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JOSEPH EDOUARD DUHAMEL, No

tary, L'Assomption, Que., was born January 27th, 1858, at that place. His parents were Benjamin Duhamel and Honorine Vaillant. He received his education at L'Assomption College, afterwards entered the office of Bmy. Rocher, L'Assomption, where he studied three years. He was then in the office of L. O. Hétu, Montréal, for one year, and was admitted to practice, October 20th, 1882. He immediately opened an office in L'Assomption, where he has since continued, building up a large practice, and is regarded by his townsmen as a man of sterling character and business ability. In 1885, he was elected secretary for the parish of L'Assomption, also for the County, and of the School Trustees, which offices he still holds. He is also notary for the Bank of St. Hyacinthe at L'Assomption. In politics, Mr. Duhamel is a Liberal; in religion, a Roman Catholic. May 13th, 1884, he was married to Miss Amanda Géoffrion, daughter of Joseph Géoffrion, registrar of Verchères. His family consists of five children.

J. E. DUHAMEL.

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A. P. VANASSE.

RTHUR PIERRE VANASSE, Attorney-at-Law, and editor of Le Sorelois, L'Écho de Louiseville and Le Courrier du Comté d' Yamaska, was born February 27th, 1851, at St. Aimé, Richelieu County. Mr. Vanasse was educated at St. Aimé, College of St. Laurent, College of Sorel, and the University of Ottawa. He was Crown Prosecutor for three years, and has been for over fifteen years engaged in journalism, in addition to his professional duties. He is also recording secretary of the I. O. F., of the Catholic Order of Foresters, and of the C. M. B. A. In politics, he is a Conservative, and has always taken a keen interest in the welfare of his party, doing good work for them, both as a canvasser and a speaker. He has accompanied the Hon. C. C. Colby through the county of Stanstead, doing his French speaking for him, and generally carrying the meetings. He also addressed a large number of meetings in the interest of Sir Hector Langevin, J. A. Massue and others. In religion, Mr. Vanasse is a Roman Catholic. He is unmarried.

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REV. FATHER L. W. MURPHY.

EV. FATHER L. W. MURPHY, Montreal, was born in County Cork, Ireland, in 1855. He was educated in the public schools of Elmira, N. Y., St. Bonaventure College, Alleghany, N.T., and Niagara University, graduating from the latter with the gold medal. He also obtained the gold medal in chemistry, from St. Bonaventure College. He was ordained priest in 1878, and began work at Buffalo, N. Y., where he was eminently successful. He was afterwards sent as Missionary to Texas. He was about to be nominated Bishop of Dallas, but declined on account of ill health. He resumed the study of chemistry to discover a combination whereby drunkenness could be cured, and after sixteen years of unremitting search, was successful. The Catholic hierarchy and leading Protestant clergymen endorse Father Murphy's great discovery. The supervision of his various institutes, keeps him constantly on the wing. He looks forward with confidence to the time when total abstinence will be a moral and sanitary duty in all educational institutes.

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AMES PHALEN MITCHELL, Lumber Merchant, Millville, Nova Scotia, was born September 24th, 1845. at Mill Village, N. S. His parents were George Mitchell and Mary (Phalen) Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell was educated at the Common schools of Mill Village. He entered mercantile life as lumberman, and from the beginning until the present, dealt extensively in that article. He entered upon business life with good habits, energy and industry, giving to his business his first attention, and as a result, has been honored with success of a flattering kind. Mr. Mitchell is a member of the Masonic fraternity, a Justice of the Peace, and served two terms as Council for Queen's County. In politics, he is a Liberal, taking an active interest in his party's affairs, and doing his full share in guiding the ship of State. In religion, he is a Methodist, and has received honors at the hands of his Church. Mr. Mitchell was married to Isabella D., daughter of Capt. Alexander McKenzie. His family consists of three children, one son and two daughters.

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USÈBE MORIN, St. Hyacinthe, Que., was born July 14th, 1853. He is a son of François Morin and Marguerite Maheux. When ten years of age, he entered St. Hyacinthe Seminary, for his classical education. At the age of seventeen, he formed a partnership with Mr. Lamoureux, which existed for about one year, when Mr. Morin bought out his partner, subsequently establishing retail and wholesale houses, under the various names of Morin & Lamothe, Morin & Dion, Morin & Robitaille, Morin & Brodeur, in St. Hyacinthe and vicinity. He was afterwards compelled to give up business and proceed to Europe for the benefit of his health, and after an extensive tour through England, Scotland, Ireland, France and Italy, returned to Canada, with a large and varied assortment of European goods, and was thus enabled

to establish his trade on a more extensive basis than ever before. He founded the following firms: Morin & Co., Morin & Lalime, Morin & Bergeron, in St. Hyacinthe, he being the principal partner in each. He has since sold his interest in these concerns to embark in real estate business, in which he has also been very successful, and owns a large quantity of property in the Eastern Townships. He has also built one of the finest private residences in the city of St. Hyacinthe, and is also a promoter and supporter of public enterprises, and the fact that he has done much to advance the prosperity of his

town and province, is recognized by all. Mr. Morin has gained his present position by straight-forward dealing and careful attention to business, and his example is well worthy of emulation. He married, in 1888, Alice, only daughter of the Honorable Judge Malhiot, of Aylmer, Que., and has one son, Norbert. In religion, he is a Roman Catholic. At the last Provincial General Elections, he was requested, by both Liberal and Conservative parties, to run for the Local Legislature, but on account of pressure of his own business, he was under the necessity of declining the honour.

HE HON. ALEXANDER MACFARLANE, Wallace, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, was born in that county, June 18th, 1817. He is the son of Daniel Macfarlane, who came from Perthshire, Scotland, an extensive merchant and a member of the Nova Scotia Legislature. His mother was Helen McNab, a native of Nova Scotia. Mr. Macfarlane received his education under private tutors, and afterwards studied law in the office of the late Mr. Alex. Stewart, Halifax, and was called to the Bar in 1844. He at once commenced to practise in Amherst, where his activity and strict ap

plication to business, soon gave him a conspicuous place in the legal profession. At the same time, giving his thoughts to political affairs of which he made a useful and profound study, and in 1856, offered himself as a candidate for the County of Cumberland, and was elected by a large majority. He represented this county in the Nova Scotia Legislature, up to the time of the Union. In 1865, he became a member of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia, and holds rank and precedence as such by patent from the Queen. In 1867, he was appointed Q.C., and is a Surrogate of the Vice-Admiralty Court. He took an active part in the movement for the Union, when the Maritime Provinces projected a union of their own. He was one of the delegates from Nova Scotia to the London Conference to complete terms of the Union in 1866-67. On October 10th, 1870, he was called to the Senate. Mr. Macfarlane was married, in the year 1847, to Miss Ann Seaman, daughter of Amos Seaman, Esq., of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. In religion, Mr. Macfarlane is a Presbyterian. He is a gentleman of marked courtesy of manners, and in his utterances in the Senate, there is much of advice and instruction, while his speeches are marked with much breadth of view. In private life, he has a host of friends which he has drawn to him by his genial manner, and who hope he may be long spared to favor them with the benefit of his helpful and pleasant association.

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PILLIAM WARD BAILEY, J. P., Mayor of the Town of Cookshire, P. Q., and Manager for the Cookshire Mill Company, was born April 14th, 1845, in the County of Compton. He comes of an old representative family, his father Cyrus A. Bailey, having been a resident of Cookshire all his life. He was a public spirited man, having been identified with many important municipal enterprises, and in his day was one of the most influential citizens of Compton County. His wife, the mother of our subject, was Miss Emily R. French, whose connections were also among the

old residents of Compton. Mr. W. W. Bailey was educated at Cookshire Academy, Royalton High School, Vermont, and completed his studies at St. Francis College, Richmond. He then engaged in lumber enterprises on his own account at Island Brook, township of Newport. He was one of the pioneer settlers of that place, and did a great deal to promote its interests. Was a member of Newport Council for a number of years and mayor for a term. In 1882, he accepted the position of manager of the Cookshire Mill Company, which position he still holds. He has been more or less interested in contracts

before and since his connection with the Cookshire Mill Company. He is a member of the I. O. F., in which order he has held prominent offices, also of the Masonic fraternity. He has been a member of the Council of Cookshire since its incorporation, and is regarded by his fellow townsmen as a citizen of worth and influence. In politics, he is a Conservative, and takes an active part in election campaigns, and does effective service in behalf of his party. He is a nephew of the late Hon. John Henry Pope, and his parents were associated socially and politically with that distinguished statesman all through life. He was from a large family, having four

brothers and four sisters. He was married, in November, 1871, to Miss N. N. Weston, daughter of the late James Weston, of Island Brook. His family consists of two sons and five daughters.