Local News: Mr. G.E. Reid’s palatial stone residence at Portage du Fort is nearing completion, the painters putting on the finishing touches. Among the large receipts of farm machinery of all kinds that have been made at the railway station

Local News: Mr. Andy Martin, agent for Booth and Gordon, left here on Monday with a gang of thirty men, belonging to Clarendon, Thorne and Aldfield. The men go to Warren on the C.P.R. where the company’s operations will be

Local News: The drought which has prevailed since the present month set in, was broken by a decidedly welcome fall of rain on Monday afternoon. Sunday last was the hottest day of the season thus far. It was without doubt,

Local News: The water in the Ottawa River which has been at a remarkably high mark all season, began to lower very rapidly last week. Mr. Calvin Morrison’s team had a lively run on the west end of Main Street

Local News: The social at Starks Corners held on July 10th despite the unusually cold evening, was a very satisfactory affair. The number in attendance was large and the supper up to the high standard set by the ladies of

Local News: The most terrific thunderstorm of the season passed over this village about midnight on Thursday. Hail fell in some places but not sufficient to do any damage. Farmers throughout the county had an exceedingly hard time of it