THE CAMPBELLS AND THE FLOATING BRIDGE

James Campbell Sr. a military man emigrated from Bradalbane,

Perthshire, Scotland, came to PE. Island with Governor Patterson in

1774. His wife was a Cameron of Lauchiel. James acted as Secretary for the Governor for a short time before settling in Park Corner.

James Jr. married a sister of Senator Montgomery and between these two homes there was a lake, this had to be bridged so they selected large logs, hewed one side flat, fasten-ed them together with chains and secured the chains to the bank on each side of the lake, this made the first floating bridge.

Our famous Island Authoress Lucy Maud Montgomery was a frequent visitor at the Campbell and Montgomery homes in her young days and she named the lake the Lake of Shinning Waters. Later she came to live with her aunt and uncle in the Campbell home and attended church in Long River.

She was married in the Campbell home to the Rev. Ewan Mac- Donald and went to live in the manse in Leaskdale, Ontario.

A grandson of James Sr., William, better known as member Bill operated a large farm and mill in Sea View, he was a Lt. C01. in the militia and represented 1st Queens from 1873 to 1887 and was Minister of Public Works in the Sullivan Government for eight years. He resignd his seat and unsuccessfully contested Queens County in the Dominion election of 1887.

Another grandson James married Isabella Johnstone of Long River and took his bride to live in Grahams Road. Chief Justice Thane A. Campbell is a grandson of this union.

While another grandson Colin C. of New Brunswick on hearing of the death of the old Earl in Scotland who wasn’t married went over to

claim the Earldom. He was well received at the castle the attendants said. “he walks, talks and looks like the old Earl and has the affable manner of the Campbells.”

Colin wrote for the family records but alas! he was told that one of the cousins new wife who had a wonderful record of good house- keeping had 'burned the leather bag containing the records in her Spring house cleaning. Eventually the Estate went to the Crown.

Lucy Maud Montgomery MacDonald visited the old castle on her honeymoon trip to Scotland in 1911.

COL. ERNEST WILBUR JOHNST-ONE

Colonel Ernest Wilbur Johnstone was born and reared on a farm in Long River, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Johnstone. He attended the Long River School where he acquired a faculty for extensive reading, a practice which he has followed diligently through his life.

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