do, l.t i c S A. M u ncoy do, Wm. Wickham do, Alex Grady do, C.B.Saundcrs (two houses); Peter McNutt , Kensington ; Timothy Driscoll , Indian River , James Bernard , Malpcque; the stores and warehouses of Hon. John Lcfurgcy , Summcrside; David Rogers large warehouse, ; Schoolhouse Lot 14; and last but not least, the Dominion Building now finished. .... While occasionally we may express our preference for certain politicians on account of what we deem their meritorious public services, we certainly must accord to Mr. Doyle , who is no politician, the meed of being one of the most useful public men in Prince Edward Island . He is a large employer of labor, and thus contributes materially to the well-being of a numerous class in the community, while by his energy and skill he has done much to forward the progress of our Province. He is a man yet in the prime of life vigorous and generous hearted .... Picry worked in the Chariottctown area during 1883, '84, and '85 on the Prince St . Wharf, Fullcrton's Marsh Bridge, the North River Bridge, and 1 Wright's Bridge, East Royalty . He was probably in touch with his mother who > was living on Malpcque road at the time (about opposite to the Liquor Store at [ the Royalty Mall) where she lived with her youngest son John and his sister i Annie. He probably took great pride in building the Fullcrton's Marsh Bridge. He could provide jobs for local people and perhaps share an occasional meal with his brother James. He may have even stayed at the old home place at night. I can picture Piery and brother James smoking their pipes out on the doorstep after supper and reminiscing about their childhood on this farm. John Doyle , [my grandfather, would be about two years old at the time and might have been [playing nearby with his sister Gert, then five. Their older brother Leo, who was Jcight at the time, would die two years later. He may have sat listening to the I men that evening, enjoying the smell of their tobacco and conjuring up images ! produced by their talk. In 1887 Picry was elected to the Summcrside Town ■Council for the first of three terms. A story goes that while campaigning In a \ horse-drawn carriage, he met the local parish priest, Father Patrick Doyle , a I number of times. Each time the priest would say, "You'll be snowed under ■Mcry". After this happened a number of times, the 300 pound Piery , reputed ■to be rather hot-headed at times, said "Kiss me arse," slapped the horse with ■ the reins and was away. Picry must have been quite annoyed! Piery was reputed to speak his mind and could be harsh at rimes, qualities useful when handling a construction crew. But his generosity was mentioned I by many. My favorite such story is mentioned in the Maple Lea/o( J \ i \y 1929. I [The author speaks of some of the old timers of Summcrside and their kind words and actions towards small boys. He says ...boys never forget these acts of kindness. Many times have groups of boys, without a penny in their pocket, crowded at the entrance to Ludlow Hall and lateral Market Hall, waiting for gruff but kind-hearted