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Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 377, 30 July 1912, Page 5

FirejH(PP^ A disastrous lire occur* township on Wednesday last, a cottage, or cu pied by Mr Joseph Tikey, aud recently purchased from Mr John Lloyd by Mr Walter Robinson, through Mr Sinclair as agent, being burnt to the ground. At about nine o'clock on the night m question, the children m the house (Mrs Tikey was absent on a holiday, recuperating from a recent illness) rushed out and gave the alarm to the next Joor neighbours, and Mrs C. Quested and her sister went over, and succeeded iv putting the fiie out with water, the mantelpiece m the kitchen being a!>lazo. The children were then taken away to spend the night at their grandfather's residence, and were later joined by the : r father, leaving the house uutenanted- Some time between twelve and one o'clock, a number of residents proceeding home from a social gathering, saw flames burst through the roof of the building, and immediately repaired to the scene, but nothing, of any value was saved. The building was uninsured, but it is not known whether the furniture was insured. Mi c Accident. — Robert Cottrell, an old and experienced miner, met with a painful accident last week while working m the mine. It appears that he had fired a shot, and at the same time another shot had been fired close by. Hearing the latter go off, he mistook it for his own, and went back to the place just as his own shot went off. He received a very nasty scalp wound, necessitating eight stitches being put m his head, as well as having his leg cut and biuised. He is, however, progressing as well as can ,he exjected under the ciroumstances. Oddfellows' Social There was a large attendance at the Ladies Social Evening given by the looal branch of Oddfellows on Wednesday last. The function took place at Mrs Dempster's Tea Rooms, and an enjoyable evening was spent wit music, singing, dancing and gameß. General. —

It is understood that the bachelors intend to hold a ball shortly as a return to the ladies. There was a good attendance at the skating rink on Friday night, aud this winter pastime is gaining m pop-

, A J ar S 0 meeting of the branch of the Miners' Union was held m the Coronation Halloa Sunday afternoon.