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.and respect of all who have come in con- tact with him. Personally he is a man of strong character and takes a deep interest in the general welfare of the community, cast- ing his influence in favor of all undertak- ings that promise to benefit his fellow citi- zens or the neighbourhood in general. In politics he always gives~ a staunch support to the Liberal party, though not in any sense is he an aspirant for the honours of public oflice. In church relations he is con- nected with the Roman Catholic church and socially is a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. ‘

REV. JOHN J. MACDONALD, the able and popular priest of the Catholic parish at Kin~ kora, Prince Edward Island, was born at Glen Finnan on June 7, 1864, and is a son of D. A. and Isabel Macdonald, the former a native of Fort Augustus, and born in Oc- tober, 1819. Of his marriage with Isabel Macdonald' came nine children. He fol- lowed farming through life and was a faith- ful member of the Catholic church. The subject's mother died on July 6, 1896.

Rev. Father Macdonald received his ed- ucation in the district schools of his neigh- bourhood, supplementing this by attendance at St. Dustan’s College, Charlottetown. He then took a philosophic course at Laval University, Quebec, and a theological course at the leading Seminary of his creed in Montreal. Upon the completion of his stud- ies he was, on December 22, 1888, ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic church, and during the following years served as secre- tary to the late Bishop McIntyre. He then. on October I, 1890, was assigned to the par- ish at Kinkora, of which he has since had

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charge, also having superintendence of the mission at Seven Mile Bay. Father Mac- donald has accomplished many important results since coming to Kinkora, among them the erection of the elegant steam- heated church here, the interior finish and altar being among the finest on the Island. The old church at Seven Mile Bay has also been remodeled and in many respects much improved. Father Macdonald also secured a valuable parochial property at Seven Mile Bay, which was purchased from Isaac Wright. He has by his consistent life and indefatigable efforts among his parishion- ers exerted a great influence for good and has endeared himself to all who know him, winning not only the love of his own flock, but the respect and esteem of all others, re- gardless of church affiliation. .

DONALD MCLAUCHLAND, M. D._. a well known physician of Charlottetown, who en- joys not only a large and remunerative prac- tice, but what is better still, the sincere re- spect and entire confidence of his fellow citizens, was born at St. Catherine’s, West River, Prince Edward Island, on May I, 1860, and is the son of Ewen and Flora (McPhee) McLauchland, the former a na- tive of the Isle of Mull, Scotland, and the latter of “food Island, Prince Edward Is- land. The original clan McLauchlan, at one time strong and influential in Scotland, were almost exterminated at the battle of Cullo- den. The subject's paternal grandfatherf Peter McLauchlan, a native of the Isle of Mull, came to Prince Edward Island about 1820, and settled near Victoria, where he resided many years, eventually removing to where his son, the subject’s father, 'had lo-