Local news: St. Paul’s Young Ladies’ Guild held a pleasant and successful driving party on Monday evening of last week. The objective was Mr. John E. Horner’s farm residence near Murrells, where several hours’ amusement was indulged in. About 30 attended.

Thos. Mulligan, of Quyon, while about to enter his home on Sunday afternoon, collapsed on the street and died a few moments after being carried into the house. A sister, Mrs. P. Clarke, being sent for, was so shocked by her brother’s condition, that she swooned off and also died within a few minutes.

Harold S Hodgins: During the past few weeks the Grim Reaper has taken heavy toll of the residents of this community and surrounding neighborhood. Home circles have been rent with grief by the removal of loved ones, whose places must ever remain vacant, and communities have been rendered poorer by the loss of citizens who contributed appreciably to the welfare of the social fabric.

Such a loss strikes us forcibly, as it becomes our sad duty this week to record the death of one who, although comparatively young, was well and most favorably known, not only in his home town, but throughout a large portion of the surrounding country. We speak of Harold Stanton Hodgins, sixth son of the late Edward and Mrs. Hodgins, who passed away peacefully at four o’clock last Thursday morning, following a nine-day illness from pneumonia, which developed from a cold that he complained of while still at work in his brother’s store, where he had been a valued employee for a number of years, except during intervals, from time to time, when his health, never robust, compelled him to lay off for a season.

Social Evening at Starks Corners: A social evening under the auspices of the Institute at Starks Corners, was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Barr, on Friday evening, Feb. 12th. Fine weather prevailed and a large number of friends in the community joined the Institute members and their families to enjoy the evening. The program took the form of a debate was— Resolved :—“That the girls of to day are more sensible in every way than their grandmothers were at the same age.” Six of the ladies of the Institute took part and very ably discussed their points, thereby causing a great deal of amusement and applause. The judges were :—Miss Strutt, of No. 3 School, Mrs. Earl Fulford, and Mr. John H. Smiley. They decided in favor of the affirmative, that side winning by a couple of points. Afterwards refreshments were served and all enjoyed a social hour.