Our Correspondence.
GLENKENIOH.
(from our own correspondent.) June 26th.
The weather is fine, though we have had some hard frosts of late. The shortest day was ushered in with a severe frost, and in the morning a thick fog came on and lasted all day. One or two children lost themselves in the fog, aud one little girl wandered off her track and was out all night. A number of the settlers searched the greater part of the night without avail, and it was thought by many that she would never be seen alive. With daybreak everybody turned out from far and near, and the search was recommenced. Ultimately, Mr Robertson overtook the little wanderer, who had slept in a etrawstaok, and was not much the worse for her night's outing, though the cold was intense. On Thursday we had a miniature ploughing match in one of Mr Jenkins's paddocks, which was kindly lent to some intending competitors at the match on Friday, for the purpose of testing and setting their ploughs. Mrs "Jenkins supplied an exoellent lunch to both the ploughmen and visitors. Ploughiug ia far advanced, and the winter sown crops are looking well.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1495, 10 July 1880, Page 13
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196Our Correspondence. Otago Witness, Issue 1495, 10 July 1880, Page 13
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