LAKE COUNTY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2170, 26 September 1895, Page 23

LAKE COUNTY.

Fei'TKMBKR 21.— The week now closing has usheicd in thespricg. Balmy, warm day* and mild nights have had a telling effect upon all vegetation, trerfi begin to bud, and grass is coming up on the hillsides. However, with it all fanning and gftrdeniug operations are late as couipAr>d with former seasons. Iv the field Bowing and ploughing are being pushed od with might and main, and in the garden the Bpade and hoe are plied with exprcUnt energy. Akbou Day — Queenitown and mauy of the outljing portions of our district Lave had their Arbor Day, but 60 far Arrowtown has not made v, stir in that direction. It is time the parties responsible were waking up, for the season is now fast alvaricing, and advantage of it should bo taken before it is too Iftto. There is no lack of trees, ns a very good and suitable variety is obtuirabie on the spot for a s-nall outlay. A Joujnbv U-dur Dirncui nrcs.— Mvn Lifrauchi, oiie of the lady pioi>e-r- of this district, nt pre c cut settUd at Cjudr->n&, was taken ill the" other day with a sudden and distressing ailment requiring uigont medical skill. Ihe nearest doct «r was »t Arrowtown, but tJie mountain saddle between the two places was blocked with snow. However, nothing daunt«d, Mr AH Lafrancbi, son of the Buffeter, with a band of willing hands aud a corresponding number of pick? and shovel <, set out with a buggy, and after some arduous work «ucceeded in surmounting all difficulties, reaching Arrowtown aafely, though late in the day, where it is pleading to add Mrs Lrfranchi was sooti relieved nuder the attentive caie of the local medico. Wedding BKi,LS,-rOn Wednesday last, iMr Alfn*<l Mfller, settler at Crown Terrace, vr»s united in th« boiid^ of wedlock to M 134 M. Jolly, dtuinriter of Mr and Mrs David Joljy, of Arrow Junction, The nuptial knot was tied by the Rev W. C. Cotes, the cereoiouy taking pUce at tbe rcbidence of the bride's patent?. A Sensation.— No small amount of consternation ban been caused here by the fact of a bullock iv the last stages of pkuro-pneumonia having found its way into the retail market. It appears the beast waskillcl at Arrowtowu, where its &ftlc was stoj-ped by the inspector, after which it was gent to Queenstown, where it is believed some cuts of it weie aolil before the dangerous coudition of the meat w.is diswnered. The enee is of course in the hands of the inspector, and more will no doubt be heard of it. It is also stated that the Queanfitown buyer of the bullock is about t) sue the vendor for £500 damages. The carcase was immediately burned ah soon as its real uatuie became known.