K Holmes Road. There he built a house and blacksmith shop. He married a neighbour Mary Jane Bryanton , daughter of John Andrew Bryanton . They had three children: Alonzo, Rena and Lloyd. Alonzo, married Grace Campbell in 1924 and their family are Jean Eanth , Frieda, Eric, Marion and Vivian. Alonzo continued the blacksmith business in which he excelled and they also operated a grocery business where William Thompson resided. In 1949 they moved to Kensington . Rena married Everett Burt , who was drowned in in 1935 their family are, Evelyn, Louise, Jean and Amon. Mrs. Burt remained in Malpeque until her passing in 1975. Lloyd, still resides in Baltic , spends the winters in Kensington . The Holmes blacksmith shop and their home was a gathering place, not only for business but a place where people loved to gather to converse, enjoy the violin and organ music provided by Dave and the step dancing by Mary, as well a good meal. Lloyd over the years plays the mouth-organ at concerts and house parties. Seldom today when tales are told of the "good old days", are the names of Dave and Mary not mentioned. Dave had the first radio in the Baltic and many recall how they made regular visits to hear their favorite programs, e.g. Amos and Andy, the Jubilee Singers and the News. Keir Crafer recalls the trips he and many of the younger set made to listen to the hockey games, especially in 1934 when the Moncton Hawks caused much interest with their winning streak. Robert and Lottie Clark were frequent visitors as well. HUNTER In 1820 Thomas Hunter and his wife Agnes left Closeburn, Scotland and landed at Malpeque, P.E.I. Until the present, five generations of Hunters have had their origin from this couple. Some of their descendants travelled to the western part of Prince Edward Island and some went to the United States. Many are still in this area. HUNTER ( WILLIAM ) William (Bill) is the great-grandson of Thomas and Agnes Hunter. He was born in 1907 at Indian River , the son of Ella Retta (Reeves) Hunter and George Thomas Hunter . In 1933, on marrying Cecelia Hillman MacKenzie, (who had been living at the mill) he moved to the Baltic . At this time she was a widow with three small sons: Harold, Earle, and David. Later additions to their family in¬ cluded Jean, Eileen, Mary, and George. Eileen died in 1938, at the age of 7 months. 67