Cromwell Notes.

Lake County Press, Issue 697, 27 February 1896, Page 2

Cromwell Notes.

(lake county pft ess correspondent).. February 25.

Mining matters in the way of pegging out dredging claims are very brisk. The craze is taking root and competition in rapidity of pegging out is being tetted. I hear that Hotop, Morris, and party, and a local dredge owner had a; fast go at Dmidigo way tliia week.. Who pegged out first I can’t say, but —1 hear the time put up was very fast.. Mr Young has. sold a half share in the Electric Dredge for £335,, and as I learn that the cost price of a whole - share to this gentleman was £3OO, he he has a fair profit. The Orchestral Society’s concert was poorly attended, a balance of one pound and four pence, I hear, was the result.. Concerts are evidently falling flat, but as the performers numbered over 30,, a gap was made in the audience. I, hear that Mr Wishart, the conductor,, is giving up all musical connections as far as the public is concerned. This, is a very great pity as independent from that gentleman’s sterling and very varied abilities he was very assiduous in rehearsals, eta—l learn that Mrs Mere wether left Cromwell for Wellington. ‘This will be a hard knock and a very great loss to our amateurtheatricals of which she was a leading light This lady was always ever ready and kind to lend her assistenceto any of our entertainments, etc,, and it is to be trusted that some method of" recognition of her efforts will be ac- ~ corded her.