Local news: The old jail at Aylmer has again been pressed into service to confine the twelve prisoners who were in the Hull establishment when the fire broke out.

We were sorry to hear of three of our young friends from Morehead who left for the west a short time ago, having the misfortune to take the wrong train at Winnipeg, but as the result, they said they enjoyed immensely a 35 mile drive across the prairie in a wagon to catch the regular train for Milestone.

Mr. Downey, a gentleman representing the Toronto Windmill and Pump Company, was before the Shawville council on Monday night with a proposal to furnish the village with a water supply by means of a windmill and tank located on J.L. Shaw’s hill north of the railway station.

The Advance very wisely suggests an examination of the vaults in the court house at Bryson to discover whether or not they are of the deplorably defective kind which has left the County of Ottawa, due to the recent fire, without a public record; save those in the departments at Quebec.

The annual session of the Court of Queen’s Bench opened at the court house, Bryson on Monday. The grand jury had only two cases to deliberate upon, one the Queen vs. Doherty for assault; and the Queen vs. Christopher for theft. A true bill in each case was found. We notice that three citizens of Shawville are on the grand jury, namely: Messrs. Andrew Hodgins, George Hynes and John G. Elliott.

In pursuance of the arrangement entered into last year, the principal merchants of Shawville have again decided to close their stores every evening except Saturdays and those evenings occurring immediately before holidays, beginning with Monday next, the 14th inst. at 7 o’clock.

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