ALBURY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2647, 7 December 1904, Page 35

ALBURY.

December 5. — The weather has been very drj for some time past, and although, some of the winds were responsible for a cold atmosphere-, yet crops and 1 grass were looking fairly well. Last night and to-day we fetd some very welcome showers, and the country has freshened considerably. Sheep and lambs are doing extremely well. Pastoral. — Shearing is in full swing, andmany of the farmers have shorn and sold their wool. Prices show a very marked advance on those obtainable at the corresponding period last year. One clip in this district realised ll£d, while others fetched* lOd, skirtings and pieces selling as high as Bd. •Educational. — There are several vacancies in the sclnols of South Canterbury, four positions in. this county (Mackenzie) now being advertised: Burkes Pass, Ashwick Flat, and Chamberlain require head teachers, and Albury an assistant. The Albury School is about to bo enlarged to accommodate the increased number of pupils. Changes. — Mt Owen O'Neill, blacksmith, has sold his business. As Mir O'Neill' has been & good workman and citizen, he will be missed in our little community. Pastime 3. — A tennis club has lately been started, and has drawn a large number of members, who seem to thoroughly enjoy themselves. There is some talk of forming a cricket club, and it is to be hoped that this noble will find sufficient devotees to keep wlive a desire to excel in manly sports. Planting. — The value of planting timber tree 3 has lately been shown conclusively to residents of Albury. Mr J. S. Rutherford, in thinning his plantations, cut into timber many thousands of feet of Pinus insignis, which makes excellent - wcolsheds, _ stables, etc. Mr xvutherford generously donated 2200 ft to build a shelter shed and workshop foi the Albury School. The timber was beautifully cut, and as Mr James Hamilton made a good job in erecting th« building the school now possesses a shed a bit above the common. Mr Frank Smith has lately cut some fine trees at the 'Albtiry Homestead, and as the demand is by no means filled, we may look forward to the time when sawmilling may become an industry in these" parts