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on Queen Square, which—though of brick and freestone— was in a very short time a mass of scorching flame. Then again, while attention was being paid to the latter burning, a fire was discovered on Kent Street by which the North Ameri- can hotel—also of wood—was reduced to ashes.

Yet, however, as a beneficient result, the burnt district has become wonderfully memorized. On the site where stood the North American Hotel, brick and stone walls have risen to the height of a three story dwelling; of which material likewise include our Post-office Department, Savings Bank, Customs, and Victoria Row,—-which latter erected by Messrs. Newson, Morris, Haszard, Brown and Prowse—smile on high as an outcome of the conflagration of 1884.

It being desirable on the part of the Wesleyan Society to have a second church erected within Charlottetown, for the accommodation of its numerous congregation, which was accomplished this year by the building of an edifice on Upper Prince Street, now known as Grace Church. Services are here held on Sundays at II a. m., 2.25 and 7 p. m. It has a capacity of seating nine hundred people, and its schoolroom some four hundred scholars.

Passing silently over the meeting of Parliament, the Queen’s birthday—God bless her—Dominion day, annual drill and Rifle Association contests, as stories oft repeated, we arrive at the period when military events has taken a turn far in advance of any such incidents heretofore known within the limits of our sea girt Isle. For instance, during August, an artillery team, comprised of members of the various batteries, sailed from our shores for Quebec, under the command of Major Irving, in order to compete with various artillery teams of Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, in shifting ordnances—that is, a gun carriage supposed to have received an injury while in action is replaced by another in perfect order—and the shortest time in which it is performed by any team, gains the victory. In the present contest the time occupied by our men in the principal shift “ A,” was 5m. 525. against 5m. 59s. 25 by the Halifax team. In the second shift “B," the Islanders were equally successful. And again, out of a possible 200, our team was awarded 198 points for excellence of drill, the Halifax team being next, having 197 points in their favor.