Local news: Mr. Ad. Hodgins was singularly unfortunate with his last carnival, having been obliged to postpone it in the first place on account of unfavourable weather only to meet with similar conditions on the second attempt to carry it out.

As Mr. Hiram Wilson was feeding his stock one day last week, he accidentally fell from the loft, receiving a severe contusion on the leg which has laid him up. No bones, fortunately were broken.

There is quite a lot of sickness near Otter Lake and Leslie and the doctors’ visits are frequent, chiefly colds, grippe and inflammation.

We had another heavy rain Tuesday which caused no end of trouble and anxiety to the lumbermen in this section, but the weather has been cold since and when more snow, if any comes, they will get their timber out.

The casualty list of the war, as made up in London on Wednesday, shows a total of 10,515 men, 2,192 of whom were killed or died on service. There are 2,896 “missing,” presumably all prisoners and 5,430 were wounded.

The death of Dr. Aylen, who was provincial inspector of public offices, has stirred the public of this county who expected that one would be chosen in his place from this district; the predecessors having generally been elected from either the county of Ottawa or Pontiac. Dr. Gaboury, the ex-Liberal candidate at the last general election was an applicant for the position, supported by Mr. D. Gillies, local M.P.P. and Mr. George Bryson, M.L.A. but it appears their efforts were in vain. Mr. Duffy, the commissioner of public works prevailed in getting one from the section of the country he represents, Mr. Wier of the eastern townships is the man who will get the position.