PICTON.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 117, 15 May 1912, Page 5

PICTON.

- \ ■. ■ • I [»ROM ODtt COBKESPONWSNT. I j . Wednesday- | MAGISTRATE'S dOURT. 1 Tlie only business dealt with, at th^ ■courthouse on Monday by Mr Flor--ance, S.M., was six charges against local residents of failing i» cbmjply with the dog registration by-law, me proceedings were instituted by the-dog-tax collectior. Judgment was obtained against four offenders, the other two cases being adjourned till next court day. | LITERARY INSTITUTE. I The regular meeting of the LiteraryInstitute Committee took place last evening. The following new books, were placed into circulation: —"Fire in Stubble," by Baroness Orczy;; i "Guest of Hercules," by C. W. and 1. iN. Williamson; "Essence of Honey-■ moon," by-H. Perry Robinson; "TheOrder of -Eeleaso," by H. De Vero« i Stacpole; "The Principal Girl," by.!J. C. Snaith; c-'Fram," -by J. 8., ! Ellis: "Th«. Conflict., 3' by David G. (Phillips; "Love in-the Wilderness,"' by Gertrude Page. Ten volumes ot"" Chambers' EncycloP£»dia. The Harcns--1 worth Atlas and Tlie Students'. Die--tionary (Annandale and. Ogilvie) wero^ placed in the committee room, beingthe nucleus of a reference-library for public use. ' i The librarian reported the loss of' a framed ■ photograpb from the read--ing room. It wa^ decided to infornL I the police^ of the faci. ■