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

Local news: Snow fell on Thursday night to a depth of about 3 inches and the first real taste of winter this season set in on Friday. A little more of “the beautiful” and business would boom. In connection with

Local news: A solid spell of rain on Monday and Tuesday put us easily back into the middle of October so far as the weather is concerned. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Howes mourn the loss of their infant son who

Local news: The young men of our neighbourhood of Thornby seem to be very impatient for winter to come that they may get away to the woods. The Dale Bros. of Shawville were here last week arranging a furnace for

Local news: The Rev. F. A. Allen’s pictorial entertainment held in Elliott’s Hall on Wednesday evening last, under the auspices of the church workers association of St. Paul’s church, was favoured with a large attendance; considerably larger indeed than is

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

Local news: Owing to an accident to the electric car on which he was coming, Dr. Stackhouse was unable to fill his last appointments. Prices for Canadian lumber, especially for common grades, is higher than it has ever been known

Local News: Saturday’s rain fall is generally regarded as the heaviest of the season, rain having fallen almost incessantly all day and the greater part of the night. It was much needed by the farmers. It is with reluctance we

Local News: Messrs. Hodgins and Jamieson shipped two car loads of lambs from Shawville on Thursday and one car on Saturday morning last. The brickwork of Mr. J.A. Smith’s new building adjoining Mr. R. Hobbs’ was completed last week. The