ROXBURGH.

Otago Witness, Issue 2250, 15 April 1897, Page 25

ROXBURGH.

April 12.— The annual meeting of the Roxburgh Football Club was held in the Athenreum last Thursday evening ; Mr J. A. Boyd in the chair. The minutes of the last annual meeting were read and confirmed. The balance sheet, which was read and adopted, showed a credit balance of £3 ]2-< 81. The principal business of the evening was the election of office-bearers for the enmiing season. The following were elected :— President, Mr L. E. Ilaincs ; captain, Mr W. George ; deputy-captain, Mr K. Michell ; general com- ' mittee, Messrs Boyd, Hart, R. Michell, R. George, W. Ge >rge, and J. B. Rooney ; secretary and treasurer, Mr W. Winchester (re-elected). Messrs Hart, Michel], aud Winchester were appointed » match committee. The club's delegate to the union is Mr J. Uobson. The membership fee remains unaltered. The season will be opened on the 16th hist , when a scratch match will be played. There was a rumour of Lawrence coming up a' Easter, but I am doubtful if the match will come off. It is to be hoped that this season thero will be some inter-club matches. The cricket club have been able to play six matches this season, and surely our footballers could do something similar.

Cycling.— ThecyclingseaEon r.losesthis month— I think <-n the 25th. Up to the present only two attempts have been ma<ie for the cup offered by the local club for the heat record to Miller's Flat and buck. On Thursday last W. George essayed to 'ower the thnc nude by T. Michell Georga did the distance in lhr llinia -iOdec, orlsmin 20se« UDder MichellV time.

Accident. — A rather serious accident as regards after result' happened to Mr Cooper, one of our townsmen. He was gathering mushrooms, when he put his foot iv a hole and fell forward. lli> knee was dislocated.— The many friends of Mr Manuel in this and surrounding districts will be Kerry to hea:- that he is not so well as he was h wuek ago. wbpn he was getting on splendidly. TiMNSFr.iini:i) — Mr J. A. O.uickshank, loc»l rabbit agent, has received notice of his transfer to Balclutha. Air Cruickshank during his five yeais' residence here has carried out his duties in a most zealous and impartial manner, and takes with him the good wishes of the district

1.0 (t.T.—I understand that Mr T. P Michell has been nhoicn to represent the Roxburgh Good Ti'mplurs' Lodge at the conference of C°raperAnce <ipl<>g.ile-s to be held .shortly.

Wevjht.r. —We have had a week of broken weather since Tuesday night. Wednesday was blowy, heavy rain falling in the afternoon and throughout the night. Thursday night was wet, and Friday was showery. On Saturday a heavy gale was blowing, followed in the evening by lightning and electrical showers. Consequent on the wet w-sAther there has been a heavy crop of mush rooms. t saw a lot collected for kotchup tbat weighed 4Jcwt.

(?,vces — Theie is every likelihood of a number of Roxburgh people visiting the r'aanmont races on .Gaiter Monday. Two or three of our horseowners have hor?e3 entered for several of the events. The nominations were very good— lufi entries for six faces.

Koiling Down —On Wednesday last a mob of -WOO '■henp, or rather culls, passed through here on their way to the boiling-down works. They were Uuni Senuioro station, which has about 90,000 aheep.