LOOKING BACK.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 51, Issue 130, 14 March 1931, Page 4

LOOKING BACK.

FIFTY YEARS SYNE. (From "The Guardian" Mar 11, 1881). Tne Borough Council.—A special > meeting ro consider tne manner oi tnw uovernor s reception by tne Council wns iieul last evening, His '»> orsnip tlyi iUayor was id the chair and Councillors rtul, Harrison ami I'arKin »vere present, there was not really -a quorum, but time being snort it was icsolveu to arrange maters and submit to a full meeting tor approval, it was resolved to ura'rt an aauresS which aiv Harrison kinuiy ottered .to engross, it was further arranged that the governor should ne asited w aiignt opposite tne j own nail and that cue aden-ess sncuiu u<? uelivered immediately ne lert tne train uerpio lie proceeded to open the exhibition. Courthouse Improvements. One is delignted to be able to state that the union neeued -rente round the Uourtnous'e has at last been, erected the viovernmeiit having round tne necessary tunas, A wood and coal shed is aisu to be put up, Mr &$. Hill being tne contractor m both cases. The fence is to be similar to that round naring Square on the East street and naveioclc btreet sides. The ground will, however still be left in' its present disgraceful condition, with'] the. drain pipes a loot above the suiface, and heaps of rubbish and hollows. hi which the wet accumulates, i'ne sooner shingle is carted there and proper paths formed 1 the better it will oe tor tor the public, and, the appearance of tne town. Mount Somers Line—The Government intend calling tenders for the laying of rails on tne Mount Someis line at once. The lormation of six .miles of the new section has now been completed and the contractors (Messrs Grigg and Guild) are pushing? oh the woris rapidly.

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS ACO. (From "The Guardian." Mar 14, 1906). Horticultural Society.—A committee meeting of the Ashburton Horticultural Society was held on Monday, when there were present Messrs B. H-'. Leehner (in the chair;, G. .lesson,' H.. C. Craighead., W. Pu-kford and W. -Bushell. A letter was received from Dr. Bett enclosing a donation to the prizes. A rough balance sheet for the late show was presented and showed a small deficiency. Votes of thanks were passed to the various judges, and to Mr Tucker for the use of timber. Oddfellows.—Bro. ,D. P. Loasby, of Groytown North (Grand Master of New Zealand), who is paying an official visit to the Ashburton Oddfellows Lodge, xVI.U., 1.0.0. F., arrived to-day. He "/as met by His Worship the Mayor (Mr H. Davis,, Messrs J. Nicholas and C. Campbell. Mr Davis extended a hearty welcome to Ashburton to Mr 'Loasby and during the afternoon, escorted' him round the Domain and other principal objects of interest in the place. W.C.TiD.—The meeting of the Ashburton Branch of tlie Women's Christian Temperance Union, was held in. the Templar Hall yesterday afternoon, Mrs, J. McLeod (president), presiding oyer :i o-ood attendance of members. The delegates to the recent Convention in Christchurch gave •an account of the business done there. They also-re-ported 1 that the next District Convention would be held in Ashburton in September. The meeting was announced as a social one, and the remainder of the afternoon, was spent very pleasantly, afternoon tea and refreshments ' being dispensed. ' ~ . -