MILTON NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21147, 3 October 1930, Page 12

MILTON NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) MILTON, October 2. ■ VITAL STATISTICS. The registrations at the Milton Post Uitice for Tokomairiro district during September werei—Births 4, marriages 2. deaths 2. The figures for the quarter ended September 30 were (corresponding quarter last year in parentheses):— Bu'thS)ls (11), marriages 4 (2), deaths LADIES’ GOLF, m The following team will represent the loko Club in the ladies’ postponed match against Balclutha Club on the Toko links on Saturday afternoon:—Mrs E. J Robertson, Mrs Gray, Mrs Wethey, Miss J d .T j^rerl , Mrs Vidal, Mrs Mirams, Mrs Hitchon, Miss Hislop, Mrs Milne, Mrs J. R, Wilson, and Miss Farrell. , THE WEATHER. The weather locally during September was of a very broken nature throughout, 3-iid has been the despair o£ garaeners who were anxious to push ahead with the sowing of their main crops. The official rain gauge record shows that 3.72 inches fell during the month, beating all previous months for the current year by about one-third. Rain fell on 13 days, the heaviest recordings being on the 6th (.58m) and the 7th (.Sfiin). There were only three spells of three days on which no rainfall was recorded. . FORESTERS. .An official visit to Court Bruce, A.0.F., will be paid next Monday evening by members of Court Molyneux and Court Queen, of Molyneux (Balclutha). PERSONAL. Professor Hunter, of Knox College, Dunedin, has accepted an invitation from the Tokomairiro Presbyterian Church Session to conduct the church anniversary services on Sunday, November 2. „ The vacant pastorate of the WaiholaMilbnrn Presbyterian Church combined charge is at present'being by Mr D. W, Morgan as home missionary. Mr Morgan was formerly stationed in the Papatowai (Gatlins) and Beaumont districts. The, funeral took place this afternoonat Fairfax Cemetery pf Mr John Teer Patterson, a well-known Milton resident. The deceased had been ailing only for a brief period. He, was/formerly engaged as a traction-engine driver, and afterwards in the engineering department -at Bruce Woollen Mills, but latterly on sundry duties for the Milton Borough Council. He leaves a widow and family of two sons and two daughters. SALE OF WORK. The annual sale.of work organised-by the Toko Presbyterian Church, P.W.M.U. and Young Women’s Club on behalf of the church missionary enterprises was held yesterday afternoon and evening. Although marted by bitterly cold and wet weather, the gross-takings (£237) showed only a slight reduction on the previous year (£250). This result is considered highly gratifying, with the present financial depression and general unemployment.