CLINTON.

Otago Witness, Issue 2671, 24 May 1905, Page 35

CLINTON.

May 22. The threshing in and around this iistrict is now almost completed, and strings of heavily-laden drays can be seen daily :arting the grain to the railway. The yield ;his year, with the exception of some that lad :been shaken by the wind, is rather above the average of former years, and the season laving been a fairly good one, the crop was well harvested, and the sample now is bright md clean. All that is wanted is a payable price —say, two shillings a. bushel,—and farmers would be happy. The turnip crop is ilso a good one this year, and! farmers are aow getting their dividing fences up prior *> putting on their hoggets. Athenaeum.—A meeting of the shareholders jf the Clinton Atihenseum.' Hall Company was leld last week, when it was decided that the jompany be wound up voluntarily, and that Mr A. Douglas be appointed liquidator. This loes not mean liquidation in the ordinary sense, or from the usual cause—namely, inibility to carry on. Under the terms of the ease of the ground on which the hall was juilt, thie._company was bound, at the expiration of 21 years, to hand over the building 5o -the library, lihe owners of the ground. Lt this rate, the library —or, in other words, ;he public of Clinton—get for nothing a juilding which cost the shareholders £400, or, nth the furniture, over £500. Railway Refreshment Rooms.—Mr W. Nelion, being th-e highest tenderer, has secured he railway refreshment rooms, and entered nto possession on Wednesday last. Football.—A football match was played here >n Wednesday last between the local club and | he Albion First, from Gore. The game was nost stubbornly contested, and ended in a Iraw —no score. The Gore half back (Ingram) lad his untie cUslocatecJ, ana Lad to be

; carried off the field. Other accidents also took place, showing that the game was willing. John Knox. —On Sunday last the Rev. Mr a JbJ. Carr preached two appropriate sermons on j John Knox. The morning service was for 5 the children. On both occasions the attendr ance was large. Railway Station. —Our new stationmaster t (Mr Mooney) has arrived, and has taken v" i, his duties. He is a pleasant man to spe*«. rf i to, and being active in the discharge of his r duties he is likely to become popiilar. Mr : and Mrs Mooney came direct from Auckland, Qnd so far "do not altogether appreciate our . j bracing climate after their sojouiai in the L sunny north. I . ' . j I I j j j j j ' I j [ I ; j | I i • ' '. ' ] 1 '■ 3 ■ ' . I ] * ' ] 1 , i , : < 1 ; J i ' 1 1 < i 1 « 1 i