J ( weph Spencer is proceeding with liw cxtra»>rdcnary walk of 3.WHJ mile* at Crcmorne Harden*. On 3rd May. he had completed S\S2A mile* in 21 dayst, leaving over 2,000 to accomplish in 39 days, or an average of 51? per day. At the AgrießltnraJ-hall r induced by £IOO prieest. one: hundred and forty-one English pedestrians have striven to see who could walk the longest distance in twenty-fonr hoars. The three foremost did 120, lib*, and 113 mttest respectively. Weston's best performance was 109 miles in twenty-fonr hours. Being asked now he liked the performance of a certain dramatic club, and auditor replied that he should "hardly call it a club, bat rather a collection of ' sticks.' " MEETING. NORTH OTACJO PERMANENT BuiLDrNt; SOCIETY. rpilß GEXI&ALVMOXTHLY MEETI \IN<» of tfcaahovi Society will be held itt the- on . AUGUST B*r / between the of 7 and 8.30 p.m. for receipt ol cash, etc. t c;eorc;e sumpter, 472 Secretary. NOTICE TO SHEARERS. AS F R4p\ A L ME E TIN G of the SBTEAREKS UNION will be held in the MeehartiesVnstttute, on SATURDAY, the 22nd inat., alt Eignt p.m. J. M'COMBE, 459 Secretary. THE ELECTION OF MAYOR. rrUf«sE who are willing ttfact in securing the rotors >L JOHN FALCONER are rcHttested to meet S l<tn c ODDFELLOWS' HALL, Cofixiet-atrect/t«JS (TUESDAY) EVENING, at eight o'clock. *\ 474 F. DUNLOP. ESTATE OF G. AND J. ORR. C. S. ALLEN ) -i-—-* C. GALBRAITH j lnmws *
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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 75, 18 July 1876, Page 3
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236Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 75, 18 July 1876, Page 3
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