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Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3102, 26 September 1899, Page 4

On our eighth page will be found a full report of mining application before Warden Stratford at Milton on Saturday. Last week the Bruce County Council received notice from a man named J. Cowie olaiming £5 damages for a horse falling in a hole said to be in the road near Morrison's, Lakeside. Unless paid instanter writer threatened legal proceedings forthwith. Miss Radwel', who has patented a system of scientific dressmaking, is about to start a class here for the purpose of beaching her system of dress-fitting. The lady who has had large experience in fome of the best London houses should have no difficulty in arranging clases of those who are anxious to learn how to make dresses easily and well. The members of th.3 newly-formel Cricket Club at Kaitangata are vety enthusiastic, and the opening diy, delayed somewhat on account of the want of materia 1 , has been fixed for Saturday, 30th inst. The necessary material has beeu ordered, and before that date a good pitch will he laid down. A match wdi likely be played married versus single ; the ladies will be invited to provide luncheon on the grouids, and if possible proceedings will be enlivened by the Kaitangata Brass Band. In the meantime all members if they wish the Club to •haoe at all favorably in the Shield fixtures should make the Z? oi «Ktf *V* am& at > practice, _, r

Boring Operations for gold are now being carried on by Mr J. Sinclair at Waihola, in j the creek which flows into the lake to the north of bis farm. L3t us hope that his enterprise will be rewarded by striking the glittering metal in payable quantities. On Friday a report was current in Dunedin that an English syndicate was endeavoring to purchase the Hartley and Riley claim for £15 a share, Unity for £6, and Matau for £6 per share. Whether this is a mining Rougemont we know not, but it certainly smacks of one. Yesterday 200 head of cattle passed through Milton from Messrs Sounness and Lindsay, Wyndham, en route to the Taieri district for grazing. Last week 150 head of cattle from Messrs Crane Bros., Otautau also passed through Milton by road for grazing at the Taieri. It is reported that the New Zealand Collieri. s Railway and Oil Syndicate Co. has purchased the freehold of the Castle Hill coal mine from Mr B'akie for £18.000. The property comprises some 200 acres and previously, we understand, it was let under a royalty of £500 a year to the old Castle Hill Company. The local Borough Council have the work of extending the sewer drain on the East side of Union street well under way. As we understand it is the Council's intention to have the drain continued right up tc Graham and Kennard's premises, no doubt it will be some time before the work is completed. We learn from the County Inspector that I the road to open up the village settlement at Taieri Beach, for which £150 was voted by Parliament, is progressing very satisfactorily. It is expected that the road will be finished in about a fortnight. When it is completed it will open up a large bush reserve which has in the past beeu inaccessible. Yesterday, there was on view in Mr H. ! Kirby's window, at Kaitangata, a very handsome and artistically decorated threestory wedding cake. The workmanship displayed speiks very highly for the capabilities of Mr Kirby, who made the cake. We can safely recommend Kaitangata couples who contemplate matrimony to be sure of getting satisfaction by placing their orders with Mr Kirby. J It is with regret that we have to record the death of Mr John Kreft, an esteemed and highly respected resident of Akatore. The news of his death, which occured sudlenly, came as a heavy shock to his friends, as he was known to be a strong healthy man ; he had been ailing for only two days l previous to his decease. The funeral took place on Sunday and was largely attended, The very Rev. Father O'Neill officiating at the grave. Mr Glendiunmg, the new owner of the Burnweil mine is evidently not letting the grass grow under his feet, for he has already put on 20 men clearing away the debris at the shaft and is using it for balasting the j railway. When this is cleared away it will leave room for screening coal at the mine and allow the men bo work more satisfac- i torily. Amongst the other improvements to be made, it is understood that a much j larger engine will be obtained to work the mine. Cutten's patent winches, now on the Woolshed dredge, and referred bo in I another paragraph, have recently formed the subject of litigatio.i in Victoria. A cable of August 30 ulb. informed us that, the Examiner ot Patents refused Mr Robert Park's application for a patent for his gold dredging apparatus, and also an application to amend the spscification. Messrs Cutten Bros., of Otago, opposed the application, claiming that the apparatus had b.^en in operation in New Zealand for a numbar of years. One of the pleisantesb re-unions in in Glenore for some time took place in the School on the 20bh inst., when Mr M'George, on behalf of the local minstrels and otherß connected with a late entertainment in aid of the picnic fund, preseuted Mrs G ay, their pianist, with a handsome travelling dressing case, as a token of goodwill and appreciation of her services. Mr Gray having thanked the donors on his wife's behalf in a feeling and humorous speech, her health was drunk with musical honors, A happy hour or two was spent, and the company pirted after singing " Auld Lane Syne " with all the ceremonies. Last week an outcrop of coal was struck on the Fortification property. The coal even on the outcrop is bright and shiny, and dips into the Fortification hill. No doubt the company will take steps to test the extent of the seam and the quality of the coal. Judging from appearances, the coal is as bright as any yet mined in Otago. The discovery should prove a valuable one to the company as the seam from the configuration of the country I gives every prospect of turniog out a large one. If these indications turn oub correct bhe Fortification Company will possess the only mine able to place on the market two of the best kind 3of coal in Otago. A meeting of the Kaitangata Cycling Club was held in Mr R Greenwood's shop on Thursday evening; Mr G.edn wood presiding. ' A letter was received from Mr Duncan re new club formations. Ib was decided to procure silver club monograms from Kenmitz and Nicholson, and get members' cards printed, with riding rules thereon. The question of forming a track was discussed at some length, but was eventually adjourned for further consideration till next meeting. The rule* as revised by the comm-ttee were accepted, and it was decided to hold the opening Club run on Saturday, September 23rd. The run was duly held on that date a id the procession, headed by dptain J. diver, proceeded along Eddystone street in double file, then along the Creek-side road, and up to the punt, when it returned along the same route and paraded through the town in single file ; the sight created quite an imposing spectacle. About 30 bikes and a taade;n tool*; part) \a tbe ***jn.

The monthly meeting of the Toko, sohool committee was held in the Athenaeum lasb evening : Present Messrs Moore (chairman) Petrie, Hall, Black, Littlejohn and Murray. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The chairman said that as the inspectors were expected next week Mr Reid was anxious to know the date holidays would start after the examination. It was unanimously agreed to devote the remainder of the week after inspection to holidays. On the motion of Mr Petrie, seconded by Mr Littlejohn, the secretary was instructed to write to the Otago Education Board and ask them to supply a tank f >r the Rector's residence, as the one now in use was quite unfit to hold watar. The following accounts were passed for payment. William Reid 5s Mr Love ooal account Bruce Herald 5s and S. Aroher £8 15s. For the fortnight ending September 22nd, the return from the Woolshed dredge was 50£oz. This dredge is now entering the ground on the claim which is confidently expected to be uniformly good. The extensive addition of important new machinery lately effected is proving of great advantage in the working of the dredge. Mainly this consists of the addition of steam winches — Cutten's patent. The winches are, of course, a most important auxiliary to dredge machinery, and the Woolshed Company is to be congratulated on ruw having the lat63t up-to-date contrivances of the kind. The complete control chi<- machine gives the winchman over every necessary movement of the dredge, and with no more than a child's exertion of manual effort, at once enlists the admiration of the visitor. The new winches would probably run well into £250, but the Company hold the cost to be inconsiderable as compared with the advantage gained over the laborious, slow, aftd perhaps above all, highly dangerous to life and limb, old style hand winches. The Company consider they have ab least eight !or ten years good dredging ground before them.