244 A Bridge To The Past

After Irving’s death in 1935, Helen returned to Wilmot, where she now resides. Irving and Helen had one son, Wyman Bradford. He married Phyllis Drummond. They live in Wilmot and their children are Vickie Joy,

Lisa and Myles.

The present owner of the farm is Elmer Waugh, who purchased the property in 1936.

W’AUGH

Elmer Waugh (Aug. 4, 1912) is the son of the late James Harry and Rusie (Schurman) Waugh of Wilmot Valley. Elmer married Marjorie Ella Clark (Feb. 28, 1918), daughter of Fred and Ethel (Walker) Clark of Wilmot Valley. They were married on June 22, 1938 in North Bedeque. “William Schurman, Loyalist” by R. Graves, informs us that Elmer farms a portion of the property first settled by William Schurman, the Loyalist, his grandfather’s father‘s grandfather, his grandfather‘s mother‘s grand— father and his wife’s grandmother’s great—grandfather. Marjorie is also a descendant of the Clarks, who bought the Schurman property when it was sold in 1824.

When the Harry Waugh house was destroyed by fire, in the spring of 1938, the family moved to Elmer’s farm for a few months. After the present Audrey Waugh house was moved to the site of the old house, the family returned home. Elmer and Colin farmed together for many years. In the early years Elmer and an employee would go over to the Blueshank to work, with one man walking across the dam and along the brook, to save time, while the other took the slow moving machinery around by the road. One day in spring Elmer suggested to his employee, Lawrence Jones, that one of them should walk along the brook and catch some smelts for supper. Lawrence, being decidedly religious and very concerned about proprieties, vigorously refused to have any part in such a venture, as smelt—fishing was not in season. Whether Lawrence's memory was short, or merely conve— nient, is open to question. It is a fact however. that Lawrence, who loved smelts, heartily devoured these tasty fish at the Waugh supper-table that night.

Elmer has always been active in various organizations and in com- munity events. He particularly enjoys plays and has been director of many plays through the years, both in the Sons of Temperance, Excelsior Division, and in the Summerside United Baptist Church. Many of these plays were performed throughout Prince County. Elmer‘s chief love is agriculture and he has been president of the Federation of Agriculture at the provincial and Maritime levels. He was also an excecutive member of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and was the only farmer on the board of the Land Development Corporation, of which he later became chairman.