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the following children: Edgar I., who is now a resident of Great Falls, Montana; Lilla, deceased; May; Ernest E., a success- ful dentist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Cora R.. the wife of W. P. Rogers, of Win- nipeg, Manitoba; Cecil, deceased; Marion I. ; and Arthur A. Mr. Holland has taken a prominent part in local public affairs. In 1855 he was appointed postmaster of St. Eleanor’s and this office he held many years, finally resigning it voluntarily. In 1872 he was appointed commissioner for small debts for Summerside, and in 1873 a justice of the peace. In 1878 he received an.appointment as sherific of Prince county, and he was re- appointed annually for three years. In 1881 he again received the appointment but re- signed the oflice. From boyhood Mr. Hol- land has been an ardent follower of the gun and rod, and in company with his son Arthur makes many pilgrimages after the

elusive game birds that haunt the shores and

lays of Prince Edward Island.

Edgar I. Holland, one of the children referred to. is superintendent of the Boston 8: Great Falls Electric Light & Power Company, the Boston & Great Falls Land Company and the Great Falls Street Rail- way Company, at Great Falls, Montana. Prior to his acceptance of these positions he was superintendent of the Bimetallic Mining Company, at Phillipsburg, Montana, and because of his ability and popularity with the company and its employes, at the tme of making the change he received a nost beautiful and valuable souvenir from lis fellow employes, Judge D. M. Durfee making the presentation speech. \Vritten ligh on the face of great affairs, the H01— lmd name is one of the most distinguished i1 Prince Edward Island, and fully deserves is distinction.

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FREDERICK KELLY, M. D., was born at Charlottetown on January 4, 1865. His par- ents were born at Cove Head Road, Prince Edward Island. When a young man the father learned the carpenter trade, which he afterwards carried on successfully operating largely as a builder and contractor in Char- lottetown. Doctor Kelly, who is the eldest of a family of nine children, received his education in the public schools of Charlotte- town, followed by private tuition. He then began the study of medicine and was gradu- ated from the University of New York City in March, 1888. He immediately returned to his native city and entered upon the ac- tive practice of his profession, in which he

has since continued with marked success.

Doctor Kelly takes a lively interest in pub- lic affairs and was a member of the Char- lottetown City Council in 1901. In Janu- ary, 1902, he became a candidate for the mayoralty. His first candidacy was unsuc- cessful, but in 1904 he was again nominated and this time was elected the first Roman Catholic mayor of Charlottetown. Polit- ically the Doctor is a Conservative.

On September 4, 1893, he was married to Miss Helen Hickey, who was born in Charlottetown, the daughter of the late Michael Hickey, a leading tobacco manu- facturer. The Doctor and his wife have one child, their son, Frederick Gerard.

H. D. JOHNSON, M. D., of Charlotte- town, who occupiesa leading position among his professional colleagues and who com- mands a large practice in this community, was born in Charlottetown in June, 1863, and is the son of Dr. Hammond and Annie (Dawson) Johnson, the former of whom