NIGHTCAPS NOTES.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XXVIII, Issue 1397, 1 November 1932, Page 2

NIGHTCAPS NOTES.

♦ ■ Mrs Carmody and Miss M., Kelly visited Gbre< through the week-end. ar Mr W. Excell left on Mbnday for Bt Wellington to atteiid v the annual meet- o f ing of the Coal Owners' Association, is At the weekly Flag "500'' tournament held in the school, Miss Callow and Messrs J. Purdue and H. Lee were Jsuccessful in winning the prizes. Labour Day » Tournament. The final of the combined doubles which was. not completed, at Rivertpn « through shortage of time, was played a it N.ightcaps last Wednesday. Two ft Nightcaps pairs fought" out, the final, L Mrs" Baird and Welsh (receive 5) v. <■ Miss Hunt and Cosgriff (scr)rthe lat- a ter pair winning, 40^ — 32. * a •' 1 v Co " - . " ■ t The SQpson i» almost finished -a® z regards competitions, the 'last t being f the final for Jnd^'Knaggs Handicap Cup'" between R' "^fimmo^ and T. < Thomson. The first 1 match ended allsquare and, in the ruplajr^immctwon ( "> up and .3 to play. >% -*~ ' 1 .*. 4w I Cricket/ - SA^- meeting of the local club was $ield on the. grounds on Monday Jiight, Mr J. Grant presiding over an attendance of 15 members. Mr D. .L. Baird was elected Captain and Mr E. Pope vice-captain. „-The selection committee to consist of the Captain, vice-captain and Mr N. Irwin. Mr J. B. Purdue is to be approached- to become Patron of the Club. Donations were received from Messrs B. Poinr ton 10/6 and R. J Irwin 10/-. Letters r of thanks to be sent to the gentle- - men. It' was- decided t 0 hold a full practice every Tuesday and Thursday , evening.. . . ' ' Obituary. * A much-respecied resident of the * "towti, Matthew Spowart, aged 85 * years, passed away on Thursday' s morning. The deceased was one of " the few old identities remaining, hav- - ing resided in the town for the lat* ll 42 years. The,Jate Mr Spowart fols -lowed the saw-milling industry when e he first arrived in New Zealand until 0 coming to Nightcaps, wh«n he took L "_ up mining. He was of a genial diflr position and was held in very high 16 .esteem by his many friends. He, is n lurvived^by his wife, daughter and n thre^ sons.