Yesterday afternoon somebody
started the, rumor that a flat boat
with a case of yellow fever on board
had lauded at our town, and is half
an hour the startling report had cir
culated to the nethermost eorner of
the village and produced the utmost
consternation among the inhabitants.
Frantic impromtu delegations of cit
izenS charged upon the Mayor and
beseeched -him to take immediate
steps towards driving the dread craft
away, and in response to their behests
that offieial rapidly ambled towards
the river ferry landing to reconnoitre.
Having fully investigated the case
the Mayor ,turned and made his re
port to the .xpectant populace about
as follows: 1i. A diminutive boat has
landed at our wharf, name unknown,
Captain's cognomen ditto, from the
devilknowewhere, destination uncer
tain. 2. The: sick man on heris not af
flicted wit yellow fever. 3. There
is no sick 4an on her. Let's liquor i
Finis.
BAsn BALL NoTEs.-The Burnside
ninewill leave here very early to
moTrow mo ning in the big red wagon
of the Ascension Brass Band, and pro
ceed up the river to a point opposite
New River Lane. They will cross
the river there and be met by ir.
Felix Reyn tud and a delegation of
the Indepe dent Ranger B. B. C, and
taken backinto the Rew River region
to the groU ds of the Ranger club,
with whom they are to play a friend
ly game. Our Burnside boys are not
able to present their strongest team
to the Rangers, but still the New
River ball tossers will find it quite in
teresting work to defeat them. A
well oonte ted game will doubtless be
played and a large number of people
will be thete to see it. The Barn.
