beth. Catherine and John lived on a good quality farm in Village Green and raised three children—Catherine, (from first marriage), Alphonse (Phonsie), and Andrew (Andy).

This Gordan family may have been at Mass that windy September Sunday in 1897 when a freak accident occurred. While standing with her mother waiting to enter for Mass, a twelve year old girl, Mary Genevieve Fraser, was struck and killed when a havy ornament fell from the turret and struck her on the had. (Charlottetown Herald, September 15, 1897)

Catherine became sick in the early 1900's and one of the Driscoll girls, 'Gussie', came to look after her. Gussie was Catherine's niece, the child of Margaret (Doyle) Driscoll from Mt. Herbert. While nursing her aunt Catherine, Gussie fell in love with Phonsie Cor'riyn—thc only trouble being she was his first cousin! Catherine died in 1910, and is buried in Vernon River R.C. Cemetery beside her hmband. The grave is marked with a fine stone.

Gussieand Phonsie applied fora dispensation so they might marry. Phonse wentoverseasinthefirstgrutwarandwhen he retumedin 1918he foundthat the dispensation applied for, had not been granted. At that point he sold the farm to Bill Doyle, also a descendent ofJarnes and Margaret iacey. After selling the farm, Phonsie went to visit his brother Andy in California. On his return he discovered that his dispensation had been granted about 1921 . He and Gussie then married and bought a lovely fruit farm in Georgetown Royalty a former property of Captain McPhee, and grew apples and cherries, mainly for the rmrket in Newfoundland. They were unable to make a go of it. however, and eventually Gussie died in the Charlottetown Hospital while Phonsie suffered the same fate at the Provincial San a few years later.

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Footnote: This story about Gussie and Phonsie departs from the original idea of concentrating upon the lives of the twelve children of james and Margaret Lacey. Readers might find it interesting nevertheless, there not being mud) information on their parents.

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