Kaitangata

Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3102, 26 September 1899, Page 5

Kaitangata

..-r-.r.^, - r-TT •"* ''- "■ '■ I From 'Oitr Own Correspondent.) ?rOhThur_d,ay evening ; Mr A. S Adam, of delivered a No License address in v*&'.Veigh's Hail. Previous to entering the jh»U a nnmber.of the prohibitionists held an sbpen'air; •service at the crossing, and a few of the leading lights participated ih the proceedings in the direction of^ admonishing "* all and sundry to 'strike oiit the top line whenV-they- ! go to the polling booth to •record* thitr vote. After an invitation to tWopeh air audience to attend the meeting they adjourned to the hall. ::Mr Aix occupied the chair and in a few complimentary remarks introduced Mr Adams; The audience was not a very large one only about 100 being present. The speaker on rising to address the meeting remarked that he was quite satisfied with attendance, and he hoped that after hearing what he had got to say they would feel satisfied with him and vote No License. Mr Adams proved himself , to be a very interesting lecturer, and was listened to throughout a rather lengthy address with wrapt attention, and occasionally as he made a good, "hit " was heartily applauded. The speaker went out to say that the Drink Traffic was responsible for more deaths than plagues; &c, and he hoped the people of Kaitangata would do their duty at the forthcoming .election by striking out the top line and thus assisting their neighbors in the Bruce eleotorate to remove from the path of the rising generation that whioh S*r*B calculated to destroy the brightest intellect, mar the hope and bring to shame and disgrace those Who were once honored and looked upon with respect. The meeting was brought to a close by Captain Andrew pronouncing the Benediction. BENEFIT SOCIETY. On Saturday evening the members of the New Zealand Collieries, Railway and Oil Syndicate Employees Benefit Society held their annual meeting. Mr Daniel Marshall} ▼ice-president, "occupied the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The balance-sheet as read and approved of shows the society to be in a very sound financial position. The elec_ttpn_rwf office-bearers was then proceeded trit^^-On the motion of Mr Green Mr Mathew Carson was appointed president for the ensuing twelve months. — On the motion Mr E. Rogers, seconded by Mr A. Edmiston, Mr William Duncan, senr., was elected vice-president.— On the motion of Mr Telford, James Duncan was elected to the office of treasurer. — Mr D. Beardamore moved, and Mr W. Duncan seconded, that Mr William Carson act in the capacity of ■ecretary. —Carried. The following gentlemen were nominated h- as committeemen : — Andrew Bissett, William Barclay, Daniel Alexander, Andrew Fibbs, David Beardsmore, Edward Ball and James Shore. The nominations being in excess of vacancies, a ballot was taken, and resulted as follows : Bissett, 43 ; W. Barclay, 39 ; D. Alexander, 41 ; A. Fibbs, 17 ; D. Beardsmore, 28 ; E. Ball, 32 ; J. Shore, 22. A. Bissett, D. Alexander, W. Barclay, E. Ball, P. T>. Beardsmore having the highest number of votes recorded in their favor,, were declared duly elected. James Shore and Andrew Fibbs were then appointed auditors. A vote of thanks to the chair brought the business to a close. GENERAL. I noticed on Saturday evening about 20 of the members of the Cycling Club assembled at Smith's corner, and after a little consultation they proceeded on their way to Stirling, and judging from the pace they were proceeding along the river bank, the people of Stirling would soon be favored by a visit qf the members of our Cycling Club. Of late it has became quite interesting for an observer to stand .at the crossing of an evening and watch the various riders as they appea • round the corner. I believe a oricket club has been formed here, and at the present time they are going in tor practice, and it is the opinion of many here that our cricketers in the matches arranged will be able to give a very credit able account of themselves. Mr M'Skimming lately paid a visit to "** Kaitangata. He hag announced himself as a candidate for the Bruce seat as an Independent Liberal. I suppose, Mr Editor, you have heard the old saying, "The more the merrier." I suppose it will prove so in this case, especially for Mr Allen. I fancy I can hear him say, the more of you Liberal gentlemen who come forward aud seek election, the better I will like you. On Saturday evening we received a visit from a few gentlemen who evidently did not believe that Prohibition was calculated to make the heart glad, as to all appearances they believed in something stronger than water, and seemed by their behaviour v to r^pidiate the idea that our local constable had any right to interfere or remind them that they were making themselves rather conspicuous. In fact one of tbe party who displayed a bottle of beer, looked very much like as if he would take our local con table in charge. At the present time the Kaitangata Company are busy making preparations for the working of the iron men, and the time l is not far distant when it will be ascertained L Whether they will prove a success or not.