COUNTRY CORRESPONDENCE.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXII, Issue 66, 19 March 1910, Page 4

COUNTRY CORRESPONDENCE.

[own correspondents.] ORMONOVILLE. I believe quite a little romance was brought to light over the drawing of the recent Land Board sections. A young man who intended to ballot for a, particular section came up for examination as to ways and means. His bank book showed a sufficient balance and he fulfilled the other qualifications all right, and was passed through as eligible. Some little time after, a single lady came before the board to also be examined. She wished.to go in for the same section, and had the same bank balance. Then the truth was blusliingly extracted that the aforementioned young man and she were engaged to be married, and if they were successful in drawing the section intended to be married. Her balance was the young man's, and they were thus having' a double shot at the section. It was not the board's intention to put any stumbling block in their way, so she also was allowed to ballot. Then came the ballot. Two marbles are now drawn, so as to save any mconvenienee in case the drawer of No. 1 does not take the section. Dame Fortune evidently smiled on the couple for although there were a number of others in for the same sec- , tion, the man drew number one and the lady number two, amid the plaudits of those assembled. A large attendance, numbering between 30 and 40 ladies and genrtlemen, rolled up at the Public Librarv last evening in reply to notices sent out by Mr T. Fothergill and Miss Groom to consider the advisability of forming a tennis and croquet club in Ormondville. Miss Groom stated the reason wliv the meeting had been, called ; there were a large number of tennis players in their midst and she believed good grounds available. It surprised her that a club had not been formed long ago, but hoped that this meeting would decide to form a club. Mr D. M'Leod was voted to the chair. It was decided to form a club and Miss Groom was elected secretary. The pros and cons of the question were discussed, and it was finally decided to select a sub-committee consisting of Messrs Curd, 11. C. Groom and the chairman to make enquiries regarding sites, and to come armed with data as to cost to a general meeting to be held on. Thursday next, the 24tli inst: The Union Rifle Club intend holding an all-day shoot on Good Fridav, commencing at 10 a.m., for a handsome trophy presented by Mr G. D. May. The conditions are seven shots at 200 yds and 600 yds, and ten at 800 yds, and the handicaps have been declared as follows:—M'Far lane, scr, scr, scr; Callender, scr, 1, 2; May, 1, 3, 2; Burtton, 1, 2, 2; Lewis, 3, 2, 3; Curd, 3, 3, 8; Barker, 5, 3, 9; Newling, 4, 5, 8; Ellingliam, 5, 6, 8; Neiil ,5, .5, 9; Warmington, 5, 6, 9; Morrison, 5, 7, 10; Castles, 6, 6, 10; Chadwick, 6, 7, 10; Snaddon, 6, 7, 10; Barnes, 6, 7, 10.