Local news: Hon. Geo. Bryson, Messrs. Jas. W. Bryson and J.W. Hennessy have embarked on the wholesale and general grocery and supply business at Fort Coulonge. Miss Brown, daughter of Wm. Brown, Portage Road, was severely injured on Wednesday last

Local news: Mr. Ad. Hodgins was singularly unfortunate with his last carnival, having been obliged to postpone it in the first place on account of unfavourable weather only to meet with similar conditions on the second attempt to carry it

Local news: Tenders are being called for the erection of a school house on the property of Mr. Richard Murdock, Bristol. Mr. James Armstrong of Green Lake leaves this week to perform some work for the government in connection with

Local news: A meeting of the Protestant Teachers Association of the county of Pontiac was held at the model school, Portage du Fort, Mr. Vaughan presiding. About twenty teachers were present and some of the residents of Portage, among whom

Local news: Mr. Robert Storey has purchased the draw-kiln on the roadside near W.B. Hodgins, Yarm and will remove the same to his own property near the river where he will set it up and continue the manufacture of lime

Local news: Mr. J.H. Shaw who visited the capital on Friday says the crowd who turned out to welcome the “Prairie Rangers” was the biggest he ever witnessed in Ottawa and everyone seemed bursting with enthusiasm. It seems a number

Local news: The intelligence of the death of the Hon. George Bryson Sr., which reached Shawville a few minutes after the event occurred on Saturday morning came as a surprise to citizens, generally, the impression being that the venerable gentlemen

Local news: Mr. J.A. Gillies, agent for that firm, was in town last week looking after the purchase and engagement of teams for the shanties. A thaw which threatened to leave the roads in a bad condition occurred on Sunday.

Local news: Mr. Joe Dolan of Rattray House, Portage du Fort, while crossing the river on Saturday morning on the way to Haley’s, broke through and had considerable trouble in saving his horses. The skating rink was open for the

Local news: There was a large influx of visitors in town and vicinity on Saturday night, absent ones returning to spend the festive season with their relatives and friends. Our village trade during the past ten days did not have