NOTES FROM ST. BATHANS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 371, 14 April 1876, Page 3

NOTES FROM ST. BATHANS.

April 6th. The concert and spelling boe, given by the Good Templars on the 24th. to celebrate the' anniversary of the formation of the Lodge, passed off with great eclat, financially and otherwise, which is not to be wondered at when we consider how numerous the Order are in this district, and the very ex cellent programme provided for the occasion. The iirst event of the evening was the delivery of a very able and characteristic address by Bro Ewing, W.C.T., after which songs, readings, and recitations followed, in quick succession, all being well received by the audience; and, as all the. performers acquitted themselves admirably, it would be invidious to particularise. However, there were several items calling for more than passing notice, notably, the singing of the Two-Mile Choir, who, in response to an encore, Bang the glee "We Row," very sweetly, and for which they •were heartily applauded. The recitations of Miss E. Prescott and Miss J. Yorston were also much appreciated. . The second part of the programme was opened with a spelling bee, and, as the prize was a handsomely bound volume of poems, a goodly stepped on to the platform as competitors. Mr. J. Swing was appointed examiner. After reading the rules for the coudaet of the bee he proceeded to give out the words, in selecting which he was eminently successful, as Borne of them would certainly have puzzled Old Johnson himself bad lie been present, " Adventitious," the first word given to the dux of the class proved that the ability to spell correctly was not naturally inherent in ..is composition; however he managed by a ttle humorous and pardonable quibbling to keep his place, but soon after found it "&d-

vantaheous" to quit. " Aerolite," " bar*ar," " ipecacuahns," and others of a simflar kind were given, till but two competitors remained of whom Mr. G. Prescott proved the victor, and was according!/ awarded the prize. The programme was brought to a close by Mr. Melvin singing a good old scotch song hi hi* nsnal hearty Banner, tfter which the Rational Anthem was snag with great spirit by ail present.

Mr. F. J. Bunny, oar respected postmaster and telegraphist, passed from our' midst en the afternoon of Saturday last, after a short though painful illness, in which all that medical skill could suggest was done to alleviate his sufferings, but with no avail, as ha gradually Sunk and expired, Mr. Bunny had been resident here about eighteen months, and in that time made many friends fay his genial and obliging disposition. The funeral took place on Sunday, and was numerously attended, numbers corning from a distance to pay the last token of respect to th* deceased geßtlemam

Mr. E.Darling, the newly appointed teacher, to the National School, commenced his duties on the 3rd inßt., and, from what we already know of his abilities as a teacher, there is no doubt the pupils will make rapid stridea under hia able tuition. Mr 3. Yorston, the late schoolmistress, proceeds to Dunedin, illness in her family being the principal causa of her resigning the charge of the school here. Three of her late pupils, viz., Misses A. Hanger, E. Prescott, and E. Wheeler, waited upon her during the week, and, on behalf-of the scholars, presented her with a beautifully finished rosewood workboi, the presentation of which must have been highly gratifying, proving, as it does, the high esteem in whieh she is held by the children lately under her charge.

Koll&way's Pills. —Diarrhea and Bowe* Complaints.—These maladies are ever present and if left unattended frequently terminate fatally. It should be everywhere known that both cholera and diarrheea originate in the presence of soiie undigested substance in the stomach or bowels, or of some deleterious matter in the blood, and that Holloway's Pills can expel cither with ease and expedition. They combine in a surprising degree purifying, alterative, regulating, and strengthening, qualities, and thus ex6rt over every internal organ the wholesomely controlling influence necessary for subduing excessive action in the human frame. Holloway's medicine may bo advantageously taken as a means of keping the blood pure and the body cool—the only practicable plan of maintaining health in youth, manhood in old age.

Oxygen is Life. — Dr. Uriffht's Phosvho= dyne. —Multitudes of People are hopelessly suffering from Debil tj, liervous and Liver Complaints, Depression of Spirits, Hypochondria, Timidity, Indigestion, Failure of Hearing, Sight and Memory, Lassitude, Want of Power, &c, whose cases admit of a permanent) cure by the new remedy Phosphodyne (Ozonie Oxygen), which at once allays all irritation and excitement, imparts new energy and lifu to the erfeebled constitution, and rapidly cures every stage of these hitherto icourahlo and distressing maladies. Sold by all Chemists and Druggists throughout the Globe. Caution. —The large and increasing demand for Dr. Brigbt's Pbosphodyne has led to several imitations under somewhat similar names } purchasers of this medicine should therefore be carelul to observe that each case bears the Government Stamp, with the words, Dr. Bright's Phosphodyne engraved thereon, and that the game words are also blown in the bottle.