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reared to the life of a farmer and was a mil- ler in his father's mills at Bayfield four years. He afterward traveled a large part of Prince Edward Island as salesman for agricultural and other machinery and again took up farming. During the last fourteen years he was engaged in the general mer- chandise business, in which he was fairly successful. He possesses good business abil- ity, is a man of good general information and has long occupied a leading position in the community. He is a Conservative in politics and takes an active part in the suc- cess of his party. He is a member of the Baptist church and has taken a deep inter- est in its benevolent and' charitable move- ments. He has been a member of the local school board for ten years and also belongs to the Independent Order of Good Tem- plars, which he joined at the age of seven- teen ymrs and in which he has taken an active part.

Mr. Fraser has twice been married, first to Miss Fannie McLaren, of New Perth, Prince Edward Island, a daughter of Wil- liam and Elizabeth (Stewart) McLaren, of Brudenell. Mr. McLaren was also born at New Perth, Prince Edward Island, and his father was a native of Scotland, from whence came also Elizabeth Stewart’s fa- ther. To this union were born the follow- ing children: Chester, who is engaged with the New England Telephone Company, at Springfield, Massachusetts; Ada, of North Lake; William; James; Tillie; and Fanny. Mrs. Fraser died in 1892 and subsequently Mr. Fraser married Miss Amanda Mac— donald, a daughter of John Macdonald, who was a grandson of James Macdonald here- tofore mentioned. Mrs. Fraser’s mother, whose maiden name was Mary Jane Ford, was a granddaughter of Charles Ford, who

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settled at East Point in 1805. The family are well known throughout this section of‘ the Island and are highly esteemed.

FRANK L. WARREN, a successful miller in Lot 46, Kings county, who also conducts the mills at Little Harbour, was born in Be- deque, Prince Edward Island, and is a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Robins) Warren, the former of whom was born on North River, Lot 32, in 1837. He has been a suc- cessful miller during his active years and has fitted up mills all through the province. He lives at Capond. The paternal grand- father, James Warren, of North River Mill. was born in 1800, was a justice of the peace for many years and died in 1886, at the age of eighty-six years. The paternal great- grandfather, William Warren, was one of the first settlers at North River. The pa- ternal great-great-grandfather was William Warren, Sr., who assisted his son to build the mills at North River. The subject’s mother was a daughter of Thomas and Bell (Bairstoe) Robins, of Bedeque.

The subject of this sketch received a good district school education and was reared to the life of a miller, which pursuit he has followed throughout his active years. In 1903 he came to Little Harbour and pur- chased the old Anderson saw and grist mill. He has given his undivided attention to this enterprise and has been successful to a grat- ifying degree.

Mr. Warren married at Tryon Miss Ber- tha Fowler, and to them has been born one child, Ruth. Mrs. Bertha Warren died and subsequently Mr. Warren married Miss Alicia I. McWilliam, a daughter of Theo- dore and Minnie (Lee) McWilliam, of