Local News: The social at Starks Corners held on July 10th despite the unusually cold evening, was a very satisfactory affair. The number in attendance was large and the supper up to the high standard set by the ladies of this congregation.

Still nothing new to report so far as the fortunes of Shawville baseball team is concerned but the witnessing of a real good game of ball fell to the lot of those who attended the exhibition grounds on Friday evening last between the locals and the Frazer-Brace outfit who fell before the Shawville boys in a match at the Calumet on Dominion Day. This time the tables were reversed, the visitors winning out by the close score of 5-3 in the full 9 innings which indicates that pretty snappy ball was dished up throughout.

Montreal claims the credit for having exported more grain last year than any other port on the continent: over one hundred twenty million bushels.

In fulfillment of a request from the City of Ottawa, the city of Louvain is sending to Canada stones from the ruins of the Louvain Library and other historic buildings for use in a war memorial to Canadians who fell in France and Belgium.

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Local News: Six of our village boys, namely A. Morrison, Reggie and Harold Hodgins, E. Lang, Alfie Knox and Alex Smith have gone into camp at Norway Bay this week. Some big fish stories may be looked for.

Work has commenced on the construction of the new road from Bryson towards Campbell’s Bay along the Ottawa river bank, Mr. R. McRitchie having broken ground last week with the aid of a “bee”. The new road has been long talked of, and will do a great deal to facilitate travel between the points mentioned, as two long, tedious hills will be avoided by its construction.

Take in the excursion to Wakefield on Monday next. A delightful trip for $1.10 from Shawville. regular train goes through to Wakefield and return.

“The Tattler,” a newsy little four page weekly paper is the latest arrival in the Ottawa Valley newspaper world and comes from Fort William, Que., a pretty summer resort on the Ottawa. Mr. Gordon Rogers, Miss Ida and Mabel Poupore of Ottawa are the editors and the headquarters are “Tattle Office,” Hotel Pontiac, Fort William, Que.

The Bourman Bros. of Arnprior, one of whom it will be remembered had charge of the Steamer Janet Craig for a summer or two, are believed to be among those who died from scurvy in the Yukon.

The steamer “J.L. Murphy” has been docked at Portage du Fort in consequence of insufficient work to keep the two steamers on Chats Lake engaged for the balance of the season.

Little Beulah Buchan, the six-year-old daughter of John Buchan, was drowned in an unused well on her father’s premises last Thursday.

The little one was playing about the yard when her father missed her about 4:30 and started out to look for her.

When the thought came to him that she might have fallen into the well, he proceeded to it, his worst fears were verified.

She had been in the water about thirty minutes and all attempts to revive her were fruitless. The well, being unused, is covered but it is surmised that the child forced off the lid and fell in.

This is the second fatality that has occurred in the family within a year. Last summer Fred, an older son, was killed in Bailey’s sawmill under distressing circumstances.

Mr. Robert Gordon of Westmeath, On. served in the Kentucky infantry during the American Civil War. The pension department at Washington has at last recognized his services and will give him two year’s back pay and $10 per month during the remainder of his life.

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