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Bruce Herald, Volume XI, Issue 1012, 24 May 1878, Page 5

Mk James Eodoers; member for the Tapanui; | Eiding in the Tapanui County. Counctt,- passed through Balclutha on Wednesday last as a deputation from Tapanm, to wait on the Bey. Dr Sjomerville, and request him, if possible, -to hold one or more evangelistic services at Lawrence. \ ■• The committee appointed by the Tokomairiro Koad Board, as we. mentioned in our lasfc issue, 1 visited what is known as the Middle Bidgb Bond on Monday lasfc. We. believe it is their intention to report that it is. most suitable for a road in the direction of Hollick's mill. Our Taieri Ferry correspondent's . letttr is crowded out, and cannot appear until next issue. In our present issue will be fonnd the first chap- ■ ter of a serial story. of great interest—" A County: Family." The story will be continued weekly until completion. There were no cases of importance heard at the l«sfc sitting of the Tokomairiro E.M. Court. Mr Donald Eeid has been retained jor the prosecution in the poaching case, to be ; heard next Tuesday. Mr Walter Taylor will not; appear for the sporting interests this time, and ii may tesnpposed therefore i? retained for "the jdeflence. The ruing of the Newmarket Hotel, Balolutna, hare scarcely had time to get cold before the spirited proprietor, with praiseworthy zeal, has provided for the spiritual (fluid) wants of the travelling public, and the stay-at-home citizens of Balclutha, by the erection of temporary premises on the site of the departed building. We sunderstand the usual comfort is now being dispensed at the old rendezvous. ' . In another portion of the Bettcb Herald will be found a detailed account of the melancholy coach accident at the Horse Range on Tuesday last. It is unnecessary to say that the deepest sympathy is felt throughout the district for the loss sustained by Mr Maitland, who was so long our Resident -Magistrate. The Messrs Connor who were on the coach afc the time of the accident, were, it may be remembered, recently residents in Milton. In reference to a paragraph which appeared in last issue of the Bruce Herald, Mr Mouatt, soli, citor, writes' to 'the 'Tuapjeka Times' stating that so far as the plaintiff is concerned the libel case, Haughton vl Eeed and Fenwick, will certainly go to trial at next sittings of the Supreme Oourti Dunedin. That's all right: A cosniiTTEE meeting of the Tokbmainro Farmers* Club was called for "Wednesday evening last to make arrangements for the usual annual plough* ing match. Owing lo Dr Somervule's service,there was a very small attendance, and the meeting was therefore adjourned until a date to be notified by the Secretary. ; A coeeespondbft informs us that on Friday last" most unexceptionally severe weather, with heavy snow was experienced. at Oamarux ' We regret fo hear of a serious and somewhat singular accident which . has happened to Mr George Capstick, the energetic local agent of the Australian Mutual Provident Society. Whilst engaged cramming arguments in favour of "life insurance" down the throat of a tall Scotchman he being so small, went down the aperture himself headfirst, and all attempts to rescue him have been useless. A little agreeable excitement will be afforded at theE.M. Court, Milton, on Tuesday next. A geutlemaii will then be charged by the Ranger, Mr Burt, with "shooting at," or "having shot" a hare. The trial of the case will have all the interest attached to a charge of "having shot a without the danger to human life indispensable to such. • At a meeting of gentlemen in the "White Horse Hotel, on Tuesday evening last, an Amateur Dramatic Club for Milton was formed, It is intended that the first performance shall be given in aid of the funds necessary for carrying on a Volunteer Fire Brigade in the town, and if the Club be only as successful as the old dramatic club some years ago, it will be of substantial assistance to this and other useful objects. - Evangelistic services were held by the Rev. A^ j N. Somerville, D.D., of Glasgow, in the Tokomairiro Presbyterian Church, on the evenings of Wednesday and Thursday. A special service for 1 children was alspheldin the same place, yesterday afternoon. The church was crowded by attentive audiences upon each occasion, and the earnest , appeals of the preacher were listened to with 1 marked interest and attention' by the vast crowds who hung upon his every word. Dr Somerville chose for his text on "Wednesday evening. Revelations ill., verses 14 to 22. Trie sermon for children was preached from the text, Proverbs viii., v. 17, and that lasfc night from the text, Acts xxvi, v. 28. The visit of this distinguished evangelist to the district will long be remembered with feelings of ■atisf action by those who had the pleasure of being .present at any or all of these services, and his future travels over the world will be watched with increasedVinterest. No greater proof could be offered of the thorough earnestness of Dr Somerville than the fact that he has travelled all over America, the East Indies, and the Australasian Colonies, on behalf of the religion which he professes and urges with so great zeal,, at the Psalmist's utmost verge of life, the three score yean and ten.

The Otago Waste Lands Board did not meet on Wednesday last. The particulars of the melancholy coach, accident, which deprived Mr J, P. Maitland, Chief Commissioner, of one of his sons, will be found "elsewhere. At, the hour appointed for the meeting of. the Board Messrs Bastings Clark, and Thomson met in the Boardroom and took their seats. Mr Clark occupied the chair, and it was decided to adjourn for a week. Mr Hastings observed"" that he was sure he was giving expression to the feelings of all the members when he said that they felt the deepest sympathy with- and commiseration' for the Chief Com- i missioner in the heavy bereavement he was suffering. Mr Green said lie quite concurred in whtvt fell from Mr Bastings.