resume his former place in the labour of the Vineyard but due to his shat- tered physical health he was unable to bear the burden of the day.

He finally retired and sought rest on P.E.I. A North Dakota news- paper, the Carrigan Independent carried an article that indicates to us the affection and appreciation in which he was held among the people of that area. Remarks were made by members of every nationality and creed regarding Father Augustine MacDonald’s worth as a citizen and a priest, the severe hardships he had uncomplainingly gone through in the early days. They spoke of his steadfast loyalty and unwavering call to duty and the high esteem in which he was held by his own parisioners and by all non-Catholics as well.

His death occurred at Vernon River and he was laid to rest in St. Joachim’s Cemetery, Vernon River, P.E.I., September 25, 1915.

Reverend Patrick B. Doyle, O.P. — 1862-1916

Reverend Patrick B. Doyle, OR was born at Earnscliffe, the son of Francis Doyle and Anne Darmody. He was educated at Earnscliffe School and St. Dunstan’s College. He taught school in this province for several years, then returned to St. Dunstan’s from where he graduated. He then studied for the priesthood in a Seminary in Kentucky where he was ordained and remained as a teacher until the time of his death.

Reverend James Bernard Praught

Father Praught was born in Pownal, P.E.I. on October 14, 1866. He was the son of John Praught and Margaret Edmunds. He went to school till he was sixteen. He then went to Prince of Wales College. He took two years work in one and graduated as a first class teacher. He taught school in Summerville, P.E.I. for two years. He then went to St. Dunstan’s College. After he graduated from St. Dunstan’s College he went to Balti- more, Maryland where he taught in a large college. He was ordained to the Priesthood by Cardinal Gibbons on the 18th of December 1898. He offered his First High Mass in Vernon River on December 25, Christmas Day, 1898. He then went to California where he was an assistant priest in a Spanish Church for some time. Later he was transferred to St. Joseph’s Parish in Alameda where he was Parish Priest for forty years. Father Praught passed away on October the 14th, his birthday in 1949, at the age of eighty-three.

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