•63- One summer, Mr. MacDonald became very ill arid was obliged to call a nurse, Miss May MacDonald , who was so well- liked that she was associated with the family for many years, travelllrjg with "them on their trips' abroad. Miss MacDonald later married Judge Neil MacQuarrie , Sunimerside, where she resided until her death, In 1899? Mr. MacDonald decided to enlarge his dwelling by adding a wing. The contractor at this time was M.F.Sehurman Company, while Samuel Arbing constructed the huge fireplace of Island stone. Miss Laura 's personal maid, Rose, was a native of Paris, she and William Hughes , the caretaker of the estate* fell in love and were married,, They' occupied the cottage nearby*. In the meantime, Miss Lata * was married to Prince Rospigliosi of Italy and Miss Helen to Count Murat of"France. Ma*. MacDonald passed away in 1910 at , California , having bequeathed many millions to each grand¬ daughter, as well as "Dalvay-By-". Mr. Stallo , ex¬ ecutor of the will, was unfortunate in his investments, and practically all their holdings were lost. One of the last visits of any of the MacDonald family was in 1915* .7n*n Prince and Princess Rospigliosi spent part of that Summer at Dalvay-By~. Because of the war the Prince was re¬ called to Italy, and Princess Laura , hot wishing her'chil¬ dren educated in Italy, returned to New York, She again visited Charlottetown in 1958. As no one was interested in keeping up this pro¬ perty, Mr. Hughes purchased it very reasonably; and after three years, sold to William O'Leary , Montreal, a brother of Bishop O'Leary , who resided there during the Summer. Captain Edward Dicks was the next occupant and in 1931 opened a first-class summer hotel. Ex-Governor George DeBlois was the next owner, who in turn so™ to the Federal Government in 1958. It was to become one of the chief at¬ tractions of the . James MaeFa &yen, president of the North Shore Hotel Company, leased and operated r resort from 1959 to the close of the 1946 season. A few pieces of furniture, used by the MacDonald family, still remain. In the reception hall are two sanc¬ tuary chairs, which had been in use in an old cathedral in Italy. In the lounge"room is a carved mahogany library table with glass sides? a solid mahogany table with heauti*- fully carved legs} a brass floor lamp with lantern effect, brought from " D &lvay", Cincinnati? .and a bronze set of and¬ irons, imported from New Orleans, but originally from France. Guests from every state in the Union and each Pro-