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Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1950, 5 November 1874, Page 3

Meetings. ALBERT CRICKET CLUB. A MEETING- of lue above Club will be held at Waters' Union Hotel, on THURSDAY, November 5, as S p.m. sharp. J. SINGER, Hon. Sec. BrsiNESS : Adoption of Kules and aclui'ssJon of fresh members. Sporting 1 ! ~ MELBOURNE CUP, 187 4. GREY VALLEY SWEEPSTAKE. A Sweepstake on the race for the Melbourne Cup, to be run for at Flemington Victoria, on or abuut the sth November, 1874 will be drawn at OLLIVIER'S STAR HOTEL Ahaura, On SATURDAY, 7th NOV., 1874, At 7 o'clock, p.m, Under the superintendeice of a committee to be appointed from among the subscribers. 250 Subscribers at £1 each, the Stake to be distributed as follows :— First horse ... Seven-twelfths Second ho^e Two-twelfths Third horse One-t^efth Starters (to be equally divided) One twelfth Non-starters (to be equally divided) One-twelfth To be apportioned on the decision of the Judge and Sievvards of tbe Flemingfcon Course, and the Stakes will be paid to the respective winners at the Star Hotel, Ahaura, when the result of tlie race is authentically made known. T>ue notice of the settling night will be given by advertisement in the Grey Eiver Argus. Tickets can be obtained at the Albion Hotel, Grejinouth. JOHN M. OLLIViER, Treasurer. EXTRA EMPIRE SW3EP 100 Subscribers at £1 each. To be drawn at the Empire Hotel as soon as the list is full. Subscription list Now Open, and filling up fas!;. I First Horse Four-Tenths Second Horce Two-Tenths Third Horte . ... One-Tenth Starters (tobedividedamongst) Three-Tenths JOHN HUGHES, Treasurer. Bazaar. T GRAND FANCY BAZAAR i l fid of ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL, will be held in the VOLUNTEER HALL At CHRISTMAS NEXT. The following ladies have kindly consen" ed to hold Stalls : — Mrs Griffin Mrs Quinn Mrs Sheedy Mrs Joyce, and Mrs Kennedy, Ard will be assisted by Mrs Fitzgerald Mrs Hickson Miss Griffin Miss Fitzgerald Misses Lundon Mrs Hungerford Mrs Butler Mrs Drumm Miss Twohill Mra M'Donnell Mrs O'Brien, and other ladies. Contributions in money or kind will be thankfully received by the above-named ladies, and members of the Committee. The School Committee beg to state that, by reason of the recent river encroachment on the precent school site (which a few years ago cost upwards of £600), they have had to incur & large debt for the purchase of a new site, upon which it is their intention to erect new schools. Art Union, ART UNION. To be disposed of, BY AKT UNION, TBE IMPERIAL HOTEL and RESTAURANT Ahaura Township, Grey Valley. 2"0 Members At £1 each Ist Prize. The HOTEL and RESTAURANT, faithfully built, lined and papered throughout, consisting of Bar ; Bar Parlor ; Diningroom ; 8 Bed-rooms ; and Kitchen, with Stove ; together with I ive-stalled Stable, out-houses, and full-sized Township Section 2nd Prize All Furniture complete ; Beds ; Bedding : 1 Bagatelle Table, Cues, &c; and all moveable articles on the premises. 3rd Pri2e A Full-toned Harmonium, in the best of presevation and condition. To be Drawn for on THURSDAY, 24fch DECEMBER, 1874- at the HOTEL, Ab aura, at 8 o'clock p.m., by a Committee to be chosen from Subscribers. The business being most lucrative, is only disposed of in consequence of the ill-health of the present proprietress, Mrs Jane Watkins. Tickets to be obtained from Mr JAMES MIDDLETON, Greymouth : or Mrs JANE WATKINS, Ahaura. Paperliangmgs. "O BAD G E R~, Importer of PAPERHANGINGS, WINDOW GLASS, PAINTS, OILS, AND VARNISH, Mawhera Quay. On Sale— Watt's Patent Glass Cutter rpO CONCERT HALL SINGERS. WANTED, Male and Female Singers: Apply Theatre Eoyal f Westporfc.

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