CROMWELL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2667, 26 April 1905, Page 32

CROMWELL.

" April 23.— 0n Sunday last a very distressin? accident resulted in the death of a young man .named William Munro. while out driving. It appears that the horses got out of command while going down the Bridge ilill at Bannockburn, when the occupants, four young men, all jumped out, Munro landing on the back of his head on a stone. He was taken to the hospital, but never regained consciousness, and died during the night. Being a member of the C.R.V., he was accorded a military funeral, which was largely attended. The other three are now on a iair way to recovery, but they will remeniTjer for many years to come last Sunday's drive. Borougi Election. — Three candidates have aspired for the honourable position of mayor . — Councillor M'Laughlan, Mr James Little, and Mr Lewis Harris. Mr L. Harris has, however, wisly withdrawn, leaving the two sides to an equal fight for honour. Sports. — On Saturday the Caledonian sports •were held in Victoria Park, the day being an ideal one, and the grounds were in capital order, thanks for this being due to the energetic efforts of the committee. The various events were got off smartly, and were all •well contested, the Sheffield Handicap falling to T!urnbull, a Dunedin man. Some £15 was taken at tie gate — a, record attendance for 'Crcmwell for many years, no doubt, due in a great measure to the wisdom oi the committee •in catering {of so much bagpipe much and dancing, and falling back on the lines of the— eWr Scotch gatherings. In the evening a grand concert took place in the Athenaeum uncter the auspices of the society, when the funds were augmented by something like £23. The first part pi the programme was the usual Christy minstrel circle. The second part consisted of songs, bagpipe music, and dancing. Mrs Stephenson's rendering of "Annie Laurie" was much appreciated, and in response to an encore he gave '"Ye banks and braes." Miss Kitty Thomas sang xs-ue bell" very nicely. "MV L. Perry ■was encored on his first appearance in singing '"Kitty Mahone." Mr Elb. Jolly was decidedly the heart and soul of the concert, and his rendering of the coon soaig "Egypt" was quite the gem of the evening. The step-dancing of Messrs M'Kechnie and Kilgour was much appreciated.