PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

JOSEPH E. BAGNALL, who operates a highly improved farm in Lot 22, was born on the present farm, at Hazel Grove, on April 10, 1850, and is a son of Richard and Matilda (Baker) Bagnall, both of whom are natives of Prince Edward Island, the former born at Charlottetown and the latter at Bedeque. The subject's great-grandfather, Samuel Bagnall, was born in Derbyshire. England, was married in Strafiordshire, and later removed to Philadelphia, Pennsyl- vania. Before the war of the Revolution he was an active Tory and was confined in prison in Albany. In about 1787 he came to Prince Edward Island, settling at Char- lottetown, where he followed his trade, that of a cabinet maker, and here his death occurred in 1810. He wasthe father of eleven children, of whom Richard, the sub- ject’s grandfather, was the only one born after the family came to this Island. The latter, in 1813, took up a grant of three hundred acres of land lying between Char- lottetown and Summerside, and there con- ducted a half-way house during the remainder of his life. The subject's father. Richard Bagnall, continued running this half-way house until after the opening of the railroad, when he moved to Hunter River, where he engaged in farming. From 1845 until the opening of the railroad he had the contract for carrying the mails between Charlottetown and Summerside and several branches to the north. He died in Decem- ber, 1894. ‘

Joseph E. Bagnall was educated in the district schools at Hazel Grove, and upon attaining maturity took up farming, which he has followed throughout the subsequent years. He was also engaged in the opera- tion of a grist mill at New Glasgow for ten years and has been successful in all his

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efforts. He is the owner of two hundred acres of highly cultivated land, one hundred and fifty of which are now under the plow, and on the remainder is some excellent sec- ond growth timber. Mr. Bagnall is largely interested in dairying and sends large quan- tities of milk to the cheese and butter fac- tory, a co—operative concern maintained by the farmers of this locality, among whom the profits are divided. Many fine improve- ments have been made on Mr. Bagnall‘s farm, all of a substantial character, and it is justly considered one of the leading farms in this community.

On December 24, 1879, Mr. Bagnall was united in marriage to Miss Euphemia Bell, a daughter of Andrew and Mary (Simp- son) Bell. Her father was bom in Scotland in 1818, and came to Prince Edward Island in an early day with his parents, and here followed ship building. He is now located on a farm at Mill River, near Bloomfield. To Mr. and Mrs. Bagnall have been born nine children, namely: Herbert S., a student at Acadia College; R. Elmer; Mary; M. C. Gordon; Andrew B.; Frederick W; Annie In politics Mr. Bag- nall supports the Liberal party, and. in religion is a Baptist, while fratemally. he belongs to the Sons of Temperance. He takes a deep interest in every measure calcu- lated to benefit his fellowmen and stands high in public esteem.

RICHARD PHILIP BAGNALL, who success- fully operates a highly cultivated farm in Lot 22, was born on the paternal homestead at Hazel Grove, in 1846, and is a son of Richard and Matilda (Baker) Bagnall, both

of whom are natives of Prince Edward