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throughout his active years. He is pos- sessed of a good theoretical and practical knowledge of every detail of his avocation and has pursued it with a gratifying degree of'success. The farm, which comprises two hundred acres of land, of which eighty acres are under the plow, is considered one of the most attractive and productive properties in the community. Part of this land was cleared by the subject himself, who has made all of the improvements, which are of a neat and permanent character and which reflect credit upon the owner. The farm was formerly known as the Thomas G. Ruggles place, having been owned by a man who in an early day came from Nova Sco- tia and here lived with the subject who bought the place some time prior to the death of Mr. Ruggles. Mr. Travers en- gages in mixed farming, also in live stock raising, giving some attention to dairying. In politics he supports the Liberal party and has held the ofiice of justice of the peace for ten years. He is a member of the Church of England, and his fraternal rela- tionship is with the Sons of Temperance. In 1877 Mr. Travers married Miss Isa- belle Dougherty, a daughter of William and Maria (Croswell) Dougherty, of Cascum- pec, Prince Edward Island, and to them have been born seven children: Maria, who is a trained nurse residing at \Vorcester, Massachusetts; Isabelle, a dressmaker, who resides in Vancouver, British. Columbia; Reginald, now in Central America; Ethel, at home; Gilbert, who was drowned at the age of thirteen years; Victor and George, at home. Mr. Travers devotes his main at- tention to his business affairs but does not allow this to preclude his giving proper at- tention to local affairs, he always casting his influence in favor of such measures as prom-

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ise to benefit the community. He is widely known and enjoys the sincere regard of all who know him.

THEODORE BERNARD, who successfully conducts a popular hotel and the livery stables at Tignish, was born in Lot 1, Prince county, on December 17, 1840, and is a son of Fidele and Celeste (Poirier) Ber- nard. The father was born at Malpeque, Prince Edward Island, where he lived until nine years of age, when he accompanied his parents to Lot I. He and his wife were the parents of sixteen children. The father was a successful farmer by occupation and in politics a Liberal. His death occurred in 1867, and his widow survived until 1899, dying at the age of ninety-five years. The paternal grandfather, Gregory Bernard, was a native of Nova Scotia, from whence he re- moved to Malpeque, where he successfully followed farming. His death occurred at Tignish. He was one of the first settlers of Tignish, having come here by boat. which was his first sleeping habitation, as he and his companions were the first under the ne- cessity of overturning the boats and making of them a roof for their sleeping quarters. Subsequently a hut was built, which was in due time followed by more modern quarters. In that early day live game was plentiful and Mr. Bernard shot many wolves and fowls of all kinds, which were a welcome addition to the family larder. They also had the unusual experience of driving a number of walruses a distance of two miles into an inclosed pond where they confined them and killed them as needed, the hide, which was fully an inch thick, being used for moccasins and other like purposes.