bankerAn' when _ when the bankers needed ice they would come an' anchor in the community,and row ashore in the dories and go up to the ice house and we'd take out the ice with crowbars.They _ they made a slipway with logs on either _ with board ,flat board on the bottom an' logs on either side,an' they* went down between the logs.... (banking schoners; schooners fishing on the banks)banking schooners; schooners fishing on the banksYes(*ie the blocks of ice)J.D.A. Widdowson AUG 1974Used I and SupUsed I and Sup1Not use