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politics Mr. Gill is a Conservative and his fraternal relations are with the Independent Order of Foresters. He takes a deep inter- est in the welfare of his community and has contributed in a large degree to the advance- ment of its varied interests.

P. N. PATE, who is successfully engaged in a general merchandise business at O’Leary Prince county, is a native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and a son of Michael B. and Eliza- beth (Turple) Pate. The former upon com- ing to Prince Edward Island first located at Morrell, then at Charlottetown, where he engaged in business for years. He was a descendant of the Acadians of Nova Scotia, aman of many fine personal qualities ofchar— acter. The subject’s mother was born of English parents, her father having served in the British army. The subject of this sketch received his education in the district schools of the neighbourhood and has been actively engaged in business in this locality for many years. He first engaged in busi- ness at West River Bridge, where he re- mained two years and then located at O’Leary, where for seventeen.years he has occupied a good position among the lead- ing business men of that locality. He carries a large and well selected stock of such com- modities as are in demand by the local trade and enjoys a large and steadily increas- ing patronage. He is also agent for the International Harvester Company and has succeeded in placing many up—to—date and modern implements and machines on the farms of this locality. He is a commissioner for the Supreme Court and deeds and is jus- tice of the peace for Prince county. In politics Mr. Pate is an ardent supporter of

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the Liberal party and in 1893 was elected secretary of the Liberal association for Prince county, and on the reorganization of this society in 1899 he was elected as presi- dent, which oflicehe is now filling. His re- ligious affiliation is with St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic church.

Mr. Pate married Miss Margaret Mc- Lauchlan, of West River, a sister of Dr. Donald McLauchlan, of Charlottetown, and of Rev. Neil McLauchlan, of Bedeque. To ’ this union have been born the following children: John Albert, who assists his father in the store; Peter Wilford; Flora Eliza, and Annie. Mr. Pate has lived many years in this community, is widely known and enjoys the absolute confidence of all who know him. '

REV. F. X. GALLANT, the able and pop- ular pastor of the Catholic parish of Bloom- field, Prince county, was bom at Rustico, on December 3, 1858, and is the son of Peter and Apoline Gallant. The father was born at Rustico, as was also the paternal grand- father. The Gallant family originally came from France and settled first at Rocky Point, then known as Port La Joie in 1719. To the subject’s parents were born thirteen children: Henrietta, Delphine, Mary, Julia Ann, Orelia, Sophia, Eusebius, Peter, Jo— seph, Francis, Rose, Appeline, and one who died in infancy. In politics the father was a Conservative. He died in 1901, at the age of eighty-four years and his wife in 1890, at the age of seventy-seven.

The subject of this sketch was educated in the district schools at Wheatley River and then attended St. Dunstan’s College at Charlottetown three years, after which he