Local news: Dr. Beaudry, of Montreal, Provincial Health Inspector, spent a few days in this locality investigating the smallpox cases. The cases in North Clarendon were verified. Three new cases, however, are reported in the same family.
Mr. R. Lawton opened his class for the instruction of painting on Wednesday afternoon in the apartment over G. F. Hodgins’ store. He purposes holding classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays—from 2 to 4 p.m.
In closing a half-column deliverance, fraught with many explanations and bristling with innuendo, regarding that little $375 transact on, the Advocate declares that it has had enough of the subject. Doubtless it has. The more matters of this kind are stirred up and sifted out the more pungent becomes the odor that arises therefrom.
The spring thaw—long expected—set in on Monday and already the spotless mantle which has covered mother earth for an unusually long period, is disappearing. On Monday night there were several heavy showers, accompanied by thunder, which coming thus early is regarded as an omen that spring will be late. An ince’sant day’s rain on Tuesday followed.
Mrs. T. W. Wilson went to Montreal on Friday last, accompanied by her little daughter Yeoland, to consult a specialist regarding a nervous affection which the child has been afflicted with for some weeks past.
Mr. W. Angus Moore, of Otter Lake, was in Ottawa on Monday closing a deal for the purchase of a steam sawmill plant, which he intends operating in the neighborhood of Otter Lake village. The outfit was purchased from the Sawyer-Massey Co., through the agency of Messrs Smart and Smith.
Another Fire: About 9 o’clock on Friday morning the premises of Mr. Thos. Fraser, furniture dealer and undertaker, of Portage du Fort were destroyed by fire, together with a considerable quantity of undertaking supplies. Mr. Fraser fortunately had his premises pretty well insured. The fire spread to the adjacent premises of Mr. Patk Coyne, and destroyed a portion of the verandah. The building destroyed was the old Swallwell stand.
