WETHERSTONES

Otago Witness, Issue 2523, 23 July 1902, Page 35

WETHERSTONES

July 21 — W'eiherstones would have b?en gay laat Wednesday if the weather had been more favourable, in honour of the celebration of the wedding of Mr Hugh Cox (of the Police Force, stationed at Auckland) to Mis a Agnes Russell, eldest daughter of Mr A. Russell, both of whom arc nat.ves of Wetherstones. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr Will, at tha house cf the bride's parents. The happy couple drove to T'orsyth in a buggy, where they caught the train for Dunedm, journeying north r.px* day. There was a good scattering of rics on the footpath and the road in Wetherstones after they bad passed.

Bnrny. — Very few rabbits were sent away fr'Mii Lawrence last week — not two truckfuls, all teld. The weather has been too rough and boisterous for rabbiting, with sharp showers of 1-2111 and sleet. Tho wind lias been blowing continuously and stt-engly from the south-west, rising to a gale at times. Last Wednesday was tho be3t day of the week, the sun breaking out at time*). The barometer has been low and steady all the week, it being tho highest ('.29.34} on Wednesday. It has fallen a tenth since. If it were not too early m the season, I ?hou.'d =ay that tho icebergs from the Antarctic Ocean, commg north, &re the cau<=e of the piesei.t weather. According to Captair Mou.y'i pcadnft chart, there i<j a current from the Antarctic setting into tho Tasman Sea. It lfa fine this morning, with fro?t in the air, and a rising bsremeter — SeiDg at present 29.46. The lowest rc-adii:g of the thermometer for the past week was 36deg at 7 a.m. on tho loth, the highest 52deg at noon on th? 19th. School. — The truant inspector has been giving notice to Eome of the parents here about the irregular attendance of their childr<-i' at school Whi'e the average stttendanre {or the- quarter ci ding June wa= only 28. tho rol' number wac ;iri. Tins is bad for the committee, but it is v.'or=e for the teacher.