Local news: The sacred concert which is to take place in Bristol Presbyterian Church on the evening of the 20th inst. is to assist in raising funds for the purpose of building a new manse in Bristol.

A distressing accident occurred about 30 miles south of Sudbury, when a local man was killed. The men were engaged in a rock cutting forming part of a chanel designed to connect two lakes. The explosion occurred when a fire had been started in the cut for the purpose of thawing out dynamite previous to the work of blasting. Twenty-five sticks of the explosive were placed in a tin pail which was placed near the fire, and while the contents were thawing out, the men stood around the fire warming themselves. Just how the explosion happened is not exactly clear, but it is said one of the men touched one of the burning brands with his toe, which act is thought to have jarred the pail sufficiently to cause the explosion, which was most terrific. Lamontaine, who was near another man, was instantly killed, while the latter was severely injured and death resulted an hour afterwards.

William Wilson owes his escape from injury and probably death to the fact that just about one minute before the explosion, he picked up his tools and left for work. He had just got behind a rock which hid him when the explosion took place.

Mr. Duncan Campbell of Maple Ridge, Bristol, who is turning his attention to the raising of thoroughbred cattle, has recently purchased from Mr. Arthur Johnston, the well-known stockman of Clarmont, Ont., a registered Shorthorn Durham bull and two 2-year-old heifers, both registered Shorthorns but of a different family and bred to an imported bull. Evidently Mr. Campbell is bound not to be outdone in this class of improved stock.

Mr. Alf. R. McGuire, “the tailor” moved into his spank new premises last week and has disposed of his stock-in-trade in a manner at once attractive and eye pleasing.

The survey of the eastern section of the Ottawa and Georgian Bay Canal was commenced last week, the starting point being St. Anne’s, opposite Vaudreuil, Que.

Sir Charles Tupper was the principal speaker at a meeting in Boston in aid of the British South African patriotic fund.

Professor Sumicrast of Harvard paid a tribute to Sir Charles Tupper and the Canadians and the Highlanders. Sir Tupper was then presented and the audience cheered wildly as he advance to the front of the platform.

Said he: “The question is whether the millions of inhabitants of South Africa are to suffer under a government of the seventeenth century, or whether they are to live under the enlightened rule of the nineteenth century. This is not a war of freedom but of civilization against an oligarchy.”

Sir Charles was frequently interrupted by applause and when he concluded there were demonstrations of approval.