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 mischievous vermin" were Bxorcised* "by Bishop McEachern, hut the ravages they committed still form the theme of many a winter nights tale. i 6 the third town of importance in Prince Edward Island . It has a rapidly increasing population of whom a good proportion are Catholics.