Charlottetown
a city and capital of Prince Edward Island, Canada, in Queen's co., on Hillsborough bay, at the confluence of three rivers, and on the Prince Edward Island railway. The city CHARTERHOUSE is well laid out, and has an excellent harbor, fine Provincial and Dominion dral, public library, and an Insane buildings, Postoffice, Y. M. C. A. build- Asylum. It is the seat of Prince of ing, court house, Roman Catholic cathe- Wales College, St. Dunstan's College, common schools, and many industries, and a Methodist college; has a high school, a business college, and several including foundries, machine shops, carriage and furniture factories, breweries, papers, and banks, and is the see of a rious parts of the Dominion by steamship lines. It is lighted by gas and electricity; has an extensive water works system, several daily and weekly newspapers, and banks, and is the see of a Roman Catholic bishop. Pop. about 12,000.
CHARON (kā'ron), the ferryman who boat across the Stygian lake to receive piece of money was placed in the mouths of the dead. He was said to be the son conducted the souls of the departed in a and Minos, the judges of the infernal regions. He received an obolus from of the dead. He was said to be the son every passenger, for which reason that piece of money was placed in the mouths of Erebus and Night.
GUSTAVE, a CHARPENTIER, the Paris Conservatory and in 1892 pro- duced a symphonic drama entitled "Life of the Poet." His most notable work France, in 1860. He studied music at the Paris Conservatory and in 1892 prowas the opera "Louise," for which he duced a symphonic drama entitled "Life d in 1898 in Paris and later of the Poet." His most notable work wrote both the words and music. This was produced in Germany, England, and the United States. Other works of his also were received with considerable success.