Hutchinson and family lived in the homefor ten years. Etta Hutchinson, the present owner, returned here from Montreal on her retirement and now lives in the home. Her brother Calvin lives with her.

A tragedy happened at the spring on this property, while it belonged to Ed Laughlin. A Mr. James Crossman lived on land now belonging to community pasture, next to Douglas Millar’s. He was a lumber dealer, and hauled huge timbers with a pair of oxen. On March 13, 1875, when he was 50 years of age, he returned from Summerside in the evening and went to get a bucket of water at this spring. At the time there was a cask in the spring, to bring water up past ground level. With snow and ice around, he evidently slipped in. When he did not return home, his son was sent to investigate, and found him, drowned.

CHALMERS HUTCHINSON

This land was first owned by Nicholas Power. While the Powers were

clearing the land, one of their sons was killed when a large tree fell on

him as it was being cut down. Another son, along with his cousin, a boy by the name of Long, were froze to death when they became lost while hunting a fox. A bear was killed on this property while the Powers owed it. Pat Power, son of David Power, found the bear carrying off a pig from its pen. He was able to save the pig, and killed the bear, receiving a bounty from the government of ten shillings.

David. Lecky was the next owner, and his son Kenneth, after that. Kenneth married Annie MacDonald of Grand River. Their family were David, Emily, Gertie, Rosine, Evelyn, Rhodah, Donnie and Tessie.

Kenneth sold the farm to Chalmers Hutchinson in 1948. Chalmers is married to the former Alvira Millar. Their family are: Janet, married to Edgar Dennis of Port Hill; Adel, married John Massey of Charlottetown; Alton and Ross at home.

O'FARRELL

Lawrence O’Farrell (died March 22, 1875) was born in Langford, Ireland and emigrated to P.E.|. in 1823. He settled in Central Lot 16, on that part of the road known as ”Farrell’s Hill”, and married Nancy Maclntyre of Grand River. They had five children, John, James, Margaret, Catherine and Nancy. JOHN married Catherine Lecky and they had four children — Annie, Joseph, Isadore and Lillian. Annie Spinster. Joseph — lived on the homestead, married Mary Steele and had nine children. Mabel, married Hugh MacKinnon and living in North River; Raymond, living in Sum— merside; Leonard, living in Charlottetown; Wilfred, lives in Toronto, Ont.; Urban, living in Miscouche; Marion, married George Irwin and lives in Valleyfield, Que., Ralph, lives in Toronto, Ont.; Theresa, married David Lecky, lives in Charlottetown; Nora, married Leo Maclntyre of Grand River.

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