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B. NORTON, Wholesale andRetail Hardware Merchant,_ Charlottetown, P. E. I.,wasIVIEN CANADA. 447use of what little he received. He wasout for himself when twelve years ofage, and at seventeen, entered the hardwarestore of Bourke, Son & Co., Char-born January 6th, 1858, at Roseneath,P.E.I. His father, the late John H. Norton,was one of the now historic u lottetown, where he remained sevenFortyniners,"who, in the year 1849, wen years, and then went on " the road "" t to for one year, for Gananoque manufacturingfirms. In May, 1883, he, withCalifornia in the brig Fannie," andafter a few years' experience of the tips his brother, E. H. Norton, bought outand downs of the pioneer miner, returnedto Prince Edward Island, and before, he had entered as an apprentice.the old business, which, eight yearssettled down as a farmer. He was a In 1886, the firm of Norton Bros, dissolved,and Mr. Fennell succeeded Mr.man of sterling integrity, and highlyesteemed, but is now deceased. Mr. R. E. H. Norton in the business. In June,B. Norton was not favored with a goodeducation, but he has made 1892, Mr. Norton bought out his partner,and has since continued the busi-the bestness as R. B. Norton & Co.In December, 1892, he wasburnt out, but bought thesite and immediatelyrebuilt,and now has a finerstock than ever and one ofthe best fitted hardware establishmentsin the Dominion,the volume of thebusiness aggregating about$65,000 a year. Mr. Nortonis a typical businessman, whose forte is hardwork, and as such commandsuniversal respect. In religion,he is a Baptist, andin politics, a Conservative,an active and influentialworker in his party. He isa member of the I.O.O.F.,and has had all the honorsin his lodge. In 1892, lietook a prospecting trip tothe Pacific Coast, returningvia the United States. September3rd, 1884, Mr. Nortonmarried Margaret Lawsou,daughter of the lateStephen McCallum, Esq.,of Brackley Point, P.E.I.,by whom he has four daughters.