CLYDE.
June B.— During the past week not a single patoh of bine *ky waa discernible, owing to the dente canopy of fog. that shut out all view of the firmament. Yesterday, however, a light warm' rain set in at an early hour in the morning, and continued, though somewhat intermittently, throughout the day. The weather has been bitterly cold all week, and the sudden change to warm rain is quite beyond our reckoning, as we i bad been expecting a- fall of snow. A Disruption -It is quite' evident thai matters ave-not runnir.g smoothly in the <evting guild in connection with st Michael's. la fact, it is public now that a disruption has taken place in this veritable coterie of dames, and the current rumour is ungracious-enough to point out the reason of several ladies seceding from th*- guild. It is truly remarkable that such a small number of ladies cannot execute their good intentions in an amicable spirit -and make an effort to avoid giving the public reason to continent upon their demeanour towards each other, since their object for meeting together is such a praiseworthy one, and deserving the support of the public rather than its sneer and derision. Counties' Conference— The "Vincent County Council has appi anted Mr Robert Gilkison as its delegate to the Counties' Conference, which is to be held at Wellington during the rivet week of the opening of Parliament. Football.— A team of local Bchoolboys visited Batraockburn on Saturday last, and played a match with the youngsters of that place. The game resulted in a win for the BannocEburn boys by 17 points to nothing. Lignite. — Messrs Field and Hall have been successful in finding a splendid seam of lignite at Blackman'B Gully, about four miles distant from Clyde. The locality is easy of access, and there is not a doubt but that au extensive sale of this lignite will be effected throughout the district. Preparations are being mxde to develop the find at once, and Mr Field hoprg to be soon in a position to supply all 'demand for this excellent fuel. Trek-planting.— The season for planting fruit trees is now an, and I would advise intending purchasers of y«ung tree- to be careful in selecting their stock from reliable sources, also to make sure that the climate in which the- young plants have been reared has been, if possible, c< loer than that in which the tree is expected to mature and bear fruit. On no account purchase young trees that have been nursed in sheltered placet, but rather select your stock from the most exposed nursery you know of, and you need' not fear their failing to strike root in warmer soil. See that the stock beariug each graft or bud has been surely raised from seed, and on no account purchaser grafts that have been fixed on runners or suckers. If you purchase such y >ur trees will be a source of annoyance to you and will fail to bear a good quality of fruit.
CLYDE.
Otago Witness, Issue 2206, 11 June 1896, Page 25
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