ONE-TREE POINT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2200, 30 April 1896, Page 25

ONE-TREE POINT.

April 27. — An entertainment, under the auspices of the Ksnnington String Mand, took placa ou Friday. As K»nniugtou is free from larrikinisui and 6od<*l parasiten, gatherities on such occasion? always of a representative and respectable nature, tmd the assemblage of Friday 1 night showed no signs of a chauge. The band hasincreased its numbers since last appearing on the. local' stage, and their improvement in mUßical capacity was plainly noticeable, which reflects, credit on. the members individually, and colleo< tively, and also on the- competent! and energetib conductor, Mr R. A. Edwards. A young lady from Inveroargill, Miss Rose Butler, an exmember of the band, was present and occupied; her former prominent position. An Irißh selection, by the band inth" second part showed great skill*, and was enthimiaxtioally applauded by the large audience. Ths chairman's words being, inaudible; in the body of the hall, I cannot give the names of all the contributions. Miss Madge C 'upland, in a< clear voice, rendered two reciUtions, for which she was vociferously cheered and encored This' young lady has au admirable ityle, and' would be difficult to beat for reciting. Miss Maggie Cr«rabie made the hall resound with her i-tn.ng, clear, voice in the sentiment*! song '-'TTvh v bonnie woods. 0' CraigJelea," for which she rjesi-rved the great applau-e,sHe received. A song by-Miss'Ei Dawson was well rendered, as we» also a selection on the violin by Mi«s Stone. Mr. T. Jonea was all there with his "humourous element*," while MrT. Alexander warmed the heat ts ot every one by a comic Hong relating to laziness The other vocalist* were M- ssr» Gray, Irving, and iL'Douald, while Mis GrM' aud Mitmes Clara Edwards and E. DftWton pl*yed the aocompaiiimon's. At a danee 1 held afterwards, Mist Annie Kinross and Messrs Edward*. Jordau. »nd, Clonghley supplied the. music. Mr Andrew Kinross gave several exhibitions of old-fashioned step dances, to the delight of old and young Thb Late ' arkjhin kmsoito— A desperate piece of devilment >»»•< played at Woodland* last week, when the residence of Mr Charles Wyeth. wan oeKiegoct b> roiifihs particulars of which appeared in. last week's Witness. The U' rikins in question wers fullbwiug a threshing milli and spent an . idle night in prowling about the roads, with tha result that- they are now doing- cheap work for the Government, with the- broad arrow on>th<*ir backs, but they. have totthank their stars for having esotped the ooni <rnts of Mr Wyeth's gun. The luven »rrfill mar isi rate is a-territ'le enemy of' larriliini'-iu, and promisee <ix months to the 1 noxt loul chAiged with such conduct. A. boy Regan who unf»rtuuately was with the others got- two/ weokr'' pick and shovel as a lesson against beiuf in bad CTcpaiiy The police arrested the rioterw. at 2 o'clock in thamorningi and marched them off to "•ohokey." j