Local news: The population of Shawville, according to the census just taken, shows an increase of about 33 per cent. in the last 10 years. In the absence of a boom this may be considered a very satisfactory growth.

Mr. Abram Beach, of Renfrew County, has been travelling through this section during the past week or two, selling a new remedy called “Liquid Electricity,” which is alleged to be a dead shot cure for pain of every description. Mr. Beach has a number of testimonials from parties who have tried the remedy, and they all speak of it in the highest terms.

It is very gratifying to state, so far as we know, that there have been no new developments of the dread disease in this village since the case of John Burrows was pronounced smallpox on Tuesday afternoon of last week by Dr. Lyon. Since then, Burrows’ house has been under rigid quarantine, and every possible precaution taken to prevent the contagion from spreading. The school was immediately closed, and will remain so for two weeks at least. In connection with this matter, it may be stated that the Prov. Board of Health urgently recommends vaccination of citizens, especially children and young adults, and has given instructions that all children who attended school prior to closing must be successfully vaccinated before they can be admitted again.

Mr. John Judgson, the last member of the Judgson family in this country passed to his rest on Monday of this week at the patriarchal age of 93 years. The deceased gentleman was an Englishman by birth, and emigrated to Canada a great many years ago, and had been for the greater part of that time a resident of Pontiac. He held a commission as ensign in the British army under William IV., and also in the Canadian militia at the time Sir Francis B. Head was Governor General.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Wilson and family have our deepest sympathy in the present bereavement consequent upon the death of their fourth daughter, Yolande, a promising child of nearly nine years, who succumbed to an affection of the brain on Sunday evening, after an illness of a few months. The remains were taken from here on Tuesday morning to Sand Point, thence by train to Almonte, and thence to Middleville, where the family burial plot is situated. A number of the members of Pontiac Lodge A. F. and A. M., (of which Mr. Wilson is Master,) assembled at the house of mourning prior to the departure of the remains, and forming in procession preceded the hearse along Main street as far as the exhibition grounds. Three exquisite floral tributes—one from Mr. G. F. Hodgins, one from Mr. Wilson’s fellow employees, and one from Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hodgins—adorned the casket of the departed, as it was borne away to its last resting-place.