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Full text: JUNE - AUGUST, 1857 35 Monday, 8th,—Yesterday being the Anniversary of the landing of the first settlers here, and being the Sabbath, it was celebrated to day. Wednesday, 17th,—Yesterday a man living at Dublin near the Ferry, by name of Legag, was killed by the falling of a tree, at which he had been working. To day John Creighton, Coroner, went thither and held an in- quest;—Verdict accordingly. July, 1857 Wednesd. 1st,—By this evenings mail intelligence was received of the death of Stephen Oxner, son of the late Martin Oxner of this place, which event took place at Australia whither he had gone some five years ago to seek a fortune. Tuesday, 7th,—A sad casualty occurred this afternoon. Stannage, eldest son of James Young of this town aged 11 years, was missing during the greater part of the afternoon, though no apprehension existed in the minds of his parents as to his whereabouts, his absence being a frequent occurrence; about 6 O'clock in the evening however, the cry was raised, by some boys, that a boy was lying under the wharf; persons were immed- iately on the spot, who found the body of the above lad lying dead inside the wharf; he having fallen through the planks and nobody present at the time to render him assistance, was drowned. Monday, 13th,—A Melancholy occurrence took place yesterday at Lan- gille's, about 6 miles above the Lehave Bridge. Two boys, (twins), sons of John Williams, Carpenter, of this Town, who were assisting their father in building a house at the above place, went from their lodging to the River for the purpose of having a bathe, one of them being ready first, went into the water, and had not gone far before he got in beyond his depth; the other went in immediately to his assistance, in this attempt he also got beyond his depth; two other boys who were near, seeing the danger those boys were in, threw out some planks to them, but sad to say these proved of no avail, consequently they both perished. They were each 18 years of age, having both come into the world within a few minutes of each other, and departed from this transitory scene in like manner. [Note,—After a lengthy entry respecting the loss of the steamer Mont- real, between Quebec, and Montreal, on the 26th of June, of this year, by which some two hundred lives were lost, Mr. Gaetz records that the Captain, John C. Rudolf, "is a native of this place, and has been in the Canadas about 2 years".] August, 1857 Saturday, 1st,—Schooner "Water Witch", arrived from Labrador with a full cargo of fish, about 900 qtls.