PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. 537 followed farming, locating about a mile from the original homestead. He took a deep in¬ terest in political and educational matters, serving as school trustee for many years, and is now, at the age of seventy-eight years, in the enjoyment of excellent health. He is the father of ten children. The subject of this sketch attended the district schools and at an early age started to learn the tailoring trade, finishing his apprenticeship at Summerside , where he re¬ mained three years. In 1885 he came to Charlottetown and entered the employ of John McLeod & Company, merchant tailors, whom he served as cutter for about seven years. He then took a trip west, spending some time in Rawlins, Wyoming , but after an absence of three years he returned to Charlottetown and went to work for John McLeod & Company, remaining with them for two and a half years. He then associated himself in business with Daniel Gordon , un¬ der the firm name of Gordon & McLellan, their place of business being on Queen street. Here they have a large share of the public patronage and are considered among the leading tailors of the Island. Mr. Mc ¬ Lellan is considered an expert cutter, hav¬ ing taken post graduate courses with the John J. Mitchell Company , of New , and is thoroughly up-to-date with the latest fashions in all styles of clothing. On September 1, 1895, Mr. McLellan married Miss Agnes Stewart , of Lower Montague , Prince Edward Island , a daugh¬ ter of Charles Stewart , and to them have been born five children, George. Adele, Frances, Wanda and Vera. Fraternally Mr. McLellan is a member of the Knights of Columbus and of the Catholic Mutual Ben¬ efit Association. He enjoys a wide acquaint¬ ance and is well liked by all. Everett Earle Robins , D. D. S., one of the best known and most able of the younger members of his profession in ' lottetown, is a native son of Prince Edward Island , having been born at Central Bedeque on April 1, 1876, and the son of Thomas and Fanny (Boyle) Robins, the former a na¬ tive of Central Bedeque and the latter of Charlottetown . The paternal great-great¬ grandfather, who was a native of New Jer- . sey, was an officer of the British army, as was also his son, John Robins . The great- great-grandfather came to Prince Edward Island soon after the close of the war and afterward sent for his family, but before they arrived here he was lost on the ice and frozen to death. The family were given a large grant of land where Charlottetown , now stands, but through a relative's dis¬ honesty the land was disposed of or squan¬ dered, and another grant was made to the family at Bedeque , where they located and made their home. The subject's grandfather, Thomas Robins , continued to reside in the same locality, and the subject's father. Thomas Robins , received one-half of the property, also buying a tract of equal size from William Strong , where he made his home and now resides. He was the father of six children, and of these the subject of this sketch is the fifth in order of birth. Everett E. Robins received his early ed¬ ucation in the district schools and the gram¬ mar school, after which he attended Prince of Wales College. In 1895 he took a trip to the United States, spending four years in Boston. Then, on the death of his brother, he returned home, and in 1899 he entered the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, at Baltimore, Maryland , where he graduated with honors in 1902. Then, for the purpose of getting thorough practical experience, he