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     and other federal government oflices. The Provincial Build- 
     
     ing~a fine old structure, rich with the political memories of 
     
     sixty years—contains the Legislative Assembly chambers, 
     
     the Legislative Library (with which is incorporated the Dodd 
     
     Library) open to the public, and local government offices. 
     
     This edifice is of Nova Scotia freestone, and the corner stone 
     
     was laid on May 16th, [843. West of the Post Office is the 
     
     beautiful Market of Island stone, and adjoining the Provincial 
     
     Building on the east is the Law Courts structure. 
     
    

    
     Charlottetown is well supplied with places of worship, 
     
     including one Roman Catholic, two Anglican, two Methodist, 
     
     two Presbyterian, and three Baptist churches. The new 
     
     Saint Dunstan’s Roman Catholic Cathedral is one of the 
     
     finest churches in the Lower Provinces, and Saint Paul’s 
     
     Church (Anglican) and Saint James’ (Presbyterian) are beauti- 
     
     ful buildings. The chapel of Saint Peter’s Cathedral is a 
     
     little gem. Other prominent structures are the Prince of 
     
     Wales College, Bishop’s Palace, City Hall, Masonic Temple, 
     
     the Prince Edward Island and Charlottetown Hospitals, and 
     
     the public schools. At the Charlottetown marketfiwhich is 
     
     the admiration of strangersefiare twice a week offered for 
     
     sale the beautiful rich cream, golden butter, still bedewed 
     
     vegetables and other luscious farm and market-garden pro- . 
     
     ducts for which the Island is so famous. 
     
    

    
     Among the institutions of the city are two well-conducted 
     
     hospitals (Protestant and Roman Catholic), an insane asylum, 
     
     situated at Falconwood, the Prince of Wales College and 
     
     Normal School, Saint Dunstan’s (Roman Catholic) College, 
     
     two convent schools, three large public schools, Saint Peter’s 
     
     School, a kindergarten, schools of music, and two business 
     
     colleges and shorthand schools. A quarantine station, or 
     
     hospital for infectious diseases, is under the control of the 
     
     Dominion authorities. There is a well-appointed Young 
     
     Men’s Christian Association building. A modern opera 
     
     house furnishes amusement for the theatre-going population. 
     
     Victoria Park, connected with the city by the park boulevard,