CLYDE

Otago Witness, Issue 2298, 17 March 1898, Page 30

CLYDE

March 7. — GLylights luive been placed in the roof of the local cchoolhome. The late Mr Nicol, inspector of woiks for the Kducation Board, was here some two weeks sigo to decide how the windows were io be placed, and his recent demise has come as a shock to those who suv him then, appaientlv in the btst of health and spirits. Peach Crip. — Some time ago I stated that j there would be a scarcity of pepct.es this season. Since then I have learued chat the scarcity is li'ally areater than wni anticipated, coQ<<pquently bi? piicts aie ruliiig for *hi s kind of fruit. Very , maay tons of apricot-) wcio allowed to withei i upon the trees, no marke' beirig available. Much j of the plums "will also so to waste. I Lkcturk —The Diuiitau Times ttites that Mr I M'Kee Wiisrht purposes shortly to give a lecture j on the works of Tennyson in the Clyde Piesbj'- ' teiian Church. j Couacii- C'linrßKiis.— The par.ppfc wall of thp ! Lnildis g ]ia« undeigcne mu< h-me'ieil reprfic , pud ' fexieiior uf the l>uiluiii!; (.enemliy h«i. i-^i n ! Ijmhlic l intoaie-p cr^blo .ipiiesii.ini'p ! OVI'OIITL'iNH — 111 (lie <-uppli liidiL in i\ A''^ - ! andi.i fisi-cild of March 3 I sea ,-ppe <iir,.; Vi-.ient i I'vke's verges " 'j he Ol't I r lip," which hiv« been repiinte<] from the Weekly fccofc man of a icc-iut i date. The verses appear to have b;en sent, (o the ! latter paper )>y a subtciber, who &ajs: "Th-i j soug is particularly apjiropriate to the tone of ihe present tnne." 'ihere is a good old ring in it anyhow, and its reproduction by English and colonial newspapers at the pre&ent time would have the effect t>£ disseminating abroad that spirit of patrio'ism which the sons iuvanab'y evokes. March 1-I.— When returning from Cromwell to Alexandra en .Saturday last his iSxcellouoy tbo

Go"/e. nor made a sho-t stay et Olj-us, wtsre he ' was received by the cbr.inn«vj (!\xr" 11. Shpphfid) , and several members of the Vincent County j Council. The vice-regal party drew up before the ' council chambers, and upon his Excellency alighting from the conveyance he was met by the representatives of the council, when the c iiinty c:«rk ! road and picsented an address of weWtno to l>w ; Excellency, who rcpiie.i to the e^r'essions of ! welcome te himself as representing her ilajp?ty | the Queen in the colony of New Zealand. Tfn ' Excellency went on to say that it was part ; culaily < pieaßing to him to note the great loyally of the i people Of the goldfields to the throne and mother country, and it would be his pleasing duty to in. form her Majesty of such unbounded loyalty. He regretted that Lady Ranfurly Wi< unabls In acoompany him on his tour of fcbs eoldficlds of Central Otago, but at some fut-ire ti>ne oi f-r ! distant bo hoped the Countess «iuH hiii^elf would again visit this district, \ihca bo diubt j Lady Ranfurly would bs pleased to take away I some water-colour pictures of the pining and J dredging enterprises of the district. Those ' pictures might not be artistic, but tbey would . serve as mementoes of a time spent upon tbe goldfields of Central Otage At ' the conclusion <">f his audiess his Excellency j was lustily cheered by a large concourse of spec- | tators who had assembled bafore the council j chambers. His Excellency was then invited to j partake of some light refreshments in the council ! hall, where several townspeople were waiting to . be presented to him. Several toasts were proposed and responded to, the National Anthem be- j ing sung at the conclusion of the reception. The , township looked quite bright during the afternoon, the business places being prettily decorated* with evergreens and flowers, whilst innumerable ! flags and bunting streamed from every cjneeivable vantage point and housetop.