TOWN EDITION

Mataura Ensign, Issue 358, 6 November 1897, Page 2

TOWN EDITION

GOBE : SATUBDAY, NOVEMBER 0, 1897. J According to the ' Christian Outlook;' the ! following conversation was overhuard close tb" the Cleik's table, at the recent sitting of the Presbyterian Synod of Qfago and Southland : — " Io the name of God, and believing in the righteousness of my course, I am going to marry nay deceased wife's sister. You can proceed to libel me." Thus a minister to Mr Bannermau. Tho latter promptly replied : " I will." Mails for the United Kingdom and the Continent of Europe (via Brindisi) India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, Aden, Egypt, and Australian colonies, will close at Gore ou Monday next, the Bth November, at 4 p.m. A cricket match will be played at Ciiuton on Tuesday, Prince of Wales Birthday, :betweeu the local and Pukerau clubs. The following players constitute the Clinton team : — J. Bitchie (captain), J. Thomson, -W. Thomson, H. Cooper, McCraoken, McMillan, J. Mayson, C. Simmons, F. Thomson, W. Findlayson and It. Irving; emergency," G. G. Charlton. — Gore meets Waik-ua on' the same day, taking a strong team to the.miuing township. At a second meeting of those interested in 'the hotel trade.held at Balclutha on Wednesday, the previous one held at Tapinui having, it is understood, proved resultle3s, it was decided to send three delegates to Wellington to advance their interests with the -Ministry. Messrs John McCorley, John Dunne, and A. W. Geddes were appointed, and it is understood leave for Wellington on Wednesday, 10th inst. Mr Roderick McKenzie, ' says" the ' Leader,' also goes to Wellington oii his own account iv connection with tha sam : qu estion. ' - i . The Gore Band of Hop 3 hold thsir annual concert on Tuesday evening. Oa account of tbe holiday there are several counter attractions, but, as a good programme ."has been arranged, no doubt the att.jnd.iiio.) will be equal to that of former years. The Six-mile beach is to be exploited again, a syndicate from Waitahuua having sent representitives to prospect the ground, ?on whose report they intend to apply for water rights in order to work the beach by hydraulio elevation. This will entail tha cutting of a race thirteen miles in length, the work being estimated to occupy eighteen months. The party propose expending £6000 in the speculation, and have every confidence tbat their venture will turn up trumps. As au instauca of the manner in which time-honored customs are dying out in this colony, we might mention that although yesterday was the "fifth of November,"' the anniversary of the discovery of the notorious Gunpowder Plot, and the subsequent discomfiture of Guy Fawkes, not one effigy of (hat historical individual was to be seen in the streets of Gore. Constable Ferguson, of Gore, who has been for a number of years iv tbis station, has re; ceived intimation of well-marited promotion, iv that he has been appointed to the charge" of Katangata station. Mr Ferguson leavi.% Gore for his naw quarters some time next week, but the name of his succsssor his not yet transpired. „ The following Chamber business was transacted at the sitting of the District Caurt, at Invercargill, yesterday :— Re Alexander J. Mitchell, farmer, Wyndham, deceased ; probate to Jessie Mitchell (Mr Rattray). Re . William Shackel, deceased ; application by | L. G. ltoope for removal of Shackel's name j from list of bankrupts. Granted (Mr Moffett). The following' unopposed applications for discharge from bankruptcy, were granted ,:— Edward Argyle (Mr Macalister), and Johu Smaill (Mr Harvey). The selection competition at the Oamaru Baud Contest on Thursday was won by the Wellington Garrison, with 157 points. Tho remaining bands were placed as follows : — Kaikorai, 146 points, 2 ; Oamaru, 144 points, 3; Timaru, 139 points, 4; N.E. Valley (Dunedin), 131 points, 5 ; Waimate, 105 points, 0. The usual monthly meeting of the Croydon Band of Hope aud Temperance Society was held on Wednesday evening, when the following were elected on the committee in lieu of those whose work took them from the district : — Vice-president, Miss A. Dickson ; secretary, Miss K. Biggar ; treasurer, Miss J. Strachan. The following members cou v tributed to the evening's amusement : — Messrs A. Smith, H. Edwards (sougs), Misses I. and A. Smith (recitations), Misses Dickson and Strachan (songs), aud Miss Kate Biggar (reading). The meeting of gentlemen interested in the Mataura Town Baud, held on Tuesday night last for the purpose of forming a committee, was moderately attended ; Mr W. Macandrew occupied the chair. Messrs Macandrew, Clark, J. S. Shanks, jun., Sleeman, Grecnhalgh, aDd Henery were appointed to make inquiries and obtain offers for tbe position of conductor of the band ; to report at a meeting be held on the 7th December. Mr Bailey consented to act as conductor in the meantime, until definite' arrangements were made. The committee held a meeting after the general meeting . broke up. The Christchurch Tramway Co. is a somewhat extensive institution. Its rolling slock numbers thirty-seven cars, five palace oars, and seven drags and 'buses, capable of carrying nearly three thousand persons at one i time. The motive power consists of six ; engines, and there are also one hundred and I eleven horses in work. To feed those horses ' something like sixteen thousand bushels of oats per annum are required. The company has now over sixteen miles of lines. Throughout the colony there 13 a good deal of feeling in connection with the question of supplying milk to dairy factories on Sabbath day, and from the far north to the far south correspondents are deprecating the • practice. Even in Southland a groat many ' take their milk to the factories on Sundays with a pang of regret, but tbe usage has become so common as to be regarded as only a part of the industry. Under present cir- I cumstances, on many farms where a large number of cows aro milked there is no Sun- J day observance, and ono day is the same as -J another. It comes as a matter of course : ; that when one takes up the calling of a ! dairyman and a supplier to a factory, that ho j must pocket many religious scruples about I Sabbath observance ; tbe cows mmt be . milked.. But whether it is imperative that ; factories should be run on Sundays is another ' matter. Factory managers would gladly j avail themselves of any alterations that ! would lessen their labor on Sunday, whilst dairymen and their employes would be 1 allowed a little more leisure than they at I present onjoy on the seventh day. — ' Wynd- ' ham Farmer.'

A ; meeting of the" Mataura Rifle Club wn3 held on Wednesday evening at Cameron's I Hotel ; Mr Cameron in the ohair. It was ! resolved that a series of competitions be held ( during the forthcoming season, prizes to the value of £5- to be awarded and divided into , four prizes, to be given in money or in the ] form of a trophy to bo decided by a com- ( mittee appointed ; ten entries or no competi- 1 tion. The annual subscription was fixed at ; ss, and the entrance fee for competitions at 2s 6d. Messrs Mitchell, Cumeron and Shanks ' were appointed n committee to make arrange- i ments in connection with the carryiug out of < competitions. ' The Seaward Bush railway bridge is now finished. It is a splendid iron structure, most substantially built. There are only ' seven men working on tho formation of' the railway at present, aud there are still about two miles of formation to be made before the permanent way reaches the bridge. The recent classification bf the officials of New Zealand Biilway service is tho cause, of a large number of trantfers being about to take place. Among tbe officers ulle-cttd are Messrs A. W. Kirton (Wyndham) aud J. Guy (Edendale). Mr Kirtou will exchange places with Mr B. Gaw (Waitati, Otago), and Mr Guy with the S.M. at luglewood (Tarauaki). We also hear tbat Mr T. Paton (Kelso) will exchange with Mr J. Kerr (Lawrence), that Mr H. J. Day (Balclutha) will go to Hawera, and that Mr Andrew Graham (Napier, and formerly of Edendale and Gore) will succeed Mr Day at Balclutha. A convention of Christian Endeavoters will ba held at Gore ou Tuesday next, when meetings will be held in the Congregational Church in the morning at 11 o'clook, and in the afternoon at 2.30. In the evening the convention will meet in the Presbyterian Church, when addresses will be delivered by a number of rev. gentlemen, and sougs and duets given by vocalists from Mataura, Wyndham and Gore. Should tho weather be favorable, a very large number of delegates are expected from Invercargill and district societies, and the Endeavorers are looking forward to a really enj >yable reunion. Angling is very brisk at Lumsden just now, and fish very plentiful. Mr Adin Cockroft and Mr Charles Sandford went out yesterday, and landed 55 and 33 fish respectively. The total weight of Mr Cockroft's fish realised 981bs.', and Mr Saudford's 651bs. At yesterday's meeting of the Southland Land Board, the following business of district interest was transacted : — Warden Hshvkins reported that he could not assent to section 10, block 10, Chattou, being opened for settlement, as it is payably auriferous ; copy of report to be scut to tho Surveyor-General, and A. Taylor to be informed that his grazing license will be continued but that he must desist from cultivating. The Kr.apdale Boad Board's application for the approval of tho Board to proposed expenditure of " thirds " and "fourths" was hold over for a month, the schedules to lie on tbe table in order that settlers may have an opportunity of making objections or suggestions before the expenditure is sanctioned. Bay gelding lo>t. Gore Band of Hop-j concert on Tuesday evening. A. E. Smith, dentkt, Invercargill, visits Gore on 7th December. Nominations for Mataura Mayoralty receivable until 13th inst. Groceries at Dunedin prices at Spear's. Eggs wanted. Shearing requisites, builders' material?, painters' requirements, etc., at Thomson, Bridger and Co.'s. Mr Rishwortb, of tha Gore Dental Surgery, visits Riversdale on 29th inst. Wright, Stepbeusou and Co. have a shipment of Challenge honed ust to arrive. National M. and A. Co. sell stock at Mataura on Thursday uixt. For 'curtairi=, carpets, floorcloths, and linoleums, try Brown, E>\ing and Co. • Trafu arrangements on Clinton line- for Prince of Wales' Birthday announced. Thos. Culling announces his candidature for the Mataura Mayoralty. An announcement of interest to the musical portion of tha Gore commuuity appears in our advertising columns, where Miss Matheson, a young lady who come? from Dunedin . with, high credentials aud whose singing at the. Gore Cricket Club's concert the other evening spoke for the manner in which she had" beeu tiained, notifies her intention to receive pupils for singiDg and voice production.