WETHERSTONES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2399, 22 February 1900, Page 39

WETHERSTONES.

February 12. — The Wetherstones annual school picnic was held on Wednesday. It may be the last,but we hope not. A slight disappointment was experienced first thing in the morning. The tanks were overflowing on Tuesday morning, but some miscreant at night had turned the taps and lefr the water lua out. However, a barrel of water was , brought down from the brewery, and it rained in the afternoon, which soon put water in the tanks. A young man coming home from Lawrence at about 10 p.m. met some fellows and heard them opening the school gate, but they were unknown to him. The same night Mrs Riddell's orchard • was robbed. The Wetherstones school picnic has always been well patronised; but on Wednesdny last, in spite of the rain, the largest attendance of any was recorded. Everything was cleared, nothing being left. The room at night was crowded with dancers. The dance 3 were interspersed with songs, and at the wind-up at 2 a.m. " Au!d Lang Syne " whs sung. A couple of boys of about 10 or 12 years sang "England will see it through," which they had to repeat. The .am had fortunately ceased at the time the affair was brought to an end,