D’ailleboust general store

The store was run by Louis and Annie D'ailleboust, and was open for almost 90 years. (Courtesy: Helen Nolan)

Story told by Peggy Mayo-Standup

There was a general store adjacent to the church. It was called Louis D'ailleboust store, and this store had everything and anything. They had tools, toys, comic books, and everything you could think of for a child. You could also buy milk, bread and even a copy of the newspaper. If you pass it today, the building is still there. There was a metal bar right across the window to prevent anyone from breaking and entering. However, I couldn't imagine in 1960 trying to break into a general store.

The original bar remains intact across the front windows of the old store, which is a private residence in town today. (Credit: Simona Rosenfield)

As a child, I would get my tongue stuck on the bar in below zero weather. And the men would come out with a little cup of water and put it on my tongue, saying, “Peggy got her tongue stuck again!”

Do you know how many times I would get my tongue stuck on there?