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Margaret Bernice and Somerled Macleod. Doctor Macleod was a good surgeon and occupied a very prominent position in con- nection with our two hospitals. He was foremost in securing the passage of a med- ical law for the province. He was editor of the Maritime Medical News for Prince Edward Island up to the time of his death, and was president of the Maritime Medical Association and delivered a very able presi- dential address in the city of Charlottetown in July, 1891. He also wrote very able articles in advocacy of the water system and sewerage for the city and in this depart- ment he had an able co-labourer and ad- vocate in James Macdonald, of Her Maj- esty's customs. In politics Doctor Mac- leod was a Liberal. He was a prominent member and supporter of the Prince street Baptist church.

Dr. Thomas J. Leeming was for many years surgeon in the surveying steamer “Gulnare” and during the winter season he taught private classes. He was connected with Doctor Day, who lived at Milton in the early ’50s Doctor Leeming was a staunch member of the Episcopal church. and grand secretary of the Loyal Orange Association for Prince Edward Island. In politics he was a Conservative. He was a scientific man, being a chemist, astronomer and a good classical scholar, and was a man of strictly h'onest principles and was greatly missed when he died.

Among those who passed over to the si- lent majority may be mentioned Drs. Robert MacKelvie, of Summerside; Kenneth Hen- derson, Clyde; J. F. Gillies. Summerside; Ernest Macneill, Cavendish: James Francis Covey, Summerside; Colin McPhail. Sum- merside, who died December 2, 1902; Si- mon W. Dodd, Charlottetown, died October

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29, 1902; Henry F. Jarvis, Summerside; Michael Wall, Emerald; D. G. McKay, Summerside; James H. McLelan, Summer- side; VVilliam W. VVickham, Tignish; Gam- aliel Gillis and Robert Bruce Shaw, Char— lottetown. The following were men who practiced, but possessed no regular degree, but who held a government license. In their day they were doubtless useful and have friends who appreciated their services: \Villiam Gregg, government license, Lot I 3; Kenneth Henderson, government license,

Union Road; Rev. John Knox, LL. D., government license, Lot 48.

Henry \V. Robertson, M. D., a graduate of Harvard, practiced at Crapaud for many years. He died on August 7, 1905, and was deeply regretted in that community.

Doctor Alexander was an army doctor here with his regiment. He married a Miss Haviland. He afterwards won the Victoria cross and became surgeon general in the im- perial service. Doctor Boswell, of Lot 49, is worthy of notice, as is also Doctor Bell, of St. Eleanors: Doctor Sherlock, of Al- berton; Doctor Vaughan, of Malpeque, and Doctor Cook, of Townsend Corner. There was a Doctor Graham at Centerville for twenty-five years, who lodged with Mayor Hooper, of that place. The following list of deceased members will be recognized by many still living, namely: Hugh Jonathan Jameson, Peter McNutt Beairsto, Charles Jacob Shreve, Francis Cox, James W. Fra- ser. Daniel McIntosh, Lawrence Tremain, Francis Dyer Beer, Alexander Stewart, Robert Potts Tryon, Ewen Cameron, Jo- seph Creamer, Arthur Paddock, Angus Mc- Swain. Each of these medical doctors is worthy of a more detailed notice, but the history of each is not easily procurable.