WAIHAO DOWNS

Otago Witness, Issue 2722, 16 May 1906, Page 35

WAIHAO DOWNS

3Xay 1O -A. mosrb £»«c<.©ssfnl garden Tpsix~ty and sale of work was held at Waihao Downa on April 26 m the ground? of Mr E. Richards. It is estimated that between 200 and 300 persons were i-resent. The sale of work was in aid cf the Vicarage Fund, and realised over £80. The stallholders were Mrs Richards, assisted by Mrs Harrison and the Misses Huret, refreshments; Miss Kelcher and Mrs Wrathall, produce ; Mrs Hurst and Mrs Lamas, work table: Misses J. Smith, L. Rkhards, A. Hurst, and Wregdale, sweet stall and bran pie: Miss M'Carthy and Miss B. Kelcher, art gallery and curio exhibition. At this latter many old and valuable exhibits- were shown by Mrs Hurst, of Brooklands, and included poems written by Hannah More, and published on single sheets after the fashion of that time; a Kentish Gazette of 1782, a quilt made in 1740, and a wedding dress worn in 1720 and again in 1747. Mrs Lomw exhibited some old china, Mrs Wrathall a curious pipe 250 years old. A sheep-guessing competition inter3sfed the men folk, and the baby show was the centre of interest for the married ladies, while the young girls were interested in the fortunes told by a gipsy who resided in a tent under the trees. During the afterroon short speeches weie made by the Rev. C. C. Oldhftm (vicar of Waihao parish), Rev. M'Kenzie Gibson (Waimate), and the Yen. Archdeacon Harper (Timaru). The vicarage is nearing completion, and occupies a commanding position between the Forks bridge and the Waihao Downß railway station. Visitors from Waimate and all parts of the district were present, and all seemed satisfied both with the day's outing and the results of the sale.