CLARKS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2454, 27 March 1901, Page 30

CLARKS.

March 25.—Harvesting in this district is now Pn full swing, and I hear the crops ?re all that can be desired. The weather, of course, is somewhat indifferent, although we have had Ji few fine days of late. At the time of writing ,V.'inter seems to be setting in very quickly. Roads.—The roads are in good older, and {'he surfacemen are giving better satisfaction than they have been doing for many years past. iOf course, new brooms generally sweep clean, rtnd I have every reason to believe the change we have had in the Taieri County Council has iieen in the right direction. Babbits.—l see rabbit-trapping has commenced, and the carts have just begun to travel ttboQt the district again. The price rabbit" exporters are giving is certainly not encouraging, ■ tind unless a rise takes place rabbiters will assuredly advocate poisoning, as skins in winter • will fetch a far better price than what is now offered for the rabbit end skin together. My conviction is that the exporting of rabbits will toon be a thing of the past. Sudden Death.—Quite a gloom passed over .■ftie district on Friday, when it became known that Mr John Walsh, of Deep Stream, had been i Suddenly summoned away by death. Deceased ■^ot up as usual on Friday morning, and appeared to be going about in his ordinary health. half-past 10 he went in to the dining 1 Dom and ittA d— «* ike sofa. This was not

5 an unusual thing, and his daughter, being bu«y, 3 did not notice anything wrong for about an 1 hour, when her suspicions were aroused. She , at once called her brother, and they found that - their father was dead. An inquest is to be 1 held to-day. Deceased was 74 years of age. 1 He came from County Kilkenny, Ireland, and 3 had been about 40 years in the colony. For 3 many years he was driving to the Dunstan, and was well known on the roads. He had been 1 26 years a resident of Deep Stream. Mrs Walsh , predeceased her husband three years ago. He ; leaves three daughters and two sons, mosTly , gTown up, to mourn their loss, and much eym- - paEhy is felt about the district for his be- , reaved family. 3 1 ' 1 ' ' : ' j , i