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talented as a musician and has been director of the music in his church for some time. On January 14, 1869, Mr. Wright married Miss Jennie Carruthers, a daughter of Sam- uel and Sophia (Matart) Carruthers, na- tives of this Island. Mrs. Wright died on August 27, 1871, and on October 19, 1876, Mr. Wright married Miss Margaret M. Leard, who was born at Augustine Cove on March 27, 1852, daughter of Samuel and Isabella Leard, both natives of Prince Ed- ward Island. Mr. and Mrs. Wright have one child whom they adopted, Maggie B. L. Wright, who became the wife of Atwood K. Whidden. Mr. Wright is in many respects a genius, especially as pertains to work in mechanics of any description. While he has never learned other trades than his own vocation, it does not seem to have been nec- essary as he is an expert at anything in the mechanical line to which he turns his hand, seldom needing the services of an artisan in any line. He is public spirited in his atti- tude toward all questions affecting the com- munity’s welfare and occupies a high posi- tion in the esteem of his fellow citizens.

JAMES WALSH, deceased, late of Farm- ington, Lot 42, Kings county, was born on the farm where his son, Francis, now re- sides, his birth occurring in 1840 and his death on June 16, 1905, at the age of sixty- five years. His entire life was spent on this farm and he was considered one of the lead- ing and most enterprising agriculturists of the community. He was practical and pro- gressive in his methods and maintained the property at a high standard of excellence. He possessed many fine personal qualities of character, took a prominent part in local ac-

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tivities, and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. For some two years or more, in addition to his farming, he operated a saw mill. He married Miss Ellen Flynn, who was born in Lot 42, and to them were born five children: Francis, a farmer; James Jr., who is living at home; Mary B., also living at home; Ellen Josephine, who is a resident of Boston, Mass., and Margaret, who is de- ceased.

The subject’s father was Michael Walsh, a native of County Kilkenny, Ireland, who came to Prince Edward Island in an early day and located on the present homestead, which he and his sons cleared and reduced to cultivation. He died here at the age of seventy-three years.

RIGHT REV. MGR. JEROME GILLIS, the able and popular priest in charge of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic church at Indian River, Prince county, was born at Mis- couche, Prince Edward Island, on December 4, 1841, and is a son of John P. and Cecilia (McLellan) Gillis, also natives of this prov- ince and both now deceased. The paternal grandparents were Donald and Elizabeth (McNeill) Gillis, natives of Scotland, as were the maternal grandparents, Archibald and Ann (Morrison) McClellan.

Monsignor Gillis was educated primarily in the district schools of his neighborhood and on September 12, 1860, entered St. Dunstan’s College at Charlottetown, where he was graduated. He then, in 1865, went to Montreal College and Seminary, where he completed his philosophical and theolog- ical studies, remaining there five years. He was ordained to the'priesthood in May, 1870. After spending six months at Mont-