... ,:?:;f#j :-i-". ;. :■: v ■ *% A 1972 photo of the Hayes home in Bideford where William Hayes kept Post Office. L.M. Montgomery boarded here in June 1895. —from pauline millar collection In 1864, John Mollison Jr. (1850-1937) went with William Hayes to learn the trade of building carriages and sleighs. After putting in his appren¬ ticeship period of four years, he remained with Mr. Hayes until about 1872, when he moved to Tyne Valley where he opened his own carriage shop. He had attended the at Charlottetown and obtained a Teacher's License. In 1874, he married Charlotte Emily MacLean (1851-1891). In 1875 he taught school in Tyne Valley . Between 1878-1880, he taught school in Freeland , returning to Tyne Valley for two more years. In 1894, he married Mary Cairns . Prior to 1900, he moved to Summerside and became Editor of The Pioneer and The Island Farmer. In 1903, he qualified as a land surveyor. He also served as a Justice of the Peace. About 1927, he gave up his survey work and devoted more time to writing. He had four children by his first marriage, and one son, Robert Lowell Mollison (1897-1971), by his second marriage. 58 Roots & Branches