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June 22. — For the past three or four weeks we have been suffering from bad weather which sorely tries the patience of all. The bright frosty days have left us, and rain, snow and sleet strive for supremacy. The rain has certainly had the best of it, though the sleet comes a good or (as is said of Ouida's works) bad second. The farmers are therefore at a standstill, ploughing being pretty well out of the question. We have had one large flood covering the flats on both sides of the line, and damaging a certain portion of it. The station master's and cadet's houses were surrounded and unapproachable except to those willing to wade. Now we have another. Surprise v expressed that the railway authorities do not make a good culvert where the road crosses the line, and not hftve their servants wading up to their knees in
water when either going to thu station or returning to their homos. Safe approaches to the station should be raa.le. Their uuys are like the ways of Providence, "very inyM ■.•lions," but there the similarity end*. Meetings, &c. — The Debating aiul Muuml Improvement Society was surco-il ally inaugurated on Friday, 11th insl. The following oilif;e bearers were elected : — President, Ur D. Cli'.rko: Vice President, Mr W. Frost: Secre.t.iry and and Treasurer, Mr J. Malcolm ; Oftmmiltee, Messrs Barrett, Campbell, Mac.mdrew, .tfelro^e, and Taylor, The subiect of debate was, "Which has done the most good to Ni-w Zealand : the agriculturist or tho gold miner ?" Messrs Taylor and Malcolm opened the n spec tive sides, and the following gentlemen spoke: Messrs Bain, Herriott, U.iwtbotn, Stotvait.and Cumining. On being put (o the vote the goldminer won by one vote. Tho meeting-* arc to be held fortnightly. It is to 1.0 hoped that tin: youth of the district will male; u.-t, of ilii • opportunity of improvement. A team ot eight draughts players proceeded to Pukerau on Saturday to play the return match. They were again successful. The Rev. Mr Finlayi-on opened a bible class after the Sunday seivice. On account of the boisterous weather tho attendance was small.
Entertainments. — Tho first entert.rinntent ever held in Arthurton took place fur thu purpose of celebrating the opening of the new public school, and was most successful. A sumptuous tea was provided by the ladies of thu district, who spared no efforts to ensure the success of this part of the entertainment. After justice had been done to the c"'i'iU\s thu tables were cleared, and Mr Stephenson, as chairman, opened the entertainment in a speech praising the present system of education. He congratulated the district on gutting such a hamKotnu and substantial building. Some twuuby la-lies and gentlemen lent their services to make a programme seldom equalled in these parts. Tho special feature of the evening was the recitations of Mr Simson of Gore. Tho concert was followed by a dance which was kept up with spirit till daylight.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1805, 25 June 1886, Page 14
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