590 PAST AND PRESENT OF of fine tillable land, located about four miles from Charlottetown , all of which is under the plow. He has always followed the vo¬ cation in which he is now engaged and has made many permanent and substantial im¬ provements on the place, being considered a practical and progressive farmer. James Dixon was married to Miss Flora McDonald , a daughter of Laughlin and May (McAuley) McDonald, and to them have been born two children, Mary R. and Emily. Mrs. Dixon 's parents were natives of Ar- gyleshire, of the Highlands of Scotland , and were among the early settlers of the Island. The father came here in 1806, at the age of six years. He was born in 1796 and fol¬ lowed fanning throughout his life and died in 1869. He had nine children, only two of whom are now living, Mrs. Dixon and a sister. In politics Mr. Dixon maintains an independent attitude, voting at all times for the best man and the policies which most nearly represented his own views. In reli¬ gion he is a member of the Presbyterian church and is highly regarded by his fel¬ low citizens. Henry Horne , a well known farmer in Lot 33, Queens county, was born in Prince Edward Island on June 24, 1861, and is the son of Ed - mond and Charlotte (Spittell) Horne. The father was a son of John and Elizabeth (Hawley) Home, was born in England on September 2, 1824, and was a jeweler by trade, although later he became a farmer. In 1831 he came to Prince Edward Island and soon started on the return trip to Eng¬ land to look up the estate of his father, but on reaching Boston he there met a brother and they decided to go first to the state of and attend to the paternal estate; the grandfather, however, remained in Wis¬ consin until his death. The paternal great¬ grandfather, John Horne , was a native and resident of Sussex county, England , and at one time owned eleven hundred acres of land there. The subject of this sketch was reared under the paternal roof and received his education in the district schools. Upon attaining maturity he entered upon the vo¬ cation of farming and he and his father are now the joint owners of two hundred and twenty-five acres of land, nearly all of which is under the plow and on which are raised all of the products common to this locality. In addition to this the subject and his brother own three one-hundred-acre tracts of land. Besides his large general fanning Mr. Horne gives some attention to live stock, raising generally Shorthorn cattle and he also does some dairy farming. His place is well im¬ proved in every respect, its appearance indi¬ cating the owner to be a man of excellent taste and sound judgment. Mr. Horne married Miss Percilla Brey- enton, a daughter of John and Harriett Brey- enton, and to them have been bom two chil¬ dren, Edmond and Herbert, both of whom are at home. Mr. Home supports the Con¬ servative party and has been a member of the school board. He is progressive in his attitude toward public improvements and stands high in his community. Hugh McEwen , who successfully car¬ ries on farming operations in Lot 32, Queens county, was bom near North River , this county, on April 28, 1828, a son of Joseph and Margaret (Ramsey) McEwen, both of whom were born at Beach Point , Prince Edward Island , though of Scotch