Local news: La grippe still holds sway in town and the surrounding country. Whole households have been prostrated by this universal malady.

At the Pontiac House on Monday night the outsiders’ hockey team treated their late opponents to an oyster supper. Both teams with the referee and umpires sat down to a spread prepared by mine host Caldwell. After due justice to the supper, under the chairmanship of Mr. Parker, toasts were drunk all round, and speeches made in honor of Canada’s winter game. A few more such gatherings would lead to a much better esprit du corps among the youth of the village. Perhaps it would be well to say that the toasts were drunk with pure water only.

Brakesman Wright of the P. P. J. Regular train, suffered the misfortune of getting one of his arms badly shattered at the wrist while coupling cars at McKee’s station on Friday morning last. The unfortunate young man was immediately brought back to Shawville on the engine and had the injured member attended to by Drs. Lyon and Klock. Subsequently he was taken to Montreal and placed in an hospital, from whence reports received on Saturday night were hopeful that amputation of the man’s arm would not be necessary.

Death of Mr. James Armstrong: The death occurred on Tuesday of Mr. James Armstrong of Clarendon Front, one of the best known men of the township. Mr. Armstrong underwent an operation some time ago, from which he was recovering nicely. On Monday, however, he took an unexpected turn for the worse, and in spite of the best medical aid, sank rapidly. His death will cause general regret for he was universally respected citizen of the community.