REEFTON NOTES

Grey River Argus, 23 August 1934, Page 7

REEFTON NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent.) REEFTON. August 22. The Buck’s Head Hotel, which hus been successfully conducted by Mis and the late Mr S. V. Magee, for sumo 15 or 1G years, has changed hands. Mr T. L. Bennett, well-known us a successful- trainer of trotting horses, having taken it over. H'e entered into po.-ses-si on yesterday. Mr R. Wilson, the, well-known mining investor, arrived in Reeftoii Ins’ evening. 1 Mr A. M. Carroll. Grey mouth, wus on a visit to Reefton to-day. in the interest of his firm. There was a good attendance at the entertainment given by the members of the Thistle Tennis Club at the Oddfellows’ Hall on Monday night’ r Fli« concert was a good one indeed and was much enjoyed. The programme was a well-varied one, the playettebeing worthy of professionals, the following taking part, Mesdames J. Magee (Grannie). Duff. Yellowlees. Findlay, Cochrane. Sharpe. The prog amine was as follows:—Concertina solo. Mr 1). Hamill; recita'tion. Mis.--. Freda Patterson; sor.g and choru.-. Masters Newman and Allen; reciata lion. Miss Connie Buckley: dance, ’Miss M. liarthorn; solo. Jean Duff; recita lion. .Miss E. Br.'-kley; song. Mr D. MbCullough; playette, “Waiting for the Wife’’; solo, Mrs Sharpe; recitation, Miss M Hawthorn; violin solo. Mr W T right; solo. Mrs Burnet't; song. Mr T. Newman; recitation, Miss L. Barns; dance, Irish Jig, Miss M. Hawthorn; solo. Mrs Cochrane; mouth-organ solo, Mr S. Ferris; solo, Mrs McCullough; playette, “Grandmother makes up her Mind.” During the evening the presentation of the Cup for fh e champion player of the season (Miss Lesley Burns), took place. Miss Burns was received with applause