PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. 379 an extensive tannery, including bark sheds and bam and also a neat and commodious residence. He thoroughly understands every detail of his business and has been very successful in building up a large and constantly increasing patronage. The bark and hides are obtained in this province and the product of the tannery is mostly sold here also. Mr. Vickerson manufactures harness leather and buff wax leathers as specialties. Prior to entering into business Mr. Vickerson was foreman for the large tannery firm of Donovan & Morin at Mon¬ treal for seven years, having charge of fifty men and thus becoming an expert in this line. In addition to tanning Mr. Vickerson is collector of land tax for Lots 57 and 58, having held this office since 1894. In poli¬ tics he supports the Liberal party, and in religion is a member of the St. John's Pres¬ byterian church. - Mr. Vickerson married Miss Lizzie Young , a daughter of George Young , who has proven to him a helpmate in the fullest sense of the term. Mr". Vickerson has at all times taken a deep interest in the affairs of the community and is held in high esteem by the public generally. William B. Hayes , a successful black¬ smith at Ellerslie , Prince county, and agent for the Massey- Harris Harvester Company, of Toronto , Ontario , was born in Lot 12, this county, and is a son of William Hayes , who was born at Albany, Lot 27, this Island, in 1838. The latter came to Lot 12 in 1862 and took up a tract of land, on which he started a carriage factory, the only one for many years between Summerside and ton. Here he carried <>n the manfacture of buggies, carriages, wagons and sleighs up to 1890, and still does repair work to some ex¬ tent. To him and his wife were born the following children: Robert T. Hayes , a wholesale boot and shoe dealer at St. John, New Brunswick ; William B., subject of this sketch; Charles C, of Alberta, ; Harry, who is employed in his brother's store at St. John, New Brunswick ; Clifford, at home; Laura, wife of the Rev. W. J. Cements , in the ministry of the Wes- leyan Methodist church at Alberta, North¬ ; Maude, who is a graduate of the Prince of Wales College and of the Macdonald Institute, at Guelph, Ontario , and principal of the high school at Montague; Bertha, at home. The subject's paternal grandfather, John Hayes , was born in Car- rick Fergus, County Antrim, Ireland, and , - when still quite young was left an orphan. He came to Prince Edward Island in 1830 and settled at Tryon , now Albany, Lot 27. He was second mate of "The British Tat," carrying lumber from Quebec to limpdbl, which shy> was wmchtd off Sea Cow Head, the crew reaching shore over the ice. John Hayes went to the home of a Mr. Barclay and was so kindly received and hospitably treated that he decided to cast his lot with these pioneers. He bought one hundred acres of land at Albany, and subsequently married Miss Annie Jackman , a daughter of John and Sarah (Durm) Jackman, both of whom were born in or near Mt. Mellick, _ Queens county, Ireland, where John Jack - man's brother was in possession of an en¬ tailed estate. John and Annie Hayes had the following children: William, father of the subject; Robert, deceased; Frank, a farmer at Searltown, this Island: Joseph, deceased. William B. Hayes received a good dis¬ trict school education and his early years