NIGHTCAPS

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume IX, Issue 452, 13 January 1914, Page 5

NIGHTCAPS

» • From Week to Week. Serious Acoidbnt. — On Thursday morning last Mr William Reid, of Nightcaps, whose traction engine was employed hauling coal from Moss's pit to Wairio, met with a secious accident. The engine was hauling the empty trucks on the return journey to the pit and an empty waggon was also being drawn behind. On the Manuka road, onposite McKsnzie's pit, Mr Reid who was riding m the last truck, attempted to get off to leave 'a message with Mr McKenzie. Mr Reid stepped from the truck onto the draw-bar, intending to j imp to the side of the road way. He lost his balance, however, and foil down m front of the truck, the wheels of both the truck and vnggon passing over him, breaking his left leg aoross the thigh, and his left arm above the elbow, as well as dislocating the shoulder. The driver of the engine happened to look back after he had gone a chain or so and saw his employer ljing on the roadway. He immediatbly brought the engine to a standstill and went back to the injured man. Mr W. J. A. McGregor, of Mt Linton, came onto the soene very shortly after the accident happened and as soon as he ascertained the trouble went on m his

motor-car for Dc Thomas,, and returned to tho scene with the latter. Dr Thomas rendered firat aid, and the: injured man was then taken on to the Riverton Hospital by Mr McGregor m his car, where he has since received every attention, and latest advice is to the effect that he is making good progress. General.— Shearing m the 'district is now about completed, and if the weather holds up, Mr Jas. Grant and his gang expect to finish at Beaumont to-day, which will complete the station flocks hereabouts. Wool ia now being carted m daily and trucked to Invercargill for the wool sale on Friday. I understand that our local councillor, Mr A. Greer, has disposed of his grazing run at Beaumont to Mr Blackmore, late of Canterbury and now of Opio. at a very satisfactory figure. The funeral of the late Andrew Maben Hall, of Invercargill, second son of Mr John A. Hall, farmer, recently ot Nightcaps, took place on Monday, the|remains bjing interred m the local cemetery. Mr Morgan, Presbyterian Missionary, cocducting the service at the grave. Deceased was 33 years of age. The Nightcaps mine has now regained its former state of activity, the m°n returning to work after the New Year. About the usual amount of coal is now* being turned out from the pit, and the yard presents a scene of aotion during the working of the shifts which has been foreign to it foi come time past. All the employees ara now working under^the Arbitration Act. J Guard S. Smith has received notice of his transfer u> Invercargill and leaves on Thursday for his new abode ,

He will be ipuch missed m local sporting circles, 1 particularly so on the football field, as he did yeoman service for the local club last season m the scoring line, and also represented the Western District, bping a member of the team: that defeated Southland at Riverton. g A very old land-mark'ia at presents being demolished. This is the old hall, known as Griffin's Hall, which was called qn to meet local requirements m providing accomodation |for all social f unctions and entertainments up to the time of the completion of the new Coronation Hall. It was also at one $ime the local hotel.