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ent Order of Odd Fellows, and has taken a cordial interest in its doings.

Descended from five of the earliest set- tlers of this province, Samuel Bagnall, Phillips Gallbeck, James Cantello, John Baker and William Warren, the graves of the three first named being almost beside one another in the old Protestant Cemetery of this city, while that of John Baker is at‘ Bedeque and William Warren’s at Tryon, he may truly claim to be a Prince Edward Islander. '

DANIEL GORDON, a leading merchant of Charlottetown and a member of the well known merchant tailoring firm of Gordon & McLellan. was born at Glengarry, Pic— tou county, Nova Scotia, on April 22, 1853. His parents were W'illiam and Isabella (Mc- Donald) Gordon, the former born in Suther- landshire, Scotland, and the latter in Pictou county, Nova Scotia. The paternal grand- father, John Gordon, was also born in Suth- erlandshire, and possessed all the sturdy characteristics of that virile race from which have sprung so much of the bone and sinew of the Canadian provinces. He possessed a good education for his time and was thor- oughly versed in the Gaelic language. In 1819 he and two brothers, with their fam- ilies, emigrated to Nova Scotia (one of the brothers dying during the voyage) and John Gordon located in Pictou county, where he spent the remainder of his life as a farmer. The subject’s father continued on the home- stead and, having received a good education in Scotland, he was for twelve years engaged in teaching school here. He died in 1895, at the remarkable age of ninety-seven years. It is related of him that while engaged in teaching school in Milbrook, he had as pu-

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pils George and Normal L. Munro, who afterward became noted as book publishers in New York City.

Daniel Gordon received a district school education and remained on the homestead until he learned the trade of carriagemaker which he subsequently abandoned in order to join his brother William, who was en- gaged in the woolen business in Charlotte— town. After his brother’s death, in 1883, he conducted the business for a year, and then sold out and went into the merchant tailoring business, in which he has since continued, be- ing nOw eligibly located on Queen’s street, near the Square. In 1897 Mr. Gordon took in as a partner Sextus McLellan and they have since conducted business under the firm name of Gordon & McLellan. They are direct importers of Scotch, English and French woolens, tweeds, etc., and are doing an extensive and successful business, com- manding a representative trade in Charlotte- town and vicinity. .

On September 12, 1889, Mr. Gordon was united in marriage to Miss Belle Messervey, a sister of John A. Messervey, and to them have been born the following children: Wil— liam Standley, John Albert, Adella, Edna; Roberts, who was born during the relief of Ladysmith and was named in honor of Lord Roberts. Fratemally Mr. Gordon is a Mason and also holds membership in the Caledonia Club. He is a genial, whole-souled man and because of his personal worth he has won the good will of all who know him. '

JOSIAH AYERS, D. D. S., a successful

dentist of Charlottetown. was born at Union Road, Prince Edward Island, in December, 1867, and is the son of Thomas and Maria