won from the uncleared forest.

The name of Souris was bestowed upon the district in consequence of its being devastated early in the century by a plague of mice.

These mischie?ous vermin“ were lxorcieéd by BishOp McEachern. but the garages they committed still form the theme of many a winter nights tale.

Souris is the third town of importance in Prince Edward Island. It has a

rapidly increasing population of whom a good proportion are Catholics.