Carmody

Carmody was a village in Prince Edward Island located near Avonlea.

History
In the 1870s, people from Avonlea and other nearby villages frequently went to Carmody to buy the things they needed due to the lack of stores in their hometowns. Carmody had two of them, one owned by William J. Blair and the other one by Samuel Lawson. Two doctors lived there at this time, Dr. Spencer and Dr. Blair. A dressmaker lived there as well.

In spring 1876, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert wanted to adopt a boy to help them around their house so they sent word to Mrs. Spencer by Richard Spencer's folks at Carmody.

In the summer of the same year, Diana Barry went to Carmody to visit her aunt. In the following weeks, Matthew and Marilla often purchased something for Anne in one of the stores, namely a fabric with stiff print of an ugly blue shade in order to make Anne new dress or some chocolate sweets.

In October, Marilla went to Carmody on the meeting of the Aid Society, allowing Anne to ask Diana to come over and have tea at Green Gables. The next day, Diana went to Carmody with her father, leaving Anne unable to say farewell to her.

In January 1877, Matthew met Mr. Phillips in William Blair's store and they talked about Anne's progress at school. A week later, Diana showed up at the doorstep of Green Gables and asked for help for her ill sister. Matthew immediately harnessed the sorrel mare to go to Carmody for the doctor. However, both the doctors were in Charlottetown so he had to drive to Spencervale to find one.

Near the end the year, Matthew went to Carmody determined to buy a nice dress for Anne. He always had gone to the Blair's store, but being afraid of his two daughters, he entered the Lawson's one. Matthew was surprised to find there a lady clerk, Lawson's niece Lucilla Harris. He didn't have enough courage to ask for dress and eventually left the store with a new rake and twenty pounds of brown sugar. Mrs. Lynde decided to make the dress herself and went to William Blair's store to buy a nice rich brown fabric.

The last winter Anne spent in Avonlea before she started her studies at Queen's Academy, she had her new coat made by a Carmody dressmaker and a cap bought there as well. The branch railroad to Carmody was to be finished before Anne's departure to Charlottetown.

In the summer of 1880, the guests of White Sands Hotel got up a concert in aid of the Charlottetown hospital, and hunted out all the available amateur talent in the surrounding districts to help it along. A Carmody resident Winnie Adella Blair was to sing a Scotch ballad.

During their first weeks at Queen's Academy, the Avonlea students went out to Carmody on the new branch railway every Friday night. Diana Barry and the young people of Avonlea were there waiting for them almost every time and walked them home from Carmody.

After Matthew Cuthbert's death, Mr. Sadler from Carmody wanted to buy Green Gables. Marilla refused his offer as Anne decided to stay in Avonlea and not to study at Redmond College. She intended to teach at Carmody school, commute there and back in the warm weather and come home only for weekends during the winter. However, as Gilbert Blythe withdrew his application for the Avonela school, Anne ended up teaching in Avonlea, Gilbert in White Sands and Priscilla Grant got the Carmody school.

Residents

 * Diana Barry's aunt
 * Diana Barry's cousins
 * Dr. Blair
 * William J. Blair
 * William J. Blair's two daughters
 * Winnie Adella Blair
 * Dressmaker
 * Priscilla Grant (briefly)
 * Lucilla Harris
 * Samuel Lawson
 * Samuel Lawson's son
 * Samuel Lawson's wife
 * Mr. Sadler
 * Dr. Spencer
 * Richard Spencer's folks

Buildings

 * Carmody school
 * William J. Blair's store
 * Samuel Lawson's store

Appearances
Book appearances Carmody
 * Anne of Green Gables
 * Anne of Avonlea (mentioned only)