A BOWLING CLUB FOR JOHNSONVILLE.
A meeting was: held at Joh'nsbnyillo. out Thursday evening for tho purpose, of forming a .bowling 'club.'-' Tlipro. were twenty-two. per,-: soiis present,' ji'nd; the, cohyeners of;tiio/meet.-,, ing, have fifty -names . ' .Tliero was.sqmo discussion regarding a site for the• green, as to whether it should bo freehold or leasehold. The majority of those presentagreed that thp.-.freehbld 'wa3 this right thing •to have. 'It lias been left with tile conu' • mitteo to- arrange- for a .site. •,'■ It -was pro-, posed to"=raiso 'the money 'for . the sitb and' formation >of .tho': green by ■ debentures,.. and at the'meeting tho Sum "of £305 was' subscribed... , The■ members hope tlibf; all tlw de-. benturos will-.bo'-taken',up',by the' residents of Johnsonviljci Thc cost of the grcon is estimated at £750..1t waS, proposed and'.carried that:there ; should be '200 "debentures' issued ;at ,£6'- oaohj''; making a total of £1000. Mr. \\. L. Thomson ! was clcctcd' president; •Mr: ■ 'IS:vßould,'\yice-presidciit , ;' : ''; Mr, '-Jamcli Murdoch; lion. secretary; Dr. 11. G'/liobert-' -'son; lion, trpasuk'r; anil-Mr: -O'Neill auditor; A committeo of fivo, viz., M'bsSrs.'Mdrgaii,Manson, Mills, JeYusulem, and Kirk, was appointed. ' U ■ • .:"!• •'■■• '.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 116, 8 February 1908, Page 7
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180A BOWLING CLUB FOR JOHNSONVILLE. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 116, 8 February 1908, Page 7
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