Mr. Matthews taught school for four years, then decided to work towards a degree in law. He entered the law office of Messrs. MacQuarrie and Arsenault in Summerside and was admitted to the bar in May 1909. The same year he opened a law office in O’Leary, first above A]. Matheson’s drugstore, later in a building on the pre- sent site of the Credit Union. When this building burned, he moved his office into his own home.

In 1913 he met and married Emma Carruthers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Carruthers, Howlan. They had five sons - Weldon, practising law in Halifax, Nova Scotia; Lloyd, a retired post- master living in the old homestead; Fred and Gerald in Summerside; and Elmer in Kingston, Nova Scotia. All five sons served their coun- try overseas during the Second World War; all returned home safely - an extraordinary family contribution!

In 1931 Mr. Matthews was appointed a Prince County judge. Four years later he resigned that position to devote the remainder of his working years to practising law. George Matthews was a highly respected citizen who helped many people in need and contributed

much to his community. Mr. Matthews died in 1951; his widow lived to become one of

O’Leary’s oldest residents. She was a resident of Maplewood Manor in Alberton where she died in November1990, at the age of 102 years.

DR. A.S. PALMER - DENTIST

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