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through the principal streets. It was headed by the Chief Marshal, A. N. Large, mounted on a white charger, followed by the Police and a band of music. Then came the Military Corps, followed by the Sons of Temperance, the Loyal Orange Association, the Odd Fellows, the Caledonia Club, with their bagpipes, and the Free Masons, also headed by a band of music. The various Industrial Trades~—twelve in number—— formed the rear of the procession, came in for the lion share of admiration.

Its line of march lay along various streeis till at length at the intersection of Queen and Kent Streets it halted to witness the laying of the corner stone of the new City Building by the Hon. John Yeo, Grand Master, and the Brotherhood of the fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, which in the name and by the favor of the glorious Architect of heaven and earth, was this day accomplished. The close of this ceremony brought the demon- stration to a successful issue. The various trades and societies under their special marshal, departed for their own private rendezvous. And thus the celebration of the fiftieth year of Her Majesty’s reign terminated.

Charlottetown has hitherto depended on limited sources within its own borders for its water supply, but it becoming desirable to have a system of water works introduced into the city, three water commissioners were accordingly elected, viz: the Hon. David Laird, Chairman, Alex. McKinnon and John Kelly, Esquires. The establishment of a system of water works had for some time agitated the public mind—but now in accordance with the judicious measures of the commissioners, the work of the construction was begun and thoroughly completed by November 1888 ; the source of supply being the Three—Mile Brook, on the Malpeque Road, where the pumping station is placed. The reservoir has an excavation of ten feet, paved with freestone and will contain upwards of three million gallons of water. The pipe line from the pumping station to the reservoir, Mount Edward, thence to the city, is complete with a 14 inch pipe. The pipes laid throughout the city are of three difl'erent sizes—6, 8 and to inches in diameter. The pipes were manufactured in Glasgow, Scotland, but the hydrants and gates were supplied by the Galvin Manufacturing Company