Footsteps Across The Bridge 167

WAITE

Henry J. Waite (ca. 1835) was a brother of John Waite who also lived in Wilmot Valley. Henry owned the Sobey property according to the atlas in 1880. Henry married Eliza Gay (1830-1908). It is possible that the house on the Reynolds property was the one which they lived in. Mr. and Mrs. Waite did not have children. H0wever they were in close proximity to children due to the closeness of the school. Pupils often went to the Waite house to get water for the school. Mr. and Mrs. Waite are buried in the Baptist Church Cemetery in Bedeque. Henry was also a shoemaker. An elderly lady named Eliza lived with them about 1881.

EASTER

George Easter came from Hamilton, P.E.1. and lived on the Sobey farm after the Waites did. George married Leila Ada Stavert (1863-1949) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stavert of Wilmot Valley. George was a carpenter and also ran the post office. He built his Wilmot Valley home and the home of John W. Hogg was also built by George. His brother William lived at the present Douglas Webster property. Mr. and Mrs. Easter had four children: Erskine (1890) died in his youth. Carrie (1892) married Earl Kennedy of Kensington. An infant daughter died in April. 1894. Edna (1902) married Ervin Champion of Kensington.

In 1913 the Easters moved to Kensington and sold the land to Edgar Sobey.

SOBEY

Charles Edgar Sobey (1873-1969) was the son of Robert and Annie (Richards) Sobey of Searletown. On February 3. 1904 he married Mary Jane Matthews (Oct. 13, 1877-May 27, 1951) of Baltic. She was the daughter of Susan (Stewart) and Hugh Matthews. They lived first in Albany and moved to Wilmot Valley in 1913. Mr. Sobey carried on a mixed farming operation but his chief interest was in race horses, which he raised and drove. Mr. Sobey was mail courier from the origin of the position until 1959, with the exception of a brief period when Mr. Ed Caseley had the position. Mr. Sobey used a horse and buggy or sleigh, weather permitting, until he retired. Mr. Sobey remained very active all his life assisting with the farm—work, and painting the house and erecting and painting a fence when in his nineties. A community birthday party was held on his ninety-second birthday. Many complimentary remarks were made regarding Mr. Sobey’s long and faithful career as a mail-carrier, and his fine qualities as a friend and neighbour. Also presented were several lovely gifts and a beautiful cake.