DISTRICT NEWS.

Mataura Ensign, 23 July 1914, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

f ■ balfcr. ! FROM OUR OWN CtESPONIIENT. A iiro-tLy place in tin 1 Presbyterian Clmrcfciv Wednesday, July l">. the brid-egrVi being Mr Jus*. Con ic, second .son c*lr \V. Co>vio. of "Xcthortlalo Kami,'id t-lio Alice oit',0 it', seeotuli 4glttor of Mr A. Orr, of '•OlovcM-lciiinu." Tlu- vei'enuiny iv.tij ecudnctf bv I'ev. K. A. Oulliford, this lieii'ijhe first wedding in the church siiuMr Cnllifnrd liolume the pastor. Hie vouii£ couple wont N< vtln by tL'oxpress to spend their honeymoon. {r Cowie lias been manager of 'his jher's farm and f understand that \*u he returns from liiis trin lie wilj hi me tho.'e duticn. The young pee are inst I lie sort; \vlii> will ;ko sticces'sfiil settlers, and .1 liea:}' wis'Si. them every happimvss ami p;per.ity. ■Mr Hurst haife secured. the position; of manager a. larger factory, the directors met f the purpe.-e of r.cleoting a new magcr for the dairy factory. Out <is applicants, the choice fell oil' Hislop, lately lirst assistant at tliA'yiulhaiii Factory. .1 am glad to repq that <mr factory has liad a prospcroiseason, the company being i,n the pa'um of paying an extra. id ;icr lojr butur-J'at tor the whole se;.son aistill having .something to spare. ' A nice ting < the members of St. Altaic Ohui'clfns held en the afternoon of Kridaj.luly 17. to bkl farewell to the sfctary, Mr J. Davics, wlio will leavfliofl >y for I nveivareili. Tt was a brig) sociable littb gathering, and thou sorry to lose such an efficient secrri'v, ali rejoiced l to think that Mr Due would sain by the transfer. Tlivicar (Rev. 71. AVynter Blatlnvavt) Rented Air Davie;; with ai on behalf/ of the congregation, tlyking hint for much kind and ready lit. Several otlur gentlemen made sfches to the same effect. The ladies splwvl tea and all, joined in hearty sTtrishes to- Mr and Mrs Davtes m tli"noiv homo.

The forhji-t'ly meeting of the Hnl~ four Society was held in (.lie Balfour Tot Hull on Tuesday -:>veninp;. Owiii to the large attendance it was fc-uf necessary |-,o c.n?oago the hall itself j-lie anteroom being ton small to 2om'i!H!(late tliow present.. The subje for the evening was a "mock lift" aiul from first to l:i;;t hilnritv. i:£high. His Honor IVjr Justice ' Wisol'c ('MV A. P. Scoliie) presided. . aiiinipartially held: tlio scale? of justicflhroughout. sTlie position of clerk ~<>f ie court, was ahl.v filMi I>y Mr Typo-Mr James. Met'ull was elected' forcml of the jury. .Mr Katclioin (Mr CI. , Foivler) was Crown. I'ror.eeutor at Mr GetemofF (Mr W. A. GrievesVounsel for the defence. The prisoner Algernon A. Go-odoy, who pleadedi.ot guilty, wa.s arraigned' on the rba;c of stealing a- racehorse, the propert'ef Sir Jolnv Glenn. Tho witnesses ?r the prowoutioii' were Sir Jno. r ;iin, '.Mr Jus. liutJer. iun V nonaid Stjun, • trainer (Mr D. McTagKart), : Scissors, stable-boy 'Mr J no. Andrei), Joseph Skinner, billiard--a'ooniPoper (Mr J. Clenr.vK Robert Di.'iieji'oe, bank clerk (Mr J. Liddeii'i, |. Doorknob, lock-smith (Mr D. Da!»•;. and Detective Sharp?ye (Mr A. S'l.i, Combative evidence for the

- <!■ . - 'is given by Mrs Goodev, fl c- « : r ".,i accused (Mrs Ginivan), Ms?s)!ootley (Hiss Liddell), A. t'ntotim .','stationmaster (Mr A. Stewart, jnn.) Tom Man.n, hotelkeeper (Mr .1. G. Gnivan), and t-he- prisenc-r himself. Afre: the learned' counsel had addressd. the. jury his Honor summed up and tho jury retired, returning later witha verdict of not guilty, the prisoner b'ing discharged. The court orderly, Jonsta-blo Stou'.hem (iM'-r Thos. Hod) carried out his duties oxeell-ant-ly, .ml ejected .several persons ini the coivt ivho allowed' their feeling to rna aw,j with them. Among tho::e removed wee two Suffragettes' who endeavored to cause a disturbance. Constable Hcdfast (Mr Jno. Hood), who was in dirge of the prisoner, kept a very wicchful aye, oa the latter and did m.eh to add, to the fun. of the evenin;. All the witnesses acquitted themsdvesi well. A word, of praise is due tr Mr Grieve, the defending counsel, fir the manner in which he extricated lis client from a- dangerous position, lie chair was. occupied, by Miss Ronans, who' announced! that only membra would; in future he- admitted to fie debates. Leasehold v. Free-hold is tie next subject on the syllabus.