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in journalism and formed a partnership with J. K. Ross, under the firm name of Ross & Matthews, and entered the life insurance field. in which they have been signally suc- cessful. They represent the North American Life Assurance Company and the Railway Passengers Accident Assurance Company

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along these lines. Mr. Matthews has also been appointed soliciting passenger agent for the Canadian Pacific Railway, which busi- ness has now assumed large proportions here. He takes an active interest in public maters and is a respected member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows fraternities.

On October 20, 1897, Mr. Matthews was united in marriage to Miss Debbie S. Lowther, a daughter of David T. Lowther, a prominent farmer of Carleton, Prince county. To this union have been born two children, Florence Alice, aged seven years. and Ralph David, one year old. Of recog- nized business ability, sterling integrity and engaging personality Mr. Matthews enjoys the sincere esteem of all who know him.

JOHN S. BAGNALL, D. D. S.. a promi- nent member of his profession in Charlotte— town, was born at Hazel Grove, Prince Edward Island, on December 19. 1851. and is the son of Richard and Matilda (Baker) Bagnall, both of whom were also nativesof Prince Edward Island. the former born at Charlottetown and the latter at Bedeque. The subject’s great-grandfather, Samuel Bagnall, was born in Derbyshire, England. was married in Staffordshire. and later removed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the \Var of the Revolution he was a firm Loyalist. as the following attested

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evidence given before the commission ap- pomted by the Government to inquire into the treatment accorded to the Loyalists in the year 1837. by Mrs. Bagnall, fully proves:

“I am the widow of the late Samuel Bag- nall, of Charlottetown, deceased. I am now eighty-four years of age, and came to this Island in 1787. My husband and I emi- grated from Staffordshire, England, to Philadelphia, and were in the United States when the first American war commenced. He was often solicited to join the Colonials, but always refused. After some time he was taken prisoner by them and was impris- oned eighteen months in Albany, when I was left unprotected with eight small chil- dren, upwards of one hundred miles from him, at a place called Three Rivers. We lost all our property, which was taken from us by the Colonials and Indians. I was often threatened to be scalped and my chil- dren also, and was present when several per- sons were killed.

“My husband was released on giving bail for $2,000.00. We afterwards resided in Albany and subsequently removed to New York, where my husband was repeatedly so- licited to become a citizen of the United States, but he steadily refused. We came with the Loyalists from New York to Shel- bume, Nova Scotia, where we heard Gov- ernor Patterson's proclamation offering the lands of this Island on such favourable con- ditions that we were persuaded to come here. On our arrival, and for many years after, in fact until his decease in 1810. my husband applied for a grant of land, but was always put off by the many subterfuges resorted to by those in office at the time. He never succeeded in obtaining any land as a Loyalist.”