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W.WANLESS, M.C.R., agent, Courtright, Ont., was born June 15th, 1839, in Blairgowrie, Scotland. He is the eldest son of Dr. J. Wanless, a prominent physician at present of Montreal, but also well known in London and Toronto. Dr. Wanless and his wife, Margaret Macdonald, natives of Dundee, Scotland, have always taken a deep interest in every worthy cause in the different cities in which they have resided. They have had three sons and two daughters, viz.: Violet, now Mrs. A. A. Dickson, of Montreal; Wm. Macdonald Wanless, of St. Catharines; the subject of this sketch; the late Dr. John R. Wanless, who died in 1889, in New Zealand; and Agnina, at home with her parents. After completing his education Mr. Wanless entered the service of Mr. H. P. Dwight as telegraph operator, and after filling various responsible positions in Canada and California, he was selected as one of the expedition sent out by the Russo-American Telegraph Company to build a line from Victoria, B.C., to existing lines in Russia, by way of the Behring Straits, and the shores of the Behring and Okhotsk seas. They sailed from Frisco, touched at Victoria, and in three months landed at Petropaulovski, Kamschatka. After eighteen months' hardship and adventure in the Siberian wilds, during which Mr. Wanless met and became the intimate friend of Geo. Kennan and his artist, Geo. Frost, in his "Exile Prison

Life in Siberia," the work was abandoned on receiving news that the Atlantic cable was a success. After three years' farming, Mr. Wanless entered the employ of the M.C.R., first at Fletcher, then at Cayuga, and for the past eighteen years at Courtright, to leave which pleasant summer resort repeated offers of promotion have no charm for him. On charm for him. On January 19th, 1869, he married Miss Elizabeth, daughter of J. D. Anderson, of Wardsville, Ont. He has four children. In politics Mr. Wanless is a staunch Liberal, and a firm believer in Free Trade. He is alsoa member oftheI.O.F.

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INCENT HOWARD MOORE, physician and surgeon, Brockville, Ont., was born in the township of Elizabethtown, Leeds county, Ont., February 4th, 1848. His father, Richard Moore, was a native of Wexford county, Ireland, and came to Canada when a mere lad, and died at the age of 85 years. His mother is still living at the age of 91 years (1893), in remarkably good health. Dr. Moore was educated in the public schools, and at the old Brockville Grammar School. He obtained the degree of M.D. from Queen's College in 1870. In 1890, the Royal College of Physicians and Sur

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geons of Kingston conferred the fellowship of that body upon him. In 1884 he was elected a member of the Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario by Queen's College, re-elected twice since. 1889 he was vice-president of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and president in 1890. During that year he went abroad, visiting European centres of medical education, and was present at Berlin at the meeting of the International Medical Congress. He was also present at the ninth meeting. of the Congress held at Washington in 1887. He is a member of Queen's

University Council, and was examiner in surgery for the same institution in 1887 and 1888, and examiner in anatomy for the same in 1888 and 1889, and examiner in surgery in 1889 and 1890. Dr. Moore has been for several years a member of the Brockville Collegiate Institute Board, and is surgeon of the 41st Battalion of Rifles, and vice-president for Ontario of the Association of Military Medical Officers for the Dominion of Canada. He has been vicepresident of the Ontario Medical Association, and is a member of the Masonic body, and has held every office in the lodge, and also in the Chapter and Knight Templars. He is an adherent of the Presbyterian Church, and a Conservative in politics, taking an active interest in the welfare of the party. He was married to Margaret O. Burnham, May 12th, 1874. His family consists of two children.

OSEPH ÉMILE VANIER, Montreal, Que., was born at Terrebonne, P.Q., on 20th of January, 1858. His father was Émilien Vanier, and his mother Lucie Soucy. He was educated at the Jacques Cartier Normal School, in Montreal, then went through the commercial course of the Catholic Commercial Academy. He afterwards graduated as a Civil Engineer at the Polytechnic School. After graduation he started in Montreal at municipal work, especially in the line of street paving, and also on the Hochelaga system of sewerage. In 1878 he was called by Mr. P. Beaudry, brother

of the late mayor of Montreal, to go to Los Angeles, Cal., to assist in the construction of the waterworks of that city. He returned to Montreal in 1879, and has since practiced there as a civil engineer. He has had charge of all the municipal works, such as water, sewerage, paving, electric lighting, and nearly everything connected with the municipalities which surround Montreal, as well as most of the other small towns in the Province of Quebec. Mr. Vanier is a late member of the Council of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, professor of geodesy and hydrography in the engineering de

partment of Laval University, an expert in hydraulic machinery, late vice-president of the Society of Hygiene of the Province of Quebec. He is the chief engineer and promoter of the Montreal Water and Power Company, who are building a system of water works to cost a little over two million dollars, the object being to supply the towns and villages immediately surrounding Montreal with water. Fourteen assistants are now working in his office in Montreal. Mr. Vanier has a continental reputation as an expert engineer, and the extensive works constructed by him. aggregate many millions of dollars. He is a Conservative in politics, but his numerous occupations prevent him from taking an active part in political matters He was married, in 1881, to Marie Olivine Pariseau. His family consists of two children.

HOMAS TRIVITT, J.P., and IAS clerk of the 5th Division Court of Huron county, Exeter, Ont., was born September 2nd, 1813, at Langaller, Somerset County, England. Many centuries ago his ancestors were among the great men of Europe, and have furnished commanders-in-chief of the army of France, Jurists and Lord Chancellors of England, and learned historians, but for some hundred of years they have been quiet country gentlemen of Somerset. In 1848 Mr. Trivitt married, and the same year came to Upper Canada, settling upon the site of the present village of Centralia, which in 1868 was founded by him. He was the first clerk of Stephen township, holding that office for many years. When the 5th Division Court of the county was organized at Centralia in 1852, Mr. Trivitt was appointed its clerk, and has so continued, going to Exeter when the Court was removed there. In 1857 he was commissioned as a Justice of the Peace. Inheriting an ample fortune, which has been added to, he has been in a position, in a variety of ways, to gratify his benevolent disposition. The crowning work of his life, however, was the erection and endowment of the magnificent English Church at Exeter, "The Trivitt Memorial Church," costing over $30,000, and in subsequently donating a beautiful chime of bells, costing about $3,000. The church was consecrated by the Lord Bishop of Huron on December 31st, 1888,

while the chime of ten bells was inaugurated on the first Sunday in Advent, 1890. In addition to the above gifts, he proposes to build a new rectory house, a vestry and schoolhouse, and at his death endow the church in the sum of $6,000. A notable event happened on the day of the consecration of the church, namely, the burial of the esteemed wife of Mr. Trivitt beneath the chancel of the church, in the building of which she had taken such a lively interest. It is to be devoutly desired that Mr. and Mrs. Trivitt's example may be copied by many Canadians who have means at their disposal.