25 May 1898 Lewis McInnis
There died at Georgeville, Antigonish, on the 25th day of May, Lewis McInnis, who was born at the same place, then known as Cape George, on the 8th day of May, 1830. In early life he attended the school taught those days by the McLellan’s – Malcolm and John – than whom perhaps no neater scholars were in Eastern Nova Scotia during their own time, and being of good ability made a fair English and classical course under them; after which he entered St. F.X. college, then at Arichat, being among the first students at the opening of that institution. Many of the older clergy of Antigonish diocese – a number of whom have also gone to their reward – were at the time his fellow students. When the college was removed to Antigonish he continued his studies there, but in a short time failing health compelled him to relinquish them. Upon recovering from his illness he took up teaching as a profession, and for seven of eight years very successfully conducting a superior school at Arisaig. When superior schools were done away with he made a course at the Normal school, Truro, and qualified for grade A, which he obtained and afterwards conducted the academy at Arichat.