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     Clothing, arms, accoutrements and ofiicers’ commissions, 
     
     having been received from Ottawa, the various corps were then 
     
     placed under twelve days’ training at local headquarters. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Meanwhile, the superintendence of the Island’s Rifle Asso- 
     
     ciation was assumed by the Dominion,—a handsome grant of 
     
     $500 was paid annually towards its funds—-and was now placed 
     
     under the authority of our Deputy Adjutant General, who 
     
     arranged to have its next contest take place on the 2nd of 
     
     October. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Accordingly on the morning above named, the various corps 
     
     of Active Militia were well represented. There being a large 
     
     number of prizes, from a purse of $60 to $1, the firing 
     
     under the charge of Lt.-Colonel Rankin, as range officer, com- 
     
     menced. Ranges were zoo yards, 400 yards, and 600 yards. 
     
     At the termination of the second day’s shooting, Captain D. 
     
     McLeod, King’s County, was declared the winner of the first 
     
     money prize and silver medal. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Of the inspection of the rst and and Batteries of Garrison 
     
     Artillery under Majors Pollard and Morris, the Deputy 
     
     Adjutant General reported to Ottawa, thus: “ Having finished 
     
     the annual drill on the ninth instant, I inspected them the follow- 
     
     ing day. Having had the advantage of preliminary instruction 
     
     prior to the commencement of the twelve days’ annual drill, 
     
     their performance on parade shewed a proficiency far in 
     
     advance of what could have been otherwise looked for, and 
     
     proves how much may be accomplished by a little extra zeal on 
     
     the part of officers and men.”—0fia’al report—abstract. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The thriving town of Summerside —the capital of Prince 
     
     County—became incorporated during this year. Its establish- 
     
     ment comprisoa Chairman, six Members of Council, Town 
     
     Clerk, Stipendiary Magistrate, and a small body of Policemen. 
     
     Small Debt Court before the Stipendiary is held on the first 
     
     Monday of every month—Jurisdiction up to $80.00. 
     
    
   
   
    
     On the opening of the Legislature, March the 20th, 1876, a 
     
     guard of honor—comprised of 2 subaltern officers, 4 sergeants 
     
     and 100 rank and file—was in attendance, commanded by 
     
     Major Pollard. As they took post in front of the Colonial 
     
     Building, preceded by the militia band under Instructor Gal- 
     
     braith, the citizens who had assembled there in large number 
     
     seemed pleased in again having the presence of the military on