PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

Reginald Dunbar. Fraternally Mr. VVil- liams is identified with the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the Sons of England.

W. B. ROBERTSON, collector of customs at Charlottetown, is a native of Prince Ed- ward Island, having been bom at Marsh- field, Queens county, on July 28, 1854, and is the son of Alexander and Margaret (Fer- gusson )Robertson, the father a native of Perth, Scotland, and the mother born at Craggan, East River, Prince Edward Is- land. The paternal grandfather, James Rob- ertson, who was also born at Blair Athol, Scotland, and removed to the city of Perth, was a shoemaker, and came to Prince Ed- ward Island in 1818 and settled at Marsh- field, being one of its original settlers. He there engaged in farming and resided there during the remainder of his life. His son, the subject’s father, remained on the home- stead, to which he had come in young man- hood, and 'continued the farming operations, also doing quite an extensive business for those days in shoemaking at Marshfield, a large portion of his work being for men in the shipyards of the Island and necessi- tating the employment of a number of as- sistants. He took a deep interest in educa- tional matters and was a charter member of the Caledonia Club, taking an active part in the promotion of the games. He en- joyed the confidence and respect of his fel- low men, and died in January, 1875. He was the father of thirteen children, seven of whom are now living, and the subject of this sketch is the twelfth in order of birth.

W. B. Robertson received his education in the public schools, and at the age of

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eighteen years he came to Charlottetown and for a time was employed as a.clerk by his brother, C. E. Robertson, who was engaged in custom tailoring and in the handling of gents’ furnishings, and who was accidentally killed on the railroad at Kensington in 1892. Mr. Robertson was next engaged in banking for four years, after which he became agent for the Island for the famous Patterson farm implements and also dealer in the Wil- liam Rennie seeds, of Toronto, in which he continued for sixteen years. In 1895 he was appointed sheriff and held that position until 1902, when he was appointed to his present position, that of collector of cus- toms for the port of Charlottetown. He is discharging the duties of this responsible position in a thoroughly capable manner and has named the sincere respect of all who have had dealings with him. Fratemally Mr. Robertson is a member of the Independent Order of Foresters and the Royal Arcanum.

GEORGE CARRUTHERS, M. D., a success— ful physician at Charlottetown, was born at Carleton Point, Prince Edward Island, on September II, 1856, the son of Samuel and Sophia (Muttart) Carruthers, the former a native of Caerlaverock parish, Dumfries- shire, Scotland, and the latter of Prince Ed- ward Island. George Muttart, the subject's maternal great-grandfather. came to Amer- ica as an ofiicer under General Wolfe. and was present at the capture of Quebec. He afterwards received his discharge and with it a grant of land in or near the city of Que- bec. Laterhewalked to the provinces, spend- ing the first winter in Nova Scotia. He then came to Prince Edward Island. Afterward, while going to Charlottetown in a small