Local News: The Chapeau village suffered a serious fire on Monday night, Sept. 1, when the stables of Andrew Keon’s Hotel, several dwellings and the building occupied by the Bank of Montreal were destroyed. Loss of $25,000 partly covered.

Quyon Agricultural Society was very lucky in having excellent weather for the fair, held last Friday. There was a good attendance and the exhibits were said to be well up the showing of previous years. A card of trotting races furnished the chief amusement of the day.

A cottage at Norway Bay belonging to an Ottawa family, with its entire contents was destroyed by fire at an early hour on Monday morning. It is said to have caused a small panic among some of the neighbours.

A car of corn has just been received by the Shawville Milling Co.

The Shawville branch of the Willis Business College reopened Sept. 2.

A committee composed of W.A. Hodgins and A.G. Brough waited on the council to discuss the cost of electrical power at the switchboard at Bryson as compared with connections at Shawville. The prices given were strongly in favour of the Bryson switchboard.

Shawville Academy is in full swing again with a good attendance.

Constable Jette of Pembroke, who has several rescues from drowning to his credit, added to his laurels on Saturday, when he saved two nurses, Misses Irvine and McDonald from a watery grave. Both girls were locked together when Jette dived and brought them to the surface, and struggled to shore.
An old subscriber of Ross township sends us samples of beans in the pod and challenges Clarendon and Bristol growers to beat them if they can. The pods measure 8 1/2 inches in length, variety not given.
Messrs. John A. Rennick and Sol. Woolsey were at the Canadian National Exhibition at Toronto during the first week of the big show. Mr. Rennick purchased one of the prize-winning horses of high-caste stock.