Edward Auld from Covehead took over the mills and the land. Later John Clark bought the land and in turn sold it to Frank Auld . In 19*t1 Ernest Inman (Sr) purchased the land and it is now owned and operated by his son, Mervin. MRS . HARRY BEST The first recorded owner of this property was James MacDonald . In 1850 it was purchased by John Inman , who was married to Jane Ann Best . The next owner was Mark Best , who bought the land in 189^ from John Inman . He married Isabelle MacLaren , and they had four children, a daughter Mae ( Mrs. Ross Douglas ) and three sons, Otto, George and Henry. This family resided on the property for only four years, since Mark and his wife died within months of each other at a very young age. In I898, Oliver Best , a brother of Mark, moved from Cape where he farmed, and bought this property. He was married to Josie Simmons of Belmont, and their family consisted of Hazel, ( Mrs. Melvin Clark ) now residing in Charlottetown , Frank (who died at the age of 11), Roland of Central, Harry of Belmont (deceased in 1970) Lloyd now living in Darnley , Mabel, Mrs. Alfred Waite (deceased) and JOhn in Belmont. In 193^, Oliver Best deeded this property to his son, Harry, who married Erma MacLaren of Belmont. They had two daughters, Ruby, ( Mrs. Edward Clark ), Belmont and Edith ( Mrs. Ivan Green ), Vancouver, B.C. In May 1962, the land was sold to Sterling Thompson . The house, garage and i acre of land were kept by Harry Best . Mrs. Erma Best now resides on this property. EDWARD CLARK In 1870, this farm was owned by Henry Chinnick , who, in 1878 sold it to James Higgins and Donald Nicholson . Both of these families moved to this district from Crapaud . 64