BEAUMONT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2181, 19 December 1895, Page 42

BEAUMONT.

December. 15. — A fatal accident occurred, on Sunday, Bth. inst., when a son of Mr BorLhwick was drowned in the Taflaburn creek. It appears tbat the unfortunate lad, along with a companion, was. on a visit to his brother, who is working on the Beaumont station, and that wh^n returning they found the creikat the cros:inj? in high flood, on account of the heavy raiua. When half-* ay across, the lad was either washed off the hone' or else he thought to s.ive himself by trying to get liold of a aaxlmsh close by, but the current proviDg too strong he was carried, away, and sank. His companion returned to the station to give the alarm, and a search party was formed to drag the creek.. The btdy w»s found two or three hours afterwarda about SOfl' yards below the crossing. Much sympathy h felt for the bereaved parents. A SIfiiGTNG Class. -Our worthy niissionaiy, Mr J. M'Caw r of the Tuapek* West Mission, who -preaches here once a fortnight, has formed » sin *- . »ng class, which .wjil meet every second Saturday evening for practice. "T,his is a step in the right 'direction, and it f« to" be hoped that tha cUss will 'eantinue during- thff coining year. i Sports. — A public meeting was held in Mr ', - Cw»sanV ßridge Hotel oj Saturday, 7th inst., to -arrange for a day's spo ti. Mr J. Fahey was elected president, Mr A Donaldson sen. vicepresident, and Mr J. O Watts hon. secretary. It Was- decided to hold the sports, on the 27th.