PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. 5 i 7 years Mr. Nicholson served an apprentice¬ ship at carpentering at Charlottetown , the knowledge of which has been of great serv¬ ice to him during his subsequent years, many of the building improvements on the place having been made by himself. He gives careful attention to every detail of his work and has made his farm one of the best and most productive in the locality. In 1880 Mr. Nicholson married Miss Annie McLain , a daughter of Hugh and Sarah (McSwain) McLain, of the Belfast district of Canada , and who came to Prince Edward Island on the ship "Polly" in 1803. To the subject and his wife have been born the following children: Mary, who resides at 1.1 iwell, Massachusetts ; John H., in Mani¬ toba, Canada ; Tena, at home; Katie, who is living with the subject's mother, at lottetown. The latter, since the death of the subject's father, married Mr. James Mc ¬ Donald, a customs officer at Charlottetown . In politics Mr. Nicholson supports the Lib¬ eral party, and fraternally was at one time a member of the Orangemen. Mr. Nicholson is well known throughout the neighbourhood and enjoys the good will of all who know him. John McNevin , a member of the well know firm of McKinrion & McNevin, deal¬ ers in oils, etc., at Charlottetown , was born at Bonshaw , Prince Edward Island , on Oc¬ tober 10, 1859, and is the eighth child in the order of birth of the nine children born to his parents, Donald and Mary (McLeod) McNevin, both of whom were natives of Scotland , as were the paternal and maternal grandparents, Hector McNevin and John McLeod . These grandparents came to Prince Edward Island in about 1820 and settled near Argyleshire, of which locality they were pioneer settlers. The subject's father purchased a farm near Bonshaw , a short distance from the original homestead, and here he passed his life as a farmer, being held in the highest esteem by his fellow citi¬ zens. His death occurred in May, 1899, at the age of eighty-one years; his widow is now living and, at the age of eighty years, enjoys excellent health. John McNevin spent his youthful years under the parental roof, securing his educa¬ tion in the district school. At an early age he came to Charlottetown and entered the employ of Hon . H. J. Kalbeck , dealer/ in woolens and cloths, with whom he continued some years. He was then for some time in the employ of William Gordon , a dealer in the same lines, and then engaged with Fen- ter T. Newbury , wholesale grocer at Char lottetown, for whom he was on the road some twelve years. His next employer was N. Rattenbury , but in 1899 he, in partner¬ ship with J. J. McKinnon , opened an office as manufacturers' agents and brokers in oils, under the firm name of McKinnon & Mc¬ Nevin, the firm being located on Queens street They are general agents and import- ors of refined and lubricating oils, hose, belt¬ ing, packing, waste, asbestos sheeting, asbes¬ tos plaster, albestine paint, and other supplies of a like character, the stock being complete and such as is best adapted to the wants of their customers. The firm has prospered from the beginning and is now numbered among the substantial business houses of this city. In 1883 Mr. McNevin married Miss Eva Binns , a daughter of the late well known attorney, Charles Binns , of Char¬ lottetown. To them was bom one child, May. Mrs. Eva McNevin died in October,.