PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. 4»5 tion. He is a man of fine public spirit and is liberal in his support of all worthy public movements. John Davis Schurman , who is success¬ fully engaged in the operation of a fine farm in Prince county and also' well known as a successful trader, was born at Freetown on the 23d of March, 1850, and is a son of Rob ¬ ert and Lydia (Gouldrup) Schurman, both natives of Prince Edward Island , the former born at Bedeque and the latter at The father, who followed farming through¬ out his active life, died on March 31, 1875. J. D. Schurman attended the public schools of Freetown and upon attaining ma¬ ture years took up the vocation of farming. to which he hasgiven some attention continu¬ ously since. He also a number of years ago entered upon a mercantile career in which he lias achieved a fair degree'of success, being accounted one of the leading and substantial citizens of the locality. His farm, which con¬ sists of one hundred seventy-five acres, is eli¬ gibly located and is maintained at the highest point of excellence, being improved with a full set of up-to-date farm buildings and other accessories. Mr. Schurman gives his personal attention to every detail of his busi¬ ness and has become a leader in his commu¬ nity, as an able business man and public spir¬ ited citizen. Politically he is a Liberal, fra¬ ternally a member of the Independent Order of Foresters and in religion he with his fam¬ ily belongs to the Baptist church. On Janu¬ ary 29, 1878, Mr. Schurman married Miss Margaret A. Auld , a daughter of Robert and Mary Ann (Boughton )Auld, of Charlotte - town,' the former being a native of Cove Head, the latter a native of Charlottetown . To them have been born three sons, namely : Robert P., who is an accountant in the Im ¬ perial Bank of Canada at , Saskatchewan ; Evert T., who is now en¬ gaged in prospecting at , Mani¬ toba; Walter Ray , who is now engaged in prospecting at Edmondton, Alberta. Capt. William Henry Jackson, who has acquired a wide-spread reputation as a painter in oils and who enjoys a large per¬ sonal acquaintance in Kings county, was born at Watertown, Massachusetts , August 13. 1832, and is a son of Antipas and Mary Jackson , natives of Massachusetts , the for¬ mer born at Roxbury and the latter at Dor ¬ chester. They are descendants of good, old New England families, who have resided in f< >r several generations. The subject of this sketch received a common school education at Watertown, Massachusetts , and was given a liberal edu¬ cation in art, in which he has since achieved such distinctive success. In 1861, when President Lincoln issued his call for volun¬ teers to aid in the suppression of the great insurrection in the United States, Mr. Jack ¬ son enlisted in the Thirteenth Regiment , Volunteers, and was at that time commissioned first lieutenant . In 1862 he was promoted to the rank of captain and the same year became major of the Second Regiment . He proved a gallant and faithful supporter of his country in that terrible struggle and upon the close of the war received an honourable discharge. In 1865 Captain Jackson married Miss Alice Holmes , a native of Charleston, South Carolina , and a daughter of Edward and Mary Holmes. The Captain is a Republican in politics, though generally independent in