Local news: The cry of water scarcity will not be heard this Fall. The first half of November has certainly provided this section of Mother Earth with all the moisture it needs, and then some.

The editor’s thanks are due to Mr. Garner Richardson, for a mess of nice trout. Mr. Richardson, it may be said, is one of the most successful trappers in this section of country, and he does the most of it around home. Scarcely a year passes that he does not net a tidy little sum from this pastime.

Chicken stealing: Several farmers around this neighborhood have had their hen roosts seriously depleted by the nefarious operations of sneak thieves during the past three or four weeks. A rich haul was made at the Creamery one night, when about 30 birds, dressed for market, were taken from the cooling boards and made away with. These raids were evidently not made with the object merely of having “a feed” somewhere, as the quantities taken were more than sufficient for an enterprise of that nature. More likely the ill-gotten poultry was spirited off to some nearby town for consumption, at a profit to the thieves.

Two fires on farms: Friday afternoon Louis James Carroll, Demers Centre, had all his outbuildings, crop and his residence destroyed by fire. He was threshing and there was a strong wind. The fire started, the supply of water was short, and it was impossible to control the flames. The loss sustained by Mr. Carroll is estimated at $12,000 and there was no insurance.

Thursday morning last just at the completion of his threshing on the farm at Sheen known as the Slattery homestead, fire destroyed the barn and contents of Mr. Frank Morris, sr., and the threshing outfit of Mr. Berrigan. The flames originated in the blower and when they caught in the straw in the barn it was at once seen that the building was doomed. Mr. Morris’ loss will be around $2,000, partly covered by insurance, while Mr. Berrigan lost his entire outfit on which there was no insurance.