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tive, and in religion is a member of Lot 14 Presbyterian church, of which body he is an elder. Mrs. Dougherty died in 1900 and in 1903 Mr. Dougherty married Miss Mar- tha Stevenson, of Rustico, a daughter of Robert and Adelaide (Craswell) Stevenson. Mr. Dougherty is a man of unblemished character and indefatigable energy and has earned the enviable reputation that he now enjoys.

DONALD CURRIE, JR., of Maddock, Lot 8, Prince county, who is the owner and operator of the mills at that place and also conducts farming operations on an extensive scale, was born where he now lives and is a son of Donald Currie. The latter, who died in September, 1898, at the age of sev- enty-two years, was born in Freetown and came to Lot 8 with his father, John Currie, who was a native of near Lockmaben Castle, Dumfries, Scotland, and came to Prince Edward Island in about 1815, settling at Freetown. His wife, whom he married after coming to this province, bore the maiden name of Jeanette Forbes, a daughter of John Forbes, of Lot 16, who was a native of the Scottish Highlands. John Currie took up a tract of wild land, which he cleared, and also built and operated the mill here. Don- ald Currie was an indefatigable worker and cleared and developed a magnificent farm. He took a deep interest in the welfare of the community, but invariably declined to accept public oflice. He was a member of the Pres- byterian church, and was a Liberal in poli- tics. His wife bore the maiden name of Sarah Mattix, a daughter of Michael and Margaret (MacDonald) Mattix, the former having been a native of Belfast, Ireland, and later a settler in Lot 7, of which he was a

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pioneer. To Donald and Sarah Currie were born the following children: Maggie, the wife of William Whitban, of Annapolis, Nova Scotia; Hevelock, a farmer of Green- hill; Mary, a trained nurse at Lynn, Massa- chusetts; William, of Nantucket, Massachu- setts; Donald J., the subject of this sketch, who is unmarried and still resides on the old homestead; Jennie, a bookkeeper, of Sa- lem, Massachusetts; Annie, the wife of Fred England, of Ellerslie, and Ella, at home.

The subject’s maternal grandfather, Michael Maddix, was a lieutenant on the British ship “Shannon" when the latter cap- tured the “Chesapeake” at Boston Harbour during the war of 1812. The paternal grand- father, John Currie, saw active service in the British army during the wars of the eighteenth century.

Donald Currie, Jr., received a good dis- trict school education and has followed in his ancestor’s footsteps as a tiller of the soil. He is progressive and practical in his methods and is an indefatigable worker, leaving no stone unturned to promote the productivity of his farm. He is the owner of the mills here and has long enjoyed a large and steadily increasing patronage, the product of the mills being considered super- ior in every respect. Mr. Currie possesses good business ability and he has so deported himself as to earn and retain the warm regard of all who know him.

JAMES TUPLIN, who is now practically retired from active business life, and is liv- ing on his fine farm at New Annan, Lot 19, Prince county, was born in Barnstable,

Devonshire, England, in 1834, and is a son ‘ I

of Reuben and Rebecca (Folland) Tuplin,