REEFTON NOTES

Grey River Argus, 2 January 1935, Page 7

REEFTON NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent). REEFTON, December 31. A light shower fell pn Saturday night, and rain was reported both on Saturday and Sunday {from Black’s Point, Golden Point, Saddle Hill, and Maruia reported a two hours’ fall, but to date the town has not enjoyed a fall sufficient enough to lay the dust. Reefton would welcome a good downpour*of rain as a New Year’s gift. Chi Sunday afternoon some sparks from a burning stump set alight blackberry and broom bushes in a paddock next to the house of the Clerk of the Court in Bridge Street, and the wind

carried the flames towards the house. The firebell at the Central Station gave the alarm and the firemen ran out one lead of horse and quickly subdued the blaze. A cricket match of considerable interest took place on the Racecourse on Sunday, ami after an enjoyable game the ladies proved the winners. The scores were:— Ladies: Lawry, c Ramsey, b Cutbush 0; Blom, c Hunt, b Dellaca 30; McCaffrey, c Paul, b Slattery 13; E. Woods, b Ecklund 2; Evans, b Paul 2; Woods, c Ramsay, b Dellaca 5; McMahon, b Dellaca 1; Cutbush, b Ramsey 12; Hunt, b Ramsey 9; Kiely, not out 8; total 104. Bowling: F. Cutbush 1 for 40, Slattery 1 for 24, Ecklund 1 for 10, Paul 1 for 4. Ramsey 2 for 12, Dellaca. 3 for 6, Fowler none for 4. Men’s innings: Ramsey, not out 43; Paul, hit wicket, b Blom 9; Ecklund, b Blom 0; P. Slattery, c Blom, b Lawry 5; W. Cut bush, b Blom 5; T. Dellaca, b Evans 12; Fowler, c Blom, b Evans 9; N. Woods, c. and b Cutbush 12; total 95. Bowling: Lawry 1 for 31, E. Woods none for 6, Blom 3 for 22, Evans 2 for 20, Cutbush 1 for 13, Kiely none for 8.

The Reefton Boy Scouts have gone into camp at the Inangahua Landing for one week, and are under the care of Scoutmaster Switzer.

On Thursday evening a very enjoyable time was spent at the residence of Mr F. Cate, on the occasion of his seventieth birthday. Games, items and competitions were won by Mrs Lawry and Mr Cate junr. Items were given by Mr Hugh Smith (recitations), Mr G. McGloughlin (songs), Mr J. McGloughlin (recitations), Mr Manson (ventriloquial), Mr Coxall (recitation), Mrs Cockrane (songs). The party ended with the guests singing “He’s a Jolly Good Fellow” and wishing Mr Cate the best of health for many years to come. Those present were Air and Mrs Cate, Air and Mrs Cleaver, Air and Mrs Duff, Mr and Mrs Coxall, Afr and Airs Lawry, Air and Airs Hardy, Mr and Airs H. Kearns, Afr and Mrs Alanson, Mrs Cochrane, Afessrs H. Smith, G. McGloughlin, J. AfcGloughlin, M. Tieslop, F. Newcombe, and F. Cate, junr.