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Submitted by Christine Gorman

The Daily Examiner, Charlottetown, August 18, 1902:

The railway station in Charlottetown and the principal stations on the line were the scenes of much bustle this morning owing to the departure for the Northwest and Manitoba of the sturdy farmers-sons and others of the Island to assist in the harvesting of the grain crops of that part of Canada. About one hundred and twenty-five left from Charlottetown. Many tickets were given the excursionists last week so as to prevent a repetition of last year's crush. The following are some of the names of those who went:

From St. Peters -

Jas J. McKinnon	J. A. C. Morrison	Jas. J. Dewan [Dwan]	John Dewan [Dwan]
Jasper McLean	William Walker	Edgar Anderson	Ronald Carter
Ruben Hayden	Jos. McAulay	Jos. McDonald	Martin Duff
John J. McLellan	James McMillan	John A. McLeod	H. D. McKenzie
Arthur Dewan	Jos. McKinnon	Jack Lawless	Wilfred McDonald
Howard Anderson	Christopher Owens	Alvin Anderson

From Souris -

Isaac White	Joseph Deagle	R. White	Joseph Deagle
Bernard McEachern	Joseph Deagle	George McKenzie	Geo. McDonald
Jas. Moynagh, Jr.	Alex Gillan	Sylvester Whalen	John Turbid (?)
Malcolm Pacquet	Edward Cormier	Dan C. McDonald

August 19, 1902: also from Souris: James Hayes, plus twenty from the surrounding country.

From Mount Stewart -

W. Craig

W. McPherson

Wm McLeod

Heber Bambrick

Wm Morrison, from Kensington.

H. J. Ince, Charlottetown.

The Daily Examiner, Charlottetown - August 19, 1902

The Following are the names of those who took their tickets from Kensington on the harvest excursion yesterday.

From Kensington West:
Isaac Lowther.
John Anderson.
Wm. Morrison.
Ralph Rogers.
Joseph Whitehead.
John Mullin.
Thomas Cosley..(Caseley?)
Everett Cosley.
Benjamin McLeod..

From Darnley West:
John T McKay.
Joseph Burns.(Burris?)
John Hickey.
James Glover.

From Clifton:
John Cotton.
Jos. McLeod.

From Found's Mills:
Chester Mallet.
George Mallet.

From Burlington:
Sandy Cousins.
William Fraser.
Alex Campbell.

From Indian River:
Chas McDonald.
Joseph McLellan.
Mr and Mrs Kirkland.

From Margate:
Albert Glydon.
Moody Pound.
Harry Durant.
Frank Marks.
Moses Woodside..

Wm McLeod, Graham's Road.

George Warren, Spring Valley.

Allen Campbell, Long River.

Alfred Graham, Sea View.

And several others whose names were not learned.