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cumbent upon him securing for him the con- fidence and respect of his superiors.

In 1862 the subject enlisted as a private in the -Dundas Rifles, of Southport, under command of the late Lieut.-Col. Henry Beer. He retained his connection with this com- mand until his removal to Charlottetown, when he enlisted in the Prince of Wales Rifles, afterward transferring to the artil- lery, with which he continued until his ap- pointment to the command of the district. His military record, summarized, is as fol- lows: Enlisted as a private in 1862; made a second lieutenant on the 10th of March, 1867; made lieutenant on March 26, 1867, 'in the regular militia of the province; was made a captain on May 23, 1868; organized and commanded No. 2 Company Harrison Artillery, on March 31, 1882 ; was appointed major and on the 16th of September, 1887, was given command of the regiment, on the 5th of January, 1889, he was continued in command of the Fourth Regiment Canadian Artillery. On the 17th of Sep- tember, 1894, he was appointed deputy adju- tant general and given command of military district, No. 12, comprising Prince Edward Island. In 1884, Captain Moore, as com- mander of No. 2 Company, took first prize for general efficiency in competition with the militia of all Canada, and this company con- tinued taking first prizes during the seven years in which the subject remained in com- mand. The Colonel has won a number of prizes for accurate shooting with the heavy ordnance. He also holds certificates of quali- fication, first class grade 'A. R. S. A., issued from the Royal School of Artillery at Que— bec, which certificate has been twice dupli- cated, in July 1844, and July, 1887. He also holds a certificate in equitation (October, 1898) from the Royal School of Cavalry.

PAST AND PRESENT OF

For several years Colonel Moore was vice- president of the Dominion Artillery As- sociation.

On the 2d of March, 1871, Colonel Moore married Miss Eliza Bovyer, of Char- lottetown, a daughter of the late John Bov- yer, and to them have been born two chil- dren, Louis A., now a resident of Pueblo, Colorado, and Jan, at home. In religion the Colonel is a member of the First Methodist church and takes an active interest in its va- rious departments, being now a member of the church board and having been for many years superintendent of the Sabbath school. He was also for five years president of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Char- lottetown, and enjoys the full confidence and esteem of all who know him.

JOHN CAMPBELL, a well known citizen and prosperous farmer at Mt. Buchanan, Lot 57, and who was born on the farm where he now lives, is a son of Roderick and Ann (Morrison) Campbell. The father came from Gare], Ross-shire, Scotland, at the age of six years, in 1803, with his parents on the ship “Polly,” and his death occurred in 1889, at the age of ninety-two years. His father, John Campbell, located at Pinette on a farm, which is that now owned and operated by the subject. Ann Morrison was brought to this Island at the age of six years, by her father, Hector Morrison, who also settled at Pin- ette.

John Campbell received a good education in the public school, and was reared to the life of a farmer, which vocation he has con- tinuously followed during all the subsequent years. His property is finely located and is nearly all under the plow, and in a fine state