ROXBURGH

Otago Witness, Issue 2263, 15 July 1897, Page 29

ROXBURGH

July 12 —The Rev. Mr Edwards announced last Sunday at the annual congregational meeting of St. James's Church, after the evening eervice, that, he intended to sever his connection with his 1 parish iv about three months. 1I« will preach his j farewrll sermon in October. The balance sheet as I read at the meeting was satisfactory. The annual j elections for the offices of church and parishioners' , wardens and seven vestrymen were also held. Dr Newell, of the Tuapekn Hospital, wrote thanking . the congregation for the donation of £i 13< 611 to the destitute patients' fund. Several votes of thanks were passed. ' Fruitgrowers.— The Teviot and Alexandra 1 Fruitgrowers' Company held their monthly meeting on the 17th inst. The meeting was to have been held on Saturday last. ', Football.— The return match Roxburgh v. Limerick Football Club takes place next Saturday at Bald Hill Flat. Band Contest.— The Southland contest for second-class bands takes place on September 22 at Winton. The Roxburgh Brass Band entered to compete, and no doubt will do_ justice to themBelves. They have been practising hard for some time past. About jEo'O has been subscribed as priz j money. Amongst the bands competing are Rox- ■ burgh, Queenstown, Milton, Mosgiel, G ire, Bluff, ' and VVinton. The contest is therefore likely to \>o a g'-od one. Church Affairs.— The quarterly meeting of the Weslejran Church in the Roxburgh district was , held last Friday evening, when great satisfaction I was expressed as to the quarter's work. The inI come exceeds the expenditure by several pounds. 1 At the trustees' meeting immediatelf preceding 1 the quarterly meeting the question of erecting a S paraonage was discussed, with the result that efforts will soon be made to augment the funds in hand for this purpose. The trustees are sanguine of having the work at least started before the end of the year. The Rev. Mr Jory, of Lawiencc, spoke on thi* matter at the annual tea-meeting on March 23 last. His words are evidently bearing fruit. Billiards.— Mr W. Blacklow, with a handicap of 20 points, won the silver cup, the prize in the ; billiard tournament concluded last Monday eveu1 ing at Ormond's Hotel. Accident.— Mr W. Bain met with a nasty accident on Friday week, when a wound wrs inflicted on his right hand by the horn of a beast struggling in the throes of death. The wound was exceedingly painful for the first few day, , bus the band is now getting better. The Ranges. — During the receut fine weathor 1 a good deal of snow disappeared from the tops of ! the Old Man Range, and a search party «judea,- ; voured to find the bady of Mr W. Guun, who was , lost in May. The search was unsuccessful.