PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

Charles Welsh and printed by Griffith, Far- ran, Okeden & Welsh, successors to New- bery & Harris, at the sign of the Bible and Inn, west comer of St. Paul’s Churchyard, London, a volume of some four hundred pages, contains a complete biography of John Newbery and his son Francis. The St. Paul Churchyard property is still in pos- session of the descendants of the Newbery family.

To Doctor and Mrs. Conroy have been born the following children: Frederick Roice, now engaged in the study of law; Francis Arthur, a student in St. Dunstan’s College; John Newbery, at home.

It is worthy of note in this connection that Thomas Conroy & Sons, of Callao, Peru, South America, of whom the senior member of the firm was a paternal uncle of the subject, were the most successful British merchants in Peru, going to that country at the same time the subject’s father came to Prince Edward Island. The firm still con- tinues to do business there under the name indicated, being owners of extensive nitrite mines and exporters of that product, as well as general shippers and forwarders. They were also agents of the Bank of London, the branch of the institution at Callao being managed by Thomas and Peter Conroy, brothers of the subject’s father.

CAPT. JOHN EDWARDS SMITH, who owns and successfully cultivates the Greenwood farm of four hundred acres in Lot 49, and who is considered one of the leading agricul- turists of Prince Edward Island, was born on the old homestead where he now resides on March 25, 1836. His paternal grandfather, John Smith, who was a native of Scotland,

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emigrated to Pictou county, Nova Scotia, where during the remainder of his life he conducted a general mercantile business. He was a member of the Scotch Kirk and was a man of absolute integrity, commanding the confidence and high regard of all who knew him. He married a Miss Copeland, a daugh— ter of Robert Copeland, and to them were born seven children, the fifth in order of birth being Alexander, the subject’s father. Alex- ander Smith was born in Merigomish. Pic- tou county, Nova Scotia, on June II, 1811, and at the age of sixteen years came to Prince Edward Island, where he engaged in teaching school for many years. He was successful in this vocation and was especially noted for his excellent penmanship. He was a member of the Church of Scotland and in politics a life-long Liberal. His death oc— curred on September 26, 1889. and his wife passed away on February 9, I887. On Octo— ber I4, 1833, he was married to Miss Mar- garet Edwards, who was born in County . Wexford, Ireland. on February I, 1806, and who came to Prince Edward Island at the age of eight years. They became the parents of four children: John, subject of this sketch; James, auditor general of British Co- lumbia; Richard, of Charlottetown ;and Dop- son May, the wife of Donald Farquharson, formerly premier of Prince Edward Island.

Capt. John E. Smith, subject of this sketch, received his education in the public schools at Pownal and has continued farm- ing on the old homestead during all of his active years. The place is a magnificent old estate comprising about four hundred acres, two hundred fifty of which are under the plow and in a high state of cultivation, the balance of the place being in timber tracts said to be the finest on the Island. Much of the improvement on this place was efiected