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thoughtful consideration of an enlightened people than he who shapes and directs the minds of the young and to a large degree moulds their characters.

When fifteen years old Mr. Stewart enlisted in the militia under the old system, continuing in the service until he left home. When he went to Georgetown in 1877 he enlisted in the local company as a gunner and passed through the difierent grades until he became commander of the company, retaining this position during the remainder of his stay in Georgetown. After coming to Charlottetown he became attached to the staff of the Fourth Regiment as paymaster, with the rank of captain. The Captain is civil service sub-examiner for the province and is also a matriculation examiner in con- junction with the medical examining board.

In 1876 Captain Stewart was married to Miss Catherine McDonald, a daughter of John McDonald and a sister of John A. McDonald, stipendiary magistrate of Char- lottetown. This union has been blessed by the birth of three children, namely: May: Reginald, who is now a member of the law firm of Hall & Stewart, at Calgary, Alberta: Malcolm. Fraternally the Captain is a Mason and is a member of Charlottetown Chapter Rose Croix No. 18.

R. W. MCEWEN, a successful merchant and highly esteemed citizen of St. Peter’s Bay, Kings county, was born in Lot 39, and is a son of John and Jane (Coffin) McEwen, the former of whom was born in Lot 39. and who during his active years followed farming. He took an active part in political affairs as a Conservative and served for many years as justice of the peace and mag-

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istrate. He died in 1890, at the age of seventy years. The paternal grandfather, David McEwen, was born in Scotland and came to Prince Edward Island, locating in Lot 39. Jane Coflin was a daughter of Ben- jamin Coflin, who came from Nova Scotia, and he was a son of a United Empire Loyal- ist who left the United States soon after the Revolutionary war. 'For further details of the family history see the sketch of H. D. McEwen which appears elsewhere in this volume. To John and Jane McEwen were born the following children: Benjamin and Walter, of Lot 39; Harvey D., a merchant at Morrell.

The subject of this sketch Secured his education in the public schools and subse- quently was engaged for eight years in a general merchandise business at Morrell. In 1902 he came to St. Peter's Bay and estab- lished himself in business here and his expectations have been fully realized, as he has from the beginning enjoyed a large and representative patronage. He carries a large and well selected stock of such articles as are in demand by the local trade and exerts every effort to accommodate those who pat- ronize him. He is also the owner of several lobster canning factories located on the north shore, the annual output of which

amounts to about one thousand cases and

during the balance of the season the factor- ies are devoted to the canning of meat. In other enterprises in which he is engaged Mr. McEwen has achieved distinctive success. the results of his indefatigable energy, his persistence along a definite line of effort and his business sagacity. He possesses those qualities which commend one to the esteem and respect of the community and his influ- ence is always cast on the side of every be- neficent movement. In politics he is a Con-