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latter’s son, J. F. Arsenault, was a member of the local Assembly for nine years and in I905 removed to South Dakota, where he now resides. Another relative of the sub- ject is T. H. Arsenault, also a member of the local Legislature. The subject’s pater- nal grandfather, Meline Arsenault, was born in Lot I7, Prince county. His great— grandfather Arsenault married a Mrs. Perry, a widow, who was a native of Prince Edward Island. '

The subject of this'sketch first engaged in active business in 1874, as manager of the business owned by his-uncle, Senator Arsenault, at Bateman Bay, and he subse- quently opened a general merchandise business for the Senator at Wellington. He remained with the Senator for twenty-three years and in 1898 started a similar business on. his own account at Wellington, in which he has been successful to a very gratifying degree. He has confined his activities main- ly to his business interests and enjoys a high standing as a man of excellent judgment and unquestioned integrity. For fourteen years he served capably as the postmaster at Wellington.

PETER MORRISON, the enterprising owner of a saw and shingle mill and a card- ing mill at Mount Stewart, Lot 37. was born in Lot 38, and is a son of Donald and Susan Ann (McCaskey) Morrison. who were also the parents of other children, as follows: Rev. Dr. Morrison, of Charlotte‘ town, vicar general of the Roman Catholic church for Prince Edward Island; Rev. D. F. Morrison, of Oakland, California; Ed— ward, a member of the Christian Brothers of St. John's College, San Francisco, Cali-

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fomia; Stephen is residing on the home- stead at Savage Harbour, Lot 38; Flora is the wife of G. P. Campbell, of Boston. Massachusetts; Maggie, Mary and Teresa,- at home, and Ronica, who lives with the subject of this sketch.

Peter Morrison was reared under the parental roof and secured his education in the district schools of the neighbourhood. During all the subsequent years he has been a liberal reader and a close observer and is today considered a man of good general information. Since embarking in his pres- ent enterprise he has met with excellent suc- cess, largely owing to his indefatigable ef- forts and his sound business judgment. His mills are well equipped and he makes spe- cial effort to cater to the’pa'rticular wants‘ of each customer who comes to him. He is public spirited in his attitude toward all questions affecting the public welfare and gives his support to all worthy movements. Fraternally he is a member of-the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association and is highly thought of by all who know him.

ALPHEUS W. LEARD, D. D. 5.. who enjoys a large and steadily increasing prac- tice at Summerside. was born at Tryon, Prince Edward Island, on July 9, 1874, and is a son of Cornelius and Amy (Embree) Leard, the former a native of Tryon, and the latter of Oxford, Nova Scotia. The paternal grandfather, William Leard, who emigrated to Prince Edward Island, located at Tryon and there engaged in farming dur- ing the active years of his life. His father had died at the age of ninety-two years, while he himself lived to the age of eighty- fiVe years, and it is worthy of note that sev-