On Thursday, 16th inst., the "first sod," on the Brantford and Goderich Railroad, was turned by Thomas Mercer Jones, Esq., in presence of a large assemblage of people congregated to witness the ceremony, in a field in the vicinity of Goderich.
We regret to learn that a young man named Barns, one of the workmen engaged on the Northern Line of Railroad, was killed yesterday afternoon, near the Thornhill station, by the train running over him. We have not heard the particulars.
We observe that the Sale of Lands laid out by Sheriff Smith at Collingwood Harbor, it to take place at Wakefield's Auction Mart on Thursday next the 30th instant. A fair opportunity is afforded to speculators in the purchase of lots at a location which, according to all precedent, must grow into a place of considerable extent and importance, not only by its connexion [sic] with the Northern Railroad, but also from the locality being one which scarcely stands second to any in the province as an agricultural district. The picturesque scenery of Lake Huron is the admiration of all; the country around has a fertile soil; the County of Simcoe in which it is situated is growing in importance, and the facility of communication and transport by means of the Railroad, unites to make Collingwood a most promising place for the settler.