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of Uigg, by whom, he i\ad a large family.

BOUT the year18l2, therelived in|Thls grandson married a Miss Gordon,

4 the state of Maine U. S. a man

named James Laird, having a

poor, rocky farm. Net wishing to live under the stars and stripes, being a

loyal British subiect, he decided to settle somewhere on British soil. Being the owner of a small schooner, or shallop,built

sharp at both ends, he gathered his few effects, and with his family, on hoard set sail for 1-‘rlnee Edward Island. His family consist/ad of hi_ri\§°_U» “mi Wl_f¢g_i-“'° so'ns,‘lnid oii§`3`aughtex"§` "Illia s`5iis` names were Josiah and Bauward, the daughters name was Polly., _

They coasted a.round the Island forgsome

time, until ilneiiy theyentered the mouth of theliistorlcvernou River. And sailed up river about ahalf a mile above the Vernon

River liridge, until they came to a small clearing, from which some poor unfortun ate Acadian, had been driven.

Heirs they went ashore and buiita

small house, later they had a farm sur-

veyed, on which some of Lairll's great grandelilldren arc now living.

ills daughter Polly marrieda Scotch-

man, named Angus Ross. Sho had two sons-James, and Samuel, (James died some years ago, Samuel is still living). and sevcrni daughters. Mr I.a|rii's sons, did not like farming. Josiah followed shoemaking; Banward went to sea in the schooner, and for a time did ome trading, ami coasting, until llnally he disar- pearcd altogether. Mr Laird, by this time was getting well up in years, and, deserted hy both ofhls sons, he took his grandson James lloss, to live with him

Mr. Laird willed his [arm to his great~ grandson, John Ross, (son of James). A few years ago, the writer, with John Ross,examlned the will, which can be seen in the Registry ofllec at Charlotte- town. Somewhere about that time, 1812, John

Vaulderstine, and Jeremiah Enman, settled about two miles further up the

River. They married the only* two

'daughters ot John Fraser, who were

pasengers in the Polly. They raised large families, and quite a number of their decendants are settled on farms along the south side of the River.

Then John master, and his brother William, took up farms near the Enmans. Jolla married a Miss Smith who came in the Polly. Thoyhad five sons, and two daughters; Thomas lives on the home- stead, Reuben, at Vernon River. William, and John died some years ago, Frederick is in Alexandra, Lotfiil, The

girls are both married. A little further up the river, lives

Itoderlc McNeill. the undisputed chieftaln of the clan McNeill, of Barra, Scotland.

Ashortdistanco south from the river,

stands a modest Methodist meeting house. When the cvi\El‘0iZl\U°“ WHS “'90 formed they were under the leadership of the late Rev. Ccphas Barker.

Further up therivcr we came to the

Murray Harbor Road, and at the foot ol \vhut was called Ilnydcn’s lllll we llnd the cellar over which stood the old historic

school house, In wliich that 1’rinco,among

:mem lion. .lamcs Hayden Fletcher, Ex- Gcvernor of N. Dakota, studied under ments Ai-naman msnil, of imma-ea memory; and where the \vriter, when eight years old, attended for two sum-

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Now we will turn north, and we come

to that ancient landmark, IIaydcn’s mill, when now weilnd an up-to-date roller

process, which turns out flour unsurpass- ed by any produced on the Island. The

mill, iam glad tohoar is stlllrun _hya `Mr. Hayden, who does an extensive custom trade, besides purchasing a large quantity of wheat covert into , flour

Ashortdlstanco north we come to a

stirring village, the center of which is that ancient hostlcry once conducted by

‘thelate Matthew Redmond, new mana' gcd hya Mr. O'Ncll. Sixty years ago.it 'wasarum den and was called the half way house, being halfway between

|Charlott-etown- and Georgetown. At that time the mail and passengers hctwecn Charlottetown and Georgetown were carried hy the late Samuel Lane, of Mount Molllck, who always fed his horses at thehalt-wav house. Mr. Lane, pre- vailed with the government to place numbered posts one mile apart between Charlottetown and Georgetown which afforded a great deal of satisfaction to the travelling public.

At the Ten Mile ilouse there was a

large post piaccdceilod the linger post having four arms, pointing to Charlotte- town, Georgetown, Cherry Valley, and Pownal llay. it was the \vritcr'»~

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WE MUST HAVE _ 5 THE 1“UNN-EL'

Prince Edward, productive lair i-le oi the

I sea,

Join:-4| in the ninlnland l-y lailway should

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s`in\:|: Collin-i|rrai,|u|| in seventy tllrve Men haw hopefully |nni:ed a Tunnel tn

nee.

Slmnlilvrln shnal|l»<r \\‘e`lI iight to the

lust.

ifniil lin'--ugli l‘mlinnu~nt lhis hill i |.§.._~.-.|,

M¢Quarrle`s a pleadcr as all law oourls

know

\l.~n hir. 1lcCre:uly, liken Isa (Iapl. Jos. l<`nI,N-r llurke's n walker, lm lnlnakllin

nivnl' the iiark,

\\`hl| vnll.\m| l".\|‘u|-\‘ Daniel \\ hu in nnl, nl

all slack,

New nn-a»ln»rs of l'arllnnn\nt aiand lirn.

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l<`i-r -mr island will look for the 'l`unni-|

funn yuu.

_\t lin- grl-at 'l`unnel Tea all the speakers*

did claim

llow Important it is to he lolned to the

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Unt oil`from the world like an exile for

crime.

Now the Tunnel we want; for the Tun-

nel we"ll live

Nothing snort of the Tunnel satisfaction

will give.

~ I l ' _ f~,"_ ' kk-l` Byice we‘re shut in almost half ofthe I7.»."*"" . ¥:.'»"~__f \-V: I _

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For the stcamboats in winter have each

had their day.

Thcieo boats 'ere this should have been

laid away.

And now for the Tunnel we'll give it a

test: ‘

We know its the safest, the surest, and

best.

Pray, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, do not say

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But three cheers for the Tunnel, hip,; hip, hip, htlrray. M_-

iather who prepared the posts, and divided the distances.

At that time there was seven taverns

between Vernon River, and Charlotte- town, Redmond's, Crosgrove's, Goy's, Snllivan’s,Ten Mile House, Damareil's, Murphy‘s not one descendant of the former owners now occupies these placm.

Now we will turn eastwards, we come

to St. -loschanfs Roman Catholic Church, and Parochial llcuse, both built of brlok that was made close hy.

The church stands on a commanding eminence. It can be seen for miles in diff ferent directions. It is handsome in de- sign and beautifully finished. The parish is extensive. and the congregation, of more than average intelligence. is con» sequently large. The spiritual needs, of the parish, are ably presided ever. by the Rev. Dr. Doyle. In the Silent City, close hy, lie the remains of some very dear friends of the writer.

Asliortdlstaneo further, and we come

to French llilll Cwsk. where, one hundred years ago,siood a sawmill, built by lin French Acalllans. \\'lie,n Lliil Writer was a boy he lint., qftcn seen the remains, if the uld |n_lll. lit-x_t we come io,_a m0de.~t Methodist meeting house. On the next farm to the moettng house. was Gay'.~

tavern. Notaslihli of it'is,now ntandlnll.

`.nnln,otan,l».-ir, l_i\'ing on lt. Ahort » |il|¢tancL-,i’uri_llnr on,wo,roni_e to the farm _"fthe iate,'l'l|u|||a$ _{{I,ol|al‘¢|s, who, was nl that lime an rx_l\'||.~ilye ship builds-r.

N--xt to iilr. iiI_el\ar-is einne Lnnehiii .\il:l{innnn; tlmn tho lilo;l)u_l|ii|cl (North i'uh')i estate. 'l`hu. elder Liv. liIciio'\nl-l was a'so a ship l»u||<i<-r, wi q Iimglit .f u hundrcii acres nf land in one lglork, and suttloii his funn' nuns tlmreon-D<n\nld_

Ali-.xninli~r, .i_-ibn, and -lallios. 'l‘ho_\ in-rie ln\|||‘nl. Liml~f\-nring lurll, and

rlllie wiliiuilly l\\|_||\¢'|||~d in tin-ln. 'i‘h- ‘fuur lilrutllwln “urn rn-|nm'lng on ul-i ,pump oatof n \\-ell, lo he roplniaul ly n _new_nne. when |.i.e iiriillnu nr tim shi-in-~

iroke nndlwn of the lnutla-rs were struck ny the hoary uolps. Ilvvim.. |I\e younaeoi brother was instantly killed; Alexander, the eldest, recovered, but never was, an well again. Many yean ago the Mp- Donald Bros. built av schooner in the

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THE BLOCK HOUSE. CHARLOTTETOWN.

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1lEGWEiTis the ltiicmac name

A by which the Island was first

known. It was afterward chang-

eaw "ras Islam or st. min." in was again changed and ln honor of 'Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, father of ourlute beloved Queen Victoria, .was called. “Prince Edward Island." P 1; sow has the arena innncnon opts lug the only spot ln"‘€i¢;British Empire

havmg the name‘o‘t"i\!s'~ ‘Z i ` Prince Edwhrd Isl_ _ aTs`no equal as ri

watering place. *

Being surrounded by the sea it has al-

wintér, _ their barns, and one beautiful day in lgroh they hauled her down to the rlverlwith about 40 horses and placed her on the ice.

Vernon River Bridge at one time was a

busy ship yard--when the late Captain Wm. Welch, and Robt. Barker, built some large ships, brigs, and brigantlnes

on the site where no\v stands the ex- tensive business block of thc Hon. George Forbes. There is a very large amount of

business done at the Bridge in shipping produce. Mr. Forbes, besides doing a large mercantile business,imports lumber,

coal and limestone. The cheese factory is quite near and Port Vernon Hotel, an uu- to~date *boarding house, run by John Findlay. There are also n beautiful pub- lie hall, several very fine private dwelling houses and a graded school, held’in thelowcr ilat of the public hall. On the south side of the Bridge are sever al .beautiful dwelling houses and hcrc John McKenzie, and Daniel Melloasld do asafe anrlprosperous business in general incrchandisc. lilr. Mi-_llonalil also ke~ps thc post oiiice, il' I mistake not.

ways an abundance of pure air. The fresh air, and still beauty ol the morning, visitor arrives in Charlottetown by steam- the pleasures of the day, the calm beauty eriust as the sun goes down. Next morn- I oi the evening and sweet rest at night.

inghe may go either by rail or by carriage Q the holiday season passes all too quickly to the sea-side where he will have his away and the visitor leaves our shores

choice of several splcndldiy equippcd‘

hotels.

The first pleasure he indulges in is plunge inthe water.1`he beach isnlean and smooth. Surf bathing is always line, and

here you get it in the acmeof perfection. Ahalf an hour‘s rollicking in the water, then for half an hour a sun bath on thc

white sand hills. A chase for game with the gun or a fishing trip with fly. a 'stroll In the green meadows, ora ramble in the shady groves brings health and freshness to the once tired and depressed and makes every part of you tingle with new vigor.

You return to your hotel where the

table groans underits burden of choiccst vlands, the productions of thc farm or in connection therewith. You enjoy you think as you noverdld before thls'mlddny meal.

In the afternoon you repeat the delights

of the morning, only in varied form and you are ready for a good ten. In the even- ing you go out and the picture that meets the eye is of rare beauty as from the blutl` by thejheach you watch the sun descend- ing in gorgeous robes of glory behind the d istaat west.

The tree tops catch the yellow light

and gleam like golden spires : and the sun has gone to rest.

You then retire for the night to enjoy

the sweet sleep that comes to those who avail themselves of the health giving pro- perties afforded by the balmy lirevzcs and pure air oi Prim-v l\l |n'a\~.l island. '

Thus from lin- ~n~.-.~| snn\i|!i,r,_ f-,-|_..n\

with most pleasant memories ofourlsland home; only to return in the spring bring- ing cthers with him to the fair shores of Prince Edward Island.

“Wmr.sx.ln."

A SPURTSMAN from the South Side writes. snylnkthat he is glad to see the Magazine Guardian of a recent date devote space 'to the subject of fish and game protectiomlfe is also pleased toknow what] thc: president- of the F. 3: G.IP. A. looks like hy means of the portrait pub lished, and wishes that half.;-dosen men, as capable as secretary Carboaeii, could he put in the field to travel round as he is doing. This, the correspondent says, would soon put a stop to the work of the “game hogs" who net trout and take

game by unsportsmanlike methods, and who arc described thus in Forest and Streamz-

T|\0\1sl\ at aspect dull and drowsy,

th0\1Bl\ ol’ locks unkempt and frowgy, Through of soiled and freckled outioio.

ami’ costume rude and strange;

in their frowzinese and freckles, thay'rs

as keen iu__quest of shekels,

As tl\c diamond-decked .decoivers that

voclfcratc “on 'chnnge."

D0 YOU “Sk me how they get them'tWhy

l-hey snare them 'null they not them,

\Vlth thc_ aid of \ llc "coutraptions,"

which the game laws quite condemn;

\Vhal: they‘rs after is your money.

thaifs their inanna, milk and honey.

And the “modus operandi" matters not

_lot to them. '

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