2 DECEMBER 1882, Page 24

Sketches of Tranent in the Olden Time, by Z. Bands,

(T. Hogg, Edinburgh), supply a curious chapter of forgotten local history of East Lothian, or Haddingtonebire. It is strange to learn that in this .ebscnre village was laid down the first tramway or railway in these kingdoms, and perhaps in the world. A still more curious episode in the history of the place will be found in the third chapter, devoted to local witchcraft, less than three centuries ago.