ALBURY (S.C.)

Otago Witness, Issue 2524, 30 July 1902, Page 45

ALBURY (S.C.)

July 23. - July has. in contrast with the corresponding period of last season, proved a most remarkable month, of so mild a temperature that even "the oldest inhabitant" cannot call to mind it? equal, many of the da,y& bein? bo pleasant that it wai ha 1 d to realise that wp were lea-lly in midwinter. Of course it is rather eaily to start ciowing, bit that is no reason why a }iotp of appreciation should rot be Terorded. It is most fortunate that such congti.ial atmospheric conditions should pievsul, as otherwise oil manner of stock would have fared badly. Karly in the fall feed pro-pects were simnly deplorable. Scarce a turnip crop existed in th» v/hole district, and thf flash of pasture feed occasioned by the Biirfe-it of moisture pimnly melted away in a mo3t marvel'ous manner The u=mr\l f irm-eanlen roots, swedes, mangels, potatoes, cii ., also girv? veiy pool yield*, while liay siiicl:3 were conspicuous by their auHpnce, cop sequent unon the severe drought that preceded the later pioiractod Breil of wet. This, in conjunction with the worry and burdensome labour of a wet harvest pnd c( rrespondingly diminished value in grain (damaged gram especially falling) and bed-rock 1 rices in wool— farmers' locs in particu'ar — went to make up a chain of adverse circum■uauces r-noußli to try the Dat>> nee and taj: the mentil faculties of any mortal.

Health Note. — A considerable amount of sickneea haa been j>r.e.v*leat ia jfche dietowt. One

case of death is particularly regrettable — that of Mrs Simpson, the young wife of one of our most worthy and respected settlers, which oceuried after several weeks of painful illness immediately following the 'birth of z little baby

So serious had her condition become that

latterly little hope was held out of her recovery; nevertheless, when the sad news went forth that death had removed her from this world of trcuble and grief, so great was the esteem in ■which she was held that quite a shock was felt by the whole community. Deceased had endeared herself to everyone with whom she came into contact during her short married life of two years, and consequently the deepest sympathy is felt for the bereaved husband in his ii reparable loss. On Thursday last a large

cortege of sorrowing friends accompanied the

mourners to the Pleasant Point Cemetery, I where already several members of the family I he.