SHANNON ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1226, 7 September 1911, Page 6

SHANNON ITEMS.

$ Mr. Chris. Stevens has purchased Mr. 13. Butt's farm on tho County Road. Tho Arch-Druid presided over tho quarter night's meeting of U.A.O.D. hst week, when there was a large attendance. A committee was formed to make the preliminary arrangements for the sports which arc to be held on the li-ccreation Ground, and u committee, consisting of ' Bros. E. Sutton, I!.' Bilderbcck, and E. .1. King, was formal in connection with "ladies' night," on September 11. The c.n- i tertainment is to consist of a progressive ' euchre party wiih a dance to follow, f Bros. Bovis and Tippler played selections, and Bros. Cameron, Bovis, "and Kirklaud ( contributed songs. Bro. Bilderbeck's • grnmaphono was also in evidence. | Mr. John Robertson, Labour candidate ] for Hie Otnki electorate, addressed a meeting of tho employees of Whitiuinui ( Lid., at Mm; ton. on Monday night. < Mr. F. M. B. Fisher, M.l'., pnyed a i flying visit to Shannon on Monday. r When the school broke up last Fridnv v Mr.. Bilderbcck, acting-chairman of the t committee, presented Miss Silvester, who ) is severing her connection with the school ; staff, with a. handsome sot of carvers, on v behalf of the committee, and. Mr. W. c Yo.vsey. headmaster, presented her, on \ behalf of tho scholars, willi a silver ~ brush and comb, suitably inscribed. Both speakers made complimentary reference (o tho work done by Mi'-s Silvester dur- i ing the five years that she has held the , position. Later in the dav Mr. F. (; A. Couper, on behalf of tho Ven. Bale's * Church choir, presented Miss Silves/er and Mr. W. Law with a silver-mounted oak salad bowl and servers. j, There are, it is said, over sixty cases f of measles in Shannon at present. [1 n The invasion of a German band re- i. centiy caused the ltnmsey (Isle of Man) Town Band to go on strike. L