RICHMOND NEWS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 16, 21 January 1919, Page 5

RICHMOND NEWS

A yery ? g&fed party ..to ( augment .the, funds of the Meihodist Church was held, in Mrs Orouchar a , grounds last' Satiuday _aftcrn<^n.' -Bxopitious weather ■ conditions 'ahdj, nations of' pleasanjt " interworse •. brought many'ilri.ehds ’together^,, f business w,as' done ’at-the Various ■sw*f and' a suih approaching '£oo handed to the Ohurch trustees.* ' !i '~ v*. ■ ■ Thoge in charge qf .the: 4aUs w«e,: Flower stall': Mieses Rita jSwtion and ‘ Flossy IBateup; ' Swe©£ stall: ‘Misses , Joan Fittall, M. Bright and -M. , up; Produce stallMesdames Brooks, - Bose and ■‘Shinn; AHerhqon. .. • dames Goodwin, Fies and ■ 1 Bran tub: ;Mi4 s Bateup; Sports :?Mra C. Fapps ail'd Mr ww'fu^ was seefetjary tommi9r«». A large number were'presen tat Mr !Pa tern oner’s , ObHTf-h .of - -.Clisrisfc.. Mission last Sunday' afternoon',' wheo the missionor delivered .address on the liquor traffic'eviL -AH "the meetings have beep, well attended. meetings will be held thib wefeTt! ’ The pumber of has grqwU bf late and, |iK-' (requisite tnumber .yyitfe.,«»* warrant an' to 8 p.ni. sMfviee.’ 6 ever, was made y ' tn© cause of much favourable and:* con-. : gratulatory comment.

FARMERS* UNION. '. ( The Wadmea Branch* Farmers* Union met in . the Brightwater, on Saturday last. - piysideut and the vice-president,,’hothv being absent. Till. W- hj .; Padmer was‘ voted to th© attendance of members re-> of the; freshing owners , were also present. An apolegy t was received), from the' president Imp. $L' i T. Cook), h© not being.wem ' . ’ Mr. C. Nash was .olected a member. ' Jl leter was read frfmi , Best, offering -his, cutting plant for spje, to,- xfarpiej^, The chairman st©hed present t© discuss. v fhe question threshing plant. ‘ ij-* r-?* ■' Several '~ members spoke strongly > against’ the System .of cutting y the sack, and not weighiug'it. hj ■. , lAfter some the- chairman. asked Me Sigglekow .tq state for the machine ©wpers. ~‘ t u. J-,..,' , Mr, Mbopr - * up, and all material, running their machines,at a reply to the 'chsifmkn' as wbuld) cut chaff at per ton instead fof per sack/’ M? BiggtokOw s|a%§!‘ tqP'- . .n ; It)was,, %n < .fesoMd,;*^fc.:;-a : * committee be set up.to eonfer'.with vfle machine ownem.*as s to committee .to.;consist MjMeWlra*:TPMmer, G;. ID. R,|FombteKm.| I - The. question -of - ’sheaves. for-ijchaff.-W^ah<Pfflt V) was* reeolycd^ oat straw dyS andl admiig

■ ■ vi(fv www.ff !L V~ :: «' : - tlie product, <as«hea£ chaff.:; ,--V^ The retail .'price of up, *on© mCrnber elated' that tlie IjpK*- ' .ducer- received 7d per Jb 'lor aid thecurer.was allowed)tq id per Mb, -and it* irpfti ls**9d 'to 3d. ‘, \ > r ; -Letters were read , which cSifed - front ' the ’ i# Agriculture, statingthat from New Zealand 'weto to carry hettipbhS tallow to tij&'Ufmff' Sidtes, provided "dot was loaded bs' a *(y L the .United States - prohibition' 'Bgsdfiat i'the ' | eking ■' ind Bibbit had.' b^r^aSwn. 1 'ft