I At the Conservative Convention held in Owen Suiiml ou Moutloy last, over 100 delegate, were present. .Mr. Creighton was • he nominee for the local legislature. Five candidate* were put in nnniinetiou for the XIoum of Commune, vi*., S. J. Lane, Jnmee Masson, Thomas Gordon, Dr. Barnhart, aud \V. U. Stephen*, all of Owen Sound. The latter retired. On the first ballot the vote gave Lane the greatest number of votes, after which he was pitted against each of the others. Ou one vote Dr. liarn-hart hud a majority over him, hut finally Mr. Lane secured a narrow majority, and the nomination ww made unanimous._A t + 01 4 I f . - • A