill, Old Home Week. | SIDE A 00:31:18 -- 00:31:48 Stories about his uncle Well's temper; Mary MacNeill, Wellington MacNeill. | SIDE A ends at 00:31:48. SIDE B 00:32:16 -- 00:34:04 Stories about his uncle Well's temper continue; Mary MacNeill, Wellington MacNeill. | SIDE B 00:34:04 -- 00:35:46 A story about he and his his uncle Well arm wrestling; liquor, drinking, arm wrestling, Art Roberts. | SIDE B 00:35:46 -- 00:38:34 Discussion about Well's friend Lem Craswell; Wellington MacNeill, Lem Craswell, Massey-Ferguson, farm machinery, money. | SIDE B 00:38:34 -- 00:40:48 Stories about Ford Wilson; Ford Wilson, Wellington MacNeill, Alfred MacNeill. | SIDE B 00:40:48 -- 00:44:09 A story about his cousin Louise's wedding; Alfred MacNeill, Mabel MacNeill, Louise MacNeill. | SIDE B 00:44:09 -- 00:47:49 Discussion about his uncle Well's wharf and The Butts; Wellington MacNeill, wharf, stock yard, Harland, SS Harland, swimming, The Butts, Charlottetown. | SIDE B 00:47:49 -- 00:51:21 Discussion about orphanages and his friend Father Eric Dunn; orphanages, priests, church, Father Eric Dunn. | SIDE B 00:51:21 -- 00:52:20 Discussion about helping others; Alec Matheson. | SIDE B 00:52:20 -- 00:55:26 Discussion about livery stables, skating, and people he knew in Charlottetown; Hughie Walker, Walker's livery stable, Walker's barn, livery stables, Frank Mills, Mills, pond, ice skating, Charlottetown, George DeBlois. | SIDE B 00:55:26 -- 00:59:52 A story about the swing bridge, with mention the wharves a various other topics; skating, skating rinks, swimming, The Butts, trains, swing bridge, Charlottetown, wharves, schooners, coal, Bernie Gay. | SIDE B 00:59:52 -- 01:04:00 Discussion about his family; MacNeill, MacLean. | Tape ends at 01:04:00.