Isaac Spicer was the son in Law of William R. Elderkin, the owner of the water powered mill.

1) Book YY, Page 333, Cumberland County Registry of Deeds contains an agreement made May 1, 1878 in which William R. Elderkin's brother Albert C. Elderkin, of Athol, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia grants Isaac Spicer of Apple River the privilege of putting up a steam mill on Albert C. Elderkin’s marsh near William Elderkin’s mill for a term of fifteen years. Albert C. Elderkin also agrees to allow Isaac Spicer to use his half of the mill pond, known as the W. R. Elderkin mill pond, to hold and float logs. Isaac Spicer agrees to pay Albert C. Elderkin four dollars yearly as rent to be paid on May 1st each year.

2) The boiler in this mill blew up on the 9 Sept. 1881: Chignecto Post 29 Sept. 1881.

Photographs of the remains of the mill site.