Ashburton Guardian Megna est Veritas et Prævalebit SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1901. Local and General.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 5501, 19 October 1901, Page 2

Ashburton Guardian Megna est Veritas et Prævalebit SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1901. Local and General.

The Caulmb-d Cop—Tbe Oau'fi ?ld Cup will be run to-day. The remit, which ahoa'd reach this office by 7 o'clock, will be posted on the'extra ' board.

PEBSONAL-Mr L A Nicoll. of the 6rm of Niooll Bros, who has been in England for the past nine months is. we lo.rn, leaving London for New Z aUnd in about three weeks to mike arrangements for n-xb eayon's business.—Mr J G Restell was in Ashburton todayo

Show TaNDKin-For the forthcoming Ashburton Show the tender of Mr J C isaok has been accept* dfor the officers' lucheon and refreshment booth, and for No 2 (or the publio booth) Mr Mullau was tbe euooessful tenderer.

Madame »b Bas.oo- Io will be seen as per advertißenunb that Madame De Bj^bou will occupy the pulpit In the P.imitive Methodist Ohuroh to-morrow morning and evening. This lady his jusb arrived from South Africa, and has been bmily engaged on the battle fiUld nurßlng the British wounded. She has also hart eight years experience a<i a missionary. It will be as wetl to remind our readers that Madame Busou will lecture oa Monday night in the Oddfellows' Hall on Red Cross work In Bouth Afr oa.

Fire—A fire occurred this morning about 130 o'clock on the premises occupied by Mr G J F L-blow, near the High Schoo'. The bells and railway whistle woke up the town, but by the time the fire engine reached the ecene the outhouse which was on fire was consumed. The energetic t Sorts of neighbours and some members of the Fire Brigade kept the fl*mes from getting hold of the honse, whlsh fortunately is built of brick. The building used as a store room and work shop, arW the .contents, including two bicycles, a quantf.l^ of tiinbee and some carpenter's tool?, were destroyed. The building was insured for £25 in jthe Victoria Insurance Office ; the contents were not insured.

Sunday Pchool Anniversary—The yearly celebrations connected with the Biriag «nu»re Weeleyan Sunday School have, for a U| oD g~*ime past, been looked forward to with pleasing anticipations by many friends o_the institution, ana f here is little doubb that the serves to be held torn?. «>w w»» be aa success, ul as bhoj.e held in previous ye*. ?• Ib may interest old soholara to know that the Bey W Beck, who in 183$ conducted the anniversary services, will be the pitcher tomorrow. The hymns are mostly t^kep from the lateeb number of ' Heart and yoloe/ with a few selections from the * Yorkshire Choralist.'

Oddfellows' Social at Lismobb—One of the most eojoyab!e dances ever held in the district took place in the Liomore schoolroom on Eriday evening, 11th- inst;, when thjß members of the Loyal Mayfield Lodge, 1.0.Q.j.'., M'JS., celebrated the opening of their lodge, at $. hi.eh about 130 persons were present. The schoolroom was tastefu ly decorated with ferns and flags of various designs by the secretary, Bro T G Payne, kindly assisted by Mr E Smith, while the fl .or, which was prepared by the Secretary, was in firsb class order for dancing. The music, which was all thab could be desired, was supplied by Bro R Bennison and G Bennlson, assisted by Messrs J Fleming, G Hamiltoa. T A J^terspn and W Martain, while Pipers Walker and McDonald enlivened the,proceedings with severalfj.ce.Jpnb tunes on the pipes, and Bro W Coekerie, who was ab hie best, made a moat efficient M<C. During the evening some capital songs were eung. Excellent refreshments were provided in abundance by Mrs James paten. o» in her uemi first class style, A small contingent was also present from the Loyal Pioneer JLoaV. Springburn, including bhe Deputy (Jrand gaster, Bro y Ellen. The Oddfellows of the d. sbricb are tb £c congratulated on the suoaess of their efortp when celebrating their first anniversary.

Weather Forecast — Captain Edwin wires :—Moderate easterly winds } glais rise ; cold night.

Season's Requirements— Bowls, sheep shears, lawn mowers, and other re qulremeots for the present season are advertised by Mr G Meddlns, together with other accessaries.

FraiT Wool Sale—The first wool sale of the present tea'on will be held in Christ* ohuroh on Nov 21. Already fa:r quantities of woo! have been received ir.to store from farmers and from aome of the cooperative sheds

Funiral—The funeral of the late Mr John Jones took p'aoe yesterday, the burial service being conducted by the Rev R Raine. O^ing to the short notice, which was unavoidable, m*ny friends of the deceased were unah'e to pay their last respects by attending

Lectubk by a BoHHEas—Madame de Basson, who claims to be the daughter of a Boar Genera), will deliver a lecture in the Oddfellows' Hall on Monday, night, on her experiences under the British Red Cross in the South African campaign. Among other things, she will tell of the (kings of the Boer women in war time, and the part taken by them in tho political effurs of the Transvaal, the Boers in their private life and habits, and other interesting matters connected with tbe Transvaal and iB people.

Runaway—Yesterday afternoon Messrs Kerr Brou 1 horse, atUohed to their spring cart, bolted from their premises, and although one of the wheels was tied, the animal went at a good speed down Burnett Street and along the South (fast Belt before it was stopped by a boy, who followed ab top speed on his bicycle. A sister of the owner's, who was standing at the Bank of New South Wales, made a plucky attempt to stop the: runaway at that corner, and almost succeeded Fortunately the horse had ao^ean run, and no damage resulted. Later in the afternoon, the same horse again cleared, but again with out any damage being incurred. -: J

Lecture at Mayfieu)—-TheKev. F H Spencer, of th« British and Foreign Bible Society, gave an interesting lecture at Mayfield on Wednesday evening on tha work done by the Society, and gave a history of the Bible,illustrating, hie lecture by limelight views. The audience was not so large as it wonld have been had the weather been less stormy, hut a heavy nor'wester was blowing.

Thb Weather ano thb Crops—Our Mayfield correspondent writes:—We have had a continuation of nor'west winds, and some very hob days, which were telling on the green feed, bo the two days' nor'west showers, followed by a steady rain from the southwest, have hsen very welcome. Fields are looking green, bub not such a spring of grass as is usual ab this time of year. However, after the r»la which has fallen, that will foon follow. The bes _ feed ia the district is to he seen in a 500 aore paddock at MontaltOi The fall of snow, followed by frosts of a fortnight back, have damaged the fruit trees, and considerably lessened the yield for this summer*

SsiLii They Wik.—At the Amatenr Cyoliog Sports on Thursday, Radge-Whit-worth bicycles again • scooped the pool,' winning the half mile and one mile finals, besides winning the two heats, New models now on view ab the Budge- Whitworth Cycle Agenoy, Burnett Brteer.