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Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 10, 6 July 1923, Page 3

The ;■ ito for the new school at llotowaro has now been partly cleared, and a start with the new building was made on Monday last. The remainder of the scrub is to drop before the slash, as soon ns the weather permits, when tiie residents will perform ike task voluntarily. The weekly dance held at Rotor, aro was again marked bj t good attendance on Saturday night last. Evidently, rain, the kill joy, does not merit such an ill reputation as it is supposed, f.,r the floor was fully occupied, and the hall comfortably filled, even tbougli the elements outside were an absolute terror. A happy evening was spent by all, under the direction of Mr L. Bullock. Suitable music was supplied by Mr i’. Marks. Time truly seemed fleet of wing, for the evening passed all too quickly. A somewhat alarming accident happened at Rotowaro on Monday afternoon, when a horse and cart belonging to Mr Sefton. contractor, overbalanced and felldown a rather steep declivity. Happily, however, the affair was not fraught with any serious consequences, and the undignified Si (-ctaclo of a horse and cart being wrong end up was soon put t 1 rights. Fortunately, the horse appeared little the worse for its uncanny experience, but must have carried quite a big slice of terra firma away with it, for tin accident happened in the immedi:ic d-rhlio lrliood of the “Slomd