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THE LATE MYERS DAVISON,

M.D., M.R.C.P.S., Florence, Ont., was born September 16th, 1839, in Newburg, Addington county. His parents were John M. and Jane (Swanzy) Davison. Dr. Davison graduated with honors at Queen's College, Kingston, practiced a few months in Dresden, Ont., and then located in Florence, where for over a quarter of a century he was the corner stone of the social fabric. "His genial and friendly spirit," says an intimate contemporary, "and his sound judgment, made him a leader." For years he was reeve of Euphemia, secretary-treasurer of his school board, and

a prominent official in the Methodist Church. Church. In politics he was a Conservative, and president of his county association, an able reasoner and an eloquent debater, he also wrote many articles on medicine and other subjects. He was a member of the Masonic Fraternity, and of the I.O.G.T. He died on February 10th, 1891, and hundreds mourned his death. In 1870, Dr. Davison married Miss Eleanor F. Williams, daughter of James Williams Esq., of Culloden, Ont. They have a family of four children, viz: Alberta Florence, who died in 1891, Dora G., Horace W., and John R.

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AMES TOLBERT PEPPER, pharmaceutical chemist, Brussels, Ont., was born February 10th, 1861, in the village of Carlisle, Wentworth county, Ont. His parents were William and Esther Catharine (Markle) Pepper, who were both born in Wentworth county. They had three sons only, the subject of this sketch being the eldest, the second William Wesley, and the third Edmond Mitchell. James Tolbert was educated in the common schools of his county and at the High School, Waterdown, Ont. He was apprenticed to the drug business, with Blackader & Mills, Brant

ford, Ont., in the year 1880, remaining there about two years, then went to Hamilton and completed his apprenticeship. In the year 1884, he entered the Ontario College of Pharmacy, Toronto, graduating with honors the same year. He then became dispensing clerk in A. H. Joseph's drug store, Windsor, Ont. In 1885, he entered the employ of the firm of J. Winer & Co., wholesale druggists, Hamilton, Ont., as a manufacturing chemist. In 1889, he removed to Brussels, and engaged in the drug and stationery business on his own account, and has succeeded in developing a growing and successful business. He is the Brussels' agent for the Bell Telephone Company, and also ticket agent for the C. P. R. He is also examiner on materia medica at the Ontario College of Pharmacy, Toronto. He

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is a member of the Methodist Church, also trustee and secretary of the Trustee Board, a member of the Quarterly Board and teacher in the Sunday School. He is also an active member of the Masonic Fraternity, a member of the Scottish Rite, and a past master of St. John's Lodge, No. 284, G.R.C., A.F. and A. M. is also a member of the I.O.F. and is court deputy high chief ranger of his court. In politics, Mr. Pepper is a Conservative, but takes no active part. He was married Sept. 2nd, 1885, to Miss Sada, third daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Gordon, of Simcoe county, O. They have one son and one daughter.

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RANK SAMUEL TROUGHT SMITH, Petrolia, Ont., general manager of the Petrolia Advertiser, was born in Lincolnshire, England, April 30th, 1857. He is a son of Clitherow and Mary (Overton) Smith. He obtained his elementary education at a public school, and finished under private tutors. He was then articled to one of the principal appraisers and auctioneers in Leeds, Yorkshire, and at the early age of eighteen, became manager for Hutton & Sons, a prominent firm in the same. town. He came to Canada in 1876, but returned to England in two years, at the urgent request of Hutton & Sons, who offered him a large salary to resume the management of their business. He returned to Canada in 1880, and again returned to England to enter partnership with his brother, T. O. Smith, at Bournemouth, as real estate

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and fine art auctioneers. Mr. Smith has made the fine arts a favorite study. His brother died in 1883, when he took Hugh Keene in his place. Having dissolved partnership in 1885, he took the management of the famous Grosvenor Art Gallery of Birmingham. In 1886, B. Grossbaum of Vienna, the well-known collector and exhibitor, recognizing his unusual ability as a fine art expert auctioneer, made him a brilliant offer, which was accepted, and he sold for him under the hammer, some of the finest collections of art porcelains and miniatures ever submitted to public competition. This included the

noted Grossbaum collection exhibited at the last Paris Exhibition, which was removed to Brighton, England, catalogued and sold by Mr. Smith. Amongst his patrons were many of the aristocracy of the first rank from whom he received many complimentary autograph letters. He returned to Canada for permanent residence in 1890, since which time he has been business manager of the Petrolia Advertiser, the leading oil journal of Canada, established in 1865. In politics, he is a strong Conservative, and he is a member of the Church of England. Mr. Smith is a gentleman of marked personality.

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LEXANDER MCVEAN, retired manufacturer, Dresden, Ont., was born at Weston, Ont., in 1829. His father was John McVean, whose great-grand-father, Alexander Macdonald, was an officer under "Bonnie Prince Charlie," his personal and intimate friend. His infant son, was to have been called Charles Stuart Macdonald, but the officer fell at Culloden, and the child was given his father's name, Alexander. The McVean's, who came from Scotland early in this century, were the first white settlers in the Gore of Toronto. Mr. McVean's father was a farmer, who died in 1859. The subject of our sketch received a public school education in Le Roy, N. Y., then learned the milling trade, which occupation he followed until 1875, chiefly at Yarker, Ont. In 1874, he and Hugh Currie, bought the Dresden Hub, Spoke and Bending Factory, and in 1877, Mr. McVean, became sole proprietor. In 1877, pressure of increasing business demanded all his time, and he gave the flouring mills to his son Sandy. In 1882, he started his sons John and James in the hardware business in Dresden, and in 1890, he handed over his factory to his sons, Osgood and William, and now, in his declining years, he is taking life easy and enjoys the fullest confidence and respect of his fellow men. În religion, Mr.

McVean is a Presbyterian, a Conservative in politics, and a member of the A.F. and A.M. He was a warm and personal friend of the

late Sir John A. Macdonald, and the late Sir Alex. Campbell. In 1851, he married Miss Sarah Hennery, daughter of James Hennery, Esq., of Kingston, Ont., formerly of Armagh, Ireland. His family consists of five sons and one daughter. The sons continue their several enterprises as above stated, and their splendid success is only what could be expected, from their early training. To do business with them, as with their father before them, is to become their friend. The McVean name is a synonym for fair dealing and integrity, their business extending from Newfoundland to British Columbia.

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NDREW DENHOLM, editor and proprietor of The Blenheim News, Blenheim, Ont., was born in London, December 30th, 1856. His father is a native of East Lothian, and his mother Jessie Campbell, came from Caithnesshire, Scotland. After a public school course, Mr. Denholm spent short terms at the London and Bay City, Mich., High schools, and subsequently entered the London Advertiser office, in 1873, where he remained seven years. After two seasons in the coal business, he purchased the Kincardine Standard, which he managed with success, and is still well remem

bered by his former patrons. In January, 1886, he started the Oxford Standard in Woodstock, in May it became a daily, the first established in Woodstock. This paper did much to advance the interests of the town, during its rapid growth. In 1888, he purchased the News in Blenheim, Kent county. For many years previous to its passing into the hands of Mr. Denholm, it had not succeeded, but his experience and energy at once made it prosperous and popular. Mr. Denholm is a thoroughly typical Canadian, possessed of talent, energy and business capacity. A liberal support is given to

the News by the people of the town. He was president of the London Typographical Union, in 1879, was on the Kincardine School Board for 1883 to 1885, and is a member of the I.O.O.F. and R.T. of T. societies. He has been chief ranger in the C.O.F., and has also taken an active part in the work of his Church (Presbyterian), being manager of the church finances for many years. He is now an elder and was the lay representative of Chatham Presbytery, to the General Assembly in Montreal, in 1892. Mr. Denholm's sterling qualities have done much to elevate public sentiment. He was married, in 1879, to Miss Martha J. McCoy, whose parents were children of the early North of Ireland settlers in Simcoe connty. She died in 1890, and our subject was again married in 1892, to Tena, third daughter of Alex. McDonald, Esq., of Stratford, Ont.

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