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by the Captain’s father, but the Captain him- self has maintained the place at the highest standard of excellence and enjoys an en- viable reputation as a practical and progres- sive agriculturist. On April 3, 1861, Mr. Smith married Miss Amelia Gay, who was born on February. 22, 1842, a daughter of James Bulpitt and Jane (Jones) Gay. The Gay family have been residents of the Island for more than one hundred years, a paternal ancestor, David, having originally come from Maine. To the subject and his wife have been born the following children: Jo- seph Hensley, a master builder at New Bed- ford, Massachusetts, who married Miss Flora Anderson; Vernor Winfield, who is engaged in the railway service in Alberta, Northwest Territory, who married Miss Anna Yerger; James Arthur, of near Winni- peg; Capt. Wallace Edwards of the Eighty-second Militia, who lives at home and who married, Adele Jardine; Benton Al— exander, deceased; Margaret May and Linda Amelia, at home. In politics Mr. Smith gives a faithful allegiance to the Liberal party and under Premier Farquharson he was for many years commissioner of the Government stock farm. He is a member of the Presbyterian church and takes an active part in its varied interests. His fraternal re- lationship is with the Orange Society. Dur— ing a long course of years Mr. Smith has lived a life of absolute integrity and upright- ness, his word at all times being considered as good as his bond, and he is rich in the es- teem and respect which is accorded him by those who know him best. Two facts of special interest in the Captain’s career are worthy of mention. Many years ago he was captain of a company of volunteers, and while he was in this command the present King of England visited the Island, and the

PAST AND PRESENT OF

Captain had the honor of drinking a glass of wine with him at a levee at Government House. He has also been president of the Hazelbrook Dairying Company continuously

‘during the last ten years, and it is to his

credit that the company is one of the most successful on the Island.

REV. PATRICK DOYLE, the able and popu- lar priest in charge of the parish at Vernon River, was born at St. Mark’s, Lot 7, Prince Edward Island, on March 9, 1839. He is a son of Thomas Doyle, a native of New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland, where he received his education. He emigrated to Prince Edward Island in an early day, 10- cating in Lot 27, where he followed farming during his active years, subsequently remov- ing to St. Mark’s, Lot 7, where his death occurred in 1864. He was a faithful mem- ber of the Catholic church, and in politics supported the Liberal party. He married Miss Alice Knowles, a native of County Kil- kenny, Ireland, whose death occurred in 1876, and to them were born eight children, namely: James, deceased; Thomas, a farmer in Lot 7; Morris, deceased; Peter, who re- sides on the old homestead; John, deceased; Patrick, the subject of this sketch; Bridget, now deceased, was the wife of Charles Mc- Carthy; Mary, deceased, was the wife of Michael O’Holleran.

The subject of this sketch attended the public schools at Campbellton until he was fifteen years of age, when he entered St. Dunstan’s College, at Charlottetown, com- pleting his course there in 1862. He then took a theological course at Laval Univer- sity, at Quebec, and in 1865 was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic church. Re-