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them have been born two children: Anna Ruth and Harriett Jane. Mr. McPhee is al- lied with the Liberal party in politics and is a consistent member of the Presbyterian church. He gives a hearty support to all worthy movements and is deservedly popu— lar in the community where he lives.

H. E. MCEWEN, M. D., C. M., was born at St. Peter’s Bay, County of Kings, in this Island. a son of Emanuel and Catherine (Webster) McEwen, of Scotch ancestry. . He was educated in the district schools and Prince of Wales College. Charlottetown: taught school for seven years in Kings and Prince counties, began the study of medi- cine in 1891, at Dalhousie University, Hali- fax, and was graduated there in 1896, hav- ing held a clinical clerkship in the Victoria General Hospital in his senior year.

After his graduation he served as sur- geon on H. M. S. Gulnare in the summer of 1896, locating at O’Leary in the autumn of that year and being associated in practice during the four years following with Dr. D. W. Lauchlan, now of Charlottetown. Dr. McEwen is a member of the Dominion Med- ical Association, the Maritime Medical As- sociation and the Medical Association of Prince Edward Island. He keeps thorough- ly abreast of the advances in his profession by reading the latest works and the most reliable journals. He has been very suc— cessful in the practice of his profession and enjoys the confidence of all who know him. Fraternally he is a Past High Physician 0f the Independent Order of Foresters, and an Odd Fellow; and in religion is affiliated with the Presbyterian church. In politics he is a supporter of the Conservative party.

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Dr. McEwen married Miss Annie War- burton McKay, a daughter of the late Alex- ander McKay, farmer and mill owner of

Freeland, Lot 11.

RODERICK MACNEIL, M. D., a success- ful and well known physician at Charlotte- town, was bom at Whycocomah, Inverness county, Cape Breton, on February 20. 1841, and is the son of Donald and Mary (Mc- Leod) Macneil, the former born in Earlish, Isle of Skye, Inverness, Scotland, and the latter at East Side, Isle of Syke. These par— ents were married in Scotland and came to Cape Breton in the ’3os. The father en- gaged in farming, being a pioneer in that vocation here, and he continued to reside on the original homestead until his death, which occurred on February I0, 1867. He was the father of five children, four sons and a daughter, but only two of the sons are now living. '

The subject of this sketch spent his boy- hood days in Cape Breton, and received his education in the semi-public schools and at the Free Church Academy at Halifax, the rector of which was George Munro, the aft- erward well known publisher of New York City. Upon completing his education, Mr. Macneil returned to his home locality and for a time engaged in teaching school. He then attended two terms at the normal school at Truro, after which he taught school at Grand River, and in August, 1860. he came to Georgetown, Prince Edward Is- land, and engaged in teaching in Dundas, Lot 55, in Kings county, and also at Char- lottetown. In the meantime he had em- ployed his leisure moments in the study of medicine under the instruction of Dr. John