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Otago Witness, Issue 2437, 28 November 1900, Page 33

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November 26. Mi "Woodward, the manager of Moorabool, commenced shearing on the 20th., and although the weather was rather threatening, so far lie has only lost part of a day. Harrison's mill was threshing on Mr Christie's Glencaim estate this month, and they were a v/eek or more getting through only a day or two's work, owing to the broken weather. It seems, however, a bit niorc settled of late, and if it holds up shearing, will be pretty general in a few days. Dairying. — Our dairy factory is progressing most favourably. The supply is going up daily, and Mr Taylor, the manager, has had to get an assistant. The first few tons for this season left the factory on the 24th inst. Bridge. — Some 20 trucks or so of Australian timber for our new bridge has come to hand. By all appearance they intend making a good strong job of it, but it will be much nairower than the present one. Two can manage to pass with vehicles on the present bridge, but it is not altogether a safe proceeding-. On the ;new bridge this will be an impossibility. There are those in the district who are in the habit of rushing on to the bridge irrespective of who may be there before them. We are anxious to have the new bridge erected to see how they will manage then. Ecclesiastical. — The Presbyterian congregation are to meet on Tuesday evening, 27th inst., to elect a new pastor. Church elections here have a peculiarity about them which I should judge is solely their own. At all events, they differ somewhat from elections amongst secular bodies. The Bight Rev. the Bishop of Dunedin is to hold forth in the public hall here on the 28th inst., at 7 p.m., when, I believe, several will -come forward for confirmation. School. — So it is decided tlrat oui old schoolmaster (Mr Gray) leaves us at the end of the month — in fact, he will be away in two or three days from now. I "Believe the people here intend to give him a- good and suitable send-off on Thursday, evening in the hall. All I can say at present is if the send-off rs- equal to the merits of the man — well, it will be a send-off to be rernenibered. Angling. — Pishing has been very intermittent of late, owing to the iriegular state of the river, but still some good baskets are being made, r^o-i«ily t S Anp enthusiastic fisherman remarked, " by that barbarous lure, the worm. ' iVlignt as well bob foi eels!