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Indians. In 1776, an American privateer took the place, plundered the defenceless settlers, and taking on bOard the chief citizens, carried them to General Washington, who restored them to their homes.

Charlottetown is now a city with a population of about twelve thousand, and presents a very attractive appearance in summer, with its Wide streets,

large-squares and shade trees. It is well lighted by electricity, its tele—« phone lines extend to all parts of the province, and the quality of the ;

water, supplied through its fine system of waterworks, is not excelled in the world. The town is chiefly built of wood, although some fine stone buildings, and many of brick, are to be found in the heart of the Capital. It has many stores rivalling in equipment and appearance the large business houses of the cities on the mainland. The buyers for the Charlottetown houses visit each season the European markets, and the importation of English and French goods especially has been greatly stimulated :by the demand from American and Canadian tourists, who find the assortment equal to and the prices lower than in many larger cities.

Tourists will also find that in Charlottetown and Summerside they can be fitted with the most fashionable custom made clothing at about one— ~half the price paid for similar goods in large cities. The very. finest English, Irish, Scotch and French cloths are imported direct by merchant tailors here, who now have several customersin the U. S., and the cut and finish of the garments has been highly spoken of by connoisseurs abroad. Several large ready-made clothing houses here also make a specialty of , outing suits, etc., but space will not permit of particularizing. Take a good

look through the advertising supplement for fuller information.

Nearly all branches of trade and industry are represented here, and the list of prepared foods,,fruits, wines, liquors, cordials, etc., etc., cover almost all eatables and potables known and prized on either continent. I

With newspapers, Charlottetown is well supplied,ihaving three dailies, one semi-weekly and five weeklies; the first three containing telegraphic daily news from all quarters of the globe; in'addition to which the morning

editions of the leading dailies in New Brunswick and Nova ‘.Scotia are '

received here every evening of theday of their issue. Charlottetown’s religious, moral and educational establishments are

numerous. In churches, it has two Episcopal, two Methodist, two Presby- terian, one Roman Catholic and one Baptist church; besides a Y. M. C. A., one Provincial and one R. C. College, two convents, five public and several private schools. In fraternal orders, it has two lodges and a chapter of Free and Accepted Masons, two lodges and an encampment of the Inde— pendent Order of Odd Fellows, besides Foresters, Hibernians, Orangemen, . English, Irish and Scottish societies, Sons of Temperance, Good Templars and several others. The musical taste of the citizens is also well cultivated.

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