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,of Wales College. After teaching school for two years, he entered the office of Peters & Peters, at Charlottetown, where he read law the prescribed period, and then was admitted as an attorney, and the following year as a barrister, and immediately entered upon the active practice of his profession, in which he has been successful, having a good standing among the attorneys at a bar noted for the high order of its talent. In 1901 Captain McDonald was appointed stipend- iary magistrate, being then, at the age of twenty—eight years, the youngest man ever appointed to that position. He was also appointed judge of the city court, perform- ing the duties of both positions in an emi- nently satisfactory manner.

In 1888 Captain McDonald enlisted in the Fourth Company of the Eighty-second Regiment, under Captain Crockett, and sub- sequently was twice promoted, first to lieu- tenant and then to adjutant. In 1900 he went as a special service ofiicer to South Africa and on arrival there was posted to G Company, Royal Canadian Regiment, with which he served continuously during the war, taking part in all the battles, marches and other service in which the com- pany participated. This company was com- posed entirely of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island men and earned a splendid reputation for their fine soldierly qualities and for the splendid services they rendered. Upon his return home, Captain McDonald joined the Prince Edward Island Light Horse and upon the organization of the com- mand he was made its captain, which posi- tion he has retained to the present time. This company has attained to a leading posi- tion among the cavalry companies of Can- ada, for which the subject of this sketch is

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entitled, as commanding officer, to a large degree of credit. The Captain was clerk of the Legislative Assembly during two years, 1901—2. Fraternally he is a Mason, in which he is secretary of the Lodge of Perfection, and also belongs to the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Foresters, as well as to the Caledonia Club. Of well rec- ognized ability in his profession, pronounced efficiency in military lines and possessing strong social qualities, the Captain occupies a leading position in the community and , the list of his friends is limited only by the bounds of his acquaintance.

CAPT. EWEN STEWART is a native of Argyleshire, Prince Edward Island, where he was born on October 25, 1852. His par- ents were Dougald and Mary (Campbell) Stewart, the former a native of Mull, Scot- land, and the latter of Argyleshire, Prince Edward Island. Ewen Stewart spent his early days in Argyleshire, where he attended the district school and later the grammar school at DeSable. After a course in the normal school at Charlottetown, Mr. Stew- art engaged in teaching district schools for a time, and then took charge of the gram- mar school at New Glasgow. From there he went to Georgetown, where he served as principal of the high school for fourteen years, certainly a definite testimony to his efliciency and ability as an instructor and dis- ciplinarian. In 1891 Captain Stewart was appointed supervisor of the city schools and . secretary of the school board of Charlotte- town, which position he is now filling satis- factorily. The position is a responsible one, and surely no one is more entitled to the