Local news: The young men of our neighbourhood of Thornby seem to be very impatient for winter to come that they may get away to the woods.

The Dale Bros. of Shawville were here last week arranging a furnace for Messr. Roy and Sons.

Mr. Wm. Kelly of the Bay, passed here Thursday with men for the woods. There were also a lot of men went up last week for Mr. F. Murtagh and the Gillies’ Bros.

Mr. Robert Thomson, son of Mr. John Thomson of Collfield, who is cutting saw-logs for Messrs. Gilmour and Hughson on Pickanock limit, went down from his shanty on Friday with a badly cut foot.

Mr. L.D. Davis has just returned from a trip to Calumet Island where he says he dehorned for Mr. Jerry Shea 26 year-old steers, the best he has seen this season. During the past week he dehorned 198 head in all.

Hon. David Mills has been up at London, Ont. making an imperialistic speech and declaring that Canada was right in sending a contingent to South Africa.

Premier Haulton has begun in earnest the campaign for the admission of the territories into confederation as a full-fledged province.

What might have been a serious accident is reported to have occurred on the Portage du Fort road about a week ago.

It seems three young people, whose names for obvious reasons are withheld, had the misfortune of being precipitated from the buggy in which they were driving, into a deep, dark ditch, through the inattention of the young man who handled the ribbons. No damage resulted however, but the young man on whom the responsibility rests is admonished to be more careful in future.

Ad: Stray cattle: Strayed on to my premises on 20 Nov., 3 head of cattle; one 2-year-old heifer and two yearling heifers, all of red and white colour. Owner is requested to come and identify property, pay expenses and remove the animals at once. John. F. Dale, Shawville.