HINDON.

Otago Witness, Issue 2151, 16 May 1895, Page 23

HINDON.

May 13.— The weather still keeps very mild and dry for the first mouth of winter, as at present we have had very little fro-st or rain. Feed i 3 getting scarce for stock, and it will be a serious question with some of our farmers before the spring to provide feed for all their animals. With low prices 'for everything, and, as the threshing machine haa shown, very few oats to sell, the farmers' lot here "is not a happy one,' but with bimetallism and the 3 per cent, loan all to benefit him, lie still hor-es for better times. Bimetallism. — In all the newspaper discussions on the metals the sold digger seen»3 to be ignored altogether, while he ia the very me who derives most bentnb from the present appreciation of gold, and would be thejheaviest loser by anychauge in the system of coinage now existing. Entehtainment.- A concert aud ball was given ' by the cemetery trustees in aid of their funds last Friday evening. About 60 rerions were present, and a most enjoyable evening was spent, with only one drawback— the baker who was to have brought the solid refreshments failed to appear, i But one of our local storekeepers supplied the t deficiency ve»y effectually, though it is fctill a mystery what became of that biker. Music was supplied by Messrs J. Ewart and II M'Kay, and dancing was kept up till about 5 a.m., songs being sung iv tho intervals. A duet by the Misses Bumside, "List to the convent bells." was much appreciated, the only other lady singer, Miss J. j Edwardc, giving the song "After tho ball' in good ftyb. Messrs D. Lovell, H. and G. M'Kay (Fail-field) and several others among the "mankind" contributed tome very good songs. Mr Harri on, our dominie, made, as usual, a very good M.C., and though he did not get a vote of thanks I am sure he deserved one. Obituary —The late Mr Peter Gregor Cameron, whose death by diowning was reported from the Wilfon river lately, was digging on Iliudon for a number of years, and was also acting as postmaster here for some time. When ho left here for Coal' lsland, some three years ago, he left some "wash dirt" in his claim in charge of another miner to be cleaned up for him, and among the gold taken out of thi3 " dirt " was a soz nujtget, the proci-eds of which were duly forwarded to him. Mr Cameron was a native of Arjtyleshire, and a dipper in the early days in Victoria. He had, I believe, a wife in Dunedin.