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the fields are well cared for and are produc- tive to a high degree. Politically Mr. Col- lings is a supporter of the Liberal party and in religion he and his wife are mem— bers Of the Methodist church. On November 20, 1894, Mr. Collings married Miss Emily Idelia Lewellin, a daughter of Woodley and Isabell (Johnson) Lewellin, and to them have been born six children: Lottie M., Richard W., John, Herman W., Murial P. and Russel. Mr. Collings is public spirited in his attitude toward all worthy movements and is popular throughout the circles in which he moves.

AMOS JAMES ROBERTSON, who is sue.— cessfully engaged in the operation of a fine farm near Montague River, Kings county, was born on the old homestead here on March 14, 1854, and is a son of James and Margaret Robertson, the father having also been a native Of this place, which was orig- inally settled in 1803 by the paternal grand- father, Duncan Robertson, a native Of Perth, Scotland. All the family, grandfather, father and son have devoted their attention to agricultural pursuits and have all occu- pied respected positions in their community. The father, James Robertson, died on May 22, 1875. He was the father Of three sons: Alexander, a farmer: John, who died in March, 1898, and Amos J., subject of this sketch.

The latter was educated in the district schools of the neighborhood and has con- tinuously followed farming and trading dur- ing his active years. The farm is most eligibly located on the banks Of the Mon- tague river and has been improved and main- tained at a high standard Of excellence, being

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now considered one of the choice and pro- ductive farms of this locality. Mr. Robert- son is practical in his ideas and up-tocdate in his methods and is accounted one of the leading farmers of this section of the Island. Politically he is a Conservative and in reli- gion gives his support to the Baptist church, of which he is a faithful member. In 1887 Mr. Robertson married Miss Harriet Hooper, a native of Bedeque, in this Island, and a daughter of Artemus and Mary Ann (Baker) Hooper, the former a native of the United States and the latter of Prince Edward Island. Mr. and Mrs. Robertson have, because of their many fine personal qualities, gained the respect and good will Of all with whom they have come in contact and are highly esteemed in their community.

DANIEL H. MACDONALD, proprietor of one of the most attractive homesteads in Prince county, was born at North Bedeque on the 19th of April. 1832, a son Of Angus Macdonald and Jane Macdonald. His mother was a native of Mount Stewart and a sister Of the late Bishop B. D. Macdonald. His grandparents were both natives of Scotland.

The subject’s education was received in the district schools Of the neighborhood and his physical training he received on the farm, in the work Of which he early became a labourer. The place on which he now resides is a part of the original holding of about ten thousand acres formerly owned by Capt. Allen Macdonald, a granduncle of the subject Of this sketch. The homestead is well improved and proper attention is given to rotation of crops and such other points as are most conducive to the proper mainte- nance of the soil. Mr. Macdonald holds