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Ralph Otto (Aug. 29, 1915—Dec. 23, 1972) married Margaret MacLean and lived in New Glasgow, N.S. They had two children, Allister and Mary Eileen. (See Veterans.)

Marjorie Ella (Feb. 26, 1918) married, on June 22, 1938 in North Bedeque, Elmer Waugh. (See Elmer Waugh).

Gladys Margaret (Mar. 1, 1920) married Charles Drewett. They live in Halifax and have three children: Audrey Alberta, Gloria Jean and Cynthia.

David Lawson (June 3, 1922—Sept. 6, 1958) married Mildred Clark. They farmed in Thistle and Shamrock, and had a family of two boys, Sher- wood David and William Brian. (See Veterans).

Kenneth Walker (Dec. 17, 1925) married Elizabeth Pearl Mann. (See Ken- neth Walker Clark).

One exciting incident related to us concerning Katherine, Scott and Horace is well-remembered by older residents of the community. It seems that one day, in about 1917, Fred was preparing to go to the gristmill in Central Bedeque. Having loaded the truck-wagon, Fred went to the house to get cleaned up. On returning to the yard he was alarmed to see the horses bolting, for what reason we do not know, out of the lane and down the road. Much more precious than wagon or feed were Fred’s three eldest children who were now aboard. Fred phoned various neighbours down the Blueshank but the horses were travelling at such speed that the neighbours could not stop them. The Huestis family did not get to the end of their lane in time to do any more than watch them go past. Other neighbours managed to wave at them enough to reduce their speed slightly, but it was not until they reached the Fred Simmons home at the western end of the Blueshank that the ride was terminated. The whole Simmons family blocked the road waving arms and aprons. The hero of our story, young Freeman Simmons, a lad of about seventeen years, was both nimble and brave in this episode. He leaped across the road in front of the horses and, grabbing the bridle of the horse on the left side, managed to stop the frightened team. Poor little Katherine was trembling and in tears when taken from the wagon. The boys, perhaps too young to be wiser, are reported to have thought they had a “whale" of a time. Of course, the shaken parents were relieved to see their children safe. Fred was so grateful that he gave Freeman a fine signet ring, which the latter proudly wears to this day.

Kenneth Walker Clark (Dec. 17, 1925) was born in Summerside son of Frederick Hughes and Ethel Mae (Walker) Clark. He married Elizabeth Pearl Mann (Dec. 14, 1928) daughter of Leslie and Bertha (Watts) Mann of Kensington. They live on the Clark homestead in the Rolling Bank Cottage. They farm and have a family of three: