Local news: The erection of elevators at Campbell’s Bay during the past summer by Mr. P. McNally and Macfarlane Bros., facilitates to a great extent the shipment of grain and other products at that point and the effect of this advantage is already being felt by those enterprising merchants.

The meteoric showers, expected on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights of last week, do not seem to have materialized so far as Shawville is concerned; at least the citizen is yet to be found who says he saw anything unusual in the heavens on any of the nights mentioned. At McGill University, Montreal, however, it is reported that 156 meteors were observed.

The socials at Mr. P.I. McLean’s, Clarendon on the 14th and Starke’s Corners on the 15th, were attended by a goodly number of Shawvillians, who report having had a good time on each occasion. The latter being a box social, it is only natural to infer that the boys were generous with their dimes and did not allow any of the ladies to take their dainty creations home again with them.

It is gratifying to note the improvements that are being made to the line of the P.P.J. Railway, in the way of placing new ties, renewing culverts, ballasting, etc.

Up to Saturday last, 27,000 British troops had landed in South Africa and expeditions for the relief of Ladysmith and Kimberley have been hurried forward, so that in all probability before the week is out, some pretty hot fighting will take place. The enemy have amassed a strong force at Estcourt to resist the advance of the Ladysmith relief column.

With the arrival of the British forces, the tide of war may be expected to change from this time forward and the Boers who have been the aggressors thus far, will shortly be forced to take the defensive.
Barring accidents, the Royal Canadian regiment is expected to reach Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday.