584 PAST AND PRESENT OF in the mining of gold. In 1900 he returned to the state of Washington and for over three years operated a tobacco store at Seattle. He then returned to Prince Edward Island and purchased the farm on which he now resides and where he has successfully followed agricultural pursuits. His farm comprises fifty acres, all of which is in a high state of cultivation and well improved with commodious and substantial buildings and well kept fences and on which is a fine and productive orchard. Mr. Yeo is prac¬ tical in his methods and has achieved a defi¬ nite degree of success in his present calling. He is well known in this locality and stands high in general esteem. James C. Wright , who conducts a pop¬ ular and prosperous tailoring business at Summerside , was hum at Searltown. Prince Edward Island , his natal day having been April 6, 1856. His father, John Robbins Wright , a native of Bedeque , this Island, was the eldest son of the Hon . John Wright by his first marriage to Miss Robbins . The father followed farming and was a repre¬ sentative citizen of his community. He died on February 23, 1900, at the age of seventy- five, and his wife died on July 3, 1898, aged seventy-nine years. Their children are as follows: Annie, who died on December 8, 1863; Louisa, who married David Rogers , of Freetown , and died on March 16, 1903; Albert S., who operates the original home¬ stead; Alonzo, who married Miss Minnie Simmons , now resides in Mexico, New York ; Arthur R., who died on October 13, 1856; Thomas J., who is a Methodist minis¬ ter and lives in Iowa ; James C, subject of this sketch; W. Arthur , who married Miss Alice A. Black and resides on the old home¬ stead. James C. Wright was educated in the public schools of Searltown, and upon the completion of his education he engaged as a clerk with the late Hon . W. G. Strong , at Bedeque , with whom he remained about a year. He then engaged with W. W. Beer , of Bedeque , and a year later accompanied that gentleman on his removal to Charlotte - town, the firm name being then changtd to J. & W. Beer , with whom he remained six years. At the end of that time he returned to Bedeque and was for a year employed with Colin Wright . He then removed to Summerside and became manager for Mur- dock McLeod, merchant tailor. Seven years later he bought out his employer and formed a partnership with Henry P. Strong , under the firm name of Wright & Strong. In 1895 Mr. Wright bought out his partner and has since continued the business under his own name. He carries a large and well selected line of woolens, in all the latest and most popular patterns, and his output is charac¬ terized by perfect fit and high-grade work¬ manship in every respect. A complete line of gents' furnishings is also carried. In 1895 Mr. Wright added to his business a ladies' tailoring department, which has proven a most decided success, this being the only shop of this kind on the Island and its patronage extending even to the adjoining provinces. Mr. Wright possesses good business ability, a thorough knowledge of every detail of his business and a genial dis¬ position, which have combined to win for him many warm friends and a large and steadily increasing patronage. Fraternally he is a Mason and an Odd Fellow. He has on all occasions shown a good citizen's in¬ terest in the welfare of his county.