A very hoeing match tray held at Silverhills on Monday. Nearly a hundred corn petitory turned out. and the work all over i 4.f a very high standard. The judges, who gave l every 4.at inn. were : Por champions—Mr, Stewart. longhilloek. Alt's, and Mr .1. loch, 'Forehaatle. local::

FORRER. Tner,lar.-1t Forre4 Ant - tine mato' w there were t of tat cattle, and for tt eiam an et!ra good trade got. top pie*. per rat . 41.. 94. I,r a from Yeddln. lot aver:l,94 914 64. Cnrrent rate, were ao Inanwst—Newton of Strothen4. Oa 6d: .79. Monkland, 40z; Hilihrad. 395:

eau be toed favour of other boots esa be used, awl other argamete besides, la Amer of Demise Ignitable Boots.

APPOINTMENT or POSTMASTER. officially announced that Mr W. J. Warren. postmaster of Reimport, Worcestershire, hasfbeea appointed by the , PoKtinseterfireeerai postmaster of Nairn. 'in of the :ate Mr C. H. S. Brown. Mr Warms takes op his duties on 19th inst. Tine COVIT FAONTON ba

At ing of the Plana Committee. the I Jerk entnnitted plan, of tlt propeed additions to premises belonging to Mr Wilken. photographer, at South Street and proposed alterations to premises in Commerce Street for .Mr John M'emikie. The committee revommended that the recond plan be

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