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Otago Witness, Issue 2242, 18 February 1897, Page 25

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February 13 —Tune, with its unfailing regulaiity, Ins »gam brought us to harvest .season. Many of 'be farurer.s here have begun their cutting. '1 h ■ o;it crop is a very fair medium crop, and theie are many nic-- crops of wheat about. Grass seed has been a very successful crop here this year, one farmer threshing over • 0 bushels per acre, while SO is quite a common occurrence. Turnip- are looking very well, and could do with some rain now A bhirp frost 1 ist week blackened tho potatoes tha,t were on the lUt, but those on the ridges escaped A Deservinu Institution — I see the Invercarsiil Hospital is budlv iv want if £ln(l0 foi increased accomrnod.itiou. This is an institution tha' ought to be supported, as when auythiug happpns to a working irian he has nowhere else to go where he will bo so well attended, both as regards nursing and medical attendance. I did hear somr talk awhile ago nf getting up a concert in aid of the hospital. I hope something will be done now that they feel the want of funds so much. Soiree. — The annual soiree took place here in the church on Wednesday night. It was a fine evening and there was a very good attendance. Rev Mr Rams*y occupied th' chair niid conducted the meeting, which was opened by singing the llund'edth Ps-lm Tea and eatable?, which were provided by the ladies of the congregation, were then banded round. As some of the speakers expec' ed failed to put in au appearance they ha-i to fall back upon loci -peakerw, who diri sn well that the strangers woe n< t missed. The Hey. Mr Millar, nf W aikaka, was the only speaker fioui a di^tanc-, and his remarks were much appreciated by the audience. Messrs N, T. Stewart and M'Kenna also spoke. \ stroug choi' under the le.. ership of Mr Marshall rendered aeveial items during the evening. A duet by Mi-s 1-tobertt.on aud Mr J-mies White and a quartette by Misses vice, Forbes, and F Robertson and Mr Mars-ball were both well rendered. "'The Laud o' the Lnal " w,is nicely sung by MiS( Forbes. Miss Stewart acted ! -s accompanist at the organ. Votes of thanks weie heartily accoided to the speaker*, the si ; 'geis, aud the chairman, and the Uiiies dispensed more of their goid things, aft>-r which the closing hymn was sung, and the mee'ing dispersed.