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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 860, 17 January 1879, Page 2

A meeting composed oE a numbor oE gvuttemen was held last evening at the Criterion Hotel for the purpose of forming a Volunteer Fire Brigade for this tmtn. and the following resolutions were carried: —!. "That a Committee b« formed to sanvass for members., ami that alt the gentlemen present form themselves into. & Committee | for that purpose." g. "That the Secretary I write to Punedin to procure a copy ot' the ' fire Brigade rules,, and ascertain the «,-0.-<t ot an engiiie and other appliances." The meeting then adjourned: nn-td Thursihiy. the-'JSrd Lust., when all those who have u.'iven in their names as ititeuding tie.-tubers are rt>p-iesleil to at-end. tu tho case of Williams v. Moore, heard this morning at the fCesideut >£agisSrat«'.-< Court, Mr. fVMeagher, in eroMs-exauiiniug a witness us to the extent of d,vm:vu'e- done "by the defendaul's cattle to- ptnintitt's plantation and: garden at Wh-itstone; iwked the witness it' he had seen any of the cattle climb' a tree? The man answered in the most serious manner possible that he had:, a reply which evoked- much amusement. The swiuuuuuf match previously announced came off at the baths yesterday afternoon, between Mr. M. Taylor anil Mr. W. Maitland.. the stakes Were stated: at Llt>. Mr. Kett, of the TvOyat ifotel. acted as starter. Tay tor came to- the front at once, and won easily. Maittand did not seem t« be in good fettle, although possessing a fine stroke for rapid swimming. The distance was merely the length of the bath. The following are the names of those chosen to represent- the KxceLnor Club in the match- between fifteen of that Cti-tb and fileveu of the Oamarrc Ctid-v tv be pbyed to-morrow: —Messrs. Atherton. Church. Cooke. Fenwick. Finch, tflasson. A. O. Kardy. Hartley. K. Kewat. T. ffc-wat. Etowarth,- KetC.'M-arshal!. Snow-. Tarawbttt. Emergency—Messrs. fVvens and Pavis. Play will commence at half-past tw» oVtook. and'the above players are requested to meet at the fo»t Othce. at two o'ctocfc sharp. tt now been definitely arranged that Mr. Henry Varley. the evangelist, shall conduct services in St. Pant's Church, on next Wednesday. Thursday, and Friday evenings, commencing at seven o'clock. Sinking, by the Young Men's Christian Association choir, will commence half an hour before the services begin. On Thursday ami Friday afternoons there wilt be Bible readings. We call attention to a notice *v M'Cormick's Reaper and Kinder, which appears in oar advertising eohtmns. by uhieti it wilt be seen that the farmers of this district witt have an opportunity afforded them of being schooled in the mechanism and working of that machine, at Mr. 11. Mitchell's farm, on Monday ne.\t.